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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2007Kitty clock
My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock for Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband immediately stuck in 3 (yes it takes 3!) batteries, took down our regular living room clock, and hung up the kitty clock. Every hour on it has a picture of a different kind of cat; it's colorful, it has a nice wooden frame and it's not so tiny that you can't read the numbers. We were watching TV and we heard this odd cat cry. We looked at each other, our cats fled from the room and then we realized......... it was coming from the clock! You guessed it, it meows or purrs on every hour with a meow that kind of goes with whatever cat is on the hour, if that makes any sense. For instance, on the Siamese number, you get that weird, Siamese meow. The gesture of the clock was nice, but we had to hang it on the wall in the back bedroom because it not only freaks us out every hour, but our cats go nuts! Their hair stands up, they run and hide, they think their space is being invaded. I wish there was a way to turn off the sound or turn it down, we searched, there isn't. It's kind of funny, just not in the living room! :~) kili > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock > for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > kili We had one like that - it drove us *crazy*. After a while, when the batteries just kept going and going and going, we cheated and took the batteries out! Now it's just a nice wall decoration in the garage! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > We had one like that - it drove us *crazy*. After a while, when the > batteries just kept going and going and going, we cheated and took the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > CatNipped If we had a garage that's probably where this clock would go eventually as well. LOL. I'm wondering how much longer it's going to be before it finds itself stuffed back in the closet amongst the old computer parts. :~) kili Ahhhh the old lets drive the human nuts clock I have 5 of them but have then I turned the meows off they cats were getting pissed plus at 4 am in the morning when it meows and the furballs fight because of a strange cat cry well you get the picture >> We had one like that - it drove us *crazy*. After a while, when the >> batteries just kept going and going and going, we cheated and took the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > kili > Ahhhh the old lets drive the human nuts clock > I have 5 of them but have then I turned the meows off they cats were > getting pissed plus at 4 am in the morning when it meows and the furballs > fight because of a strange cat cry well you get the picture I don't think it would bother mine, but then my girls are unusually laid back about such things. > I don't think it would bother mine, but then my girls are > unusually laid back about such things. Rusty isn't even much bothered by the fire alarm. Winnie >>We had one like that - it drove us *crazy*. After a while, when the >>batteries just kept going and going and going, we cheated and took the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > well. LOL. I'm wondering how much longer it's going to be before it finds > itself stuffed back in the closet amongst the old computer parts. :~) Can't you at least TRY to get used to it? It sounds so neat, a real conversation stopper! (I'd LOVE to have a clock like that, but have never even seen one.) >>> We had one like that - it drove us *crazy*. After a while, when the >>> batteries just kept going and going and going, we cheated and took [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > neat, a real conversation stopper! (I'd LOVE to have a > clock like that, but have never even seen one.) It's in the back room, but you can still hear it over the volume of the TV in the living room. If we decide it's too annoying, you can *have* it! LOL. kili >> If we had a garage that's probably where this clock would go eventually as >> well. LOL. I'm wondering how much longer it's going to be before it finds >> itself stuffed back in the closet amongst the old computer parts. :~) > Can't you at least TRY to get used to it? It sounds so > neat, a real conversation stopper! (I'd LOVE to have a > clock like that, but have never even seen one.) Idea: Kili, why don't you send your clock to Evelyn? :) (Only half a joke.) Assuming you want to get rid of it, of course. But that sounds like a win-win to me! Joyce > >> If we had a garage that's probably where this clock would go eventually > >> as [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce I was reading another group, while searching for some other topic and they were discussing this idea of a post Christmas gift swap for unsuitable gifts. Apparently one woman had received a Cleo-Catra (just happens to be Cleo's full name) knitted cat suit from her elderly uncle whom had taken up knitting. It was supposed to be very intricate, taking many hours to knit, but it wasn't her thing. :-) But it did appeal to others in the group, so they were trying arrange a gift swap of eclectic items. Rather than have them go to waste. <snip> >The gesture of the clock was nice, but we had to hang it on the wall in the >back bedroom because it not only freaks us out every hour, but our cats go [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >kili A screwdriver of the appropriate kind to take it apart and a pair of diagonal cutters ("dikes" in tool lingo) applied to the speaker wires will do wonders. That's how we silenced an hourly chime clock that had no switch or sense of day/night. Some novelty clocks I've seen advertised (the Lionel train clock comes to mind) do shut up at night, seemingly there's a light sensor in the clock. No light - no sounds.  Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > advertised (the Lionel train clock comes to mind) do shut up at night, > seemingly there's a light sensor in the clock. No light - no sounds. That is an EXCELLENT suggestion! Thank you! kili If the thing has speaker holes on it somewhere, cover them with several layers of packing tape. It works wonders for muffling the volume (we use this on the kid toys that are annoying, i.e. all of them!). Cheers and meows, Caroline S. > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock for > Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband immediately stuck in 3 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > kili > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock > for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > kili Reminds me of the year my MIL got us a clock that projects the time on the ceiling at night. We got rid of that one pretty fast, and were just grateful that she lived far enough away not to question what happened to it till we could say it broke. In theory it was fine. In practice it creeped us out. Jo > Reminds me of the year my MIL got us a clock that projects the time > on the ceiling at night. We got rid of that one pretty fast, and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jo I think that would creep me out, too. :~) kili >>Reminds me of the year my MIL got us a clock that projects the time >>on the ceiling at night. We got rid of that one pretty fast, and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I think that would creep me out, too. :~) Must depend upon the area in which you live - with all the lights of passing cars projecting on the ceiling at night, I'd never notice a clock that did likewise! > kili > Reminds me of the year my MIL got us a clock that projects the time > on the ceiling at night. That would drive me insane! As it is, I turn my night-table clock away so I can't see the numbers when I'm trying to fall asleep. (I later turn it back toward me, when I wake up early in the morning.) There are two reasons for this. One, it's a digital clock and the red numbers give off too much light. I'm one of those people who need a dark room to sleep. I even made curtains with light-blocking lining. But also, there's a psychological side to it. In the past, when I've had a bad case of insomnia, just seeing the clock would get me more upset and aggravated, ie, "Oh no, it's 3:30 AM and I'm *STILL AWAKE*!" Which is, as you can imagine, a bad feedback loop. And even though I rarely have insomnia anymore, I've found that it's better not to know the exact time when going to sleep. When I do need to know, the clock is within reach and can be turned back to face me. Joyce > > Reminds me of the year my MIL got us a clock that projects the time > > on the ceiling at night. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Which is, as you can imagine, a bad feedback loop. > Joyce Oh yeah! It never occurred to me to stop watching the clock by making sure I couldn't see it! Thanks for the idea :) Jill > That would drive me insane! As it is, I turn my night-table clock away > so I can't see the numbers when I'm trying to fall asleep. (I later turn [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Joyce I do the same with my bedside clock and window shade. Winnie > That would drive me insane! As it is, I turn my night-table clock away > so I can't see the numbers when I'm trying to fall asleep. (I later turn [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Joyce I do the same with my bedside clock and window shade. Winnie > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock for > Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband immediately stuck in 3 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > down, we searched, there isn't. It's kind of funny, just not in the living > room! :~) Sounds fabulous! It also must have taken them a good deal of searching to find it - the only "cat" clocks I've ever seen are the ones like cartoon cats, where the eyes roll and the tail moves like a pendulum. (Those are cute for the kitchen, but probably not something you'd hang on the living room wall.) > kili >> My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty >> clock for Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > kitchen, but probably not something you'd hang on the living > room wall.) I don't know where she found it, and it *is* cute, it's just a little......surprising....... and, like I said, it just freaks the furry kids out! kili > Sounds fabulous! It also must have taken them a good deal > of searching to find it - the only "cat" clocks I've ever > seen are the ones like cartoon cats, where the eyes roll and > the tail moves like a pendulum. (Those are cute for the > kitchen, but probably not something you'd hang on the living > room wall.) I have a cat lapel pin with a tail that can swing. Winnie > > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock for > > Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband immediately stuck in 3 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > down, we searched, there isn't. It's kind of funny, just not in the living > > room! :~) > Sounds fabulous! It also must have taken them a good deal > of searching to find it - the only "cat" clocks I've ever > seen are the ones like cartoon cats, where the eyes roll and > the tail moves like a pendulum. (Those are cute for the > kitchen, but probably not something you'd hang on the living > room wall.) Actually, I've seen those cat clocks (the kind Kili has) in a lot of places. Plus, my mother has one. (She also has a very similar bird clock, with 12 birds in a circle around the clock, one for each hour, which chirps every hour. I think it's really pleasant.) Last time I visited her, I didn't get to hear the cat clock meow, because she didn't have any batteries in it. However, it did keep time - not sure how that worked. Maybe it only needs batteries to produce sounds? Or maybe she had weak batteries in the clock, and the time-keeping mechanism doesn't require much power. (I have a battery-powered clock in my kitchen, it takes one AA battery, and has been running on the same one for 2 years.) So if she had weak batteries in the clock, it would still keep time, but not make the right sounds. When the hour would strike, her clock would make this weird noise, like it was attempting to meow, but didn't have all the right equipment. :) Joyce > > kilikini wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Joyce My MIL has the bird clock too!!!!!!!!! How funny is that? kili LOL how funny!! Sounds like a very nice clock, I wonder if the furballs would get used to it? Probably not.... > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock > for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > kili > LOL how funny!! Sounds like a very nice clock, I wonder if the > furballs would get used to it? Probably not.... 3 days later and they still stop in their tracks when it goes off, fur goes up, tail gets bushy and they run. We'll see........ Evelyn may get a clock yet. :~) kili >> LOL how funny!! Sounds like a very nice clock, I wonder if the >> furballs would get used to it? Probably not.... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > kili Oh dear. Cut the speaker wires :) > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock > for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > kili Some devices that use three batteries use two for one thing and one for the other. Do the three batteries go together, or is one separated from the others? It is possible that one (or two) battery controls the clock, while the other controls the sound. With experimentation, you might be able to use the clock without the sounds. Joy >> My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty >> clock for [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Joy I didn't think to try it, I don't know. For now, we're just seeing if we can deal with it, as I said, it's a really cute clock. I'll see if the hubby can take pix. (My camera has no batteries.) kili >>> My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty >>> clock for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > kili Take them out of the clock and put them in the camera. ;o) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>>> My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty >>>> clock for [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > Take them out of the clock and put them in the camera. ;o) ROFL!!!!!!!!!! Great idea! kili > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock for > Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband immediately stuck in 3 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > down, we searched, there isn't. It's kind of funny, just not in the living > room! :~) How annoying! I have a similar clock, only it's silent. A friend of mine found it at a flea market and gave it to me as a house-warming present. It's basically a plate with different breeds of cat painted at each hour. It's very simple, but for some reason, it uses up the single battery very fast. 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 >> My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty >> clock for Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > at each hour. It's very simple, but for some reason, it uses up the > single battery very fast. I'd take yours over mine any day - we use rechargeable batteries! :~) kili ohh,always wanted one of those,never found one :( > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock > for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > kili http://www.colorfulcritters.com/index.asp?PageAction=PRODSEARCH&txtSearch=clock& Page=1 > ohh,always wanted one of those,never found one :( >> My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> kili > ohh,always wanted one of those,never found one :( This is the only my MIL got us; it's a Cat Lover's Club of America clock. I need to find a better picture. http://www.nextag.com/Cat-Lovers-Club-of-528723219/prices-html kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini > This is the only my MIL got us; it's a Cat Lover's Club of America > clock. I need to find a better picture. > > http://www.nextag.com/Cat-Lovers-Club-of-528723219/prices-html Now I just had to take a photo of my kitty clock: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2272111110058511339mNoUAh As I've said, it doesn't miaow (and I'm glad that it doesn't). 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 >> This is the only my MIL got us; it's a Cat Lover's Club of America >> clock. I need to find a better picture. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > As I've said, it doesn't miaow (and I'm glad that it doesn't). Similar pictures, but I like yours better! kili -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini > My mother-in-law thought it would be really fun to give us a kitty clock for > Christmas. It's a really cute clock, so my husband immediately stuck in 3 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > kili Can you try taking out the batteries one by one to see if one of them is responsible for the sound the clock makes? Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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