Microchip cat flap

[Richard]

Are you unwell? Took less than two hundred words there, mate.

[T i m]

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Why would I agree with that, just because I choose to abide by the rules we are all supposed to be guided by and try to act like a responsible citizen?

I have been witness to 'the general public' many times, specifically when being a volunteer helper at a community event and that included doing a spate on the gates of the car park.

'Most people' are very reasonable and will be advised re the limited / restricted spaces and gratefully take advice as given re the alternative parking arrangements.

A minority think they are above everyone else and will double park, blocking innocent parkers in, damage the grass or other property or insist (with some BS 'excuse') that they just *have* to drive in and park (again, often impacting someone else in the process).

So, if you feel that wanting to uphold the rights of the many for the selfishness of a few makes me that, then so be it. <shrug>

But you should hear them bleat when they come back from their BS reason and find *themselves* blocked in by someone (like them).

Cheers, T i m

p.s. I used to fly power kites in many local parks but don't any more because the rules have changed (public liability etc) and it's no longer allowed. I haven't changed and have never hit anyone or damaged any property with my kites [1] but I respect the rules and don't fly there any more.

[1] A reasonably hench mate was flying one of my kites when he was pulled off his feet and ended up breaking his collar bone. Luckily, no-one had parked along the single lane that led up to the field so the ambulance could get fairly close. He did get some (much deserved) ribbing from the nurses in the hospital though (I had clearly told him several times that 'letting go' was perfectly acceptable survival option). ;-)

[T i m]

The one I stripped and washed an entire cup of sweet tea out of certainly wasn't.

<weg>

And I have taken many things off of cats and set them free (when uninjured).

There are loads of facts supporting the impact of cat predation on much of our native wildlife.

Nice.

I bet.

Lovely.

And long as it was killed humanely, yes and certainly better than trapping one in a barrel and then filling it up with water from a hose, meaning it drowned fairly slowly and from exhaustion. ;-(

Cheers, T i m

[ARW]

I did not expect you to agree with that.

Getting ready for a hard on?

Approaching the Billy Mill Roundabout?

Get a tissue and clean it up.

[T i m]

Bwhahaha. 'Asked' ... ;-)

Ever heard the phrase, 'It's like herding cats'. ;-)

Well, quite, and whilst some dogs do jump / get up on surfaces, they aren't as likely to do so as most cats. I have seen our dogs up on the arms of the chair and even front paws up on a shelf / unit to look out of the window. I've never seen them up on *any* surface in the kitchen (I'm not sure they could even get up there).

Don't they?

"Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)

While cat fleas do not prefer to feed on humans, a cat flea bite on human skin can result in a number of diseases including plague, cat-scratch disease and typhus."

Of course they do, every time they grab some and kill it. The RSPB only suggest that cats aren't uniquely responsible for any decline in bird numbers in general but without a doubt there would be more birds about if cats weren't.

As I have said before, I have nothing against cats as an animal, I just don't like the issues they caused in many urban (especially) environments. Twice now we have had a cat splashing about in our downstairs toilet because they have climbed into our house (!) though an open window and fallen into it, then ripped the wallpaper up in their (failed) efforts to get out. No ones dog has ever climbed into our window or fallen into (or drunk out of for that matter) our toilet. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[Fredxx]

When it comes to observing the outcome of a referendum, ie the will of the people, you act irresponsibly in trying to overturn the result. Any responsible citizen would tell parliament to get on with it.

You only abide by the rules when it suits you.

[Richard]

Cars kill more birds than cats do. What are you going to do about that?

[Tim Lamb]

In message <qk0vc6$h5n$ [e-mail]>, Richard [e-mail]> writes

Are you sure? In 48 years of driving I have destroyed one Pheasant , one Pigeon and one Robin.

[Andrew]

I was expecting a story more along the lines of - After sleeping in the sun for 3 hours, the microchip got too hot and refused to allow puss back into Adams house :-)

Or, a passing raptor detected the microchip and fed puss to a golden eagle chick.

Andrew

[Andrew]

BUllshit.

There are no circumstances in UK law where that is possible.

cats are free agents.

[Andrew]

Neighbours Ginger cat seems to have cleaned out all his fish from the outdoor pond :-)

[Andrew]

Windmills kill more birds than cars do ...

[Richard]

I guess it's all about how many cars there are on the motorways and A roads. Pottering about in pheasant littered countryside doesn't add much to the toll.

From 2014

[Andrew]

Reliant ?.

My tally is one pheasant and one grey squirrel.

[spuorgelgoog]

He's a very lucky cat having his own outdoor pond.

Owain

[Tim Lamb]

Hmm.. I'm not sure I accept those figures. Rural Hertfordshire, where I live, doesn't match Chessington and the Colonels count. Partridge and Pheasant poults in September maybe but none of the others. I have yet to see a single roadkill Magpie for example. Badgers yes, Foxes rare. I wonder if his 30 miles is hedge/tree cover tunnel with a 60mph limit.

[Tim Lamb]

:-) The Pheasant nearly destroyed the grill on an early Mini, the Robin tried to escape by flying through the radiator grill on a series II Morgan and the Pigeon I forget, something modern.

[Richard]

I am not the source, merely quoting from a 'reputable' source.

[Andrew]

Well he spends a lot of time there, at the corner where there is a hole in the netting.

Neighbour remarked that his fish were all hiding at the bottom these days, before draining it and finding no fish.

There used to be a hole in the greenhouse door which he assumed was the entrance to his personal outdoor toilet.

[spuorgelgoog]

"couldn't hang a dog on that evidence"

Owain