Oh Muncle, you tickled my funnybone today!

I'd like to add "don't sweat the small stuff" to your advice of not worrying about the meaningless peccadilloes. Life is WAY too short to let all of this bother us. Can't we just all get along?

P.S. Muncle, Unfortunately I don't think any amount of teaching will help me with my singing.

[Tweety Bird]

Originally Posted by Muncle

Don't worry about any of these meaningless peccadilloes. Whether it be yappy dogs with diarrhea on the squares, obnoxious brats running wild and illegally driving golf carts, pig-headed drivers refusing to drive the roundabouts correctly, or bathers using non-approved flotation devices in the various pools, all these issues of contention will soon be matters of the past. Once the peoples of the world adopt the conciliatory attitude for which our president was justifiably awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, all will be perfect.


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I LOVE this!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I just love this kind of humor Muncle! I was ready to put up my peace sign and smoke a coke.

[golf79]

Originally Posted by otherbruddaDarrell

I thought I read in the paper a while back that Codys roadhouse will be pet friendly on the outside..........................

Wouldn't stay away from Codys just because of a bunch of Dogs outside the front door (which would actually be enough to keep me away) but also because it's kind of a yukky place with mediocre food and mostly stale peanuts..

[Bogie Shooter]

[QUOTE=The are family as much as a spouse, a child or grand child.

btk[/QUOTE]
This seems like a stretch!

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by billethkid

you will NEVER see a dog "running wild" in a town square. Most dog owners are significantly more responsible than parents and grand parents.

Some need to understand that that when the nest is empty and we are up in years our dogs provide a significant companion ship. The are family as much as a spouse, a child or grand child. The discussion of closing squares to select members of other's family is sorta narrow minded and selfish.

I would also bet that none who have an issue, real or otherwise. have ever been bothered by a dog in the town square.

Ya see if we are going to start purifying the requirements for being allowed in a town square we need to start contemplating the loud, the boistrous, the drunks, the cigarette smokers, and what ever else fits the grumpies list to exclude.

If you can tolerate the array of the two legged undesirables, dogs are far and away more tolerable.

Of course we are responsible dog owners who know their dog is better behaved than many, MANY humans of all sizes and ages.

btk

BTK, I totally agree that dogs are part of the family. My spouse is not yet retired. When he isn't in TV, my dogs are my family. And they offer me wonderful companionship and unconditional love.

But only those who have been privileged to have that special relationship with a dog will agree with your comment.

[aln]

Originally Posted by golf79

Wouldn't stay away from Codys just because of a bunch of Dogs outside the front door (which would actually be enough to keep me away) but also because it's kind of a yukky place with mediocre food and mostly stale peanuts..

I don't mean to hi-jack the thread but just a little story about Codys...
I took my mother to the one in Ocala.... we ate.. we sat.. it was okay!
When we got home my wife asked where did we eat because we smelled of grease!
Mediocre is a good word.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by billethkid

you will NEVER see a dog "running wild" in a town square.

btk

I'm sorry, but I have seen unleashed dogs at Spanish Springs more than once. I have seen a dog snarl at an innocent passer-by. A woman allowed (encouraged) her dog to come up behind me and put its wet nose on the back of my leg. It was unwelcome on my part. She thought it was hysterical. The very first week we were here, six years ago, an elderly woman tripped over a long leash and my friend and I caught her as she headed face first for the ground. The dog owner never uttered a word, just huffed away.

Dogs are animals and they are your pets, not mine. I don't have pets for a reason. I really don't care to have your pets sharing my eating area or dancing area.

[Hawkwind]

I was at the square at SS in December and a very large dog attacked a very small poodle right next to the bar just across from Katie Belle's. The employee came out of the door and grabbed the big dog and tried to pull it away and was having all he could handle. He finally went to the ground and rolled over with the big dog in a bear hold to get them apart.

[Xavier]

Talk Host, SAD - VERY SAD

[Talk Host]

According to the National Center for Disease Control:

• Dogs bite more than 4.7 million people annually.
• Almost 800,000 bites per year -- one out of every 6 -- are serious enough to require medical attention.
  
• The vast majority of biting dogs (77%) belong to the victim's family or a friend.
  
• Dogs that are licensed with an identifiable owner are implicated in the vast majority of dog bites
  
• Dog attacks account for one-third of all liability claims on homeowners' insurance policies

[Xavier]

... and I so love statistics, but they can't be your friend and pal - giver of unconditional love and true loyalty. To know those things is to have really lived. To fear those things must be horrible. Statistics are nice, but they won't greet you at the door

[beady]

Well it all comes down to common sense........ and there is less and less of that in this world.

Take care that the dog you love so dearly doesn't infringe on the others who do not appreciate them. Make sure your grandchildren are having a good time but being respectful all the while.....and learn the rules of the road concerning our damnable round-abouts......common sense.

I have to agree with Bare.....people and dogs and kids should all welcome in the squares......the common area of our village.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by beady

Well it all comes down to common sense........ and there is less and less of that in this world.

Take care that the dog you love so dearly doesn't infringe on the others who do not appreciate them. Make sure your grandchildren are having a good time but being respectful all the while.....and learn the rules of the road concerning our damnable round-abouts......common sense.

I have to agree with Bare.....people and dogs and kids should all welcome in the squares......the common area of our village.

Oh Beady. As always the voice of reason. And a responsible dog owner, grandparent and friend. I very much agree with what you said and am looking forward to the little puppy you are expecting. You were such a devoted owner to your late little cocker spaniel, Bosun, who I sadly never had the pleasure to meet.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by Xavier

... and I so love statistics, but they can't be your friend and pal - giver of unconditional love and true loyalty. To know those things is to have really lived. To fear those things must be horrible. Statistics are nice, but they won't greet you at the door

Rock on!!!!!

[chuckinca]

folks with cats don't have these earth shaking issues or have to walk around picking up poop in baggies.

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