[Gurs]

the policy - we don't have one.

But for the most part, they aren't allowed on GT.

 

Long distance adoptions - you want a dog not local to you, we feel it is your responsibility to get your dog. Many people have done it. If you can't make the trip or find a haul or a flight to get the dog to you, then maybe you need to look to your local group to find a dog.

 

Groups - sometimes we leave some leeway for group requests, but again, we usually try to close them.

 

 

 

Now for those of you that are going to go into EEG and send me a list of all the open GUR threads.... yeah, I left some open. If I don't see them early on and the planning and filling of legs is already in full swing, I leave them.

So, I guess to be fair to the people that don't post their GUR threads until I'm on the board, I'll close them all.

 

There is a pinned thread of willing to transport - feel free to use that list and PM people.

 

 

[The Roads In Kodiak]

So Trudy, honestly, what with the wet weather, a dead salmon filled beach, no good malls nearby and limited shopping, the wonderful roads, no chocolate making , Jeff having been to beautiful Hawaii and Japan without you and least of all, the GT crash, how the HE77 are things in Kodiak and are you enjoying your retirement status???

 

I had Jet before I had a fenced yard and we walked at least 3x a day, regardless of weather. We aren't thrilled with walking in heavy rain, but we do it now and then. I try not to let more than a day go by where they don't get a walk, even if it is just a quick one due to really heavy rains.

 

Chocolate - I've done about 15 pounds of chocolates in the last few days and by the time I'm done later this week, will have gone through about 25 pounds of it.

I also seem to have earned "baker" for our Tuesday night gatherings here - fine by me I love to bake, but I don't love to eat it all. I was sent home with 2 recipes suggestions for next week

 

Jeff hasn't been to Hawaii since he was stationed there years ago - before I knew him. This patrol has only been S Korea and Japan so far. Hawaii isn't in the plans for this patrol. I have the option of trying to meet the boat, but as they can't plan on boat seizures, they can't make promises to stick to their initial port call schedule, so I didn't find it worth it to try to meet him in Japan for only a couple of days and have a good chance of him actually not being there when I was.

 

Retirement? Somebody should tell my boss I'm retired. I still have my job from/in NY. My project won't end until maybe late this year.

 

Until the salmon issue is umm, not an issue, we'll find some short/easy trails that Ryan can do - which limits us severely, so we'll probably just stick to the dumpster walk for Ryan and then a longer solo walk with Jet later in the day.

 

GT crash - I killed it Sunday night, checked on it Monday morning and went about my normal morning routine. It was fixed when I came back to it. I normally check GT at some point in the morning to see if anything needs attention then go about my normal stuff. I have a life outside of GT (really, I do!). I work at home, so when I am doing work, I can check GT often - who's going to yell at me I charge active work time

 

Online window shopping isn't exactly the same, but it works

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Pretty little chinese fishing boat that tried to play a game of hide and seek with the USCGC Munro

 

 

 

From the Captain:

Yesterday afternoon, while on patrol, the lookout sighted a somewhat unusual looking fishing boat, sitting still. It was hard to see at first due to the rain, fog, and approaching sunset. As we closed to get a closer look, the vessel started their engines and took off. Silly people - they don't know our engineers and the shape of our engines. We followed them for hours as they tried to outrun us, maneuvering through the fishing fleet in an effort to shake us, even extinguishing their lights (that doesn't work with all the technology we have), and coming at us. We launched our small boat with [removed] serving as point man in attempt to get the vessel to stop, communicate, and verify what appeared to be all the indications we could see of a vessel outfitted for high seas drift net fishing. The master of the vessel finally realized they weren't going to get away and stopped his vessel. After countless hurdles including plenty of expensive phone calls to Juneau and Beijing, we conducted a Cooperative Boarding with our FLEC ship rider that lasted until well after the sun was up. With clear violations of the United Nations moratorium against high seas drift net fishing, we received word this afternoon to support our FLEC ship rider who seized the vessel on behalf of the Government of China. We are now in the process of coordinating where we'll rendezvous with a Chinese FLEC vessel to turn the vessel over with our people remaining on the vessel as a custody crew in support of the People's Republic of China.

 

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Not 26 days and not in FL.

 

[Pepcid Dosing Frequency?]

Ryan ate around 9 and 6. Vet didn't have an issue with it.

[Pepcid Dosing Frequency?]

I used to give it to Ryan about an hour before meals.

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Dogs thought it was great! They are pretty good with "leave it" and I never actually had to yell "drop it" so that was good

 

Jet tried her best to pee on them all! There was just way too many of them for her to get even close to all of them though :lol

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Well that was a nasty trip to the beach....

 

You can't walk on the beach without stepping on a dead salmon. It is absolutely disgusting!

[The Roads In Kodiak]

It is so wet that when I just remembered to grab the mail out of the box... it was all open for me already

[Bad Batch Of Dog Food Or New Sensitivity?]

If it works for a dog, it's a fine food for that dog

 

 

[Shedding Like Mad!]

Ryan gets brushed just so he doesn't feel left out. He doesn't really shed anymore.

Used to be the other way around... white hair everywhere and no Jet hair to be found.

The last few years Jet sheds enough for us to build 4-5 more greyhounds and Ryan hangs on tight to what hair he has - he's rather naked to start.

[Shedding Like Mad!]

For the last 2 months, I've brushed Jet almost daily. Outside when I can or inside next to the vacuum when the weather doesn't allow outside.

We are finally at the point that the shedding is starting to drop and if I miss a day, hair doesn't just jump off her when she blinks or exhales.

She's blowing her coat.

 

 

So yes, it could be medical, but it is most likely just a seasonal shedding.

[The Roads In Kodiak]

The latest update for the helo crash Thursday night. One crewmember is still missing.

 

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbc...ING01/309050013

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Ok, I know the CGA is here in CT, but I have no idea what fork and knife school is. I assume that's slang, and they're not really sending him 5000 miles for an etiquette lesson?

Why yes, yes they are!

 

 

 

 

 

So it's official. After 2 hours and lots of money at the DMV....

 

 

 

 

The mattress where the dumpster used to be... it gave birth to a bag of trash

 

 

 

Jet is making progress with loose dogs running up to her. Today we had 4 dogs her size (labs and lab mixes) run up to us while we were looking out over the cliff. The guy apologized since he didn't see us before he let his dogs out of the car to run around. Jet didn't try to eat any of them.

 

 

 

Kodiak has NO idea how to do road construction. It took me at least 10 minutes to get out of the DMV parking lot due to construction on the road in front of it

 

 

 

 

 

And I have a very very sweet husband

[The Roads In Kodiak]

And then as I was driving to Safeway, there is a mattress where the dumpster used to be... dumpster hasn't been there in over a month. How do they think that mattress is going to go anywhere??

Someone will come along and take it for their house

 

 

I think that happened a few times already... not much left to this one.

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Maybe January to head to CT. Maybe not. Nothing planned yet.

 

Oh, are you coming to see me?

 

 

no, to see Jeff - he has to be there for fork and knife school :lol

 

But, since I know how to use a fork and knife already... maybe

 

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Maybe January to head to CT. Maybe not. Nothing planned yet.

[The Roads In Kodiak]

No, dumpster was removed a month ago because people are idiots and don't keep the lids closed and leave trash all around the dumpster so the bears can have lunch. That happens enough, the dumpster is removed to keep the bears from returning to that area for quick snacks (next to the soccer and ball fields (gravel fields... can't imagine playing soccer on rock)).

 

 

Maybe the bear is tired so they offered up a place to nap

[The Roads In Kodiak]

This is Kodiak... and I can't give the details or I have to close my own thread

But the guy asked if I'd let Jet off her leash to work with his dog. I told him my dogs have no concept of moving vehicles and the road, so no, they were staying leashed. He said his current dog wouldn't run into the road (his previous 9 week old puppy did and that's the story I can't share)... until a truck with a barking golden (barking with a ball in his mouth) went by and the dog ran out into the road to go after the dog/truck.

 

And then as I was driving to Safeway, there is a mattress where the dumpster used to be... dumpster hasn't been there in over a month. How do they think that mattress is going to go anywhere??

[Has Anyone Seen This Before?]

The blood in the eye doesn't really concern me, it's how much his eyes are dilated. Since they are both that much, maybe it isn't an issue, but another vote for call the vet first thing in the morning to see if he needs to be seen.

[Cofax Needs Advice - Blood In Urine....]

If the urine test shows nothing, I'd look at what other options exist before just doing an MRI - those don't come cheap.

 

Yeah, UTIs are painful, but antibiotic resistance sucks.

And tomorrow is already here for some folks

 

[The Roads In Kodiak]

So I was talking to Jeff last night while he was in Japan.

It felt like 95 there.

It felt like 42 here.

 

 

I told him when he called quick before they left that he could find me in Mexico if I wasn't here when he gets home

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Last year's baby sitting in the same tree next to the yard. The neighbor's dog was standing with his feet up on the deck rails just focused on the sky. Looked up and there's this baby from last year

[The Roads In Kodiak]

halibut

 

not too much snow here.. but we ice - so Wendy's pic may not be far off

 

 

 

I'm going to the "pet" store to check out the fish selection :lol

I already know they don't have squat.

Feeder gold fish are $1.00 each for the little ones you can get for $0.20 or less anywhere else and tiny gold fish start at $10.00

If they even have anything there - they have maybe 10 tanks. I don't have my hopes up.

 

And shipping next day... my drive arrived next day... 2 days later, so not so sure about even shipping fish in.

 

 

 

 

 

oh yeah, and the nice days we've had in the last 2 weeks. Nice fall days (though no leaves to turn colors here)... except it is AUGUST!!!!

 

There really wasn't much of a summer here - maybe a week or two.

[The Roads In Kodiak]

Ok, so you go to Tokyo... where would you eat??

Dennys? :lol

 

 

Then decide on Korean for dinner

 

boys :lol

 

 

 

 

Alaska - we were in Tok and Anchorage before we got here.

Beyond that, nowhere (well, the places in between). Expensive to get off the island. $400 ferry ride with the car (each way) and well, kind of need a car with where the ferry drops you off (either 9 hour ferry or 22 hour ferry to get to Homer or Whittier) or a round trip plane ticket. There may be rentals in Homer or Whittier, but still $100 each way without a vehicle or stateroom, per person for the ferry.