Burnt kitties - I'm with Ed.

From: Christopher Judd <juddman@peconic.net>
Subject: Burnt kitties - I'm with Ed.
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 10:36:18 +0000

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Wilhelm,

I was enjoying your Alfa story 'till I got the the part where your
neighbor's cat got into your car and did what it shouldn't have done.

I truly hope your burning the cat was an accident, but I suspect that if it were, you would have at least taken responsibility, apologised, and paid the vet bill (if any).   Cat urine in your car is indeed annoying, but if the cat urinated on bare sheet metal, it didn't really hurt anything.  If the offending kitty urinated on a new carpet or seat cover, you would have made the kitty's owner purchase a replacement.   No mention was made of this.

In neither case did you have any right or reason to go anywhere near that cat with a welding torch.  If your neighbor decided that he hated the noise from your Alfa and that it woke him up at 6 am daily, would that give him the right to take a hammer to your car's bodywork (or urinate into the fuel tank)? Using your logic, it would.

Don't hurt your neighbors, their animals, their property, or their kids when they annoy you.  Persuade them to knock it off with as much charm and diplomacy as you can muster because one day the tables will turn and your new puppy will have gotten out and dug up your next door neighbor's prize roses.  What goes around comes around, so be nice. It'll be your turn some day...

I think that cat was an excellent judge of character.  Grow the hell up, use better judgement, don't be such a crank, and be thankful for the good things you have.
Christopher Judd

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