Little Things You Hate
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Asininedrivel
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Agreed. Going for a walk around any shared use path in inner Melbourne will give you plenty of evidence for why so many people hate us. Too many entitled ****s overtaking in munted places or taking stupidly dangerous gaps because how dare their progress be hindered in any way by anything else to have to slow down slightly. Roadies and idiots barely piloting those electric pos cargo bikes are the worst - can't handle riding on roads but once they're on paths they seemingly just wind their 30kg tanks up as fast as they'll go.
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Yep... so bloody dirty... apparently you had to pre register for the sale too - something about restricting scalping and keeping a lid on ticketmasters bullshit... I see that worked really well
pink poodle
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Mattyp
Cows go boing
sometimes things are just shit...
Should be over the moon as I just flew into NZ, but instead I'm feeling a bit guilty and gutted as just found out our 10yr old greyhound pooch more than likely has bone cancer. She had an injury about a month ago In the shoulder and gone a bit lame since. Vets gave some anti inflammatory and prescribed rest (basically all she does anyway, if you've had an old greyhound you'd get it)... Wasnt really getting any better and this morning as I opened the front door to pack the car for the airport she sprung up enthusiastically as she does and then very quickly started yelping and fell into a pile...
Here's me boarding a plane to paradise and Mon having to take her to the vet hospital, X-rays revealed that the bone has a fracture, doesn't look right and is a bit withered when compared to the good side... feck it.
Should be over the moon as I just flew into NZ, but instead I'm feeling a bit guilty and gutted as just found out our 10yr old greyhound pooch more than likely has bone cancer. She had an injury about a month ago In the shoulder and gone a bit lame since. Vets gave some anti inflammatory and prescribed rest (basically all she does anyway, if you've had an old greyhound you'd get it)... Wasnt really getting any better and this morning as I opened the front door to pack the car for the airport she sprung up enthusiastically as she does and then very quickly started yelping and fell into a pile...
Here's me boarding a plane to paradise and Mon having to take her to the vet hospital, X-rays revealed that the bone has a fracture, doesn't look right and is a bit withered when compared to the good side... feck it.
pink poodle
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That sucks @Mattyp . My last dog went out in a similar way. The day before I flew to Japan she started limping a little. I figured, no worries...she was quite active and had probably just hurt her leg, it'll be fine in a few days. Came home to an empty house...had a special lady at the time who had meant to be there when I got home to let me know what had happened. Turned out some sort of hideous ulcer blew up in the dogs foot and the vet suggested some very drastic surgery that may or may not work as similar ulcer was found elsewhere on the body, or the long sleep. So my mum arranged for my dad (not often on good terms with each other) to take the dog to the vet one last time. I might get a new dog one day.
pink poodle
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My laundry bag of sweaty socks, jocks, and t-shirts is fucking rank! I had washed everything before coming to madarao, so it is only 4 days worth of items, but...well it has been sitting on underfloor heating and the juices have formed thick condensation on the plastic bag. I'm looking forward to my next laundry day!
sane
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pink poodle
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I live in hope! That would be the dream.
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Any update @Mattyp?
Shit situation regardless, went through something similar six weeks ago when my parent's Greyhound Daisy died. 11 years old but just a bunch of simmering / manageable health issues detonated and we had to put her down. So I feel for you, it permeates everything.
Upside for my story was parentals (un)surprisingly picked up another rescue Greyhound on an adoption day they just happened to be walking past a couple of weeks ago. His name is Hoagie. He's still pretty nervous but has good eyebrow game.
Mattyp
Cows go boing
Yeah the news is grim... she is also "Daisy".
Scans have gone to a radiologist for review but vet is fairly confident, especially as greyhounds are predisposed to bone cancer and apparently the shoulder joint is a very common place for it to appear...
Options are amputation, which they say she is a good candidate for as not overweight and fairly active. She is getting up there in age though and I'm not sure I'd want to be getting my leg cut off at age 70. Greyhound life expectancy is 10-14years...
The other option is well...good night.
Mon wants to try and ease the pain and let her live out her years... I have concerns about quality of life after this though. the pooch loves runs on the beach and following me around the forest on hikes etc...
It's still shit.
Just been through very similar with our oldest cat. 19.5 years old. He had something growing where it shouldnt and dropped a heap of weight in a few weeks and was troubled. After a couple of vet visits we had him euthanised. He was the third to get to that age so like the others clearly part of our family. Pick the option that minimises the pain and discomfort for the animal. The previous cat was almost 20. Had a growth. Vet said we can surgery that and she will have another 6 months of lazing around doing cat stuff. She was barely healed from surgery when there were complications. Poor girl was in discomfort for the last couple of months. I was sick with guilt. Contrast that with the one before, he was hit by a car and had a back leg amputated at age 4. He lived to 20 and was not bothered by being a tripod.
Tough decision but do what is right for the animal please. I just wish we had had the option of the same for humans.
cammas
Seamstress
I would say it’s Eddies wife who would be making sure the prices are up, apparently she’s a bit of a take no prisoners executive type, currently there’s a bit of a stoush going between them and an Australian family over a charity which is named after the couple’s daughter. Heard the interview with the dad and the Vedders are threatening lawsuits etc, your typical American thing, but he said it’s not Eddie but his wife, who he said was a real hard arse with the board of directors etc.
cammas
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pink poodle
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Fuck you gravel grinders! I got word there was some mountain biking to be had in Madarao. The good word too...that there's good trails and I'd be well catered for...only when I finally find some solid info it's 2 trails that are designed for gravel grinders and hikers to share. Talk about a waste of opportunity.
safreek
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Bloody gravelophobe
Stredda
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I don't hate bells, but I don't have one and prefer to just say "G'day, just passing on you right/left" It's been said here before that bells are just pedestrian randomisers. At least if you tell them which side you are passing on you have a reasonable chance that they don't step out in front of you. I also quite often get a "thank you" for a verbal warning rather than making them jump with a bell.
Flow-Rider
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Because the govt puts up signs here to ring your bell, some pedestrians try to pick a fight with you if you say "passing on the right". I use a soft bell and most people who walk the paths regularly are quite respectful when passing.
I think it's the 'you need rego' lot that makes an issue out of it and more often than not, you get the "your bike is illegal because you don't have a bell". Going off to the side of the paths here to overtake people is a big no-no as they can leave stumps and large holes in the long grass.
pink poodle
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I might take my airborne for some laps of the cycleway when I get home.