The Ongoing "Am I the %^&hole?" Thread

[Ashasx]

I imagine lawn signs attract more dog pee than repel it. People are not good.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by D as in David

There are very few essential Oils; most of them are replacement level. That's what is really embarrassing about essential oils. They are no good.

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It means “essence”. As in scent. They are essence oils.

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

^Yes, "some" may frown on your suggestion that their pets be murdered, much as they do people who poison dogs because they bark all night.

As for the peeing on my lawn thing, it only annoys me because 3 feet away on the other side of the sidewalk by the road is a big grassy area with a tree that's all owned by the city. You still need to pick up your dog's crap but if he's going to pee, just... there, please. It's not a big inconvenience to have him take three steps.

It’s also super easy to keep them on that side of you if you have any control over your animal. Like I do, every single day.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

^Yes, "some" may frown on your suggestion that their pets be murdered, much as they do people who poison dogs because they bark all night.

As for the peeing on my lawn thing, it only annoys me because 3 feet away on the other side of the sidewalk by the road is a big grassy area with a tree that's all owned by the city. You still need to pick up your dog's crap but if he's going to pee, just... there, please. It's not a big inconvenience to have him take three steps.

I was joking, sorry, and would never think of doing it. Just bugs me that people think it's ok to let their bloodthirsty animals out unattended to go kill countless other animals.

I have a friend who's cat goes out nightly and brings home rabbit heads to the porch. That is being an unresponsible pet owner in my mind.

I have another friend that traps the neighbor's cat in a live trap when it goes in his backyard and takes it to the pound.

I don't get why there's a double standard for dogs vs cats at large.

I am a dog owner and I also dislike when dogs pee on my lawn and don't let mine do it.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by chedder

I was joking, sorry, and would never think of doing it. Just bugs me that people think it's ok to let their bloodthirsty animals out unattended to go kill countless other animals.

I have a friend who's cat goes out nightly and brings home rabbit heads to the porch. That is being an unresponsible pet owner in my mind.

I have another friend that traps the neighbor's cat in a live trap when it goes in his backyard and takes it to the pound.

I don't get why there's a double standard for dogs vs cats at large.

I am a dog owner and I also dislike when dogs pee on my lawn and don't let mine do it.

That's just public service though. Rabbits are everywhere. They breed like...rabbits. And attract coyotes.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by chedder

What's worse is the cat owners that let their cats out all night to hunt. They kill birds, rabbits, pee and poop in peoples' gardens. Nothing a pellet gun wouldn't solve but some may frown on that.

I kind of wish my cat was more outdoorsy and could take care if the pigeons and magpies.

[calf]

There's a kid (about 6) that's always at the same playground my kids go to. He lives in the area, but his parents are never around, and I've never seen anyone watching him from one of the nearby houses. He's climbing high up trees, standing on top of the monkey bars, etc. Not things I'd let my kids do, but he's not my kid, so even though it makes me nervous, I don't say anything.

Except the other day when he got himself into a tricky situation so I went up and was able to get him down safely. But I gave him a friendly "don't go up so high when your parents aren't around".

Obviously his parents are good with what he's doing (or at least I assume they are), but should I have said "don't do this"? I don't want to have to keep saving the kid, or worse, he gets himself hurt or stuck again when there's no one around to help.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I kind of wish my cat was more outdoorsy and could take care if the pigeons and magpies.

My best friend hates cats. His wife loves cats. So, naturally, they had a cat. Every night the cat would go out and wonder. The cat probably felt the bad vibes coming from my buddy, so it sucked up to him by bringing dead mice and birds in the morning, as in here's my contribution to feeding this household. My buddy always thought it would be fun to attach a night vision camera to his head and see all the action.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calf

There's a kid (about 6) that's always at the same playground my kids go to. He lives in the area, but his parents are never around, and I've never seen anyone watching him from one of the nearby houses. He's climbing high up trees, standing on top of the monkey bars, etc. Not things I'd let my kids do, but he's not my kid, so even though it makes me nervous, I don't say anything.

Except the other day when he got himself into a tricky situation so I went up and was able to get him down safely. But I gave him a friendly "don't go up so high when your parents aren't around".

Obviously his parents are good with what he's doing (or at least I assume they are), but should I have said "don't do this"? I don't want to have to keep saving the kid, or worse, he gets himself hurt or stuck again when there's no one around to help.

Have you ever seen a kid skeleton in a tree? They'll figure it out. He'll never learn if you keep saving him.

[Pizza]

Originally Posted by calf

There's a kid (about 6) that's always at the same playground my kids go to. He lives in the area, but his parents are never around, and I've never seen anyone watching him from one of the nearby houses. He's climbing high up trees, standing on top of the monkey bars, etc. Not things I'd let my kids do, but he's not my kid, so even though it makes me nervous, I don't say anything.

Except the other day when he got himself into a tricky situation so I went up and was able to get him down safely. But I gave him a friendly "don't go up so high when your parents aren't around".

Obviously his parents are good with what he's doing (or at least I assume they are), but should I have said "don't do this"? I don't want to have to keep saving the kid, or worse, he gets himself hurt or stuck again when there's no one around to help.

Sometimes the best thing to do is to let him find out himself. Even if it means the kid getting hurt

[jwslam]

Originally Posted by Calgary14

Bump.

Not quite AITA but a moral dilemma. Neighbor's package arrived at my doorstep. I get a package from Amazon almost daily so didn't think much of it and opened it without looking who it's addressed to. It's a vibrator. The next day, another package arrives. Essential oils. In that house there is a couple with 2 girls. I don't know any of their names so can't tell who it's for but both are addressed to the same person. I guess she's doing some early Christmas shopping for herself.

Should I: knock on their door and explain and give it to them, or just leave it on their doorstep (it's opened so they'd know someone saw it) without knocking, or keep it? if I give it to them it's guaranteed to be embarrassing for at least one of them.

But keeping it doesn't seem 100% right - it's not mine and it's not addressed to me. Or send it back to Amazon? That sounds like a pain.

Or - a friend suggested - bundle it all in a gift bag with a bottle of wine and leave it on their doorstep. The wine would be fitting in this case but again would be embarrassing for someone.

I need to know what was decided here...
there's probably an amazon picture of where it delivered to
and I really hope they have a doorbell camera to catch you putting it down on their doorstep.

[Pizza]

Originally Posted by RichieRich

Couple weeks back had a dog walker pause and let their dog take a pee on my lawn. For whatever reason I was in the front porch area doing yard work. So I called them out and asked politely for them to please not do that. They had the balls to respond WELL YOU DON’t HAVE A NO PEE SIGN. To which I replied: Well, ahem, I actually do… just 1meter over from you where the FORMER shrub used to be before all the p*sing dogs reduced it to a warped stump, again. The guy was confused and still tried to justify it was ok. I’m thinking WTF!!

Can’t stop some owners.

And yeah, every spring reveals a few land mines that I need to pick up.

This aggravates me.
I would be so tempted to follow that dog walker back to their own home, and once they arrive at the door, whip it out and start urinating on their lawn

"YEAH? YOU DONT HAVE A NO PEE SIGN EITHER!"

[Strange Brew]

Letting your cat roam around outside is one of the most obnoxious things a pet owner can do.

And while I don't have an issue if a dog pees near the sidewalk on my lawn, I certainly respect people's right to say they don't want that and never let my dog do their business where someone has a sign up. It's not that hard people.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by jwslam

I need to know what was decided here...
there's probably an amazon picture of where it delivered to
and I really hope they have a doorbell camera to catch you putting it down on their doorstep.

Me too. Since a couple of days have passed, they put themselves in an awkward situation. You open someone's package by mistake, you immediately walk over to their front door, ring the doorbell apologize and hand it to them. It's not exactly a moral dilemma. Opening their packages two days in a row?

Kind of why it doesn't sound legit.

[ThisIsAnOutrage]

Originally Posted by Calgary14

Bump.

Not quite AITA but a moral dilemma. Neighbor's package arrived at my doorstep. I get a package from Amazon almost daily so didn't think much of it and opened it without looking who it's addressed to. It's a vibrator. The next day, another package arrives. Essential oils. In that house there is a couple with 2 girls. I don't know any of their names so can't tell who it's for but both are addressed to the same person. I guess she's doing some early Christmas shopping for herself.

Should I: knock on their door and explain and give it to them, or just leave it on their doorstep (it's opened so they'd know someone saw it) without knocking, or keep it? if I give it to them it's guaranteed to be embarrassing for at least one of them.

But keeping it doesn't seem 100% right - it's not mine and it's not addressed to me. Or send it back to Amazon? That sounds like a pain.

Or - a friend suggested - bundle it all in a gift bag with a bottle of wine and leave it on their doorstep. The wine would be fitting in this case but again would be embarrassing for someone.

Look, braugh. The only way you are being ####### here is by passing up the opportunity for some comedy gold.


First, you need to get another vibrator, exactly the same as the one that was ordered. Then you need really rough it up, think angle-grinder and power sander. If it all possible, try to have a wire sticking out of it. Then you have to get some lube and really crusty the thing up. Finally, you need to cut a hole in the butt of some old sweat pants.


Now you have to go over to your neighbour's house wearing only the sweat pants, okay? Nothing else, and make sure your hair is a mess.


Without preamble, you want to thrust the box that the vibrator arrived in, into your neighbours hands, and say "Thank God I got this instead of you! This whole thing has been a disaster!"


Then you explain as follows:


It works great, but only for 10 or 12 hours at a go, before parts start to fail.


Not only that, after market modifications are nearly impossible.


The material can't handle amped up vibrations above 300,000Hz which means natural reverberations after use has ceased subside in 90 mins or less.


Your concluding statement is that it totally let down everyone who you invited to try it. Then you turn and walk away.


THEN you drop off the real thing all wrapped up with a bottle of wine.


You know, if you're on those sorts of terms with your neighbour.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Letting your cat roam around outside is one of the most obnoxious things a pet owner can do.

Agreed. Because inevitably, the same owners eventually start putting up signs on community mail boxes that say "OMG...have you seen my cat?? It's been missing for weeks!!". Mailbox near my place is plastered in them.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

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It means “essence”. As in scent. They are essence oils.

And Edmonton has quite the scent, hence, it is no good.

ETA: And whoosh, I think.

[Sliver]

Are birds, squirrels and rabbits really so awesome in Calgary that cats killing them is a problem? Let the little rascals have some fun out there.

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by chedder

What's worse is the cat owners that let their cats out all night to hunt. They kill birds, rabbits, pee and poop in peoples' gardens. Nothing a pellet gun wouldn't solve but some may frown on that.

In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year.

Indoor cats tend to live longer than their outdoor counterparts, typically reaching 10 to 15 years of age. Cats who spend their lives exclusively outdoors live an average of just 2 to 5 years.

I have three cats and I can't even imagine them being allowed outside.
But I guess the outdoor cats probably live much happier and more stimulated lives for the most part.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year.

Indoor cats tend to live longer than their outdoor counterparts, typically reaching 10 to 15 years of age. Cats who spend their lives exclusively outdoors live an average of just 2 to 5 years.

I have three cats and I can't even imagine them being allowed outside.
But I guess the outdoor cats probably live much happier and more stimulated lives for the most part.

Who the fata wants a cat for 15 years, though? My family was going down the cat road again recently and I was like, there is no way in hell I want to be fataing around with this same cat when I'm 60.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year.

Indoor cats tend to live longer than their outdoor counterparts, typically reaching 10 to 15 years of age. Cats who spend their lives exclusively outdoors live an average of just 2 to 5 years.

I have three cats and I can't even imagine them being allowed outside.
But I guess the outdoor cats probably live much happier and more stimulated lives for the most part.

Cats can be perfectly happy outside on leashes. We spend so much time outside in the summer I'd feel bad leaving her locked inside. But I can't support letting them free-range. Lucy keeps our yard mouse free, and snacks on the moths that eat our veggies.