On 08/11/2018 19:19, joy wrote:
On 11/8/2018 10:30 AM, Tina wrote:
On 02/11/2018 23:22, joy wrote:
On 11/2/2018 4:14 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/2/2018 1:44 PM, Tina wrote:
On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote:
On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote:
On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote:
Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a
lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's
just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take
some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced,
just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various
emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for..
I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just
different, you'll get used to it. Persevere.

Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like
the FB interface.

I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many
years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend
even more time on the computer learning to use a program I
disliked from the start.

I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much
defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another
try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of
software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd
like it any more than I did all those years ago.

Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just
about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still
doesn't appeal to me.



I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem
that became even more obvious with recent events).

MaryL


Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is
very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's
worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e.
no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved
to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you
being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of
the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd
love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least?
It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet,
and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names,
but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves.
Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months.
It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but
I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you.

RPCA usenet will die if everyone stops posting here.

Jill

I intend to post here as long as anybody else does.

I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again.

I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for
weeks.Â* I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like
that. But..the house was so empty.Â* So I got two exotic shorthair
girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old.Â* Their first home
from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to
them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them.
They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might
be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea,
because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss
Marple mystery, not quite of this world.
Nelli is aÂ* red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her
pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby.Â* They squabble quite a lot over
who gets to sit on mummy's knee.

I'm so sorry about Boyfriend.Â* I lost a heart cat to cancer, so I
understand, as much as anybody who isn't you can.

I'm glad you got two new cats.Â* I, too, had indoor/outdoor cats until I
got littermates who where three years old and had never been outdoors. I
realized they weren't equipped for that, so now my cats are indoor
only.Â* It's an adjustment, but not that hard, really.


It's only an adjustment for me because I worry about them being bored.
I set up a bird feeding station that they could watch from their bedroom
windowsill, but only Nelli bothered to watch it. She was fascinated for
a while but has lost interest. I bought them a track ball toy - which
they have never played with, and a mousie on a spring that they can bat
- ditto. Exotics are real couch potatoes, especially Garfie, whose
sleeping sessions are legendary. 17 hours is a short sleep! Not for
nothing are they referred to online as "furniture with fur"!

They seem perfectly happy with life as it is, so I've stopped being
concerned now that they need more stimulation. Toys/birdwatching
available if required..
They are very attractive cats, with their pansy faces and teddy bear
coats but they are quite high maintenance. They need a lot of coat care
(they shed like crazy) which they are fine with, and daily eye care,
which they hate and try to avoid. They are very loving cats and I don't
regret having them, even though the vacuum cleaner has to come out more
often to cope with the shedding :-)