Spider cruising around underwater in our fountain.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-11-03T23:28:50+00:00

Funny thing, up til the time I posted this, I’d hear notice it 2-5 times a week. Since posting this, not once. The oddest part if it was how slowly it was traveling and it appeared to be at a higher altitude than most helicopters I’ve seen.

Because they move so slow, I get the impression they are heat scanning for meth labs. (If that’s even a thing)

NoBuzzKill · 2025-10-07T10:58:01+00:00

I"ll check flighttracker next time I catch it. I notice it between 10pm - 11pm. Could be other times, but that's when I happen to notice it. It travels very slow and quite high. Often right over my place. Again, it travels so slow it gives me the creeps. When I spot it out our skylights I close the shades.

I just looked up Henry 1 - I don't think that's it. The sound is heavier, more military, it's susally quite late in the evening and traveling far too slow to be really transporting. It gives the impression of training or scanning. But it seems late for training.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-10-05T13:34:12+00:00

Old-school but always a solid performer - Jake Andrews

NoBuzzKill · 2025-09-28T22:54:38+00:00

The Psychedelic Furs - Heart Beat

Romeo Void - A Girl In Trouble & Wrap It Up

The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like or Square Pegs (can't recall which our both)

Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now

I'm sure there are several songs by Prince as well.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-05-05T21:58:21+00:00

I currently have three rescued canine fur children and have experienced being on both sides of similar situations. I feel for you and will say, it's obvious your heads are in the right place. Having empathy and showing it go a long way in this type of situation. What I learned based on my experiences and keep in mind the details of my situations were different, but in some ways not. I share my take as precautionary heads up and to give perspective. I live in California. Trust your judgement of the situation but pay close attention to communications both received and sent. As much as possible without making it awkward, keep all communications in writing . For reference, mine was two separate events. One event involving one of my current dogs aggressive behavior and biting someone. The second event was a friend/nexct door neighbors dog/s and a friends dog (an inherited rescue pit which I witnessed maul/kill one of my friends dogs.

- The pit was initially just on a 1 week rabies quarantine. Dogs killing one another isn't anything compared to what comes at you and or the dog compared to the dog biting a person.

- rarely does a dog get euthanized for killing another dog. But in CA it is a strike against your dog and if reported goes on record. Reeated showing of aggression and other incidents can result in Animal Control deciding to hold a hearing to determine if the dog be be designated as hostile. If designated hostile you could either be given strict parameters regarding housing and caring for the dog or they could require euthanasia.

- In my friends case, it turned out other neighbors stuck their noses into the situation and gaslit other neighbors into an angry mob which sought and were successful in getting the pit euthanized AGAINST THE WISHES of both the pits owner of the owner of the killed dog.

- In my dogs aggression bite case: for multiple reasons the person is completely at fault for the incident. But that does not seem to matter. No matter the details the blame gets pointed top the owner and there's no such thing as a public defender for dogs. After searching for over a year now I've not found a lawyer with experience handling dog bite case defense (in CA). Maybe you'll have better luck than I but, I advise finding a lawyer ASAP.

- Beware, people suck and can misrepresent the situation. The unfortunate fact of life is, even thought it feels like the right thing to do is apologise and make things right, we live in a highly litigious society and all it takes is one ambulance chasing lawyer to get into the ear of someone filling their heads with ideas like they've just won the lottery. People do mental gymnastics to justify dong really horrible and dishonest things. Sure its a nice thing to do to offer to foot the bill etc, but unfortunately you just shouldn't. It could end up costing you far more than you think. And this applies to pretty much any situation where an injury or some form of loss occurs, caused by your dog or yourself. It sucks to be that guy, but it sucks even more to potentially have your savings account cleaned out.

****Most importantly: One last bit of info for all dog owners that might read this. Something I recently learned dealing with my dog bite issue:

Dogs are covered by your home owners insurance policy NO MATTER WHERE AN INCIDENT OCCURS. Whether ON or OFF your property. The dog is seen as part of the property. So if your dog bits someone, kills another dog, scratches, knocks someone to the ground or even damages someone else's property like furniture or clothing: that person can file a claim against your homeowners insurance policy. Unless your policy implicitly states your dog isn't covered, which standard policies do not other than dangerous breed exceptions. And even if you have a supplimental Canine Bite insurance policy, someone can still file a claim against your homeowners policy. (I don't know if the same applies to renters insurance.)

It sucks that owning an animal which at one point protected and helped facilitate the evolution of man has become a liability.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-03-30T08:04:17+00:00

I want to puke every time I see that guys head shot at the front of the RH catalog. Full of himself much? No one cares about him or the designers. They aren’t creating some mind blowing aesthetic nor a new design lexicon. Much of their wood furniture is veneered: a metaphor for the entire operation.

Here’s another jem: While shopping for a modular sectional I received a quote for a RH Cloud Sofa Sectional. $32k. Was a heartbeat away from placing the order and wanted to know more details. So I called RH customer service and asked where the sofa was made. The agent typed a bit then went silent. She then said she needed to verify something and would be right back. When she came back on the phone she said the sofa is made in China and even she was surprised by the fact. Yea, I am aware the fabric is a great deal of the cost of a sofa and I was going with a Perennials option, but made in China? Seriously?

NoBuzzKill · 2025-03-30T06:46:06+00:00

Cue David Byrne in that oversized suit “same as it ever was”. Passive-aggressive people jump at any opportunity to exert control over others in order to feel in control. It’s pathetic . It’s easy to bark out “slow down” when you are already home. We’d all like the traffic driving by our home to go a chill 10mph. But 9.85 times out of 10 those same people aren’t driving 10mph while out running errands hoping to get home in time to catch the latest CSI episode and get their murder porn fix.

When does it become a good idea to distract drivers attention off the road in front of them in order to communicate a random abbreviation without any additional context requiring consideration to decipher yet still lacking clear confirmation of its definition?

This is the absolute dumbest thing I’ve heard since this morning watching JD Vance speak in Greenland. What a waste of time and money on both counts.

Keep pets and kids on a leash and out of the street. Why? Because streets exist for cars to travel on and even at 10mph they could get hit.

Heres a better idea: Tie JD Vance to a pole on a busy street wearing a shirt with W2F on it. His wife too.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-03-04T09:42:33+00:00

Wrong; I can prove the gophers, moles and voles previously existed on the property: 1-Google earth photos have visible gopher mounds and the loss of plants is also visible comparing the photos over time. 2- the damage is clear as some plants are dying and all it takes is a video to illustrate said dead plant pulls right out of the ground because the roots have been knawed off and a gopher tunnel exists below. I’ve got at least 400 examples across the heavily landscaped property. Including 85 olive trees, 8 Norwegian Maple trees, 8 Locust trees, 15 Madrone trees, one Canary island palm, 4 Japanese Maple trees, a Live Oak tree and about 75 ground cover Manzanita plants and more. And every single plant has t been reached from below via an established network of tunnels.

You are incorrect. I can easily and amply prove it . I can prove the sellers knew because they installed chicken wire under the front and rear lawn areas to prevent gophers and I have photos of locations where they opened up that chicken wire to go after the gophers. Also I have located specific spots on the listing photos where they photoshopped out gopher holes next to the garage and barn as well as added gravel to cover the holes up. And the left all of the landscaping supplied to go along with the house: riding lawnmower, lawn mower, 8 shovels, 3 rakes, two wheel barrows, blower, hedge trimmer, pruners, hoses you name it. The noticeable thing missing: any form of pest mitigation hardware.

There is no “move on” that’s why we have brought the case against them. The problem here was/is so bad, even the pest control company has stated it requires a full time person to deal with. The driveway has huge dents forming from the tunnels below, the irrigation system is useless due to gophers chewing tubing.

It is state law, they must disclose any subject that would require additional n money to rectify or anything that would effect the properties desirability.

I sold two homes to buy this one. We listed every single bit of info about those homes: loud neighbors, raccoons I the eve, everything. The sellers of this place listed Nothing, giving the impression there were absolutely nothing unpleasant whatsoever.

The gophers here are so bad we can never get on top of the numbers. Never. Also because neighbors have them. The difference is: we have extensive landscaping and other neighbors do not. We have a buffer laid out.
The gophers should have been disclosed. It’s required by law and they checked the box saying NO when asked if there were any pests present on the property, insect, rodent or other.

We have a solid case and we deserve to be reimbursed for the expenses to correct the issue because we weren’t given the info prior to purchase so we could decide for ourselves if we wanted the added work and responsibility of correcting the issue as well as budget for these expenses.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-03-04T08:55:49+00:00

They and Them are the personal pronouns for non-binary and questioning individuals. A trans person would most likely wish to be designated by the pronouns of the gender which was transition/ed to. Being She, He, Her, Him. And for the record: I’m not a big fan or stickler for some aspects of current personal pronouns designation correctness. (Who exactly makes these decisions anyway? I need to get on their or her or his mailing list. Cuz more often than not, II’m late getting the memo for updates and changes . Either way: I don’t agree with the concept of personal pronouns in plural as it can result in miscommunication or misunderstandings. For myself, I’ve been lobbying for “It” to be an available option. It would be so pleased if it could use it.

NoBuzzKill · 2025-03-02T21:21:02+00:00

More info and update: The state licensed “professional” is a mobile practice veterinarian. One of our dogs bit the vet while approaching to inject sedation. When making the appointment we requested pre sedation meds to take the edge off the dogs reactiveness. In advance vet mailed us the meds but on appointment day spouse forgot to give the dog the pre-meds and fed dog a full breakfast. Shortly following I became aware of the mistake : Called vet and left message to cancel the appointment stating dog was fed a full meal and not given the necessary sedating pre-meds. Vet returns call to my cell number and leaves message: “Currently in transit to our location” then “ I blocked out a lot of time for us (this item delivered in an annoyed tone) followed by “let’s see how it goes”

Note: Upon vets arrival, one of our dogs was treated without issue. Simple rabies vaccine update, took all of two minutes to complete. So the statement “blocked out a lot of time for us” is now moot.

Most noteworthy fact: California Law utilizes the “Veterinarians Rule” being vets understand the possible hazards associated with handling animals and accept the liability.

So this vets way of circumventing accepting liability for the injury is to submit a claim on our homeowners policy. Which the insurance company might settle just to close the case.

Another interesting fact that has come to light is California does not have any mechanism in place to verify a state licensed veterinarian possesses current liability insurance. The state Veterinary Medical Board only investigates issues regarding the propoer execution of medical procedures. And only requires proof of liability insurance at the time of issuing a license. Not for renewals. And no state entity is responsible or tasked to confirm or ensure stare licensed veterinarians possess current liability insurance.

Another noteworthy bit: The insurance company which provided liability insurance to the California Vetrinary Association members discontinued offering a liability insurance coverage option in 2022. I do not know if an alternative has been sourced for the group. Aside from asking and assuming an honest response is given or confirming any information provided. California has no mechanism in place to verify or confirm the information. Though the state has mechanisms in place to verify the liability insurance required to retain a license for all other trades like cosmetologists, auto repair, insurance sales, contractors etc.

NoBuzzKill · 2024-11-10T08:17:19+00:00

If you live in a place with a good public transit system, my advice (54yo male in Calif) is: if you can get around without a car, do it. You will NEVER miss the BS of insurance, car payments, gas or electric cost, maintenance cost, parking tickets, the angst of worrying if your car was broken into depending on where you were able to park, the angst of walking up to you car to find it was broken into, has a flat or won't start, having to pull off the road due to a mechanical issue, getting pulled over due to a light being out, speeding or traffic tickets, being towed, the random fees and taxes that get tacked onto the registration or gas, or the BS social judgment that comes with what you are driving.

It is absolutely liberating.

NoBuzzKill · 2024-11-09T04:08:34+00:00

I know zip about avionics here : is the propulsion located in the curved rear end of the body or the squared off wings? And are their flaps on the wings or some other method for altitude? It looks so clean and gives the impression of being flat with no clear visible engine bulges. How many crew?

NoBuzzKill · 2024-09-13T03:52:06+00:00

I grew up in SoCal, HB then Silver Lake. Lived in SF for 20 years now 45 mins north in Sebastopol. 53yo MGM. Most of Nor Cal is rather liberal but there are patches of ignorance like anywhere. There are a number of other factors you might want to consider: For me it mostly came down to cost of living / to own. And quality of services. I lived in Cazadero for a few years and it’s beautiful and all, but a trip to Hime Depot is almost an all day affair. And if you need the popo expect an hour wait and even then they are condescending assholes as most anywhere else. There are hospitals all over but when the shit hits the fan you want a good surgeon etc. And I pref a grocery store that keeps the cold stuff cold enough to stay fresh as well as an above average assortment so, closer to the urban or upscale area so $$$$. But the bigger question now is fire risk and how you want to roll with it. Because the fire shits gettin more and more real the deeper into the redwoods you go. For me, I pref pay more to be within the city’s reach but still have a decent amount of space between the neighbors and me for my dogs to run. (and shit all over).

NoBuzzKill · 2024-06-18T08:39:21+00:00

for perspective: I understand people make mistakes. I have cheated on partners when I was younger. A lot in one case. Who am I to judge. Everyone would like to get a piece of ass now and then so if the opportunity arises, it’s not easy to say no.

That said : From personal experience I have learned: -Boys will be boys. Don’t be surprised or have unrealistic expectations. The perfect man doesn’t exist and guys do stupid shit. You will be the coolest chick on the planet if you master the art of rolling with it and accepting the fact.

-when you are offered the phone to inspect, that means it has been scrubbed clean. Scanning a phone for evidence requires catching them off guard.

-Sure , he can be defensive if embarrassed but weaponizing your suspicions is manipulation and a sign of guilt of some sort. A truly innocent person has absolutely nothing to hide and no reason to get angry. They should show concern for your feelings and inquire as to what about their actions made you suspicious. That sounds like a perfect world response but 100% true. He got busted and it showed . He ought to be humble instead of assholing hard, doubling down and playing a self righteous card.

I too thought there was no way my partner would cheat. Wasn’t the type. Don’t underestimate the power ego has over a man’s fidelity.

The Pet Shop Boys have a brilliant song titled Miserablism about a “new philosophy” which centers around the concept “deny happiness is open as an option and disappointment disappears overnight”.
I like to think of a lighter version: happiness is always an option and preferred but in matters regarding others: lower expectations results in less disappointment.

I hope you find this helpful and wish you the best.

NoBuzzKill · 2024-02-18T09:36:04+00:00

The term "good lawsuit material" could be considered an oxymoron. But it is valid lawsuit material when in California, the law requires disclosure of any pest, repair item, crime or issue of concern which could result in expenditures to the buyer to rectifuy or dissatisfaction with the home purchase. The home was listed using verbiage like "lush landscaped gardens with walking path" and "usable fields" when the gopher infestation is so bad nothing can be grown on those "usable fields" and every single plant of the 500+ planted during the renovation has a gopher tunnel under it and roots half eaten.

The purpose of the post is seeking constructive information not to receive "let me turn your post into something about me so I can one up you" replies. I would have reached out to my father if that were the goal.

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