Cats on my Roadster!

[benji4]

A big dog jumped up and scratched my door the other day. He came running toward the car and I tried to accelerate out of the way but couldn't make it in time. Maybe we need to start a "dog's on my Roadster" thread? Good news: I was able to buff the scratch out.

 

[NigelM]

How many pictures did this person take and why didn't they "shoo" the cat off the darn car?

Edit: ...and why are my pics always so small?

 

[VolkerP]

A big dog came running toward the car and I tried to accelerate out of the way but couldn't make it.

completely unreliable! A roadster cannot outrun a dog? Wait, you talk about the 1/16 RC model!

But let's stay on topic: cats. http://youtu.be/EJHsbVvGPaY

 

[Dragon]

Hey, the vid is not cool.
I loved my cat and I wouldn't have had a problem to let her sit on my car. I like the mini pic NigelM posted. That feline looks so like "Your offering pleases kitteh."

 

[dadaleus]

...let's stay on topic: cats. http://youtu.be/EJHsbVvGPaY

Everyone at the office now thinks I'm insane from the maniacal laughter your video caused VolkerP.

Anyway, seriously, has this not been mentioned? I use this to keep my wife's two cats off my Roadster. Works great. Once they get the idea (a few days) they don't even try anymore. Just have to put it back on them every few months to remind them when they try it again:
PetSafe Indoor Cat Fence: Wireless Cat Fence

And no, my cats aren't glowing, although who knows if they will live quite as long! Just don't accidentally hold it touching your hand and go near the transmitter. (Oops. Won't make that mistake again.)

 

[bonnie]

The big empty box sitting on top of the car continues to keep cats off my car. Simple and effective, though definitely not elegant.

Of course, once the cats take up residence with vfx, the problem will be permanently resolved.

 

[vfx]

The big empty box sitting on top of the car continues to keep cats off my car. Simple and effective, though definitely not elegant.

Of course, once the cats take up residence with vfx, the problem will be permanently resolved.

i thought I was getting the boxes, not the cats.

 

[ChadS]

i thought I was getting the boxes, not the cats.

Yes, you're getting the boxes.

It's just that they have cats in them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XID_W4neJo

 

[bonnie]

It's a single large flat box (not boxes), somewhat crushed at this point. It doesn't really keep the cats off the Roadster, but it does do a fine job protecting the car. I think it's crushed because one of the cats likes to drop down from the rafters onto the car & the box is now the landing zone. I got wise to that when the soft top supports were bowed in the opposite direction one morning. The box seems to eliminate that problem, too.

Really, you need the cats with the box so that you can be appropriately impressed with what a great job that box does. Without the cats, it's just a box.

 

[vfx]

An image search for "box cat" was way too cute for these pages to deal with.

This one seemed most appropriate for here:

http://www.microdesignrd.com/images/cable%20box%20cat5E%20sheilded.jpg

 

[NigelM]

.....

 

[bonnie]

Yes. Of course. That's the *cat* I'm referring to. Send me your address and I'll get it shipped asap .

 

[bonnie]

Like this.

 

[vfx]

9 Lives Lane, Katmandu, Ca, 9000

 

[bonnie]

I could have sworn you told me it was Schrödinger's Lane. No??

 

[VolkerP]

Schrödinger has been banned from cat ownership since he continued to conduct experiments with them...

 

[bonnie]

It could be argued that he still has a cat, however.

 

[Doug_G]

It could be argued that he still has a cat, however.

Actually, whether he has a cat or not is indeterminate.

 

[bonnie]

That IS the question. And such a fun question.

 

[ChadS]

What do the readers say about the nerd level in this thread?

IT'S OVER 9,000!!!!!!