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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004Repairmen
For some reason, there have been a lot of repairmen around the front of my apartment this week. And Persia, rather than getting all freaked out and hiding, is acting like a guard-cat! It was, I swear, 10:00 at night when I heard someone walking through the pine needles in front of my office window. Persia immediately darted over there, checking out the noise. What is it, girl? You won't believe it - a Cable TV repairman checking out someone's connection! At 10:00 at night! This morning, I'm sitting here typing away when suddenly I hear a jack-hammer. I look out the window; what the heck is going on? Persia rushes over to check things out. A couple of guys from an electrical company are tearing up the driveway behind my car looking for a short in some line. Persia meowed loudly at them - "Stop that racket!" She's certainly getting more bold as she gets older. ;) Maybe next time someone knocks on the door she won't hide under the bed. Heheh Jill >For some reason, there have been a lot of repairmen around the front of my >apartment this week. And Persia, rather than getting all freaked out and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Jill Whenever someone comes in to fix something, Stinky has to follow him around and "help." Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > For some reason, there have been a lot of repairmen around the front of my > apartment this week. And Persia, rather than getting all freaked out and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Jill Cali likes to watch the garbage trucks. Last week she's quitely watching them work their way down the street, until they reach for our garbage, that's when all the hissing and growling starts. I guess she's seen me put it out, so she knows that's OUR garbage. Vino loves the daily activity outside the house. He makes sure the bottled water delivery guys put my big bottle in the right spot, the mail man is carefully inspected through the kitchen window, once a month, the gardening lady is watched from every window of the house, people working on the power pole or telephone lines are fascinating, etc. And every M/W/F, he follows his maid around the house, helping (hindering actually) her with the housework. He always sleeps much longer on T/T/S mornings than the other days! He is such a goof, I've never seen him hide from anyone who comes into the house. He's always right there, trying to headbutt even perfect strangers. The only time I've noticed him be a bit scared is when this guy Rainer came in, he's 6'7" and by far the tallest person Vino's ever seen. He kept a distance of 10 feet from Rainer and looked up at him warily. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > For some reason, there have been a lot of repairmen around the front of my > apartment this week. And Persia, rather than getting all freaked out and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Jill >Vino loves the daily activity outside the house. He makes sure the bottled >water delivery guys put my big bottle in the right spot, the mail man is [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >He is such a goof, I've never seen him hide from anyone who comes into the >house. He's always right there, trying to headbutt even perfect strangers. Like Stinky. Except when it's too hot, or he's feeling lazy, then he'll just get up on the couch and show everyone his belly. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > Vino loves the daily activity outside the house. He makes sure the bottled > water delivery guys put my big bottle in the right spot, the mail man is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in, he's 6'7" and by far the tallest person Vino's ever seen. He kept a > distance of 10 feet from Rainer and looked up at him warily. Nikki's the exact opposite. When she sees a very tall man, she will go and throw herself down in front of his feet and roll over. The little sl*t. I had a very tall BF at one time, and she used to do this to him all the time.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > And every M/W/F, he follows > his maid around the house, helping (hindering actually) her with the > housework. Does this maid adore him the way the last one did? Joyce > > And every M/W/F, he follows > > his maid around the house, helping (hindering actually) her with the > > housework. > > Does this maid adore him the way the last one did? Same maid, I've only ever had one. Well, we had a different one for the few months that we lived in southern Thailand (Songkhla, near where all that terrorism is happening now). But in the 2.5 years we've been here, we've had the same maid. She likes Vino, but seems a bit bemused about how much of a big deal we make over a cat. She does laugh when I chase Vino around the house though. And she is very careful to make sure he doesn't get out of the house, so that's a big plus. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Same maid, I've only ever had one. Well, we had a different one for > the few months that we lived in southern Thailand Hmm, for some reason I thought your first one quit and you had to find someone else. When did you live in southern Thailand? Somehow I thought you always lived in the same house. I guess when I can't remember something properly, I just make stuff up. :) Joyce > > Same maid, I've only ever had one. Well, we had a different one for > > the few months that we lived in southern Thailand > > Hmm, for some reason I thought your first one quit and you had to find > someone else. No, maybe it was when she went on a 3 week vacation in April and I had to get the neighbour kids to look after Vino when I went away last time? > When did you live in southern Thailand? Somehow I thought you always > lived in the same house. When we first came to Thailand we lived in Songkhla. So that would have been from March 15, 2001 until October 10, 2001. Then we moved up here and have been here ever since. Thank goodness. I'm sure we wouldn't have lasted if we'd have had to stay there the whole time. > I guess when I can't remember something properly, I just make stuff up. :) Yeah, I do that too sometimes :-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > For some reason, there have been a lot of repairmen around the front of my > apartment this week. And Persia, rather than getting all freaked out and > hiding, is acting like a guard-cat! Most of my owners love to watch the out. When the road repair crew was working on the road in front of our old house, I swear the masters were sitting in the living room and kitchen windows wearing little kitty hard hats and watching them. We've been taken over by the city of Fayetteville. In the next year or two (they say) they are supposed to tear up the roads and install sewer lines. The owners will be happy, I can wait for a long time. Pam S. who's owners supervise most outdoor activity. > This morning, I'm sitting here typing away when suddenly I hear a > jack-hammer. I look out the window; what the heck is going on? Persia [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jill That reminds me of the time we were living in a mobile home and had an installer in to set up our satellite internet stuff. I had lead him back to the middle bedroom that was to serve as the computer roo, then I went outside to get something. When I got back in I checked in on the installer. He has on his hands and knees pulling a cable through a hole in the wall, and (at that time baby cat) Amelia was standing on his back looking over his shoulder! I came in to take her away, but the installer insisted that he didn't mind the help. Dan Dan M <dan@webfolks.us> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Repairmen: >That reminds me of the time we were living in a mobile home and had an >installer in to set up our satellite internet stuff. I had lead him back [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >looking over his shoulder! I came in to take her away, but the installer >insisted that he didn't mind the help. Gotta like a company with such nice installers working for them. :-) 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 > Dan M <dan@webfolks.us> had some very interesting things to say about > Re: Repairmen: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Gotta like a company with such nice installers working for them. :-) I've had a few like that, too - my computer technician is one. My last few cats have been definitely "people" cats, so wormen have to be careful if they take any steps backward, for fear of stepping on the "supervisor". But why is it so MANY of the repair people I get are allergic to cats? When I moved in here, my one mover was sniffling and sneezing the whole move (obviously my furniture is all well imbued with cat hair). When it came to moving the carpeted cat tree (only waist high) he begged me to put it where I wanted it. (With tears in his eyes, yet!) (8=>) "Evelyn Vogt Gamble (Divamanque)" <evgmsop@earthlink.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Repairmen: >I've had a few like that, too - my computer technician is one. My last >few cats have been definitely "people" cats, so wormen have to be [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >high) he begged me to put it where I wanted it. (With tears in his eyes, >yet!) (8=>) I did feel bad for the freezer repair guy. Definite allergy problem. Fortunately, Felix isn't into supervising such activities [in fact, what with general recent upheaval, he was more in "I'd better hide under Mom's desk or the bed" mode]. 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 > > This morning, I'm sitting here typing away when suddenly I hear a > > jack-hammer. I look out the window; what the heck is going on? Persia [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > looking over his shoulder! I came in to take her away, but the installer > insisted that he didn't mind the help. Hee! Well at least he was a nice guy and liked cats. When we were still in Vancouver and had the cable internet guy over, he admitted that the was totally afraid of cats and kept nervously looking at Vino until I locked him in the bedroom. Some people are so weird, I can't imagine anyone being afraid of fuzzy peachy Vino! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > When we were still in Vancouver and had the cable internet guy over, > he admitted that the was totally afraid of cats and kept nervously > looking at Vino until I locked him in the bedroom. Last year I had a plumber at my house, and after he was finished working, we were sitting in my living room while he wrote up the bill. My cats (only two at that time) were very curious and interested in checking out the stranger. He looked askance at them and seemed very uneasy, so I asked if my cats were bothering him. He asked if I would move them away from him, so I did. Finally he admitted that he just didn't like animals. That is, he didn't like people's pets - he didn't like interacting with them. I suspect he was afraid of them, and here he was, with a job that took him into people's homes, many of whom would have dogs and/or cats, or other beasts, all ready to meet and greet the poor guy! Joyce > > When we were still in Vancouver and had the cable internet guy over, > > he admitted that the was totally afraid of cats and kept nervously [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > into people's homes, many of whom would have dogs and/or cats, or other > beasts, all ready to meet and greet the poor guy! Yeah, it seems funny to get into a profession where you go into peoples homes to do your job when you dislike animals, or are afraid of them, or badly allergic. Just makes life so much more difficult. But then again, I know of several photocopier repair people who got the flesh eating disease from lawyers offices, so you never know, every workplace is wrought with danger! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > But then again, I know of several photocopier repair people who got the > flesh eating disease from lawyers offices, so you never know, every > workplace is wrought with danger! Yeah, especially lawyers offices! You never know what kind of scum you might pick up there. :) Joyce How adorable! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip> When I got back in I checked in on the > installer. He has on his hands and knees pulling a cable through a hole > in the wall, and (at that time baby cat) Amelia was standing on his back > looking over his shoulder! I came in to take her away, but the installer > insisted that he didn't mind the help. > > Dan |
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