Adventures of a Fat Cat, Old Nag and their Trusty Servant

Mara_uk7

Echoing above.. And adding, before you get in the car, quickly check the back seat !

Piquant_2

Reporting in safe and sound! The shift went without incident and my car still has four wheels, always a bonus.

One of the smurfs who comes in has given me his mobile number to call if I am worried about anything. He says he can get there faster than the police and will be there for support not violence. Now to add, he's not really a smurf but he, along with his colleagues always wear bright blue sweatshirts. I have called them team smurf since I met them! He is also huge! 6'6' and a good 18 stone. I have put his number in my phone under smurf.

On the way home I popped into the 24 hour T£sco for a few bits, limes and cat food actually. Although I had my eyes peeled I couldn't see any unusual folk out and about. Had a good game of steer the trolley in and out of the goods cages though. It's surprising how good humoured the staff are at that time of night, always laughing and ready for a chat. I quite like it and may make a habit of it.

For entertainment purposes only I am trying to get a worming tablet down Colin. He always hisses at me when I apply the spot on variety so I thought I'd give the tablet type a go. Stupid woman! He can projectile spit. He can 'faint'. He can hang upside down over my shoulder and down my back. He can grit his teeth while backing into the kettle and keep his teeth closed with the spout going up his bottom. [I have already disinfected the kettle] I have now crushed the tablet into his next meal and will wait until he is dramatically fussing about the dangers of starvation until I serve it up. To his credit he never bites or uses his claws, just wriggles a lot!

I have also gone three times to the bathroom to collect the towels for washing and three times have left the bathroom without the towels. Must be an old age thing...

Piquant_2

jaybee wrote: »

I find that soooo scary. It's really frightening to think that there are these weirdos watching and waiting . . .

It is so scary. I am normally quite confident but it has reduced me to a paranoid wreck always looking over my shoulder. I am taking a different route home every time and keep checking my mirror for a follower.

lindens wrote: »

OMG thats so out of order. Did you bar someone/refuse to serve alcohol/food? It sounds like someone who is so unhinged he took a normal piece of behaviour from you and has built it up out of all proportion!

I don't think so. I am always smiley nice, it is not the sort of establishment that gets drunks or weirdos, either older gentlemen, nerdy types or groups of men/boys out for an enjoyable evening.

brizzledfw wrote: »

yes, totally agree

Take care darling Piq

I am just about to lose my darling moggie so keep on with the tales of Colin so that I can still smile!

Oh so sorry about the moggy. They are not with us long enough, just long enough to wrap themselves around our hearts. The Bear broke my heart when he died, but he lives on in my memories and his milk churn outside the back door, yes, I brought him with me to the new house!

Piquant_2

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

Piq that is horrendous. Did it happen at work? Do they have cameras looking out at the carpark? If not I think they need them pronto Xx

No cameras, it's quite remote and a bit dilapidated. The police come past and stop every evening. I make them tea!

trix-a-belle wrote: »

Oh Piq please be careful & don't be at work alone. Do note down any odd little things & give them to the police for them to follow up
**hugs**

Apart from Fridays I am always alone, there is not enough to do to warrant two people.

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Piq - get 4 - one for each wheel.

So sorry that you are having to endure this crAp. Can't add any safety measures to what has already been suggested.

Just hope the chap or lass who is doing this stops or is stopped - can't come soon enough

Greying

Wotcha Greying! Are you spitting feathers? I only need one locking wheel nut, three wheels have them already, not sure what happened to the fourth. I suspect they'll come in sets of four anyway.

maddiemay

So pleased that the evening shift went OK. Fantastic to have your very own bodyguard Smurf, sounds like a great person to have on call.

Sorry but in a state of near hysterical laughter regarding Colin and the worming tablet, cats are so amazingly clever when it comes to administering medication. Great that you had the disinfectant to hand, not a very sought after flavour to the morning coffee:rotfl:

Piquant_2

dawnybabes wrote: »

That's awful. Poundland do,rape alarms, (or failing that air horns) might be enough to put them off.

They do? Very remote where I'm working not sure anyone is around to hear, regardless of the decibel level.

suzeesu2000 wrote: »

1. Put car and house keys on a wrist strap so that if you get frightened and in a panic, you do not end up dropping your keys.
2. Always carry a very loud (acme thunderer type) whistle, blown very loudly and very close to an eardrum can cause intense and instant pain - enough time for you to exit.
3. always carry a can of air freshener/deodorant - sprayed in the eyes is instant blindness but no lasting damage, allowing you time to remove yourself.
4. Before leaving any place of safety, press 999 on mobile keypad ready to press dial if needed, hold your phone in your hand ready.

Been in similar boat; the police were brilliant, no messing about. Stalking is not funny.

I am sure you are already doing everything you can to stay safe. Just remember: stalkers very rarely move on to face-to-face confrontations.

Thank you for these suggestions, all good ideas. Not sure how to carry them all simultaneously but will give it a go :rotfl:

Mara_uk7 wrote: »

Echoing above.. And adding, before you get in the car, quickly check the back seat !

Eek, is all I can say and eek again :eek:

LAM2011

So very worrying - I hope the stalker loses interest and goes away but I suppose you wouldn't know. Very scary! Take care x

Skint_but_Optimistic

Glad you are ok. xx

hohum

Piquant wrote: »

Reporting in safe and sound! The shift went without incident and my car still has four wheels, always a bonus.

One of the smurfs who comes in has given me his mobile number to call if I am worried about anything. He says he can get there faster than the police and will be there for support not violence. Now to add, he's not really a smurf but he, along with his colleagues always wear bright blue sweatshirts. I have called them team smurf since I met them! He is also huge! 6'6' and a good 18 stone. I have put his number in my phone under smurf.

On the way home I popped into the 24 hour T£sco for a few bits, limes and cat food actually. Although I had my eyes peeled I couldn't see any unusual folk out and about. Had a good game of steer the trolley in and out of the goods cages though. It's surprising how good humoured the staff are at that time of night, always laughing and ready for a chat. I quite like it and may make a habit of it.

For entertainment purposes only I am trying to get a worming tablet down Colin. He always hisses at me when I apply the spot on variety so I thought I'd give the tablet type a go. Stupid woman! He can projectile spit. He can 'faint'. He can hang upside down over my shoulder and down my back. He can grit his teeth while backing into the kettle and keep his teeth closed with the spout going up his bottom. [I have already disinfected the kettle] I have now crushed the tablet into his next meal and will wait until he is dramatically fussing about the dangers of starvation until I serve it up. To his credit he never bites or uses his claws, just wriggles a lot!

I have also gone three times to the bathroom to collect the towels for washing and three times have left the bathroom without the towels. Must be an old age thing...

Hello, I mostly lurk on this diary but have loved reading back and catching up with how far you've come. Really sorry to hear of your horrible experience, but quite impressed the police are being reasonably useful.

I don't have much to add re that, but I thought I would offer my one useful tip re cats and getting pills down them..

My late lamented moggy was pretty bombproof: putting him in a catbox was a breeze (you just lowered him in!), he would come for walks, he tolerated being worn across my boyfriends shoulders and put inside hoody pockets. He was a very fine companion, to me and everyone else who would feed him in a mile radius . BUT trying to get pills down him was a bit of a nightmare until my aunt passed on this technique...

Get towel. Place cat on towel, wrap cat swiftly until you have annoyed cat sausage, everything wrapped but little head poking out. Kneel down and place cat sausage between your knees, little cat head facing forward. Have pill prepared in one hand. Tilt cat head right back (you can do this by holding on brow ridges) and drop pill down throat. Cat has to swallow. Release cat sausage and prepare to be sulked at for 15mins.

If you can do this quickly it's over in less than a couple of minutes, and much less traumatic then any other successful technique I used. The late lamented moggy would eat round or ignore pills in food (going to one of his many other meal out options!) so I had to use this method!

Skint_but_Optimistic

Cat sausage is like the new horsemeat scandal, but sounds like it would be ace to watch!!