Is there anyone you didn't feel comfortable selling to?

[eggzettera]

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BEST advice YET!

NOW that I would like to see!

ETA: Maybe the blood can FINALLY get to his head!

ETA+ quoted myself instead of EDITING - That's how the fight started.....

 

[keeperofthehearth]

Just read almost all pages of this thread.

Glad you're O.K. Good job Spooky!

Stay safe.

 

[mema2003]

Glad you are ok. I am pretty easy going but when I lose it, I lose it and if he had snatched my phone out of my hand, I would have lost it and smacked the fire out of him. Unruly children and parents have no place in my surroundings. I have see lots of children pitch tantrums like that but not parents. Be careful cause you never know what people like that might do. They are probably not even scared of the police.

 

[sc-chick617]

Just saw this thread. WOW! I think people should have to take some kind of test before having kids, especially with a particular popular news story right now, think everyone knows the one I am talking about. I am 23 and have not had a child yet because I feel like I am not financially ready, not psychologically ready, and just plain scared of having a little one yet. So I am critical of these psychos like the ones you experienced. I feel for that child because they ruined her life!

I had a situation like yours. I found a shih tzu that had been mistreated, neglected, and dumped and took her in, cleaned her up, and took her to a vet. I really did not need another pet, though the urge to keep her was difficult to ignore. I worked up the nerve to rehome her and asked for a rehoming fee, thinking that would insure a good home.
I had someone call me and she seemed ok until she said she wanted to meet in a "Family Dollar" parking lot. Now, I must say I am ok with Family Dollar and go there on occasion, but it is not the place to rehome a shih tzu. Then she started saying she had a dog before but "got rid of it" because it was "un-house-trainable" After I hung up, I thought of an excuse, close to the truth and called her back. I told her I had to leave to go see my sister who was expecting any day. Well I really did have a sister who was expecting any day so I used her as an excuse. The woman was really mad saying it was a present for her daughters birthday and she already told her she was getting the puppy and the daughter was already all excited. When I still said no, she cursed me up and down. Now I have a mouth on me like a sailor but I bit my tongue and let it go. I ended up hanging up on her after she was getting way too rediculous.
A few hours later, a woman called and was very polite, told me she had had the breed before and it would be very welcomed at her house. I told her I would like to know more about her before I said yes, but she sounded like give a great home to the shih tzu.
An hour later I got a call from a lawyer who said they were calling on behalf of the woman who had called me earlier and she was considering suing me because I was racist and the second caller called to prove I would sell to someone who was white. Well I received threats, many calls, and was slandered on craigslist for what happen. This is all great except you cant tell color over the phone.
They all left me alone and apologized after they found out that though I am white and take after my mom's irish side and my father is white, my grandfatheron my fathers side is black. I respect my heritage and would never disrespect my family's background. They honestly thought I was lying until I produced the paper work- birth certificates, death records, pictures, and a census. I thought about suing for slander and harrassment but I just wanted to go back to peace and quiet.
I just worry about the crazy's out there. Just like you, I felt I was simply going about my business and became a victim. Its scary!

Elizabeth

 

[gimme sum eggs]

Another example of why our right to bear arms is a quintessential right.
I thank my lucky stars I live in a country where I can protect life and property with lethal force if needed.

If we ban guns, only criminals will possess them AND THEY KNOW IT.
These cuckoos probably didn't pose a harmful threat, but we never know who will come knocking on our door...or kicking it in.

 

[spookyevilone]

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This was a bad moment. It did not escalate into a physical altercation. If I'd pulled a gun, it would have, and there would have been possibly fatal consequences.

That is NEVER a good option. This is NOT an example of why guns r good mkay. If anything, it should be an example of how to resolve a bad situation WITHOUT it resorting to a physical altercation.

I have two handguns, a rifle, and a shotgun. I can use all of them. They're all in a gunsafe. My first weapon of choice is my cellphone, not my guns. With the cellphone, I can call the police. THEY have guns, but more importantly, they have the unequivocal right to use them in carrying out their duty to protect and serve and the training to know how to resolve a conflict WITHOUT using them..

My family are police officers, military members. I grew up around guns and the kind of people trained to use them with specific and deadly force. The one thing this has taught me about the Second Amendment is that not everyone should have the right to own a gun. If someone thinks a gun is the first and best option to conflict resolution, that person should not have the right to own or fire one until they learn better. A gun should be a last resort, not a first. Never, not ever, a first.

My birds are not worth someone's life. Not mine, not anyone else's. No matter how much I love them.

-Spooky

 

[PortageGirl]

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I wanna give you a standing ovation on so many levels girl!

 

[horsejody]

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This was a bad moment. It did not escalate into a physical altercation. If I'd pulled a gun, it would have, and there would have been possibly fatal consequences.

That is NEVER a good option. This is NOT an example of why guns r good mkay. If anything, it should be an example of how to resolve a bad situation WITHOUT it resorting to a physical altercation.

I have two handguns, a rifle, and a shotgun. I can use all of them. They're all in a gunsafe. My first weapon of choice is my cellphone, not my guns. With the cellphone, I can call the police. THEY have guns, but more importantly, they have the unequivocal right to use them in carrying out their duty to protect and serve and the training to know how to resolve a conflict WITHOUT using them..

My family are police officers, military members. I grew up around guns and the kind of people trained to use them with specific and deadly force. The one thing this has taught me about the Second Amendment is that not everyone should have the right to own a gun. If someone thinks a gun is the first and best option to conflict resolution, that person should not have the right to own or fire one until they learn better. A gun should be a last resort, not a first. Never, not ever, a first.

My birds are not worth someone's life. Not mine, not anyone else's. No matter how much I love them.

-Spooky

I don't think the other poster was suggesting that you "go Rambo" on them. I think they were bringing up the point that, if the loonies had escaladed it further, a gun might have saved your life. I don't think anybody on this board would suggest that a gun be the first choice for conflict resolution.

I hope they don't come back and bother you, and I am glad that it didn't escalate further than it did. That whole family needs a mental evaluation.

 

[gimme sum eggs]

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[spookyevilone]

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You're correct. Out of place. Do not use my experience to promote your advocacy.
-Spooky