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Old 17-10-2012, 05:34 PM   #1
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Well I need to let something out.. Im not a sensitive person or emotional.person but today I lost my best friend lucky the jack russell only 1yr old to a tiger snake bite.. And my.3yr old malamute is on life support due to the stupid snake.. And my neighbours wont clean up there yard full of cars and iron. And my council wont do anything..


and on the way to the.vet I.cooked my motor due.to. Rushing to put it back together and intake gasket got pinched..

So I lost a dog a engine all in 20mins

Is life really worth it

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Old 17-10-2012, 05:39 PM   #2
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Chin up bud. Times will get better.

Sorry for your loss.
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Old 17-10-2012, 06:00 PM   #3
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Sorry to hear about the dogs (im a dog owner too), always a sad moment when one goes.

Have you complained to council in writting?
With this sort of thing you unfortunately need to complain/ ring/ annoy/ at least once a week. Most council have by-laws regarding junk and unkept yards. If so find the relevent bylaw and quote it to them.

Sometimes state laws also come into effect, environmental and health are one, also if there are visible chemical storage, long grass etc... maybe talk to the local fire station and they may be able to declare it a fire hazzard.

Sadly these days YOU have to take any avenue available and then be persistant.

Take photos of the crap... email them to everyone in the council... embaress them for not taking action. CC the local paper, CC the local state member...

I have been down this path with housing commission tenants and a lack of action over the past 8yrs... suddenly after CC the paper, the dept mayor, my local council member, my local state member, the paper some sort of action occured in my case.
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Old 17-10-2012, 06:08 PM   #4
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mate.....you've had a ratshit day.....I sympathise with you....but to enjoy the rainbow we must sometimes endure the rain

it's all up from here.....I too am very sorry for your loss....dogs can and do worm their way deep into our hearts
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Old 17-10-2012, 07:17 PM   #5
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Sorry to hear mate, and so young as well. Thing is as hard as it is, cars can be fixed, pets cant be bought back. I couldnt imagine whats going through your head. Chin up though mate and hope your Malamute pulls through.
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Old 17-10-2012, 07:27 PM   #6
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Its always hard losing pets!! Engines can be replaced........sorry to hear of your lose mate!!
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Old 17-10-2012, 08:30 PM   #7
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I feel your pain dude...... It was just over 1 year ago I had to get our very much loved Rotty put down. October 8th 2011. It's bloody hard. But hang in there.

If the council are ignoring you, find out when the next meeting is and attend it. Put your case forward as forcefully and as civilized as you are able to. If snakes are a problem and they ignore it, then if a young child is biten then they could be liable for a whole heap of trouble.

Soory to hear about your little mate!!
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Old 17-10-2012, 08:32 PM   #8
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Well snake catcher came out and caught the 4ft tiger snake. I shot the little one with my dads glock 9 my malamute is doing better. Thanks for all.the support guys
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Old 17-10-2012, 08:54 PM   #9
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Its always hard losing pets!! Engines can be replaced........sorry to hear of your lose mate!!
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Old 17-10-2012, 09:09 PM   #10
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Glad to hear your malamute is getting better.
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Old 18-10-2012, 04:27 PM   #11
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Ok malamute is alot better but really depressed. Vet bill came in at 4,700... Car I think has a cracked block heads seem good.. Sad to say.but I have to sell the car as is to pay for the bill..
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Old 18-10-2012, 04:57 PM   #12
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Sorry for your loss mate, I hate loosing a pet. Screw the car, u did the right thing. At the end of the day ur other dog is ok now, and i think that u should follow what the other posters have written about local paper, local mp, today tonight etc.

this is very hard to read but its well worth it http://rainbowsbridge.com/poem.htm
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Old 18-10-2012, 06:53 PM   #13
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Sorry to hear mate, best thing i can say is ***** happens and we just gotta deal with it sadly
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