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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004cycling and cats
Went for my usual evening 12-mile pootle around the lanes, me a *vision* in fluorescent yellow long-sleeved cycling jersey with resplendent reflective bits on it :-) Obviously Waffles had informed the Mothership to tell the local felines of the various villages and lanes that I require checking up on. Down one lane, a little tortie lady meowed at me., So I stopped, said hello and was rewarded with a headrub on my hand. Further on, at various stages of the ride, I was being watched by a black & white cat, a *big* ginger tom with the most magnificent whiskers and a quite stunning black cat with emerald green eyes. Oh, and then a deer (red deer hind) ran across the road in front of me, less than ten feet away. Quite lovely. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > little tortie lady meowed at me., So I stopped, said hello and was rewarded > with a headrub on my hand. Further on, at various stages of the ride, I was > being watched by a black & white cat, a *big* ginger tom with the most > magnificent whiskers and a quite stunning black cat with emerald green eyes. My own cats mostly ignore bicycles. Most of those encountered are either completely distrusting of the appartus and anything connected with it, or may accept some attention if I distance myself from the bike. One exception I remember is a Siamese just a couple of blocks from where I used to live. At some point in attentions it would lash out suddenly then act as if nothing happened so I learned to bike off before the cat did that. Alas, it then decided to chase after me biking away so I stopped giving it attention (it was just a half block from a thoroughfare and I didn't want it to become a feline bike-chaser, heh). > Oh, and then a deer (red deer hind) ran across the road in front of me, less > than ten feet away. Once a deer crossed 10' in front of me on my motorcycle. How he got on my m ... no, wait, he was in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know. But seriously, last year a cyclist was killed he hit a deer. Ambulatory soda machines. Ya gotta watch for them.  Signature"The web has got me caught. I'd rather have the blues than what I've got." <via Nat King Cole >Went for my usual evening 12-mile pootle around the lanes, me a *vision* in >fluorescent yellow long-sleeved cycling jersey with resplendent reflective bits [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Cheers, helen s You have the loveliest times on a bicycle. ;-) -- CATherine >You have the loveliest times on a bicycle. ;-) I do, don't I :-) I have to admit, where I live is great cycling countryside - not too hilly - undulations, yes, but no mountains! Plus, at this time of year, there is wildlife in abundance. It's a rare thing *not* to see some wildlife, be it a pheasant (usually see loads of these), rabbits, hares, deer... and then there's the local feline population who make my cycling pleasant too. The only thing I get wary of is if I pass someone out for a walk with their dog, and the dog isn't on a leash. Fido bounding towards me makes me a bit wary, as I never know if Fido is being friendly or ... not. It doesn't help if Fido is barking but the owner says, "Oh, he's a great big softie, he just wants to play" when Fido is running at you, barking loudly and bearing teeth. Thankfully that's a rare occurance. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > I have to admit, where I live is great cycling countryside - not too > hilly - undulations, yes, but no mountains! Plus, at this time of year, > there is wildlife in abundance. It's a rare thing *not* to see some > wildlife, be it a pheasant (usually see loads of these), rabbits, > hares, deer... and then there's the local feline population who make > my cycling pleasant too. As long as the only felines you see are the domestic variety. I hope you don't run into any of the mountain lions that have been found wandering the countryside! :) Sounds beautiful. Joyce >As long as the only felines you see are the domestic variety. I hope you >don't run into any of the mountain lions that have been found wandering >the countryside! :) Chances of that happening in Norfolk are vanishingly small, I'm pleased to say. However, if I cycle to Banham Zoo, I can see ocelots, snow leopards and cheetahs :-) >Sounds beautiful. It was. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Chances of that happening in Norfolk are vanishingly small, I'm pleased > to say. Are you a mathematician, Helen? I've heard the phrase "vanishingly small" many times in math classes, but never in another context, though there's no reason it couldn't be used anywhere else. Just wondering. In any case, I'm glad your chances of seeing a mountain lion on a bike ride are *that* slim! Joyce >Are you a mathematician, Helen? I've heard the phrase "vanishingly small" >many times in math classes, but never in another context, though there's >no reason it couldn't be used anywhere else. Just wondering. Helen... mathematician.. I can see an oxymoron there ;-) >In any case, I'm glad your chances of seeing a mountain lion on a bike >ride are *that* slim! So am I :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > I have to admit, where I live is great cycling countryside - not too hilly - > undulations, yes, but no mountains! Plus, at this time of year, there is > wildlife in abundance. It's a rare thing *not* to see some wildlife, be it a > pheasant (usually see loads of these), rabbits, hares, deer... The other day when Frank and I were out for a walk, we saw a hare. It calmly hopped by, barely ten metres away (30 feet). Frank pretty much ignored the hare, which was just as good because it was larger than Frank. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >> I have to admit, where I live is great cycling countryside - not too >hilly - [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >hopped by, barely ten metres away (30 feet). Frank pretty much ignored the >hare, which was just as good because it was larger than Frank. And how embarrassing would that be, getting one's @ss kicked by a hare? Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ "Kreisleriana" <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> wrote > And how embarrassing would that be, getting one's @ss kicked by a > hare? I think that's why he ignored it. ;o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >I think that's why he ignored it. ;o) Oi! Stop casting aspertions on Frank's hunting abilities! Let me tell *you* that if there is any ar*e-kicking to be done, of *any* kind of prey, Frank is the one to be doing it! GGRRRRR.... Wanna be a human pincushion?? Waffles (tail-lashing, ears flattened, fangs bared... claws out...) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Oi! > > Stop casting aspertions on Frank's hunting abilities! Let me tell *you* that if > there is any ar*e-kicking to be done, of *any* kind of prey, Frank is the one > to be doing it! Yes, he'll be doing it. He'll be doing it by screaming for Nikki for help. <grin, duck and run> -- Marina, who has thick skin nowadays, so she doesn't even have to be so afraid of Waffles' deadly weapons. >Yes, he'll be doing it. He'll be doing it by screaming for Nikki for help. ><grin, duck and run> Hide. Be afraid, be very afraid. When you least expect it, you will find something damp, steaming with the consistency of shredded, rotting flesh deposited where you really don't want it to be... Waffles (holding a grudge, and for a *looonnng time* if needed...) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >> I think that's why he ignored it. ;o) > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Waffles > (tail-lashing, ears flattened, fangs bared... claws out...) I think that's why there are no mountain lions in Norfolk, Waffles scared them away.;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > And how embarrassing would that be, getting one's @ss kicked by a > hare? Happened to a couple of helicopters in Germany during the early 90's. The copter was preparing to land on a grassy verge at one of the airports. It was challenged by a huge (Rob told me this, OK?) hare. The entire crew decided that discretion was the better part of virtue, shifted the helicopter to another part of the air field, and agreed not to tell anyone else why they changed spots. Some days later, another blackhawk parked on that spot and sank up to it's belly in the dirt. Turned out that the spot was a rabbit warren and couldn't support the weight of the copter. It had to be removed with a crane, if I remember the story correctly. Pam S. >> And how embarrassing would that be, getting one's @ss kicked by a >> hare? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Pam S. Ah, the bunnies win again. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >>Happened to a couple of helicopters in Germany during the early 90's. >>The copter was preparing to land on a grassy verge at one of the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Ah, the bunnies win again. ;) They did that time. Wildlife and airfields seem to go together. When we were stationed at Ft. Bliss which is "inside" El Paso, Texas, the airfield had a three legged coyote (Rob said he was huge and chubby from all the snacks left out for him) numerous skunks, snakes, rats, rabbits, and other desert wild life. Guard duty could get really interesting. Pam S. >Ah, the bunnies win again. ;) Got to be careful of Buropean Bunnies ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>Ah, the bunnies win again. ;) > >Got to be careful of Buropean Bunnies ;-) > >Cheers, helen s They are Bunniacal. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >>"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom> >>wrote [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >And how embarrassing would that be, getting one's @ss kicked by a >hare? "Run away! Run away!" SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >"Run away! Run away!" <http://tinyurl.com/3ynrt> Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: cycling and cats: >>>And how embarrassing would that be, getting one's @ss kicked by a >>>hare? >>"Run away! Run away!" ><http://tinyurl.com/3ynrt> Which of course reminds me of http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_019.html :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >Which of course reminds me of >http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_019.html :-) Oh, I remember the Killer Rabbit story. Saturday Night Live had a ball with that one back then!! Funny thing, it's one of the main thing I think about when I think about Carter. How embarrassing that must be for him. The second thing was that ridiculous interview he gave about lusting after women. Sherry Sherry >> Which of course reminds me of >> http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_019.html :-) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sherry Only in his *heart*, dear! Yeah, that was pretty stupid. Not stupid enough to get him impeached, though. Jill >> You have the loveliest times on a bicycle. ;-) > > I do, don't I :-) > > I have to admit, where I live is great cycling countryside - not too > hilly - undulations, yes, but no mountains! ISTR a few years ago when you started cycling again, you tried to tell the group there were mountains in Norfolk. ;-) You must be getting fitter. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. "Adrian" <anca@bigfoot.com> wrote > ISTR a few years ago when you started cycling again, you tried to tell > the group there were mountains in Norfolk. ;-) You must be getting > fitter. I disctinctly remember that too. Congrats on beating them down. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >I disctinctly remember that too. Congrats on beating them down. Thank you - I'm getting there - I don't have to use my granny ring as much these days! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >ISTR a few years ago when you started cycling again, you tried to tell >the group there were mountains in Norfolk. ;-) You must be getting >fitter. Heh ;-) Indeed there still are some mountains, but I am getting fitter!! (YEAH!) Tonight I was out on a *serious* ride - a time trial where you cycle against the clock (well, in my case, a slow trial). One of the fields I cycled past had... and I kid you not... an owl a deer a rabbit a hare a pheasant a partridge a rook a song thrush all watching as I cycled by. It was *seriously, totally, completely surreal* - like watching the queue for a Disney audition... Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Tonight I was out on a *serious* ride - a time trial where you cycle against > the clock (well, in my case, a slow trial). One of the fields I cycled past [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Thanks for the image :) Jeanette >Thanks for the image :) > >Jeanette Most welcome. I promise I was not under the influence of illicet substances at the time! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>ISTR a few years ago when you started cycling again, you tried to tell >>the group there were mountains in Norfolk. ;-) You must be getting [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >all watching as I cycled by. It was *seriously, totally, completely surreal* - >like watching the queue for a Disney audition... Now if any of them had talked to you, I'd be worried. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >Now if any of them had talked to you, I'd be worried. ;) Not half as worried as I'd have been ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Tonight I was out on a *serious* ride - a time trial where you cycle against > the clock (well, in my case, a slow trial). One of the fields I cycled past [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > all watching as I cycled by. It was *seriously, totally, completely surreal* - > like watching the queue for a Disney audition... All thinking to themselves, "What *is* that crazy hoomin doing?" ;o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >All thinking to themselves, "What *is* that crazy hoomin doing?" ;o) True and also "That fluorescent yellow top is one heck of a fashion statement" ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > >All thinking to themselves, "What *is* that crazy hoomin doing?" ;o) > > True and also "That fluorescent yellow top is one heck of a fashion statement" > ;-) Especially if it was a male pheasant, it might have been taking notes. ;o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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