kpinnc 12,013 #1 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) So I was walking through the living room today. The front door caught my eye, and I turned towards it. We have some of the most awesome sunsets here, but this one was particularly brilliant. I said out loud, "that is the most awesome sun..." I stopped mid sentence, about faced, and retreated as quickly as possible while maintaining whatever dignity that might be left. It was too late. My wife had figured out what I referred to and had lost her composure. Let me explain in the way most things have to be explained to me: 1- it was about 5:00 PM. The sun was still up. 2- the door in the picture faces due east. 3- we have a 734 year-old cat that refuses to come indoors. I mean like scream and scratch like a mad rabies-infested racoon crazy. Taking him to the vet is very much like an episode of Wild Kingdom. His name is Stanly. 4- Stanly is rapidly moving towards that great litter box in the sky, but not before a long and joyus run with feline senility. He has stopped sleeping in his warm little blanket-filled box, and no longer poops in the yard. My wife's favorite front porch chair now works fine for both functions. 5- my loving wife had placed a heat lamp on her chair, because we're headed into low 20s tonight, and Stanly may indeed pass soon- but she doesn't want freezing to be the cause. Needless to say, after everyone stopped laughing, I was sent to my room for a nap. My wife was concerned that I might have post idiotic brain damage, but I don't have any idea what she is talking about. In my defense: The second pic below is a normal sunset here. Just never had one on the eastern side of the house before. Edited January 12, 2022 by kpinnc 1 2 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,920 #2 Posted January 12, 2022 Beautiful sunset. Don't set the house on fire with that heat lamp. I'd rather have a frozen cat than a burned out house. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,013 #3 Posted January 12, 2022 40 minutes ago, Bill D said: Beautiful sunset. Don't set the house on fire with that heat lamp. I'd rather have a frozen cat than a burned out house. Agreed. Stanly is actually a cat that I like, because I do NOT like inside cats. Only so many things I tolerate on kitchen surfaces, and kitty litter feet are not on the list. But the lamp on the porch is in a safe place. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,198 #4 Posted January 12, 2022 Nice sunset! We had an old outdoor stray for a few years, wouldn't come in the house but stayed in the yard tool shed. I used a heat pad covered with towels inside a couple cardboard boxes nested over one another as his kitty-condo. The only time he would befriend us was feeding time but we no longer needed to put out any mouse traps. Good Kitty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #5 Posted January 12, 2022 7 hours ago, kpinnc said: lamp on the porch He’ll have a good tan ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,013 #6 Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: He’ll have a good tan ! Like Christmas vacation... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,723 #7 Posted January 12, 2022 So, let me get this straight...the heat lamp looked like a sunset, and you got to take a nap so you could dream about poosey cats. Classic !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,013 #8 Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, stevasaurus said: So, let me get this straight...the heat lamp looked like a sunset, and you got to take a nap so you could dream about poosey cats. Classic !!! Exactly! It was embarrassing, yet satisfying! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #9 Posted January 12, 2022 6 hours ago, stevasaurus said: So, let me get this straight...the heat lamp looked like a sunset, and you got to take a nap so you could dream about poosey cats. Classic !!! Faaarrr out maaann … 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,201 #10 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Decades ago we had a shop cat, Sebastian. I built him a 'Cat House' in the shop. Wish I had some pictures... the little kids next door 'decorated' it for me. They loved Sebastian, and he was a lover! It was a work of art, lemmee tell ya! It started life as a big cardboard box. Some duct tape and box cutter transformed it. Added an elevated 'sleeping shelf' under which was a 25 W light bulb. It had a 'surplus' thermostat that controlled the bulb on/off. Had to put an anti tamper box on top of the t'stat because I swear he kept turning it up! The 'door' was a flap cut out and duct taped with a sign on it that said: And old Sebatian 'made it so' ! Edited January 12, 2022 by Jeff-C175 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,013 #11 Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: And old Sebatian 'made it so' ! Same with Stanly back in the day. He was a mouse terrorizing machine! Mice, lizards, squirrels, and rabbits trembled in fear. He even picked off the occasional snake. But he left the birds alone. The wife loves her cardinals, finches, and blue birds. Stanly just seemed to know better... Bird feeders were off limits! Edited January 13, 2022 by kpinnc 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,201 #12 Posted January 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, kpinnc said: snake We had a Siamese when I was a wee tyke that would bring snakes home on a regular basis. Had to be careful when we let him in. He would actually knock on the door when he wanted in. He used his rear paw, back to the door, knock knock knock knock ... constantly until we let him in. His name was "King". He lived for TWENTY ONE YEARS! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
