AliceTheOwl

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER The hose is probably about three feet long. It flushes just fine, even though the Cat Genie sits on the floor and the toilet is higher in elevation. I think there's some pressure in the hose. I think the automatic setting doesn't have an option for "short cycle," but pushing the button does. So it always assumes it's a bit behind the times when it's running by itself, and hedges its bets by cleaning that much more thoroughly.

Re: The Last Word

Re: The cranky thread The wrenched back is just the cherry on top of the friggin' crappy day I've had today. WTH is it with co-workers and unnecessary drama?

Re: The Last Word You're not trying hard enough.

Re: A Bevy of Bras These all sound like the same bra, to me. It's rather difficult for a bra to lift without supporting, or vice versa.

Re: The Last Word I didn't realize you were a Mormon. *files that away in Pure Stupid Evil under "L"*

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER The Cat Genie works best if you have room in your bathroom. It hooks quite nicely to the side of our toilet. Unfortunately, we only have one bathroom, and it's teeny. We're working on being able to put it in the basement, but the cats who use it most are scared to go all the way down there. But it does work. My roommate's biggest complaint is that the automatic cycle uses up twice the soap, and the stuff you need to replenish is on the expensive side. But if you can afford the up-front costs, it's an excellent investment. One warning: if you let solid waste sit for longer than 12 hours, it needs to be scooped by hand. But it does scoop easily, and the pellets can be flushed without clogging up your pipes. My biggest problems with the thing are the space it takes up in the bathroom, and the little pellets all over the floor. But clay pebbles would be way worse, and these can just be swept up and poured back in to be reused. I suppose I could do that, myself, but I'm sort of in denial that it's still in our eensy bathroom. EDIT: My roommate says to invest in the one that has a hood. The pellets stay in better, that way. It's $14 more. But the Cat Genie is used by two cats, and it seems well-suited to the task.

Re: The Last Word I have eaten sand. I can't say it would much improve anything edible.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER My roommate has a Cat Genie. It works pretty well. We run it every time the cats complain that there's waste in the litterbox (or when we notice the smell). It takes a while to run, but it has yet to clog, we don't have to scoop it, and it cleans thoroughly. Only two cats are using it, though; the other two still use the clumping clay version.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Herc wriggles and miaows and fusses until it's clear we're not letting him get anywhere. Risu, our resident hellion, bears it all pretty well. But then, she was quite infested when we found her, and so has been bathed about every three months, on average, for her whole life. Our roommate's cats yowl and carry on. But then, they do that if you look at them sideways as you walk by.

Re: The Last Word

Re: The Last Word Ask a female about it. They stockpile 'em.

Re: The Last Word Well, if the wives are off in those shopping crowds, it does sort of free up some time. I will not be among the Black Friday crowds. Even if I had money, I loathe consumer frenzies. I've had to work far too much retail to appreciate a bargain at that cost.

Re: Musings on Random Musings

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Poison specifically made to kill ear mites, every other day, and baths once per week. In theory, anyway. In practice . . . well, you try to get a cat near running water one week after its last bath.

Re: Sex and the Single Superhuman

Re: Musings on Random Musings There was, indeed, peanut butter involved . . .

Re: The cranky thread Rule #2 sounds quite familiar, though I don't remember rule #3. Rule #1 was pretty much implied. They grumbled a lot, but my parents paid their taxes on time and in full. They substituted rule #3 for an alternate: Never loan out money you can't afford to see again. I've had some well-timed repayments, that way.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER

Re: The Last Word Only five more pages in my absence? Amateurs.

Re: The Last Word I meant the female board members.

Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... You like Roland? Perhaps you should stop now. I went through the books secure in the knowledge of what a right bastard the main character is, and was quite satisfied with the ending.

Re: The Last Word

Re: The Last Word Well, c'mon. PUPPY!

Re: The Last Word Right. The trouble is, this one kind of intrigues me.