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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2006Jake is officially a brat
So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family room close to noon as there are things I have to get done today or else. I have to skip the coffee as my stomach just isn't up to it. But I need fluids so I sit down to read the paper with a nice cold glass of ice water to sip. One of the pretty new glasses I bought that I love and Charlie hates. I got rid of old plastic glasses I hate when I bought these. He is sure these will lead to broken glass everywhere. I can't even find nice plastic glasses to replace the ones I got rid of. We snarl at each other about the new glasses vs the old glasses when we don't have anything better to do. So I'm reading the paper. Kayla is catching the tennis ball I'm tossing to her. Molly is on the counter snacking. Charlie is in the recliner watching TV and Jake is meatloafing on the arm of the recliner. It seems to enter his furry little brain that he is thirsty and would really like a few licks of nice fresh ice water. So rather than waste the energy to stand up and lean over to steal a drink like any normal cat. He reaches over with one paw, claws extended, and pulls the glass over to him. Water everywhere. Ice everywhere. Charlie convinced the ice on the floor is broken glass. Towels grabbed and mess cleaned up. And Jake is still meatloafing on the arm of the recliner wondering what all the fuss is about. He was most upset when we moved the recliner to get the last of the water and ice. (No the glass didn't break. I've been around this cat too long and managed to grab it before it could roll off the table) Jo > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family room [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > about the new glasses vs the old glasses when we don't have anything better > to do. Oh wow. That is uncanny. The same thing happened here. I got rid of the Tupperware glasses because I hated them, and bought some pretty tapered glass glasses. DH hates them. He says he can't get his nose in them. (???!!!!) We snarl at each other over the new glasses when we don't have anything better to do, too. I keep intending to shop for tea glasses that are more big-nose friendly, but I can't seem to remember to actually do it. Sherry go to bed bath and beyond, we found something that suites us both there, 16 ounce, heavy clear glass, solid handle big enough for DH's fingers and my whole hand... and wide enough that I can get my hand*and nose* in the top, only down side is they are $2.50 each, but they are sturdy and open stock, Lee > > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family room [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Sherry > Oh wow. That is uncanny. The same thing happened here. I got rid of the > Tupperware glasses because I hated them, and bought some pretty tapered [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > glasses that are more big-nose friendly, but I can't seem to remember > to actually do it. LOL!! That's hilarious. "Big-nose friendly glasses". I actually prefer hard plastic over glass, because I'm always worried about the glass breaking. I use glass or ceramic mugs/bowls when heating food in the microwave, but otherwise I like something that just isn't going to break. Too many maniacs zooming around the apartment! Of course, if I were going to have a dinner party, I'd use glass. But I don't have the space in my place for a dinner party, so that point is moot anyway. Joyce > > Oh wow. That is uncanny. The same thing happened here. I got rid of the > > Tupperware glasses because I hated them, and bought some pretty tapered [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I don't have the space in my place for a dinner party, so that point > is moot anyway. Sounds like me. I think in terms of entertaining with dishes and utensils and glasses. Which is silly since we never do. No one but the kids and grands. Jo > > Oh wow. That is uncanny. The same thing happened here. I got rid > of the > Tupperware glasses because I hated them, and bought some [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Joyce I can imagine the guest's faces if you had a dinner party and served drinks in plastic glasses, for good measure you could use paper plates as well. ;-)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> Of course, if I were going to have a dinner party, I'd use glass. But >> I don't have the space in my place for a dinner party, so that point >> is moot anyway. > I can imagine the guest's faces if you had a dinner party and served drinks > in plastic glasses, for good measure you could use paper plates as well. ;-) Oh, my friends aren't the formal type, so I doubt they'd be shocked by such things. On the other hand, they might prefer real plates over paper because paper plates are kind of wasteful. I only use paper if it's really impractical to use real plates. Some people have a real negative thing for plastic dishware. I don't like soft plastic because that tends to leach a bit of the taste and odor of plastic into the food or drink. Very hard plastic doesn't, though. I have some that are made of that really hard clear plastic, although they have some sort of color on the inside - not the inside of the glass, I mean within the plastic mold. I feel safe drinking hot drinks in them, without worrying that plastic will leach into the drink. Joyce heh! > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Jo > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family room [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Jo I noticed some nice metal glasses in the Vermont Country Store catalog. We had some like that in the "old days". MLB >> So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went >> back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > I noticed some nice metal glasses in the Vermont Country Store catalog. > We had some like that in the "old days". MLB We had colored aluminum glasses when I was a kid. Never see those anymore Jo >>> So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went >>> back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > Jo As I said: check out Vermont Country Store. You can get them on the computer. MLB > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Jo Purrs that you begin feeling better soon, Jo. I have to watch all glasses around Barnabus. He sits on the arm of my couch which is beside the hearth. I use the hearth as my coffee table and Barnabus will deliberately reach out and hook a paw in my glass and tip it over so that he can see what is in there. Perhaps we should start a Brat Cat Club, a little different from a Bast*rd Cat Club. Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam, Barnabus >> So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went >> back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam, Barnabus Yes there is a difference. Basr*d Cat Tricks are usually deliberate. Brat tricks are just destructive whims of the moment. I've had to give up tall flower vases. Molly my angel just has to rub up against them. And try to chew on any green stuff that might be in with the flowers. Jo > Water everywhere. Ice everywhere. Charlie convinced the ice on the floor > is broken glass. Towels grabbed and mess cleaned up. And Jake is still > meatloafing on the arm of the recliner wondering what all the fuss is about. > He was most upset when we moved the recliner to get the last of the water > and ice. LOL! I can see with my minds eye that nonchalant way cats have of just taking what they deem is rightfully theirs, no matter what the consequences. Hehehe. Go Jake! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. 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 > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family room [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Jo Jake must be related to Mistletoe. Drinka wadda from Pop's glass used to be her favorite thing, too. Only she used a paw to tilt the glass from where it was to where *she* was. The law of gravity was infallible and we've used up many the paper towel to sop up the results. Thank Bast she's pretty much grown out of it (fingers crossed). SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > So I'm not feeling well this morning. After early morning duties I went > back to bed for several hours. I finally drag myself out to the family room > close to noon as there are things I have to get done today or else. <snip> > It seems to enter his furry little brain that he is thirsty and would really > like a few licks of nice fresh ice water. So rather than waste the energy [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jo I hope you are feeling better, Jo. Lots of purrs and best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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