It feels like a submarine hunt...

without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't decide
to bolt again.

Jo

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't decide
to bolt again.

Jo

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't decide
to bolt again.

Jo

In article , "Jo Firey"
wrote:

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores
will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the
sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't
decide
to bolt again.

Jo



I'm afraid that I have done all the searching I can tonight. Having now
found the address of the last sighting, which is in an interior
courtyard of duplex units, I think I'd better clear things with the
property management people, and perhaps the police, before I start
searching there again.

As long he stays in the townhouse area and doesn't try to cross the main
street again, he should be pretty safe. The woods are more natural on my
side of the road, and more likely to have raccoons and such. Coyotes
haven't been seen in the area, though, and he's a reasonably good-sized
cat.

I don't know whether there's any significance into his being closer to
my house -- the last sighting, admittedly with townhouses in between, is
almost on a straight line with my back yard.

At this point, though, I'm too tired to be safe to drive, or even speak
clearly. For some obscure reason, I've always been able to type clearly
when I can make no spoken sense at all.

In article , "Jo Firey"
wrote:

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores
will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the
sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't
decide
to bolt again.

Jo



I'm afraid that I have done all the searching I can tonight. Having now
found the address of the last sighting, which is in an interior
courtyard of duplex units, I think I'd better clear things with the
property management people, and perhaps the police, before I start
searching there again.

As long he stays in the townhouse area and doesn't try to cross the main
street again, he should be pretty safe. The woods are more natural on my
side of the road, and more likely to have raccoons and such. Coyotes
haven't been seen in the area, though, and he's a reasonably good-sized
cat.

I don't know whether there's any significance into his being closer to
my house -- the last sighting, admittedly with townhouses in between, is
almost on a straight line with my back yard.

At this point, though, I'm too tired to be safe to drive, or even speak
clearly. For some obscure reason, I've always been able to type clearly
when I can make no spoken sense at all.

In article , "Jo Firey"
wrote:

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores
will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the
sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't
decide
to bolt again.

Jo



I'm afraid that I have done all the searching I can tonight. Having now
found the address of the last sighting, which is in an interior
courtyard of duplex units, I think I'd better clear things with the
property management people, and perhaps the police, before I start
searching there again.

As long he stays in the townhouse area and doesn't try to cross the main
street again, he should be pretty safe. The woods are more natural on my
side of the road, and more likely to have raccoons and such. Coyotes
haven't been seen in the area, though, and he's a reasonably good-sized
cat.

I don't know whether there's any significance into his being closer to
my house -- the last sighting, admittedly with townhouses in between, is
almost on a straight line with my back yard.

At this point, though, I'm too tired to be safe to drive, or even speak
clearly. For some obscure reason, I've always been able to type clearly
when I can make no spoken sense at all.

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:08:27 -0400, Howard Berkowitz wrote:

In article , "Jo Firey"
wrote:

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores
will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the
sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't
decide
to bolt again.

Jo



I'm afraid that I have done all the searching I can tonight. Having now
found the address of the last sighting, which is in an interior
courtyard of duplex units, I think I'd better clear things with the
property management people, and perhaps the police, before I start
searching there again.

As long he stays in the townhouse area and doesn't try to cross the main
street again, he should be pretty safe. The woods are more natural on my
side of the road, and more likely to have raccoons and such. Coyotes
haven't been seen in the area, though, and he's a reasonably good-sized
cat.

I don't know whether there's any significance into his being closer to
my house -- the last sighting, admittedly with townhouses in between, is
almost on a straight line with my back yard.

At this point, though, I'm too tired to be safe to drive, or even speak
clearly. For some obscure reason, I've always been able to type clearly
when I can make no spoken sense at all.


HAVE YOU CONSIDERED "SCENT TRAILS"? Some time ago there was a post from
a man who placed his dirty sox around his yard to (hopefully) guide his
cat home == it worked. I have a new computer and have lost a lot of
stored information, so I cannot give you the exact story. Purrs that the
lost one returns soon. MLB

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:08:27 -0400, Howard Berkowitz wrote:

In article , "Jo Firey"
wrote:

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores
will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the
sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't
decide
to bolt again.

Jo



I'm afraid that I have done all the searching I can tonight. Having now
found the address of the last sighting, which is in an interior
courtyard of duplex units, I think I'd better clear things with the
property management people, and perhaps the police, before I start
searching there again.

As long he stays in the townhouse area and doesn't try to cross the main
street again, he should be pretty safe. The woods are more natural on my
side of the road, and more likely to have raccoons and such. Coyotes
haven't been seen in the area, though, and he's a reasonably good-sized
cat.

I don't know whether there's any significance into his being closer to
my house -- the last sighting, admittedly with townhouses in between, is
almost on a straight line with my back yard.

At this point, though, I'm too tired to be safe to drive, or even speak
clearly. For some obscure reason, I've always been able to type clearly
when I can make no spoken sense at all.


HAVE YOU CONSIDERED "SCENT TRAILS"? Some time ago there was a post from
a man who placed his dirty sox around his yard to (hopefully) guide his
cat home == it worked. I have a new computer and have lost a lot of
stored information, so I cannot give you the exact story. Purrs that the
lost one returns soon. MLB

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:08:27 -0400, Howard Berkowitz wrote:

In article , "Jo Firey"
wrote:

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
...
without the sonar, helicopters, radar, etc. A gray cat generally
meeting Ding's description has now been reported twice in an area of
townhouses, which unfortunately is quite dense with winding streets,
patches of woods, and lots of foliage. The reports are from two ends of
a two-block area, and the later one was closer to home.

I'm not sure how much more I can do tonight. Tomorrow, I can get a trap
from the animal shelter, and contact the property manager of the
townhouse development. They are presumably pet-friendly: this is the
only place I've ever seen with pooper-scooper bag dispensers in every
block. At this point, I need to get something to eat, and probably pick
up a cell phone and a big flashlight. Naturally, I put my wallet in a
safe place in the house a day or so ago, when it was getting in the way
while I was cleaning, and I can't remember where I put it. Stores
will,
I suspect, take a check with a passport ID.

Ding's got your nerves frazzled doesn't he? And I suspect if the
sightings
are correct he is having a much better time than you are.

Hope your neighbors are as cool with you shining a spotlight under their
shrubbery as ours are. And that Ding keeps his eyes open and doesn't
decide
to bolt again.

Jo



I'm afraid that I have done all the searching I can tonight. Having now
found the address of the last sighting, which is in an interior
courtyard of duplex units, I think I'd better clear things with the
property management people, and perhaps the police, before I start
searching there again.

As long he stays in the townhouse area and doesn't try to cross the main
street again, he should be pretty safe. The woods are more natural on my
side of the road, and more likely to have raccoons and such. Coyotes
haven't been seen in the area, though, and he's a reasonably good-sized
cat.

I don't know whether there's any significance into his being closer to
my house -- the last sighting, admittedly with townhouses in between, is
almost on a straight line with my back yard.

At this point, though, I'm too tired to be safe to drive, or even speak
clearly. For some obscure reason, I've always been able to type clearly
when I can make no spoken sense at all.


HAVE YOU CONSIDERED "SCENT TRAILS"? Some time ago there was a post from
a man who placed his dirty sox around his yard to (hopefully) guide his
cat home == it worked. I have a new computer and have lost a lot of
stored information, so I cannot give you the exact story. Purrs that the
lost one returns soon. MLB