[trebor2] Anything For Love

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[trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:02 am

Why did Allison refuse to clean something that would have:

1) been easy for her to clean, and

2) made her daily life easier if she had done so?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sundowner64 » Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:08 am

Did someone tell her to clean it? did the cleaning belong to her (job or otherwise) responsibilities?
Did she refuse the cleaning to make a point? a political statement? did she want to protest against something?
Was the uncleaned thing (or the fact that she did not clean it) visible to others? neighbors? family members? friends? strangers?
Would the cleaning involve; washing? sweeping? vacuum cleaning?collecting and removing garbage? painting? repairing? weeding the garden? using tools? using machinery? using detergents?
Would the cleaning have removed something she wanted to keep? memories?
Covid-19 restrictions relevant?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Sun May 01, 2022 2:55 am

Did someone tell her to clean it? did the cleaning belong to her (job or otherwise) responsibilities? I suppose so.
Did she refuse the cleaning to make a point? a political statement? did she want to protest against something?
Was the uncleaned thing (or the fact that she did not clean it) visible to others? At times the uncleaned thing would be visible to others, but the fact that she didn't clean it would be more difficult to notice. neighbors? family members? friends? strangers? Mostly this, but see above.
Would the cleaning involve; washing? this sweeping? vacuum cleaning?collecting and removing garbage? painting? repairing? weeding the garden? using tools? using machinery? using detergents?
Would the cleaning have removed something she wanted to keep? memories? Yes to both.
Covid-19 restrictions relevant? No to this, and to all unanswered.
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sarisberie » Sun May 01, 2022 8:54 pm

Is it relevant what the item was? Its age, size, value?
Is it relevant what kind of cleaner she was? Domestic, office, museum, other business, recreation, shop etc?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby GalFisk » Mon May 02, 2022 7:29 pm

Is it part fo her body? Is it a piece fo clothing? Does she want to preserve a scent? An imprint? Writing? Some imaginary quality? "This thing was touched by [person I look up to] and I'll never wash it again?"
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Wed May 04, 2022 6:01 am

Sarisberie

Is it relevant what the item was? Yes.Its age, size, value? Size would be the most useful, I think.
Is it relevant what kind of cleaner she was? Domestic, office, museum, other business, recreation, shop etc? FA. I think I contributed to the FA inadvertently, so I'll nudge you in the direction of your previous questions. Particularly the second one from your first post.

Galfisk

Is it part fo her body? Is it a piece fo clothing? Does she want to preserve a scent? No to these. An imprint? Yes indeed. Writing? Some imaginary quality? "This thing was touched by [person I look up to] and I'll never wash it again?" No, not like this.
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sarisberie » Wed May 04, 2022 10:53 am

Was it a fingerprint? Her own? Relevant where she was at the time, e.g. home, work, other?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby GalFisk » Wed May 04, 2022 6:10 pm

Is the imprint made by a human? Animal? Object? Does the imprint preserve a memory for her? Is it the last muddy paw print of her deceased dog? Or something like that?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Sun May 08, 2022 2:58 am

Sarisberie

Was it a fingerprint? Her own? No to both. Relevant where she was at the time Yes, for SVV of "where", e.g. home, work, other? Other.

Galfisk

Is the imprint made by a human? Animal? This, and as per your guess it is a dog. Object? Does the imprint preserve a memory for her? Yes. Is it the last muddy paw print of her deceased dog? Or something like that? Damn close!
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sarisberie » Sun May 08, 2022 7:54 pm

Is it a dog poo?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Tue May 10, 2022 12:41 am

Is it a dog poo? No. Thank goodness.
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby GalFisk » Tue May 10, 2022 4:28 pm

Is the dog deceased? Is it an imprint? Is it her dog? Is the item clothing?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sarisberie » Tue May 10, 2022 8:18 pm

[My son's ferret, Jeffrey, escaped and left a fossilised poo at the back of my son's underwear drawer].
Was she at the vet's when the dog died? Fur relevant? Other 'relics''?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Thu May 12, 2022 1:18 am

Galfisk

Is the dog deceased? Yes. Is it an imprint? Not technically, but...Is it her dog? Was, yes. Is the item clothing? No.

Sarisberie

[My son's ferret, Jeffrey, escaped and left a fossilised poo at the back of my son's underwear drawer]. Well, that's where your son says that came from. :lol: But sorry to hear about the loss of a pet.
Was she at the vet's when the dog died? Irr.Fur relevant? Other 'relics''? I don't think so, but clarify what you mean by "relics".
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sundowner64 » Thu May 12, 2022 9:46 am

Is it a mark the dog left behind? a scratch mark? a bite mark? a paw print? hairs?
Is it on her body? on clothing? on shoes? on a bag? on a wall, floor, stairs, carpet? on a household item? on the car seat?
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Postby Sarisberie » Fri May 13, 2022 11:29 pm

Relics = snot on the windows, vomit, etc etc. Did the dog swallow something belonging to someone else? WAGGY-WAG: Was the dog itself a relic? Taxidermy relevant?
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby trebor2 » Sun May 15, 2022 12:35 am

Sundowner

Is it a mark the dog left behind? Yes. a scratch mark? a bite mark? a paw print? hairs?
Is it on her body? on clothing? on shoes? on a bag? on a wall, floor, stairs, carpet? on a household item? on the car seat? With this last guess you are physically right in the vicinity.

Sarisberie

Relics = snot on the windows, close enough for a... vomit, etc etc. Did the dog swallow something belonging to someone else? WAGGY-WAG: Was the dog itself a relic? Taxidermy relevant?

$POYLER through combined effort*****************************

Allison has a small cutie-wutie fluffer-wuffer of a dog who loves to prop herself up on the passenger-side door handle when on car rides to watch out the side window as the miles fly by. Consequently, Allison regularly has to clean noseprints off the passenger window. When her dog passes away, it hits her rather hard the first time Allison gets in her car and sees the beloved prints of a happy, excited friend. Even though they somewhat obscure the view (particularly of the side-view mirror, when the sun hits them just right), she can't quite bring herself to wipe them away.

Based on an old bichon of mine who used to do just that, and a shih tzu-pomeranian cross I adore who belongs to my in-laws and has done the same to the front window in their new house.
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Re: [trebor2] Anything For Love

Postby Sarisberie » Sun May 15, 2022 12:42 am

Aw. Poor little woofer. :'(
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