The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 934

WT Sharpe · 12-13-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Last word was that the woman was trying to tell the police that I was going in reverse and ran into her...

Priceless!

FWIW, the only bike I recall having a reverse gear was a huge model some South American government had produced for their army that used an old Chevy engine and transmission. I read an article on it years ago, but can't recall the country or the bike's name.

taming · 12-13-2010, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

(I know they should be on canned food now, but honestly, they won't eat it!) I hadn't thought about kitten food, though.

Our cats are not fans of canned food either. We bought one of those pet water fountains. They love it and it increased their water intake exponentially. It made the continuation of dry kibble fine with our vet. We give them tuna water as a treat.

(closest smiley to a happy cat I could find)

kindlekitten · 12-13-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

You gotta be tough and keep her on the boiled rice & chicken - for at least 7-10 days - otherwise it will keep coming back! Been there, dealt with it ... you can't cheat on the number of days ... even if they put out a contract on you or try to maul the couch. Bland bulky diet.

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Originally Posted by desertblues

And water you boiled the rice in. Had a mad doggie once with the same s....y thing.

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Yeah - I just combined the rice in its water with the boiled chicken in its water - and dumped it all in the cat's bowl.
[If looks could kill, I'd be typing this from beyond the grave.]

I'm worried about waking up with them chewing on my face

, ok, I shall stand FIRM!!!!

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I hope that you solve this dilemma. Our pets are as important to us as our own flesh and blood, and often give us even more pleasure. What does the vet say about this problem?

Stitchawl

she went down this weird route of identifying a plaque issue (I had a cat long ago who had this so I know what she meant). that is not the case at all, no bad breath, no drooling, no change in behaviour. she also gave me antibiotics that worked for about 3 days. everything seems to have a positive result for about 3 days and stops. I haven't been back to the vet, I've been trying to work with the breeder

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Originally Posted by taming

Our cats are not fans of canned food either. We bought one of those pet water fountains. They love it and it increased their water intake exponentially. It made the continuation of dry kibble fine with our vet. We give them tuna water as a treat.

(closest smiley to a happy cat I could find)

I have a fountain also... now I can't find the correct filters *sigh*. when a 185 pound Newfie is sharing the fountain, the filters get dirty a lot

phenomshel · 12-13-2010, 10:39 PM

I keep thinking I've forgotten something, but have NO idea what it could be. It's driving me batty. (Not that I needed much help, but still...)

Stitchawl · 12-13-2010, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Priceless!

FWIW, the only bike I recall having a reverse gear was in a huge model some South American government had produced for their army that used an old Chevy engine and transmission. I read an article on it years ago, but can't recall the country or the bike's name.

Many of the 'Goldwing' class tourers have a reverse that only works when the engine is shut off, powered only by the starter motor. This aids the 80-year old biker couples with side-cars who pull camper trailers back out of parking spaces. You'd be amazed at just how many of those folks are on the road year round! God bless 'em!

You see a bunch of bikes pull into a scenic overlook, everyone in full leathers, most of them studded. Almost scary, but then they take off their helmets and put in their teeth and smile at everyone!

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 12-13-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I have a fountain also... now I can't find the correct filters *sigh*. when a 185 pound Newfie is sharing the fountain, the filters get dirty a lot

What is a pet fountain?
(I have this mental image of Trevi, but made of Siamese, Maltese, Manx, etc., but I doubt that's what you mean.)

Stitchawl

pholy · 12-14-2010, 12:06 AM

Mine is a Drinkwell. My cat used it for a week or so, then went back to demanding the bath tub dribble...

kindlekitten · 12-14-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pholy

Mine is a Drinkwell. My cat used it for a week or so, then went back to demanding the bath tub dribble...

yeaj pretty much like that. I need a bigger one than what I have

taming · 12-14-2010, 01:21 AM

We also have a drinkwell. The key to interesting the cats in it seemed to be related to placement. We have a huge desk setup (8 Ikea pieces) --and it, and their beds, are on it. They could care less when it was by their food dish.

kindlekitten · 12-14-2010, 01:25 AM

so it has to be a display piece?

mine really didn't seem to care much where it is. I have left it on the floor since I unplugged it and Arwen keeps checking it out

Stitchawl · 12-14-2010, 01:56 AM

Thanks for the info, folks. We used to have a waterfall in our entryway when we lived in Thailand. The cat thought this was her personal drinking station/playground. Unfortunately a Japanese apartment is waaaay too small for such a treat.

I see that these pet water fountains have several filtering devices. Hmmmm.... Felicity is happiest when she can drink from a puddle of standing water on the veranda, or lick the muddy rain spatter off my riding clothes. However, "I" like the idea of having moving water inside the house. It's considered good luck in Feng Shui! I need to look into smaller water features that can sit on a shelf.
Thanks again for the info!

Stitchawl

desertblues · 12-14-2010, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

so it has to be a display piece?

mine really didn't seem to care much where it is. I have left it on the floor since I unplugged it and Arwen keeps checking it out

We once had a cat with renal problems that had to drink a lot and didn't. And she was scared of the pet-fountain.
So we offered her different sized glas bowls with water in it+ marbles (diff.sizes) + a small mirror under it; to pique her curiosity. We had such bowls all over the place. And it worked. Only trouble was when we went on holiday and she went to the cattery; we had to take that water-arrangement also; marbles/mirrors and all.

Well...

SneakySnake · 12-14-2010, 02:44 AM

Why don't cats like the clean water you put out?
Mr M only drinks from his clean oft washed water bowl in the middle of the night when he is locked in.

He prefers the back tap drip water in an old icecream container (I try to keep that clean), any puddles around the place, or slightly salty out of the pool. Maybe it's nature's way of keeping their minerals up?

Stitchawl · 12-14-2010, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Why don't cats like the clean water you put out?
Mr M only drinks from his clean oft washed water bowl in the middle of the night when he is locked in.

He prefers the back tap drip water in an old icecream container (I try to keep that clean), any puddles around the place, or slightly salty out of the pool. Maybe it's nature's way of keeping their minerals up?

My grandmother always insisted that one needs to eat a pound of dirt in your lifetime in order to be healthy. Maybe cat grandmothers tell the same thing to kittens?

Stitchawl

LCF · 12-14-2010, 05:25 AM

I know, that compared to most of the other rants here, this one will be placed in the category "I wish I had your problems", but I am currently so pissed off, I am ready to scream.
It's about a book. I won't mention the name, since the book has been recommended on MR, and there are some members who like it.
So I saw the good feedback, visited the website, liked what I saw and ordered the book.
The biggest mistake I've made in the last months.
Language: I'm not a native English speak, so I might be wrong about this, but just reading the pages was a battle for itself. I've seen similar style in the works of Tolkien, Balzac and my own "works" from the second grade, when I knew about 3-4 comparisons and if I had written a book, it would have them, the whole them and nothing but them on every page of the book.
Take this, combine it with almost complete lack of dialogues, add half a page explanation to every new fact/happening in the book, so that any 5 y. old child would be perfectly able to follow the story; use the narrative style you would have used if you had a 5 y. old boy reading the story and the pathos you would have used to impress a young teenage girl; now take all of these, combine it with all the flaws in the styles of the previously mentioned authors, leave out everything that makes their books great (and allows you to overlook or even miss these flaws), do NOT develope your characters (you might confuse the child reading) and forget about complicated characters (shining, blinding "pure" ones and "black and evil" are perfectly enough for the reader) and you will have the book I'm talking about.
No wait, that would be the SEQUENCE. The book also ends in the middle of NOWHERE. Literary and figuratively speaking.

The only positive thing about the whole story: From now on I will *always* read a preview of books from unknown (to me) authors before buying them.

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phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I keep thinking I've forgotten something, but have NO idea what it could be. It's driving me batty. (Not that I needed much help, but still...)

12-14-2010, 12:06 AM	#14002
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Mine is a Drinkwell. My cat used it for a week or so, then went back to demanding the bath tub dribble...

12-14-2010, 01:21 AM	#14004
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	We also have a drinkwell. The key to interesting the cats in it seemed to be related to placement. We have a huge desk setup (8 Ikea pieces) --and it, and their beds, are on it. They could care less when it was by their food dish.

12-14-2010, 01:25 AM	#14005
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	so it has to be a display piece? mine really didn't seem to care much where it is. I have left it on the floor since I unplugged it and Arwen keeps checking it out

12-14-2010, 01:56 AM	#14006
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Thanks for the info, folks. We used to have a waterfall in our entryway when we lived in Thailand. The cat thought this was her personal drinking station/playground. Unfortunately a Japanese apartment is waaaay too small for such a treat. I see that these pet water fountains have several filtering devices. Hmmmm.... Felicity is happiest when she can drink from a puddle of standing water on the veranda, or lick the muddy rain spatter off my riding clothes. However, "I" like the idea of having moving water inside the house. It's considered good luck in Feng Shui! I need to look into smaller water features that can sit on a shelf. Thanks again for the info! Stitchawl

12-14-2010, 02:44 AM	#14008
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Why don't cats like the clean water you put out? Mr M only drinks from his clean oft washed water bowl in the middle of the night when he is locked in. He prefers the back tap drip water in an old icecream container (I try to keep that clean), any puddles around the place, or slightly salty out of the pool. Maybe it's nature's way of keeping their minerals up?

12-14-2010, 05:25 AM	#14010
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	I know, that compared to most of the other rants here, this one will be placed in the category "I wish I had your problems", but I am currently so pissed off, I am ready to scream. It's about a book. I won't mention the name, since the book has been recommended on MR, and there are some members who like it. So I saw the good feedback, visited the website, liked what I saw and ordered the book. The biggest mistake I've made in the last months. Language: I'm not a native English speak, so I might be wrong about this, but just reading the pages was a battle for itself. I've seen similar style in the works of Tolkien, Balzac and my own "works" from the second grade, when I knew about 3-4 comparisons and if I had written a book, it would have them, the whole them and nothing but them on every page of the book. Take this, combine it with almost complete lack of dialogues, add half a page explanation to every new fact/happening in the book, so that any 5 y. old child would be perfectly able to follow the story; use the narrative style you would have used if you had a 5 y. old boy reading the story and the pathos you would have used to impress a young teenage girl; now take all of these, combine it with all the flaws in the styles of the previously mentioned authors, leave out everything that makes their books great (and allows you to overlook or even miss these flaws), do NOT develope your characters (you might confuse the child reading) and forget about complicated characters (shining, blinding "pure" ones and "black and evil" are perfectly enough for the reader) and you will have the book I'm talking about. No wait, that would be the SEQUENCE. The book also ends in the middle of NOWHERE. Literary and figuratively speaking. The only positive thing about the whole story: From now on I will always read a preview of books from unknown (to me) authors before buying them.