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Apr 20, 2021 12:37:21   #
BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety.

My house would be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture and cars would be hair-free.

When the doorbell rings, my home wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through all the fuzzy bodies who beat me there.

I could sit on the couch and my bed any way I wanted, without having to take into consideration how much space several fur bodies need to get comfortable.

I would have enough money, and no guilt, to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with six veterinarians, as I put their yet unborn grand-kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: 'out', 'sit', 'down', 'come', 'no', 'stay', and 'leave it ALONE'.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates and makeshift barriers.

I would not talk 'baby-talk'...Like 'Eat your din-din.' & 'Yummy for the tummy.'

My house would not look like a day care center, with toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop-bags, treats and an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L...W-A-L-K... T-R-E-A-T...O-U-T...G-O...R-I-D-E...S-U-P-P-E-R...V-E-T or C-O-O-K-I-E.

I would not have as many leaves inside my house as outside.

I would not look strangely at people who think having one dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading them as 'mud' season.

I would not have to answer the question: 'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never know the joy of being loved unconditionally by the closest thing to an angel they will ever encounter.

How empty my life would be

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Apr 20, 2021 13:19:12   #
FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana
 
BadFisherman wrote:
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety.

My house would be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture and cars would be hair-free.

When the doorbell rings, my home wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through all the fuzzy bodies who beat me there.

I could sit on the couch and my bed any way I wanted, without having to take into consideration how much space several fur bodies need to get comfortable.

I would have enough money, and no guilt, to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with six veterinarians, as I put their yet unborn grand-kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: 'out', 'sit', 'down', 'come', 'no', 'stay', and 'leave it ALONE'.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates and makeshift barriers.

I would not talk 'baby-talk'...Like 'Eat your din-din.' & 'Yummy for the tummy.'

My house would not look like a day care center, with toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop-bags, treats and an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L...W-A-L-K... T-R-E-A-T...O-U-T...G-O...R-I-D-E...S-U-P-P-E-R...V-E-T or C-O-O-K-I-E.

I would not have as many leaves inside my house as outside.

I would not look strangely at people who think having one dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading them as 'mud' season.

I would not have to answer the question: 'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never know the joy of being loved unconditionally by the closest thing to an angel they will ever encounter.

How empty my life would be
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety. b... (show quote)



So true. Wife just got back from the vet with the cat that adopted us. $200 that I could have used elsewhere. My favorite line is the pockets full of other things like poop bags. The ones that somehow got a hole in it. Before your went to use it, and you found out the hard way. 😳😬🤬

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Apr 20, 2021 15:11:20   #
EZ Fishing Loc: College Ward, Utah
 
BadFisherman wrote:
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety.

My house would be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture and cars would be hair-free.

When the doorbell rings, my home wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through all the fuzzy bodies who beat me there.

I could sit on the couch and my bed any way I wanted, without having to take into consideration how much space several fur bodies need to get comfortable.

I would have enough money, and no guilt, to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with six veterinarians, as I put their yet unborn grand-kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: 'out', 'sit', 'down', 'come', 'no', 'stay', and 'leave it ALONE'.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates and makeshift barriers.

I would not talk 'baby-talk'...Like 'Eat your din-din.' & 'Yummy for the tummy.'

My house would not look like a day care center, with toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop-bags, treats and an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L...W-A-L-K... T-R-E-A-T...O-U-T...G-O...R-I-D-E...S-U-P-P-E-R...V-E-T or C-O-O-K-I-E.

I would not have as many leaves inside my house as outside.

I would not look strangely at people who think having one dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading them as 'mud' season.

I would not have to answer the question: 'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never know the joy of being loved unconditionally by the closest thing to an angel they will ever encounter.

How empty my life would be
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety. b... (show quote)


Thanks 😊

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Apr 20, 2021 18:22:02   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
FourchonLa. wrote:
So true. Wife just got back from the vet with the cat that adopted us. $200 that I could have used elsewhere. My favorite line is the pockets full of other things like poop bags. The ones that somehow got a hole in it. Before your went to use it, and you found out the hard way. 😳😬🤬


Four... wouldn’t that be finding out the SOFT way? Brings a whole new meaning to WARM Wishes..

🤠🤠

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Apr 20, 2021 19:17:20   #
FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana
 
Jeremy wrote:
Four... wouldn’t that be finding out the SOFT way? Brings a whole new meaning to WARM Wishes..

🤠🤠


Yes indeed. Unfortunately. 😳😳😳

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Apr 20, 2021 19:45:26   #
BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
FourchonLa. wrote:
Yes indeed. Unfortunately. 😳😳😳

Fourchon, Jeremy...you two need to stop talking chit.

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Apr 20, 2021 20:05:18   #
FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana
 
BadFisherman wrote:
Fourchon, Jeremy...you two need to stop talking chit.


It sure beats the alternative. 😁😁😁

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Apr 20, 2021 20:28:03   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
FourchonLa. wrote:
It sure beats the alternative. 😁😁😁


🤠🤠

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Apr 21, 2021 21:27:25   #
Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware
 
But you wrapped it up just fine, pure puppy love.

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Apr 21, 2021 22:35:54   #
fishinphil
 
thank you for those reminders and good ones...we just had our new little male done at the vets...nuetered, chipped, nails done again and hes only 11 months old. under 300 not bad.

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Apr 21, 2021 22:38:38   #
Dakoda Loc: Cle Elum, WA
 
Guilty of all the above, Thanks Badfisherman for all your contributions today.

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Apr 22, 2021 15:44:27   #
badbobby Loc: Humble Texas
 
BadFisherman wrote:
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety.

My house would be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture and cars would be hair-free.

When the doorbell rings, my home wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through all the fuzzy bodies who beat me there.

I could sit on the couch and my bed any way I wanted, without having to take into consideration how much space several fur bodies need to get comfortable.

I would have enough money, and no guilt, to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with six veterinarians, as I put their yet unborn grand-kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: 'out', 'sit', 'down', 'come', 'no', 'stay', and 'leave it ALONE'.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates and makeshift barriers.

I would not talk 'baby-talk'...Like 'Eat your din-din.' & 'Yummy for the tummy.'

My house would not look like a day care center, with toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop-bags, treats and an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L...W-A-L-K... T-R-E-A-T...O-U-T...G-O...R-I-D-E...S-U-P-P-E-R...V-E-T or C-O-O-K-I-E.

I would not have as many leaves inside my house as outside.

I would not look strangely at people who think having one dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading them as 'mud' season.

I would not have to answer the question: 'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never know the joy of being loved unconditionally by the closest thing to an angel they will ever encounter.

How empty my life would be
I could walk barefoot around the yard in safety. b... (show quote)


you finally made a lil sense
not much
but
a lil

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Apr 25, 2021 03:08:58   #
FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon
 
Thanks for reminding me of why I don't miss all the pets my 2 ex-wives had. Could've bought my dream boat for less than all the money spent on furballs over the 26 total years I put up with that crap..... literally.
If "empty" is supposed to be what I now feel........ not dealing with the cages, "special beds", "special food", "special meds", "special food bowls", toys, doghouses (for dogs that slept in the house !??), the barking, yapping, mewing, hair, poop, time lost looking for a runaway cat (pretty sure it ran away just to piss me off, it IS a cat, after all), hole-digging for burial and pretend sympathy/grief for a cat that peed on everything when left alone inside the house, the same ritual for a cocker spaniel that peed everytime someone came to the door, the same ritual for my daughter's rabbits that were supposed to be a 4-H project to raise for meat and pelts..... that ended up dying of old age.....I could go on, but you get the gist.
Wow....is "empty" supposed to feel the same as "relieved of the burden" ?....did NOT know that..... thanks for the clarification.

PS..... kinda feel the same way about the women......except that instead of a nice boat in lieu of pets, I would have about 750k (2 houses...one for each !) in Rogue Valley real estate.

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