Stealing oranges and stealing away from home?

[RICHARD]

Whew.
Theft is bad.

I have had fresh orange juice for the last three months-courtesy of the neighbor.


There is an orange tree that hangs over the fence that has given me the best juice oranges on the planet...I have to make sure that I am standing up or wearing a shirt that I don't care I dribble on.

Anyway, Because the neighbor is one of those people that if he sees you picking the fruit, he'll knock down what's left, trim the tree back and make sure you see him do it....just to be nasty.


On one of my late night picking trips I took the fruit basket picker thing and shoved it into the tree - it was about 2 a.m. in the morning - the tree then erupted into feathers, leaves and falling fruit.


Nothing like having a stupid human to wake up the nesting birds, eh?

The next time it was midnight after a nice rain...

Nothing like having 1/2 gallon of cold dirty water splash you in the face...


The third time I decided on a daringt daylight raid,

I snuck across the porch, made sure that the neighbor wasn't around and made my move.


SAFE!

I looked down to show the "fruits of my labor" to Edward and he's gone.


Nothing like making a move out the opened door while dad is plundering the tree..

Thinking like a cat (EDWARD) I ran out the door, onto the porch and saw the
End of the Edster (Furranus, see Furminology) he started to sulk away and I made a dash across the lawn and managed to grab his tail.

Lucky me....


So for all you religious people out there I propose the amendment to the

Thou shall not steal commandment...

Thou shall not steal..

Or you'll almost crap your pants when the fruit tree you are pilfering explodes
You MAY get a face full of water, dirt, bird poop and ???? after a storm or the most important rule of all- You might lose the cat just to get a free frigging orange juice fix..


Amen?

[TopCat3]

Richard you are TERRIBLE!!!

Have you thought of baking some nice orange flavoured muffins or cupcakes and taking a steaming pot of coffee round there and suggesting you share breakfast together?

I'd like to be a fly on the wall (or a bird in the tree...)

[RICHARD]

Richard you are TERRIBLE!!!

Have you thought of baking some nice orange flavoured muffins or cupcakes and taking a steaming pot of coffee round there and suggesting you share breakfast together?

I'd like to be a fly on the wall (or a bird in the tree...)

lol, just have 911 on speed dial?

[moosmom]

Now THAT'S the RICHARD I've missed!!! Welcome back you old coot!!!

[critter crazy]

OMG!! I am laughing so hard!!!! a ha ha hah a ha haa! Richard you are put of control!! Have you ever thought of planting your own Orange tree????

[RICHARD]

OMG!! I am laughing so hard!!!! a ha ha hah a ha haa! Richard you are put of control!! Have you ever thought of planting your own Orange tree????

Why buy the tree when you can get the cow milked?

Or
Why milk the cow when you can get free OJ??

[catland]

LOL -Run Eddie Run!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

So for all you religious people out there I propose the amendment to the

Thou shall not steal commandment...

Thou shall not steal..

Or you'll almost crap your pants when the fruit tree you are pilfering explodes
You MAY get a face full of water, dirt, bird poop and ???? after a storm or the most important rule of all- You might lose the cat just to get a free frigging orange juice fix..


Amen?

See! God does have a sense of humor!!! Payback ain't no fun, eh?

[Laura's Babies]

Oh How I missed this!!!! Thank God his internet is fixed!!!!!

[catmandu]

I almost let Joseph out as I was putting food out for Theras the Tortie and didnt realize that JJJ3 was on the porch,and JJJ3 hesitated and I got him.
I used to have free plums but noone took care of the tree and it died.
Good to hear from you and Eddie again Richard.
Its been too long.

[RICHARD]

CAT,

I heard that the house cat is the only feline in the world that can run with his tail up..


THAT is so owners can catch them, no?

[TopCat3]

No, I think they just like to show us their bottoms - it's like a sort of "up yours too", in an affectionate kind of way.

[Barbara]

Nothing more fun than stealing food Makes you feel so young

[lizbud]

Sounds like my free tomatoes last summer. Sorry your neighbor is
such a scrooge.

[RICHARD]

Nothing more fun than stealing food Makes you feel so young

I just have to learn how to keep my mouth shut as I look up while I pick!


Liz,


Yep, nothing like the taste of "forbidden fruit"...

I don't call it stealing...It's the Art of Acquisition!