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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006Too hot today
I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups (RPCA of course!). It is unbearably hot because the apartment complex hasn't turned on the A/C yet. So I've got a big glass full of ice and Diet Coke sitting within arm's reach, and a gel cold-pak for occasional use to cool off. Little Boy sort of moseys on over, and I can see the interest in his eyes. I try to watch out of the corner of my eye. He gently touches the cold-pak, and pulls his paw back right away. Then he pats it a couple times. Finally, he lays down and rubs his face on it. Next, I see him staring at my glass. So I reach over and hold it so he can check it out without knocking it over. Well, he doesn't want that. Everything was just fine before I told him it was okay. He wanted to be mischievous, by golly! He stomps off, but not before he slaps the cold-pak. Note: As soon as he realized I wasn't "supervising" he came back over and laid his head on the cold-pak. Poor baby! I guess I need another one - this one is his. Also, Dulce Mae has curled her tail around my glass... Hugs and Purrs  SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request what is with this weather this year?????? We could be in the 80's tomorrow and have snow on Friday, we are told. ACK! I think I will just keep things as they are, not turn anything off and on yet. Maybe change the filter, eh? Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > > I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Hugs and Purrs > what is with this weather this year?????? We could be in the 80's > tomorrow and have snow on Friday, we are told. ACK! Hehe. I've gotten used to 70 degree changes in a single day since moving to Colorado. I do think it explains why I catch colds so often, though. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > what is with this weather this year?????? We could be in the 80's tomorrow > and have snow on Friday, we are told. ACK! I think I will just keep things > as they are, not turn anything off and on yet. Maybe change the filter, eh? > Lily & her mama And we are having a major snow storm. I guess four inches have fallen in the last two hours and it is still coming down. MLB > what is with this weather this year?????? We could be in the > 80's tomorrow and have snow on Friday, we are told. ACK! I think > I will just keep things as they are, not turn anything off and > on yet. Maybe change the filter, eh? Lily & her mama I hadn't heard a long range forcast. Snow? Ack! I guess I'll keep the sandbags in the back of my truck for a while longer. *sigh* These last several days have been just beautiful. SignatureCheryl > I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups > (RPCA of course!). [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Hugs and Purrs If you're too hot you should be in England, we have snow on the ground. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups >> (RPCA of course!). [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > If you're too hot you should be in England, we have snow on the > ground. Right about now I'd love to roll around in some snow! It's 81F (23C) and the afternoon has only just begun here. I did some quick shopping and after merely putting away a few items I found I'd worked up a sweat. This time last weekend I had to wear a jacket or sweater if I ran out for anything. Might have to turn the on the A/C this afternoon. However, we are expecting some storms so that may cool things off a bit. Jill > If you're too hot you should be in England, we have snow on the ground. That sounds lovely! I just came in from planting and weeding in the garden. Tom is still out there, but I couldn't take it anymore. It's only 86F (30C) today, we have a nice breeze blowing. Yesterday it was way hotter. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com You going to let him show you up Victor ;-) what are you guys planting this year >> If you're too hot you should be in England, we have snow on the ground. > > That sounds lovely! I just came in from planting and weeding in the > garden. Tom is still out there, but I couldn't take it anymore. It's only > 86F (30C) today, we have a nice breeze blowing. Yesterday it was way > hotter. > You going to let him show you up Victor ;-) > what are you guys planting this year Well, our veggie patch is now very small, due to the unreasonable speed at which some of the trees we've planted have grown. Just 3 tomato plants. :( I also planted some new agapanthus, Tom planted some freesias and we transplanted a bunch of coriopsis and eccinachea. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> If you're too hot you should be in England, we have snow on the >> ground. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > only 86F (30C) today, we have a nice breeze blowing. Yesterday it was > way hotter. The hot season has definitely started here. It's 10 am and it's already 32C (90F) and by this afternoon it will be close to 37C (100F). The humidity is 80% I can't get out of here fast enough! SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > If you're too hot you should be in England, we have snow on the ground. It snowed for most of last week here. They say it's the coldest March in a long time. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Florida 90 yesterday 87-89 today no rain expected > I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups > (RPCA of course!). [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Hugs and Purrs > It is unbearably hot because the apartment complex hasn't turned on > the A/C yet. So I've got a big glass full of ice and Diet Coke sitting > within arm's reach, and a gel cold-pak for occasional use to cool off. Too hot? Welcome to Finland. Some 20-30 cm of snow in unplowed areas and -6 degrees C (21 degr. F). It was about -15 C (3 F) only last week. The kitties tend to find the warmest spots to snooze: in the sauna before we bathe there, even during sometimes, under covers in the bed making bed-bumps (Laku too, nowadays), in the corner of the sofa. The apartment managers must have decided it's spring, no matter what the temps are... SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 > Too hot? Welcome to Finland. Some 20-30 cm of snow in unplowed areas > and -6 degrees C (21 degr. F). It was about -15 C (3 F) only last week. > The kitties tend to find the warmest spots to snooze: in the sauna before > we bathe there, even during sometimes, under covers in the bed making > bed-bumps (Laku too, nowadays), in the corner of the sofa. The apartment > managers must have decided it's spring, no matter what the temps are... -6 C is fine with me. Even -15 C I can tolerate. It is the -20s and -30s that I found hard to bear. But I am not complaining. Yesterday it was up to +10C here in Canada's capital. The snow on the ground is melting. The snow banks which are way taller to me should start to come down. The maple syrup sap is running. In 3 weeks I can maple syrup from this year. Can spring be far away? Winnie >>Too hot? Welcome to Finland. Some 20-30 cm of snow in unplowed areas >>and -6 degrees C (21 degr. F). It was about -15 C (3 F) only last week. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > maple syrup from this year. > Can spring be far away? It's warm during the day here (around -6 C, like Christine said), but it still goes way down during the night, so the snow isn't even starting to melt. In fact, like I mentioned, it snowed here most of last week. I'm getting pretty tired of the white stuff. Also, I'd like to be able to keep the door to the enclosure open all the time, so the cats could go in and out at will, but it looks like we'll have to wait at least until May, with the way things are going now. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > It's warm during the day here (around -6 C, like Christine said), but it > still goes way down during the night, so the snow isn't even starting to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > out at will, but it looks like we'll have to wait at least until May, with > the way things are going now. Sounds like Finland's winter gets as bad as Canadian one. Ottawa is known as the 2nd coldest capital in the world, just behind the capital of Mongolia, and even colder than Moscow. I know what you mean about getting tired of the white stuff. I long to ditch my snow boots and put on sandals. Also I can't wait to leave windows opened so Rusty can get some fresh air. Spring can't come soon enough. Last night we got fog and this morning it is raining. Thunder storm was forecasted for this afternoon. Then a bit of snow in the next few days. Crazy weather! It is the freezing I dreaded the most. I still remember the 'Ice Storm of the Century' when many places lost power for a long time and the army came into town to help out. Don't want to see that again. Winnie > I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups > (RPCA of course!). > > It is unbearably hot because the apartment complex hasn't turned on > the A/C yet. So I've got a big glass full of ice and Diet Coke sitting > within arm's reach, and a gel cold-pak for occasional use to cool off. Sounds like my kind of day, Mark. Not the heat, but laying around drinking iced Diet Coke, and reading Honor Harrington. Yeek! Instead I have the air conditioning on (whatever happened to spring?) and am supposed to be working on a term paper, two stories, notes on over 100 pages of American Lit, and trying to figure out how to do my math assignments, since the teacher we have can't or won't teach it so that more than one or two of us understand it. I'm really bummed about the math. Pam S. going off on a rant, when she meant only to admire Mark's good sense and excellent taste in SF series. Pamela Shirk wrote: > two of us understand it. I'm really bummed about the math. Sorry to hear that. Can I help remotely? I'm very good at math. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Pamela Shirk wrote: >> two of us understand it. I'm really bummed about the math. > > Sorry to hear that. Can I help remotely? I'm very good at math. :) Victor, I wish you could help. But I suspect that I'll be living at mymathlab.com for the rest of the semester. I'm rather p*ss*d about this as I'm good in math, but this guy is making all of us suffer because he can't or won't teach. I'm taking Algebra 2. at the high school level. If I pass this, I get to take College algebra. Pam S. upset about this Pamela Shirk wrote: > or won't teach. I'm taking Algebra 2. at the high school level. If I pass > this, I get to take College algebra. Well, if you're ever stuck with a hard problem, feel free to shoot me an email. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com I remember those days you can have them no calculators allowed had to do it all by hand Trig and Calc. one problem could take 5 sheets of paper. I am glad I graduated years ago and got my degrees early in life. I salute these younger ones doing it between school, work, a life, family and trying to make it in the expensive world. I say I am proud of them Ask a typical high schooler to do a math problem with out a calculator. > Pamela Shirk wrote: >> or won't teach. I'm taking Algebra 2. at the high school level. If I >> pass this, I get to take College algebra. > > Well, if you're ever stuck with a hard problem, feel free to shoot me an > email. :) Victor have you seen these before they do real nice colors and easy to put down. I do them around the trees for color http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?pth=23&Cat=116&prod=2756&sr=12 http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?prod=1068&udc=Y >I remember those days you can have them no calculators allowed had to do >it all by hand Trig and Calc. one problem could take 5 sheets of paper. I [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> Well, if you're ever stuck with a hard problem, feel free to shoot me an >> email. :) > Victor have you seen these before they do real nice colors and > easy to put down. I do them around the trees for color > > http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?pth=23&Cat=116&prod=2756& > sr=12 http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?prod=1068&udc=Y How much luck do you have with those roll-out gardens? I tried one a couple of years ago, watered it daily until well after the seeds germinated, but the only flowers that did well were zinnias. Also, I couldn't tell what were plants I wanted to keep, and what were weeds. I think I pulled a lot of plants that way. I was very disappointed. SignatureCheryl I laid down that netting than rich top soil on it than the roll out. weeds are very limited. the landscaper keeps up really well with everything. I get the yard sprayed to keep everything under control. I used the roll out gardens in the windows shelf's and never have a problem. The saint Augustine grass is a pain in the a@2 to keep up. I am honestly thinking of astro turf no more worries but I have a lot of land to cover if I do. >> Victor have you seen these before they do real nice colors and >> easy to put down. I do them around the trees for color [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > couldn't tell what were plants I wanted to keep, and what were weeds. > I think I pulled a lot of plants that way. I was very disappointed. > I laid down that netting than rich top soil on it than the roll > out. weeds are very limited. the landscaper keeps up really [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > turf no more worries but I have a lot of land to cover if I > do. Thanks. What netting? I get the worst weeds here. Part of my yard gets weeds that are hard to step on, where there should be grass. I'm about ready to hire a company to come fix it for me. That stuff is like velcro, and in the fall it's impossible to blow leaves off of it with a blower, and you need a rake. As for astro turf, weeds will probably still grow through that! Or if there's something where they won't, I'd love to learn about it. I have an enclosure outdoors for the owners, and I put down that indoor-outdoor carpet because it gets muddy. This time of year I have to clean it out before letting the owners out because weeds have grown through it during the winter, and sand has half covered it from the slope next to the house that drains where the enclosure is. Reminds me. Anyone who has an outdoor enclosure, are any of them self-contained and movable? I'd love to build something that I can pull up close to the house, but move it away when I need to. SignatureCheryl the netting is basically vinyl screen the use on screen porches >> I laid down that netting than rich top soil on it than the roll >> out. weeds are very limited. the landscaper keeps up really [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > self-contained and movable? I'd love to build something that I can > pull up close to the house, but move it away when I need to. Cheryl hiring a professional is the best way to deal with it. It cost a little but worth wild in the end and no head aches > the netting is basically vinyl screen the use on screen porches > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> self-contained and movable? I'd love to build something that I can >> pull up close to the house, but move it away when I need to. > Cheryl hiring a professional is the best way to deal with it. > It cost a little but worth wild in the end and no head aches *sigh* You're probably right. BUT, you gave me an idea. Laying down the netting (screen) before planting could help with another problem I had. A couple of Autumns ago I planted *I sh.t you not* about 200 bulbs - tulips (many various types, fancy ones), and other Spring flowering bulbs. Of those 200, I had maybe 3 tulips come up, and a few Crocus; Hyicinth never came back after the first year. My yard is a literal maze of underground tunnels from moles or voles. You sink when walking across the grass. Since moles are carnivores (whatever that species is called that eats grubs and worms) it must be voles or mice eating the bulbs. Or maybe squirrels digging them up. SignatureCheryl >I remember those days you can have them no calculators allowed had to do >it all by hand Trig and Calc. one problem could take 5 sheets of paper. I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ask a typical high schooler to do a math problem with out a calculator. Calculators?! When I was in college, we used slide rules. Now you probably have to go to museums to find them. Yes, I know, I am ancient. Winnie I remember those I think I have one around here buried under the rubble of old age like my self >>I remember those days you can have them no calculators allowed had to do >>it all by hand Trig and Calc. one problem could take 5 sheets of paper. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Winnie >I remember those I think I have one around here buried under the rubble of >old age like my self But do you remember how to use it? Jo >>>I remember those days you can have them no calculators allowed had to do >>>it all by hand Trig and Calc. one problem could take 5 sheets of paper. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Winnie >>I remember those I think I have one around here buried under the rubble of >>old age like my self >> > But do you remember how to use it? > > Jo I sure don't remember how to use a slide rule. It has been too long ago since I last used one. Winnie >>>>I remember those days you can have them no calculators allowed had to >>>>do it all by hand Trig and Calc. one problem could take 5 sheets of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> >>> Winnie ohhh you are going to get it what what was I talking about Who are you you look familiar do I know you Yes I remember what happened last year what did I have for breakfast I don't know Bring on the gerital I think I am having an old fart moment Thank god for the internet http://www.raft.net/ideas/Slide%20Rule.pdf what were we talking about and who are you :-) >>I remember those I think I have one around here buried under the rubble of >>old age like my self [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> >>> Winnie > Calculators?! When I was in college, we used slide rules. Now you probably > have to go to museums to find them. Yes, I know, I am ancient. > > Winnie I found slide rules (aka slipsticks) at the local School Tools. I'd rather use calculators. I kid you not, the last problem in my test had 3 digit division and three variables. The teacher would not let us use a calculator, because he forgot to tell the previous class that they could use calculators. I spent almost 30 minutes on that problem alone. The other three took only ten minutes to do. ACK. I think I'm losing that 4.0 average I was soo proud of. Pam S. > It is unbearably hot because the apartment complex hasn't turned on > the A/C yet. So I've got a big glass full of ice and Diet Coke sitting Holy crap! It's been around 90 down here in Austin since mid-week! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Note: As soon as he realized I wasn't "supervising" he came back over > and laid his head on the cold-pak. Poor baby! I guess I need another > one - this one is his. Awww! > Also, Dulce Mae has curled her tail around my glass... I've never seen a cat seek out cold. I guess our climate isn't hot enough. ;o) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I'm lounging around, reading ebooks (Honor Harrington) and newsgroups > (RPCA of course!). [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Hugs and Purrs What a lovely update, Mark! And if it's any consolation, it's still quite cold here and we would like it to be at least a bit warmer. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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