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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Pinkbear (Julie) on August 21, 2009, 01:53:35 AM

Title: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on August 21, 2009, 01:53:35 AM

I'm having one of those nights where I can't sleep and fancied a cuppa. Went to the fridge for the milk and realised if I used it, there wouldn't be enough for my morning cuppa.  :doh: Nothing for it but to jump in the car and go up to the garage. Time was about 1am.  :tired:

The short cut to the garage is along several back water country lanes. After around 10pm nothing goes through them - maybe the odd fox after a rabbit.  :evillaugh: Anyway, around a particular bend I see several torches swinging about. I slow down and this bloke walks up and flags me to stop.  :shify: They are from the farm up the road, he says. Their  :censored: of a teenage son left the window open and their new kitten - a £500 Siamese - has escaped. They have only had this kitten 3 days.  :( They immediately took off after kitten but kitten is scared and is evading them. They can tempt it with food but each time get near, kitten takes off again. They have been trying for six hours to catch her. Kitten is scared, hungry and tired.  :tired: Guess who has 2 cat traps in the boot!  :rofl: :rofl:

Pinkbear catches kitten in less than 10 minutes and wins eternal gratitude of farmer's wife. Pinkbear comes home with a litre of milk from the farmer's fridge, a dozen free range eggs, a sack of spuds and enough broccoli to feed the isle of Thanet.  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Now try finding a cat trapper at 1am and see how far you get.  :innocent: :evillaugh:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: MooCat on August 21, 2009, 03:04:13 AM

And somethin to chat about over the long overdue Cuppa when you got home , fantastic lol.

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: harlequin on August 21, 2009, 07:10:43 AM

That's hilarious! I bet they couldn't believe their luck when you came along! Well done you for getting the kitten home safe :)

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on August 21, 2009, 08:21:39 AM

Well Done Julie, you`ve just brightened my day.

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Mark on August 21, 2009, 08:37:15 AM

 :evillaugh:  :hug:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Sabrina (Auferstehen) on August 21, 2009, 08:41:18 AM

That's brilliant!

 :hug:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Dawn F on August 21, 2009, 08:45:49 AM

how brilliant!!! bet they couldn't believe it

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: clarenmax on August 21, 2009, 09:29:36 AM

How wonderful, talk about right place and right time  ;D

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Bazsmum on August 21, 2009, 09:47:28 AM

Good job your OH was still in bed Julie or he'd be thinking "the farmer wants a wife"!  :evillaugh: :hug:

Well Done you!  :wow:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on August 21, 2009, 09:54:31 AM

I'm still amazed.  :evillaugh:

When they flagged me down it was because kitten was laying in the road ahead and they were going to ask me if I'd mind turning round and going the other way to get up to the Thanet Way. I felt like sweeping them aside and saying "Stand back! I'm a cat trapper.."  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Anyone got any recipes for broccoli?  :shy: :shify:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Feline Costumier on August 21, 2009, 09:56:15 AM

See, that little kitten was calling to you and knew your insatiable need for tea would force you out of the house and to her rescue! :wow:

Great story though, I mean really, what are the chances. I'd probably still be there 16 hours later, I'm not very good at giving off the I don't give a damn whether you come back or not vibes :evillaugh:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Millys Mum on August 21, 2009, 09:58:52 AM

Good work Julie  ;D
You could make soup, that would use a lot of broccoli

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Feline Costumier on August 21, 2009, 10:01:18 AM

Oh, broccoli recipes. Erm. Blanche and freeze it so you always have veg on hand?

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Leanne on August 21, 2009, 10:49:54 AM

Wow thats pretty fluky really isn't it. Talk about being in the right place at the right time.

Did you have your super "cat" woman outfit in the boot too  ;)

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: tortie on August 21, 2009, 10:54:26 AM

WOW well done you, i'm glad kittys back home safe, i'm also very pleased to hear that a farmer was so worried about a pedigree cat, round here some farmers are still under the impression that a cat is a rat catcher and nowt else, not even allowed in the house


 ;D i was doing my weekly shop in tescos at 1.30 this morning so your not the only one

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on August 21, 2009, 11:02:34 AM

Well I'm not so sure they would have been concerned about a moggy, but a £500 kitten was obviously a different matter.  :sneaky: This is a slightly upmarket farm, though. All organic if you know what I mean. They do Asparagus in the spring and have a little shop in the farm yard. When I went in there this year they were celebrating as they'd just got the contract to supply Asparagus to The Savoy in London.  ;)

OH has said he's doing Broccoli and Stilton soup for dinner tonight.  :naughty:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on August 21, 2009, 11:39:32 AM

What a brilliant story Julie - you couldn't make it up!  :wow:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: hannah (weeny) on August 22, 2009, 00:20:25 AM

wow - - pussywoman with a seventh sense me thinks!!!  :wow:  well done you, glad  kitty got back safe  :Luv:

Title: Re: What are the chances of this?
Post by: bunglycat on August 22, 2009, 00:59:57 AM

Thats a fantastic thing to happen -what a good job you couldn''t sleep - well done for the quick capture  ;D