I've smashed 4 car windows to rescue dogs from hot cars today already. I haven't found any yet but I'm not giving up

#DogsOfMastodon #Heat #Cars

@Wen this is why I have a little sign on my car window β€œThe dog is fine please do not smash my window (also there is no dog)”
@Wen 😳 πŸ˜‚ You are a dangerous man.
@Wen my hero! 🀩
@bweller It’s a joke πŸ˜‚ but a serious reminder all the same.
@Wen Don't worry, the next window will definitely have a dog behind it, never give up!
@nini But how much will it cost me πŸ€”
@Wen If you're fast it can be very cheap.
@nini I suppose that’s what the bike trailer is for πŸ˜‚
@Wen @nini
🎡 How much is that dog, in the window?🎡
@Wen Thank goodness there are people like you in our world to keep our furry neighbours safe
@korvius It is a joke, but with a purpose. Generally we just call the polis who will get there quickly.
@Wen You know I was just chilling in my car when this newfie came up with a brick in his mouth and smashed my window! wtf!
@obot50549535 Did I say woof while doing it 🀨😜
@obot50549535 @Wen WTF in this case stands for Woof The Floof!
@Wen
There's much more chance of a dog being left in a grossly oversized Rangerover, or a Bentley, or some other kind of penis extension, honest. I'd focus on those if I were you.
@Wen You know. Many police and government vehicles keep dogs inside their cars when it's hot. Don't let those dogs suffer.

@PattyHanson The only ones I have seen (police vans in the U.K. all see to have calling fans and the animals are not left unattended.

It is a joke (with a purpose) but I would be happy to smash their windows if it came to it.

@Wen Yeah. I was sort of joking too.
@Wen Restrict your search to luxury vehicles, monstrous SUVs and Teslas. Even the cops will leave you alone to keep doing G-d's work.
@Wen And it's another one for @dgar though we really need a dad joke repository on Masto.

@Wen

πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜† πŸ˜‚

@Wen Not all heroes wear capes. 🫑
@clickhere Nahh we just carry monkey wrenches. Btw it was a joke, albeit with a purpose. Only ever broken a window once, the polis round here are pretty quick. They break the windows.
@Wen That's okay, I got the joke (and I like the sentiment a lot!). Well done to you that time, though, you did the right thing. ❀️
@Wen @clickhere Yup, top tip. Call the police, only smash the window yourself if they haven't turned up and the dog's life seems to be in danger. (With kids, if there's any suggestion they're in trouble, I'd have less patience. Still call the police though.)
@_thegeoff @clickhere I would. You can also illustrate the serious point with a joke πŸ˜†
@Wen @clickhere Good use-case for quote-boosts!
@_thegeoff @clickhere Or even #joke but I thought that would spoil it. Not for most though 🀣
@Wen @clickhere I'll admit I thought twice about boosting, for those who would take it too seriously, hence the quote. But I got it :)
@_thegeoff @clickhere Got to be careful with subtly in English 🀣
@_thegeoff @clickhere Well I am a native speaker and although I do speak@other languages well I should have been more careful with that type of joke
@Wen At this rate, the dogs are going to start rescuing their cars from you. πŸ˜‚πŸΆ
@Wen I replaced my old "no radio" sign with "no dog" for this exact reason

It's so hard to tell with all those darkly tinted windows.

@Wen

@Wen You may want to take this down as I'm pretty sure that's still a crime, despite the good intent.

@LeonianUniverse What, the joke 😝

But if it was necessary I would not be charged, in Scotland anyway. Plenty of precedence

@Wen πŸ˜‚ 😍

@Wen

Tesla vehicles often carry multiple dogs, just sayin’

@Crowjane Gonna need a bigger bike trailer πŸ˜„
@Wen as long as they were cyber trucks
@Lionesslady Don’t they have a tendency to explore? Never seen one irl but I suspect the dugs would welcome it
@Wen What would you do with the dog if you actually did?
And how would the dog react? Some might be very territorial and protective even under heat stress.
@bouriquet I suspect that giving the animal air might just extend its life an enable it to get out of the car. A proper window bashing would of course be required
@Wen I see the reward for a joke well told is having to spend the rest of the day explaining that it was a joke, my sympathies.
@zeborah πŸ«’πŸ™„
@Wen πŸ‘ πŸ’―
@Wen was it different cars or the one car?!?
@RoBo2 A zig zag pattern through the car park :-)
@RoBo2 It was the artist in me coming out