Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 5:20:48 PM

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Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 5:21:55 PM

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turn 11/20/2020 5:52:49 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 2:

I can just feel the cleanliness from here! When can you start on my house?/ (These two black labs with their fur and wet paws, now there is a constant cleaning job even though they only get to come it at night)

turn 11/20/2020 5:56:31 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 1:

You can tell a good bartender from a bad one, the good ones are constantly cleaning between serving drinks and the bad ones just sort of stand around waiting for the next drink order.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 6:01:56 PM

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Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 6:03:33 PM

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In #4 turn said: the bad ones just sort of stand around waiting for the next drink order.

And the really bad ones stand around talking to their friends and not taking your next drink order!

turn 11/20/2020 6:11:23 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 6:

lol, how true! I’ve had a few of those, and they don’t get tipped either.

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 6:18:15 PM

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Have a very strange phone problem on both lines to the house (home and wife's business number)

If someone calls in, it works fine.

If we dial out, we hear nothing. No ringback (the tones indicating the other end is ringing) and no sound, but the other end hears us just fine.

Verizon is having trouble figuring this out. They think it has to do with the routing to the canned numbers. Well, it doesn't work for 1-800-verizon, my cell phone, or my wife's colleague, among others.

turn 11/20/2020 6:21:13 PM

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In #5 Alice in Dairyland said: Miss having the companionship of a dog, but cats work out better for us at this stage in life.  We've had dogs (Labs) for over twenty-five years.  I've always had a cat in my life, can't imagine being without one.

Wow, twenty five years ... you are a fellow lab lover!  They are definitely more work than cats are. We’ve had a few cats over time, as pets for our children. We were pretty insistent that they be outdoor cats though, seemed to be constantly dealing with flea issues when we allowed them in. It’s been many years now since I’ve had a cat, no big desire to get one.

turn 11/20/2020 6:24:22 PM

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In #8 Kosh's Shadow said: If we dial out, we hear nothing. No ringback (the tones indicating the other end is ringing) and no sound, but the other end hears us just fine.

Better be careful what you say behind their back then!

doppelganglander 11/20/2020 6:33:42 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 5:

I would love to have a dog, but as you say, it doesn't fit in my life right now. I grew up with a poodle and as an adult I had a border collie mix who was the best. I've also had cats all my life. The current lords of the manor are Kip and Henry, solid black littermates. 

turn 11/20/2020 6:36:48 PM

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In #9 turn said: It’s been many years now since I’ve had a cat, no big desire to get one.

JUKEBOX 

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 6:37:17 PM

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In #9 turn said: Wow, twenty five years ... you are a fellow lab lover!

Those are combined years, none of the dogs lived that long.  My son has had three Labs.  He takes in rescues.  The first one he got lived to be sixteen and passed about two years ago.  The other two had health issues.  One only lived to about five years, but the other lived to about ten years.  While all three were outstanding dogs, the first one made the deepest connection with us.  Not only being the first dog, but living sixteen years.  Seems like he was in our lives since forever.

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 6:39:55 PM

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Went shopping. Plenty of toilet paper and tissues. No paper towels.

Rather than leave the paper towel racks empty, they filled them with toilet paper.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 6:41:04 PM

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In #11 doppelganglander said: Kip and Henry

Aren't those the two guys on that old sitcom?  Tom Hanks played one of them.  Had to dress up as women for some reason.  Dogs are like having children, they have a lot of needs.  Cats are more like roommates, they pretty much take care of themselves.  Not counting food & litterboxes.

turn 11/20/2020 6:41:16 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 11:

I grew up with a poodle, those dogs are smart! My father taught Cherie so many tricks. He had to de-train her from retrieving the newspaper once she started to fetch all the neighbors papers as well and bring them back to him.

turn 11/20/2020 6:45:10 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 13:

The 16 year old sounds like my Luke, aka Boo-Boo, who also lived that long. I really bonded with that lab, miss him to this day. He’s been gone a little over a year now.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 6:55:53 PM

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Reply to turn in 17: Our first dog was a Lab mix.  Some kind of herding dog was mixed in there.  Was family fun trying to cross-country ski with him.  He'd absolutely panic if one of us got too far ahead of the group or God forbid, someone lagged behind.  He's literally nip at your heels to get you back in the pack.  He was also the one who could smile.  If you made a big smile at him, he would give you a big smile back.  He could do it on command too.  He's been gone a long time and I still miss him dearly.

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 6:56:42 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 13:

We have poodles because my wife is allergic to most dogs.

One toy poodle lived to be 18, a tiny poodle 16.

But one standard poodle had congenital kidney problems and didn't make it to 4. His sister went to our daughter, because we still had a toy poodle she didn't like. She and her brother used to spend a lot of time outside running around (invisible fence kept them safe)

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 6:58:31 PM

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In #14 Kosh's Shadow said: Rather than leave the paper towel racks empty, they filled them with toilet paper.

Well, I suppose you could substitute paper towels for toilet paper, but I don't think toilet paper would work very good as toweling.

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 6:58:44 PM

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In #16 turn said: I grew up with a poodle, those dogs are smart!

This one figured out how to open the gate herself. And if the lever is up, she looks at it and knows it will swing open

Video (11 sec)

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 6:59:52 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 20:

We're still fairly well stocked.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 7:02:55 PM

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In #19 Kosh's Shadow said: (invisible fence kept them safe)

First dog needed no fence.  He just stopped at the property line.  Never left the curb even as son was getting off the school bus,  Just stayed right there doing the happy dance until son got to him.  The last dog no fence could keep in.  As long as you had eyes on him, he was okay.  Look away for the second and he was gone.  That's how we got him in the first place, he ran away from his first home.

doppelganglander 11/20/2020 7:04:11 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 15:

Yes! It was called Bosom Buddies and the other actor was Peter Scolari. Good memory! 

They are pretty affectionate, especially when I'm busy, but mostly self-sufficient. It's nice having other living creatures in the house when you live alone.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 7:08:55 PM

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In #24 doppelganglander said: nice having other living creatures in the house

Some days when my husband is gone, I find myself having long conversations with the cat.  Oh, who am I kidding; even when he's home, I talk to the cat.  What can I say, she's a good listener and she meows back like she knows what I'm talking about.

turn 11/20/2020 7:17:11 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 18:

Awww that’s a cute story .. he was herding people too! My dad taught Cherie how to smile on command, that’s an adorable trick!

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 7:23:19 PM

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In #25 Alice in Dairyland said: even when he's home, I talk to the cat.  What can I say, she's a good listener and she meows back like she knows what I'm talking about.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 7:32:06 PM

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Reply to turn in 26: I remember the first time I say him smile.  My husband was at home, flat on him back for many months with two herniated disks.  I was gone all day at work and the son was in school all day, so he was totally alone.  I came home one night after work and he tells me the dog can smile.  I thought, oh no, he's finally cracking up.  No, no, says, just go back outside and come in again.  Wait until the dog comes to greet you and smile real big at him.  So okay, I humor him.  Sure thing, I smile bigly at the dog and the dog wiggles and smiles right back at me.  I don't know if I was happier the dog could smile or relieved my husband hadn't gone insane.

Alice in Dairyland 11/20/2020 7:34:38 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 27: That's the truth!  I sometimes wonder if my cat is deaf, but then I open the refrigerator door and know she's not.

Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 7:48:08 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 29:

In Dilbert, the cat, Catbert, is HR because she looks cute and harmless but doesn't care whether you live or die.

turn 11/20/2020 7:53:02 PM

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In #28 Alice in Dairyland said: I don't know if I was happier the dog could smile or relieved my husband hadn't gone insane.

lol, cute story. Well it certainly gave hubby something to do, he probably made him smile all day!

lucius septimius 11/20/2020 8:13:46 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 8:44:26 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 11/20/2020 8:45:17 PM

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And with that, I will help my blood pressure by petting a dog and going to bed.

Goodnight