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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2005What a case of the Mondays!
After my shower this morning I smelled a strong smell in my bedroom. It smelled like burning rubber and seemed to be concentrated near my computer. Imagining imminent meltdown and an electrical fire, I searched for the source of the smell. Nothing felt hot, but I shut things down anyway. DH, finishing his shower, pokes his head out of the bathroom and asks, "Do you smell something?" We both search around and are unable to locate the smell. I move on to get DD out of bed, it smells a little in her room too. Pippin starts yelling out in the hallway, as he does every morning for breakfast. Once DD is finally dressed, I open her door and an bowled over by the smell. I yell down to DH that maybe the smell is in the basement and is coming through the vents. Once we get downstairs, DH yells up from the basement that it's not in the basement. Then he comes up and says "Smell Pippin". I pick him up and take a big sniff. Urrgh! Pippin has been skunked!!! We threw him into a carrier, with his breakfast, and put him in the garage until I could get him to the vet. While we finished breakfast, I got an appointment to drop him off for a cleaning. I took DD up to daycare, came back and popped Pippin into the car, and we took off for TED, all windows down. He should be ready after 3 today. And I get to de-skunk the house. *sigh* And I have to go to the dentist today. Purrs to you all, expecially Tweed. This is small potatoes compared to what some of y'all are going through. -Caroline S. > Urrgh! Pippin has been skunked!!! Eeeewwww! What can TED do to the smell? I thought you'd just have to wait it out (we don't have skunks in Finland). Purrs for your Tuesday to be better than your Monday.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and Mere marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Urrgh! Pippin has been skunked!!! > > Eeeewwww! What can TED do to the smell? I thought you'd just have to > wait it out (we don't have skunks in Finland). > > Purrs for your Tuesday to be better than your Monday. They can wash him with something that will break down the smell. Something that I have neither the courage nor the strength to attempt on my own. On the plus side, the house is smelling better after a thorough misting with vinegar water. Now I just have to deal with my fear of dentistry. -Caroline S. > And I get to de-skunk the house. *sigh* > And I have to go to the dentist today. > > Purrs to you all, expecially Tweed. This is small potatoes compared to > what some of y'all are going through./// {{{{BIG HUGS}}}} sounds like you need them. ;o) Helen M That happened to one of our cats many years ago when I was a teenager. My parents gave him a bath in tomato juice, I remember. Universal cure. You have no skunks in Finland? Cool. We have no fleas in MileHigh, but I'm sure there are skunks here somewhere..... >> And I get to de-skunk the house. *sigh* >> And I have to go to the dentist today. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Helen M No skunks here in Australia, either, but we sure do have fleas! Personally, I think skunks are just *adorable* and once did a skunk aroma test and it came out I couldn't smell the skunk smell, so maybe one day I'll get myself a cute pet skunk :-) Yowie > That happened to one of our cats many years ago when I was a teenager. My > parents gave him a bath in tomato juice, I remember. Universal cure. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -- > > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG > After my shower this morning I smelled a strong smell in my bedroom. It . This is small potatoes compared to > what some of y'all are going through. Maybe, but very very rotten small potatoes. Good luck with the clean up. May you gag reflex stay in control till you finish. Much sympathy. Jo A few years ago, I called my mother to wish her a happy birthday. It was about 9:30 am no one answered, which was strange because normally if mom wasn't up, dad and my sister were up cooking breakfast for her. Well I left a message and hung up Later that day, I called and found out why no one answered. Mom's dog, Princess Leia, a Jack Russell/American Eskimo cross, has yet to learn that if you go after a skunk, you are going to get sprayed. Leia had jumped onto the bed at about 4 am, and Mom smelled it. Leia not only had gotten sprayed and had rolled all over the bed, while Mom and Dad were in it, but had also rubbed all over the LIVING ROOM FLOOR and BEDROOM floor. Mom, Dad and my sister were up scrubbing the carpet with Nature's miracle, so that's why they weren't up at 9:30 am Silly dog. And she STILL hasn't learn to stay away from skunks. BTW, tomato juice doesn't really work. We tried it on Leia once, and other than having a tremendous laugh at a pink dog, it didn't work Hydrogen peroxide works much much better, especially on a white dog. Kristi > A few years ago, I called my mother to wish her a happy birthday. It > was about 9:30 am [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Kristi According to Mythbusters, tomato juice works zip (makes things smell like tomatoes, though :P ). they used a real skunk to test it, too (oh, the woes of having your own TV show on Discovery Channel). What did work, they found out, was a mix of hydrogen peroxide & baking soda. Not 100% sure of the ratio, but it's something like 1/4 cup baking soda to 1 cup hydrogen peroxide. We use it. And it *does* work. > According to Mythbusters, tomato juice works zip (makes things smell like > tomatoes, though :P ). they used a real skunk to test it, too (oh, the woes > of having your own TV show on Discovery Channel). What did work, they found > out, was a mix of hydrogen peroxide & baking soda. Not 100% sure of the > ratio, but it's something like 1/4 cup baking soda to 1 cup hydrogen > peroxide. We use it. And it *does* work. I can attest to the tomato juice part. 15 years ago or thereabouts my Australian Shepard, Bonnie, had a close encounter with a skunk. She was mostly white with some blue-grey patches. I washed her in tomato juice and ended up with a pinkish dog smelling of skunk and tomatos. ROFL...well, the cat that got "skunked" when I was a kid was black, so he didn't turn out pink, but boy was he mad; to top everything, Inky was deaf, and we couldn't soothe him w/our voices. He stayed under the house for days after his tomato juice bath; we just put his food on the back porch. >> According to Mythbusters, tomato juice works zip (makes things smell like >> tomatoes, though :P ). they used a real skunk to test it, too (oh, the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > mostly white with some blue-grey patches. I washed her in tomato juice > and ended up with a pinkish dog smelling of skunk and tomatos. "Caroline S." <cjs_cats2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about What a case of the Mondays!: >And I get to de-skunk the house. *sigh* >And I have to go to the dentist today. Ouch! Serious sympathy. My day "featured" some sort of computer problem at work (everyone was complaining about sluggish performance), and dealing with a pushy drunk and a somewhat aggressive panhandler on my way home (the drunk and the panhandler were two different men). I swear I'm going to buy some pepper spray soon, as pushy as the panhandlers are here. A lot of them are good-sized men, and I'm a smallish woman. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > a somewhat aggressive panhandler on my way home (the drunk > and the panhandler were two different men). I swear I'm going to buy > some pepper spray soon, as pushy as the panhandlers are here. A lot of > them are good-sized men, and I'm a smallish woman. I've heard reference to "Panhandlers" on more than one occasion, but have to admit ignornace. What are the they? Beggars? Helen M > I've heard reference to "Panhandlers" on more than one occasion, but > have to admit ignornace. What are the they? Beggars? Yes. Some people complain about ours, but I've never found them aggressive or bothersome. They'll ask 'Got some change?' and that's about it. You ignore them, or say 'sorry, no', or pass them some change and move on, depending on your state of finances and theories on how to relate to street people. A lot of them sit on the sidewalk with a box for money and maybe a pet and don't even ask for money or a cigarette, but I'm not sure if they are technically panhandlers. I think 'panhandler' implies a direct request for money, not a broad hint. And people who offer something in return - say, music, or a (possibly unwanted) washing of your car windshield - aren't usually called panhandlers here. Not all street people are panhandlers/beggars. We've got one well-known character who started off from somewhere far west of here towards his ancestral homeland of the Ukraine. When he got here, he realized that there are no scheduled passenger ships leaving here for the Ukraine, and he's been here ever since. I've never known him to even hint for money, although he's certainly somewhat eccentric. SignatureCheryl Cheryl Perkins <cperkins@mun.ca> had some very interesting things to say about Re: What a case of the Mondays!: >Yes. Some people complain about ours, but I've never found them aggressive >or bothersome. They'll ask 'Got some change?' and that's about it. You [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >in return - say, music, or a (possibly unwanted) washing of your car >windshield - aren't usually called panhandlers here. One good point to Canada: the panhandlers (in usage I'm familiar with, the "sit on the sidewalk with a box for money" types are included in that group) are apparently much more polite than here. Here (in this case, Sacramento, California), they'll crowd into your personal space and get loud and use a rather demanding tone of voice (frequently, the "request" is not even phrased as such). I find that unsettling at best (especially since I've seen some behavior from panhandlers that has me questioning mental stability, and as I said upthread, a lot of them are good-sized men and I'm a smallish woman). Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >> a somewhat aggressive panhandler on my way home (the drunk >> and the panhandler were two different men). I swear I'm going to buy [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I've heard reference to "Panhandlers" on more than one occasion, but > have to admit ignornace. What are the they? Beggars? Usually here (California) the term refers to someone a bit more agressive than a beggar. Pushy, in your face, blocking doorways to businesses, etc. Some even going into businesses such as bars and demanding money from the customers. In Marysville, and in many parts of the state, there are now local ordinances against panhandling. And people are strongly discouraged from giving them money. They converted some old parking meters, painted them red I think, and if you want to give away spare change you put it in those and its distributed to the rescue mission. Jo "Jo Firey" <JAfirey@NETZERO.NET> had some very interesting things to say about Re: What a case of the Mondays!: >In Marysville, and in many parts of the state, there are now local >ordinances against panhandling. And people are strongly discouraged from >giving them money. They converted some old parking meters, painted them red >I think, and if you want to give away spare change you put it in those and >its distributed to the rescue mission. That sounds like a good move. I prefer to contribute to organizations that I know are going to put the money to good use, rather than give it directly to the panhandler (I do not consider financing their liquor or drugs to be doing them any *real* favor), and the system in your area sounds good. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL "Helen Miles" <helen.miles@virgin.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: What a case of the Mondays!: >> a somewhat aggressive panhandler on my way home (the drunk >> and the panhandler were two different men). I swear I'm going to buy >> some pepper spray soon, as pushy as the panhandlers are here. A lot of >> them are good-sized men, and I'm a smallish woman. >I've heard reference to "Panhandlers" on more than one occasion, but >have to admit ignornace. What are the they? Beggars? If I understand your term correctly, yes. People who go around asking strangers for handouts (nearly always money. A lot of them actually get offended if you try to buy them food or whatever it is they're claiming they want the money for). Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > "Helen Miles" <helen.miles@virgin.net> had some very interesting > things to say about Re: What a case of the Mondays!: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > get offended if you try to buy them food or whatever it is they're > claiming they want the money for). A coupl of young teenage boys were outside the supermarket asking for "$2 so I can call our Mum so she can come pick us up - we got stranded by the train on the way home from school." The holes intheir story were many, but instead of pointing out the flaws,I got out my cell phone and asked for their Mum's number so I could call her on their behalf. I haven't heard that much swearing in years! So I told the security folk at the supermarket and they were moved on. Sheesh, if youare going to do the poor lost waif thing desperate to get back home, at least get your story right! They weren't in school uniform (every school insists on school uniform here), it was far too late for them to have come directly from school, we were a good few km's from the train station, and the price of phone call from a public phone is only 40c, not to mention that you can make a reverse-charges phone call from any phone in Australia, and any decent mother would accept the reverse call charges if her boys were stranded somewhere with no way home! Unfortunatley, though, I bet they scammed quite a few kindly old folk before I dobbed them in. Yowie Purrs and best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > After my shower this morning I smelled a strong smell in my bedroom. It > smelled like burning rubber and seemed to be concentrated near my [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > -Caroline S. I've heard of Mondayitis, But thats too much for me. Jean.P. > After my shower this morning I smelled a strong smell in my bedroom. It > smelled like burning rubber and seemed to be concentrated near my [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > -Caroline S. |
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