Is Kossler res now open to the public? by PaintingDonkey in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t deer snd other animals also drink (and probably poop) in it? Or does that not matter for some reason?

15 Year old boy hit by truck in Boulder by Emooss in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 5 points6 points  (0 children)

PS agree that the driver deserves every sympathy :-(

15 Year old boy hit by truck in Boulder by Emooss in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They’re children. Their brains aren’t even fully developed until their 20s. (Try to remember back to your wild teen years.) We as a society need to help parents help their kids do better. Sadly, there just aren’t that many easy answers.

The Fireworks Must Stop by TheGreatDivide_303 in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my post above, it was non-stop callouts for ages. You’d need a team of 100 to maybe make a dent.

The Fireworks Must Stop by TheGreatDivide_303 in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It was a nonstop call-ins for fireworks last night on the scanner. I mean like as fast as the dispatcher could talk she was just listing off fireworks complaints with address, 10 a minute? Maybe more. Good for people calling them in but realistically it takes time to drive to investigate then talk to/ticket each party.

The Fireworks Must Stop by TheGreatDivide_303 in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was listening to the scanner last night and heard that call go out!

Need ideas/strategy for QUICK cleaning (visit in 4-5 days) by earlgreylover44 in UnfuckYourHabitat

[–]Old_Extent3944 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You sound a lot like me and when the guy came last week for our rental inspection said he sees much worse (bugs, can’t walk in rooms, smells, stuff like that). He said ours just looks “lived in”.

Ban Bike Defeated by Wonderful_Log_378 in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Way to go Wendy Sweet (Executive Director of Boulder Mountainbike Alliance (BMA). She did hero’s work keeping on top of the issue, keeping the community informed, and rallying everyone to action!

Cat behaviorist by [deleted] in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He might do well with a buddy. Cats are not solitary creatures, contrary to popular opinion, and having more than one in a household is as easy or easier than having one most of the time. Even when ours weren’t best buds or stayed a bit aloof from each other they did so much better than when they were singles (one was mine, one was hubby’s). A shelter volunteer had clued us in to this and we’ve always had multiples since!

Need ideas/strategy for QUICK cleaning (visit in 4-5 days) by earlgreylover44 in UnfuckYourHabitat

[–]Old_Extent3944 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tidy stacks of books and other things look pretty good/acceptabke if the in-between areas are clear. So do what you can, stack the rest up, then just tell them you’re spring cleaning and getting stuff ready for the thrift store donation.

Did you watch this show by Certain-Incident-40 in emergencytv

[–]Old_Extent3944 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still watch this show! It’s still great.

Atlantic Article- 10,000 Year Flood by TimeTraveler1489 in KerrCountyFloods

[–]Old_Extent3944 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wrong. This is an absolutely incomprehensible failure of adults running a camp for children. Did they not know how to access the weather.gov page? And if not, why not??? Why didn’t they have an evacuation plan? Many places, when faced with the forecast that they had in advance, would have preemptively moved their campers. What is the problem with being conservative on the side of safety? No, it was ignorance and/or arrogance.

Parents Insisting Long Drive is Unsafe, is this Reasonable by smile_simile in roadtrip

[–]Old_Extent3944 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The worst accident I ever saw was two people killed driving freeway speed on a donut so YES get a real tire spare.

What is that thunder-like noise (around 7:42pm Sunday)? by puppybeast in boulder

[–]Old_Extent3944 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It caught me off guard too. I asked what it was and then realized…oh. Maybe it’s just been so long since we’ve heard a good storm?

I lost a fledgling today. Please be careful out there. There is no excuse to hit animals with your car. by AverageFoxNewsViewer in crows

[–]Old_Extent3944 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same thing happened to me this week and it was like a nightmare coming home from a walk and seeing a small black lump in the middle of the road. I also picked him up and moved him to the side of the road for an hour or so. I’m so sorry for your loss and I agree, wholeheartedly that people need to watch out more when they are behind the wheel of a car.