evicted, with finality
What is going on there?!? I get that people would want to move, especially if it relieves them of a mortgage given the past couple of years and an unknown future… But who is paying these super high prices for California properties? I wouldn’t expect an influx of people into California having that kind of money.
In other words, I get people coming from California to Nevada because of the discount on real estate, but for whom is California a deal?
link to Atrak route map:
https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/Maps/Amtrak-System-Map-1018.pdf
Quote: MrVI did, but I don't think Amtrak has a route that would suit you.
link to Atrak route map:
https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/Maps/Amtrak-System-Map-1018.pdf
Yes, I just looked too. They also won't take the dogs.
Quote: DRichClearly you don't know me. A gas station hot dog will be the healthiest thing I eat most weeks.
I did not mean to impugn your good name by suggesting that you might, from time to time, eat food.
For the offense caused, I do apologize.
Quote: DRichYes, I just looked too. They also won't take the dogs.
What is wrong with living in Arizona. It's a couple hours drive away. Going all the way to Florida seems like such a waste of time and money for a place that's so unlivable half of the year. At least Arizona has a dry heat. And there has to be places in Northern California out in the country in a small town where it's still worth living. I lived in Marin County north of San Francisco for about a year and I loved it there.
Quote: EvenBobWhat is wrong with living in Arizona. It's a couple hours drive away. Going all the way to Florida seems like such a waste of time and money for a place that's so unlivable half of the year. At least Arizona has a dry heat. And there has to be places in Northern California out in the country in a small town where it's still worth living. I lived in Marin County north of San Francisco for about a year and I loved it there.
I don't think he wants to live north of anything. Unless it's hot.
He probably should just build a sauna in his current home. For what he's about to spend he could make a really nice one. Sit in there in the winter when he's cold.
In fact, a sauna with a hot tub inside as well. And windows.
And a TV built in with the sports channel on.
Quote: rxwineI don't think he wants to live north of anything. Unless it's hot.
He probably should just build a sauna in his current home. For what he's about to spend he could make a really nice one. Sit in there in the winter when he's cold.
In fact, a sauna with a hot tub inside as well. And windows.
And a TV built in with the sports channel on.
I may do that in Florida if the temperature drops below 55 degrees. After dealing with 118 degrees Florida will not seem hot to me. My understanding is that there is less humidity there than in my shower and I like showers.
I find the weather in Bisbee to be pretty near perfect. Last winter, I had the windows open almost every day and most nights, wore shorts almost every day and had three or four frost warnings to bring in outdoor plants. The summers are cooler than Vegas, rarely hitting 100 degrees. This monsoon season is the biggest in a generation, with our rainfall at a 31 year high but it isn't ll that bad.
Quote: billryanWould you trust your dogs to a stranger?
Definitely, but the fact that I don't have any dogs (can't stand them) helps a lot with that.
Jokes aside, you feed them, give them water and make sure they go to the bathroom from time to time. It's not rocket surgery.
Quote: Mission146Why not just fly out commercial and pay someone else to drive your dogs and car to Florida?
My wife agrees with Bill. It would have to be someone that you really trusted. If I don'tknow the person I am going to assume the worst. If the dog barks too much they start smacking it around. If the dog happens to get loose at a rest stop how much time will they spend looking for it? I would spend at least a week and maybe longer. We will be buying GPS collars for the dogs before the trip. Does the driver leave the dog in their crate for 50 hours forcing them to sleep in their pee and poop?
Quote: DRichMy wife agrees with Bill. It would have to be someone that you really trusted. If I don'tknow the person I am going to assume the worst. If the dog barks too much they start smacking it around. If the dog happens to get loose at a rest stop how much time will they spend looking for it? I would spend at least a week and maybe longer. We will be buying GPS collars for the dogs before the trip. Does the driver leave the dog in their crate for 50 hours forcing them to sleep in their pee and poop?
I'd assume they wouldn't smack it around, but who knows? I guess I forgot about the possibility of the dog getting loose somewhere. I'd hope they wouldn't leave the dog in the crate.
I guess one thing is that everything could be backed up with pictures and video. As in, you could have the driver person take and send videos that they are taking the dogs out of the car and at least walking them around.
If you're concerned about it, then I guess the only real concern is the dog getting lost. I'm not really the type to get ridiculously close to pets, so I'd probably be more worried about my vehicle arriving in the same relative condition that it departed than I would be about dogs.
Quote: Mission146I'm not really the type to get ridiculously close to pets, so I'd probably be more worried about my vehicle arriving in the same relative condition that it departed than I would be about dogs.
We are completely different there. Cars to me are just commodities that are replaceable in an hour. I would pay ransom to get my pets back.
Quote: DRichWe are completely different there. Cars to me are just commodities that are replaceable in an hour. I would pay ransom to get my pets back.
Well, yeah, but then you have to take your car to a mechanic, or trade it in and go buy a new car. The dog being gone is kind of a problem that has taken care of itself. Also, can't you insure pets against going missing?
Quote: Mission146Well, yeah, but then you have to take your car to a mechanic, or trade it in and go buy a new car. The dog being gone is kind of a problem that has taken care of itself. Also, can't you insure pets against going missing?
The dog being gone would probably be a problem for me for ten years, I would be looking for years anytime I had the opportunity and for years I would be thinking he might come home somehow.
Quote: DRichThe dog being gone would probably be a problem for me for ten years, I would be looking for years anytime I had the opportunity and for years I would be thinking he might come home somehow.
He wouldn't know where home was in this scenario, although, you'd want the new owners of your current house to be keeping an eye out for him.
I'll drop it anyway. We just have different experiences when it comes to how close we get to pets, I think. I see it as a problem that has solved itself because the dog is gone. There's nothing for me to do, unless I actually need a dog for some reason, then I have to go buy a new one.
Quote: Mission146He wouldn't know where home was in this scenario, although, you'd want the new owners of your current house to be keeping an eye out for him.
I'll drop it anyway. We just have different experiences when it comes to how close we get to pets, I think. I see it as a problem that has solved itself because the dog is gone. There's nothing for me to do, unless I actually need a dog for some reason, then I have to go buy a new one.
I would be going back to the area where i last saw the dog at every opportunity that I could. Even if it was a different state. My dogs are part of my family. I have a wife (or two), two large dogs, and a cat in bed with me every night.
Quote: DRichI would be going back to the area where i last saw the dog at every opportunity that I could. Even if it was a different state. My dogs are part of my family. I have a wife (or two), two large dogs, and a cat in bed with me every night.
There must be a GPS device with cell service you can attach to the dogs' collars.
Probably even affordably priced.
Quote: DieterThere must be a GPS device with cell service you can attach to the dogs' collars.
Probably even affordably priced.
Yes, that is my plan.
Quote: billryanMost dogs are microchipped, which is great if the dog is taken to a vet or a shelter but if someone finds a dog and takes him home, they are useless.
Well, then it will be probably well cared for.
Unless they want to eat it.
I accept many forms of crypto.Quote: DRich] I would pay ransom to get my pets back.
Quote: AxelWolfSpeaking of dogs, I was bitten multiple times by a friend's big dog today. Nothing too serious, I think he was way more worried about it than I was.
Dogs are excellent judges of character!
Seriously, glad you’re OK. Please stop trying to eat his food when you visit.
Quote: DRichYes, that is my plan.
The GPS is a good idea for all 3 pets, no matter who drives them. Carrier or not, if a cat wants to run, it’s hard to stop him/her…
Meh,Quote: billryanDog bites can easily get infected. They are nothing to fool around with. If it broke skin, you should get it treated.
it definitely broke the skin in more than one place, ill be fine, I rubbed some dirt on it.
That dog needs to learn there's no such thing as a free lunch.
A landlord told me that he was fustrated with the moratorium. A family trashed the place and left with unpaid rent. Feces on the floor.
Alot of false unemployment claims also. We got people who didnt even work for us file for unemployment. Also fake reasons. People said reason was for fear of covid. But they quit in 2019 before covid was discovered. Workforce said that they are overwhelmed with false claims. Sometimes we get a case resolution 1 year later.
Some believe that they are eligible for unemployment even though they quit without any reason.
Quote: AxelWolfSpeaking of dogs, I was bitten multiple times by a friend's big dog today. Nothing too serious, I think he was way more worried about it than I was.
Must have been a small dog. Getting bit by a big dog is something you'll never forget. All dogs as we know are related genetically to wolves. There were forests in Europe 1000 years ago that were full of wolves. Not the kind of wolves we see in Wyoming but giant scary looking wolves with long snouts huge teeth and some of them had red eyes. You literally risked your life going into a forest. It's where the wolves in fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs come from. Gigantic terrifying animals.
I shouldn't have been in wolf mode. (-;Quote: camaplDogs are excellent judges of character!
Seriously, glad you’re OK. Please stop trying to eat his food when you visit.
It was crazy, the dog was outside in the backyard all pumped up excited barking, and jumping around. My friend, "Oh you haven't met my dog, do you want to pet him. Me, "does he bite?" Him, "Oh no, he's really friendly"
I was across the room when my friend opened the sliding glass window and the dog sprang in and started jumping up and down on me in a friendly super excited manner, even playfully, but then it was kind of nipping a little. I was like ok come get him he's nipping and scratching. When my friend started coming toward us the dog then got super aggressive and went into attack mode. The dog kept running back and forth at me 3 or 4 times and seemed confused. My friend was trying to get him back outside by yelling. I was trying to defend myself pushing him back while I was backing up toward the stairway, without me getting too aggressive. I kept telling my friend to just grab him hard cus he's going to really get me, but the dog kept getting away from him. I finally got aggressive and came toward the dog, at that point, he ran back to my friend and he was able to get him back outside. When all was said and done, he basically got me on my arm a little and on my stomach fairly good with both his claws and his Jaws. It's really not all that deep. I dont think the dog was looking to hurt me or he really could have.
I'm pretty sure it was a German Shepherd.Quote: EvenBobMust have been a small dog. Getting bit by a big dog is something you'll never forget. All dogs as we know are related genetically to wolves. There were forests in Europe 1000 years ago that were full of wolves. Not the kind of wolves we see in Wyoming but giant scary looking wolves with long snouts huge teeth and some of them had red eyes. You literally risked your life going into a forest. It's where the wolves in fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs come from. Gigantic terrifying animals.
I have been bitten by dogs big and small more times than I can remember. When I was younger we lived in an area where people had tons of big dogs. Im sure most of my friend's families had at least one big dog. Half the time people let their dogs run free, the other half of the time it seems like the dogs were chained or peened up and poorly taken care of. Heck, my father, for a time was a mechanic at a junkyard. He owned three of the six junkyard dogs that I was constantly around. You really don't think much of it when you are constantly around dogs and a vast majority of them are not aggressive. A dog might be super friendly 99.99% of the time and then for some reason decide he wants to bite you.Quote: EvenBobMust have been a small dog. Getting bit by a big dog is something you'll never forget. All dogs as we know are related genetically to wolves. There were forests in Europe 1000 years ago that were full of wolves. Not the kind of wolves we see in Wyoming but giant scary looking wolves with long snouts huge teeth and some of them had red eyes. You literally risked your life going into a forest. It's where the wolves in fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs come from. Gigantic terrifying animals.
When I was in 5th/6th grade we lived in the country where our neighbors had a decent size piece of property with some chain link fence that bordered our property. They had two very aggressive Doberman Pinschers that would constantly, bark, growl, and lunge at the fence towards me while I was outside playing and whatnot. One day while outside, I turned my head and seen that the dogs were staring directly at me from a distance. They started coming for me, so I took off toward the house yelling. They got ahold of me, they got me really good on my ass, stitches and all (I still have a scare). Lucky for me, my Dad happened to be outside and that's probably the only thing that kept me alive.
Quote: EvenBobMust have been a small dog. Getting bit by a big dog is something you'll never forget. All dogs as we know are related genetically to wolves. There were forests in Europe 1000 years ago that were full of wolves. Not the kind of wolves we see in Wyoming but giant scary looking wolves with long snouts huge teeth and some of them had red eyes. You literally risked your life going into a forest. It's where the wolves in fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs come from. Gigantic terrifying animals.
My German Shepard likes to bite people on the butt. He has bitten two people already which scares the hell out of me. He will run up to people all friendly like and bite their butts. He shows no aggression, just puts four teeth marks in their butt and can't figure out why they aren't petting him. The last woman he bit was our pregnant next door neighbor. I obviously paid he medical bill and she was a good sport about it.
The commercial carrier was a personal van driven by two trailer-trash people, with the dog in a small crate. They had been traveling for two days - they went form Pennsylvania to Florida first, and then came up north to Tenn. The dog had been crated for about 48 hours and was soaked in urine and poo, and was desperately scared and exhausted and hungry . I mean the saddest animal you've ever seen, and too traumatized to behave normally to his new owners. He hid under our bed for over a week, before we took our bed off the bedframes and put the boxsprings on the floor.
Based on this, I would never allow a so-called commercial carrier to transport one of my dogs without interviewing them and getting contractual guarantees.
everything looks bigger when you are a kid. (-;Quote: JohnzimboHad it been two dobermans you could have gone Rambo on them. Luckily it was a chihuahua like EB said :)
the felony was just me at the age of 19 (i am 53) asking a clerk in a hotel to fill up a bag with money from the cash register, to see if she would do it as a joke. when she did, i left without the money and said i didnt want it. i didnt even think theyd call the police but they did and i got a felony conviction and 2 yrs probation and i had to attend a mental health group therapy with my probation officer once a week in a class for those with mental health issues. i had no intention of ever stealing any money.
as a Christian i would find stealing a sin and ive often returned money in casinos when overpaid. is there a way this can be explained and me find a job?
Many states have second chance programs where youthful offenses can be erased from the record of an otherwise law-abiding adult after so many years. As your conviction was more than thirty years ago, you might qualify if the state has that sort of program.
I'd avoid the religious card myself, there are far too many people who use it as a shield for their bigotry and inequality these days. Let people judge you by your actions, not your words.
Quote: billryanI can't help you with the felony conviction, but to become a dealer you first need to take a course at an approved gambling school and you can expect to work many days while you pay them.
I worked as a dealer for three weeks and never went to a dealing school. BTW, what a horrible job.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanI can't help you with the felony conviction, but to become a dealer you first need to take a course at an approved gambling school and you can expect to work many days while you pay them.
I worked as a dealer for three weeks and never went to a dealing school. BTW, what a horrible job.
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That's because you didn't have the whole gambling school experience to fall back on. Hopefully, the school shows you how to perform mindless tasks while presenting a positive attitude at all times.
Quote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanI can't help you with the felony conviction, but to become a dealer you first need to take a course at an approved gambling school and you can expect to work many days while you pay them.
I worked as a dealer for three weeks and never went to a dealing school. BTW, what a horrible job.
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That's because you didn't have the whole gambling school experience to fall back on. Hopefully, the school shows you how to perform mindless tasks while presenting a positive attitude at all times.
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In my case I was playing at a downtown casino quite a bit and became friendly with one pitboss. The casino was packed and one dealer was going home sick, I was at third base and the pitboss came up and said they were closing the table. The players were bitching and the pitboss said, hey DRich, do you want to deal tonight? That was how my three week dealing career began. I moved from third base to dealer and within five minutes I was dealing in my street clothes.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanI can't help you with the felony conviction, but to become a dealer you first need to take a course at an approved gambling school and you can expect to work many days while you pay them.
I worked as a dealer for three weeks and never went to a dealing school. BTW, what a horrible job.
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That's because you didn't have the whole gambling school experience to fall back on. Hopefully, the school shows you how to perform mindless tasks while presenting a positive attitude at all times.
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In my case I was playing at a downtown casino quite a bit and became friendly with one pitboss. The casino was packed and one dealer was going home sick, I was at third base and the pitboss came up and said they were closing the table. The players were bitching and the pitboss said, hey DRich, do you want to deal tonight? That was how my three week dealing career began. I moved from third base to dealer and within five minutes I was dealing in my street clothes.
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That's like when the NHL team needed an emergency goalie and they put the Zamboni driver in the net., or when Texas A&M pulled a fan out of the bleachers when they were a man down.
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That's like when the NHL team needed an emergency goalie and they put the Zamboni driver in the net., or when Texas A&M pulled a fan out of the bleachers when they were a man down.
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Wow, thank you. I never before considered myself the 12th man or game winning goalie before. I made my $40 a day in tips and questioned my sanity daily.
Places gaming isn’t widespread (think non metro native markets) casinos often have their own dealer schools where basically if you’re competent at middle school arithmetic they will train you.
