Originally posted by K & L
... We finally called a tree trimming company
and paid them $150 to bring out a bucket truck.

... and when the bucket reached the top of the tree,
the cat JUMPED !
Dad sez "Hmmmm... round here dey alluz call da Fiur Guyz fur
Katz inna Tree!"

Bein a Fiur Guy fur a lotta yearz,
he'z benn onna LOTTA Kat Inna Tree (or onna Roof, or inna Pipe, or downa Well, etc) kallz.

Da inna Pipe or downa Well Katz - dem Kittiez aksholee needed sum ResQuin. Da Guyz alluz Got da Kat!

But doze wunz Uppa Tree... HoBoy!
Dem wuz da TUFF Wunz!
Guyz alluz cum back wiff Battel Skarz - drippin Red Stuff, torn shirtz, TOOF marks onna armz...
An lotza tymez da Dumm Kat jest klimbed UP a lil higher - an sat der *MeeOOOOOWin* at em! Wurst wun started out waaaaay back inna woodz. Kat onlee UP a few feet. Dad anna Krew took da lil Forteen foot Laddur back. Guy gets up top - Kat sez "I dunno YOU!" an klimbz up to bout twenny feet.

NUTZ! Guyz take da Forteen back an drag in da Twenny-For Footer. Dad goze up. Yep... Kat dont like HIZ lookz needer - UP summore. Twenny-For goez back onna Fiur Truk. Gotta switch Trukz - udder Pumper gotz da Thirdy-Five footer onnit...

Back wiffa Big Laddur - takez 4 guyz ta wind it inna woodz. Reel pain gettin it UP thru da branchez. Tree'z purdy *skinney* up dere - Dad getz wunna da Lil Guyz ta go up... He got a gud grip onna Kitty TAIL - till da Kitty turned inta a Lil Mountain Liun! KLAWZ & Teef flyin all OBER da place! Lil Fiur Guy'z Leekin Red Stuff purdy bad! Wuntz ta cum down. Kat'z now up Top - bout Forty Feetz. Nudder Guy up - Kat'z *jest* outta reech - an *Hisssssin*!
Gettin *dark*. Dad tellz da Laydee Uvva Howze they'z gunna come back tamorrow. Big Laddur back onna Truk; Lil Guy all wrapped up wiff bandagez.

Dad kallez hiz Buddie, Dave, da Humane Society Guy.
"Hey Dave; gotta Kat uppa tree - WAAAAY Up!"

Mistur Dave sez...
Hey Phred ~ didja EBBER see a Kat SKELLUTIN inna tree!?
Give dat Kat *FIVE Daze*!
Been werkin wiff Katz twenny years - ain't nebber klimbed uppa tree yet!
Katz go UP; Katz come DOWN! Jest a mattur of Tyme!
Tie a can a Tunna onna tree trunk if ya wanna;
and make sure der'z NO Dawgs runnin around...
But wiffin FIVE Daze dat Kat's gonna be sittin onna back porch!

Oooooh-kaaaaay... Tankz, Dave.
Dad tellz da Laydee whut Dave sed.
She'z not happie . Dad sez dey tried - an dey'z outta Laddurz...

Dad keepz checkin back - ebery afturnoon...
Munday - Kat'z *Hollerin*!
Toozday - Kat'z *whimpurin* an it'z rainin!
Wenzday - Kat'z not talkin; still rainin!
Thurzday Mornin - Laydee kallz Dad at da Howze ~
Kat wuz bangin onna back skreen door at 6 AM -
*SOAKIN* Drippy wet; wuntz INN - Now!

Dad kallz Dave back.
Dave sez "*SEE* Onlee took 3 1/2 - 4 daze...
Kat musta been a Whimp!"

Fiur Guyz dont *do* Kat'z In Treez much enniemore.
Dad alluz tellz folkz dey Praktice da *Five Day Plan*...