UGH!!! What's Your Rant?

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

You are

Well, yeah, I probably am...

But I'm not completely unsympathetic.
I feel bad for the dog.


Humans? Meh. Not so much.

[Nixxxed]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

I'm not trying to "politicize" this thread, but my current rant is -

Charismatic people with 180 I.Q.'s who "play the race card" to get to be President, and then think that us unwashed less-intelligent heathens aren't gonna pick up on it after a few days...

When these "heathens" you speak of can't complete a simple Google search to learn about a debunked 7 year-old hoax, can you really blame him?

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/presiq.asp

[Stew_Matthews]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Well, yeah, I probably am...

But I'm not completely unsympathetic.
I feel bad for the dog.


Humans? Meh. Not so much.

I have a huge amount of respect for anyone who works with animals and have always admired the work you do Vicky in taking care of them. You must be a pretty special person.

You really shouldn’t feel the need to defend vets. Fact is, very few (unlike Doctors) are driving ‘round in sports cars and living in the smart parts of town. In my experience the vast majority of them are putting money back into caring for the animals they see. I think it really is a vocation, for those who choose to work with animals. I recently got a dog and he’s the first pet I’ve had. At the vets, I bought several things like food, toys and a lead that yes, I could have bought cheaper elsewhere, but I can understand how the practice uses the profit on those items to keep the charges on medicines manageable for most customers.

The Chicago Canine Rescue, where I got my pet, explained up front what the animal might cost me. Aside from the $200 charge to them, they went through what the yearly vet treatments would be and then through the estimates of cost if my dog became ill. Having opted to take an older dog, that was an important consideration. So at least I had the information to make a judgement as to whether I could afford the financial cost in addition to the time I needed to make available to properly look after a dog.

I guess my point is that having a pet isn’t like getting a car or a house. If your financial circumstances change, just like children, partners and parents, you just wouldn’t contemplate getting rid of them. That would be heartbreaking I think, and like Sarah I would starve myself to death first (and I’ve only had my dog a week or so). It just isn’t an option for most people, and that is the point I think Sharon was making. The UK and Europe has some pretty good pet insurance schemes I understand. Maybe that’s the thing we need to see more of in the US.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by skcin

^ If it makes you feel better to think that . . . .

I just lurve it when you make daddy feel better

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by Stew_Matthews

You really shouldn’t feel the need to defend vets. Fact is, very few (unlike Doctors) are driving ‘round in sports cars and living in the smart parts of town.

Definitely - though many vets do drive sports cars, but I think a lot of that is more mid-life crisis than anything else. One of the vets that I used to work for will, as of this year, have been practicing for 50 years. Does he drive some fancy car? No. He tools around in little beat-up pickup truck that's probably as old as I am. And none of vets I've worked with have fancy houses, either. They're nice houses, sure, but they're certainly not mansions or in exclusive neighborhoods.

BTW.. Kudos to you for adopting an older pet instead of a cute little puppy. I wish more people would do that. It's heartbreaking to think of all the wonderful adult dogs and cats in shelters that will never find homes because people just walk right past to get to the puppies and kittens.

[LindseyChick]

HEY, MY NAME IS SHARON..BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHOMEVER YOU ARE TALKING TO IS NOT ME. I set off on a rant regarding people who don't take care of themselves and end up in our office on the dole. About animals, we are on are second Beagle. His name is Lennon cause he was born on my favoroite Rock Star's birthday. Lennon sleeps between us every night..under the covers. I'm pretty sure we treat Lennon better than a lot of people treat their kids. So, SKCIN...let me know you weren't talking to me. Lennon does absolutely depend on me...a full dish of food and filtered water every morning. How did my name end up in this?

Originally Posted by skcin

Sure it is, Sharon. But I would hope that I could be mature & unselfish enough to be able to make the right choice if ever I became financially unable to care for my pets properly. I would have to find them someone who could.

Animals DEPEND on their owners. If you can't handle it financially, then don't get a pet. I love animals - LOVE them. But if I couldn't afford them, I would NOT have any. No doubt.

HEY, MY NAME IS SHARON..BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHOMEVER YOU ARE TALKING TO IS NOT ME. I set off on a rant regarding people who don't take care of themselves and end up in our office on the dole. About animals, we are on are second Beagle. His name is Lennon cause he was born on my favoroite Rock Star's birthday. Lennon sleeps between us every night..under the covers. I'm pretty sure we treat Lennon better than a lot of people treat their kids. So, SKCIN...let me know you weren't talking to me. Lennon does absolutely depend on me...a full dish of food and filtered water every morning. How did my name end up in this?

[Miss Vicky]

^She was talking to trackaghost.

Pay more attention before you post.

[Sarah]

you mean there's more than one sharon on the ledge?!

[gretchen]

When the shower goes freezing cold because someone flushes the toilet!!!!

[xdreamsunwindx]

My rant is a rant that will never get old. A rant so wonderful and timeless that I'm sure my children's children's children will have the same rant at least once in their lives. Yes, it's that great.

PEOPLE WHO DON'T RETURN PHONECALLS.

What the hell, man? I'm supposed to go into the studio in a week or so, and the people I'm supposed to work with have yet to return any of my calls or emails. Pisses me the **** off. I went out to a club last night with the sole intent of reading off the one musician, but of course, the douche wasn't there. So annoyed. So at that point, I had to find out through other people what was going on, which I hate doing - I cannot call people I don't know without feeling sick at my stomach. But I still don't even know the exact date and time of this first initial "meeting," so I'm pretty much being forced to change my schedule to "TBA" and wait for the phone to ring. What bothers me the most is that I'm not even the one initiating this whole debacle - I wanted to start recording in the spring, but everyone else is on my ass to do everything right now, yet no one is giving me any answers.

Bastards. They'll pay.

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by gretchen

When the shower goes freezing cold because someone flushes the toilet!!!!

I SOOO love this one... as our complex had NO hot water this past weekend.. LOL.. Life was fun for sure!

[skcin]

Originally Posted by LindseyChick

HEY, MY NAME IS SHARON..BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHOMEVER YOU ARE TALKING TO IS NOT ME. I set off on a rant regarding people who don't take care of themselves and end up in our office on the dole. About animals, we are on are second Beagle. His name is Lennon cause he was born on my favoroite Rock Star's birthday. Lennon sleeps between us every night..under the covers. I'm pretty sure we treat Lennon better than a lot of people treat their kids. So, SKCIN...let me know you weren't talking to me. Lennon does absolutely depend on me...a full dish of food and filtered water every morning. How did my name end up in this?

There is more than 1 Sharon on the board. I quoted the person to whom I was speaking. That's typically what the quote function is for - to respond to 1 specific person or post. I don't think anyone else got the impression that I was talking to you, so no worries there.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

^She was talking to trackaghost.

Pay more attention before you post.

I know, right? omg.

I hate Paula for being ambiguous.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I know, right? omg.

I hate Paula for being ambiguous.

you took my rant!!!!

now i'm ranting that jazzy took my rant.

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by xdreamsunwindx

What bothers me the most is that I'm not even the one initiating this whole debacle - I wanted to start recording in the spring, but everyone else is on my ass to do everything right now, yet no one is giving me any answers.

Bastards. They'll pay.

get used to it, grasshopper. people in our line of work/interest suck at responsibility. whenever you feel like getting mad about it, you should break out the bottle and take a swig of vodka instead. it really does make everything better.

my personal favorite is vikingfjord, a 6x distilled glacier water / potato vodka from Norway. mmmm.

i'm due in the studio, too, but i'm the one being a flake.