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Tar for the cat

135 replies

newwave · 14/02/2011 23:37

Sorry for another cat thread but I found this highly amusing and see it as justice done.

I returned from holiday on Sunday and was accosted by my neighbour who complained that her cats had walked roof bitchumen (tar like stuff) from the roof of my extension (we had it done just before going away) all around her house and had marked carpets and bed linen.

she said I should have informed her the roof had been done. As I have asked her on several occasions to keep her cats off my property I dont see she has a leg to stand on.

Our homes both have extensions and she leaves her rear upper window open for the cats to come and go.

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allsquareknickersnofurcoat · 14/02/2011 23:48

Hahaha, 1-0 to you!! Grin

AgentZigzag · 14/02/2011 23:50

I was wondering how you expected her to keep her cats off your property, until I saw the bit about he window being left open Grin

Is that the only way they can get out then?

It's hardly your fault she's had it padded through her house, what did she propose you do about it?

Or was she just having a rant?

BellaMagnificat · 14/02/2011 23:55

Not strictly.

But it does sound as if you deserve each other in a rather weird karma like way.

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newwave · 14/02/2011 23:59

Agent. I think she was building up to ask me to pay for the cleaning TBH but as we we only just get along she backed off.

As for the rear window I dont know why that is the way in and out but she has done it for as long as I have lived here.

Regarding cats and my property, ever since many years ago one of my sons came in covered in cat poo from the kids sand pit I have never allowed cats (as far as possible) on my property (it had a cover but was left off when he came in for lunch).

I dont bother about Lion poo or super squirters I just keep a few half bricks by the back door and as far as I am concerned if I see a cat in my garden it is fair game and they soon get the message or maybe a brick.

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oopslateagain · 15/02/2011 00:02

She is batty for moaning at YOU about something HER cats have done.

But you are a bit Hmm for asking her to keep her cats off your property. How, exactly? Does she sit them down and tell them to be good kitties and not go onto THAT bit of land? Cats are a law unto themselves and roam wherever they want. If you don't like them, you need to deter them; there's no point asking your neighbour to keep them away.

oopslateagain · 15/02/2011 00:03

Oh.

Bricks.

Biscuit and a big fuckoff to you too.

DooinMeCleanin · 15/02/2011 00:04

If anyone threw a brick at my cat they'd receive the same treatment back.

I agree with Mofo about the tar too. If you knew her cat was likely to walk on it you should have warned her.

AgentZigzag · 15/02/2011 00:05

I hope you saying about the bricks by the back door are an unfunny 'joke'.

SueWhite · 15/02/2011 00:06

Oh we've had this before from you, whining about the cat. You can't stop cats going wherever they like. And if you throw a brick at someone's cat, don't be surprised if you get one through your window.

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newwave · 15/02/2011 00:07

Bluddy, TBH I never even thought about her poxy cats when the tar was being put on the roof.

You throw bricks at cats? only those in MY garden. Easy answer keep YOUR cats out of MY garden. The other option is for the cats owners to pay for the ultrasonic deterrent/Lion poo/super squirter/whatever then i would give them a go.

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cjdamoo · 15/02/2011 00:08

err are you for real or just a bit of a fruitloop?

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newwave · 15/02/2011 00:10

cjd, eer yes and only as far as cats in my garden are concerned.

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AgentZigzag · 15/02/2011 00:10

What a disgusting thing to say.

Do you chuck bricks about when your children are near?

I don't suppose you're the kind of person who'd mind your children seeing a cat getting its head stoved in by a brick.

AgentZigzag · 15/02/2011 00:11

You sound a bit anal about 'your' property OP, do you throw bricks at birds and hedgehogs as well?

allsquareknickersnofurcoat · 15/02/2011 00:13

newwave, I wouldnt throw a brick in case I broke something (not the cat)

I sympathise, i've had trouble with next doors cats coming in my house and i'll find them upstairs. DH is allergic and we have a small baby.

keep a supersoaker by your back door?

cats are a pain in the arse, if theyre that independent then maybe they shouldnt be pets? [controversial]

oopslateagain · 15/02/2011 00:13

OP is either cruel by nature, or just here for the attention.

Don't give OP any.

I'm off.

SueWhite · 15/02/2011 00:13

Maybe you should tell your child not to roll around in cat shit. I'm assuming it has slightly more knowledge of the English language than a cat would... Might be more effective.

allsquareknickersnofurcoat · 15/02/2011 00:14

Love to imagine the reaction if I let my pythons roam over the neighbourhood...

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newwave · 15/02/2011 00:15

Agent, my sons are now 19 and 24 now.

Far better the cat having a fright or if My aim is good much worse that than having cat shit in my garden and having plants damaged.

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robotlollypopman · 15/02/2011 00:16

A cat threw a brick at me once.

JarethTheGoblinKing · 15/02/2011 00:17

You know what, I'd throw bricks in the general direction of vermin cats shitting in my garden too. Not AT them, but near them.

I'll make sure I tell my 3yo not to play in his garden, where he is allowed to play, without checking for faeces first.

What I actually do is put down orange peel and chuck buckets of water at the cats that shit all over our garden, but I do feel like launching bricks at them when I'm cleaning yet more cat shit off my shoes.

AgentZigzag · 15/02/2011 00:18

And you're still angry about when one of them was at an age playing in a sandpit???

Fucking hell, hold a grudge much?

You seem unhinged.

SueWhite · 15/02/2011 00:18

Waaah your plants! I'm playing the world's smallest violin for you.

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