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From: johnf@apollo.uucp (John Francis)
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Subject: Re: cats sitting on cars
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Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 13:19:16 EST
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We have five cats, and two of them *insist* on sitting on cars. Whenever
we have a first-time visitor we can guarantee that Pooh will go out and
sit on the new car. After about the fifth visit the car becomes accepted,
and Pooh will only grace it with his presence occasionally. The other
incorrigible car-sitter is William (Trespassers W. to give him his proper
name). He greets us when we return home by leaping onto the roof of the car
as soon as it has stopped moving. (He got a big shock the other day when
he stood on the tailgate of the wagon and managed to close it!). The other
cats have less of an interest in cars, but they all have the normal amount
of cat curiosity. When we had a builder come round to give us an estimate
we had to chase four cats out of his van before he could leave.
I have never really bothered about the possibility of cats scratching the
car - driving through windblown grit on the highways seems far more of a
threat to the paintwork. I am a little worried now, however, as I have just
bought a convertible. I have only had it one day so far, and there are not
any marks on the roof yet, although already there are muddy paw-prints on
the windscreen (=windshield? - I'm English).