Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

Masomnia

vivatifosi wrote: »

Morning Mas. I didn't know that you had a dog. What breed is it?
Must be a brainy type if it is into watching current affairs.

He belongs to my landlord (whom I live with!) so he's not really mine but I get a lot of the benefits of dog ownership without too much responsibility! He's a colley of some kind, we don't really know. According to the vet he's a mix of different colley breeds I'm told.

And he's scarily intelligent!

vivatifosi

Collies are scarily intelligent. My mum used to have one. She used to lick my arm and then sit down next to me. Every time I visited she would do the same. I had a strange growth and shortly after heard that docs can smell cancer. I got it checked out and it was my big scare.

She wasn't a licky dog and never licked me again. From that time on though she was "my" dog. When she was dying I laid on the floor of my parents house cuddling her when she was put down. Her death unfortunately would have been horrible otherwise.

Sorry to dampen the mood. Happy Birthday again Gen!!

Masomnia

chucknorris wrote: »

I'm trying to go the other way, and cut down, I've just been looking at longevity calculators (that allow alcohol consumption as a variable). I can't find the one that I previously used, which predicted about 15 more years if I cut down to 14 units/week (from far too many). I think that it was a big overestimate, but I latched onto it anyway, as a motivation tool. All I could find this morning was an extra 7 years, although that should be enough anyway. Trouble is that it is really easily to be sensible at 9.30 am, but after 6 pm is a different story, especially when I start cooking.

Same, I drink way too much. I've done well at cutting down the past couple of weeks. I've notice recently I've put on a lot of weight, and it costs a lot of money! I'm not setting myself targets as such, and this weekend will be a boozy affair as I'm visiting a heavy drinking friend and my great uncle who also drinks a huge amount. It's the mid week drinking I need to cut down (altogether eventually).

Masomnia

vivatifosi wrote: »

Collies are scarily intelligent. My mum used to have one. She used to lick my arm and then sit down next to me. Every time I visited she would do the same. I had a strange growth and shortly after heard that docs can smell cancer. I got it checked out and it was my big scare.

She wasn't a licky dog and never licked me again. From that time on though she was "my" dog. When she was dying I laid on the floor of my parents house cuddling her when she was put down. Her death unfortunately would have been horrible otherwise.

Sorry to dampen the mood. Happy Birthday again Gen!!

Max just learns things so quickly. For example if you say the word 'fox' he jumps up and starts barking (he likes chasing them). So you have to spell the word out if you want to say fox, but he's now cottoned on to what 'eff - oh - ecks' means and jumps and goes mad!

When he's really desperate for a walk he'll pick up his collar in his mouth and come up to you, when you don't put it on him he starts flicking his head back to try and swing the collar over his head.

chucknorris

Masomnia wrote: »

Same, I drink way too much. I've done well at cutting down the past couple of weeks. I've notice recently I've put on a lot of weight, and it costs a lot of money! I'm not setting myself targets as such, and this weekend will be a boozy affair as I'm visiting a heavy drinking friend and my great uncle who also drinks a huge amount. It's the mid week drinking I need to cut down (altogether eventually).

In the last 5 years I have had 2 periods of about 15 months and 8 months, where I managed to cut down to about 15 units a week. But I've learned that it is never quite totally conquered, and find myself having to do it again. When the light evenings (and better weather) arrive, I can usually cut down by either taking the dog for a long walk or playing bowls at 6 pm, that is my danger time, if i can delay drinking until dinner, I can easily cut down.

chucknorris

Masomnia wrote: »

Max just learns things so quickly. For example if you say the word 'fox' he jumps up and starts barking (he likes chasing them). So you have to spell the word out if you want to say fox, but he's now cottoned on to what 'eff - oh - ecks' means and jumps and goes mad!

When he's really desperate for a walk he'll pick up his collar in his mouth and come up to you, when you don't put it on him he starts flicking his head back to try and swing the collar over his head.

Yeah, dogs do learn to spell eventually, in reality it is of course just that they realise 'W-A-L-K' is another word that means 'walk'.

EDIT: My parents used to wonder how one of our dogs could tell the time, because at 8 pm he would get up and go to the lounge door ready for his walk. Then one day coronation street was shown at a rescheduled time (probably to avoid a live football match or something) and they realised that it was the theme tune from coronation street when it ended that told him it was time for his walk.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Generali wrote: »

Footballist known for not having a stash of dodgy animalia nor encouraging 15 year olds to have sex.

Ahhhh...... Thanks.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Generali wrote: »

Not belated. BIL is off getting the beers for me.

Happy Birthday.

May you be as surprisingly hangover free tomorrow as I am today!

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

chucknorris wrote: »

it is really easily to be sensible at 9.30 am, but after 6 pm is a different story, especially when I start cooking.

I've heard you should always cook with wine.

And sometimes even put it in the food.

vivatifosi

Went out for a couple of hours for a nice long walk while the weather is still nice. It was lovely. Only downside (which is also an upside) is it is so hilly around here. My favourite type of day... bright blue sky with slight nip in the air.