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On 12-7-2014 0:53, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Which is a challenge for me, because I'm actually quite allergic to them.
Well, you have earned all my respect then. Not easy at all.
> ...and because of my allergies, they don't sleep in our room at night. :)
They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
Thomas
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On 12-7-2014 0:53, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:29:10 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
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>> "cluttered desk revealed a cluttered mind"
>
> Except that a cluttered desk reveals an *active* mind. :)
>
My idea entirely.
Thomas
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On 12/07/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oH9dGr1sE
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 09:10:23 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 12-7-2014 0:53, Jim Henderson wrote:
>
>> Which is a challenge for me, because I'm actually quite allergic to
>> them.
>
> Well, you have earned all my respect then. Not easy at all.
The allergist I went to see did the scratch test, which uses a scale of
0-3, and cat dander was a 3+ for me. Yeah, not easy at all, but because
I've been around cats most of my life, I don't get the type of reaction
that people with a less severe allergy but don't have cats have.
Though when I first moved to Utah, I didn't have cats, and for the first
time in my life, I was able to breathe properly. Then I got cats - I
didn't make the connection until I was tested.
>> ...and because of my allergies, they don't sleep in our room at night.
>> :)
>
> They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
The doors in our apartment are "handle" doors, so I suppose they could,
but two of them are > 18 years old, and the youngest is 11 (and
overweight - he's never been able to jump properly, though - but he does
give me "high fives" on occasion, which is pretty cute).
If they did, we'd have to lock the bedroom door. :)
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 09:11:33 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 12-7-2014 0:53, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:29:10 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>
>>> "cluttered desk revealed a cluttered mind"
>>
>> Except that a cluttered desk reveals an *active* mind. :)
>>
>>
> My idea entirely.
I saw that someone else beat me to it, too. :)
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 12-7-2014 13:55, Stephen wrote:
> On 12/07/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oH9dGr1sE
I was curious about that one because of the increased difficulty of a
round doorknob. Our cats had it easy: the door handle is just a lever to
be pulled down through a judicious jump ;-)
Thomas
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On 12-7-2014 19:46, Jim Henderson wrote:
> The doors in our apartment are "handle" doors, so I suppose they could,
> but two of them are > 18 years old, and the youngest is 11 (and
> overweight - he's never been able to jump properly, though - but he does
> give me "high fives" on occasion, which is pretty cute).
Little chance then that they will take the trouble to learn a new (and
tiresome) trick ;-)
Good old age too. Ours did not live beyond 18. A few weeks ago, there
was mention at the BBC of the /oldest/ cat which died at 24
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/27794411 but there are records of older
ones still. Oldest seems to be 38, as told in the BBC news.
>
> If they did, we'd have to lock the bedroom door. :)
Alternatively (for a time) mounting the door handle vertically helps too.
Thomas
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On 13/07/2014 08:23, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 12-7-2014 13:55, Stephen wrote:
>> On 12/07/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oH9dGr1sE
>
> I was curious about that one because of the increased difficulty of a
> round doorknob. Our cats had it easy: the door handle is just a lever to
> be pulled down through a judicious jump ;-)
>
I would say that the latch of the lock does not go through the strike
plate, properly. Either through the house settling or the door warping.
I have known a few doors like that where you have to positively shut the
door until the latch engages.
The handle even though round looks like it is a mock crystal one with
facets. The cat might get enough of a grip to give it a small rotational
moment while it is pulling towards itself.
To me the interesting thing is that it did not go into the room immediately.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Am 13.07.2014 11:33, schrieb Stephen:
> On 13/07/2014 08:23, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 12-7-2014 13:55, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 12/07/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>> They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oH9dGr1sE
>>
>> I was curious about that one because of the increased difficulty of a
>> round doorknob. Our cats had it easy: the door handle is just a lever to
>> be pulled down through a judicious jump ;-)
>>
>
> I would say that the latch of the lock does not go through the strike
> plate, properly. Either through the house settling or the door warping.
> I have known a few doors like that where you have to positively shut the
> door until the latch engages.
> The handle even though round looks like it is a mock crystal one with
> facets. The cat might get enough of a grip to give it a small rotational
> moment while it is pulling towards itself.
> To me the interesting thing is that it did not go into the room
> immediately.
In opening th door it was just doing the dog a favor ;-)
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Am 13.07.2014 09:23, schrieb Thomas de Groot:
> On 12-7-2014 13:55, Stephen wrote:
>> On 12/07/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> They have not yet learned to open closed doors?
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oH9dGr1sE
>
> I was curious about that one because of the increased difficulty of a
> round doorknob. Our cats had it easy: the door handle is just a lever to
> be pulled down through a judicious jump ;-)
Pro tip: Most European style door handles can be easily reconfigured to
vertical orientation for a drastic increase in cat resistance ;-)
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