I'm not interested in buying food that has dog hair or dog drool on it. Don't forget that there's always a risk of them jumping on or attacking people.

Because service dogs are trained not to jump on people and interact with anything else in the store. Untrained dogs are far more likely to be jumping on or licking things/people.

> The same could be said about you. Try having some empathy for people who need their dogs with them at that time.

In my OP I said service dogs are fine, so no the same cannot be said about me.

> I don’t care if there are dogs with every single customer in the store.

It's not about you, try having some empathy for other people.

> As far as I’m concerned, people who do this are just so entitled. And this isn’t something that has gone on forever. This is a relatively new thing, meaning the last 10 years or so. Edit to say that fake service dogs and pets absolutely don’t belong in restaurants.

I couldn't agree more. I don't remember seeing dogs in all these places even just a few years ago.

The allergy thing is really serious IMO. What if it triggered an asthma attack in someone? It could be potentially life threatening.

> Also leave the dog in the car with heater or AC with out the car on??? Yeah sounds super safe & not a reality.

The car would be left on to power the heater or AC unit. And it is quite safe, remote starters for preheating/cooling cars have been a thing for a very long time.

> The dog isn’t touching anything except the floor with his paws / the same as a person with their feet/ shoes.

The dog sheds and hair gets everywhere.

Have you ever considered that some people may be allergic to dogs? It’s also possible to leave the heat (or AC) on in a car without being in it.

Only if I suspect they’re dodging taxes.

I can understand employees not wanting to deal with customers breaking the law.

It just seems really unsanitary for a dog to be walking around a grocery store, shedding hair and licking things. For some people it could be beyond gross if they're allergic to dogs.

Big egg sticking it to the poor man again.

But seriously there is a supply issue caused by bird flu creating a shortage. Prices are going up to reduce demand.

It's ridiculous, the other day I turned my high-beams on at an oncoming car who I thought had their high-beams on. The oncoming car turned their high-beams on and there was no difference.

If you need low-beams that bright to drive then you shouldn't be driving at night.

I only use my wipers when parked to avoid tickets.

Meanwhile, my Verizon phone is getting .2 mbps down on LTE in Kennebec county.

It's gotten more and more ridiculous the last few years it seems. I think all the non-Maine money just goes to commercials and mail fliers. The last few weeks I'd watch a video and at least half of the commercials would be political, often times more. I've also had at least two political fliers in my mailbox the last few weeks, often times more. Such a waste.