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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006out of my mind?
I just woke up. It's 4:45am. Why did I wake up? I remembered that my friend had insisted that I take the bread we used for dinner at her house home with me, and I'd left it in my motorcycle saddlebag (as I'd predicted, I forgot). That's not the mind-losing part. When I walked out into the garage (if I didn't do it now, I either wouldn't sleep trying to remember, or would end up eventually with green goop in my saddlebag), I saw that I'd left the motorcycle garage door open. Completely open. Everyone could see our motorcycles, bicycles, skis, yard care stuff ... Definitely not good. Last year, the bedroom window was open, and DH heard some kids sniffing around his car, parked in the driveway, probably because he had a hockey stick locked in it. It's weird. I always remember to lock all the house doors on the way to bed -- sometimes I'm not sure I have, and do the rounds twice -- but I seem to have a problem remembering to close garage doors. This would almost be in favor of buying a new garage opener set (the current one only works on the main garage, not the second door, and is flakey, and the manufacturer doesn't exist anymore), except that this is the only time I've ever forgotten to close this door, and I know I've forgotten to close the car side a few times, even though the button's right there in front of me when I walk into the house.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I just woke up. It's 4:45am. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully Hello Monique, Just wondering... I'm not very a for garage door specialist, but could there be some garage opener sets that automatically close the garage door, say, after a few minutes (programmable time)? It would help you if you ever forget again to close it. Isabelle (owned by Amélie, the wonder cat) > "Monique Y. Mudama" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> a écrit dans le message de > news: [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > Isabelle > (owned by Amélie, the wonder cat) I shouldn't even tell this story on myself - everybody already knows I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.... ;> When I go bike riding every day, I'm usually gone for about an hour and I don't like leaving the garage door unlocked (the key for the lock was never given to us when we moved here). Our garage door can be set on automatic (where you use the door controller and as long as it's shut it's locked), or it can be set on manual (where you have to push the locking mechanism while turning the handle on the inside - when you turn the handle on the outside it doesn't lock without also turning the key). Well, one day I had a bright idea. I put the door controller in my pocket, brought my bike outside, set the door on automatic, pushed the button (inside the garage) to start the door closing, and then tried running under the door before it closed. I did this *TWICE* before I realized that the reason it kept reversing and opening was the automated safety feature that won't let the door shut on a person/animal/lawn mower!! I got aggravated and just left it unlocked and went for my ride. I didn't realize until I got back that I could have just used the controller that was still in my pocket!!! SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > Well, one day I had a bright idea. I put the door controller in my > pocket, brought my bike outside, set the door on automatic, pushed the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > safety feature that won't let the door shut on a person/animal/lawn > mower!! Many many years ago I hid a birthday present for my room-mate in the garage. When I went to retrieve it, I opened the garage door by hand. But I must not have pushed it all the way, it came back down on me and hit me on the head. Ouch, did it hurt! Wish it had the safety feature. Winnie I got aggravated > and just left it unlocked and went for my ride. I didn't realize until I > got back that I could have just used the controller that was still in my > pocket!!! >> Well, one day I had a bright idea. I put the door controller in my >> pocket, brought my bike outside, set the door on automatic, pushed the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Winnie Well, it's only an automated safety feature when it's set to automatic. If you open and close it manually it can still (and has) fall down on your head! ;> SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > I got aggravated >> and just left it unlocked and went for my ride. I didn't realize until I >> got back that I could have just used the controller that was still in my >> pocket!!! >>> Well, one day I had a bright idea. I put the door controller in my >>> pocket, brought my bike outside, set the door on automatic, pushed the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > If you open and close it manually it can still (and has) fall down on your > head! ;> Well I was out of luck. This was an old garage and we didn't have an automatic door opener. We didn't even have a car. That's why I could hid the birthday present there. My room-mate would never go in there. The garage came with the apt. which had a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ah, wish I can sing "I'm going back to California". Winnie >> I got aggravated >>> and just left it unlocked and went for my ride. I didn't realize until >>> I got back that I could have just used the controller that was still in >>> my pocket!!! > Many many years ago I hid a birthday present for my room-mate in the > garage. When I went to retrieve it, I opened the garage door by > hand. But I must not have pushed it all the way, it came back down > on me and hit me on the head. Ouch, did it hurt! Wish it had the > safety feature. Ow! But hopefully not as bad as my dad, who once absentmindedly put his fingers in the gap between the slats to pull the garage door down. Yes, it resulted in a trip to the hospital and stitches. I guess there's a benefit to being short -- I don't think it would ever occur to me to reach that high. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Well, one day I had a bright idea. I put the door controller in my > pocket, brought my bike outside, set the door on automatic, pushed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > that I could have just used the controller that was still in my > pocket!!! I've done stuff like this before ... just can't remember the specifics right now. Hey, we're so bright, sometimes our brains are too busy solving the complex issues of the day to worry about mundane things like where we put the garage door opener. At least, that's what I tell myself ... Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I've done stuff like this before ... just can't remember the specifics > right now. Hey, we're so bright, sometimes our brains are too busy > solving the complex issues of the day to worry about mundane things > like where we put the garage door opener. > > At least, that's what I tell myself ... I woke up in the middle of night last night and heard a loud crashing noise. Got up and looked around. Checked on Rusty who slept in his carrier. He was awake too and looked at me curiously as I hardly ever got up in the middle of the night to check on him. I went throught every room and nothing was amissed. I was sure the noise was not in my dream, and assumed the noise was from one of my neighbours. Winnie > I woke up in the middle of night last night and heard a loud crashing > noise. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and nothing was amissed. I was sure the noise was not in my dream, and > assumed the noise was from one of my neighbours. Turns out I wasn't imagining the noise. The bar in my coat closet from which I hang my coats came down, along with the shelve above it. Now my coat closet is a mess. Sigh! No rest for the weary. Have to find a handyman to put them back up for me. This is the 3rd item that fell down recently, after my pot of aloe vera and the kitchen blinds. I still haven't put those two back up. There was no vibration, and Rusty is not heavy enough to make a difference even if he stomps his feet. Guess it is time for me to give away coats that I haven't worn for a long time. Unless the coat closet is fixed, I can only leave my coats on the sofa as I have nowhere else to hang my coats. Winnie > Hello Monique, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > It would help you if you ever forget again to close it. You know, I honestly don't know. It's worth looking into if we do ever replace the opener. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >I just woke up. It's 4:45am. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > I've forgotten to close the car side a few times, even though the > button's right there in front of me when I walk into the house. I woke up to a strange sight too, that of my pot of aloe vera on the floor. Couldn't blame it on Rusy as he slept, as usual, in his own room with the door closed. The whole plant came out of the soil, with soil debris all over the floor. The plant has been leaning to one side, so it probably got too heavy and tobbled on the floor. I swept up the debris and will have to replant it. The flowers of the potted iris given to me on Wed. also dried up. They only lasted a few day. This is the first time I got iris. Oh well! Winnie > The flowers of the potted iris given to me on Wed. also dried up. > They only lasted a few day. This is the first time I got iris. > Oh well! > > Winnie Winnie, you'll probably want to keep an eye on the kitties around the iris. Don't I recall reading somewhere that irises are deadly poisonous to cats? http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html lists iris as toxic to cats. The exception is the butterfly iris, according to http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html > Winnie, you'll probably want to keep an eye on the kitties around the > iris. Don't I recall reading somewhere that irises are deadly poisonous to > cats? I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know. I will move the Iris to my bedroom where Rusty has no access to. Winnie > http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html lists iris as toxic to cats. > The exception is the butterfly iris, according to > http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html >> The flowers of the potted iris given to me on Wed. also dried up. >> They only lasted a few day. This is the first time I got iris. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > cats. The exception is the butterfly iris, according to > http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants-non-toxic.html I'd be just as worried about the aloe vera, as a member of the lily family it is also poisonous to cats. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> The flowers of the potted iris given to me on Wed. also dried up. >>> They only lasted a few day. This is the first time I got iris. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I'd be just as worried about the aloe vera, as a member of the lily family > it is also poisonous to cats. OK. The aloe vera will join the iris in my bedroom where the door are kept closed so Rusty can't go in. Winnie >I woke up to a strange sight too, that of my pot of aloe vera on the floor. >Couldn't blame it on Rusy as he slept, as usual, in his own room [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >They only lasted a few day. This is the first time I got iris. >Oh well! My sister used to have a pot of shamrocks in a windowsill above her stove. One day, she got home to find the shattered remains of the pot on the kitchen floor, about half of the shamrocks eaten, and muddy kitten footprints all over her apartment. Apparently, her kitten climbed up onto the flowerpot in order to munch the shamrocks, and toppled the flowerpot off the windowsill onto the stove, and from there onto the floor. 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 > I just woke up. It's 4:45am. > Why did I wake up? I remembered that my friend had insisted that I > take the bread we used for dinner at her house home with me, and I'd > left it in my motorcycle saddlebag (as I'd predicted, I forgot). > That's not the mind-losing part. When I walked out into the garage > (if I didn't do it now, I either wouldn't sleep trying to remember, or > would end up eventually with green goop in my saddlebag), I saw that > I'd left the motorcycle garage door open. Completely open. Everyone > could see our motorcycles, bicycles, skis, yard care stuff ... My guess is that *this* is what woke you up. The mind works in some rather interesting ways. Maybe your the memory of leaving the garage door open got associated with leaving the bread in the saddlebag, so when you woke up, you were obsessing about the bread, even though that's not something you should lose sleep over. But leaving all your stuff exposed to anyone walking by - that *would* be something to lose sleep over. But that memory didn't come back, whereas the bread memory did, albeit with an exaggerated sense of importance. I'm not trying to psychoanalyze you - I really think the brain works this way, biochemically. In any case, good thing your memory of the bread got you out there to discover the real problem! Joyce > My guess is that *this* is what woke you up. The mind works in some > rather interesting ways. Maybe your the memory of leaving the garage [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > this way, biochemically. In any case, good thing your memory of the > bread got you out there to discover the real problem! Could be, could be! The mind works in mysterious ways, its wonders to perform. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I just woke up. It's 4:45am. > > Why did I wake up? I remembered that my friend had insisted that I > take the bread we used for dinner at her house home with me, and I'd > left it in my motorcycle saddlebag (as I'd predicted, I forgot).//// If it makes anyone feel any better about their memory, today I went to an important meeting with my slippers on. I didn't even notice until I walked into the meeting. Thank God it wasn't an interview and I knew the people I was meeting quite well! ::Sigh:: I'm just a little stressed at the moment. ;o) Helen M > If it makes anyone feel any better about their memory, today I went to > an important meeting with my slippers on. I didn't even notice until I > walked into the meeting. Oopsie! >::Sigh:: I'm just a little stressed at the moment. ;o) Purrs for your stress. 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