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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005Hurricane Wilma
Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power for four days in Katrina I'm expecting it to happen again. We're as ready as we could get... we've got groceries and nonperishable food and bottled water and I filled the freezer with filtered water ice containers, and all the laundry's clean... all I have to do now is to clean the apartment. And to hope that the tummy bug we've both got goes away!  Signature~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > clean the apartment. And to hope that the tummy bug we've both got > goes away! Batten down the hatches! Hope everything is relatively calm for you and that you get over the tummy bug, too. Jill >> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jill Purrs for your tummy bug to go and your electricity to stay. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >>> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Purrs for your tummy bug to go and your electricity to stay. And for Wilma to go away. Pam S. and her owners > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > clean the apartment. And to hope that the tummy bug we've both got > goes away! I wish we had your luck. All we're gonna get is a tropical storm. 60 mph winds with driving rain. Sheesh. I have to work tomorrow, but the hubby doesn't. kili >> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > kili Why are you *wishing* for a hurricane?! You nut, you ;) Jill > >> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > >> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jill Because I've never experienced one, silly! Oh, and if we *did* have one, I probably wouldn't have to go to work tomorrow. :~D kili >>>> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >>>> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > kili Be careful what you wish for, there's still time for another this season. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > >> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > > >> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > kili You must be very young. That's the kindest interpretation I can think of for your comments. Most of us, even those of us thousands of miles from Florida, don't think of the possibility of having your home destroyed or of a stomach bug as "luck". The combination is more than anybody should have to deal with. Joy >>>>> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >>>>> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Joy She's not *that* young LOL She's from Maui. They have perfect weather all year round, light showers and ambient temps around 70. She just doesn't know any better. Oh, but she does know about stomach bugs. Jill >>>>>> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >>>>>> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill Doesn't Hawaii get a really nasty typhoon about once in a blue moon? I seem to remember that while they were trying to film one of the dinosaur movies, the island of Kauai darn near washed away. Jo > >>>>>> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > >>>>>> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Jo Last time Hawaii was hit with a hurricane was in 1994, hurricane Iniki. It basically only affected the island of Kauai. Hawaii actually gets very few hurricanes. kili <---------- former Maui resident >> > >> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >> > >> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >a stomach bug as "luck". The combination is more than anybody should have >to deal with. The bug is actually very mild... we both feel fine apart from not wanting to get too far away from a bathroom! The only thing to pray for is that our water supply is unaffected in case we're not better tomorrow - I REALLY wouldn't want to have to live with that combination of events! Signature~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit >> >> Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear >> >> tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Because I've never experienced one, silly! Oh, and if we *did* have one, I >probably wouldn't have to go to work tomorrow. :~D Believe me Kili, you don't want to see it upclose... well, the actual hurricane itself is kind of exciting - it's the aftermath that sucks, when you don't have any electricity and there's standing water full of leaves and branches everywhere making the place smell like a swamp, and the garbage hasn't been collected so it's sitting there stinking too, and you have to have all the windows open because otherwise you'll suffocate from the heat inside... should I go on? I'm praying that we won't have to do that again... I know we were very lucky last time that things were back to normal in four days, and we were lucky on saturday that the flooding didn't come into the buildings... can we hope for third time lucky too? Signature~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit > > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > kili Dear heart, *THIS* is what you are wishing for???!! This used to be my daughter's home: http://www.possibleplaces.com/stbernard/erin/ http://www.possibleplaces.com/recovery/ Hugs, CatNipped > > > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > > > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > CatNipped I was just wishing because I had never been in a hurricane before. I wanted to experience the power of it all, in a way. Does that make sense? Turns out, all we got was much-needed overnight rain and about 30 mph winds. I'm sorry your daughter had damage due to Katrina. My family did too. They are still staying in a motel in Mississippi while my cousin undergoes chemo for breast cancer. She lost her best friend and the godmother of her children due to Katrina. I'm not making light of hurricanes, by any means. I just wanted to experience one. How can I really relate to the victims unless I'm a victim myself? I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying..... it's kind of odd, I know. kili > > > > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > > > > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > kili No, I can understand that. There are people who get excited by forces of nature - and thank goodness for them or we wouldn't have hurricane trackers who fly airplanes into the middle of hurricanes so the rest of us can be timely warned. Hugs, CatNipped >No, I can understand that. There are people who get excited by forces of >nature - and thank goodness for them or we wouldn't have hurricane trackers >who fly airplanes into the middle of hurricanes so the rest of us can be >timely warned. Is our kili going to become a storm chaser? How's the new kitty doing, anyway? Got any more pictures? I've experienced a hurricane, several small tornadoes, and a small earthquake. None of them devastating, and I wouldn't want to go out of my way to do it again. Jane - the one who drove down the road *looking* for the tornado that was announced on the news.... >>No, I can understand that. There are people who get excited by forces of >>nature - and thank goodness for them or we wouldn't have hurricane [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > earthquake. None of them devastating, and I wouldn't want to go out > of my way to do it again. Two floods three hurricanes, several very small earthquakes, seen some minor tornadoes. I DO NOT like the feeling of the earth moving under my feet. Floods do a tremendous amount of damage to property but usually don't pose a tremendous threat to human life. They usually come with enough warning. Same with hurricanes, you can usually manage to get to a safe place. California tornadoes are babies compared to the mid-west ones. But your odds are at least against a direct hit. They call it Mother Nature for a reason. As the saying goes, Mamma isn't happy, ain't nobody happy. Jo > I've experienced a hurricane, several small tornadoes, and a small > earthquake. None of them devastating, and I wouldn't want to go out > of my way to do it again. I haven't experienced any of those things - we don't get many natural disasters here in Finland, unless you count our winters as such. But not having experienced those extreme kinds of weather, I love the autumn storm we're having now - hard wind and rain. Of course, it's nothing like your recent storms on the other side of the pond. It seems Miranda loves it too, she wants out in the enclosure all the time, in spite of the weather. She was there a long while, just hunched down and watching the wind blow and the rain going sideways. Then I wanted to SHUT THE DOOR already, chased her down and took her inside. Now she prowls around like a blue panther in a cage and knocks things off surfaces. Sigh. I suppose I'll just have to put on some warm clothes and keep the door open a while longer. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> I've experienced a hurricane, several small tornadoes, and a small >> earthquake. None of them devastating, and I wouldn't want to go out [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > knocks things off surfaces. Sigh. I suppose I'll just have to put on > some warm clothes and keep the door open a while longer. Can't you just have her out in the enclosure with your door closed and keep an eye on her for when she wants back inside? I never let Vino out but when I'm in the spare bedroom lifting weights with the aircon cranked, I keep the door closed. Vino scratches on the door to let me know he wants in. So I open the door a crack and he comes in. If I don't scritch him enough, he gets huffy and wants back out. So he goes and scratches on the door again. It's a great system :-) I'm sure Miranda would tell you to let her back in. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Can't you just have her out in the enclosure with your door closed and > keep an eye on her for when she wants back inside? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > back out. So he goes and scratches on the door again. It's a great > system :-) I'm sure Miranda would tell you to let her back in. I've tried leaving her out there with the door closed. She panics immediately and comes to scratch at the door the minute I close it. When I open it, she turns back outside. She just wants the door to be open, so that if she gets scared of something, she can get straight inside. Actually, *I* want her to be able to get straight inside, and I want to know what's going on outside. There are children playing nearby, and people walk by all the time. Most of them seem to like seeing the cats in their enclosure, but I have a suspicous mind. I worry that someone will take into their head to do something bad to the cats. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Can't you just have her out in the enclosure with your door closed and >> keep an eye on her for when she wants back inside? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > their enclosure, but I have a suspicous mind. I worry that someone will > take into their head to do something bad to the cats. That sounds like Mistletoe. She loves to go out with me when I go outside to have a (shields up) smoke (shields down), but she does NOT want the door closed! Not a problem in the summertime when it's warm, but when it's cool I refuse to try to heat the neighborhood. When I close the door, even if I'm outside, she sits at the door, scratches, and CRIES to get back in. She knows darn well that I'm outside with her and won't leave her out by herself (in the fully fenced yard). If the door stays open enough for her to get back in, she's fine. If it's open, but not enough for her to easily get back inside, it's the piteous wails of a poor mistreated kitty. And it's not OK if I go out without her -- then she wails to come outside with me. Oh, well, she's our baby anyway. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >That sounds like Mistletoe. She loves to go out with me when I go outside >to have a (shields up) smoke (shields down), but she does NOT want the door >closed! A closed door is an offense to all cats -- makes no difference which side the cat is on or which side he/she wants to *be* on. That door should *not* be *closed*. Here's the story that got me in trouble on RPCH-B: When Flicka and Zubie were still little enough so that going upstairs on their own was a struggle, we had occasion to close off for a while one of the downstairs rooms which was normally a permitted space for them. Zubie discovered the change at a time when Flicka happened to be upstairs. First, she sat down by herself and tried to stare the door open, as cats are wont to do, with that look we all know, compounded of incredulity, disgust and the expectation that the error *will* be promptly corrected. When that didn't work, she looked around for help from her sister and finally made the long trek up the stairs to find her and bring her down -- round trip perhaps fifteen minutes. She showed Flicka what the problem was, and the two sat down together to stare that door into submission. SignatureWayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) >> That sounds like Mistletoe. She loves to go out with me when I go >> outside to have a (shields up) smoke (shields down), but she does [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > minutes. She showed Flicka what the problem was, and the two > sat down together to stare that door into submission. Very cute story, but how could that possibly get you in trouble in RPCH-B ? -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >Very cute story, but how could that possibly get you in trouble in >RPCH-B ? RPCH-B is supposed to be reserved for "serious" health and behavior issues. "Cute cat stories" are discouraged. I should have read the charter before I posted. In my defense, I can say that I had *looked* for it -- just hadn't found it yet. There is no one there who takes responsibility for periodically posting a pointer. And of course cute cat stories do frequently sneak in there, and are only infrequently deplored. As one of the regulars pointed out, one reason that they aren't more actively discouraged in the group is that it takes courage, since any suggestion that something shouldn't have been posted gets the "free speech" kooks all up in arms, yelling "Net Nazi", and is apt to make things difficult in the future for whoever made the suggestion. Anyway, I was happy to be directed over here. SignatureWayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) ...> RPCH-B is supposed to be reserved for "serious" health and > behavior issues. "Cute cat stories" are discouraged. I should > have read the charter before I posted. ...> Anyway, I was happy to be directed over here. > Wayne M > (indulged by Will and Heidi) Hi Wayne, It was a great description of cat behavior, after all. Every cat I've known considers a closed door a very serious issue. But, thanks to whoever directed you here. I hope you post more about your cats' behavior. Annie >> Very cute story, but how could that possibly get you in trouble in >> RPCH-B ? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Anyway, I was happy to be directed over here. My goodness. God forbid that anyone should be "forced" to read a cute cat story. I've never read that group and don't intend to either. Glad you ended up here. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > RPCH-B is supposed to be reserved for "serious" health and > behavior issues. "Cute cat stories" are discouraged. I should [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Anyway, I was happy to be directed over here. And we're happy to have you! SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > When Flicka and Zubie were still little enough so that going > upstairs on their own was a struggle, we had occasion to close [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > minutes. She showed Flicka what the problem was, and the two > sat down together to stare that door into submission. LOL! The look that would wilt a door. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Welcome to America Karen! > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > clean the apartment. And to hope that the tummy bug we've both got > goes away! ((({{{((((Karen and family [2- and 4-legged])))))))))))) SignatureJoy **Don't believe everything you think** > Looks like she's coming to a backyard near us... if I disappear > tomorrow it's because we've lost our power again - since we lost power [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > clean the apartment. And to hope that the tummy bug we've both got > goes away! |
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