I named a cat this morning: Lucky

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Last night, we noticed that one of the kittens was missing. No big deal I thought - someone picked her up? Run over? Coyote got her? Whatever. She's an indoor/outdoor cat (we have a farm, she gets to hunt, get a lot of exercise, etc.) Her name was "Little Gray Kitten, the one without white feet."

Well, this morning, her new name became "Lucky." About half the time, I ride to work with my wife; half the time I drive myself. My van has been parked since Saturday. And on Saturday, I removed tools from the back end. It took 2 or 3 trips to get everything out, then I closed the back hatch. Apparently, she snuck into the van at some point while the hatch was open.

Fast forward to today, 4 days later, and we see the kitten on the dashboard going nuts trying to get out. It's supposed to be in the 90's today; I'm not sure how she survived in there for 3 days; but she wouldn't have made it through today probably. Unfortunately, the keys were in the ignition and my son has the spare key about 5 hours away, and the cat had at some point managed to lock the doors. Coat hanger wasn't working; couldn't be late for class, so I did the only thing I could think of - I broke the brackets for the rear side windows to let the cat out.

On a separate note - it's incredibly easy to break into a grand caravan through the back window without making noise or shattering a window.
 
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Last night, we noticed that one of the kittens was missing. No big deal I thought - someone picked her up? Run over? Coyote got her? Whatever. She's an indoor/outdoor cat (we have a farm, she gets to hunt, get a lot of exercise, etc.) Her name was "Little Gray Kitten, the one without white feet."

Well, this morning, her new name became "Lucky." About half the time, I ride to work with my wife; half the time I drive myself. My van has been parked since Saturday. And on Saturday, I removed tools from the back end. It took 2 or 3 trips to get everything out, then I closed the back hatch. Apparently, she snuck into the van at some point while the hatch was open.

Fast forward to today, 4 days later, and we see the kitten on the dashboard going nuts trying to get out. It's supposed to be in the 90's today; I'm not sure how she survived in there for 3 days; but she wouldn't have made it through today probably. Unfortunately, the keys were in the ignition and my son has the spare key about 5 hours away, and the cat had at some point managed to lock the doors. Coat hanger wasn't working; couldn't be late for class, so I did the only thing I could think of - I broke the brackets for the rear side windows to let the cat out.

On a separate note - it's incredibly easy to break into a grand caravan through the back window without making noise or shattering a window.

Cats are fucking impossible to kill without crushing their skull.

I've got a bunch of them probably (haven't been home for quite a while) some bobcats and some feral, all living in the outdoor cellar and coming in whenever it pleases them.
 

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Cats are fucking impossible to kill without crushing their skull.

I've got a bunch of them probably (haven't been home for quite a while) some bobcats and some feral, all living in the outdoor cellar and coming in whenever it pleases them.

Since i forgot what i was going to say, they all live in an outdoor cellar and it gets fucking hot in there during the summer and they still do just fine.
 

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Only question I have for you: Is the cat fixed? If not, what the fuck are you doing letting it outside.

I have a farm. Cats are rodent control. Sometimes cats are coyote food (or something; they occasionally disappear) or road kill (last time, it was a school bus.) Sometimes, I have an unusually affectionate/friendly cat that would make a wonderful pet - so I give those to people looking for a pet kitten.
 

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What a sweet story, what a great kitten.

Yes, it's amazingly easy to break into a Grand Caravan. My youngest son locked himself out of his (MY) car the other day at work, and when he called me I told him on the phone to start asking people to help him get into the car. The SECOND person he asked said "no problem" and took less than a minute to pry the window open. Now kid is going to be sure and keep a wire coat hanger in the car in case he locks himself in again :) .
 
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Lol, I can only imagine the backlash if hal came here with a story "whoops I locked my cat in the car for 4 days lol, and I didn't even care that it was missing"
 

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Why do you leave the keys in the ignition?

Why not?
(Not the most recent of stats, but I'm not going to bother looking harder)
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):​

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 3
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):​

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 1
  • Auto thefts: 0

It's not the county total, as it points out - it's just what the sheriff's department has dealt with. Of course, we don't have any village police here; so the only other agency for my town is the state police.

On another note, the next village over just made it on David Letterman's show for Small Town News - Police reported a woman was driving erratically. When questioned, it was discovered that she was just trying to avoid horse manure left on the road from an Amish buggy. What's kind of funny about a story like this making it onto Letterman is that the majority of police reports are similar.
 
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Why not?
(Not the most recent of stats, but I'm not going to bother looking harder)

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It's not the county total, as it points out - it's just what the sheriff's department has dealt with. Of course, we don't have any village police here; so the only other agency for my town is the state police.

On another note, the next village over just made it on David Letterman's show for Small Town News - Police reported a woman was driving erratically. When questioned, it was discovered that she was just trying to avoid horse manure left on the road from an Amish buggy. What's kind of funny about a story like this making it onto Letterman is that the majority of police reports are similar.

Sounds like Sheffields outer lands crime statistics...

Don't even lock the front door before bedtime, now consider people like Spidey07 sleeping with a loaded cocked gun on his nightstand shivering his way in fear through the night..
 

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I have a farm. Cats are rodent control. Sometimes cats are coyote food (or something; they occasionally disappear) or road kill (last time, it was a school bus.) Sometimes, I have an unusually affectionate/friendly cat that would make a wonderful pet - so I give those to people looking for a pet kitten.

My buddy's dad found their cat in the yard all torn up -- either by a fox or a coyote. His name was also Lucky. Shame, he wasn't that day...