Pete & Penny

@KnotweedDogs @Heropawsuk 🤣 I wish.

@cruncher1803 @Heropawsuk How have you not aged a day, and I, well, I most certainly have?!?! 🤣

Remembering the Hero Fire Dog Kai 🚒🫡🐾🌈💔 The world dimmed a little more 7 march 2023, but the sky gained a new bright star. Fire dog Kai left this mortal plain and crossed rainbow bridge Kai spent his whole life working as a fire investigation search dog for West Midlands Fire Service. Only retiring January 2023 after losing his sight overnight to a brain tumour 💔 Devastatingly passed away just two months after his diagnosis. When the devastating news came in that Kai had a brain tumour, Mat and Kai began their palliative care journey. Kai was as happy as ever, and no clue anything was changing 💔 and loved every second of his retirement Mat spent every day filling his time with as many adventures and moments of pure love and devotion to Kai not knowing how much time they had left together. Kai loved his work and had an amazing relationship with Mat, and any day, doing anything as long as Mat was there was the greatest day for Kai Kai's main duty was to determine whether arson had been committed by sniffing out whether an accelerant had been used to start a fire. 2013, a very special puppy was born in Hilbrae Rescue Kennels after his mum was taken in by the centre in Shropshire. Kai, the Belgian Shepherd Malinois, was adopted by Mat Dixon and began the start of a wonderful and very unusual relationship. ​Mat just happened to be a firefighter with the West Midlands Fire Service, and with Kai’s natural intelligence and boundless energy, he was destined to become one of only 15 fire investigation dogs in the UK. Mat trained Kai to detect flammable liquids at fire scenes where arson is suspected. Kai’s job was arduous and physically demanding, which meant he had to be extremely fit and agile. Fire scenes are never tidy, and there’s a lot of squeezing through narrow spaces and negotiating rough and potentially dangerous terrain, and Kai never hesitated ​​Kai thrived in his job as an active fire team member and loved being with Mat. When off duty, Mat competes in marathons, and because Kai was so full of enthusiasm and love for Mat, they would regularly go running together. Undoubtedly, Kai was an integral member of the team with his handler, Mat Dixon, played a vital role in their fire investigation work. We know his guardian Mat misses him very much and Kai will be watching over him and his family. You will be reunited a again over the rainbow bridge We thank you for your dedication to your team and will remember and honour your name 🫡🥀🕊🌈 #firedog #searchandrescue #firefighter #Hero #malinois #HeroesWithPaws #wewillremember

@KnotweedDogs I think the job made me more of a cynic . I did forget once where I’d left the truck at a big job 🫣.

@cruncher1803 Honestly, it’s so frustrating, can you imagine if (pre retirement) you turned up at a shout and forgot the truck?!?! 😩

I hate how cynical I have become, but I hate even more how right I am to be so!! 😩 But my dog makes me smile 😄

@KnotweedDogs The problem is that very few companies have good customer care now. They don’t care if you stay or go, we are just a number.

@cruncher1803 Honestly, @VodafoneUK are the latest to confirm by cynicism by their display of customer support ineptitude!! 😩

@KnotweedDogs I thought you northerners were tough?

Today’s run was beautiful, if a tad nippy!! 🙃

@Phoebe_Schecter Need to keep a time out for #FeedPheebs time.

Haha never a dull moment, but as any good coach, I saved a timeout for any potential future situations 😂

@Wee_Welshie You know you don't have to be at work to get cake fines if they find anything out 🤣. Plus, its the slice every time.

@cruncher1803 Just treating the family. I’ve not been at work for cake fines 😂

Cream cakes 🍰 Which one are you eating?

@Wee_Welshie Giraffe or tiger loaf and a sneaky mince pie. 100%

For those curious, behold the giraffe loaf. Sainsbury’s bakery 👌❤️🔥

@Wee_Welshie Mince pies are not just for Christmas they are for every day.

Oh my goodness…. I got the goodies!!! Mince pies 🥧 🎄

@Bi11smith1 @MenieresSociety I’ve not had a full vertigo attack in a while but have minor episodes regularly. I don’t take any other meds but will give the ice a go.

I haven't had a Meniere's attack since cutting out ventolin. I have been doing icepacks for the past 4 weeks. I have gone nearly 2 weeks without a hearing loss. Prior to that I was working in Philippines for a week. It was hot and I lost hearing by mid day. But it cams back each day about 3 hours after ice treatment

@Bi11smith1 @MenieresSociety The weather plays a big part for me. If its cold I have to cover my ears and if its too hot I have to be careful with what I am doing. Never tried cold packs and the only meds I have are Betahistine and Prochlorperazine.

@cruncher1803 @MenieresSociety How about heat? I have been using icepack therapy to cool the cochlear. It seems to slightly reduce the osmotic attraction of the potassium in the endolymph. I ice once per day for an hour when going to bed. I find it more effective than prednisone.

@Bi11smith1 @MenieresSociety Still don't know what all my triggers are. Just as I think I know, it changes.

@cruncher1803 @MenieresSociety Were you able to identify what triggers it?

@Bi11smith1 @MenieresSociety No I don’t.

@cruncher1803 @MenieresSociety Do you use Ventolin? That was my trigger.

@flaminhaystacks Sending positive thoughts your way for you to pass on to him when you can.

My lovely dad is having major spinal surgery tomorrow morning which will leave him unable to travel, drive or sit down for the next few months Please have your fingers crossed that all goes well for him

@Wee_Welshie Who doesn’t like a black and white photo.

@flaminhaystacks Wish I’d known you were the experts last week when I needed it. Hang on, let me break it again and get back to you! 🤣

My daughter"s laptop stopped working a few days ago We bought a new battery & replaced it Then tried to get it to boot up No luck We asked several people for advice No one could help us So we googled every option and eventually got it to work 💪 Call us Ada Lovelace