End of Summer Truly Randoms

[heygrey]

I looked up the policy for Home Depot Canada because my local store has photos above the cash registers of dogs who visit. I mentioned that one of them looked like my dog and two cashiers told me I absolutely need to bring her in and get her photo on the wall.

But according to Google, "What is The Home Depot Canada's animal policy? The Home Depot Canada follows a strict no animals in-store policy."

I don't actually enjoy taking my dog out in public even to places that allow it, so there is no chance of me taking her there.

[Poeticxpassion]

Aug 19, 2024 11:43:53 GMT -5 hermione said:

Aug 19, 2024 10:51:10 GMT -5 Poeticxpassion said:

We went to Denny’s this morning and I saw this sign. My jaw dropped. Wtf people?!

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ADA doesn't require service animals to wear anything identifying them as such. Is your shock at the sign or the people not vesting their service animals?

Wtf to them violating the law. I’m disabled and I know they can’t ask for the vest, nor is there any “certification” for a service animal. 

[Poeticxpassion]

Aug 19, 2024 11:27:46 GMT -5 @villainv said:

Aug 19, 2024 10:51:10 GMT -5 Poeticxpassion said:

We went to Denny’s this morning and I saw this sign. My jaw dropped. Wtf people?!

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WTF that people bring a service or therapy animal into a Denny’s with no vest and no identification, necessitating the sign?

Or WTF that Denny’s is requiring a vest and identification to bring an animal into the restaurant?

Wtf to violating the law 

[aurora]

Aug 19, 2024 21:00:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Aug 19, 2024 20:41:08 GMT -5 polarbearfans said:

In my area Home Depot is pet friendly, and very common for people to take their pets there, especially for socialization. They allow all leased pets, not just service animals.

I don't know why people correct me about this - it's company policy to not allow dogs in the stores. People could give two shits about following a company policy. Most don't enforce it because what would happen if your store did so? There would be arguments, and they're understaffed.

It's not that I don't believe you -- I know you do your research! -- just that I had no idea since my local HD has water bowls for the dogs and staff carry treats to greet dogs around the store. I would never have thought to look at corporate policy given those signs of welcome. Guess I learned my new thing for today!

[pixy0stix]

Aug 20, 2024 9:08:47 GMT -5 aurora said:

Aug 19, 2024 21:00:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I don't know why people correct me about this - it's company policy to not allow dogs in the stores. People could give two shits about following a company policy. Most don't enforce it because what would happen if your store did so? There would be arguments, and they're understaffed.

It's not that I don't believe you -- I know you do your research! -- just that I had no idea since my local HD has water bowls for the dogs and staff carry treats to greet dogs around the store. I would never have thought to look at corporate policy given those signs of welcome. Guess I learned my new thing for today!

Truthfully, I think most stores have given up and just accept the inevitable. I, personally, wouldn't bring in my dogs because who knows what has been spilled on the floors and cleaned up with who knows what. 

Canada, as mentioned upthread, really cracked down on their policy when they were sued by a customer who was bitten by a dog while in the store.

[pixy0stix]

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NY Times did the thing in this article where they wrote a story and the people are completely unrelatable to the point that it's funny. No gift cause I'm not wasting an article on this - www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/business/disney-vacation-debt.html

I had to stop reading when I got to the part that their combined income is $225k a year and they have to go into debt to pay for Disney.

[mrsukyankee]

pixy0stix, my eyes just got super round at that.

[Vespasia]

pixy0stix are we not prohibiting @ content in Randoms anymore? This is just a question, not a criticism. It doesn't matter much to me either way but I want to make sure I don't chastise someone if that has passed.

[polarbearfans]

Aug 19, 2024 21:00:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Aug 19, 2024 20:41:08 GMT -5 polarbearfans said:

In my area Home Depot is pet friendly, and very common for people to take their pets there, especially for socialization. They allow all leased pets, not just service animals.

I don't know why people correct me about this - it's company policy to not allow dogs in the stores. People could give two shits about following a company policy. Most don't enforce it because what would happen if your store did so? There would be arguments, and they're understaffed.

It is posted on their door that they allow leased pets…

This is where I live. Not speaking for the entire United States.

[pixy0stix]

Aug 20, 2024 13:00:00 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

pixy0stix are we not prohibiting @ content in Randoms anymore? This is just a question, not a criticism. It doesn't matter much to me either way but I want to make sure I don't chastise someone if that has passed.

Whoops, we should be. I went through and placed @ on the posts. That's my bad.

[StrawberryBlondie]

I'm on vacation and I think the sunscreen I bought at the beginning of summer but haven't used much since it's been such a wet summer isn't the SPF 50 it claims to be.

Thankfully my hotel is like a block away from a CVS.

In related news, Cosrx snail essence (the clear serum, not the lotion) is kinda magical on sunburn.

[mrsukyankee]

StrawberryBlondie, thanks for passing on info about Cosrx (why I liked your post) - I have it and try hard not to get burnt but I sometimes miss a small spot and this is good to know.

[wawa]

Aug 20, 2024 12:10:59 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

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NY Times did the thing in this article where they wrote a story and the people are completely unrelatable to the point that it's funny. No gift cause I'm not wasting an article on this - www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/business/disney-vacation-debt.html

I had to stop reading when I got to the part that their combined income is $225k a year and they have to go into debt to pay for Disney.

"Had to"

[wildrice]

Aug 20, 2024 13:57:36 GMT -5 polarbearfans said:

Aug 19, 2024 21:00:26 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I don't know why people correct me about this - it's company policy to not allow dogs in the stores. People could give two shits about following a company policy. Most don't enforce it because what would happen if your store did so? There would be arguments, and they're understaffed.

It is posted on their door that they allow leased pets…

This is where I live. Not speaking for the entire United States.

Do you mean leashed? Or what is a leased pet? 

I was in HomeGoods last week and there were multiple dogs, which I thought was really weird. I think one was wearing a service vest but I'm not sure about the others - they were well behaved but would sniff people which made me think they weren't trained service dogs. I love dogs so whatever, but the aisles there are so small to begin with that I was surprised it was allowed.

My youngest sister has a dog she adopted from a shelter a year ago that she has decided to say is a service dog and brings it everywhere. She does have some pretty serious medical issues so I know the dog provides her a lot of companionship and emotional support, but it doesn't actually provide any medical services so I feel like it's a really grey area. Apparently where she lived before - Denver suburbs - it was common for people to bring their dogs everywhere, but she just moved in with my parents in TX so I'm not sure how that's going to fly there. Despite my experience at HomeGoods last week, I don't feel like it's the norm for people to bring their dogs everywhere here - only certain dog friendly restaurants or events but definitely not stores or most other businesses. 

[polarbearfans]

Aug 21, 2024 10:37:39 GMT -5 wildrice said:

Aug 20, 2024 13:57:36 GMT -5 polarbearfans said:

It is posted on their door that they allow leased pets…

This is where I live. Not speaking for the entire United States.

Do you mean leashed? Or what is a leased pet? 

I was in HomeGoods last week and there were multiple dogs, which I thought was really weird. I think one was wearing a service vest but I'm not sure about the others - they were well behaved but would sniff people which made me think they weren't trained service dogs. I love dogs so whatever, but the aisles there are so small to begin with that I was surprised it was allowed.

My youngest sister has a dog she adopted from a shelter a year ago that she has decided to say is a service dog and brings it everywhere. She does have some pretty serious medical issues so I know the dog provides her a lot of companionship and emotional support, but it doesn't actually provide any medical services so I feel like it's a really grey area. Apparently where she lived before - Denver suburbs - it was common for people to bring their dogs everywhere, but she just moved in with my parents in TX so I'm not sure how that's going to fly there. Despite my experience at HomeGoods last week, I don't feel like it's the norm for people to bring their dogs everywhere here - only certain dog friendly restaurants or events but definitely not stores or most other businesses. 

Yes, leashed, and not leased. Didn’t look over well enough. Home Depot is a big hardware store. The aisles are huge. Not cramped like HomeGoods at all. Two different stores. In my area some people do try to take their dogs everywhere, but it isn’t common that stores allow pets. Some stores like Home Depot and Cabelas are known pet friendly stores, and of course the pet stores, but most atores have service animal only signs.

[wildrice]

Aug 21, 2024 13:13:14 GMT -5 polarbearfans said:

Aug 21, 2024 10:37:39 GMT -5 wildrice said:

Do you mean leashed? Or what is a leased pet? 

I was in HomeGoods last week and there were multiple dogs, which I thought was really weird. I think one was wearing a service vest but I'm not sure about the others - they were well behaved but would sniff people which made me think they weren't trained service dogs. I love dogs so whatever, but the aisles there are so small to begin with that I was surprised it was allowed.

My youngest sister has a dog she adopted from a shelter a year ago that she has decided to say is a service dog and brings it everywhere. She does have some pretty serious medical issues so I know the dog provides her a lot of companionship and emotional support, but it doesn't actually provide any medical services so I feel like it's a really grey area. Apparently where she lived before - Denver suburbs - it was common for people to bring their dogs everywhere, but she just moved in with my parents in TX so I'm not sure how that's going to fly there. Despite my experience at HomeGoods last week, I don't feel like it's the norm for people to bring their dogs everywhere here - only certain dog friendly restaurants or events but definitely not stores or most other businesses. 

Yes, leashed, and not leased. Didn’t look over well enough. Home Depot is a big hardware store. The aisles are huge. Not cramped like HomeGoods at all. Two different stores. In my area some people do try to take their dogs everywhere, but it isn’t common that stores allow pets. Some stores like Home Depot and Cabelas are known pet friendly stores, and of course the pet stores, but most atores have service animal only signs.

Haha sorry. You made the same typo in two posts so I wasn't sure if a leased pet was something I was just unfamiliar with!

[sonrisa]

Aug 20, 2024 12:10:59 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

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NY Times did the thing in this article where they wrote a story and the people are completely unrelatable

They love to do this.  Pick a few unrelatable anecdotes and pretend it's a trend. @@ My husband and I call them "boarding school homes" stories from one years ago when they decided there was a new trend where "everyone" was buying second/third homes in the town where they sent their kids for boarding school.

[noodleoo]

Aug 20, 2024 12:10:59 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

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NY Times did the thing in this article where they wrote a story and the people are completely unrelatable to the point that it's funny. No gift cause I'm not wasting an article on this - www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/business/disney-vacation-debt.html

I had to stop reading when I got to the part that their combined income is $225k a year and they have to go into debt to pay for Disney.

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Disney is so overrated. Going there seems to be a status symbol among parents of young kids. My parents live in FL so we did one day in Disney in 2022 and it was awful, exhausting and the kids didn’t even really care that much. I don’t get why people are obsessed with it.

[Bad Dingo]

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All the little neighborhood children have suddenly decided that it's ok to ring our doorbell and bang on our door in order to ASK IF OUR CAT CAN PLAY WITH THEM.

It's actually adorable but also, stop.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Aug 21, 2024 3:02:25 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

StrawberryBlondie, thanks for passing on info about Cosrx (why I liked your post) - I have it and try hard not to get burnt but I sometimes miss a small spot and this is good to know.

Update... This is almost the end of day 2 after sunburn and the only place you can tell I was sunburned is the little sliver on my upper arm near my armpit where I undoubtedly did miss sunscreen completely (vs. this spf 5-10 situation the rest of me was dealing with). It doesn't hurt but it's still a bit pink. It looks like I got a bit of sun.

[mrsukyankee]

StrawberryBlondie, I will now bring my Cosrx with me on my beach holiday in September.