Vents: Random Acts of Venting!

[Sandy Eggo]

What happened PIYA??? 

I'm okay Dex, just whining.

[Dexter Morgan]

We've got some pine trees in the yard that we find one on every now and then and get them off before they even start...   Yes, they sure can kill a tree quick.

If you are only finding one here and there, get pest controll to spray for them before it's too late.  They multiply so fast it's unreal. If they kill something, don't give it up for dead. My experience has been that the tree or shrub, usually comes back, to it's normal color after a while. It looks dead but it really isn't. We've got them everywhere. They've even attached themselves to our deck and grill. It's like something out of a sci-fi movie LOL!!! 

[Dexter Morgan]

I'm okay Dex, just whining.

I hope it's better now. 

[me]

If you are only finding one here and there, get pest controll to spray for them before it's too late.  They multiply so fast it's unreal. If they kill something, don't give it up for dead. My experience has been that the tree or shrub, usually comes back, to it's normal color after a while. It looks dead but it really isn't. We've got them everywhere. They've even attached themselves to our deck and grill. It's like something out of a sci-fi movie LOL!!! 

Problem with using any kind of spray is we have some praying mantis' in the tree too and we don't want to kill them.

[Dexter Morgan]

Today, I got groped by a customer.  This guy thinks he's a smooth operator. I've never waited on or met him before. I took his order (his wife and 2 kids were with him. Everything was fine. When they got up to leave I was filling the condiment station. He comes up and says " I got a joke for you." So, he procedes to tell me the joke, and starts rubbing my back.    His wife saw the whole thing and never said anything. It was totally embarrassing.    I didn't say or do anything to him. Why is it when a man sees a pretty woman, he either says or does something ignorant like that??? I get that honey,sweetie, baby, thing all the time. I have to be friendly with the customers, and I'm very out going, but I don't think groping is appropriate. I've had more guys ask me out, since I've worked at KFC, then I did before I got married. I never go anywhere without my wedding rings on, but obviously that doesn't matter. 

[Palehorse]

Dammit! I have been denied homeowners insurance by three different companies based upon the breed of dog I own! 

Discriminatory bastards!

[smokeykat]

pitbull or rott?

[Dexter Morgan]

Dammit! I have been denied homeowners insurance by three different companies based upon the breed of dog I own! 

Discriminatory bastards!

Can they do that??? That sucks!!!! What kind of dog do you have??? A Pit or a Rott???

[kimmi]

That is why when I get my rottie it will be from a pound because there are no papers to say it is a full blood.  Yes Dexter they can do that!

[me]

Dammit! I have been denied homeowners insurance by three different companies based upon the breed of dog I own! 
Discriminatory bastards!

Who are you insured with now?  You might give Erie a try and see what they say if you haven't already.

[Dexter Morgan]

That is why when I get my rottie it will be from a pound because there are no papers to say it is a full blood.  Yes Dexter they can do that!

Wow  I know some small towns have ordinances about Pitbulls, but I've never heard of that pertaining to Rotts. Another good reason to live in the country. No ordinances, leash laws, or nosey neighbors. 

[Palehorse]

Can they do that??? That sucks!!!! What kind of dog do you have??? A Pit or a Rott???

Pit. . . and yes it is discriminatory.

[kimmi]

Who are you insured with now?  You might give Erie a try and see what they say if you haven't already.

I have Erie.  I know they asked if I had a dog when I bought my house.  NOPE!  And when I do, it is a mutt from the pound!  They will probably just jack up the rate. 

[Palehorse]

I find it disturbing that so many insurance companies are refusing to even quote or cover anyone that owns a dog "they" and the "media" have determined are "dangerous".

The insurance companies don't even ask if you own a firearm, and aren't firearms just as likely to drive a claim?

Doesn't the fact you own a dog serve as a deterrent to burglary? What are they saying, they want to pay burglary claims?! 

Doesn't matter if you have had the animal neutered/spayed, professionally trained, etc. either. I know one woman that just went through this and several insurance companies denied her coverage based upon the fact she owns a miniature Doberman!

The media hypes the breed thing up. Pay attention. IF they post a story surrounding a dog that bites / injures / kills a human being that doesn't involve a pit bull, they bury it on page 5 or 6, or briefly speak to it at the tail end of the newscast. Suspiciously failing to mention the breed in several instances that I have read/seen.

However, if it involves a pit bull then it is front page or "top story" in the media; wherein they repeat the breed involved several times and then show pictures/film of the animal involved as well as the "victim".

I spoke at length to one of the agents and he stated that the "statistics" indicate that the breed has a high "incident level". Same for black labs. I asked him how the frequency of ownership / popularity is accounted for within these statistics and he stammered. If the popularity of a given breed increases, so will the "statistics". If Chihuahua's were as popular as a pit bull, would they refuse to cover owners of this breed?

Insurance companies are quickly climbing my list of dislikes.

[me]

It's really not the agents though its the insurance company police.  Most of the agents might not even agree with it.  If you talked to some of them off the record they are probably frustrated because it would severely cut the number of people they could insure therefore cutting into their pay check.