A dog of a day

[greatbear]

Well, since not a single person (or a married one for that matter) stopped by for our yard sale, we waited until a bit after noon and took some of the furniture to the Amvet's Thrift Center for donation. On the way, a section of a computer desk blew out of the truck and exploded all over the highway. So much for that. To make matters worse, while trying to unload the truck, the guys who have English as a distant second language kept saying "Cant take dees, ees broken" as they kept putting pieces of the desk back on the truck and interfering with me trying to take the rest of the stuff off, all the while dragging things around and scratching up the truck. Increasingly losing my patience with these individuals and sniping at them we finally got the stuff off the truck and proceeded back home.

Earlier today I had dropped Kodi off at a local groomer to have him all spiffed up and looking good. Previously we had taken him to PetsMart for grooming. While they would do a decent job of grooming him there, it would often take 4 or more hours to do. By the time we'd pick the poor pooch up, he'd be a bundle of nerves, a shaky, trembling mess. Finding a little place in nearby Highland, we had gotten a wonderful job done in about an hour and a half's time. We started to get concerned after about three hours passed and there was no call. When Jeff called for a status report, I found him frustrated and angry that it would be over 5 hours before he'd be done. Resisting the urge to go back and get Kodi, Jeff and I continued our tasks and got the call while at the thrift store. We'd both calmed down by then, feeling that we had put him in the hands of a small groomer rather than some hectic superstore. When we finally got there to pick up Kodi, we were pleased to see him being walked outside along with another dog, looking mighty fine and quite contented. We stayed in the truck for a while to look at his behavior. Happy Dog! When Jeff got out of the truck and Kodi recognized us, he was in doggie heaven. It was explained to us that before, we had requested 'in and out' service, but it was not specified this time. Since Kodi was none the worse for wear, there was no harm done. In fact, he's been Contented Pooch for the rest of the day. And, oooh, he looks FIERCE.

In our travels, we happened upon other people having yard sales. No one was stopping for them either. I guess the concept is passe these days. Next time, it's Craigslist, eBay or the consignment shop in addition to the donation thing.

Comments

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

I thought Yard Sale Season didn't start until Memorial Day weekend?

[envirobear.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing that a lot of people who browse yard sales just aren't...because of the economy AND gas prices. Willing to bet that those folks will be venturing out over the next few weeks, though.

You've got my sympathies over Kodi's grooming. Ickus' first puppy cut was with a woman who gave me an appointment time, had a hissy fit when I brought him in, insisted that I leave him for the grooming, then gave me more heartburn when I went to pick him up. I heard she went out of business shortly after that. We've gone through three other groomers since then...and the latest one is actually run by twin women who know now that diabetic schnauzers MUST be finished within 3 hours or they will have to deal with his tiny bladder. He's awfully handsome when I go to pick him up now!

[bearlover.livejournal.com]

As far as that last paragraph goes, maybe in your neck of the woods. I went to a couple of yard sales this weekend. Didn't buy much except for a few power cords, the non-metal-guitar kind.

[champdaddy.livejournal.com]

In my neck of the woods, seems like everyone waited until May to have their yard sale. There are multiple community yard sales overlapping every weekend, making it impossible to hit each one.

[fuzzbearmark.livejournal.com]

~sorry to hear you had a disapointing day~

[budmassey.livejournal.com]

Here in Indianoplace, yard sales seem to do fine, even before Memorial Day. In fact, I was on my way to the grocery when I spied at one of those sales a nice table I could have used on my deck. I rushed through my shopping, but by the time I came back, it was already gone.

What kind of dog is Kodi? Kan we Haz Pikchures?

[bearwad.livejournal.com]

i have a garage full of STUFF for donation. purple heart apparently won't take large items. lloks like sally annes is gonna have to take it.

[rockybear02.livejournal.com]

"scratching up the truck" oh that is so not good