Greetings, Clyde,
I'm not a glutton for punishment, either! That is
why, if I MUST tune in a home with dogs, I insist that
they be locked up somewhere before I will enter. I
warn the customer ahead of time, by phone, and
resolutely remain outside if they "forget" upon my
arrival. ( In actuality, many dog owners are highly
amused by the grief their curs inflict on strangers,
and "forget" on purpose! The dog allows them to
indulge their anti-social tendencies vicariously,
without legal repurcussions. )
A few years ago I did a major regulation on a
1948 S&S "M". It took several days, and each day, as I
arrived, I had to negotiate the doggie-dung minefied
in the driveway, carrying heavy toolbxes, a 50 pound
tabletop, etc.. All with a dachsund and miniature
collie yelping incessantly, and nipping at my heels!
Yelping which persisted, unabated, for the many, many
hours this task required, each day giving me blinding
headaches!
On the last day, aware that I was about to
complete the job and really not caring if I ever saw
this woman or any of her friends again, I just somehow
couldn't contain myself.
As her barking rats accosted me, she smiled and
said in a cutesy-wootstie little voice :"Oh, look!
They're saying good moooooooorning!" To which I
replied,"No Ma'am, I think they're saying: "If we were
bigger, we'd KILL you and EAT
She never called me back.
I don't care.
Thump
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