"Wes" wrote in message
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"Pete C." wrote:


Wes wrote:

"Pete C." wrote:

Perhaps you should look at the thread and see who you're talking about.
I'm a centrist extremist and as anti-socialist as they come.

But you don't like dogs.

Wes

Nope, no dogs. Love cats, but only have one.

I'm a dog guy but all of my dogs have coexisted with kitties.

Once upon a time, I came home early and was reading a magazine with the tv
on when I heard
a strange knock on the storm door. I looked and saw a somewhat emaciated
kittie hitting
the door with her paw.

I felt sorry for that poor thing so I opened the door intending to give
her a quick meal
and a trip out the door. Well she came in, jumped up on the dryer and
started munching on
Samson and Midnights food that we kept up there out of reach of the dog.

I didn't really pick up on that. Sometimes I'm slow, I'll admit that.

Anyway, the wife comes home, sees the cat, now in my lap, and gives me a
look, oh you've
met Boots.

Evidently she felt sorry for the stray, didn't want to ask me to keep yet
another pet
since we had 3 at the time.

She had been going out each night and opening the window of my Escort so
the cat had a
safe place to sleep each night along with feeding it. Each morning she
got up before I
did and chased it out before I got up. We were taking the newspaper at
the time so she
had a reason to go out. Oh honey, I'll get the paper. That sort of
thing.

Since the cat spent all that time in my car, and likely got used to my
smell, it bonded to
me and became my cat. RIP Boots. When it got down to keeping her alive
by iv drips it
was time to let her go. Sure miss the damn cat, who needs an alarm clock
when your cats
stomach is tuned to your weekday work wake up schedule.

Wes

Sounds like a cat I had that could ring the doorbell. When I had company,
I'd say, "Could you get that?", knowing what was up.

"Who was it?", I'd ask.

"Just your cat."

Steve