Just for a laugh

PhilH

PhilH

Western Thunderer
I think this was originally published in MRJ many years ago, so may be familiar to some , but I think its worth reproduction here with due acknowledgement to that publication and whoever wrote it.

It was night time on Stoke station, I was waiting for a train,
The sky was filled with darkness, the air was soft with rain,
In the smoky black cathedral with the buzzing of the wires,
from a DMU that was bound for Crewe came the sound of a heavenly choir.
Just a group of wayward Welshmen heading home to Colwyn Bay,
full of beer and Hymns and Arias, I really couldn't say,
But the sound of distant voices harmonizing back to Wales,
and the signal lights reflection on the wet and greasy rails.
And I dreamed of Knotty engines on excursions long ago,
pulling trains of jolly potters off to sunny Llandudno,
And bathed in warm nostalgia on a trip down memory lane,
I fell asleep on a wooden seat and missed my bloody train !
 
alastairq

alastairq

Western Thunderer
I have a Not-mi-cat just like that one!! Prone to prolonged flash-to-bang, bless him, he & his pal adopted me 18 months ago..IE, next door gave them a 'home [garage?] from CAt's Protection, as nobody else showed an interest in them.
They decided my home was a better bet, so after about a month of constant squatting outside my back door, they moved in on a 'permanent' basis.
His pal is a long haired monster, indeterminate age, very opinionated [sees himself as being above the hoi-polloi]....supposed to be black, but more like a caramel colour, he prefers to be outside, nodding off on top of a wooden pole! Comes in to snore when it's wet or cold.
he's also very smelly, having a real BO issue! Despite his constant washing & grooming.
T'ther lad is very insecure, takes forever to eat his food, gets bullied by all the other cats that come around, and is a chatterbox.
The pongs, and the special needs, probably put folk off....Probably because a lot of people are under the misapprehension that they may become 'cat owners', and have cats as 'pets?'
Not realising that the whole thing is the other way around?
In my old age, I firmly believe in a caring, sharing environment....Problem comes when it rains...and I cannot find a vacant seat anywhere in my home! [Not without incurring loads of very dirty looks, at any rate]
 
Heather Kay

Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
We’ve had rescue cats for over 20 years. They really don’t smell. Yes, the occasional whiff from the litter tray, but using the right litter generally absorbs any pee pongs. What you feed the cat also has a bearing on how the poop smells. Our current floof is on a dry biscuit diet for his weight control, and I can honestly say I can’t smell his poop at all. Keeping the tray clean helps, too.

Your mileage, etc.

By the way, dogs have owners; cats have staff. :D
 
alastairq

alastairq

Western Thunderer
The big not-mi-cat cat actually just has a 'body odour' smell. He isn't too pleasant to pick up and fuss....although he does like it!
The smell isn't poopy or tiddly, it's just a faint but distinct BO smell....I think his thick fur makes him sweat a bit? He's not keen on 'heat' as such [he has shown no inclination to 'hog' the fire, for example...The other lad has, of course!
No cat litter in my home , they are free to come & go as they please [I got a new cat flap...the old one would only let them out, not 'in'...they used to 'knock'[batter?] on the door when entry was required...but the new one works just fine, so they tell me.
Trouble is, all the other cats who nominally live next door, also come into mine as & when.

All are chipped, but with next door's address.......

I think much of it was {& still is?] about 'company?' Next door are of a generation that still has to 'work'.....whereas I simply survive on a meagre pension income, so spend a lot of time 'at home!' .

They all find my hanging out the washing to be worth their curiosity.
 
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