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The 'Gentleman's Special Interest Emporium' is run by a friend of my tattooist.
It takes an accountant of considerable moral standing to be able to do the books for a place like that.
Fortunately I am paid in cash, not in kind!
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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heh, tisn't too far from my house that place, I've nipped in for a pint once... didn't think it was that bad to be honest, but then again, I didn't see it on a Gyro day night...
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Today's my big 4-0 (:party hat , and I was asked at the party on Saturday night if I'd done everything I'd wanted to by now.
Moved abroad?
Tick!
Moved to a broad?
Tick! (I'll phrase this better when letting Annika know about the post!)
Have a house?
Sort of - bought and sold one, but renting right now.
Have a family?
This is the biggie, and Sten Lachlan was born six months and a year ago. I didn't post about it at the time, as he was in hospital for several weeks, and if the worst happened, I probably would have retreated for a while. But all is good, and he's roaring ahead of where he should be on the charts.
Got a great job?
The job I had in the UK was more show-offable, with international travel, and giant (not-killer) robots, but the job I have now pays more, let's me be in a different country, stretches my programming skills and widens then, lets me work from home almost all the time (which is awesome for parenthood), and is with a great group of peeps.
I think all I'm missing is a dog!
So... life is pretty sweet.
I just need new ambitions!
Iain.
[Edited - some auto-correct thing changed my son's name from Sten to Stan! Grrrrrr!]
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
modified 16-Apr-12 5:30am.
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You should definitely get a dog now that you have the son.
As Robert Benchley put it :"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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A's enjoyed borrowing a friend's dog, but...
a) we have enough on our hands with a tiring baby right now, and
b) I think we should wait until Sten's old enough to remember Dog's puppy years.
Iain
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Carlo: "Well done: enjoy, relax."
Carlo's 'The Wife': "Stan needs a sister!"
Veni, vidi, vici.
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I was sure (with no evidence whatsoever) that Sten was going to be a girl. I had a little while of disbelief when he was a boy.
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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On similar grounds I was pretty sure my second one, Siro, was going to be 'Daddy's Princess'.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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If you enjoy having one child, think how great more would be?
[Vilmos uncrosses the fingers behind his back]
I remember [just] hitting forty. Wearing slippers suddenly became a viable option and I no longer needed to try and be 'fashionable'. Great times lay ahead young man!
Looking at your list, I've done the lot, though currently my live is in the UK and sans hound. Mrs Wife wants a 'big dog' and I want a faithful, brave and resourceful companion. I have yet to convince her that the Jack Russell is a great dog. In my book any dog that can win a fight with a bulldog and get an Alsatian up the duff is a good bet.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I am coming under intense pressure for a dog at the moment, from both wife and child.
They want a yappy piece of pedigree crap. I refuse to pay hundreds to perpetrate inbred deformities in breeds.
I also think it is cruel as I work full time, and my wife part time so the dog would be on its own too much to be really kind.
I keep trying to tell them they will get all in love with the thing and then it will die leaving them heartbroken. Flushing the fish every few months is a far less emotional experience.
Plus they make your house smell and leave hair and drool everywhere.
And of course when it is cold, or wet, I'll be the idiot walking the damn thing and having pockets full of dog sh*t.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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My recommendation would be an Airedale. They don't molt and are very good at being left on their own. The only draw back I've found is that despite being loyal and brave, they do tend to be thick as pig shjt.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: despite being loyal and brave, they do tend to be thick as pig shjt
Might as well just stick with the wife then.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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I used to be able to take my Airedale to the pub and he'd just lay there for hours with little more than a bag of crisps.
Mrs Wife on the other hand would require a bottle of Moët and a plate of oysters. Last time I got her a dozen oysters three didn't work.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Was at the bank opening a savings account for my daughter last week when they tried to sell us everything else.
When they moved onto life insurance (I have some, my wife doesn't) I said if the wife dies I'll be loads better off anyway cos she spends all the money.
The wife didn't appreciate that.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Mrs Wife has my life insured. I'll be out of work at the end of the month and she's just upped the cover...
[spilling is hard]
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Mrs Wife has my lie insured
Now that's an unfortunate typo.
If you find two jobs, let me have one.
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ChrisElston wrote: They want a yappy piece of pedigree crap. I refuse to pay hundreds to perpetrate inbred deformities in breeds.
I wouldn't even dream of paying for more than a few tens of pounds. It would be nice to be able to see the heritage of a dog, but I'd much rather have a happy mongrel than some overbred showthing.
I also think it is cruel as I work full time, and my wife part time so the dog would be on its own too much to be really kind.
That's also a problem. But as I work from home (most of the time), it's less of an issue now than before.
Plus they make your house smell and leave hair and drool everywhere.
I already have a baby... He's not exactly undrooly.
And of course when it is cold, or wet, I'll be the idiot walking the damn thing and having pockets full of dog sh*t.
Another reason to wait a few years, then the dog is "Sten's". He'll have to keep me company at least!
keep trying to tell them they will get all in love with the thing and then it will die leaving them heartbroken.
Good practice for real life, unfortunately. Better to have loved and lost, than never to to have loved at all, and all that.
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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If you want a dog with pedigree, get a hunting dog. They just don't fulfill the purpose of hunting if they're overly inbred.
And a dog that you want to be able to let loose, needs to want to get home when they've finished hunting. So hunting dogs are generally very good family dogs.
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Living in Sweden, hunting dogs are probably pretty normal, but
a) wouldn't they be expensive, or is that just for the "good" ones?
b) I bet they need a LOT of exercise!
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer wrote: b) I bet they need a LOT of exercise!
A big mistake people make is thinking that bigger dogs need more exercise.
Working dogs - Collies for example - need hours as they have been bred to keep going all day every day.
Some large hunting dogs need surprisingly little exercise - maybe an hour a day - they just need to run when they're out and keep running.
I've mostly had terriers of various sizes and they all have one trait. They will take as much exercise as they're given, but they do NEED to be exercised three or four times a day, but probably only for 10-15 minutes with one longer walk.
The easiest is a decent Jack Russell - just open the door and he'll go off and elephant everything.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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My uncle had a Jack Russell when I was a kid, it worked as a ratter on a local farm.
Used to savage the bag of the vacuum cleaner if it got the chance.
Apparently when I was much younger it used to jump up and grip onto the hair on the back of my head (long girly 70s haircut).
Kept going until it was 17 / 18 and died a bit at a time.
I do like them as dogs, and if I have to give in and get one I might try to steer things in that direction.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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ChrisElston wrote: Used to savage the bag of the vacuum cleaner if it got the chance.
Apparently when I was much younger it used to jump up and grip onto the hair on the back of my head (long girly 70s haircut).
Ah, he had the 'calm' type. 
My first jack was well known to the local police. He was regularly picked up when a lady dog was ready for action and he paid his respects [hence the Alsation rape]. On one occasion he stole more meat from the butchers than we ate in a week. He also took on anything and everything that moved. A local bulldog tried to get him to leave the garden; the bulldog went to the vets.
Jack Russells are the best elephanting dogs.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Just been looking at the Jack Russell Rescue website.
A long list of Jack / Everything crosses  after all the pure ones.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Oh God, I must not[^] read[^] that[^] site[^]!
Want one [or four].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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