Temptations, A Chair And My Sleeping Glutes.

[RICHARD]

First,

I want to say that willfully and maliciously fooling any creature on the planet should be punishable with karma.

That said, I think I am in the clear!

I had a old recliner that I purchased years ago....After much kicking and screaming I decided to accept a fairly new one my mom was going to replace with a model that had the 'shifter' stick on the side.

I removed my old recliner, placed the new recliner in position and began to enjoy my new Television Viewing experience....I did purchase the recliner from mom.....so I can sit there with no qualms whatsoever!

I placed sheet over it and a folded towel over the seat....just to keep it clean and cat hair free....

As I warmed up the seat one day I got up to partake in a beverage.....as I approached MY recliner I noticed that the cat had decided to park his arse there....


HA HA HA HA HA HA, How cute!!

Edward took his cue and decided that the place for him was on MY recliner....

I remember the little blurb about Mohammed cutting his sleeve off to keep from disturbing the sleeping cat, so....I grab one of those folding steel chairs to sit in....It's the type of chair that you get at a conference....the kind that puts my rear end to sleep in about 10 minutes. I don't have the padding that other people have so....
It's just a matter if time before I am paralyzed from the waist down.

After a few nights of musical chairs, sleeping glutes and spinal discomfort I hit upon an idea.......

TEMPTATIONS!

The crinkly sound of the packaging perks the ears up and magnetically attracts any feline in hearing distance.

I just have to pick up the package, crinkle it and I have Gluteal Relief until the NEXT time......then.....


Monday night!

I love my football.....I park my rear on MY recliner, begin to watch my game......I get up for a beverage....come back to my chair and realize....

There ain't no more Temptations in the friggin' house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 90 minutes the sleeping Edster decides to get up, so I decide to pull the same trick on him....I struggle to get out of the steel chair and plop myself into my recliner.....blessed relief!!!

I look down at the next break and at my feet, looking very irritated, is a displaced cat..

I learned my lesson that night.....

I will bring all my beverages to the chair before the game.

Learn to hold my bladder for three hours.

Get rid of that steel chair.

and NEVER RUN OUT OF TEMPTATIONS.

[lynnestankard]

And you and Edward can't share the chair - together - because.........?

Lynne

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lynnestankard
And you and Edward can't share the chair - together - because.........?

Lynne

He won't let me sit in his lap???

I have to get there first!!

[slick]

ROFLMAO!!!
OMG I have to replace another keyboard

[catnapper]

Sin of sins! Running out of Temptations! Tsk tsk tsk... how will Eddie ever forgive you. EVERY cat owner knows to keep a secret emergency package of Temptations just for such a catastophic occasion!

Now make sure you have that secret stash for next time.. man that is worse than running out of toilet paper! At least then you can substitue Kleenex or SOMETHING, but you just can't substitute Temptations.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by catnapper

Now make sure you have that secret stash for next time.. man that is worse than running out of toilet paper!

Worse comes to worse I'll have to fish out an empty package of Temptations to complete that task..

[sirrahbed]

Sheesh Richard - everyone knows to keep Temptations in EVERY room If one package gets empty - for heavens sake, take a few out of another package but NEVER go without some treats nearby!! Guess you have finally learned

[catmandu]

JJJ3,who thinks that Temptations,are Gifts,from God,to The Cat World,wants to move in,with you,and Eddie,PLEASE!

[Barbara]

In this house the following strategy can work sometimes: You sit down on the 3 inch in front that the sleeping cat does not cover.
Cat: looks slightly aggressive but prefers to go back to sleep. Then you work your way backwards inch by inch until sleeping cat decides you are coming to close.
This strategy can be helped by starting to give scritchies to the cat and telling him what a sweet and lovable guy he is: too much loving gets mine out of the chair rather quickly.

Now is that cruelty with animals?

[DJFyrewolf36]

Richard, you better watch out...Edward can call a lawyer about such abuses! Keep track of those Temptations (to Edward, they are much more important than football )

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Never a dull moment with Eddie and Richard in the same room.

Barbara, great strategy! I bet that would work wonders with Eddie.....if Richard had the patience for it that is.

[catland]

Originally posted by RICHARD
...I removed my old recliner,...

there is the error of your ways. When you went to all the trouble to get a new recliner for Eddie, you should have kept your old recliner for yourself.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Barbara
too much loving gets mine out of the chair rather quickly.

LOL,

That just gets me a 'crotch shot' and the thought.....

"Scratch me here dad, I'll scratch you back!!!"

Somehow it ends up that I pick up the "spineless cat"- like cooked spaghetti- then I have to go find the alcohol to put on my wounds!!!

[ScantyNebula]

LOL!!

Barbara, we use that technique all the time!! Toby is always taking Justin's computer chair when he gets up .. and Lily takes my dinner chair. So we just sit on the end of the chair and after a minute or so they usually jump down. They decide we are "invading their space". And then we don't lose points for picking them up while they're all comfy.

[RICHARD]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/f8fcd814.jpg

The recliner at mom's house....
It was destined to be his all the way back then.