"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 7/9/2013 5:17 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:56:58 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
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>>>>> On 7/7/2013 8:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
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>>>>>> You hired a pet psychic? <slapping knee>. Why doesn't this surprise
>>>>>> me?
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>>>>> I didn't want to be the first to say that silly.
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>>>> I think it's ridiculous that some folks believe people can communicate
>>>> with cats on anything but the most primitive level. Not only "in
>>>> person", but most of all psychically and telepathically.
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>>>> What's not hard to believe is that there are people out there who will
>>>> gladly relieve you of your money for giving false hope of having a
>>>> loved one returned to you.
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>>>>> BTW, I don't believe *any* cat that got stuck in some bushes wouldn't
>>>>> have been yelling its head off. And found/rescued by someone.
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>>>> Yes, cats tend to do that.
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>>>> I wish I could have heard the whole conversation between Julie and her
>>>> psychic Ace Ventura. Just to see how they operate.
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>>> Don't be unkind. If Julie wants to pin some belief on that, at least it
>>> gives her some hope
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>> I, for one, am not trying to be unkind. But the story makes no sense. If
>> she saw Jazzy, she should have snatched her up and taken her inside. Then
>> gone looking for Bali. If he's "stuck in the bushes" (which I doubt) she
>> would have found him by now.
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>> How the heck does a cat get stuck in the bushes, anyway?
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> I have no idea I just feel sad that she is missing her cats for
> whatever reason.
The yard where I presumed her to be (but she doesn't seem to be) was owned
by a hoarder. I didn't realize just how bad things were until he moved out.
And then it got worse to my eyes after they started cleaning the house out.
He was trying to remodel it and kept throwing crap in the back yard. At the
back of the yard where the blackberries are now, appears to have been a
compost pile at some point. Maybe not his. Maybe the owner prior. But...
He threw all kinds of construction stuff and garbage back there. He
generally only whacked down the grass once a year, on July 3. But the year
that he left, he did not do this. So two years of growth. As you can
imagine, the weeds and what little grass was left was over 5 feet tall so we
couldn't really see what was in there and it was dangerous to try to walk in
it. I contacted the city. He did have some violations and they set about
cleaning up the back.
Meanwhile the bank came out and began hauling out what was in the house.
Three times the driveway was full of black garbage bags. And the things
were all hauled away. He left for Sweden with just a few suitcases and left
everything else.
Then at some point, a realtor bought the house. Her husband is now working
on finishing it up so they can move it. But he is mostly working alone and
from what we can see doing mostly decorative stuff. No walls, floor or
ceiling. And yet the woman told V_____ that they would be moved in by the
end of summer. I just don't see it happening.
But once again, the weedy crap was up to about 5 feet high. The guy whacked
down most of it with one of those devices with the spinning fishing line
type thing. But he didn't do much if anything to the back where the
blackberries are. It's a combination of blackberries, nettles and those
ferns that grow along with the nettles. Also some wildflowers, assorted
weeds and a few trees. And parts of it are elevated due to the old compost
pile. Because the blackberries are so thick it is tough to get around or
through. I had to beat down a path around the edges where the fence was.
It was either that or cut through the stuff and I'm not about to go cutting
someone else's things. But the blackberries seem to have recovered quickly
because even where I trampled them, they are springing back up.
When Maui was lost on Staten Island, she too got stuck in the bushes but for
different reasons. No blackberries there but burrs. Not sure what the
plant was but it gave off little round things that were covered with
stickers. Those things will trap you! When she was finally trapped she was
pretty well covered head to toe. My neighbor began picking them off of her
after she called us and by the time we got back there from PA (about 2
hours), she still had some on her.
When cats get scared, they run in fright and don't necessarily make the best
decisions. Now Jazzy seems to be pretty smart and I am not sure she would
get herself in such a pickle. But Bali? Well I can see why mom doesn't
want to leave her side. She is the one curiosity will kill. She just does
one dumb thing after another. She has gotten herself stuck in our house a
few times. Gets up somewhere high and then can't figure out how to get
down.