The CAT room!

Sorry, littlek, I misunderstood. Mind you, I KNEW he wouldn't do anything like that! Very Happy

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I thought maybe there was something I didn't understand about kitty language. Well, me and my babies are going to bed. Actually, they're there already. G'night!

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Hiya Olga,

The work continues. No rest for the weary. I haven't had a day off since the beginning of April. Sigh. Mikey, as he's aged, has taken to leaving me alone when I'm working, which, believe me, is a form of helping.

The last time Mikey was soaking wet was when he was about a year old. He fell in the toilet bowl. Now I keep the top down. Don't think it's necessary, though. He wouldn't fit in the toilet bowl.

Flattie likes the rain. It's an adventure. But a wet cat in bed sounds, well, wet.

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Still no risk of rain wet cat here. We had a day of "rain" though the week - scarcely enough to wet the ground - or a decent sized cat. Then 2 days of clouds. Now back to beautiful weather. Bah! Tighter water restrictions come in this weekend!

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Roberta wrote:

The last time Mikey was soaking wet was when he was about a year old. He fell in the toilet bowl. Now I keep the top down. Don't think it's necessary, though. He wouldn't fit in the toilet bowl.

Hi Roberta

I INSIST you take a break, SOON. OK? Very Happy

And I think you need a bigger toilet bowl! :wink:

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littlek wrote:

Well, me and my babies are going to bed. Actually, they're there already. G'night!

Warming the bed for you, littlek! Those critters are so considerate. Very Happy

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margo wrote:

Still no risk of rain wet cat here. We had a day of "rain" though the week - scarcely enough to wet the ground - or a decent sized cat. Then 2 days of clouds. Now back to beautiful weather. Bah! Tighter water restrictions come in this weekend!

This is getting serious, margo. But try & enjoy the beautiful weather, anyway!

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Margo, we're in the same boat {almost} here in Florida ... we're drying up fast, grass is dying and water levels are way down.

Rain dance someone?

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Well. Our dinky little river is still running close to the banks. Last year it was almost dry at this time of year. The year before, it dried up in March, and stayed that way till around August. Not that we're getting significant rain, but there must have been a good snowfall in the mountains.

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It's a bank holiday here - so of course it's cool and showery Rolling Eyes

- Rosie doesn't like rain and wants it switched off.

Poor Flatty - or poor Msolga - soaking wet cat under the bedclothes - brrrr!

Roberta i know how you feel - i am so glad my course is coming to an end - just 5 weeks left. I am up to my eyes in assignments ......and a %^**%$ 'summative synoptic profile' Shocked

.... don't ask! Between work and assigments I haven't had time for anything.

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At last a good news story in the morning paper! Very Happy

Aladdin Sisalem, the last "resident" of Manus Island, was finally freed from detention yesterday. He had fled Kuwait in 2000 as an asylum seeker to Australia, but was refused by the Australian government & locked up at Manus island instead. For 10 months he was the sole detainee at the detention centre & during that time he befriended Honey, a stray cat. Read on:

While glad to be out of Manus Island, there was one thing he was reluctant to leave behind - Honey, a stray cat that helped him ward off loneliness.

Arrangements for the cat to accompany him were reportedly frustrated by the Immigration Department not completing the paperwork in time.

Mr Sisalem said of the cat: "She was the only company I had since I was left alone in detention 10 months ago."

The other bit of good news that the cat arrived here with him! Isn't that nice?

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Here's the whole newspaper article, if you're interested:

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/31/1085855499159.html

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Hang on! Apparently the cat is still in detention! Sad

Hold ups with health concerns. Hopefully Honey will pass the tests soon!

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Fingers and paws crossed for Honey!

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Yes, urs! It sounds as though he really misses her! Sad

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Sometimes I wonder about Flatty. Rolling Eyes

.... Tonight I rushed outside in the cold & dark, after hearing his very loud wailing. I thought something really terrible must have happened, given the noise he was making. But no, he'd just climbed onto the roof of the house & figured he couldn't get down. I had to stand there, calling to him, to coax him back down. After he'd watched me with great interest for about 5 minutes! I think it was the most exciting thing that had happened to him all day! Rolling Eyes

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Nisse sometimes just sits in the middle of the room and complains. We never know why... Cats...

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For those of you who didn't read my earlier posts about the freeing of Aladdin Sisalem from a detention centre & the cat he had to leave behind : The plot thickens & the story continues! Read this & put a smile on your face! Very Happy

OFFERS POUR IN TO END CAT'S DETENTION
Groups from as far away as America are offering to help unite a refugee released this week after 18 months' detention on Manus Island with the cat he had befriended there.

A stray cat was Aladdin Sisalem's only companion during the 10 months he was held alone in the detention centre. He called her Honey. When arrangements were made to fly Mr Sisalem to Australia on Monday after he was granted a protection visa, he said he didn't want to leave the cat behind.

There was not enough time to organise the cat's departure, but offers of financial assistance to fly the cat to Australia have poured into the Australian Democrats office since. One person offered to pay the air fare plus a $500 bonus for a person to accompany the cat.

The World Society for the Protection of Animals in America offered its help and the Royal Humane Society in Melbourne offered to desex the cat and check it.

Calls from constituents prompted the Democrats to try to organise the cat's transfer, immigration policy adviser Kate Gauthier said. But they met a stumbling block - the detention centre's management said that Honey could not be found.

Undeterred, Ms Gauthier said enough money has been donated - including a pledge from Sydney radio commentator John Laws - to fly someone to Manus Island to look for the cat and bring it back, she said.

Steve Hamilton, the mission head of the International Organisation For Migration, said the cat was seen yesterday and was being fed by staff.

"Aladdin is not the only one who took care of this cat," he said. "It is an island, the cat can't go far. I'm sure if someone wants to come up here and find the cat and bring it to him they could."

He warned that there could be ownership problems because the cat was not born at the detention centre.

Ms Gauthier said she did not think this would be a problem and hoped to soon reunite Honey with Mr Sisalem, who carried a photo of the cat when he arrived in Melbourne last Monday.

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One of the offers have come from John Laws, one of Oz's dreaded Right wing shock jocks. Laughing

Seems he has a heart after all!
I'll keep you posted on future developments. Very Happy

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msolga wrote:

One of the offers have come from John Laws, one of Oz's dreaded Right wing shock jocks. Seems he has a heart after all!
I'll keep you posted on future developments.

Heart?

John Laws? Crap! But all publicity is good publicity for this seriously awful chap Evil or Very Mad

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