The Lounge thread: Whatever you feel like......... Anything goes! Part XVI

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Yes, I was going to drive. lol Mostly, I'm lazy today. :giggle:

I don't think that I'd make it in Iowa snow.
 
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Im just hanging out at the pool/hot spa with my client...just sitting here at watching my client relax in the hot spa.
 
sallylou said:
Yes, I was going to drive. lol Mostly, I'm lazy today. :giggle:

I don't think that I'd make it in Iowa snow.
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Probably not. We actually did walk out and it was fun. I had the most fun as I felt the icy spots first with my cane.

My daughter is not blind but has -12 diopter correction, which is not 20/20 with glasses, so she does tend to trip. She wears contacts that work better when she works in the hospital.

I felt quite invigorated when we got back. Of course her dad was at work . Lucky she only live a couple of blocks from our house, but she trudged off home by 8pm. She claimed a need to study for a nursing test on Monday.
 
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I am absolutely afraid to ask what is your job?:wave:
 
Bottesini said:
I am absolutely afraid to ask what is your job?:wave:
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Don't be afraid to ask... haha. I work with developmental disabled residents on the weekends and Enterprise Rent A Car during the weekdays (Monday thru Friday)
 
KristinaB said:
He was a fantastic dog. We loved him to death. When we had to move, we couldn't take him with us, so a friend who had a scrap yard got him and he bacame a guard dog. He is still there, just very old. He's now 24.
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A 24 year old dog????:shock: That's a miracle dog. Reminds me of the King of Queens episode where Doug's childhood dog was 27......Turns out they had replaced it 4 times without telling him:lol:




The average life span of the North American or European dog is 12.8 years. This is a large increase in life span over the past 100 years and is mostly attributable to better food and better medical care. Within this 12.8 year average for all dogs is a large range of life spans where certain breeds live longer and certain breeds live less long. In general, larger dogs live shorter lives than smaller dogs. This is due to the fact that the bodies of larger dogs must work harder (are more stressed) than the bodies of smaller dogs. That said, the life expectancy of any one dog in particular is ALSO determined by the stresses in its life (both physical and psychological), what it eats and how well it is taken care of.

Life expectancy of popular dog breeds:

Afghan Hound (12.0)
Airedale Terrier (11.2)
Basset Hound (12.8)
Beagle (13.3)
Bearded Collie (12.3)
Bedlington Terrier (14.3)
Bernese Mountain Dog (7.0)
Border Collie (13.0)
Border Terrier (13.8)
Boxer (10.4)
Bull Terrier (12.9)
Bulldog (6.7)
Bullmastiff (8.6)
Cairn Terrier (13.2)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (10.7)
Chihuahua (13.0)
Chow Chow (13.5)
Cocker Spaniel (12.5)
Corgi (11.3)
Dachshund (12.2)
Dalmatian (13.0)
Doberman Pinscher (9.8)
English Cocker Spaniel (11.8)
English Setter (11.2)
English Springer Spaniel (13.0)
English Toy Spaniel (10.1)
Flat-Coated Retriever (9.5)
German Shepherd (10.3)
German Shorthaired Pointer (12.3)
Golden Retriever (12.0)
Gordon Setter (11.3)
Great Dane (8.4)
Greyhound (13.2)
Irish Red and White Setter (12.9)
Irish Setter (11.8)
Irish Wolfhound (6.2)
Jack Russell Terrier (13.6)
Labrador Retriever (12.6)
Lurcher (12.6)
Miniature Dachshund (14.4)
Miniature Poodle (14.8)
Norfolk Terrier (10.0)
Old English Sheepdog (11.8)
Pekingese (13.3)
Random-bred / Mongrel (13.2)
Rhodesian Ridgeback (9.1)
Rottweiler (9.8)
Rough Collie (12.2)
Samoyed (11.0)
Scottish Deerhound (9.5)
Scottish Terrier (12.0)
Shetland Sheepdog (13.3)
Shih Tzu (13.4)
Staffordshire Bull Terrier (10.0)
Standard Poodle (12.0)
Tibetan Terrier (14.3)
Toy Poodle (14.4)
Viszla (12.5)
Weimaraner (10.0)
Welsh Springer Spaniel (11.5)
West Highland White Terrier (12.8)
Whippet (14.3)
Wire Fox Terrier (13.0)
Yorkshire Terrier (12.8)

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Poor Bulldogs and Irish Wolfhounds :sad:
 
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Miniature Poodle 14.8
Miniature Dachshund 14.4
Toy Poodle 14.4
Bedlington Terrier 14.3
Tibetan Terrier 14.3
Whippet 14.3
Border Terrier 13.8
Jack Russell Terrier 13.6
Chow Chow 13.5
Shih Tzu 13.4
Beagle 13.3
Pekingese 13.3
Shetland Sheepdog 13.3
Cairn Terrier 13.2
Greyhound 13.2
Random-bred / Mongrel 13.2
Border Collie 13
Chihuahua 13
Dalmatian 13
English Springer Spaniel 13
Wire Fox Terrier 13
Bull Terrier 12.9
Irish Red and White Setter 12.9
Basset Hound 12.8
West Highland White Terrier 12.8
Yorkshire Terrier 12.8
Labrador Retriever 12.6
Lurcher 12.6
Cocker Spaniel 12.5
Viszla 12.5
Bearded Collie 12.3
German Shorthaired Pointer 12.3
Dachshund 12.2
Rough Collie 12.2
Afghan Hound 12
Golden Retriever 12
Scottish Terrier 12
Standard Poodle 12
English Cocker Spaniel 11.8
Irish Setter 11.8
Old English Sheepdog 11.8
Welsh Springer Spaniel 11.5
Corgi 11.3
Gordon Setter 11.3
Airedale Terrier 11.2
English Setter 11.2
Samoyed 11
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 10.7
Boxer 10.4
German Shepherd 10.3
English Toy Spaniel 10.1
Norfolk Terrier 10
Staffordshire Bull Terrier 10
Weimaraner 10
Doberman Pinscher 9.8
Rottweiler 9.8
Flat-Coated Retriever 9.5
Scottish Deerhound 9.5
Rhodesian Ridgeback 9.1
Bullmastiff 8.6
Great Dane 8.4
Bernese Mountain Dog 7
Bulldog 6.7
Irish Wolfhound 6.2
 
Interesting lifespan list you provided there, Post from Hell.

That list shows the English Setter averages 11.2 years old....my dog lived to be over 14 years old, so he was above the average.
 
TXgolfer said:
A 24 year old dog????:shock: That's a miracle dog. Reminds me of the King of Queens episode where Dog's childhood dog was 27......Turns out they had replaced it 4 times without telling him:lol:
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YES!! :lol: I love that episode! He also finds out that "super kindergarten" wasn't so super, and that he was born in Montreal. :lol:

TXgolfer said:
Basset Hound (12.8)
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The typical basset usually lives from 8-12 years. I guess some are living longer now? We had a basset that was almost 17 when we had to put her down.
 
My beloved cat lived 17 years. My vet's cats live around 20 years.

I hope that my dogs live at least that long. I can't bear to say goodbye too soon.
 
We are not home yet although we are in MD. Just picked up our son from my inlaws and now on the way to get my daughter. My body feels like it will crash soon. 2 nights of staying up until 4 am and all that walking in NYC is a lot all at once! One of my calves keeps cramping.
Even when we get home, we still have to get the kiddos and ourselves ready for the work/school week.

I wish 3 day weekends were mandatory..need 1 day to recover from the weekend festivities.

All worth it though!
 
shel90 said:
We are not home yet although we are in MD. Just picked up our son from my inlaws and now on the way to get my daughter. My body feels like it will crash soon. 2 nights of staying up until 4 am and all that walking in NYC is a lot all at once! One of my calves keeps cramping.
Even when we get home, we still have to get the kiddos and ourselves ready for the work/school week.

I wish 3 day weekends were mandatory..need 1 day to recover from the weekend festivities.

All worth it though!
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Ah but see then you would be up til 4am three days......so you would need a 4 day weekend.
 
shel90 said:
We are not home yet although we are in MD. Just picked up our son from my inlaws and now on the way to get my daughter. My body feels like it will crash soon. 2 nights of staying up until 4 am and all that walking in NYC is a lot all at once! One of my calves keeps cramping.
Even when we get home, we still have to get the kiddos and ourselves ready for the work/school week.

I wish 3 day weekends were mandatory..need 1 day to recover from the weekend festivities.

All worth it though!
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Let me send your way snowy heavy vibes in your area tonight and tomorrow. It buys you some time to catch up the worth it weekend. hehe
 
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I had returned home from NYC. I'm bit tired when taking AD meet party last night. I agree Shel s staying on long weekend.
 
How about we push for federal labor laws to state that we work 3 days and off four!
 
Dixie said:
How about we push for federal labor laws to state that we work 3 days and off four!
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Hmm, so no gas and no getting stuff at store for 4 days out of a week? Seems kinda troublesome doesn't it? :cool2:
 
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