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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2007Cruising cats notice
I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will build a house here while Jim recuperates. He is doing well, but needs periodic blood tests and will bleed easily if he dings himself while doing boat maintenance or other activities. This would pose major difficulties to manage while traveling as we were. With heavy hearts, we have decided to offer Genesis for sale as soon as we can get to Myrtle Beach to get our personal stuff off the boat. We hope to get another boat in the future and complete our trip. We'll be happy to bring you all along with us once again through the updates. On a different, but related topic, I'd like to add that once again, we have found a place to rent that will accept our kitties without any mention of declawing them first, which, of course, we wouldn't do. In fact, non of the places we visited that accept pets had that requirement. I hope this encourages anyone who is looking for a place to rent. Reasonable places are out there. Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder >I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not >resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >We hope to get another boat in the future and complete our trip. We'll be >happy to bring you all along with us once again through the updates. I am so sorry to read this, as I was a big fan of your travelogue. But OTMIH (on the more important hand), and FWIW, I think this is absolutely the right decision. I shudder to think what would have happened if Jim had fallen ill while you were on the water, and I don't even know the man! But at least you're where you have friends. That's very lucky - if you're building a house, it sounds as if it's going to be a long recuperation. Maybe you can resume in a year or two... (Is it an option to lease Genesis, instead of selling her?) >On a different, but related topic, I'd like to add that once again, we have >found a place to rent that will accept our kitties without any mention of >declawing them first, which, of course, we wouldn't do. In fact, non of the >places we visited that accept pets had that requirement. I hope this >encourages anyone who is looking for a place to rent. Reasonable places are >out there. Oh I was furious when I was looking for a place to live last summer. It seemed that everywhere I looked either didn't allow pets, took dogs but not cats, or required cats be declawed. And just about everyone had weight limits on the pets! Jeanne Hedge ============ http://www.jhedge.com > Maybe you can resume in a year or two... > (Is it an option to lease Genesis, instead of selling her?) Hi Jeanne, We want to resume our journey in a year or two. We thought about leasing the boat but we are half a continent away from it. We believe it would be too much of a liability and worry to manage it. Annie >> Maybe you can resume in a year or two... >> (Is it an option to lease Genesis, instead of selling her?) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Annie Very true! I used to know someone who owned a house in one state but then had to move several states away. They attempted to rent the existing house "long distance" and it was a disaster! The house was basically trashed. IIRC they got it cleaned back up and thought about hiring a property management firm to take care of the rental, drop by periodically to make sure the property was being maintained, etc. But the management fees were outrageous so they sold the house instead. Jill >>> Maybe you can resume in a year or two... >>> (Is it an option to lease Genesis, instead of selling her?) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill Some of you may remember many months ago our neighbors moved out, abandoning a cat and kittens, other pets, and leaving the house in a shambles. The owners of the house have done a ton of work, and paid to have a lot of work done as well. The house had to be nearly gutted. (And its only about a twenty year old house) It still isn't finished. I've heard that possibly the owners are going to retire soon and may move back in. It would be nice for us as they were good neighbors. Jo > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will > not resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder Purrs for the future health and happiness for all the family.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk I am sorry, Lee > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not > resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not > resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I hope this encourages anyone who is looking for a place to rent. > Reasonable places are out there. I'm sorry your plans needed to change. But it will be exciting getting a new house together. Hope you find a buyer for Genesis right away. And that Jim does well on the meds and has no further clot problems. I'm guessing right now you are most grateful to still have him with you. And both kind on pins and needles over getting the meds right and avoiding potential problems. But you will find you can hold your breath just so long and then you will start to relax and not worry so much. Do get him a medical ID bracelet if he will wear one. Jo ...> I'm guessing right now you are most grateful to still have him with you. > And both kind on pins and needles over getting the meds right and avoiding > potential problems. But you will find you can hold your breath just so > long and then you will start to relax and not worry so much. Do get him a > medical ID bracelet if he will wear one. > Jo You've got that right. We've had quite a scare. It had us spinning for a while, but we are sorting things out. The bottom line is we are together now and plan to make the most our time together. Oh, yeah, I had the I.D. bracelet on his wrist before he was released from the hospital. Annie Purrs that his health stabilizes. Suz&Spicey > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not > resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will > build a house here while Jim recuperates. I'm so sorry that you have to put your plans on hold for now, but I understand the reasons very well. Purrs that you will be able to take up your trip again in the near future. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not > resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder I'm sorry about the cruise, and the boat, but it does seem like a wise decision. I'm glad you found a place that accepts your kitties, and hope it won't be too long before you can complete your trip. Joy > With heavy hearts, we have decided to offer Genesis for sale as soon as we > can get to Myrtle Beach to get our personal stuff off the boat. Awww... :(((((( I'm sorry to hear you're postponing your cruising plans, but I hope that Jim will recover 100%. I bet you you'll be looking for a new boat sooner than you think. Cheers. Victor 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'm sorry to hear that you are not able to continue your cruise this year. I was so looking forward to your updates and reading about your adventures. But of course Jim's health must come first. I hope you are able to continue another time. Great news about finding an apartment though. And good luck with your house build. We are in the middle of ours and the walls are coming up tomorrow!!! SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will > not resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder > I'm sorry to hear that you are not able to continue your cruise this year. > I was so looking forward to your updates and reading about your [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > house build. We are in the middle of ours and the walls are coming up > tomorrow!!! You are getting progress photos right? It will seem strange when the walls go up. Like the rooms just got too small. Jo >> I'm sorry to hear that you are not able to continue your cruise this >> year. I was so looking forward to your updates and reading about your [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jo Oh, yes, I'm getting photos alright! I think the album will be huge very shortly. I'm sorry I didn't mention it sooner, but here's the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson/House I guess I might post this in a seperate thread too. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson > I'm sorry to hear that you are not able to continue your cruise this > year. I was so looking forward to your updates and reading about your [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > house build. We are in the middle of ours and the walls are coming up > tomorrow!!! Oh, wow. I didn't realise you were that far on. How exciting! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not > resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder Annie, I'm sorry to hear that the situation calls for it, but I think it's the right move at this point. I'm hoping both of you can hang around so we can meet in person again. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not >resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will >build a house here while Jim recuperates. I'm impressed with your flexibility with venues and lifestyles. Purrs for Jim to enjoy his rest and not ding himself. > I'm impressed with your flexibility with venues and lifestyles. Purrs > for Jim to enjoy his rest and not ding himself. Hi Tak, It's not as spontaneous or easy as you might think. We already had an empty lot in a new development when we left on our trip. We planned to build after we returned. Apparently, we have returned. We had planned and worked on Genesis for years before we started our live-aboard cruising. We didn't just jump on a boat and go. Not being able to continue our cruise is a huge disappointment, but we have had learned the life is a series of detours with lots of potholes. We plan carefully, but we usually have a "Plan B," too. Whatever happens, we try to remember what is really important. What puts things into perspective is that a week ago Sunday night, all that mattered to me was whether Jim would still be with me on Monday morning. We were blindsided by this one. I'm so grateful that he made it and we can go on. I don't have a Plan B for the alternative. Annie >> I'm impressed with your flexibility with venues and lifestyles. Purrs >> for Jim to enjoy his rest and not ding himself. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Annie Annie, I'm so glad that you still have Jim with you. Pulmonary embolisms are nothing to fool with. My DH had a pulmonary embolism on March 4, 2000 and he didn't make it. It's too bad that your cruising days are on indefinite hold, but so much safer for Jim until the doctors get this problem straightened out. SignatureHugs and Purrs, Nan and the Furkids > Nan and the Furkids Nan, You have my deepest and sincere condolences for your loss. I hope the future will treat you better. Annie >> Nan and the Furkids > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Annie Thank you, I know he is in a much better place than this old world. It was very sudden. He stood up, sat back down, and slumped over. He was gone before the EMS got here. I think it was probably more of a shock to the kids than it was to me. He had hernia surgery 10 days before and wasn't bouncing back the way he should have. SignatureHugs and Purrs, Nan and the Furkids > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will > not resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment > and will build a house here while Jim recuperates. That's the natural and logical decision to make, of course. > On a different, but related topic, I'd like to add that once again, > we have found a place to rent that will accept our kitties without [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder I'm glad you found a place :) I've never run into a problem with apartments renting to people with pets and certainly never saw a declawed only requirement. There *is* usually a weight limit (pertaining to dogs) and I can understand it. I had a neighbor with a huge (must have been 100-115 lb.) black lab in his apartment. There is no place for a dog that size to run at all. Having a large fenced patio doesn't constitute room for a dog that size, IMHO. I believe the limit in my complex is 30 lbs for a dog and no more than 2 furry furrends per apartment. A woman I used to work with had 6 cats and just couldn't understand why apartments didn't want her to move in. She turned out to be a real nutcase, BTW, and certainly not because of her cats! She was fired and the new guy who inherited her phone extension at the office... she started leaving obscene messages in his voicemail in the middle of the night! This poor dude called us over to his desk and said, "Hey, guys, listen to this!" He was in shock, poor guy. Of course we all recognized her voice right off the bat. Jill > I'm sorry to report that due to Jim's recent medical problem, we will not > resume our cruise this year. Instead, we have found an apartment and will [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Annie, Jim, Rosie & Cinder I hope you can soon get another boat and continue travelling. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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