Random Irritations

Out of control dogs. A huge husky came into the field as we were walking our two. No owner in sight as it came under the gate and started to try and mount Daisy. I was hitting it with her lead (useless!) and then grabbed it as hard as I could and pulled it off her. I was sure it was going to bite me but to be fair it kept turning and warning me to let it go but no contact. I then lost my grip and it started on her again at which point Barley came to her rescue. All very stressful as he'd be no match for it but fortunately it was mainly gesturing before the owner finally showed up and grabbed it although he was struggling to hold it as it had no collar. He said it had escaped out of the back door...what a trauma although we're all unscathed!
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Yes. It sits on charge all the time as per GK instructions. I am going to try it with the spare at the weekend to see if it gets all the way round which would suggest the battery isn't working properly. I have a feeling HID is coming into some AG vouchers through work, so may look at upgrading to a new Motocaddy
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What?o_O
Sell the vouchers to someone else, and get the GK either repaired or buy another. You know it's the sensible and correct thing to do;)
 
AmandaJR said:
Out of control dogs. A huge husky came into the field as we were walking our two. No owner in sight as it came under the gate and started to try and mount Daisy. I was hitting it with her lead (useless!) and then grabbed it as hard as I could and pulled it off her. I was sure it was going to bite me but to be fair it kept turning and warning me to let it go but no contact. I then lost my grip and it started on her again at which point Barley came to her rescue. All very stressful as he'd be no match for it but fortunately it was mainly gesturing before the owner finally showed up and grabbed it although he was struggling to hold it as it had no collar. He said it had escaped out of the back door...what a trauma although we're all unscathed!
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very unusual, around here anyway to ever see a Husky or Malamute off the lead. quite popular dogs as the are such fine looking animals, terrible house pet. need something to occupy them ie working. let them off the lead gone
 
patricks148 said:
very unusual, around here anyway to ever see a Husky or Malamute off the lead. quite popular dogs as the are such fine looking animals, terrible house pet. need something to occupy them ie working. let them off the lead gone
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I've seen it so many times sitting on the window sill looking out. It never reacts as we go past and I've thought about offering to walk it as it clearly doesn't get out much.
 
AmandaJR said:
I've seen it so many times sitting on the window sill looking out. It never reacts as we go past and I've thought about offering to walk it as it clearly doesn't get out much.
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thats the trouble people get dogs that they are totally unsuited for, big strong dogs that need lots of exercise and a purpose. used to be a guy down the road from us has a malamute, never got walked sat in the tiny front garden all day and barked at passers by, died of a weak heart as it never got any exercise
 
patricks148 said:
thats the trouble people get dogs that they are totally unsuited for, big strong dogs that need lots of exercise and a purpose. used to be a guy down the road from us has a malamute, never got walked sat in the tiny front garden all day and barked at passers by, died of a weak heart as it never got any exercise
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Idiots.
Really winds me up this,why don’t people do their homework before buying a dog?
Think they just buy a dog they like the look of,but then can’t be arsed giving the dog the exercise they need.
That’s why I bought a French bulldog 😄
 
Pin-seeker said:
Idiots.
Really winds me up this,why don’t people do their homework before buying a dog?
Think they just buy a dog they like the look of,but then can’t be arsed giving the dog the exercise they need.
That’s why I bought a French bulldog 😄
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Not having a dig at you..
but trouble is now you have every tom dick and harry getting designer dogs because its fashionable, French bull dogs are classic example, puppy farms profiting from the new trend and the poor dogs can hardly breath or see properly
 
patricks148 said:
Not having a dig at you..
but trouble is now you have every tom dick and harry getting designer dogs because its fashionable, French bull dogs are classic example, puppy farms profiting from the new trend and the poor dogs can hardly breath or see properly
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Big money in it.
you do have to know where you’re getting it from.
They do make really good pets.
 
patricks148 said:
thats the trouble people get dogs that they are totally unsuited for, big strong dogs that need lots of exercise and a purpose. used to be a guy down the road from us has a malamute, never got walked sat in the tiny front garden all day and barked at passers by, died of a weak heart as it never got any exercise
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It is a shame and I don't think he's a nasty dog - if he was then he would have done some damage to all 3 of us. For sure he doesn't get much exercise or stimulation so to see another dog and be free was over stimulation.
 
M&S food adverts!!

Wouldn't be so intolerable if their food was actually any good.
 
The behaviour of a bunch of teenage girls in A & E; one has come in for treatment the rest of her mates and a couple of coaches (gymnastics club or similar?) have come along and it’s like a bloody social club. Bring back Matron, who would have slung most of them out.
 
The total lack of please &/or thanks from the staff when getting petrol this morning (the guy just shuffling around in a daze as if he was filling a driver-less car)
 
Blue in Munich said:
The behaviour of a bunch of teenage girls in A & E; one has come in for treatment the rest of her mates and a couple of coaches (gymnastics club or similar?) have come along and it’s like a bloody social club. Bring back Matron, who would have slung most of them out.
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We had that years ago at Exeter General. HID had as it turned out broke her wrist and damaged the tendon and was in dire pain and a girl had twisted her ankle and was in with her mates making noise, playing music and stuffing their faces from the vending machine and the mates then went to an all night garage. In those days I wasn't Mr Patient and was very close to inflicting some proper damage to her leg and some to her mates as well but I think the staff could see the issues and got this girl in and out and on their way. As you say the old fashioned matron would never have put up with the crap. To a degree, there could even be a case for having a figure of authority like that in key areas, especially at busy periods.

As for the other post about parking, Epsom & St Helier are rip off merchants in all their parking facilities but aren't along across the country in that. It's a golden goose for hospital trusts to get money in and until government steps in and does something to regulate the amounts charged it won't change soon
 
Blue in Munich said:
The £14.50 we’ve just been ripped off to extract our car from the car park at Epsom hospital. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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My mum is currently getting daily treatment at Christie's hospital in Manchester. The style of this hospital means many people are in and out every day. The hospital car park charges £1.50 ALL DAY. Now it's location helps, it is not a car park that commuters could use but still they could take the eyes out of people when at their most vulnerable, as Epsom clearly do. That they don't is to their credit.

The scandal around hospital car parking charges is a disgrace.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Yes. It sits on charge all the time as per GK instructions. I am going to try it with the spare at the weekend to see if it gets all the way round which would suggest the battery isn't working properly. I have a feeling HID is coming into some AG vouchers through work, so may look at upgrading to a new Motocaddy
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Get the new GK. It's MUCH better than the old. A mate has just bought one. They are sooooooooo cool.
 
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Having got to bed at 4am, having been told it’s imperative I get back today for a scan and they’ll ring me with the appointment details, I’ve been woken up at 8.29am to be told the scan is at 12 noon.




On Friday. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

No of course I didn’t want any sleep. Christ, I’d expect a bit more common sense from shift workers. 🙄
 
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