I dont understand how business' havent figured out this www thing yet. It really is quite the simplest thing - promote on line for minimum cost - be at anyones fingertips in a couple of seconds with your details handy and ready to call you.
I have found living back in country NSW that a lot of local business' just dont have anything online apart from a hotfrog website listing from a few years ago, with most of the details now outdated and incorrect.
As someone who doesnt use the phone book or local directory, it makes life so much harder when I have to go digging for a phone number or address of a business. Last night I wanted to order Thai from our local restaurant, the only thing online was someones blog mentioning that it was being built, a facebook pages created by fans and tagging themselves at the restaurant or the in town number. I had to call in town, wait on hold, get the number, then finally call the other restaurant and place my order. 5 minutes of wasted time.
www up my friends - make life easy for a busy mumma!!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
dogs and children
Lots going on in the local media about dogs and kids after a 4 year old child was attacked and killed by a pitt-bull in Melbourne in the last couple of days.
http://www.news.com.au/national/pitbull-owners-stood-back-and-watched-it-attack-ayen-chol-claim-family/story-e6frfkvr-1226117867049
My children are scared of dogs. It kind of just happened over time, and they all picked up on each others nerves. Now, a dog just has to bark and the 3 big girls are jumping to get into my arms. I'm not against dogs at all - we have had dogs my whole life, and we even had a dog when the girls were smaller. In the last few years I have just seen to many situations when dogs are forced upon my children.
It doesn't help when dog owners say "don't worry - it wont hurt you". Chances are, the dog will jump or scratch or bark and whilst these things don't hurt the owners, they hurt little kids! A little dog jumping on a little person is a lot different to a little dog jumping up on a big person! As a parent, we don't know how our children are going to react to something - so how are we to know what a dog is going to do in certain situations?
As we walked over to pre school the other day, a guy walked past with a mean looking dog - I don't know the breed, it had that square looking jaw which never is good news to me.. Anywho, as I was walking past with my 4 girls in tow, they saw the dog and tried to get as far away from the guy and his dog as possible. I remained calm and spoke to them in a very soft voice explaining that the dog was on a lead and the man was holding it and wouldn't let go of him and that they were safe with me. The guy and his dog got closer and he said "oh, he loves 'em" meaning the dog "loves kids". The dog might love kids - but his dog had never seen my kids before so how does he know how his dog would react to my children? What if one of them started crying and the dog got a shock and acted out?
A couple of months ago, Tally got jumped up on by a little dog. It startled her, she fell over and the dog jumped on top of her and started scratching at her and play biting. She didn't know that the dog just wanted to play with her. The dog didn't know she wouldn't like it. This situation has now increased her fear of dogs, and it didn't help at all that the owner of the dog didn't recognise her fear and just kept saying "the dog just wants to play".
I think that both parents and owners are responsible for appropriate behavior around kids and animals. If you know you child is scared around dogs, be calm and confident around them and don't let your fear become your child's fear. If you are a pet owner, make sure you don't make lame statements about how much your dog loves kids and wont hurt them. I know that most dog owners are responsible pet owners and love and take care of their dogs as an extended part of their family. It's a shame that the death of an innocent child has opened a war against dogs and children.
http://www.news.com.au/national/pitbull-owners-stood-back-and-watched-it-attack-ayen-chol-claim-family/story-e6frfkvr-1226117867049
My children are scared of dogs. It kind of just happened over time, and they all picked up on each others nerves. Now, a dog just has to bark and the 3 big girls are jumping to get into my arms. I'm not against dogs at all - we have had dogs my whole life, and we even had a dog when the girls were smaller. In the last few years I have just seen to many situations when dogs are forced upon my children.
It doesn't help when dog owners say "don't worry - it wont hurt you". Chances are, the dog will jump or scratch or bark and whilst these things don't hurt the owners, they hurt little kids! A little dog jumping on a little person is a lot different to a little dog jumping up on a big person! As a parent, we don't know how our children are going to react to something - so how are we to know what a dog is going to do in certain situations?
As we walked over to pre school the other day, a guy walked past with a mean looking dog - I don't know the breed, it had that square looking jaw which never is good news to me.. Anywho, as I was walking past with my 4 girls in tow, they saw the dog and tried to get as far away from the guy and his dog as possible. I remained calm and spoke to them in a very soft voice explaining that the dog was on a lead and the man was holding it and wouldn't let go of him and that they were safe with me. The guy and his dog got closer and he said "oh, he loves 'em" meaning the dog "loves kids". The dog might love kids - but his dog had never seen my kids before so how does he know how his dog would react to my children? What if one of them started crying and the dog got a shock and acted out?
A couple of months ago, Tally got jumped up on by a little dog. It startled her, she fell over and the dog jumped on top of her and started scratching at her and play biting. She didn't know that the dog just wanted to play with her. The dog didn't know she wouldn't like it. This situation has now increased her fear of dogs, and it didn't help at all that the owner of the dog didn't recognise her fear and just kept saying "the dog just wants to play".
I think that both parents and owners are responsible for appropriate behavior around kids and animals. If you know you child is scared around dogs, be calm and confident around them and don't let your fear become your child's fear. If you are a pet owner, make sure you don't make lame statements about how much your dog loves kids and wont hurt them. I know that most dog owners are responsible pet owners and love and take care of their dogs as an extended part of their family. It's a shame that the death of an innocent child has opened a war against dogs and children.
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