It was definitely his idea. They were from Florida and were out there for a wedding and thought they'd hike while they were at it, I guess? He thought it would be okay because he didn't think the trails would really be that rocky, apparently. I remember that reasoning very clearly because one of my teammates was like,…

I went on a rescue once for a woman who attempted to hike a mountain trail in high heels and a short party-type dress. I'm strongly against charging people for their rescues but that was almost crazy enough to make me change my mind.

I totally agree with this, but I also tend to be dismissive about these kind of stories because, well, Google clearly analyzes our emails as any glance at the advertising you get will tell you. But people rarely freak out about those targeted ads, or maybe have a minor "yeah I opened one email about that and got…

OK, I do SAR and this advice is...not great. It's sort-of mentioned, but in 99.9% of situations, the best advice is TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU WILL BE GOING AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO GET BACK, and if you get lost or injured, STAY PUT AND WAIT FOR RESCUE. We are very good at what we do. We will find you unless your dumbass…

That is lovely!

And don't forget her defense of Polanski. Apparently drugging and forcing sex on an unwilling teenager isn't rape rape.

Haha, I thought the same thing. The first shots made sense to me so they could do the role reversal thing but did we really need to keep seeing them? Oh, country music.

Ah, gotcha. I thought you were saying that it's never necessary to remove them...haven't had quite enough coffee yet this morning! I wasn't sure about that from the article either, and I agree that if they're removing ones for purely cosmetic reasons, that's a rip-off. I'm also pretty opposed to any sort of purely…

It can be necessary to remove them sometimes. They can swell in size (we had a dog come through my rescue who had one that was about the size of my head, and she was not that big of a dog!), and other times they can be in spots that cause them to rub or break open. Usually it's best to leave them alone but I do think…

It's actually healthier for a dog to be slightly underweight than overweight, especially breeds like corgis. In working dogs there have been studies that have shown that dogs can be maintained at 15% less than ideal bodyweight for years without detrimental effects as long as they're getting a balanced diet. So don't…

I don't really think that's likely. People tend to prefer overweight pets to the point that the average pet owner sees a healthy weight as too skinny. At least according to the vets I know, the difficulty they have is convincing their clients with overweight animals that the weight is a problem at all.

I was coming here to say this. That heeler was the best part of the original. And I say that as a fan, but also, blue heelers.

Yeah, I know several people with GoPros and his statement doesn't seem at all unusual to me. They do talk about them and always refer to them as GoPros. I've even been corrected when I made the mistake of calling it a camera. I was like, "...but it is a camera?"

New Mexico is kind of unusual in that there are a lot of rural Democrats as well, actually, especially among the Hispanic population. There isn't really the same rural/urban divide here as in other states, at least IME living in a lot of small towns throughout the state.

"We might be corrupt and trigger-happy but at least we aren't racist!"*

I've definitely noticed that happening along class lines. I know a lot of poor couples who aren't married but live as husband and wife (sometimes calling themselves that, sometimes calling each other boyfriend/girlfriend), and a lot of wealthy people who don't really understand it. Obviously there are plenty of…

They were shouting at the cops, not shooting. ;)

APD is trying really hard not to shoot anyone right now because they're in hot water with the DOJ who found that like 18 of 21 (IIRC) shootings that were ruled justified actually weren't. Although in their favor, they do shoot a lot of white people too, so they've got that going for them at least.

Yeah, she didn't look very comfortable in the last part of the video, for sure.

Naw, that looked like more than just normal belly-rub begging to me. I thought so at first but when I rewatched it, I noticed the dog's legs are really weak and shaky as she tries to stand, and she seems disoriented. She either fainted or had a mild seizure, something like that.