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[JNB]

Its another sunny Friday in the PNW I hope everyone is doing well and all that good stuff So I'm kinda posting this everywhere I can in hopes for a lead on a new home for this guy below. His name is Brendo he is about 4 years old neutered, shots are current. He loves his people and sticks close to home. He is a wonderful guard dog for letting you know if someone or something is around . So you ask why are you re-homing such a great dog JNB?? Well here's the scoop he isnt really our dog. A friend of my Moms went to England and we said we would keep him till she got back.. That was a year ago, she is back but "cant" take the dog back. She actually told us to just shoot him or take him to the pound. We would keep him except for the facts that where he was before he had a BIG back yard full of wild rabbits and ducks etc. He was allowed from a pup to chase them. So he wants to do the same thing here.. Which as you all can guess creates a big issue on a farm with chickens, cows and rabbits He isnt trying to be mean he just looks at them like toys .


So what Im hoping for since I know most everyone here has small animals Is that maybe someone knows someone that doesn't have small animals and wants a nice loveable dog He does very well with my small dogs as a matter of fact they kinda boss him around. He is a very playful dog, he loves the water and being outdoors. Does well camping and on car rides. Like I said before he is a people pleaser type and wants to be with you. He also does well with kids. Honestly if i could pick the perfect home for him Id say somewhere with a fenced yard, family or person that likes to walk or jog, place where he could just be another furry family member

Thing is I know its a long shot to find him a home that's why I'm kinda putting it out there everywhere I can. My next option is to take him to the pound, which I hate but It better than the alternative.

 

[Ogress]

This is what I was posting about a week ago. After being rear ended at a stop sign having my life changed forever just what I want to see is the car manufactures chasing each other to bring more and more distractions to driving. Cell phone use along with make up and men shaving going down the road is bad enough now they be checking their facebook.








Automakers rush to add apps, but regulators fear distractions

By John R. Quain
New York Times News Service

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The Cadillac CUE infotainment system's interface is shown in the car and on an iPad. (General Motors)

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here have been the sexy horsepower wars and dull best-in-class fuel-efficiency battles. Now automakers are fighting an undeclared, escalating war over in-dash apps, worrying regulators about even more distracted driving.
Automakers say they are concerned, too, but that hasn't stopped them from connecting smartphones to in-dash systems and putting Internet-based information into so-called connected cars for 2013. While some Web-based apps offer features similar to those already available in traditional car stereo systems (such as the streaming music service Pandora), newer offerings will let drivers order movie tickets, scroll through restaurant reviews and even check Facebook updates.
Mercedes-Benz, in its just-released second-generation Mbrace2 system, offers six apps, including Yelp, Google Local Search and Facebook, which will allow you only to check in. Acura, Honda and Subaru plan to introduce a suite of streaming services using Aha, a division of the telematics company Harman. Facebook will be included, and one of the services Aha will offer is the reading of Facebook posts aloud.
Facebook is also in the new version of the Lexus Enform system, along with six other apps, including movie-ticket ordering, restaurant listings and Yelp.
Carmakers say customers are demanding these features, driven by the popularity of touch-screen smartphones and tablets.
"The majority of auto companies are reactive," Robert Acker, Aha's general manager, says of the apps arms race. "They see some announcement some other automaker made and they want to have the same services in their car."
Government regulators are concerned. In February, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a 177-page set of proposed guidelines for in-car electronics. The report repeatedly mentions the complexity of dashboard displays and services that include Twitter posting in traffic, checking restaurant recommendations and buying tickets from behind the wheel.
Car manufacturers say the reality is that drivers are already using these features on their phones while driving. The goal, they argue, is to offer fewer distractions with built-in systems that use, for example, voice commands, buttons on the steering column and large touch screens.
"They are using these apps on their smartphones, anyway," says Jim Buczkowski, Ford's director of electrical and electronics systems. "So how can we enable them in a non-distracting way?"
Some interfaces allow drivers to scroll through a list of items; others don't. Some systems do not allow drivers to use touch screens; others emphasize them.
"We consider the size of text and the number of items per screen" in order to reduce the amount of time a driver may glance away from the road, says Sam Adams, cross-car-line services manager for Mercedes-Benz, which doesn't use touch screens.
Most systems also prevent drivers from using onscreen keyboards to enter addresses while the car is in motion, something automakers point out portable navigation devices and smartphones do not do.
Many of the companies involved in connected car services worry that government regulators will step in to eliminate them. Indeed, the NHTSA, in its February report, recommends that any in-dash operation that requires the driver to look away from the road for more than two seconds be disabled. The agency also suggests banning manual text entry of more than six button or key presses during a single task and the use of more than 30 characters of text on a screen.
But the NHTSA proposals are only recommendations. More important, the technology and services are changing so rapidly that any regulation would probably be obsolete by the time it became enforceable.
They need to do somethng to deactivate cell phones and such when someone sits in the driver seat with the engine on. Pull over for directions or calls!

 

[JennS]

So Im thinking if your in Seattle you need to call Tilth and see what they say http://seattletilth.org/. When I use to work for WSU as a Livestock Advisor and work with the conservation dist we would help people with this kind of stuff and also Seattle Tilth... Im sure they would love to help you and the Conservation Dist is here http://www.kingcd.org/index.php
I sure hope this will help you.

I'm in Snohomish county, but I will give them a call. If they can't help, maybe they can point me towards something up here. Thanks so much! I had no idea there were people who could help with this.

Jennifer

 

[Totalcolour]

Today, this lady called and asked about some ducks I have for sale. She asks where we are so I gave her our address. I asked where she is coming from, so I could give her directions'

She said

"Viet Nam!"

(I didn't give her directions!)

 

[Hinotori]

Directions include "swim across pacific ocean"?

 

[JNB]

Today, this lady called and asked about some ducks I have for sale. She asks where we are so I gave her our address. I asked where she is coming from, so I could give her directions'

She said

"Viet Nam!"

(I didn't give her directions!)

That is funny......I probably wouldnt have given direction either.. heehee I couldnt have given them if I had wanted

 

[Hinotori]

So gave the brahma 14 of my bluest EE eggs last night. She quit pecking me after she realized I was giving instead of taking. That is one big pancake in there. She could cover more eggs than that easily.

I don't expect them all to be good. Some had been in the fridge for a bit and probably won't be any good. So I'll go candle them in four days or so and pare down how many she has.

 

[Chubby Chicken]

Today, this lady called and asked about some ducks I have for sale. She asks where we are so I gave her our address. I asked where she is coming from, so I could give her directions'

She said

"Viet Nam!"

(I didn't give her directions!)

She probably thought you were asking where she is from. Did she have an accent?

 

[Chubby Chicken]

Yard sales were a bust for me today. I took my mad $ to Lowe's and bought a bunch of roses to save.

 

[Zgoatlady]

Its another sunny Friday in the PNW I hope everyone is doing well and all that good stuff So I'm kinda posting this everywhere I can in hopes for a lead on a new home for this guy below. His name is Brendo he is about 4 years old neutered, shots are current. He loves his people and sticks close to home. He is a wonderful guard dog for letting you know if someone or something is around . So you ask why are you re-homing such a great dog JNB?? Well here's the scoop he isnt really our dog. A friend of my Moms went to England and we said we would keep him till she got back.. That was a year ago, she is back but "cant" take the dog back. She actually told us to just shoot him or take him to the pound. We would keep him except for the facts that where he was before he had a BIG back yard full of wild rabbits and ducks etc. He was allowed from a pup to chase them. So he wants to do the same thing here.. Which as you all can guess creates a big issue on a farm with chickens, cows and rabbits He isnt trying to be mean he just looks at them like toys .


So what Im hoping for since I know most everyone here has small animals Is that maybe someone knows someone that doesn't have small animals and wants a nice loveable dog He does very well with my small dogs as a matter of fact they kinda boss him around. He is a very playful dog, he loves the water and being outdoors. Does well camping and on car rides. Like I said before he is a people pleaser type and wants to be with you. He also does well with kids. Honestly if i could pick the perfect home for him Id say somewhere with a fenced yard, family or person that likes to walk or jog, place where he could just be another furry family member

Thing is I know its a long shot to find him a home that's why I'm kinda putting it out there everywhere I can. My next option is to take him to the pound, which I hate but It better than the alternative.

How old is he