In which that tiny little screwdriver comes in handy!
Once upon a time, I bought a little glasses repair kit. It came with a little magnifying glass, four tiny little extra screws, and this kick-ass little screwdriver all snug in a plastic case. I use it to tighten my glasses once in awhile, and I cleverly keep it someplace utterly random — my knitting bag! — where I can always find it.
I just used the kit’s little screwdriver to take the X5 apart. There it is, guts exposed! My new toy isn’t working properly at all; the screen either doesn’t respond or it responds incorrectly, and a touch screen device with a FUBAR touch screen is basically a paperweight.
I dug around here and found that the precise symptoms my X5 exhibits are common with older X5s, so I’m mid-fix as I type. Once I’m done with this post, I’m going to reassemble the thing (and then REINSTALL ALL THE CRAP I’D INSTALLED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO) and if it’s fixed, I’ll keep it. If it’s still a glitchy POS, I’ll send it back.
In other news, now that I live in town I have to register my dog [ordinance #1000 on the link] at City Hall. Which means I have to give her annual rabies shots, which pisses me off. I vaccinate my animal/s every three years because vaccines last for three years, they’re expensive, and over-vaccinating kills pets just like it does people.
Gah. I hate stupid regulations. I don’t mind paying $10 a year to license my dog, but there’s just no way I’m going to vaccinate my 10-year-old bitch for rabies each and every year, no way at all. I tell you what: there’d better be an elderly animal exemption, or my bitch ain’t gonna be legal.
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OK – the whole dog ordinance fiasco still makes me want to do bad things to certain people, but at least they weren’t stupid enough to require every year vaccinations.
“No dog shall be licensed hereunder unless there is submitted by the owner evidence that the dog to be licensed has been vaccinated against rabies as required by law and the certificate of vaccination signed by a licensed veterinarian which shows that the vaccination certificate will not expire within six months from the date of the issuance of the license.”
If the vaccination is good for 3 years – then your vet just has to agree that it won’t expire before the year is up. I still think the whole thing is so much BS – but I won’t even get started on it – promise!
Yeah, well, vets make a lot of money on over-vaccinating, so getting one to say a rabies vac is good for three years? Unlikely. But Bindu is geriatric, so I can probably get a sign-off on that score. If I had baksheesh, I’d donate to the Rabies Challenge Fund… research shows that rabies vaccines tend to remain effective for seven years, and vaccinosis isn’t at all uncommon . -m
hm. rabies every three years?
is that the same for cats?
Rabies vaccination is not required for cats in all states. There appear to be 3-year vaccines for cats; seems to depend on local regs and your vet. -m
Some say those vaccines last a lot longer than three years. Apparently when they say it’s a 3 year vaccine that means that they tested after 3 years and it was still effective. It does *not* mean that they tested at 3 years and a day, or 4 years, or 5 years, and it was no longer effective. And honestly, what incentive could there possibly be for a drug company to keep testing year after year, delaying the introduction of their product, in order to tell you that you or your animal only “needs” it once or twice in a lifetime?
Per rabieschallengefund.org: “Studies have shown the duration of protective immunity as measured by serum antibody titers against rabies virus to persist for seven years post-vaccination.” -m
Thanks for posting. Just cuz it took me a day and a half to comment doesn’t mean I didn’t read it when it was brand spanking new. Nice to know someone in the universe listens to me.
So how’s the X5 doing? I love taking things apart even if I don’t know what to do with the exposed guts.
Fight city hall!
You can’t fight city hall. *lol* -m
Keep the vaccine record for the three year period. It is sufficient proof to meet the law to get your license
you do not need to vaccinate every year
and not ALL vets overvaccinate.
I know there are vets that do, its in part why I got out of it before I needed a good lawyer
You’re a vet? -m
retired.
I got tired of the stupid human factor, and found I really dont like dealing with the public
In 80% of the clients I had, if the dog could have come in with a check in its mouth and left the owner in the car, I would have been happier.
The last straw was when I had to walk out of an exam room before I plunged a syringe of beuth into teh human rather than the dog they decided needed to be put down(when a simple training class or better, rehoming the dog would have been the solution)
*shudder* No such thing as a bad dog, only bad owners. -m
yup, and I would have needed a good lawyer if I kept my practice.
The owners did it in for me.
Love the animals.. the people not so much
People can suck pretty hard, it’s true. Which is why I strive to be more like my dog. -m