I arrived at home after yet another soul-destroying day of working construction, hot, tired, and ready to sit down, that is as soon as the truck was loaded for tomorrow, and the lawn mowed.
The phone rang and it was a Lady down the road, all panicked and saying something about her water heater and her cat and the smell and,,,well you get the picture, maybe.
After asking her some questions, here is the story. Her cat was on top of the water heater and fell down behind it. The heater is 20" round and set tight to two walls. This left the kitty head down in a very tight space. She had used a fishing pole and tried to snag the kitty and pull him to safety, but that had only left him yowling and still stuck. I told her I would be right over,(As soon as I could quit laughing).
Nancy went with me and I arrived at the scene where her whole family was trying to free the pussy-prisoner.I suggested a frog spear, but she was not amused. The only thing to do was drain heater and remove it so the kitty could escape. I was afraid to move it without emptying it as it would weigh in excess of 500 pounds and could mash the cat into a pulp. I unhooked the plumbing and electric lines and started draining it out.
Have you ever noticed how a cat can, in an emergency situation, muster up a case of the squirts instantly? Well. our inverted furry friend had been in there for about 12 hours now and had made a very big mess. The smell was amazing.
With the heater almost drained I asked her for a strap of some kind so I could wrap it around behind the base of the heater and pull it straight out. I did not want to rock it and crush the little fella against the wall as he tried to escape. She gave me a motorcycle tie-down strap. A quick tug, and a very "Brown" black cat shot across the garage and was last seen heading north. I pulled out the strap from behind the heater and it was covered in cat poo-poo (This is a family forum) kind of like if it were mobius strip toilet paper. Nasty. I handed it to a 9 year old Boy that was standing there and he started gagging. I smiled at him and told him "Hey kid, go outside with that thing, you stink!" He was last seen heading east.
After she hosed out the corner with water and bleach, I hooked the heater back up and turned on the water and power again. She wanted the bill but I told her that It was on the house. What kind of a neighbor would charge for having so much fun?
Life is a big adventure, have fun out there! DC
The phone rang and it was a Lady down the road, all panicked and saying something about her water heater and her cat and the smell and,,,well you get the picture, maybe.
After asking her some questions, here is the story. Her cat was on top of the water heater and fell down behind it. The heater is 20" round and set tight to two walls. This left the kitty head down in a very tight space. She had used a fishing pole and tried to snag the kitty and pull him to safety, but that had only left him yowling and still stuck. I told her I would be right over,(As soon as I could quit laughing).
Nancy went with me and I arrived at the scene where her whole family was trying to free the pussy-prisoner.I suggested a frog spear, but she was not amused. The only thing to do was drain heater and remove it so the kitty could escape. I was afraid to move it without emptying it as it would weigh in excess of 500 pounds and could mash the cat into a pulp. I unhooked the plumbing and electric lines and started draining it out.
Have you ever noticed how a cat can, in an emergency situation, muster up a case of the squirts instantly? Well. our inverted furry friend had been in there for about 12 hours now and had made a very big mess. The smell was amazing.
With the heater almost drained I asked her for a strap of some kind so I could wrap it around behind the base of the heater and pull it straight out. I did not want to rock it and crush the little fella against the wall as he tried to escape. She gave me a motorcycle tie-down strap. A quick tug, and a very "Brown" black cat shot across the garage and was last seen heading north. I pulled out the strap from behind the heater and it was covered in cat poo-poo (This is a family forum) kind of like if it were mobius strip toilet paper. Nasty. I handed it to a 9 year old Boy that was standing there and he started gagging. I smiled at him and told him "Hey kid, go outside with that thing, you stink!" He was last seen heading east.
After she hosed out the corner with water and bleach, I hooked the heater back up and turned on the water and power again. She wanted the bill but I told her that It was on the house. What kind of a neighbor would charge for having so much fun?
Life is a big adventure, have fun out there! DC
