Woah...! Today was just...uh....YIKE!
I had to be at my Grandma's for 1pm because they were having some sort of community craft fair/bbq and being that I'm the best granddaughter in the world, I wanted to support GMA. Just kidding....I'm not the best, I could be way better than I am.
So, I get there at 12:30 and I notice this lady come out, get her dog out of a hot car and take him for a 5 minute stroll. She then puts the dog back in the car and goes inside. I figured, okay, she's probably just gone in to get someone and doesn't want to take the dog in. I was 110% convinced that she would be back out in a matter of 5 minutes or less because really, who leaves their dog in the car in 25 degree weather?? Oh, apparently she does.
I waited for about 10 minutes and upon no return, I decided to walk through the building to look for said lady, so that I could give her a piece of my mind without having to call the SPCA. Without any luck I returned outside where the poor dog had gotten so hot that he climbed into the backseat and was panting away on the floor. Dogs are smart. Heat rises. But really, why should this poor little creature have to endure this excruciating heat?
Finally, after discussing with 2 other people via phone and text, I decided I was going to call the SPCA because 25 minutes had passed and the owner was clearly unaware of what she was doing to her dog. Finally after 30 minutes, she emerged with her husband or her brother, I'm not sure, and was carrying a bunch of stuff. I asked her, "Is that your car and your dog?". In a smart ass attitude she replied with the obvious where I then proceeded to inform her that she shouldn't leave her dog in the car in this heat and that I was just about to call the SPCA. The guy yelled at me from a distance and told me to fuck off, stating that he personally had just walked him 5 minutes ago. Being that he just told me to fuck off, I was PISSED. I looked at him and told him that he was full of shit because I too, had been sweltering in the bloody heat for the last 30 minutes waiting for HER to come back out for the dog. I started to walk back into my Grandma's place when the woman walked up to me from the parking lot, grabbed my arm as hard as she could, and said to me..."I just lost my mother so fuck off." Okay, I'm not gonna lie. I felt a tinge of guilt when she said that. Then I realized my arm was hurting. The guilt vanished. I told her that I was very sorry for her loss but she's going to lose her dog too if she continues to leave him in the car whether it be to the SPCA or to DEATH. Then I promptly told her that I don't hit people, especially seniors like herself, but if she didn't let go of my arm immediately, there's a first time for everything. When I say she was a senior, I'm talking like maybe 65, if that. She let go and as soon as she did I walked away but for those of you who know me, I always get the last word and I think she got the message.
I was pretty furious when I went in to see Grandma and so I told her the story.
Ashley: Yeah! Can you believe that Grandma? I kind of feel bad a little bit because she lost her mom and I totally sympathize but she really shouldn't have left her dog in the car for so long in this horrid heat.
Grandma: You should have asked her if she left her mother in the sun too!!
Ashley: Grandma! Thats not nice! *Secretly LOLs at Grandma's wit*
Oh god, I love my grandma!
