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Started by Tino_11 in Ski Chatter - 104 Replies

Poll - How do you feel about threads occasionally veering off into nonsense

Adds a little variety to life 33%
7
Could do without it to be honest 10%
2
Who cares if it vaguely involves snow 19%
4
What's a thread? 0%
0
Penguin! 38%
8

Total Votes : 21

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Caron-a
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

Dave Mac wrote:Caron-A wrote:
Dave, I thought of you the other day when I stopped to let a lady and her guide dog cross the road. wanted to ask you how on earth the dog knows when to cross and when not to? bloomin clever aren't they.


They certainly are. Puppy walkers train the dogs to stop and wait at the kerb, just by repeated command. After they leave us, the advanced trainers will refine the kerb stop. It is the blind person's decision to move "forwards".

Dogs are trained to move in straight lines. Hence, when the dog reaches the for side of the road, (Where the bp can feel the harness rise, indicating a kerb), the bp must instruct the dog, "left" or "right" ie, the bp has gained route knowledge.

If you ever get the chance to have a go with a demonstration guide dog, where you wear the blindfold, hold just the harness, and instruct the dog "forwards", do it.

Just had an awful night and day, the new one had severe S&D, after its journey, but after anti-Bs and re-hydration, it's looking sound again.


it was amazing to watch, they were so in tune with each other.

much admiration dave mac! sorry for your carpet, curtains, shoes, dinner...

Edited 1 time. Last update at 25-Sep-2008

Caron-a
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

AJ wrote:
caron-a wrote:I'm not enjoying pears at the moment, they don't ever seem to ripen. I think I'll have to switch to apples but I just don't like them as much.



Put the pear in a paper bag with a Banana for a few days and the gasses released from the Banana will ripen the pear.



AJ Adele


It worked!!! I enjoyed a ripe pear 2 hours ago. I've gotta tell you though, the skin tasted of banana but, what the heck!


there's a lot of food being talked about off topic, cake, chocolate biscuits (breakaway!), cup a soups...

Don't know if you know but I've got a couple of holiday pounds to lose so can we start talking about fruit please?

Edited 1 time. Last update at 25-Sep-2008

Admin
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

caron-a wrote:can we start talking about fruit please?

Definitely... now, Mrs Admin bakes the most fantastic fruit cake... which is the main reason I've got more pounds than you to lose before the new season... :cry:

The Admin Man

RoseR
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

Several years ago at the end of a long day at work, a gent came into the pharmacy, with his dog. He gave me his prescription and It was something I would have to order for him. So I went to tell him and he pointed down to his dog. Without thinking I bent down to tell his dog, I got half way through the conversation with the dog, and thought how the hell is the dog going to tell him this. He was just pointing to the sign on the dog, saying that he was a Hearing dog, and the man was completely deaf. How stupid did I feel.
I'm a laydee

Dave Mac
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

RoseR wrote:
Several years ago at the end of a long day at work, a gent came into the pharmacy, with his dog. He gave me his prescription and It was something I would have to order for him. So I went to tell him and he pointed down to his dog. Without thinking I bent down to tell his dog, I got half way through the conversation with the dog, and thought how the hell is the dog going to tell him this. He was just pointing to the sign on the dog, saying that he was a Hearing dog, and the man was completely deaf. How stupid did I feel.


Great story Rose. Local blind person amused us by telling of his second guide dog, who clearly thought that the morning walk was not long enough, ~ and when he reached the bp's house ~ kept going! Eventually, the bp twigged, allowed the guide dog the extra walk, but directed him around the block, back to the house. Honour preserved all round!

Also spoke with a lady who told me her life was transformed by changing from the white stick to the dog, no more scratched faces from overhanging trees/bushes. Each morning, the lady, accompanied her 9 year old daughter to the school, along with the dog. Somehow, they were always late. The dog grew accustomed to the school bell, and was prepared to break out into a trot/run along with the lady bp, and daughter. When she told me this story, the lady was laughing, and it was quite humbling.

Hirsty
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

This thread has made me hungry for a chocolate biscuit with lashings of guide dog and chillis.
He was a wise man who invented beer - Plato

Tony_H
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

freezywater wrote:
Tony_H wrote:Just got 2 tickets for this weekends big match: MK Dongs v The Mighty Posh


why pay to put yourself thru' the misery of watching your team get beat :?: :wink:


Prediction please, Freezy. Followed by your reasons why, of course.

AJ
reply to 'It's quite amazing how many threads go off topic....' posted Sep-2008

Hirsty wrote:This thread has made me hungry for a chocolate biscuit with lashings of guide dog and chillis.




You pregnant Hirsty ? :lol:



AJ Adele

Topic last updated on 09-October-2008 at 10:38