28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she had a
mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of things
and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the freezer!
Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was watching TV.

SteveW

"Steve Walker" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she had
a
mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of things
and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the freezer!
Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was watching TV.

SteveW

Ouch.

I cannot make a funny comment about that. And yes it did stink in the house.

Adam

Steve Walker
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 19:41

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she had
a mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of
things and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the
freezer! Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was
watching TV.

SteveW

Was that a Polish woman (or other EU). I couldn't understand anything she
said, except there seemed to be an accent.

--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Steve Walker
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 19:41

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she had
a mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of
things and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the
freezer! Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was
watching TV.

SteveW

Was that a Polish woman (or other EU). I couldn't understand anything she
said, except there seemed to be an accent.

That was "Broad Yorkshire" see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_dialect
or http://www.openwriting.com/archives/...ary_of_b_1.php

You are not expected to understand it or understand anything she said:-)


Cheers

Adam

ARWadsworth
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 20:11


"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Steve Walker
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 19:41

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she
had a mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of
things and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the
freezer! Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was
watching TV.

SteveW

Was that a Polish woman (or other EU). I couldn't understand anything she
said, except there seemed to be an accent.

That was "Broad Yorkshire" see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_dialect
or http://www.openwriting.com/archives/...ary_of_b_1.php

You are not expected to understand it or understand anything she said:-)


Cheers

Adam

And I lived in York for 3 years! Took me 1 year to work out "eeeee-pre!" was
"Evening Press"

--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:50:36 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

And yes it did stink in the house.

I did wonder.....

We have 5, it was 6 - the tom cat went walkabout a couple of weeks ago, but
as he walked in on us a couple of years ago I'm somehow not so bothered
about him disappearing.

I reckon 5 or 6 is just about the the upper limit before they just become a
colony, and yes, hygiene features high on the daily chores to keep the
place sweet smelling.


--
The Wanderer

When you hear the toilet flush and your child says 'Uh oh'
It's already too late!

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "ARWadsworth"
saying something like:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

No effing way would I take a coffee in that house - all those cats up on
the worktops, no thanks.
I like cats, I've always had a cat or two knocking around, but they're
never allowed higher than a chair cushion.

In article ,
The Wanderer writes:
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:50:36 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

And yes it did stink in the house.

I did wonder.....

We have 5, it was 6 - the tom cat went walkabout a couple of weeks ago, but
as he walked in on us a couple of years ago I'm somehow not so bothered
about him disappearing.

I reckon 5 or 6 is just about the the upper limit before they just become a
colony, and yes, hygiene features high on the daily chores to keep the
place sweet smelling.

I had 1 cat for almost 22 years. I don't recall having to do anything
on the hygiene front, except for the odd slip-up during the first few
days as a kitten, her rapid decline during last few days when we wouldn't
let her out, and the occasional summer flea/worm treatments.
Come to think of it, had to give her a semi-bath on one occasion after
she'd rubbed under someone's engine sump and come in caked in black oil.

The cats looked in OK condition on the video. Often when you see a
house with so many cats, they're all manky/mangey. Mine wasn't allowed
onto tables/worktops either.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ,
The Wanderer writes:
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:50:36 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

And yes it did stink in the house.

I did wonder.....

We have 5, it was 6 - the tom cat went walkabout a couple of weeks ago,
but
as he walked in on us a couple of years ago I'm somehow not so bothered
about him disappearing.

I reckon 5 or 6 is just about the the upper limit before they just become
a
colony, and yes, hygiene features high on the daily chores to keep the
place sweet smelling.

I had 1 cat for almost 22 years. I don't recall having to do anything
on the hygiene front, except for the odd slip-up during the first few
days as a kitten, her rapid decline during last few days when we wouldn't
let her out, and the occasional summer flea/worm treatments.
Come to think of it, had to give her a semi-bath on one occasion after
she'd rubbed under someone's engine sump and come in caked in black oil.

The cats looked in OK condition on the video. Often when you see a
house with so many cats, they're all manky/mangey. Mine wasn't allowed
onto tables/worktops either.

--
Andrew Gabriel

The house is laminated throughout and seemed well sweep. I know some of the
cats are not in good health but they do see a vet and the illness is one the
reasons that they live there.

I am not used to the litter tray smell. My cat never used the litter tray so
I got rid of it. I suspect that the litter trays were due to be emptied.

I was not impressed with the fact that they were on every kitchen surface.

Adam

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"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Steve Walker
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 19:41

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she
had
a mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of
things and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the
freezer! Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was
watching TV.

SteveW

Was that a Polish woman (or other EU). I couldn't understand anything she
said, except there seemed to be an accent.

That was "Broad Yorkshire" see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_dialect
or http://www.openwriting.com/archives/...ary_of_b_1.php

You are not expected to understand it or understand anything she said:-)

Yeah, and they can't understand us Suvverners either. When I was younger, we
were somewhere in Yorkshire - Bronte country, or Scarborough, I forget now -
and went into a cafe. I ordered pizza and chips. And a plate of mushy peas
and chips turned up. Oooh yuk!!

"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote in message
...
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "ARWadsworth"
saying something like:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

No effing way would I take a coffee in that house - all those cats up on
the worktops, no thanks.
I like cats, I've always had a cat or two knocking around, but they're
never allowed higher than a chair cushion.

I remember my sister's kitten walking up the kitchen wallpaper. It was that
vinyl-like, spongy wallpaper, and she just clawed her way up to the top.

"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote in message
...
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "ARWadsworth"
saying something like:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

No effing way would I take a coffee in that house - all those cats up on
the worktops, no thanks.
I like cats, I've always had a cat or two knocking around, but they're
never allowed higher than a chair cushion.

If you look carefully you will see that that is where the food bowls are.

Adam

On 06/07/2010 16:38, Tim Streater wrote:

Huh, that'll learn you to order pizza and chips, you oik!

Next time you just order two eggs chips fried slice sos and beans yum yum.


SOS? is that 999? :-)

--
Adrian C

On 06/07/2010 15:49, John Whitworth wrote:

I remember my sister's kitten walking up the kitchen wallpaper. It was
that vinyl-like, spongy wallpaper, and she just clawed her way up to the
top.

How do they get down, from that or a tree?

Dave

"dave" wrote in message
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On 06/07/2010 15:49, John Whitworth wrote:

I remember my sister's kitten walking up the kitchen wallpaper. It was
that vinyl-like, spongy wallpaper, and she just clawed her way up to the
top.

How do they get down, from that or a tree?

Dave

They fall. When I fostered some kittens I just used to put the setee
cushions under the curtains to save them when they fell after climbing them.

Or you just get sctrached

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...e/10238041.stm

But any decent cat know that the correct way to get down from a tree is to
wait until a big red fire engine turns up and then just effortlessly climb
out of the tree.

Cheers

Adam

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
"John Whitworth" wrote:

"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Steve Walker
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 19:41

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it
was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she
had
a mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of
things and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in
the
freezer! Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was
watching TV.

SteveW

Was that a Polish woman (or other EU). I couldn't understand anything
she
said, except there seemed to be an accent.

That was "Broad Yorkshire" see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_dialect
or http://www.openwriting.com/archives/...ary_of_b_1.php

You are not expected to understand it or understand anything she
said:-)

Yeah, and they can't understand us Suvverners either. When I was younger,
we were somewhere in Yorkshire - Bronte country, or Scarborough, I forget
now - and went into a cafe. I ordered pizza and chips. And a plate of
mushy peas and chips turned up. Oooh yuk!!

Huh, that'll learn you to order pizza and chips, you oik!

Next time you just order two eggs chips fried slice sos and beans yum yum.

Oi - This was nearly 30 years ago!

Now I'd just order a pint and a packet of pork scratchings from the pub next
door! ;-)

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:47:38 +0100, John Whitworth wrote:
Yeah, and they can't understand us Suvverners either. When I was
younger, we were somewhere in Yorkshire - Bronte country, or
Scarborough, I forget now - and went into a cafe. I ordered pizza and
chips. And a plate of mushy peas and chips turned up. Oooh yuk!!

How the feck do you make a plate out of mushy peas?

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:38:31 +0100, Tim Streater wrote:

In article ,
"John Whitworth" wrote:

"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
news:ScqYn.66895$9c1.60518@hurricane...

"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Steve Walker
wibbled on Monday 05 July 2010 19:41

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:40:21 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

28 of them in the 2 bed bungalow I worked at earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVclV5OLgE

Cheers

Adam

Jesus, 28 of them! I bet it was a bit whiffy in there. We thought it was
bad enough that someone we know had 9 ... until we found out that she
had
a mental health problem that made it difficult for her to get rid of
things and that she had another 13 that had died over the years in the
freezer! Even worse, she'd take them out and pet them when she was
watching TV.

SteveW

Was that a Polish woman (or other EU). I couldn't understand anything she
said, except there seemed to be an accent.

That was "Broad Yorkshire" see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_dialect
or http://www.openwriting.com/archives/...ary_of_b_1.php

You are not expected to understand it or understand anything she said:-)

Yeah, and they can't understand us Suvverners either. When I was younger, we
were somewhere in Yorkshire - Bronte country, or Scarborough, I forget now -
and went into a cafe. I ordered pizza and chips. And a plate of mushy peas
and chips turned up. Oooh yuk!!

Huh, that'll learn you to order pizza and chips, you oik!

Next time you just order two eggs chips fried slice sos and beans yum
yum.

Surely you missed out the SPAM!

Oh and okay, I won't call you Shirley again.

SteveW