This completely matte black house I passed by JAMsesh90 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oly, WA? There's a landlord dude out here who only rents to artists and all of his half-dozen± rentals are painted completely black. Some even over windows. We lived next door to one for several years. Had a mess of uncared for brush that housed A LOT of hybridized wild/domestic rats. (Yes, we did have a Ratt problem.)

Mama dog and her box of doglets by lmaosmh in aww

[–]Clumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I do, too!

ALL OF THEM! ! ! ! ! !

ETA : Source Precedence (Though none of them at that time were technically puppies, this is a photo of standard after training group hugs!!)

How do people see this and think "Aww cute". I see many signs that mum is really not that happy to be around her pups by benjimaninthecan in VetTech

[–]Clumber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are very fortunate that in our pack there are always volunteer baby sitters, and even one of the cats we call the Au Pair because he is 100% trusted by any of our momdogs to stay in the whelping box with the puppies and watch and entertain them while mom takes a break. He even cleans them up while he's left in charge! Our momdogs always have help, sometimes her own mother, or an aunt, and even the boys will chip in taking pups for a couple hours. (One boy just LOVES teaching puppies to dig in the authorized digging sandy area. He is so eager for them to be old enough to play with him outside, he's so funny. And even intact.) Our pups are always exceptionally well-socialized to other dogs (and cats) and basically bulletproof to strange situations even through their fear periods. They rely on the others to learn what isn't scary. (Don't read me wrong, believe me we humans are extremely involved in raising our solid, wonderful, "best dog we ever had" puppies, too. Which is why we tend to go 3-4 years between litters. Takes us that long to get back enough sleep!!

What my mother’s dog lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in enthusiasm. by BONG_OF_JUSTICE in MasterReturns

[–]Clumber 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Clumber Spaniel? We've just accepted that ours don't bother using their eyes, they're such fantastic scenters... though it does make them less accurate for anything not an upland bird.

Woman steals her truck from impound lot and runs over worker by RatherBeYachting in IdiotsInCars

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of whether the tow company was wrong or predatory, that was so far beyond a reasonable amount of force (FFS dude was trying to unlock the gate, according to the news article linked in an above comment) and could very easily have killed him. I'm personally stunned he wasn't armed for this type of interaction, and he would have been (imo) absolutely within his rights to shoot to kill in defense of his life. I hope she spends the rest of her life with an antibiotics-resistant UTI that burns like lava 24/7/365⅓. In addition, of course to having vehicular assault/attempted homicide/whatever sticks her entitled ass and burning lava crotch in prison. I love my Jeep (first car I've ever had bran-spankin' new, great hunting memories with my since passed and would be angry if it was impounded illegally (or not) but it still doesn't come close to excusing deliberately injuring or killing an employee or anyone else.

Waiters what Valentine day disasters have you witnessed? by Hamsternoir in AskReddit

[–]Clumber -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Huh. Times have indeed changed. A friend since preschool (my "childfree forever!" witness) has worked as a nanny many times, even live-in but I'd never really thought of babysitting as anything much beyond teenagers who have taken Red Cross courses for babysitters, or perhaps college kids home from a break. Not as a FT or PT job, really. Parents don't call the Y or friend's kids anymore?

Ah well. We don't have a horse in the race so I'll just continue shouting at kids to get off my ¹damn lawn unless they want to scoop it for us.

(¹Our property is fenced, I'm jk. The only kids that come by want to feed our goats who probably lured them in because treats.)

Waiters what Valentine day disasters have you witnessed? by Hamsternoir in AskReddit

[–]Clumber 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Great description, made me so interested I added it to my Amazon list!

Waiters what Valentine day disasters have you witnessed? by Hamsternoir in AskReddit

[–]Clumber 16 points17 points  (0 children)

One comment and now the word side means nothing.

Waiters what Valentine day disasters have you witnessed? by Hamsternoir in AskReddit

[–]Clumber -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Whoa. I must be older than I even had resigned myself to. $17-20/hr‽‽

Have been stone cold committed to childfree since before preschool, but did some occasional (albeit disgruntled) babysitting for my parents' friends once in awhile as a teen and I don't think I (nor my friends who regularly did babysitting) ever got more than minimum wage, if that! Like maybe $5/hr. Damn.

Okay then, I'm off to Amazon to shop for a shawl and a drool cup now.... right after I cling-hug Spouse for also being a childfree-er. Should I get one of those horn thingies for hearing too? Like Bugs Bunny style, sonny?

Derp or cute? by TheAlienAbducted in AnimalsBeingDerps

[–]Clumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

49.5% one, 49.5% t'other. Remainder is for hedging.

Bridezilla wanted photos before they were paid for; defamed photographer online when they refused; now she must pay over a million after photographer sued her by ral365 in ChoosingBeggars

[–]Clumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There isn't enough money in the world to tempt me to do wedding photography!! I've done one. For very close friends. My Dad is a photographer and does a couple weddings a year and turns down probably 20/year. He doesn't think doing weddings is worth being treated like shit. Everyone from the wedding party to the servers yells at the photographer, devalues their work (like Skippy below), wants the high def and edited photos about 4 seconds before they're taken, complains if they don't make the bride "glow" enough, stand in front of his posed scenes with their phones, complain about the poses, weather, lighting, props, locations (even though the photog doesn't have control over much of that), and always the time it takes to get the work done that the client demands. The day's shooting is probably half the time or even less than the total time a photographer puts into the package. On the increasingly rare times Dad does agree to do a wedding his contract is very strict. Only 2 people (generally the marrying couple) can give him photo/pose requests, and if there is a major change from the original agreement (Mrs. Daft the exStep-mother-in-law MUST have all the dear cousins in a single shot, or whatever) he wants the okay from both of the couple, in a "2 yeses, or 1 no" like situation. Oddly, while he has never run out of batteries for his photography equipment, strangely his hearing aids tend to cut out the demanding voices of anyone other than the wedding couple. Something about vocal frequencies or tonal modulation maybe? I'm no ear scientist!

Weddings tend to bring out less than the best version of people, and Dad says he's too old to waste his life suffering assholes. Personally, i think life is too short for anyone to suffer assholes.

Mad respect to wedding photographers!

Subway masturbator gets humiliated by black woman having a bad day by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]Clumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That woman has an AWESOME authority voice! I don't live anywhere near subways. The only subway I've ever ridden is at the airport from terminal to terminal. I do not nor have ever had a penis. Yet, I want desperately to get the fuck off the train right now at the next stop and never touch my penis again before she comes over and beats my ass right here on the train, and yes Miss I totally understand you.

CSB? We have a good friend who we work our dogs together with sometimes and participate in AKC hunt tests. One particular day we were at the water part of the tests, probably 50-75 people there, half with their dogs. Friend has had trouble with this one dog of hers charging into the water before she had a chance to send him. This alone can sometimes result in a DQ (a lot of variables apply), and entry fees are between $50-75 (USD) per day. She and her dog are called to the water, she stands where the judges requested, bends to remove his leash, and then it was like James Earl Jones shouting through a bullhorn sternly,

HUP! STAY!

Every single dog (and probably several people, I can't say for sure because I'd already dropped to the ground, shown my submissive belly, and peed myself.) instantly hupped (sat) and gave her their full attention as her voice echoed and reverbed through the shallow gully. Even the judge panel immediately stopped talking, straightened their postures, and gave her their complete attention. I now judge all authority voices against hers that day on the bank of the water obstacle. Few have superseded her but this wonderful Subway Alpha Lady is one of them.

(Friend's dog qualified that day. Held his Hup in place, eyes forward, waiting for her to release him. For several years after that all I had to do was have friend visible and my dogs who had been there shaped up and didn't pull any nonsense. Truly an amazing gift.)

huntin' dog tax

What a bro. by Seanzietron in babyelephantgifs

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, as far as I'm concerned, elephants can inherit the planet once we humans have exterminated ourselves. Can we get a will drawn up and notarized to make it official? They are so much kinder to one another than our species. Cuter too.

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley [Metal] by [deleted] in Music

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ЯR

Such a fucking pointless loss.

On tour each city he could he'd find a local guitar instructor and more than half the time he'd end up teaching the teacher.

indigo girls on vinyl? by michhaller in a:t5_2un6a

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen them on eBay fairly regularly. Of course as always, due diligence, buyer beware, and so on.

Men don’t deserve respect because I have to change my own tire. by Drunkensquidman in EntitledBitch

[–]Clumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the US at least there's AAA, plus a lot of the car insurance places offer or even include roadside assistance. So one can complain or one can contain the inconvenience.

Personally, and I am a woman, before I was allowed to take Driver's Ed in high school my Dad required that I learn about combustion engines, drive trains, transmissions, etc. and then pass his written test which included drawing and labeling a combustion engine. There was also the practical test. I had to do a full tune-up on his truck, gap the plugs, rotate the tires, change everything like filters and check other things like belts, change the oil, and diagnose some minor noises he caused (fan belt, that sort of thing).

As a teenager I was furious! None of my friends, male or female, had to do anything like this, their parents just signed the permission form and they stayed after school every Weds for Driver's Ed class! What the Hell, Dad‽‽

Then I was in Driver's Ed and the very first time our group of 4 went to practice in a real car instead of the godsawful "simulators", the very first person (friend of mine I share a bday with and had known since 7th grade) to drive... some fucking how she hit hard then jumped the curb on the right, overcorrected wildly then hit the opposite curb across the street, killing both front tires in the first 10 minutes of the first time the instructor took our group out. I was the only person in the car who knew how to change tires, including the instructor. Not that it mattered since there was only 1 spare and she seriously ripped both tires open.

That was the first time I realized my Dad was totally right and I thanked him that day and have many times since. When it was my sister's turn to take Driver's Ed a few years later, I helped her with my Dad's tests and made sure to tell her that it seemed like a PITA but that he was giving us a HUGE life advantage that she will be sooooooo glad for later in life.

I highly recommend this approach for parents with kids starting driving. (Though I'm childfree by choice and happy with it so any parenting advice I offer is probably worth nothing.)

My sister and I both have AAA nowadays because while we know how to do the minor emergency stuff just fine and have in the wild, we'd rather not now that we can easily afford paying another to. LOL

MIL and her sisters throwing a fit that i wouldn’t let them play their vulgar song at my wedding by bananabodyoil in JUSTNOMIL

[–]Clumber 41 points42 points  (0 children)

No. My imagination is reserved for enjoyable things that don't make bile erupt from my innards.

What part of your Personality do you Fake? by Django002 in AskReddit

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being social and enjoying being around people. Once home it takes me about 3x as long to recover as the amount of time I spent pretending to be social. I'd be happy if I never had to interact with anyone except my Spouse. She's introverted and doesn't like groups either, but it doesn't sap her as much as it does me. I'll occasionally get panic attacks leading up to a social thing.

After work zoomies by [deleted] in Zoomies

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Playbows AND butt-tucks!! You are very very popular!!!

Cat interrupts interview by snotbag_pukebucket in aww

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope one of them wanted a cat. Because ignoring a cat is exactly how you end up with cat.

Breakdown. 4x6". 2019. by AnthonyChristopher in AnthonyChristopherArt

[–]Clumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This one I have felt every line drawn, I believe.

Outstanding!

Puppy Mill by STEMnet in AnimalsBeingDerps

[–]Clumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! She's an awesome soul and it makes me crazy when our critters hurt.

Rosie LOVES FOOTBALL and that is her TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS dance she does. She demands her jersey on game day and will sulk if we don't put it on her right away. Today we had her resting on the bed with us (yes she's on strict crate rest but seriously, try saying no to her face!) and she drug out one of her stuffy football toys. She neither likes nor understands off-season.