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Ranger's new title
Ranger has let me know that it's no longer necessary to refer to him as
the Mighty Snow Cat. It's now ok to call him the Mighty Spring Cat. As soon as I get home Ranger is waiting at the back door, poised to sprint out the back door as soon as it opens. I suspect that if I ever failed to tie the mud room door open, Ranger would probably splat up against it - he shoots out the kitchen door at high speed, headed straight for the patch where where the squirrels like to dig for seeds the birds dropped off the bird feeder. He then stays out as long as I'll let him. He'd probably gladly stay out all night if I gave them the chance to do so. Harri and Amelia also love their outside time, but nobody is quite as in love with spending springtime evenings outside as Ranger. This morning he served another important purpose - protecting his lazy humans from thunder and lightning. We had a midwest thunderstorm this morning. I've experienced thunderstorms before, but nothing quite like we get here. The lightning flashes so bright that your eyes hurt, and the thunder reverberates through the whole house, pounding you from all sides. It's really awesome! Somewhere around 5 seconds after the first massive lightning/thunder of this storm (around 4 this morning) I had a Ranger cat sitting on my chest meowing softly. He was NOT pleased by all the noise and light. He stayed curled up beside me until the storm moved off half an hour later. |
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On Apr 22, 10:44*am, Daniel Mahoney wrote:
Ranger has let me know that it's no longer necessary to refer to him as the Mighty Snow Cat. It's now ok to call him the Mighty Spring Cat. As soon as I get home Ranger is waiting at the back door, poised to sprint out the back door as soon as it opens. I suspect that if I ever failed to tie the mud room door open, Ranger would probably splat up against it - he shoots out the kitchen door at high speed, headed straight for the patch where where the squirrels like to dig for seeds the birds dropped off the bird feeder. He then stays out as long as I'll let him. He'd probably gladly stay out all night if I gave them the chance to do so. Harri and Amelia also love their outside time, but nobody is quite as in love with spending springtime evenings outside as Ranger. This morning he served another important purpose - protecting his lazy humans from thunder and lightning. We had a midwest thunderstorm this morning. I've experienced thunderstorms before, but nothing quite like we get here. The lightning flashes so bright that your eyes hurt, and the thunder reverberates through the whole house, pounding you from all sides. It's really awesome! Somewhere around 5 seconds after the first massive lightning/thunder of this storm (around 4 this morning) I had a Ranger cat sitting on my chest meowing softly. He was NOT pleased by all the noise and light. He stayed curled up beside me until the storm moved off half an hour later. SnowBall, my RB d*g, used to _herd_ me into the bedroom at the first sound of thunder. She would not be still until I was "safe." She clearly preferred that I go to bed (in which case, she would join me) but would tolerate it if I sat in the big chair and read. And then she would sit by me until it was over. What was wierd was that she displayed little fear. Just takiing care of her daddy or maybe her "flock." She was part Border Collie but usually pretty laid back. -- Will in New Haven |
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you gotta admit, these thunderstorms are a far bit better than earth quakes,
Lee, who didn't let any cat here read about the out Daniel Mahoney wrote in message news Ranger has let me know that it's no longer necessary to refer to him as the Mighty Snow Cat. It's now ok to call him the Mighty Spring Cat. As soon as I get home Ranger is waiting at the back door, poised to sprint out the back door as soon as it opens. I suspect that if I ever failed to tie the mud room door open, Ranger would probably splat up against it - he shoots out the kitchen door at high speed, headed straight for the patch where where the squirrels like to dig for seeds the birds dropped off the bird feeder. He then stays out as long as I'll let him. He'd probably gladly stay out all night if I gave them the chance to do so. Harri and Amelia also love their outside time, but nobody is quite as in love with spending springtime evenings outside as Ranger. This morning he served another important purpose - protecting his lazy humans from thunder and lightning. We had a midwest thunderstorm this morning. I've experienced thunderstorms before, but nothing quite like we get here. The lightning flashes so bright that your eyes hurt, and the thunder reverberates through the whole house, pounding you from all sides. It's really awesome! Somewhere around 5 seconds after the first massive lightning/thunder of this storm (around 4 this morning) I had a Ranger cat sitting on my chest meowing softly. He was NOT pleased by all the noise and light. He stayed curled up beside me until the storm moved off half an hour later. |
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:14:20 -0500, Stormmee wrote:
you gotta admit, these thunderstorms are a far bit better than earth quakes, Lee, who didn't let any cat here read about the out Most definitely! And that earthquake last week was so small I slept right through it. It takes at least a 3.5 nearby to wake me; with the magnitude of that quake it would have had to have happened within 50 miles or so to wake me. |
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it woke me out of a dead sleep, and we were in a hotel, so I don't dare
write what I thought was going on next door as this is a family group, the worst part was not the rolling of the room it was the banging pictures and mirrors that unnerved me, Lee Daniel Mahoney wrote in message news On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:14:20 -0500, Stormmee wrote: you gotta admit, these thunderstorms are a far bit better than earth quakes, Lee, who didn't let any cat here read about the out Most definitely! And that earthquake last week was so small I slept right through it. It takes at least a 3.5 nearby to wake me; with the magnitude of that quake it would have had to have happened within 50 miles or so to wake me. |
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Daniel Mahoney wrote:
Ranger has let me know that it's no longer necessary to refer to him as the Mighty Snow Cat. It's now ok to call him the Mighty Spring Cat. Another thing Ranger has in common with Miranda (besides looks and loving tio climb). Mir also wants to be in the enclosure all the time. She gets very upset in the evenings when I take her inside and close the door. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Daniel Mahoney wrote:
This morning he served another important purpose - protecting his lazy humans from thunder and lightning. We had a midwest thunderstorm this morning. I've experienced thunderstorms before, but nothing quite like we get here. The lightning flashes so bright that your eyes hurt, and the thunder reverberates through the whole house, pounding you from all sides. It's really awesome! Somewhere around 5 seconds after the first massive lightning/thunder of this storm (around 4 this morning) I had a Ranger cat sitting on my chest meowing softly. He was NOT pleased by all the noise and light. He stayed curled up beside me until the storm moved off half an hour later. Awww, poor scaredy cat! Hope it didn't last too long. -- Joyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ |
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Dan, you are right about mid west thunderstorms, They are awesome.
I haven't plowed through all the messages for the week when I was gone so if everyone has discussed this to death, sorry. Did you feel the earthquake where you are? Where I was near the tip of Illinois, it rattled things pretty good. No damage but furniture squeaked as it moved around a bit. "Daniel Mahoney" wrote in message news Ranger has let me know that it's no longer necessary to refer to him as the Mighty Snow Cat. It's now ok to call him the Mighty Spring Cat. As soon as I get home Ranger is waiting at the back door, poised to sprint out the back door as soon as it opens. I suspect that if I ever failed to tie the mud room door open, Ranger would probably splat up against it - he shoots out the kitchen door at high speed, headed straight for the patch where where the squirrels like to dig for seeds the birds dropped off the bird feeder. He then stays out as long as I'll let him. He'd probably gladly stay out all night if I gave them the chance to do so. Harri and Amelia also love their outside time, but nobody is quite as in love with spending springtime evenings outside as Ranger. This morning he served another important purpose - protecting his lazy humans from thunder and lightning. We had a midwest thunderstorm this morning. I've experienced thunderstorms before, but nothing quite like we get here. The lightning flashes so bright that your eyes hurt, and the thunder reverberates through the whole house, pounding you from all sides. It's really awesome! Somewhere around 5 seconds after the first massive lightning/thunder of this storm (around 4 this morning) I had a Ranger cat sitting on my chest meowing softly. He was NOT pleased by all the noise and light. He stayed curled up beside me until the storm moved off half an hour later. |
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:30:45 -0500, Granby wrote:
Dan, you are right about mid west thunderstorms, They are awesome. I haven't plowed through all the messages for the week when I was gone so if everyone has discussed this to death, sorry. Did you feel the earthquake where you are? Where I was near the tip of Illinois, it rattled things pretty good. No damage but furniture squeaked as it moved around a bit. Nope, slept right through it. An earthquake of that magnitude would have to hit within 50 miles or so of me to wake me up. Dan |
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Where I was is coal mining country. Within half an hour half the town, or
more, was out in their cars going past the mines to be sure all was well. That is the biggest one I have ever been in and don't want another. I touched the bedside table to steady things and nothing steadied. Weird. "Daniel Mahoney" wrote in message news On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:30:45 -0500, Granby wrote: Dan, you are right about mid west thunderstorms, They are awesome. I haven't plowed through all the messages for the week when I was gone so if everyone has discussed this to death, sorry. Did you feel the earthquake where you are? Where I was near the tip of Illinois, it rattled things pretty good. No damage but furniture squeaked as it moved around a bit. Nope, slept right through it. An earthquake of that magnitude would have to hit within 50 miles or so of me to wake me up. Dan |
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