Lucky kitten in Canada

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/09121...on_calgary_fri
gid_weather

CALGARY (CBC) - Edmonton has established a record it would probably
rather forget.

The Alberta capital recorded the lowest temperature in North America
overnight Saturday and set a record as the lowest temperature on a Dec.
13 in the city's history as the current deep freeze established records
across the province.

"Edmonton International Airport was the coldest place in Canada," Peter
Spyker, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said Sunday. "It was -
46.1 [Celsius] without the wind chill. I believe at one point it got to
-58 with the wind chill."

A mechanical problem unrelated to the cold left about 6,000 homes
without electricity for about an hour around noon on Edmonton's
southeast side.

The brutal temperatures have also brought out the best in some
Calgarians.

On Saturday, Calgary police duty Insp. Rob Williams was travelling on
the northbound Macleod Trail near the 22X overpass when he spotted what
appeared to be a large, multi-vehicle collision.

In fact, several cars had screeched to a halt when a tiny kitten,
searching for a place to get out of the cold, had wandered onto the busy
road, which has a 80 km/h speed limit.

The scared kitten climbed up into the engine compartment of one of the
stopped cars, Williams said in a news release, and several drivers tried
to retrieve the kitten with no luck.

Working together after nearly 30 minutes in 25 C conditions, one man
jacked up the front of the small car while another crawled underneath.

Williams pushed the kitten down through a tiny opening to the
undercarriage where it was safely retrieved.

The owner has not been located, Williams said.

Bobble

"Bobble" wrote in message
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/09121...on_calgary_fri
gid_weather

CALGARY (CBC) - Edmonton has established a record it would probably
rather forget.

The Alberta capital recorded the lowest temperature in North America
overnight Saturday and set a record as the lowest temperature on a Dec.
13 in the city's history as the current deep freeze established records
across the province.

"Edmonton International Airport was the coldest place in Canada," Peter
Spyker, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said Sunday. "It was -
46.1 [Celsius] without the wind chill. I believe at one point it got to
-58 with the wind chill."

A mechanical problem unrelated to the cold left about 6,000 homes
without electricity for about an hour around noon on Edmonton's
southeast side.

The brutal temperatures have also brought out the best in some
Calgarians.

On Saturday, Calgary police duty Insp. Rob Williams was travelling on
the northbound Macleod Trail near the 22X overpass when he spotted what
appeared to be a large, multi-vehicle collision.

In fact, several cars had screeched to a halt when a tiny kitten,
searching for a place to get out of the cold, had wandered onto the busy
road, which has a 80 km/h speed limit.

The scared kitten climbed up into the engine compartment of one of the
stopped cars, Williams said in a news release, and several drivers tried
to retrieve the kitten with no luck.

Working together after nearly 30 minutes in 25 C conditions, one man
jacked up the front of the small car while another crawled underneath.

Williams pushed the kitten down through a tiny opening to the
undercarriage where it was safely retrieved.

The owner has not been located, Williams said.

Bobble


Thank the gods for good people in this world

On Dec 14, 9:28*am, Bobble wrote:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/09121...on_calgary_fri
gid_weather

CALGARY (CBC) - Edmonton has established a record it would probably
rather forget.

The Alberta capital recorded the lowest temperature in North America
overnight Saturday and set a record as the lowest temperature on a Dec.
13 in the city's history as the current deep freeze established records
across the province.

"Edmonton International Airport was the coldest place in Canada," Peter
Spyker, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said Sunday. "It was -
46.1 [Celsius] without the wind chill. I believe at one point it got to
-58 with the wind chill."

A mechanical problem unrelated to the cold left about 6,000 homes
without electricity for about an hour around noon on Edmonton's
southeast side.

The brutal temperatures have also brought out the best in some
Calgarians.

On Saturday, Calgary police duty Insp. Rob Williams was travelling on
the northbound Macleod Trail near the 22X overpass when he spotted what
appeared to be a large, multi-vehicle collision.

In fact, several cars had screeched to a halt when a tiny kitten,
searching for a place to get out of the cold, had wandered onto the busy
road, which has a 80 km/h speed limit.

The scared kitten climbed up into the engine compartment of one of the
stopped cars, Williams said in a news release, and several drivers tried
to retrieve the kitten with no luck.

Working together after nearly 30 minutes in 25 C conditions, one man
jacked up the front of the small car while another crawled underneath.

Williams pushed the kitten down through a tiny opening to the
undercarriage where it was safely retrieved.

The owner has not been located, Williams said.

Bobble

Incredibly lucky! I am guessing she ends up with a better home than
she
had before, with all the great publicity!

Sherry

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:28:46 +0000 (UTC), Bobble
wrote:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/09121...on_calgary_fri
gid_weather

CALGARY (CBC) - Edmonton has established a record it would probably
rather forget.

The Alberta capital recorded the lowest temperature in North America
overnight Saturday and set a record as the lowest temperature on a Dec.
13 in the city's history as the current deep freeze established records
across the province.

"Edmonton International Airport was the coldest place in Canada," Peter
Spyker, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said Sunday. "It was -
46.1 [Celsius] without the wind chill. I believe at one point it got to
-58 with the wind chill."

A mechanical problem unrelated to the cold left about 6,000 homes
without electricity for about an hour around noon on Edmonton's
southeast side.

The brutal temperatures have also brought out the best in some
Calgarians.

On Saturday, Calgary police duty Insp. Rob Williams was travelling on
the northbound Macleod Trail near the 22X overpass when he spotted what
appeared to be a large, multi-vehicle collision.

In fact, several cars had screeched to a halt when a tiny kitten,
searching for a place to get out of the cold, had wandered onto the busy
road, which has a 80 km/h speed limit.

The scared kitten climbed up into the engine compartment of one of the
stopped cars, Williams said in a news release, and several drivers tried
to retrieve the kitten with no luck.

Working together after nearly 30 minutes in 25 C conditions, one man
jacked up the front of the small car while another crawled underneath.

Williams pushed the kitten down through a tiny opening to the
undercarriage where it was safely retrieved.

The owner has not been located, Williams said.

Bobble


One of the best things about a story like this is because of the press
coverage, that kitten will be sure to find a good home.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands (more like hundreds of thousands...) of
less fortunate cats and kittens wait, and wait, and wait, in shelters in
every city and good sized town everywhere

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein



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On Dec 15, 1:21*am, (Gandalf) wrote:
One of the best things about a story like this is because of the press
coverage, that kitten will be sure to find a good home.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands (more like hundreds of thousands...) of
less fortunate cats and kittens wait, and wait, and wait, in shelters in
every city and good sized town everywhere



Isnt it the truth. A dog or cat can be
waiting for a home for six months, then get a story about him in the
Sunday paper, and people will be lining up wanting him.
Have you seen those heart-wrenching commercials from ASPCA?
They are so difficult to watch. I bet they are tremendously effective.

Sherry

"Sherry" wrote in message
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On Dec 15, 1:21 am, (Gandalf) wrote:
One of the best things about a story like this is because of the
press
coverage, that kitten will be sure to find a good home.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands (more like hundreds of thousands...)
of
less fortunate cats and kittens wait, and wait, and wait, in
shelters in
every city and good sized town everywhere



Isnt it the truth. A dog or cat can be
waiting for a home for six months, then get a story about him in the
Sunday paper, and people will be lining up wanting him.
Have you seen those heart-wrenching commercials from ASPCA?
They are so difficult to watch. I bet they are tremendously
effective.

Sherry


I can barely stand those commercials. So I hope they are really
doing their job. It seems lately that the media has been pushing the
idea of getting a dog that is just a mutt. I hope it catches on.

Jo