I commuted his death sentence

[corkybstewart]

I'm grilling some pork tenderloins and head for the kegerator for a quick refill. I enter the garage and hear a hissing noise, much like escaping CO2. I glance around, then down, and I'm standing in a puddle of saison. My wife's cat has opened my saison tap and managed to drain 3 gallons(the last 3) of primo beer onto the floor and who knows how much CO2 into the atmosphere.
After a brief discussion with the wife I decide to let the little shit live. I now have a bungee cord system on my taps so that if he does it again the taps will close themselves.
BTW this is the same cat that knocked BoerneBrew's glass of braggot onto the ground so this was not his first offense.

[wild]

Second offense? I think you should reconsider, maybe...this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbBC8p-N_X0)?

[steveh]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
My wife's cat ...

I like that clarification. :D

The GF looked at me last night and said, "We need a cat." I knew she was kidding, but I had to put on the rant against even kidding about the idea!! (sorry Fret)

S.

[Airborneguy]

I wouldn't probably declawed him and let him fend for his own. destroying a man's beer is like ba**ing his wife!

[Mill Rat]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
BTW this is the same cat that knocked BoerneBrew's glass of braggot onto the ground so this was not his first offense. It's time to negotiate a "three strikes" clause for that cat now.

[fretlessman71]

Oh, man... I'd have been tempted as well to play "kitty executioner". Some cats just don't know any better - they are relatively easy to deal with; just change a few things around so they can't hurt themselves or anyone else - but some cats are simply vindictive and enjoy doing anything that speaks of attention paid to anyone but them.

Awaiting your next thread about cat tenderloins... :rolleyes:

[corkybstewart]

This is another adopted wild kitten so he's still young and very, very stupid and he's the clumsiest cat we've ever had. But he is learning with the help of a handy spray bottle of water. Lately he's started climbing on the kegerator to get to the moths that fly around the light on the wall so I'm sure he backed into the tap.
What really sucks is that while cleaning up the mess I figured I needed a glass of dopplebock, and the keg died before I could even get a half pint. I'm down to my half keg of quad right now so that stupid cat couldn't have picked a worse time to drain a keg.
BTW Fret he's still too small for even a half batch of tacos.

[fretlessman71]

There's a product you can get at most pet stores called Bitter Apple, and it's usually used to spray on drapes and sofas and mattresses and such to get cats not to scratch there because it smells so awful to them. You might get some and spray it on anything somewhat porous where you don't want him to be. You can also add a bit to the water - gives it an extra kick he'll remember a little longer. ;)

[brewmasterash]

I would go with putting some in the water spray bottle. That stuff is strong! I used it on a puppy a while back and got some on my face and in my mouth. YUK! It does work though! I don't chew the furniture any more!:D

[The Alchemist]

When I got married 22+ yrs ago, my wife had a cat. We tolerated each other. But I found out that I was allergic to the little , uh kitty.
I suffered through runny noses and the like until Mr. Puss's (my neighbors name for the cat) demise. About a month after he was gone (about 17 long years), all of my allergies just disappeared.
RIP

[zoom6zoom]

A former girlfriend (with a cat) suggested that I submit to weekly allergy shots. I countered that the cat would only need to be shot once.

As I said, former girlfriend.

[dparsons]

Some cats were meant to be pets. Some cats were meant to be food for the coyotes.

[gestyr]

One of my cats likes to supervise my brewing. He even likes to sample the wort so I leave a small bowl out to catch any drips. He usually has it cleaned up very quickly. He doesn't like carbonated beer, so that is a plus.

[corkybstewart]

I never owned a cat until about 6 years ago buit then strays started showing up and my daughter would feed them. My cat is about 4 years old and much smarter than my wife's, he actually just minds his own business and has never really been a bother to anybody. And if this kitten survives to adulthood he'll probably mellow out, but for now he's just into everything.
We sold our horses a couple of years ago, my dogs died from that contaminated dog food back in March so we just have the 2 cats for now.

[Mill Rat]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
...my dogs died from that contaminated dog food back in March. Damn shame. I feel for you, I had a dog killed by an idiot driver a few years ago. Makes it worse, though, when it wasn't just stupidity, but a calculated attempt to "up the numbers" on some product, even though it would turn food into poison, just to make an extra yuan or two.

[HarkJohnny]

Originally posted by zoom6zoom
A former girlfriend (with a cat) suggested that I submit to weekly allergy shots. I countered that the cat would only need to be shot once.

As I said, former girlfriend.

well played!

i'm allergic too so there's not much chance of one ever knocking over my beer.

[HogieWan]

Originally posted by HarkJohnny
well played!

i'm allergic too so there's not much chance of one ever knocking over my beer.

I've always had dogs and cats, but the wife's allergic. The fish seem to stay away from the brew

[cul8rv8]

no cats for me, allergic as well. My dog, he goes out in the backyard when I'm doing anything with the beer. He tries to drink it out of my glass when he's on my lap on the couch, but he's still got another year until he's old enough to consume alcohol, he turns 3 next August.

He's old enough to be a Buckeye fan, though! :)

[JayShaw91]

I'm calling the ASPCA and reporting you for abusing that dog like that!

Kidding. I'm not a Bucs fan, but I'm not a Bucs hater, either.

[DubbelDach]

Short of killing the cat, which I always endorse (severe allergies), this might be the best option:

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/PERLICK_FAUCET_LOCK_P1359C65.cfm

Sure to thwart cats, kids, and theiving nocturnal beer pirates.

[corkybstewart]

Originally posted by DubbelDach
Short of killing the cat, which I always endorse (severe allergies), this might be the best option:

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/PERLICK_FAUCET_LOCK_P1359C65.cfm

Sure to thwart cats, kids, and theiving nocturnal beer pirates.
I looked at those, they would be great but I have 6 taps so at $39 each that would hurt a little more than I can take right now.

[DubbelDach]

Yeahhhhh.... go with the bungees then! :D

[fretlessman71]

Tinfoil works well, too, if you're able to place it down where kitty would have to walk in order to get up there. Cats don't care to walk on it - makes funny noises and won't shut up. ;)

[xtalman]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Tinfoil works well, too, if you're able to place it down where kitty would have to walk in order to get up there. Cats don't care to walk on it - makes funny noises and won't shut up. ;)

Or just hook up a coil to the foil and shock the little bugger. Just be careful when you pour.

[cul8rv8]

This is a good quality item, Clark. Mind if I ask you how much it set you back?

You smell that, Eddie?

*sniff* fried pussycat!

[jjpm74]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Tinfoil works well, too, if you're able to place it down where kitty would have to walk in order to get up there. Cats don't care to walk on it - makes funny noises and won't shut up. ;)

My cats must be retarded. They love tin foil. They sit there and scratch it, making a chalk board sound.

[fretlessman71]

It's not just your cat - my 4 mo. old kitten plays protester and runs in front of my scooter and lays down crossways as I'm going down the hall. :eek:

[DubbelDach]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
It's not just your cat - my 4 mo. old kitten plays protester and runs in front of my scooter and lays down crossways as I'm going down the hall.
I think that's what you call Darwinism... Survival of the fittest. I think your kitten ain't the smartest in the litter.... :p

[fretlessman71]

Everything is a toy to him still - my scooter, my cane tip, my robe's tie string, my feet... this is certainly the kind of cat who would have pulled the taps open just to see what they do.

He also sleeps in the bathroom sink. Weirdo. ;)

[corkybstewart]

Originally posted by fretlessman71


He also sleeps in the bathroom sink. Weirdo. ;)
We had on that did that. Hew would also climb onto the shelf in my closet and scare the shit out of me while I was picking a shirt or some pants.