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Sagebrush posted:There's a ritzy apartment complex going up downtown here in San Francisco, and one of the prominent points they advertise on the fence is a "dedicated dog-washing room." Seems like being a dog fancier/breeder/showgoer is one of the main outlets for the idle rich. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/11/homebuilder-debuts-new-dog-shower-in-houston.html  It's all over the place now.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:23
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Having a place to wash your dog in an apartment would be pretty great, especially if it meant I'd only need a shower instead of a full tub in my probably very small unit. I know even with my cats living in an apartment vs the house I'm in now, it's great to be able to take the litter box out back and hose it out rather than wash it in the tub. Like all things and can be taken to an extreme by the rich but I think actually at a basic level it's a very good and practical thing to have in an apartment building, especially if you want to be dog friendly.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:32
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I wash my dog in my shower. Why would I need a tub? Dispense water into bucket, pour water on dog, apply shampoo, lather, rinse, done.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:36
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Baronjutter posted:Yeah I've seen things almost exactly like that at dog grooming places, like the ones operated out of someone's house/basement suite. Yes, except they're made of aluminum, not ugly mis-matched granite. It's in the same reasoning of why most dogs will get washed with the world's finest dog shampoo, watered down Dial dish soap, instead of perfumed waygu cow crap. It's quality and economy, not flashy bullshit.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:58
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My condo had flood damage from the upstairs unit when he was washing his cat in the living room and the tub spilled. Why is someone washing a cat? Why wouldn't you just use the bathroom? A dog washing station is something everyone should have.
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Nov 19, 2015 21:50
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Sagebrush posted:I think Apartment companies have pretty much entirely given up on building anything by luxury units so they are all in an arms race to include fancy sounding but useless amenities. It is the same reason why it is pretty much impossible to find an apartment building from the last 20 years without a fitness center or reservable movie room or in the past 10 without stainless steel appliances and granite/quartz countertops - but those aren't enough anymore so you are starting to see the spread of the dog shower. It is pretty simple math for the developer: they can list it as a fancy feature to show how their luxurious complex is better than the other ones and have accordingly higher rents, it invites pet owners who they can charge even more rent to, and it won't cost much to maintain because odds are nobody will use the drat thing because anyone who can afford rent will just pay for a groomer.
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Nov 19, 2015 21:59
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Suspect Bucket posted:.... It's in the same reasoning of why most dogs will get washed with the world's finest dog shampoo, watered down Dial dish soap, instead of perfumed waygu cow crap. It's quality and economy, not flashy bullshit. I thought most folks just bought a bottle of non eye irritating baby or puppy shampoo (whichever is cheaper) then used that forever because how often are you really going to bathe your dog?
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Nov 19, 2015 22:33
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I thought most folks just bought a bottle of non eye irritating baby or puppy shampoo (whichever is cheaper) then used that forever because how often are you really going to bathe your dog? Some people think you need to bathe your pet like every week.
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Nov 19, 2015 23:14
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I thought most folks just bought a bottle of non eye irritating baby or puppy shampoo (whichever is cheaper) then used that forever because how often are you really going to bathe your dog? My dad always just took the cats in the shower stall with him when he showered, I thought that's what most people did?
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Nov 19, 2015 23:23
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Twerk from Home posted:My dad always just took the cats in the shower stall with him when he showered, I thought that's what most people did? That seems like a good way to get blood all over the shower. \/ Also yeah, never wash a cat unless it's done something incredibly stupid like climb in a bucket of powdered red paint. Baronjutter fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Nov 19, 2015 |
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Nov 19, 2015 23:39
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Cats shouldn't be washed anyway. The only time you should wash a cat is if it's gotten sprayed by a skunk or just ran through some wet housepaint or something like that. Soap is really bad for their skin and they are way better off just cleaning themselves. Of course, dogs are giant fuckin' idiots who can't clean themselves and like to roll around in the mud and you have to take them for walks where they enjoy interacting with the filthy environment, so needing to wash a dog on the regular is more undertandable. Basically what I'm saying is cats > dogs
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Nov 19, 2015 23:42
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I wash my dog by throwing a stick into the creek. He loves it.
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Nov 20, 2015 01:31
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I thought most folks just bought a bottle of non eye irritating baby or puppy shampoo (whichever is cheaper) then used that forever because how often are you really going to bathe your dog? Well, for higher maintenance 'hair' breeds like say a maltese or poodle, you want to get them groomed between every six weeks to 2 months. For short haired 'furred' dogs, bathe them when they smell (generally more in summer), groomed by a pro once or twice a year when they are shedding the worst. (Keep an eye on their nails to make sure they're not getting too long) Getting them properly groomed when they are 'blowing coat' and shedding winter fur cuts down on shed around the house. Do not get dogs like labradors, shepards, goldens, ect, shaved. It destroys their coat. Dawn Dish Soap is great because it cuts grease like crazy, but gentle enough to use on things like oilspill affected shorebirds.
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Nov 20, 2015 01:36
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Leperflesh posted:Cats shouldn't be washed anyway. The only time you should wash a cat is if it's gotten sprayed by a skunk or just ran through some wet housepaint or something like that. Soap is really bad for their skin and they are way better off just cleaning themselves. Cats are solitary predators where it's a benefit to stay hidden, so they keep themselves clean to not alert their prey by smell. Dogs hunt in packs, and in the wild, wolves have been seen sending one member of a pack upwind of a prey animal to try and scare it towards the rest of the pack that's waiting downwind. There's no particular benefit to keeping clean. See also: retractable claws
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Nov 20, 2015 01:41
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Baronjutter posted:Some people think you need to bathe your pet like every week. The hell? I wash my dog on a need basis, whenever she's dumb enough to roll in something particularly nasty, she get's the garden hose. We do take her to the creek/sea and solve the issue that way too. Nothing's better than the fur of a dog, after she's been in the sea for a while. To get back on topic, I'm in Macau right now, enjoying foreing exchange, and this Campus was build waaaay to fast, this place is crappy construction paradise.
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Nov 20, 2015 03:13
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I washed my cat when it was younger when it got poop on it's butt of paws. And by wash I mean dip it in water and leave it locked in the bathroom to take care of the rest so that I didn't get cut or stabbed, and before it spent 10 or 15 minutes wandering around deciding where it should start cleaning.
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Nov 20, 2015 03:24
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RagnarokZ posted:To get back on topic, I'm in Macau right now, enjoying foreing exchange, and this Campus was build waaaay to fast, this place is crappy construction paradise. You can't tease us like that without posting some pictures or something.
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Nov 20, 2015 03:43
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This gently caress ugly bookcase: http://imgur.com/gallery/m0k8a
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Nov 20, 2015 05:50
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NancyPants posted:This gently caress ugly bookcase: Someone get them a t-square and bubble level, cripes.
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Nov 20, 2015 06:16
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NancyPants posted:This gently caress ugly bookcase: It’s got that ’30s hermit shack look.
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Nov 20, 2015 06:16
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Look at all that wasted space. Could have fit another shelf into each one easily. And rhyming "varnish" with "finished", really?
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Nov 20, 2015 06:30
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Suspect Bucket posted:Someone get them a t-square and bubble level, cripes. That's a funny way to spell matches.
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Nov 20, 2015 07:18
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I already feel better about the bookshelves I'm going to build, because they won't look that bad.
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Nov 20, 2015 08:12
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The marble (or whatever it is) extends to the right as a countertop about 5 feet off the ground. It's some rich assholes scuba gear washing station. House is being built for around 10 million dollars.
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Nov 20, 2015 09:08
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Why would anyone choose that awful "covered in mould" colour?
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Nov 20, 2015 09:57
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The Gardenator posted:The marble (or whatever it is) extends to the right as a countertop about 5 feet off the ground. It's some rich assholes scuba gear washing station. House is being built for around 10 million dollars. if you are spending that kind of scratch on a custom house, why design it so that you'll get a door handle in the small of your back every time your partner wants to ask you what you want for dinner when you've finished playing with your toys?
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Nov 20, 2015 10:08
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like I give a gently caress if a door hits the help \ 
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Nov 20, 2015 10:50
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NancyPants posted:This gently caress ugly bookcase: It says they were floor boards but they look like concrete form boards to me.
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Nov 20, 2015 14:50
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spog posted:if you are spending that kind of scratch on a custom house, why design it so that you'll get a door handle in the small of your back every time your partner wants to ask you what you want for dinner when you've finished playing with your toys? ...I would love a tub that deep, though, I would absolutely do dumbass stuff like that if I were ludicrously rich. In the meantime I also want bookcases that shallow, but in no other way similar to those bookcases.
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Nov 20, 2015 15:05
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The Gardenator posted:The marble (or whatever it is) extends to the right as a countertop about 5 feet off the ground. It's some rich assholes scuba gear washing station. House is being built for around 10 million dollars. That makes sense. I remember my uncle soaking SCUBA gear in a bucket in his garage. It takes a lot of washing. Sagebrush posted:Dogs hunt in packs, and in the wild, wolves have been seen sending one member of a pack upwind of a prey animal to try and scare it towards the rest of the pack that's waiting downwind. There's no particular benefit to keeping clean. I know you're talking about wolves, but have you imagined a pack of golden retrievers hunting like this? It's hilarious!
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Nov 20, 2015 17:26
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GotLag posted:Why would anyone choose that awful "covered in mould" colour? Because it hides the inevitable mould, duh.
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Nov 20, 2015 20:04
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Anne Whateley posted:...I would love a tub that deep, though, I would absolutely do dumbass stuff like that if I were ludicrously rich. Serious question: we all know how absurdly ornate a toilet-culture luxo-bathroom can get. What is the "I have too much money just look at this throne" equivalent in cultures that normally poo poo in a hole in the floor?
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Nov 20, 2015 20:59
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Splizwarf posted:Serious question: we all know how absurdly ornate a toilet-culture luxo-bathroom can get. What is the "I have too much money just look at this throne" equivalent in cultures that normally poo poo in a hole in the floor? A solid gold floor with a hole in it.
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Nov 20, 2015 23:57
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Splizwarf posted:Serious question: we all know how absurdly ornate a toilet-culture luxo-bathroom can get. What is the "I have too much money just look at this throne" equivalent in cultures that normally poo poo in a hole in the floor? In the UAE and Saudi Arabia, you can still find Solid Gold Toilets and Gold plated shitters in a lot of the mansions there.
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Nov 21, 2015 00:01
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I want a solid gold toilet with integrated bidet that shoots Cristal at my rear end, then dries it with unicorn farts.
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Nov 21, 2015 00:43
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FrankeeFrankFrank posted:It says they were floor boards but they look like concrete form boards to me. They look mostly like the floorboards in my century-old home. You can see pretty uniform spacing where they were nailed to something else, though it looks like they were maybe on 4xsomethings rather than 2xwhatever joists that I am accustomed to seeing floorboards nailed to. And the guy left the nails in? It looks like they are still sticking up when the cat is inspecting the drat things. A rather shame that such abominations exist in a room that otherwise has a nice floor and beautiful crown moulding, but some people have all their taste in their mouth, so what you gonna do?
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Nov 21, 2015 06:54
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I admit, the idea amused me, but why wouldn't you at least plane and sand them to be more uniform? Cut them down to more uniform lengths? Maybe not use the fully-rotten timbers? 'Rustic' is making a bookshelf out of recycled wood, 'exotic' is managing to put one together out of driftwood, 'ramshackle' is about where those appear to be. I'm sure they're reasonably functional, but they just look so out of place in that room.
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Nov 21, 2015 09:35
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The guy was using a hand saw, it is pretty safe to say he isn't the best equipped to tackle this project and have the end product look like anything other than it does.
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Nov 21, 2015 16:38
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He could also use a hand plane and a handful of sandpaper.  That said, that would transform them from "possibly interesting used wood(INTEREST NOT GUARANTEED)" into just " some boards", which defeats any purpose other than "I couldn't otherwise afford this amount of wood". The problem isn't the wood itself, it's that bookshelves (which exist to be mostly covered in things) are a poor showcase for reclaimed/antique wood; it's compounded by the bookshelves looking so out of place in that room.
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