Progress on the Muttmobile is being made as well. We have insurance on the thing after somewhat of a debacle with the insurance company that led to the owner personally bringing papers over to the house for me to sign. They did not want to 'inconvenience' us anymore by making me come into their office - embarrassing. Crates were ordered and arrived yesterday. We fiddled last night and were able to get all of them in and the layout configured. The Muttmobile will be able to take 9 medium and large dogs and we can probably squeeze in a couple more with remove-able crates. There's still some work to create all the supports and attachments necessary which hopefully will be finished this weekend.
The break in the humidity reminded me that I haven't complained about one of the biggest annoyances I face in summer running. It's not the heat and humidity. It's yard sales. Does anyone else encounter this issue? Yard sale patrons are probably the worst drivers on the planet. They'll park their car in the middle of a busy street just to see what old mattress someone is trying to sell. They certainly do not pay attention when they are driving and it's terrible to get around them when they seem to be coming from every direction.
If that's not enough randomness for a post, I'll leave with a link to the latest post on the Miles and Mutts blog. One of the dogs that's been running was adopted by one of the volunteer runners this week...knowing they get adopted is one thing, knowing what type of home they go to is even more exciting!
This one is still looking for a home but she's become one of my favorites...hoping someone will fall in love with her soon.
Besides yard sales, what other annoyances are there with running in sub-divisions? You often hear people talk about running in the city, what about all of us living in country or suburbs!
What a sweet face!
ReplyDeleteI have my usual neighborhood route for night runs. I have a few neighbors who will turn up their high beans while driving by (note, I am on the sidewalk and nowhere near them). This, of course, leaves me blinded. For the life of me I can't figure out WHY they do this but it happens almost every week.
Yeah, I've had they one too and don't understand...maybe they think they are helping to light our path!
DeleteI don't enjoy running in my neighborhood, but sometimes it is just the easiest way to get in a quick outdoor 5K.
ReplyDeleteMy pet peeves are people who park their cars so far down the driveway that I have to run in the street instead of the sidewalk. I also hate running on trash day! I don't see many runners in my 'hood, but if I take the trash out, I put it on the edge of grass and not in the middle of the sidewalk. Dodging 50 trashcans is no fun.
Ohh...trash day don't like that either...sad thing is we have multiple companies and Thursday is the only non-trash day...haha!
DeleteShe is awfully sweet! Running out here in the country is annoying too. Most of the roads I run on have no shoulder so I have to run on the road. Sometimes cars just don't move over and it's not because traffic is coming the other way. :/ I also see loose dogs a lot and sometimes get charged by them. That bothers me both because I don't want to get bitten and also that the dog could potentially get hit by a car. Boo!
ReplyDeleteTrash day freaking sucks in both more urban areas and the 'burbs. Also I have found that a lot of subdivisions don't have sidewalks and many of their residents don't drive the speed limit, which can make me feel a little unsafe at times.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that adorable dog was adopted by one of your runningteers.
That is awesome that one of the dogs got adopted!
ReplyDeleteI mostly run on running paths so don't have to deal w/ things like yard sales. Instead I deal with annoying people who hog the path or have their dog off leash or on a long leash. That drives me nuts!
Haha those people are too busy racing to the next sale to be careful I guess! And I agree about trash day, ugh. Especially hot, humid, slightly breezy trash day. PUKE. Woohoo for an adopted dog!
ReplyDeleteLoving the Muttmobile. Such a great thing you're doing finding homes for those guys. My main pet-peeve with neighborhood running around here is that the sidewalk is typically only on one side of the road, and they randomly end in places and pick up on the other side. Makes it a bit treacherous when running in the dark. Have twisted an ankle or two over the years thanks to this local 'feature'.
ReplyDeleteyay for the pup getting adopted!
ReplyDeletehmm suburbia. i guess the people honking at you, yelling out of the cars at you or the kids playing outside who yell at you. haha. please will someone say "run forrest run" one more time? it's original... but yes, yard sale parking is super special. feel free to just park in the middle of the road, no one wanted to drive by!
I love the idea of the muttmobile. My hazards are waiting all day to cross the freaking road because every street has a stoplight, and nearly vomiting from the smell of fried chicken all over the place. Oh, and garbage cans. Thursday runs are awful.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress, good job!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you had a better running week and one of the dogs got adopted by a runner! Yay! I hate it when suburb people park over/on the sidewalk, even though they have a clearly large enough driveway to use! I also hate it when there aren't any sidewalks! I have not encountered the yard sale issue.
ReplyDeleteI hate yard sales because they make me want to stop and buy stuff. My brother is always yelling at me to avert my eyes when we pass one. Drivers here in Alabama are not very runner friendly, so that would have to be my biggest pet peeve. Nothing like a driver having two lanes and no other cars in sight and doesn't feel the need to give the runner any extra space. Thanks, dude, for almost swiping my arm off. Hate it.
ReplyDeleteMy main road annoyance is the speeding hick. Tractors are bad too because they are so stinky, but at least the farmers seem to always be friendly.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just remembered my #1 running annoyance: fertilizer! Running past a farm can take forever if they just put down poop in the fields to help the crops grow!
I don't know so much about subdivision running but this time of year one of the worst things for me is the dust on the gravel roads. I don't see many people out driving while I am running but when I do I hope the wind is my favor and they will see me and slow down!
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