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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:
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>> 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:
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>>> "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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On 13-7-2014 11:33, Stephen wrote:
> To me the interesting thing is that it did not go into the room
> immediately.
>
Yes, and also the obvious fact that the cat did all the work, including
the mental part about how to tackle the closed door problem. The dog was
just passive. Tells us something about cats and dogs...
Obviously, this was not the first time that the cat did the trick, hence
the footage :-)
Thomas
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On 13/07/2014 11:21 AM, clipka wrote:
> In opening th door it was just doing the dog a favor ;-)
Beware of Cats bearing favours. ;-)
--
Regards
Stephen
I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.
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