What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My Dad sent me to military school when I was 14 and no ac allowed. We could have a fan. I took a tray and laid a towel in it and pinned top of towel up. Filled tray with ice & fan behind it.
We had the coolest room on that dormitory.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Have they changed the way they make soup cans lately ? We had 2 can openers that both suddenly couldn,t open a soup can, we bought a new one yesterday, and it isn,t any better than the other two. Kind of a head scratcher.

 

[scootr]

Have they changed the way they make soup cans lately ? We had 2 can openers that both suddenly couldn,t open a soup can, we bought a new one yesterday, and it isn,t any better than the other two. Kind of a head scratcher.

I have a can opener that cuts around the outside. Works great

 

[BleedingOrange]

Looks like it was my mistake. I didn,t realize there was more than one type of cutter. Ours are all the type that cut the inside, not the outside. That will teach me for trying to make my own soup and sandwich. LOL

 

[WinterDeere]

Pet Peeve: "Tough dog" syndrome, or put otherwise, people in populated areas who keep unfriendly dogs. One thing that's popular in some of the rougher Philly 'burbs is Rottweilers and Pitbulls, which serve no purpose other than terrifying friendly neighbors and occasionally mauling a woman or child. And sadly, we see quite a bit of that every year.

You always hear from these owners that it's a "guard dog", which is just stupid. Their brain must be even smaller than their tiny phallus, if they honestly believe any dog (even a Pitbull) is going to stop a full-grown man intending to invade your home. I can stop even the toughest dog in about 2 seconds flat, with a short baseball bat or a 3-foot length of 2x4, so who are we kidding here? If any invader to your home is so badly armed that they cannot handle a dog, then they were never a real danger to you, anyway.

A watch dog is a useful thing, letting you know when trouble is near. But a "guard" dog isn't really guarding you against anything more than your neighbor's 12-year old kid. Our tiny but noisy watch dog is more vigilant than any Pitbull or Rottweiler, she'll let me know if a gnat farts 100 yards away, but she's also kid-safe. She lets us know when anyone is about, which is all I need, as I'm better armed than any dog.

When I was a kid, my parents owned a lab/shepherd mix, which we used to joke was so friendly that she'd just lick any intruder to death. Then one night someone tried breaking into the house, and that dog went full-hostile mode, in a way that really surprised all of us. Dogs are smart, even the normally-friendly ones.

 

[Eagle1]

Pet Peeve: "Tough dog" syndrome, or put otherwise, people in populated areas who keep unfriendly dogs. One thing that's popular in some of the rougher Philly 'burbs is Rottweilers and Pitbulls, which serve no purpose other than terrifying friendly neighbors and occasionally mauling a woman or child. And sadly, we see quite a bit of that every year.

You always hear from these owners that it's a "guard dog", which is just stupid. Their brain must be even smaller than their tiny phallus, if they honestly believe any dog (even a Pitbull) is going to stop a full-grown man intending to invade your home. I can stop even the toughest dog in about 2 seconds flat, with a short baseball bat or a 3-foot length of 2x4, so who are we kidding here? If any invader to your home is so badly armed that they cannot handle a dog, then they were never a real danger to you, anyway.

A watch dog is a useful thing, letting you know when trouble is near. But a "guard" dog isn't really guarding you against anything more than your neighbor's 12-year old kid. Our tiny but noisy watch dog is more vigilant than any Pitbull or Rottweiler, she'll let me know if a gnat farts 100 yards away, but she's also kid-safe. She lets us know when anyone is about, which is all I need, as I'm better armed than any dog.

When I was a kid, my parents owned a lab/shepherd mix, which we used to joke was so friendly that she'd just lick any intruder to death. Then one night someone tried breaking into the house, and that dog went full-hostile mode, in a way that really surprised all of us. Dogs are smart, even the normally-friendly ones.

One dog sure, have 6 from 85 to 150 go full-hostile and the odds change. Even the goofball that likes everyone and everything has that mode.
Besides they are more for the winged and 4 legged intruder, I have the honor of dealing with the 2 legged ones.

Where I live labs can be a meal for some critters, I want dogs that can run in the woods and not be eaten. Even Hogs and Bears avoid confrontations.

 

[Jstpssng]

Dogs have a pack mentality. Make them part of your home and their natural instinct is to protect.

 

[WinterDeere]

One dog sure, have 6 from 85 to 150 go full-hostile and the odds change. Even the goofball that likes everyone and everything has that mode.
Besides they are more for the winged and 4 legged intruder, I have the honor of dealing with the 2 legged ones.

Where I live labs can be a meal for some critters, I want dogs that can run in the woods and not be eaten. Even Hogs and Bears avoid confrontations.

Oh, I get it. Note, my gripe is about people who live in urban or dense suburban neighborhoods, and keep dogs that are more a danger to their neighbors, than a safety for themselves. These people generally have one dog, not six, so the odds are not in their favor.

We had a neighbor who sheltered abused Rottweilers when I was a kid, and they didn't do a great job of always keeping them locked up. I was bitten twice, both times by dogs that really should have been destroyed long before I encountered them, and I was chased from the car to the back door of my own house many times. Some of those Rotties were just not right in the head, after being taken from abusive or neglectful homes.

In the local news, we see regular reports of children being attacked and sometimes permanently disfigured, by stupid neighbors who keep these dogs, without the decency and responsibility to make sure they're trained and secured well enough to prevent these unnecessary accidents. It's criminal, particularly because such a dog really serves no purpose in that environment, as I already laid out.

Heck, a toy poodle is going to let you know when someone is trying to break in. That's when it's time to push the dog aside, and grab your favorite caliber semi-auto. No Pitbull required.

 

[Eagle1]

Dogs have a pack mentality. Make them part of your home and their natural instinct is to protect.

Just watch my wife's self appointed guardian position herself when there are strangers about......

 

[Eagle1]

Oh, I get it. Note, my gripe is about people who live in urban or dense suburban neighborhoods, and keep dogs that are more a danger to their neighbors, than a safety for themselves. These people generally have one dog, not six, so the odds are not in their favor.

We had a neighbor who sheltered abused Rottweilers when I was a kid, and they didn't do a great job of always keeping them locked up. I was bitten twice, both times by dogs that really should have been destroyed long before I encountered them, and I was chased from the car to the back door of my own house many times. Some of those Rotties were just not right in the head, after being taken from abusive or neglectful homes.

In the local news, we see regular reports of children being attacked and sometimes permanently disfigured, by stupid neighbors who keep these dogs, without the decency and responsibility to make sure they're trained and secured well enough to prevent these unnecessary accidents. It's criminal, particularly because such a dog really serves no purpose in that environment, as I already laid out.

Heck, a toy poodle is going to let you know when someone is trying to break in. That's when it's time to push the dog aside, and grab your favorite caliber semi-auto. No Pitbull required.

I quit the rescue part (not knocking it) long ago. I like to raise them with the problem I cause not someone else.
Mine are part of the family and know it.
Do like the Pump with an 8 round tube when in doubt.
I'm far from populated areas