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Cats & Ironing Boards do NOT Mix ;)
OK, I have a finished cross stitch that I am getting ready to frame. I have
pressed it and mounted it. I left the ironing board out while the iron cooled. Left the room to get my cutting board for the mat. Sit down to check email while in the 'office'. Hear a loud crash-bang-rattle, followed by a kitty stampede. I run toward the kitchen (old house has huge kitchen, it's where I keep the ironing stuff), and pass *3* terrified cats (actually, ten-month-old kittens), heading in the opposite direction, with not only their tails fluffed, but it looks like their entire *bodies* have been fluffed! Ironing board is on it's side. Iron is on the floor, as is the dish towel (or tea towel for you UK-ers), I used to protect the cross stitch from the iron. There are claw marks and two holes in the ironing board cover. Good thing I bought a replacement cover for the ironing board a few months ago, but never replaced the old one One of the culprits is now pretending to be an innocent fur-covered paperweight on my desktop, only way you can tell is the soft purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and the movement of her sides as she breaths. sigh And so ends *my* excitement for the day... -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)Š email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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Oh no! poor kitties and poor you!
I'm babysitting today for my neighbor's 4 year old, plus my two (it is school vacation week here in NH). I've had lots of odd crashes! Cheryl |
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[[Hear a loud crash-bang-rattle, followed by a kitty stampede. I run toward
the kitchen (old house has huge kitchen, it's where I keep the ironing stuff), and pass *3* terrified cats (actually, ten-month-old kittens), heading in the opposite direction, with not only their tails fluffed, but it looks like their entire *bodies* have been fluffed!]] LMHO! My boys are also 10 months old. So I take it that it's age-appropriate for them to be combatting ironing boards at this age? Because a few weeks ago, somekitty (cough*CAPTAIN*cough) knocked over our FOLDED ironing board, then came running and MRRRRRPing for me when I headed to the basement to see what that crashing noise was. Then he got all brave and started attacking the ironing board once I picked it up. Felines, lol. Comedians covered with fur. (Or demolition crews covered with fur. Take your pick on any given day. ;o) ) Donna and the kitties who've given the Evil Ironing Board a wide berth since it tipped over, Captain and Stanley |
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:12:04 -0500, "Gabey8"
yodeled: [[Hear a loud crash-bang-rattle, followed by a kitty stampede. I run toward the kitchen (old house has huge kitchen, it's where I keep the ironing stuff), and pass *3* terrified cats (actually, ten-month-old kittens), heading in the opposite direction, with not only their tails fluffed, but it looks like their entire *bodies* have been fluffed!]] LMHO! My boys are also 10 months old. So I take it that it's age-appropriate for them to be combatting ironing boards at this age? Yes. That was about the age Stinky was when he did his aerialist act on the top of the door. It was a scene worthy of a Tex Avery cartoon-- his left feet planted on top of the door frame, right feet on top of the door itself, and S-T-R-E-E-E-T-C-H-I-N-G away from each other as the door swing away from the frame. Poor little lunatic. Because a few weeks ago, somekitty (cough*CAPTAIN*cough) knocked over our FOLDED ironing board, then came running and MRRRRRPing for me when I headed to the basement to see what that crashing noise was. Then he got all brave and started attacking the ironing board once I picked it up. Felines, lol. Comedians covered with fur. (Or demolition crews covered with fur. Take your pick on any given day. ;o) ) Donna and the kitties who've given the Evil Ironing Board a wide berth since it tipped over, Captain and Stanley Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Mon 28 Feb 2005 04:12:04p, Gabey8 wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes alkaboutpets.com) : Felines, lol. Comedians covered with fur. (Or demolition crews covered with fur. Take your pick on any given day. ;o) ) Very true. Yesterday morning I had planned to sleep in because I had to work Sat morning, and I *need* one day. Fed Shamrock on the counter as usual so the kittens leave his food alone (this doesn't work anymore since they are both all over the counters now) and Shamrock in one of his less graceful moments missed the counter and flailed at anything he could reach and his paws found the bowl. Not smart. Hehehe. The bowl flung to the floor and shattered in a bajillion pieces (Corell; aren't they supposed to be indestructable?) and the next 1/2 hour or so was spent first trying to round up nosy kittens and put them in my room while I cleaned up, and then sweeping the floor and vaccuming the area about 5 times. -- Cheryl |
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On 2005-02-28, Magic Mood JeepŠ penned:
Ironing board is on it's side. Iron is on the floor, as is the dish towel (or tea towel for you UK-ers), I used to protect the cross stitch from the iron. There are claw marks and two holes in the ironing board cover. Good thing I bought a replacement cover for the ironing board a few months ago, but never replaced the old one Hrm. Oscar's never even *seen* an ironing board. I wonder what she'd think of it. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Magic Mood JeepŠ wrote:
OK, I have a finished cross stitch that I am getting ready to frame. I have pressed it and mounted it. I left the ironing board out while the iron cooled. Oh dear! I'm sure it scared the c*** out of them! Of course they were innocent bystanders... ironing boards fall over by themselves all the time! Jill |
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2005-02-28, Magic Mood JeepŠ penned: Ironing board is on it's side. Iron is on the floor, as is the dish towel (or tea towel for you UK-ers), I used to protect the cross stitch from the iron. There are claw marks and two holes in the ironing board cover. Good thing I bought a replacement cover for the ironing board a few months ago, but never replaced the old one Hrm. Oscar's never even *seen* an ironing board. I wonder what she'd think of it. My ironing board hangs from the bedroom closet door. I just flip it down and it hangs there off the floor ready to be used. Since Persia isn't a "jumper" she doesn't even notice it. I recommend this type of board for anyone with limited storage space. Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
Magic Mood JeepŠ wrote: OK, I have a finished cross stitch that I am getting ready to frame. I have pressed it and mounted it. I left the ironing board out while the iron cooled. Oh dear! I'm sure it scared the c*** out of them! Of course they were innocent bystanders... ironing boards fall over by themselves all the time! Jill Tell Persia to not fear, her dear Weebs was in the other room, and went running *to* the clatter to see what had happened. He stopped short of the kitchen when the three culprits exploded out through the door all puffed up. Weebs had a "what da he-----?!?!?!" look on his face, but the culprits were moving to fast for me to see their faces - all I could see were three rear ends and three *very* puffy stripey-tails LOL -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)Š email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
... On 2005-02-28, Magic Mood JeepŠ penned: Ironing board is on it's side. Iron is on the floor, as is the dish towel (or tea towel for you UK-ers), I used to protect the cross stitch from the iron. There are claw marks and two holes in the ironing board cover. Good thing I bought a replacement cover for the ironing board a few months ago, but never replaced the old one Hrm. Oscar's never even *seen* an ironing board. I wonder what she'd think of it. What is this "ironing board" of which you speak? ;-) Yowie |
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