Mundane Moments

We’re going to Sifnos (plus a couple of other nearby islands) in September. Did wonder about wearing a Forest shirt in Piraeus as we’ll be catching a ferry from there. Maybe the big man is more loved on the mainland?

Sifnos is ace. As was Serifos last week.

Also going to Serifos. And Milos too.

Going to Fuerteventura next week. Probably won't take my Forest top given I only wear it for exercise and I don't intend doing any.

Sounds like Sifnos needs a few bakeries burning down to remind them who the boss is…

Currently in Madeira. Wore Forest Polo shirt today, no comments received.

Not mundane, traumatic. A wild kitten fell down our drain Sewer pipe. It was an open pipe and we thought it was for overflow so didn’t cover it up. The cat was down there 12 hours. It was also five or six feet down. We and the neighbours were trying to get it to climb up a little rope that had food on it The fire department turned up and realised that it was going to be a really hard job unless the pipe was dug up. Our other neighbour who is a Plummer but always drunk on Sundays has his whole family ready to dig a five foot hole down to the pipe. The cat was going to die if we didn’t get it as it was covered I sewage and either way it had to come out alive or dead.

We preferred alive. We were going to have to dig the pipe up if we couldn’t snag the cat. After an hour a miracle happened. One of the firemen managed to lasso it and pull it up. Suffice to say the little creature was less than happy and bit and scratched but he held on to it (luckily he was wearing gloves. And managed to get it into a cat basket. The neighbours are going to adopt it and ironically when we left the kitty in the cat basket to calm down the whole family of feral cats came to visit.

So an Alive cat and we managed to avoid our drain pipe being dug up in an emergency. We were at that point when we were to start digging the pipe out. I cannot even imagine what a disaster that would have been.

Anyway, all’s well that ends well and the kitten is going to get a new home. Not sure if she is going to be too pleased as her family is living free in the neighbourhood but she needs treatment and care.

I much prefer animals to people but this was a close one. A good community effort all and all.

Jesus my life is hectic.

Chicago: Relieved.

Edit: The Plummer covered up the pipe entrance so it won’t happen again.

Calvin?

Christopher?

Update: Not that any of you give two fucks. The Cat was adopted by our neighbours and the Feral family mother and father visited their house which was pretty odd. It had fleas but other than that the cat for such an ordeal was pretty healthy. Female. I named her Piper (because she was stuck in pipes ...duh!). The Name stuck.

I suggested that wifey go to the Fire House with Kit kat's to say thank you. She didn't get the joke. Shingles has clearly made her humourless and a bit thick...

Chicago: Animal Lover.

On my way back from the hospital. Been having some concerns about the meat and two veg that got worse today and made me go. Doctor did an examination and prescribed nurofen and rest. He thinks it likely they've been getting a battering on too many bike rides lately and nothing more.

Or you been hanging out with Wesley!

Chicago: Part time Proctologist.

Last time I was in Forman's was for Dubya's stag do. Dom was also there.
Shit.
It was the South Africa World Cup year. Vuvufuckingzelas. We ended up in the converted church pub. Whichever fucking tedious England draw we were watching had no sound. One of the barstaff enquired if any of us were 'technically minded'. I was volunteered. Despite having been on the piss all day and being LX wise but sound largely ignorant I was whisked up to the tech office, worked out which lead, input and output was which and sorted it out for them. They promptly offered a free round. I pointed out there was about 15 of us. They were happy to fulfill the offer. I think there were some in the pub who would've rather watched it with the sound off. I do remember that several of us ended up sitting outside because the football was THAT boring.

Out for a walk earlier and got pecked by a swan wandering in off the lake. Hurt as well, the little fucker.