[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Abby10

Love your honesty, BK. Taking on a pet is NOTHING but a huge responsibility and can certainly change your life in many ways. So many rewards to be had too. I admire people who choose not to have them because they know they don't have the time, or energy, or finances, or whatever to care for them properly as much as I do those who take them on with great love and devotion.

Our dog before Sport had a heart murmur which involved a lot of surgeries, medicine and trips to the vet but we got every day we could out of Sport and not for NOTHING. He had had a collapse hour before we took him on his last journey. His 3rd collapse was 12 hours before that at home.

We struggled with this for about 9 months but did have that time to enjoy his company.

Got Beau 5 days after Sport passed.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Now you do not see nice round numbers like this on NOTHING all that often.

221,000 views this 1/12/2019 8:22 AM EST.

How you all did while I was away from NOTHING.

223, 594 as of 8:58 AM EST 1/17/2019.

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

How you all did while I was away from NOTHING.

223, 594 as of 8:58 AM EST 1/17/2019.

Hey, you didn't miss me snagging the 12,000th NOTHING post, did you?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Abby10

Hey, you didn't miss me snagging the 12,000th NOTHING post, did you?

I think I did miss that and will have to check NOTHING.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Abby10

Sure, sure........don't worry, what happens in NOTHING stays in NOTHING.

Btw, you have way too much fun for one person - good for you!!! Hope to join you on that kind of journey real soon. Have a wonderful time!

See the 12,000th NOTHING post. Congrats.

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

See the 12,000th NOTHING post. Congrats.

Aww, shucks......it was NOTHING. I didn't even realize it until ureout posted after me. Otherwise, I probably would have never even noticed - lol.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Abby10

Aww, shucks......it was NOTHING. I didn't even realize it until ureout posted after me. Otherwise, I probably would have never even noticed - lol.

I am obsessed with numbers and not for NOTHING. Had a lot of fun with the shows Manifest and FBI with their episodes this week even if I could not get on Facebook to talk about it. Jeopardy often amuses me too with various details.

And I am not nervous about the police departments like the Wildwood (FL) PD and the Sumter Counties PDs (FL and GE), law firms nor various law schools (U of Florida, for instance) that I see showing up on my Facebook page. Nor the various journalists. Nor the Villages Daily Sun appearances once in a while.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by Abby10

Great synopsis of NOTHING, fw. Yesterday was a slow posting day on NOTHING but it sure wasn't slow for me at work. It was one of those days were we worked so hard but in the end accomplished very little.......so frustrating having to deal with insurance companies, unresponsive doctor's offices and the like. I know doctors deal with the same thing, leaving very little time for patients. It's a travesty really how screwed up healthcare has become. I always said when all these laws, etc, were passed how nice it would have been if they had actually involved professionals who are working it. Okay, enough ranting........

Then there was the news this week about my old pharmacy that I left a couple years back being broken into. Thankfully it was in the middle of the night and no one was injured. What a mess they left though. I knew leaving there was a good move. The vibes were just not right after my good friend sold it to someone else. Hoping and praying to get out of this career with NOTHING like that happening to me.

Anyway, today is Thursday, January 17th, and I have the next 4 days off. Got a lot to catch up on here at home......

These days I would be NOTHING but afraid to work in a pharmacy. There would certainly be a shotgun behind the counter.. lol

Originally Posted by BK001

Good morning Sweet Nothings,
Nucky you may have noticed that I did not weigh in here or in the other post about Advice for your Pup. We've only had two dogs. The first, Spike, a large German Shepherd mixed breed, was rescued (to my dismay) while we were both working when a friend of DH convinced him that we need a dog! Ha. He was a "chewer" - loved leather shoes, pocketbooks, and especially wood. My house was filled throughout with beautiful wood trim -- beautiful that is until Spike got done with it! The dog did not like me at all (the feeling was mutual) and he nipped and growled at me many times. Each night I came home and would immediately assess the new damage he had done. We tried everything including an expensive trainer (who after several sessions pulled me aside and said "It's your husband who needs the training". After 1.5 years my nerves were so rattled and, for the first and only time in our 30 plus year marriage I gave my husband an ultimatum that I meant from the core of my soul -- it's me or the dog. Choose.

Our little Yorkie came many years later -- I had since retired -- and it's too long a story to tell the circumstances but he became ours. The good news he loved us both equally - the bad, he suffered from horrific separation anxiety. Regardless of everything we tried, he never got over it. I was older with more patience and, being at home, it was easier to deal with him. But having him changed our lives irrevocably. For years we avoided going out as much as we may have wanted to because of his barking, scratching at the door and, of course, the "present" that he left on the floor for us every single time we left the house. After we moved here, Mike installed those metal kick plates on the laundry/garage door after he nearly destroyed the door from scratching. He would bite the ankles/legs of any visitor that tried to leave our home. I lived in fear that someday we may get sued. We both cried like babies when he passed and I still miss him -- but there is also a feeling of relief.

Did we love him? You betcha. Would I get another dog. Possilbly. But for now, with all my medical appointments, and the desire to socialize more, I need the ability to go out when we want to without always worrying about what trouble the dog will get into.

I was reluctant to respond to you because, perhaps I'm a coward, but I had misgivings about this little guy based upon our experience and, if asked, would have recommended that you return him and try to find a better emotionally adjusted dog.

I guess we have just been NOTHING but very very lucky. All of our dogs have been very good dogs and have given us no trouble at all. I am so sad to see that others have not had the same experience. I think dogs are a huge life altering commitment like kids and I don't fault anyone for not wanting either one.

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

These days I would be NOTHING but afraid to work in a pharmacy. There would certainly be a shotgun behind the counter.. lol

At least you've had combat experience. I'm working with NOTHING here. That was such an easy way to fit in a NOTHING I couldn't pass it up - lol

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by Abby10

At least you've had combat experience. I'm working with NOTHING here. That was such an easy way to fit in a NOTHING I couldn't pass it up - lol

Then this might be NOTHING but a great alternative for you.. https://www.amazon.com/UDAP-Bear-Spr...747619&sr=8-15

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Then this might be NOTHING but a great alternative for you.. https://www.amazon.com/UDAP-Bear-Spr...747619&sr=8-15

Alrighty then, that is certainly more than NOTHING!

[Nucky]

I have an Ideer. Have you NOTHING but ever seen the old movie DIRTY HARRY. The main thing to say is Go Ahead Make My Day or Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick. Being prepared is the most important thing. I would have a bag of goodies ready to hand over to some clown who was looking for something specific.

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by Nucky

I have an Ideer. Have you NOTHING but ever seen the old movie DIRTY HARRY. The main thing to say is Go Ahead Make My Day or Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick. Being prepared is the most important thing. I would have a bag of goodies ready to hand over to some clown who was looking for something specific.

Or I could just act like I'm NOTHING but crazy and hope I scare them off. That shouldn't be too hard - lol (Just saving K the post since he's probably napping anyway)

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by Abby10

Or I could just act like I'm NOTHING but crazy and hope I scare them off. That shouldn't be too hard - lol (Just saving K the post since he's probably napping anyway)

You haven't scared us off yet. Your crazy act needs some work. Right now it does NOTHING to deter us.. lol