tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8875765302725425149..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Bu-wuh?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21147864459905594762013-10-06T09:08:25.992-04:002013-10-06T09:08:25.992-04:00leaddog: I'm hypersensitive to smoke. I don...leaddog: I'm hypersensitive to smoke. I don't demand that _all_ restaurants be smoke free, just that some of them are. markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24409427770016728892013-10-02T09:47:20.222-04:002013-10-02T09:47:20.222-04:00One thing I miss about the Powell's Books news...One thing I miss about the Powell's Books newsletter is their fictional tales of their late shop cat, Fup, and his other shop animal companions.<br /><br />I remember a used book store in Houston where the owner brought her German Shepherd with her. Her shop relocated several times over the years, and it wasn't always in the best areas of city.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271697105934618782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43734495754152285062013-10-01T22:13:56.567-04:002013-10-01T22:13:56.567-04:00leaddog said...
"I have nothing against ...<i>leaddog said...<br /><br /> "I have nothing against cats as the fat boys on the porch will attest, but my mother and one of my sons are sensitive to the dander. Would that be an issue in places such as this?"<br /><br /> 10:27 AM, October 01, 2013</i><br /><br />Well, I'd imagine if you're allergic to cats, you'd simply avoid places that have cats running around, kind of like how people who are allergic to fish don't frequent sushi restaurants. Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89774479745061263512013-10-01T20:24:12.798-04:002013-10-01T20:24:12.798-04:00Only been to one gunshop ever with a dog. At least...Only been to one gunshop ever with a dog. At least five offhand have multiple cats.Vaaroknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4474045258064398892013-10-01T13:42:27.860-04:002013-10-01T13:42:27.860-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29968507204501230162013-10-01T13:20:55.539-04:002013-10-01T13:20:55.539-04:00Given how the USDA has gone after the Hemingway Mu...Given how the USDA has gone after the Hemingway Museum in Florida because it has cats, and therefore needs an exhibitor's license, cages for the cats at night, more elevated perches in said enclosures, as well as the OMG there's an animal within 100 yards of food preparation! attitude, I suspect no one would ever be able to afford to comply with all the regs. (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/1209/How-Ernest-Hemingway-s-cats-became-a-federal-case-video)<br /><br />I can only suppose that they get away with cats in book stores because the cats aren't one of the marketing tools used by said book store, and (usually) book stores of that sort don't sell food. Sad.Library-Gryffonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446982343602702829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74279801996806338352013-10-01T13:18:40.838-04:002013-10-01T13:18:40.838-04:00Cats do walk through walls. Do you really know wh...Cats do walk through walls. Do you <i>really</i> know where Rannie goes when you're gone?Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85162462074300773042013-10-01T12:50:52.822-04:002013-10-01T12:50:52.822-04:00"That was a joke of course, but man, a place ..."<i>That was a joke of course, but man, a place specializing in old books, old guns, and good coffee with a few cats and dogs lazing about?</i>"<br /><br />I'd practically live there.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54073226674611525402013-10-01T12:24:59.766-04:002013-10-01T12:24:59.766-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17771962822858650392013-10-01T12:13:03.920-04:002013-10-01T12:13:03.920-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9390969780092461272013-10-01T11:16:03.785-04:002013-10-01T11:16:03.785-04:00Alien: Someone complained that she wasn't taki...Alien: Someone complained that she wasn't taking photos correctly, so now we only get cat stories.<br /><br />Sorry.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76105966052398072682013-10-01T11:15:22.312-04:002013-10-01T11:15:22.312-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79367640666546672102013-10-01T10:56:20.226-04:002013-10-01T10:56:20.226-04:00We have to talk.
An episode or so back we were p...We have to talk. <br /><br />An episode or so back we were promised cat pictures. <i>Pictures</i>. Not cat <i>stories</i>. Not gun content. Not Premium Grade Snark. Not magnets and shotgun shells or links to French restaurants. <i>Cat pictures</i>. We got one. And he was upside down. <br /><br />?????Aliennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50216256469103680622013-10-01T10:37:19.957-04:002013-10-01T10:37:19.957-04:00It seems Europeans aren't as anal about animal...It seems Europeans aren't as anal about animals in food establishments as we are. As long as they aren't serving or working as barristas, I guess....JohninMd.(too late?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30677641773263185242013-10-01T10:34:36.272-04:002013-10-01T10:34:36.272-04:00The Japanese have been at this for a while. http:...The Japanese have been at this for a while. http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/drink/tokyo-cat-cafes-006992JD(not the one with the picture)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404477489642340522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35415331283268429012013-10-01T10:27:28.021-04:002013-10-01T10:27:28.021-04:00I have nothing against cats as the fat boys on the...I have nothing against cats as the fat boys on the porch will attest, but my mother and one of my sons are sensitive to the dander. Would that be an issue in places such as this?leaddognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26624542908134690352013-10-01T10:17:55.428-04:002013-10-01T10:17:55.428-04:00I know of a clothing store in the next county wher...I know of a clothing store in the next county where they have cats. The cats are liable to be bedded down on the clothes too.mustangernoreply@blogger.com