PB, some yum e yums and a LWT

[Ollivander84]

I started a new thread as we hit 1k

C it's rained in London. Might go and see if Spirit of Seniorboy is still in bloom by the cafe.

Quote from DBro about PB. 'He doesn't do a lot, does he? '

has he given you a snuggle yet?

I suspect DBro is undergoing an initial assessment for training. PB is engaged on observation prior to finding suitable duties.

It's better than having asbo, the cat who does lots. Sometimes you could swear there's two of him.

"Do a lot"? What does he expect an emperor to do apart from sleeping and looking magnificent, and being fed by his personal slave?

Dbro strikes me as the capable type, given he is related to you C. He has probably long nurtured ideas of 'animals' as industrious strivers, ever keen to support their human family with enthusiastic, helpful labour.

Dbro is thinking of 'dogs'.

I swear that cats evolved to be, or at any rate look, so sweet that humans just melt on sight and do it all for them. This is my important evolutionary theory, based on key scientific research such as Sunday pm Pick TV's Monkey Life.

Apes adopt kittens as well, in captivity at any rate. Purring is a classic example of symbiosis (where two animals benefit from each other) - ape (human or gorilla) gets lower blood pressure, cat gets chin rub, naturally delaying the offered health benefits till you hit peak tickle. The whole pet+person relationship is similar. Well, meant to be.

DBro makes more positive comments when he feels that PB is responding - to HIM.

Funny that

The enslavement has begun, evidently. He'll be browsing Pets at home website by the end of the week.

Helpfully my fridge freezer has gone poof and stopped working
Ollie is fine obviously with all the tins. Human is on slightly odd food combinations and slightly peeved at the lost of £££ of food

He already thinks I get PB too much nosh - he's clearly thinking about it.

O - what a sickener. Can the neighbours come to the rescue? If worst comes to worst & they can't keep it for you they might as well eat it... You might feel slightly - very slightly - better & they will love you for ever.

C PB will be reclining in a hand-embroidered, cashmere LWT4 by Xmas. :) PB is not overfed, DBro can't let himself be heard saying that. We don't want a, er, liquid reaction. :)

I've donated the food to a family
New fridge freezer arriving tomorrow!

Lovely thing to do! At least it didn't go at Xmas with all the treats in it, that's usually when they blow up.

Nice shiny new one will get so much use in this heat it's a smart move (notwithstanding the horrifying temporary bankruptcy).

Well done, Ollivander.

Yes a full freezer, and I had just done a fresh food shop. Probably £100 worth
But the family that took it all seemed v grateful and happy and messaged to say thank you

Lily's kitchen have brought out some new cat food. I messaged them and they're sending some samples which are arriving today for fat cat

Ooh, the excitement. Bet that family are enjoying their new food as well :)

PS No freezer ever has exploded while not stuffed with expensive delicacies.

Oh there was everything in there. Ben and Jerrys IC, chips, chicken, ready to cook musclefood stir fries, yoghurt, berries, milk, feta cheese, goats cheese, ready meals, frozen veg....

It's always the best stuff. They must be in heaven esp the kids

You've got to replace the ice cream, you can't be robbed of that. Inhuman not to have some B&J while watching telly at night.

In other depressing financial news, I've just had the vet on the phone. Mr C requires further thyroid treatment.

Had a long discussion about Mr C's stealing ham, which is apparently allowed.

Vet 'A little bit of what you fancy does you good'. Me 'It's the whole packet of ham. He gets it out of the shopping and hides it under the sofa'. 'Vet: 'Cheeky monkey.'

Just having a quick nap on the blanket the merino wool one he hated

Cats rarely, in my experience, truly hate anything. Opportunity is all.

Mr C is getting hot as the temp goes back up but has still firmly sat with me all day, all sleepy and fluffy. You haven't got the heating on have you C?

How did you know?? ( Put on this afternoon - first time in a while - to dry clothes, towels etc.)

I had my suspicions :) Quite a good idea to turn it on and off occasionally as well :) Not just in CT :)

So hot here that the chrome heated towel rails have been turned off for the first time since the 1930s. No one thought it could be done - landlords get them installed with no off switches to avoid damp. Everyone's suddenly realised their heating bills will be very yellow sticker, hope the same applies to you.

My feeling that PB may not be a yellow-sticker kinda guy niggles :)