SO Angry!

"Kalyahna"
writes

I get home from workttoday... I looked around and notice...My window was
open...I could only
see the one cat,...my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me, running
toward the
window...I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light.
both the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't open
any windows.

if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

Eliminate future problems by allowing no entry to your premises unless you or a
selected representative is home to allow entry. I have two cats and no person
(other than me & my husband) cares as much - if at all - for my sweet charmers.
So..I - their guardian - look out for them by NOT letting anyone in the
apartment if I'm not there. No exceptions.

"Kalyahna" wrote in message ...
Okay. So I get home from work today, looking forward to having a functioning
kitchen light for the first time in a couple of months. I was a little
confused because it was a ceiling fan, not a replacement of the fluorescent
thing that had been up there. And then I looked around and notice something
exceedingly odd. My window was open. WIDE open. So were the blinds. And I
could only see the one cat, sitting on the bed, watching me. What's the
first thing I do? Tear around the apartment hunting for my other two, and my
absolutely petrified foster cat. None of them to be found. I flung open the
window and yelled 'here kitty kitty kitty' several times, and to my great
relief, my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me, running toward the
window. By this time, I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light. The receptionist calls back to tell me that both
the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't open any
windows. At that point, I'm outside digging my shaved-a-week-ago new cat out
of one of those odd gutters built into the ground to keep the earth and
runoff away from the basement windows. I told the woman my cats don't have
opposable thumbs, so getting the window open is impossible for them, and
then hung up on her. I found the foster cat smashed against the wall, under
the bed, too afraid to move. Everybody's alright, though I'm still ****ed
off about it, and wondering how far I take this. I'll talk to the complex
manager on Monday (I don't have any choice, between office hours and my work
schedule, that's the first day I have off that they're open). I don't know
if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

What makes me so angry is that I work for a humane society... yes, I know I
should have them all collared and tagged, but collars and tags help people
contact the owner, they don't prevent the cat from getting into all the
trouble they can get into when allowed outside in an admittedly bad
neighborhood... so I'm aware of all these risks... but there were inches of
snow on the ground this morning! It was below freezing on my way to work,
and not much better than that on my way home. I'm so grateful they're okay
and they were smart enough not to go far and they were smart enough to
respond when I called (all Peaches did was meow loudly, but it was enough to
find her)... but I'm SO furious that they lied! I mean, the window has a
latch that you have to lift and hold while you're opening the window. My
cats, smart as they are, don't tend to cooperate to get into the cabinets,
much less open a friggin' window. Any cat that wants out is going to squeeze
through the smallest space, not open it three feet wide first. Plus, I have
those lovely venetian blinds that only open or close or rotate if you use
the hangy-turny thing to do so, and my cats can't open the blinds or rotate
them the opposite direction of the way -I- always turn them (so that the
slits of light don't reflect on the computer screen). AUGH! I want to pummel
the man into a leaking mass of bloody goo.


If you continue to demonstrate this kind of negligence regarding your
pets, there are people here who will see to it that the proper
authorities come and take them away from you.

"Kalyahna" wrote in message ...
Okay. So I get home from work today, looking forward to having a functioning
kitchen light for the first time in a couple of months. I was a little
confused because it was a ceiling fan, not a replacement of the fluorescent
thing that had been up there. And then I looked around and notice something
exceedingly odd. My window was open. WIDE open. So were the blinds. And I
could only see the one cat, sitting on the bed, watching me. What's the
first thing I do? Tear around the apartment hunting for my other two, and my
absolutely petrified foster cat. None of them to be found. I flung open the
window and yelled 'here kitty kitty kitty' several times, and to my great
relief, my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me, running toward the
window. By this time, I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light. The receptionist calls back to tell me that both
the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't open any
windows. At that point, I'm outside digging my shaved-a-week-ago new cat out
of one of those odd gutters built into the ground to keep the earth and
runoff away from the basement windows. I told the woman my cats don't have
opposable thumbs, so getting the window open is impossible for them, and
then hung up on her. I found the foster cat smashed against the wall, under
the bed, too afraid to move. Everybody's alright, though I'm still ****ed
off about it, and wondering how far I take this. I'll talk to the complex
manager on Monday (I don't have any choice, between office hours and my work
schedule, that's the first day I have off that they're open). I don't know
if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

What makes me so angry is that I work for a humane society... yes, I know I
should have them all collared and tagged, but collars and tags help people
contact the owner, they don't prevent the cat from getting into all the
trouble they can get into when allowed outside in an admittedly bad
neighborhood... so I'm aware of all these risks... but there were inches of
snow on the ground this morning! It was below freezing on my way to work,
and not much better than that on my way home. I'm so grateful they're okay
and they were smart enough not to go far and they were smart enough to
respond when I called (all Peaches did was meow loudly, but it was enough to
find her)... but I'm SO furious that they lied! I mean, the window has a
latch that you have to lift and hold while you're opening the window. My
cats, smart as they are, don't tend to cooperate to get into the cabinets,
much less open a friggin' window. Any cat that wants out is going to squeeze
through the smallest space, not open it three feet wide first. Plus, I have
those lovely venetian blinds that only open or close or rotate if you use
the hangy-turny thing to do so, and my cats can't open the blinds or rotate
them the opposite direction of the way -I- always turn them (so that the
slits of light don't reflect on the computer screen). AUGH! I want to pummel
the man into a leaking mass of bloody goo.


If you continue to demonstrate this kind of negligence regarding your
pets, there are people here who will see to it that the proper
authorities come and take them away from you.

"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...
"Kalyahna"
writes

I get home from workttoday... I looked around and notice...My window
was
open...I could only
see the one cat,...my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me,
running
toward the
window...I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light.
both the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't
open
any windows.

if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that
he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

Eliminate future problems by allowing no entry to your premises unless you
or a
selected representative is home to allow entry. I have two cats and no
person
(other than me & my husband) cares as much - if at all - for my sweet
charmers.
So..I - their guardian - look out for them by NOT letting anyone in the
apartment if I'm not there. No exceptions.

If the laws are similar to those we have in Texas, she may not have a
choice. It has been a number of years since I rented whew!, but landlords
here are permitted *by law* to have access during "reasonable business
hours." They can come in to inspect the premises or do maintenance; they
cannot "legally" look into closets, drawers, or private possessions. I
always had an agreement with mine *not* to enter unless I was home, and they
knew how important my cat was to me -- but on occasion I found that they had
done so anyway. It was always a source of concern, and I'm glad I don't
have to worry about that anymore.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")

"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...
"Kalyahna"
writes

I get home from workttoday... I looked around and notice...My window
was
open...I could only
see the one cat,...my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me,
running
toward the
window...I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light.
both the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't
open
any windows.

if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that
he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

Eliminate future problems by allowing no entry to your premises unless you
or a
selected representative is home to allow entry. I have two cats and no
person
(other than me & my husband) cares as much - if at all - for my sweet
charmers.
So..I - their guardian - look out for them by NOT letting anyone in the
apartment if I'm not there. No exceptions.

If the laws are similar to those we have in Texas, she may not have a
choice. It has been a number of years since I rented whew!, but landlords
here are permitted *by law* to have access during "reasonable business
hours." They can come in to inspect the premises or do maintenance; they
cannot "legally" look into closets, drawers, or private possessions. I
always had an agreement with mine *not* to enter unless I was home, and they
knew how important my cat was to me -- but on occasion I found that they had
done so anyway. It was always a source of concern, and I'm glad I don't
have to worry about that anymore.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")

In article , MaryL says...


"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...
"Kalyahna"
writes

I get home from workttoday... I looked around and notice...My window
was
open...I could only
see the one cat,...my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me,
running
toward the
window...I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light.
both the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't
open
any windows.

if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that
he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

Eliminate future problems by allowing no entry to your premises unless you
or a
selected representative is home to allow entry. I have two cats and no
person
(other than me & my husband) cares as much - if at all - for my sweet
charmers.
So..I - their guardian - look out for them by NOT letting anyone in the
apartment if I'm not there. No exceptions.

If the laws are similar to those we have in Texas, she may not have a
choice. It has been a number of years since I rented whew!, but landlords
here are permitted *by law* to have access during "reasonable business
hours." They can come in to inspect the premises or do maintenance; they
cannot "legally" look into closets, drawers, or private possessions. I
always had an agreement with mine *not* to enter unless I was home, and they
knew how important my cat was to me -- but on occasion I found that they had
done so anyway. It was always a source of concern, and I'm glad I don't
have to worry about that anymore.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)


I had similar concerns. My landlord would enter without letting me he was doing
so when I was gone. I didn't care until I got my cats, then it was inexcusable.
I ended up buying a house just so I could control the environment my cats were
in. I had an active lifestyle --into rock/ice climbing, hiking, biking,
mountaineering, and was perfectly content to rent. Funny how miniature tigers
can totally control you, eh?

Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")

In article , MaryL says...


"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...
"Kalyahna"
writes

I get home from workttoday... I looked around and notice...My window
was
open...I could only
see the one cat,...my orange tabby Pandora pops up and meows at me,
running
toward the
window...I had called my landlord because I had requested
maintenance on the light.
both the maintenance man and the maintenance manager insist THEY didn't
open
any windows.

if I want the stupid ******* fired or reprimanded, or just to admit that
he
did, in fact, leave the window open.

Eliminate future problems by allowing no entry to your premises unless you
or a
selected representative is home to allow entry. I have two cats and no
person
(other than me & my husband) cares as much - if at all - for my sweet
charmers.
So..I - their guardian - look out for them by NOT letting anyone in the
apartment if I'm not there. No exceptions.

If the laws are similar to those we have in Texas, she may not have a
choice. It has been a number of years since I rented whew!, but landlords
here are permitted *by law* to have access during "reasonable business
hours." They can come in to inspect the premises or do maintenance; they
cannot "legally" look into closets, drawers, or private possessions. I
always had an agreement with mine *not* to enter unless I was home, and they
knew how important my cat was to me -- but on occasion I found that they had
done so anyway. It was always a source of concern, and I'm glad I don't
have to worry about that anymore.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)


I had similar concerns. My landlord would enter without letting me he was doing
so when I was gone. I didn't care until I got my cats, then it was inexcusable.
I ended up buying a house just so I could control the environment my cats were
in. I had an active lifestyle --into rock/ice climbing, hiking, biking,
mountaineering, and was perfectly content to rent. Funny how miniature tigers
can totally control you, eh?

Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")

"Tracy" wrote in message
om...
Probably a good ideal to collar and tag (and microchip) the cats.

I can do that for MY cats, but I can't do that for the fosters that I have
90% of the time. The shelter offers microchipping now and then for outside
animals, but it's still a point of discussion whether or not it should for
adopted animals (it's not, currently). And I tend to take the cats that
desperately need socialization - so chances are they won't have the courage
to leap out any windows, but if something should scare them so that they do?
Chances are I won't find them before they're picked up as a stray (again) or
killed by a car or a roaming dog or whatnot.

It won't hurt to ask the foster coordinator, though, if it's alright to have
them collared and tagged with shelter info, at the least.

"Tracy" wrote in message
om...
Probably a good ideal to collar and tag (and microchip) the cats.

I can do that for MY cats, but I can't do that for the fosters that I have
90% of the time. The shelter offers microchipping now and then for outside
animals, but it's still a point of discussion whether or not it should for
adopted animals (it's not, currently). And I tend to take the cats that
desperately need socialization - so chances are they won't have the courage
to leap out any windows, but if something should scare them so that they do?
Chances are I won't find them before they're picked up as a stray (again) or
killed by a car or a roaming dog or whatnot.

It won't hurt to ask the foster coordinator, though, if it's alright to have
them collared and tagged with shelter info, at the least.

"IBen Getiner" moronically said:

(snip)

If you continue to demonstrate this kind of negligence regarding your
pets, there are people here who will see to it that the proper
authorities come and take them away from you.

I can't believe that you just said that! The OP didn't leave the window
open, the repairmen did. She frantically found all of the kitties. Why was
she negligent? What did *she* do wrong besides let those imbeciles into her
apartment, but sometimes you don't have a choice.

Why is Usenet all about arguing with other people? I've been on Usenet for
about 7 years now and have met some wonderful people, have shared some
excellent ideas and advice, but it's getting a little petty. (I'm sure
there will be plenty of flaming going on telling me to just get out.)
Lighten up!

kilikini