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  1. 6 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

    Spending over an hour with Bruno last week doesn't count?

    It's not nothing, so I'm going to walk back my judgmental tone.  The way you did is a very traditional way of picking a dog.  Go to the shop or pound, sit in a play pen or small room and play with the dog for a while, and then bring it home.  It can still be done this way, and sometimes it's the only option available, but you're getting a very, very incomplete picture of the dog.

    2 years ago, we added a "Bruno" to our family (2 kids and a lab) too.  He was the 4th dog we met over the period of about 2 months.  We saw each of the dogs at a variety of locations and brought the kids and the dog every time.  Each tryout involved us (like you) spending some time with the dog first while ours sat in the house/car.  1 of the dogs didn't make it past this point, but all others did great.  For those dogs we then introduced our dog in a neutral setting and took both on a walk together.  We lost another dog from consideration during this step.  For each of the 2 dogs that past the first two steps, we then released them with our dog in a contained area alone together.  1 of the dogs, that had done great up until that point, instantly turned aggressive.  The other, "Bruno", played with Chester for over an hour and took their rests laying together.  After a week of processing the dog with the rescue and agreeing to terms (which included the process for returning the dog if it didn't work out), we bought Bruno into our family.

    It worked out.

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    This was the day we brought him home to stay.  There were still some problems and surprises (he was a bolter with the door open and liked to counter surf), but we were pretty damn assured that he was going to fit.

    You're not bad people, you just miss your dog and got over your skis trying to replace it.  It's a beautiful dog, and I'm sure a local doberman rescue will be happy to find it a new home.  If, however,  you're up for a challenge, hire a behavioral specialist immediately.

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  2. 7 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

     

     

    The fuck you talking about Dinesh?

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    Oh, got it.  So the "major announcement" that he told us he'd deliver at 11:00 today, wasn't actually the video he posted today at 11:00 under the header "major announcement."  Instead, the true announcement was the sneaky launch of his BBFSOREISP initiative.  I have to admit, it has a nice ring to it.

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  3. 51 minutes ago, Goredho said:

    It would not surprise me if Trump has...

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    with a lot in his base.  If so, what will be truly amazing about this moment is that while he could haven shot someone on 5th avenue and not lost supporters, it was getting a little overzealous with the grift that did him in.  We'll see.

    This is actually pretty in line with the rest of his grift. I think the big difference in this case is the teaser he gave yesterday. 

    He and the MAGA machine have spent the past few years convincing these people that their way of life is in serious and imminent peril- like real deal fall of humanity stuff.  So, he teases an announcement and they think that he's going to do something serious and imminent to address the issues he has them so scared about.  

     

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  4. More context for those not following closely:

     

    https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/09/world-cup-soccer-reporter-grant-wahl-dead-48-after-detainment-lgbtq-shirt/

     

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    CBS Sports journalist Grant Wahl -- one of the most respected soccer reporters in the country -- died while covering the World Cup, his brother announced Friday ... He was 48 years old.

    Grant was in Qatar when he passed ... and Eric Wahl believes foul play was involved, as he claims the reporter was receiving death threats over wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ+ community.

     

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  5. 11 who entered Fridley city sewer system charged with trespassing

    https://www.startribune.com/fridley-police-arrest-11-for-trespassing-in-city-sewer-system/600233468/

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    Charges have been filed against 11 people caught trespassing in a Fridley sewer system Monday night.

    The suspects, ages 18 to 35, said they were members of a group exploring the tunnels that carry wastewater and contain utility lines underneath the BNSF rail yard and a public works water facility, according to charges of trespassing critical public service utilities and underground pipelines utility infrastructure filed Tuesday in Anoka County District Court.

    A resident living near the 4500 block of NE. Main Street called police about 7 p.m. after seeing four people remove a manhole cover and climb into the sewer system. The resident also reported several vehicles parked near his home.

    Officers responded to the area and later saw three suspects emerging from the manhole, Fridley police reports said. Officers arrested the suspects at the scene and learned others were in the sewer system.

     

  6. I made it 10 minutes in.  Horrible. It feels like it should have been on the CW, between Smallville and One Tree Hill.  Acting is atrocious. The script is on the level of a self produced high school play.  The incontinuity between accents is extremely distracting as well.

    I ended up just rewatching the movie.

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  7. 1 hour ago, hornian said:

    Legit question: are there any good Public Schools? The GreatSchools ratings on places I’ve looked online are … not great. Does everyone send kids to private schools? Or do I just not know where to look I that area?

    I’ve also identified Minneapolis as a possible bug out locale, but I’ve got three kids under 10 who I need to think about. 

    A lot of schools around here take a hit in those rankings because of the disparity between the haves and have-nots.  

    Public schools in Minneapolis and St Paul proper are hit or miss (mostly miss), but there are some very good districts in the metro. Mostly the west metro (Wayzata, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Orono). Other good ones include Edina, Mounds View (mine, though I send my kids private), and Mahtomedi. 

    Like I said, we've opted (for reasons beyond just academic) for private school, and there are a lot of good options there.  

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