Jazz Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 the nice men have fixed the damaged pipes and rerouted the hall radiators pipes. they will actually start the wetroom tomorrow. the complaints man regretted ringing about the fence, so a surveyer is coming to look at my ruined floors tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Moaning Hope you get your wetroom sorted jazz. Sorry to hear your motor is a bit wonky still sam. Marion he certainly doesn't look his age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Morning The bistro in Monton was really nice Alex - I'd recommend it I never realised how nice it was round there. Hope you get your car sorted soon Sam - must be a bit of a nightmare without it - are you having to go everywhere in the tuk tuk? Hope they sort your wetroom out Jazz How are you feeling today Griff? Last day in work today for 11 days Am just hoping the trams are running smoothly on the way home - I have a tight schedule when I get home tonight Got to finish my packing, persuade Walter and Jessie that going into their cat carrier is a good idea, pick mum up, drop the monsters off at the cattery and then head to the airport hotel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 What a nightmare with the car Sam. I have the dentist this morning but hopefully the check up won't find anything that needs doing. Jayne have a great trip. I look forward to hearing all about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Jazz, hope they get everything sorted HLGS....god i thought garages here were awful Lol Gooster, still have the headache it ca be part of my GPA but if it continues i will book an eye test...i don't need glasses but that is the first thing the dr will say...go get an eye test, it gets worse when i tip my head forward and it hurts by my mastoid area so could easily be ear related i guess. Have a fab holiday Yantan, Archie doesn't look his age and he always poses so nicely for photos Morning Merledogs, hope you are o.k did training with deags last night, she has 2 more things to do and she will have passed her silver...yay!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 the water tank in the loft is overflowing. ive just had a meltdown in front of the workmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 the car it turned out became the least of my problems today the tuk tuk broke down this morning so I drove the car with its upside steering ( a bit odd but you get used to it ) to do my dog survey where we count the numbers of sterilised and unsterilised dogs using a phone app to plan future works and monitor how well we were doing in different zones during the surveys an owner invited me into his house to see his Dalmatian which was chained up in a kennel , this is a very common welfare problem especially with "pedigree" dogs and we give advice about why its dangerous to dogs and people and have bilingual leaflets so I went to see. I was at least 6 foot away and not even looking at the dog when it burst out of the kennel and launched itself at my head ripping my ear in 2 and giving me a black eye , I had a UK vet with me who was totally horrified and said she has never seen any thing like it the aggression it displayed with no warning at all or the sheer force of the attack , the owners had not had the dog rabies vaccinated either and the ear is a major bite risk for rabies but luckily I have all my pre exposure vaccinations in place I have spent the best part of the day in hospital and had to go into surgery this evening to have my ear repaired by a specialist the hospital had to bring up from Colombo There is no law that stops the owner continuing to keep his dog in that condition and no authority that we can report it too , Mark and some other team members will be visiting the owner to try and scare him him making changes but there is actually nothing we can do in real terms to help the dog or protect other people from being attacked I am feeling very very very lucky it was just my ear , a few inches more and it would have had my eye out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Jeez Sam, i am totally horrified to read that... i do hope you will be o.k and i hope the fella will be scared into doing something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) Ruddy hell Sam, glad you're okay! Could you threaten to sue him unless he gives the dog up? Poor dog, I hope something can be done to help him where we count the numbers of sterilised and unsterilised dogs using a phone app to plan future works Those dogs must be very clever using a phone app Edited November 3, 2015 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) im so sorry to hear that, hope your ok xxx well, its a good job the men came this week, not last. when they looked at the water tank in the loft, the water was to the top. he said another half hour, the ceiling would have been in and I would have lost the bungalow and I have no hot water or heating Edited November 3, 2015 by Jazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Omg Sam, how absolutely terrifying! I know it could have been worse, but it sounds bad enough, you must have been in shock! Do they not have laws against dangerous dogs out there? Sadly the dog would lose its life, but better that than someone else being hurt or possibly even killed, if it was a child. It can't be having a very happy life anyway, poor beast. Jazz, have you thought of writing a book? I'm sure you'd get a following, especially if you could find someone to illustrate it with drawings! As my scare was only a scare, we're now not sure what to do regarding getting another dog. This time of year isn't really the best..what with fireworks and xmas coming up, but then we have our cruise in May and I wouldn't want to put a fairly new dog in kennels. Wait until after that, I suppose, and just hope that the perfect dog doesn't pop up at the imperfect time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Ruddy hell Sam, glad you're okay! Could you threaten to sue him unless he gives the dog up? Poor dog, I hope something can be done to help him Those dogs must be very clever using a phone app Ha,ha I also thought clever dogs in Sri Lanka Take care of yourself Sam. that must have been very frightening. Having had 3 dalmatians I know how high they can jump- and with force. Jazz, will things ever settle down for you? If it was made into a film nobody would beleive it was true. Suzeanna, we got Cleo in August and put her in kennels at Christmas with no problems. She had been in a foster home for 6 months before she came to us. You will know when the right dog finds you. Hope your headache has gone, griff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Bloody hell Sam! I hope you get better soon and are not suffering from any residual shock. The poor dog, it must be bloody miserable living like that - enough to attack you without warning. I think I'd rather see a dog pts than having to endure that life. I hope Mark and the others manage to do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loobie Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Sam I so hope you are ok and that something can be sorted with the dog and the owner listens to mark and the team. Please let mark take care of you and try to rest as much as you are able - your safety is paramount xxxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Bloody hell Sam what a shock that must have been - hope you aren't in too much pain ((hugs)) Suzeanna 2 weeks after we adopted Nog my father took a turn for the worse and died and Nog ended up back in kennels for a few days after barely 3 weeks with us, it wasn't ideal but he was fine and just delighted to be back home with us afterwards. To be honest if you are going to be home over Christmas to help a new dog settle in then the cruise in May shouldn't be an issue if he/she needs to go to kennels for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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