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RE: Please wash your hands
Considering all the zillions of animals that urinate and defecate in rivers, I really don't think some extra added in by rafters is going to make much difference.
I'm not saying it's a problem- but I will say that I'm glad I don't live in any of the downstream communities that use the Colorado for drinking water!
The yuck factor's just a bit too much for me, now that I know about this practice....
Most of us are laughing at your silliness. The way things are, and have been, and are not yucky at all, is too much for you? :D
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skylos
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05/23/12 04:00pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Please wash your hands
I liked George Carlin's take on it.
Folks I think it's absurd to wash your hands every single time you use a bathroom - it's overly obsessive. I only wash my hands if I actually get **** on my hands...and these days that's only 2 or 3 times a week tops.
I'm pretty sure the steering wheel/surfaces of your truck are so loaded with bacteria, you'd be grossed out were you to actually be able to tell.
We need germs to keep us strong - an exercised immune system is a strong immune system.
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skylos
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05/22/12 04:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
Maybe since the thread's about regulating internet dog sales, the comment is meant to say that selling dogs over the internet is more profitable than having a regular job, therefore....something??????
You're quite confused. The comment is meant to say that jobs that are project based, unconstrained by shift work, tend to compensate better. But as a tradeoff, those in such jobs are more likely to choose to buy things on the internet or otherwise take alternative pathways to maximize their opportunities that those in more conventional shift/wage based employment would not choose to do.
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skylos
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05/22/12 04:36pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
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There are advantages to working a wage/shift job where your responsibilities end when the hour hand comes around. The compensation isn't usually as good though there are exceptions.
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What? How in the world is that comment relevant to this topic?
The sequence isn't even that long... each comment is directly related to the one to which it responds, if indirectly to the Original Post.
the usda changes rules regarding internet puppy sales
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Why would somebody buy on the internet anyway?
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because it costs them opportunity.
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say whaat?
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some jobs are opportunity based everyday lifestyles, so those in them tend to avoid commitments that take them away from opportunity, and buy on the internet instead.
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I'm glad I work a shift job
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shift jobs do have their advantages, but usually pay less.
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skylos
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05/22/12 04:33pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
So what you're saying is, you're never totally away from work (even when you are on vacation) otherwise there will be lost opportunities.
Thank doG, my work is in a lab which means I really can't take my work home.
Yup, many people in the world operate that way, and they make decisions based on that mental structure - hence the reluctance to commit to long drives and the attractiveness of buying dogs on the internet.
There are advantages to working a wage/shift job where your responsibilities end when the hour hand comes around. The compensation isn't usually as good though there are exceptions.
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skylos
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05/22/12 02:38pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
"Oh, I'm sorry client of several months, I WOULD be doing this thing for you for several thousand in profit, but I had to promise SIX MONTHS AGO that I'd spend this particular day driving to Kalamazoo."This argument does not hold water.
How many people here schedule with employers/customers to be on vacation on certain dates?
You're quite right, it wasn't a good example. And I tightened it too much on 'this particular day'. tens of thousands and this month might be a better phrasing.
If there's an alternative to potentially costing unquantifiable opportunity, those who survive on opportunity are going to opt in that direction. They have no intention of rejecting the puppy after driving all that way - so the end outcome whether its couriered/transported or picked up is identical. Its merely a mode of life and commitment making designed to increase success.
As an example, if I was there to answer the phone, get onsite, and land the contract - while my competition was (in cancun/buying a puppy/attending a convention/skiing in aspen) - therefore, I am more successful. Being in the right place at the right time DOES require being there.
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skylos
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05/22/12 12:07pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
Interesting, but I have to say.... and maybe I'm crazy, I did drive to Alabama to adopt Hal, but seriously.....
People are going to expend the time and effort to find you,
An internet search or consulting a magazine or list at their convenience
go through a screening process,
Filling out a questionaire at their convenience
get on a waiting list,
Make a request/mail a deposit at their convenience
and finally the puppy is available that they're planning to have as part of their family for the next dozen years or so......... and................... a five hundred mile drive is too much?????????????????????????????????????????????
On short term demand requiring at least a solid day of driving if not two and a night in a hotel, taking them away from their lives, jobs, families, and any other things in their lives. A day or two may be nothing to you or your life, but to many people the opportunity it represents is more valuable than any one dog. A $500 or $1000 puppy that costs you $5000 in opportunity is not a very good deal.
"Oh, I'm sorry client of several months, I WOULD be doing this thing for you for several thousand in profit, but I had to promise SIX MONTHS AGO that I'd spend this particular day driving to Kalamazoo."
No, if you hedge so you can take the maximum advantage of the opportunity of your time, you don't make commitments for day or two duration excursions so far in the future that you can't weigh it against your circumstances at the time.
Its not entirely rational, but it is a hedge and pattern, and at-your-convenience trumps significant time and resource commitment almost every time.
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skylos
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05/22/12 08:16am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: On Demand Hot Water Systems
the only 'problem' I'm aware of is that they don't behave exactly the same as a water heater based solution. Since people are used to normal water heaters, failure to act exactly as they expect is often considered a problem. The basic 'get this solved problem out of my face' idea. I think that's rigid and inflexible, but it is a familiar pattern to encounter.
I think most people are using the tank heater because that is what is there - the basic implied logic that if it was so cool to have a tankless heater, all the rvs would come with them. If the price was the same to the consumer and provided more profit to the manufacturer, I suspect that you'd find them in most RVs.
The FIRST modification I made to my RV was to add a tankless heater. I actually mounted a house-sized propane fired unit in the washing machine closet! (yes, it vented combustion and took air in from outside) And at $600 it was cheaper than an RV-specific unit that would fit in the stock slot.
The new owner of my RV (who lives in it parked on power and water in a park exactly like I did) says that the tankless water heater is the best thing ever. So at least I'm not the only one who think so. (and this is despite having some minor fits over learning that you have to have at least the 0.5 gpm of water flowing to kick the heater on AND have some propane in both tanks for reliable continuation)
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skylos
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05/21/12 02:18pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
Plus earlier in your post you say the answer isn't more laws, and then you propose . . . more laws. :h
Surely you don't expect any more consistency out of me than say, our elected politicians. Besides, they were only suggestions.
how would the powers that be designate someone qualified to conduct these classes? I've met enough supposed "trainers" who know almost as much about canine behavior as the average preschooler to find the idea very scary.
Yeah, but if we let fear paralyze us we won't get anywhere. More productive would be a suggestion that would address your fears. That might be closer to a valuable solution.
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skylos
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05/19/12 08:04am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
So I ask, what can be done to reduce the amount of attacks from large aggressive dogs?
Nothing. The existence of these events is a side effect of the liberty we extend to the citizens of our country.
Clearly the laws that are currently in place aren't working, so how can we expect different results by doing the same thing we're currently doing?
The solution isn't going to be found in passing laws of any sort
How many more lives need to be lost before we try something different?
Probably several million. There are 7 billion people in the world and we have a whole lot of REALLY important things to worry about that have nothing to do with the extremely minor matter of the death of a few pets or people at the jaws of domestic pets.
I know there are plenty of great & gentle large breed dogs out there, members of family's just like smaller dogs. Truth is it's probably a very small percentage of dogs that are involved in these attacks, but when they do attack it's never good.
I know any dog can attack but I'll take my chances with a 10 pound dog over a 90 pound dog any day.
I'd love to here suggestions.
I suggest first that we try and understand that there are things that are simply less than optimal situations that arise because we live in a world with other people. Sometimes those things result in death and damage. It is sad, but its inevitable, and cannot be eliminated entirely, ever.
I also suggest we help people more. By having a culture of helping people with their pets, to help them learn how to train the dog to be good, rather than just letting them do whatever without any offer of our help. There is much that can be learned by people if it is merely offered. They probably don't even know what they don't know.
I suggest mandatory participation in free dog citizen training - to teach dogs the basics of obedience and behavior, as well as training the owners in what they need to know to protect the lives of other people. A dog-owner's license, as well as a dog license, you could say. REGULATION is a far more effective answer to these kinds of problems than any kind of banning.
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skylos
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05/18/12 10:58pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
I don't really like breed specific legislation but at this point, now knowing what I know, I would probably support it.
No. Breed specific is not the way to go, ever. It is as unjust as any racial (or genetic subset) law. It is 'make THOSE dogs go away, MY dog is better' jingoism, which is utter and complete BS. There are other solutions that preserve justice and public safety.
The solution is to lay a groundwork for the handling of problems in the future, so that the executive branch of the government can follow fair rules to make fair decisions about protecting the public. No matter the breed, whether it exists now or now.
You could, for example, make rules about forming a system to tracking lineage and aggression within different family trees backed up with genetic analysis for those of questionable parentage. Use that information against statistical collections of the genetics of the dogs that are involved in incidents and you can make intelligent, rational decisions about which dogs may or may not be a problem.
I don't know the answer, I'm not the genius of livestock danger determination evaluation policy. But I AM utterly confident that any kind of short-sighted knee-jerk blanket-ban of entire genetic branches of animals is only going to be a disaster to people who love them and cause a black market. I am confident that you will eventually be ashamed to your core of having supported it if such a thing gets passed.
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skylos
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05/18/12 05:48pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: 5th wheel pivot point?
The pivot point is still at the trailer's axle, but the pivot point on the truck is less complex - whatever direction the rear wheels are pointing, the pin moves.
This means you'll probably need to start turning the truck between 4 and 6 feet before you would with the bumper hitched trailer.
Anyway, take your time. Move slowly and get the feel for how the trailer moves when hitched so much further forward on the truck. A bit of trial and error, and you'll have it figured out.
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skylos
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05/18/12 07:56am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Non Paying Jobs
zero pay in $$$ equates to a $1000.00 a month site. Those figures seem skewed to the CG owner.?
Of course they are. The CG owner is in a position of power and can dictate who and when and how much, within the constraints of the law.
I'd suspect that the CG owner will need to pay employment taxes to the government relative to the value of the compensation you receive - whether that compensation be in the form of free rent power water and sewer or actual liquid cash.
The compensation ONLY being paid in things you can buy on site - rent/water/electric/sewer - is scary close to the illegal exploitative truck systems that effectively forced you to purchase from the local store...
ya shovel 16 tons, whadaya get?
another day older and deeper in debt!
st. peter don'tcha call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store...
CG owners will have to watch out. They could get in trouble going down that road. Being unable to spend your compensation at non-owner-controlled venues is worrisome.
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skylos
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05/17/12 03:46pm |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Non Paying Jobs
Don't know of too many jobs that provide housing
RV Parks don't provide housing. They can provide water/power/sewer/setting/community services - everything but the actual housing. Not that these things aren't valuable in their own way, but they're not housing.
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skylos
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05/17/12 01:25pm |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
http://www.ksby.com/videoplayer/?video_id=18969&categories=1
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skylos
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05/17/12 11:11am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
Sure ArcticDodge. Every human is a ticking time bomb too. Why, if we didn't have principles like 'innocent until proven guilty', we'd exterminate them for the good of the world. Just in case. Time and again they've proven themselves to be sickeningly violent, vicious, destructive beings. How long will we let this horror continue?
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skylos
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05/15/12 02:55pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
The hardest thing about living in a world with other people is that you don't own their property (even if their property is alive) and its still theirs when they mistreat it. Even in front of you.
I think if you're going to regulate animal treatment and breeding, you should up and regulate *animal treatment and breeding* - be done with this species-specific malarky.
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skylos
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05/15/12 02:50pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
http://www.irv2.com/forums/f97/friends-dog-killed-by-pit-bull-in-rv-park-123789.html
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skylos
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05/15/12 02:34pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
The thing that strikes me as rather odd is the fact that, apparently, there are people that would purchase a puppy "sight unseen" over the internet in the first place. :h
I've bought two white GSD pups this way. They're rare enough that the breeders tend to quite far away. But I buy many things over the internet, so that is familiar to me.
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skylos
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05/11/12 12:33pm |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Shocking experience
You likely got the slight shock because of AC polarity reversal, which energized your trailer frame.
That can't happen if you don't have an erroneous frame-to-neutral short.
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skylos
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05/10/12 08:23am |
Fifth-Wheels
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