- Thread starter GaryQ
- Start date
- Status
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Cats are great. They are low maintenance supurrvisors
Yes to supervisors. Not necessarily to low maintenance. Mindy-on-a-diet keeps waking me up at anywhere from 4-6 am insisting it's breakfast time and apparently because by then I have slept enough.
I will admit that other than demands for food, snacks, and attention (especially when I'm on the phone) she is fairly low maintenance.
Just set an alarm for 3:30 am so she doesn't starve to death
I did have an automatic feeder once, but I wasn't too impressed. But now they have Wi-Fi.
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Mindy IS an alarm. She keeps meowing and butting me with her head or gently whapping me with a paw until I wake up growling.
My previous calico was like that. Would slightly bite my toes sometimes. And when I had carpeting, would starting tearing out the carpet if I had the bedroom door closed Another tactic to get breakfast was to knock things over, including glass onto the kitchen tile
Another tactic to get breakfast was to knock things over, including glass onto the kitchen tile
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
I think most pets have a PhD in manipulation.
gooblax
MVP
My old cat sounds much less manipulative in comparison But then again she used to share her requests around the family and knew who would be the most receptive at what time of day, so maybe that makes her all the more cunning.
But then again she used to share her requests around the family and knew who would be the most receptive at what time of day, so maybe that makes her all the more cunning.
gooblax
MVP
I was dumbfounded when my old housemate's cat used to bite at my ankles to try and get me to provide breakfast. Like are you kidding me, cats actually do this?! I had to feed it then leave the packet out so that my housemate wouldn't give her more food when she eventually woke up hours later. Sometimes she still got 2 breakfasts.:facepalm:
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
My old cat sounds much less manipulative in comparison
I wouldn't describe Mindy as manipulative. More like demanding, like my ex-wives.
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Good point!
1. Got 2 free movie tickets from my dentist (for leaving an online review).
2. Sister-in-law's infection is resolving, and she will be out of the hospital soon.
3. Nurses at the hospital were very nice and upbeat.
2. Sister-in-law's infection is resolving, and she will be out of the hospital soon.
3. Nurses at the hospital were very nice and upbeat.
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Shhhhh... don't ever mention his name publicly. Google frowns on "rewards for reviews". 
I could get even more tickets then for not reporting "Dr. Smiley"
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Worth a try. You could mine this motherlode for months!
He'd probably give me vouchers for popcorn opcorn:, hoping I crack a tooth :lol:
opcorn:, hoping I crack a tooth :lol:
lol Clever dentist!! Mean, but clever. I think I have to go to the dentist to see if another one of my teeth has met an untimely death. I’m getting the same symptoms as when I had the last one die. I must ask him, what the hell kills the pulp/nerves in a tooth!?! Aside from my dog accidentally head-butting me in the mouth occasionally, that is...
Sent from my Hollycopter using SlappaSquawk
Sent from my Hollycopter using SlappaSquawk
gooblax
MVP
- Decided not to go to a drinks night with colleagues last night because I was tired, miserable, it was cold, and it started at 8pm which is too late for me. Instead I was in bed by 8pm and didn't feel bad about ditching once I talked myself around to it.
- Went for a bike ride this morning. 7.5km-ish to try and work up to the full ride to work again. I'd like to find a way to ride 5km twice a week (spaced out with a few days in between) but haven't been able to navigate a way of doing that yet.
- Have reached a semi-zen state about the latest drama with my neighbour. An improvement from my over the top anger about it yesterday.
Bonus: I had a milk spillage in the fridge but it was isolated to the recess in the tray so it didn't get on anything else and was very easy to clean up. How lucky was that
gooblax
MVP
- Sat in on an interesting presentation at work.
- No news today about the blocked sewage pipe at my apartment block.
- Discovered mold on my water bottle and have now cleaned it off. (I think I need to improve on my positives skills, some of these ones are a bit questionable. :lol
- Status
