The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 829

dsvick · 10-12-2010, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

grrrrrrrr.... dog in heat wants to go out and sing at the sky with the coyotes. I've taken her out twice since 9:30 (currently 12:45). she will do the token pee but then wants to go courting. this is the most frustrating heat she has had. she fusses around, sits up, lies down, up, down, paces, circles, comes and pants in my face, does long drawn out histrionic high pitched yawns. if she pulls this again tomorrow she is sleeping in the bathroom

Time to take her to her boyfriend's house!

kindlekitten · 10-12-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Time to take her to her boyfriend's house!

I'm actually reconsidering breeding her this heat. I don't think I want winter puppies

dsvick · 10-12-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I'm actually reconsidering breeding her this heat. I don't think I want winter puppies

Well, after a month or sothey'd be big enough to keep you warm at night

Of course, winter'd be over by then huh?

kindlekitten · 10-12-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Well, after a month or sothey'd be big enough to keep you warm at night

Of course, winter'd be over by then huh?

it's just that it is so damn wet here! in Colorado it was just the snow, and baby Newfies LOVE the snow! I'm afraid I would end up with baby mudballs! I think I'll wait for the next heat (sorry)

badgoodDeb · 10-12-2010, 04:38 PM

Awwwwe .... they still sound cute, muddy or snowy! I know, I know ..... you'd have to WASH them.

Just a dunk in the pond won't suffice?

kindlekitten · 10-12-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Awwwwe .... they still sound cute, muddy or snowy! I know, I know ..... you'd have to WASH them.

Just a dunk in the pond won't suffice?

getting them back from the pond to the house would provide numerous oppourtunities to re-mud!

wodin · 10-12-2010, 04:54 PM

Damn! Been gone for a long weekend, and this thing wants me to wade through eight pages of gripes.

RESET!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-12-2010, 08:25 PM

I just finished a Jack McDevitt book pub'd by Harper Collins... Deepsix.

Or maybe I should say... it finished me.

This scan-and-OCR'd book was the ABSOLUTE WORST EXAMPLE OF UNEDITED SCAN COPY THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN FOISTED UPON THE PUBLIC!!!

Misspelled words: Too numerous to count, on average, at least one every 1.5 pages.

Inaccurate or altered punctuation (a period where a comma should be, etc): Too numerous to count; one every 2-3 pages.

Text jumping from straight to italics and back: Too numerous to count.

All of it throughout the book, making it next to impossible to concentrate on the story. I might as well have had a dog barking in my ear the entire time I was reading, it was so distracting.

And the kicker:

THE END

OF THE STORY

IS MISSING!!

I kid you not: The last chapter, an "afterthought" by one of the main characters, ends in the middle of a sentence on a single word: "who" with no markings, punctuation, or any other indication that there's an end to the thought somewhere.

Then the book ends with 50 ebook pages of ads for more books.

Harper Collins? ahem...

SneakySnake · 10-12-2010, 08:42 PM

You paid for this book?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-12-2010, 08:50 PM

$8 at Barnes & Noble.

Never again.

FYI: I've sent letters to B&N and Harper Collins. Do I expect to hear a peep out of either of them?...

kennyc · 10-12-2010, 08:59 PM

Well there have been occasions when the downloads were corrupted or that sort of thing. I had a book refunded from Sony because of ordering the wrong one. I've heard of issue with others that also refunded of fixed the problem...

desertgrandma · 10-12-2010, 10:17 PM

I HATE being stupid.

Took the granddaughter to tap lessons today. Went grocery shopping next door.....came back to car and still had 1/2 hour to wait.

Where was my K3?

At home.

SneakySnake · 10-12-2010, 10:44 PM

D'oh!

pilotbob · 10-13-2010, 12:04 AM

The Rays lost game 5... oh well...

BOb

kindlekitten · 10-13-2010, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I HATE being stupid.

Took the granddaughter to tap lessons today. Went grocery shopping next door.....came back to car and still had 1/2 hour to wait.

Where was my K3?

At home.

what the hell were you thinking? I seriously DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT IT!!!! even if only going to the grocery store, picking up mail, getting horse feed.... matters not. there *could* be a fluxation in the earth time continum and I could be spat out somewhere. then where would I be with no reader!?

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10-12-2010, 04:38 PM	#12425
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Awwwwe .... they still sound cute, muddy or snowy! I know, I know ..... you'd have to WASH them. Just a dunk in the pond won't suffice?

10-12-2010, 04:54 PM	#12427
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Damn! Been gone for a long weekend, and this thing wants me to wade through eight pages of gripes. RESET!

10-12-2010, 08:25 PM	#12428
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I just finished a Jack McDevitt book pub'd by Harper Collins... Deepsix. Or maybe I should say... it finished me. This scan-and-OCR'd book was the ABSOLUTE WORST EXAMPLE OF UNEDITED SCAN COPY THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN FOISTED UPON THE PUBLIC!!! Misspelled words: Too numerous to count, on average, at least one every 1.5 pages. Inaccurate or altered punctuation (a period where a comma should be, etc): Too numerous to count; one every 2-3 pages. Text jumping from straight to italics and back: Too numerous to count. All of it throughout the book, making it next to impossible to concentrate on the story. I might as well have had a dog barking in my ear the entire time I was reading, it was so distracting. And the kicker: THE END OF THE STORY IS MISSING!! I kid you not: The last chapter, an "afterthought" by one of the main characters, ends in the middle of a sentence on a single word: "who" with no markings, punctuation, or any other indication that there's an end to the thought somewhere. Then the book ends with 50 ebook pages of ads for more books. Harper Collins? ahem...

10-12-2010, 08:42 PM	#12429
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	You paid for this book?

10-12-2010, 08:50 PM	#12430
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	$8 at Barnes & Noble. Never again. FYI: I've sent letters to B&N and Harper Collins. Do I expect to hear a peep out of either of them?...

10-12-2010, 08:59 PM	#12431
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Well there have been occasions when the downloads were corrupted or that sort of thing. I had a book refunded from Sony because of ordering the wrong one. I've heard of issue with others that also refunded of fixed the problem...

10-12-2010, 10:17 PM	#12432
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I HATE being stupid. Took the granddaughter to tap lessons today. Went grocery shopping next door.....came back to car and still had 1/2 hour to wait. Where was my K3? At home.

10-12-2010, 10:44 PM	#12433
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	D'oh!

10-13-2010, 12:04 AM	#12434
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	The Rays lost game 5... oh well... BOb