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Re: Jimmy
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posted by
JimmyA
on September 2, 2014 at 7:48 AM
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Jimmy
LOL! I guess the preacher knew the nun was Scottish...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 1, 2014 at 9:25 AM
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Re: Jimmy
We wish Riki would do something similar, Naut! Sometimes we do hear her crying near a particular area, but it usually ends up being a false lead. Yes, Riki is strictly an indoor cat ( like all of our cats ), and I'm glad. Not only are there too many potential dangers out there, but if she were carrying those balls to the backyard, they would indeed be lost forever! Maybe we can 'borrow' Bennie someday to track them all down . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on September 1, 2014 at 9:20 AM
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Jimmy
I take it Riki is strictly an indoor cat! If she were allowed out, she might have lost them in your backyard, but if that's impossible, I can only say that she knows your house better than you do...Bennie plays with a variety of balls in the house, and if one rolls under a piece of furniture where he can't get at it, he'll call one of us, points at it (he's a Pointer, after all, LOL) and asks us to retrieve it...
posted by
Nautikos
on August 31, 2014 at 9:15 PM
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Re: JimmyA
Thanks, Sir Wiley. I do my best. And I have been following your recent home maintenance accounts, so I do understand what you and Kabu and Mr. Graysome have been up against lately! Cats seem to like their 'routes' as much as they like their routines. When furniture is rearranged or walls are sealed up, they do get upset! I'd be worried if I were you! If he can't get to those supposed mice, he may take his frustrations out on you two! Sleep with one eye open . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on August 31, 2014 at 9:05 AM
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We're trying, Kabu, we're trying! Yes, she did lose at least one ball behind the fridge, but we retrieved that, so know 'behind the fridge' is usually on our search route! And you're absolutely right . . . the fact that she has ( to date ) only retrieved that pink one deepens the mystery! We hope she's not simply storing them someplace, just to drive us nuts! You know cats sometimes . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on August 31, 2014 at 9:01 AM
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Don't get your knickers in a bunch over it, C C T! They'll turn up eventually! She could have a pocket, but the odds are against it. And I hope she's not swallowing them! After all, they're basically sponges, and her paunch is large enough already . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on August 31, 2014 at 8:57 AM
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I have a feeling, FSI, that almost everyone has that one item that they continuously lose. I say almost because, believe it or not, I very, very rarely lose anything! And my wife and I are hoping that, someday, we move a particular piece of furniture and find a stock pile of these soccer balls! I'll let ya know . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on August 31, 2014 at 8:55 AM
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JimmyA
I am always amazed thinking of the effort you invest in writing the most human life stories that are first class. Being an old grouch I shall pay more attention to Mr. Graysome, even as he is hoping to tear out a wall installed after this latest home maintenance fiasco, he is convinced mice live there and I cut him off. LOL
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 29, 2014 at 7:02 PM
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behind the refrigerator??? perhaps she has a spot behind a wall ceack or something...funny how she never brought any of the others back but the pink one came back. a mystery that you have to solve for us.
posted by
Kabu
on August 29, 2014 at 5:14 PM
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I think she swallows them Jimmy and coughed that one back up or she has a pocket. Well Kangaroos have. Please find the solution it is worrying.
posted by
C_C_T
on August 29, 2014 at 11:13 AM
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I am glad that Riki found the pink nerf ball. You have me wondering where that and the other nerf balls were at...With me, pens disappear in my house.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 29, 2014 at 9:50 AM
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