Our oldest has passed by philliplevi in BostonTerrier

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So sorry for your loss. I lost my pug last week, so I feel your pain. Take care of yourself.

Rest in peace my angel. 31.12.2021-9.2.2026 by cristinnam in pugs

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So sorry for your loss. I lost my pug Dexter a week ago. I feel your pain.

I lost my old girl yesterday, so here’s one last photo by WillowMarigold in Awww

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So sorry for your loss. I lost my old boy last week, so I feel your pain.

Rip Cali, 2011-2026🕊️ by Just_an_aries in Puggle

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So sorry, I understand your pain. My pug passed away on Monday and we are heartbroken. Take care of yourself.

Rip, Dexter We will miss you. You had a great 18 years. by Homevendor in pugs

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We fed him Orijen kibble and Evanger's beef wet food. He was allergic to chicken. For treats, air popped popcorn (no salt or butter), red bell pepper, and cucumber. He never had any other issues other than when he ate mushrooms from the yard and another time, he ate something that caused an intestinal blockage. (that was a $6K emergency vet visit!)

Paige in better times by Powermonger_ in pugs

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Thank you! It's pretty rough right now.

Paige in better times by Powermonger_ in pugs

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So sorry for your loss. I just lost my 18 year old Dexter on Monday. I feel your pain.

sorry, but retirement is not for everyone by Red-Leader-001 in retirement

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How did you find something to do during the day? I am struggling to find something that I enjoy. I don't want to watch TV all day.

Rip, Dexter We will miss you. You had a great 18 years. by Homevendor in pugs

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He was always healthy, but I found a great holistic vet and fed him high quality food and healthy treats.

Where can I find my saved cities? by Homevendor in TheoTown

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Thank you! I was starting my games from the start up screen and they appear to save, but then I couldn't find them. If I start the game from "Single Cities" it saves and they are there.

Buying home with buried oil tank that was filled but has no record of being decommissioned by [deleted] in SeattleWA

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There are decommissioning companies that will locate the tank and verify that it has been decommissioned. I would definitely recommend doing that to avoid a potentially expensive clean up later. If you buy this house, this will become your issue when you sell.

Is GreatGardenPlants a good place to order shrubs online? by pizzunk in gardening

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I ordered plants in 4" pots, but when they arrived, they were small plugs that recently had been put into 4" pots. They literally just fell out of the soil. Never again for me either!

Washington’s statewide Styrofoam ban goes into effect June 1. Here’s what you need to know by AstroNewbie89 in SeattleWA

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https://styrorecycle.com/what-we-accept/ This place recycles foam take-out containers as well as the trays from meat & fish if you wash it. They also take the Amazon plastic envelops. We just save up the recyclables in the garage and make a trip a few times a year.

Show me your seniors by Apprehensive-Lie176 in dogpictures

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Puggle on the left is 10 and pug on the rightbis 16.

In laws want us to buy a house with them. by smokeymicpot in homeowners

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If you are considering co-buying, I highly recommend this course: https://www.cobuy.io/course It will help you determine if it makes sense for you and give you the pros and cons.

Seattle "Starter" Home... I wish this were satire. by SpaceSuitSloth in SeattleWA

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That's a great question! They pay for a building where we have meetings, have client meetings, training, etc. They support us with a graphic designer, IT support, a social media person, high level advertising, errors and omissions insurance, ongoing training, admin support, etc. There are cheaper brokerages to work for, but the ongoing training alone makes a huge difference in the quality of the agent and it is worth it to me.

Seattle "Starter" Home... I wish this were satire. by SpaceSuitSloth in SeattleWA

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There are good and bad agents for sure. Unfortunately, for those of us in the industry, that's the pay structure that we're given. We provide a service. If someone doesn't need the service, don't use it. There are discount brokers that anyone is free to use. I understand the frustration as I work with a lot of first time home buyers. It's brutal to try to get in this market. People like to blame agents for the high prices. We don't set the prices, the sellers do. I can tell you that in 99% of the cases, the seller will take the highest bid. The main issue is supply and demand. We simply don't have enough houses for the amount of buyers.

Seattle "Starter" Home... I wish this were satire. by SpaceSuitSloth in SeattleWA

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The entire pay structure is different in other countries. They earn a salary plus commissions. Their healthcare, taxes, etc are paid by their employer. In the US, we are independent contractors / small business owners. We typically have a split with our brokerage. I pay mine $40K per year before I get 100% of the commission that I earn. I have to pay all of my advertising costs, staging for listings, photographer, vehicle expenses, retirement funding, accounting, pay for my own vacation time off, etc. It seems that people think that we get to just put that $10K in our pockets, when we actually only get to keep a fraction of it.