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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2004Jack Frost and The Car Kittens
I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was waiting in the drive-up line at McDonald's (gotta feed the coffee habit). I suddenly became aware that the young woman ahead of me had a mother cat and three kittens in her car. The mother cat was perched on the back of the passenger's seat, no doubt supervising everything. But the kittens were all scrunched into the space at the rear window licking frost off the inside of the window ... all those little pink tongues lapping at the window, little kitten faces jostling each other to get at the best spots ... it was one of the cutest, most appealing things you could ever hope to see. Wonderful. What a perfect addition to the morning routine; I was in a good mood all day after that. Some time later I was talking to one of the teller ladies in the local bank and told her of this and she said yes! I know who you mean, she brings her cats with her every time she comes to my drive-in banking window, they're so cute everybody crowds around my window to look at them and their owner smiles and waves and we all wave back, even the bank manager. Life in a small town has a lot to recommend it, in my opinion. > I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking > lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Life in a small town has a lot to recommend it, in my opinion. That IS adorable :) >I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking >lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Life in a small town has a lot to recommend it, in my opinion. Love it! I've had cats, not kittens, who liked the back deck. Present Bert unfortunately meows ad nauseum and, if loosed, wanders over my left shoulder and around my feet:) Hey, can't be that small a town with an apartment building and a bank and a McDonalds. Prolly has a gas station, too. Maybe a Wal*Mart:) >I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking >lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >appealing things you could ever hope to see. Wonderful. What a perfect >addition to the morning routine; I was in a good mood all day after that. Eeeeeeeek! Too cute! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking > >lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Eeeeeeeek! Too cute! I would never dare to do that. Whenever I've had an animal loose in my car, they always seem to make for the footwell, and try to get under the brake, the clutch or the accelerator. Even in carriers, if I put them on the front seat, they try to grab my hand whenever I reach for the gear stick! Jeanette > > >I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking > > >lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jeanette One thing about little towns too (that always amuses me), it's not uncommon to see cars just stopped or parked even, in the middle of a street. I was recently out to some of our towns and it's just common to stop in front of whatever building and hop out, not parking. Probably no one would even notice if you stopped to remove a cat or two from your gear shift :) > > >I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking > > >lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jeanette You do have a good point there. I don't know how that young lady managed, but the last I heard of her she was still driving around with her cats, so it must work for her somehow. If I tried that with my Simon, he'd end up burrowed into the depths of one of the seats and it'd take the Jaws Of Life to get him back out. For a cat, he acts more like a mole sometimes. I wish I'd had my camera with me when I saw those kittens though, they were just amazing. >I would never dare to do that. Whenever I've had an animal loose in my car, >they always seem to make for the footwell, and try to get under the brake, >the clutch or the accelerator. Even in carriers, if I put them on the front >seat, they try to grab my hand whenever I reach for the gear stick! When I take Sammy for rides, I have her in a carrier with a top door. I open up the door so she can stand and look out the window, but keep her on a short tether so that she has to stay in the carrier. Otherwise, like you say, she wants to get down under my feet as I drive. I suppose that's just natural, since when she joins my on the bed or recliner she usually naps by my feet.  SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html Jeanette wrote: >>I would never dare to do that. Whenever I've had an animal loose in my car, >>they always seem to make for the footwell, and try to get under the brake, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >drive. I suppose that's just natural, since when she joins my on the >bed or recliner she usually naps by my feet. We were lucky with Misty, our dear departed tabby girl. She would not go under the pedals It took a little while for her to learn, but she was always good about the word, "No". She was the only one we'd let roam around the pickup. The window from the cab back to the camper shell was open and she would just go off by herself in the back to sleep. She had a litter box back there and plenty of cubbyholes to curl up in. As I've mentioned, she'd been in twenty-two states. She never saw snow or frost though, I wonder if she'd have enjoyed it. Regards and Purrs, O J Loved this story! Thanks! Christine > I was looking at the frost on the cars in my apartment building's parking > lot and it reminded me of something I saw one winter morning when I was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Life in a small town has a lot to recommend it, in my opinion. |
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