Ask and ye shall recieve!

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Karen M.) said:

This morning I was at a buddy's house some distance
away, and we had already discussed the bulk trash pick-
up scheduled for tomorrow. She looked out the window
and said, "my neighbors are putting bikes out in their
trash." Not one, but TWO Nishiki ATBs. Girls bikes.
(Nieces' neighbors have had bike thefts, so a non-
popular style is a plus.) Niece-friendly colors (one is
purple). 26" wheels. Creative maintenance but nothing I
can't solve with a few parts. And was the price ever
right!!! 🙂

That's pretty much how it works for me, too. Since there
were two bikes, if you fix them both up and pass one along
in a random act of kindness to someone who needs a bike,
maybe you'll keep the supply coming. I think that's part of
the covenant. I also believe it helps to be thankful that
you get bikes instead of multitudes of stray cats. That's my
religious take on it, anyways.

cheers, Tom

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On Sun, 9 May 2004 19:32:52 -0700, [email hidden] (Tom Keats)

Quoted message said:

two bikes, if you fix them both up and pass one along in a
random act of kindness to someone who needs a bike, maybe
you'll keep the supply coming. I think that's part of the
covenant. I also believe

It's also a way to get rid of the excess bikes caused by
this habit.

Quoted message said:

it helps to be thankful that you get bikes instead of
multitudes of stray cats. That's my religious take on
it, anyways.

I like stray cats. They're cute but I don't have to change
the litter box. However, one's been favoring a rear leg that
may be infected, broken, or have an ingrown nail; and
another has a tick in his neck. Any suggestions? Neither is
fond of being touched or too closely approached. The other
one, who does trust me, is of course, perfectly healthy...

I tried spraying anti-tick stuff, but I'll need to load it
into a squirt gun to get a good shot on him; and the only
thing I can think of for the bum leg is to drug some food...
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Rick Onanian

Tom said:

...Since there were two bikes, if you fix them both up and
pass one along in a random act of kindness to someone who
needs a bike, maybe you'll keep the supply coming.

Spoken like an only child! There are two nieces, and
perhaps someday they'll outgrow the "she got something I
didn't IT'S NOT FAIR!!!" garbage. OTOH, given the role
model provided by their mother, perhaps I am dreaming.
Besides, one of the bikes is purple, which is the other
niece's favorite color. There were three bikes, and I
left the Schwinn diamond frame ATB for the next luck
finder. --Karen M.

Quoted message said:

I like stray cats. They're cute but I don't have to change
the litter box. However, one's been favoring a rear leg
that may be infected, broken, or have an ingrown nail; and
another has a tick in his neck. Any suggestions? Neither
is fond of being touched or too closely approached. The
other one, who does trust me, is of course, perfectly
healthy...

I tried spraying anti-tick stuff, but I'll need to load
it into a squirt gun to get a good shot on him; and the
only thing I can think of for the bum leg is to drug
some food...
--
Rick Onanian

Rick, when I was a teen, I worked for a veterinarian. To
catch an unruly or scared cat, we would get a blanket and
throw it over him. While he was trying to figure out which
way was "out" we'd scoop him up in an armful of blanket and
cat. You can even examine a cat in a blanket by just
uncovering the part that needs to be examined, and the claws
can't tear you up at the same time.

Pat in TX

Pat said:

Rick, when I was a teen, I worked for a veterinarian. To
catch an unruly or scared cat, we would get a blanket and
throw it over him. While he was trying to figure out which
way was "out" we'd scoop him up in an armful of blanket and
cat. You can even examine a cat in a blanket by just
uncovering the part that needs to be examined, and the
claws can't tear you up at the same time.

Thanks, I'll probably try that...it beats trying to find a
safe and legal way to drug the cat's food.
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Rick Onanian