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HarryT · 02-23-2009, 01:42 PM

When I was a kid we used to have a dog (a spaniel) who loved to drink out of the toilet

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GeoffC · 02-23-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

When I was a kid we used to have a dog (a spaniel) who loved to drink out of the toilet

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Our cats occasionally try ....

HarryT · 02-23-2009, 01:45 PM

Trouble is, though, she used to keep falling in and getting stuck

. It never seemed to put her off, though. Stupid dog.

GeoffC · 02-23-2009, 01:47 PM

: spluttersintokeyboard :

Milarepa · 02-23-2009, 01:53 PM

Just stumbled onto this thread, I had ignored it before because I thought it was just somebody talking about a vacation or something!

Only one thing really sums this one up:

HOLY F***ING SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ricky, we have had our differences in the past, but I am glad you are okay!

RickyMaveety · 02-23-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Milarepa

Just stumbled onto this thread, I had ignored it before because I thought it was just somebody talking about a vacation or something!

Only one thing really sums this one up:

HOLY F***ING SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ricky, we have had our differences in the past, but I am glad you are okay!

They couldn't have been that much of a difference, you're not on my ignore list.

I've got Drinkwell fountains for my cats as well. Not the Platinum ones, just the original version, but with huge reservoirs on them. There are four in the house. They need to be cleaned once a week, and that includes dismantling
them to clean out the motor. The hard part (for me) is getting the motor out of the housing in the base. It really requires both hands.

I'm going to try my very best to try to get some tiny bit of work done today. There are, I hope, I few things I can do where being impaired won't be so much of a problem.

Patricia · 02-23-2009, 07:30 PM

Ricky, couldn't you hire some help for the cat fountains and the heavy cleaning. Charge it to the other driver's insurance. You shouldn't need to suffer like this.
I hope that you improve quickly.

RickyMaveety · 02-23-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Ricky, couldn't you hire some help for the cat fountains and the heavy cleaning. Charge it to the other driver's insurance. You shouldn't need to suffer like this.
I hope that you improve quickly.

Honestly, there isn't anyone to hire. The one person who I could potentially hire to help me just had knee replacement surgery. She's worse off than I at the moment.

I tried having one of my best friends in the area come over to help me, but as much as I love her ....she's a total spaz at this sort of stuff. For example, she put all the litter box covers in backwards. That meant that I kept hearing these screams and plops as cats jumped to what should be a platform, only to fall though the hole and into the litter box. I had to get up, fix all the covers, and then clean up loads of poop on the floor left by angry cats.

Better just to do it myself in the long run, no matter how much it hurts. I noticed today, that although my left hand is still hugely swollen, as long as I'm in my splint, opening the cat food cans is not too bad. Typing for very long .... not so good. However, emotionally it's a great outlet, so I'm going to do it anyway.

The only really painful chore tonight will be getting the fitted bottom sheet on the bed. I may just lie on a clean quilt tonight and save it for tomorrow. I have one of those super deep memory foam mattresses and the sheets are plain old hell to get on there .... even when I can use both hands.

badgoodDeb · 02-23-2009, 08:04 PM

How about a couple of flat sheets? Never mind the tucking in part.

RickyMaveety · 02-23-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

How about a couple of flat sheets? Never mind the tucking in part.

Don't actually own any. I generally sleep with just quilts over me. Sheets are just not my thing ... except on the bottom. On the top, I just get all tangled up in them.

GeoffC · 02-24-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

They couldn't have been that much of a difference, you're not on my ignore list.

I've got Drinkwell fountains for my cats as well. Not the Platinum ones, just the original version, but with huge reservoirs on them. There are four in the house. They need to be cleaned once a week, and that includes dismantling
them to clean out the motor. The hard part (for me) is getting the motor out of the housing in the base. It really requires both hands.

I'm going to try my very best to try to get some tiny bit of work done today. There are, I hope, I few things I can do where being impaired won't be so much of a problem.

yep - those motors are very fiddly - i carefully use a knife .....

RickyMaveety · 02-24-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

yep - those motors are very fiddly - i carefully use a knife .....

You know what I have found works very well?? Those paint can opener/keys that you can get at most hardware stores.

They are small enough to fit in next to the motor, but then they have that bent part that you can tuck behind the motor, and then you can pull on the metal handle/loop.

I keep one of those hung right near the sink where I usually clean the fountains, along with some bottle brushes and an old toothbrush (for scrubbing the motor threads).

I've got it down to a science ... from gross to sparkling clean in 15 minutes.

GeoffC · 02-24-2009, 01:18 PM

I find the squared corners the hardest to get into .... and the slime that gets deposited - yeuch

RickyMaveety · 02-24-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

I find the squared corners the hardest to get into .... and the slime that gets deposited - yeuch

Best thing for corners is either a toothbrush or a very small bottle brush.

Also, the best cleaner I've found is Comet cleanser ... the powdered stuff.

I use a scrub sponge to get the slime off of the filters, and it helps to clean them not less often than once a week. Less slimy build up that way.

GeoffC · 02-24-2009, 01:23 PM

yes, must agree with the toothbrush.
Comet cleanser may not be something we have around here - though I can envisage what it is...

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02-23-2009, 01:42 PM	#106
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	When I was a kid we used to have a dog (a spaniel) who loved to drink out of the toilet .

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Trouble is, though, she used to keep falling in and getting stuck . It never seemed to put her off, though. Stupid dog.

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02-23-2009, 01:53 PM	#110
Milarepa Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 298 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	Just stumbled onto this thread, I had ignored it before because I thought it was just somebody talking about a vacation or something! Only one thing really sums this one up: HOLY F**ING SHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ricky, we have had our differences in the past, but I am glad you are okay!

02-23-2009, 07:30 PM	#112
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Ricky, couldn't you hire some help for the cat fountains and the heavy cleaning. Charge it to the other driver's insurance. You shouldn't need to suffer like this. I hope that you improve quickly.

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,547 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	How about a couple of flat sheets? Never mind the tucking in part.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I find the squared corners the hardest to get into .... and the slime that gets deposited - yeuch

02-24-2009, 01:23 PM	#120
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	yes, must agree with the toothbrush. Comet cleanser may not be something we have around here - though I can envisage what it is...