Sunday 21 January 2024

doornail kinda dead


Yup, it's dead, alright.  Dead, deaddums, doornail kinda dead.


MOUSES!


What?  What's that, Peepers?  What's that you're babblin' on about now?


NO, I was NOT talking 'bout a bird.


*runs to front door to double-check*


NOPE, there are no dead birds 'round here.


MOUSES!


I know, I know...  I know what you're thinkin'.  You're thinkin' either Saffy or I caught some poor critter and deadded it.  A bird or a mouse or...  Or perhaps a wayward bug.


But the truth is, we didn't.  We didn't catch anythin'.  Not anythin' at all!


What?  What's that, Saffy, my man?


Oh yeah, Saffy DID catch the butterfly toy Santa gave us for Christmas.  He caught it last night.  And then again, this mornin'.  He catches it a lot, actually, but he does NOT deadums it.  Nope, he doesn't deadums it, at all.  Once he lets go, the butterfly always comes right back to life.


MOUSES!


What, Saffy?  What are you on about now?


Oh yeah, and Saffy also caught his tail.


Although I'm pretty sure that catch was purely accidental.


MOUSES!


Truth is, it's the car battery that's dead.


AND IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN ALL THAT COLD!


But not-all-that-cold or not, the car battery is dead as a doornail, the peep says.


AND THE BATTERY ISN'T EVEN ALL THAT OLD.


Seems we went through all this not all that long ago.  Maybe two or three years.


But the battery won't start up the car, nonetheless.


But don't you worry, my friends.  Don't you worry, at all.  The car has a doctor's appointment - if that's what you wanna call it - on Tuesday afternoon.  Our pals at the garage will fix 'er right up and she'll be runnin' again, and...


What?  What's that, Peepers?  What's that you're babblin' on about NOW?


I AM NOT WORRIED.  There's no need for you to console Saffy and me.  YOU might be skimpin' on milk and bread to make sure there's enough to get you thru 'til Tuesday, but that's of no concern to me.


I already checked, you see, and there's plenty of kibble and tins of the fanciest of the feasts.  Plenty of treats, as well.  There are even bottles of spring water.


To which Saffy has takin' a likin', as of late.


SAFFY AND ME ARE GONNA BE JUST FINE.


Good thing, too, Peepers.  'Cause if we were runnin' low on any of OUR stuff, you'd be walk, walk, WALKIN' to the store.


And that is for sure.


Not OUR fault the store is a couple kilometres away and the roads are a tad icy.


MOUSES!


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And remember:

IF IN DOUBT,

DON'T. GO. OUT.

Continue to practice SOCIAL DISTANCIN' measures

AND KEEP WASHIN' YOUR PAWS.

MOUSES!

Remember to mask up, too.





10 comments:

  1. I am glad your peeps always have your supplies on hand. XO

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  2. I hope the car battery is fixed. Peepers doesn't want to go walking in this weather. Hubby is having the same trouble with the big tractor and the battery is only 2 years old! He has brought it up from the barn and put it in the garage to keep warmer, and it is taking up too much room.

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  3. The household will make it through adversity, as long as the cats have everything they need!

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  4. Dead batteries are never ever fun no matter what they run!

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  5. MOUSES! We're sorry to hear about the dead car battery, Sivvers. We hope there's at least something to sustain Peepers until the car gets fixed. Her being the one with the opposable thumbs for opening cans and all. Hugs to you all. XO

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  6. They can't blame you for the battery unless you did it to keep your mom home with you and if so then good for you.

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  7. We hope the problem of the battery will be solved soon. Nothing more worse than walking in the...cold with this weather🙈⛄❄Double warm Pawkisses for a Happy Week ahead🐾😽💞

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  8. Oh, yes those dang batteries...petcretary's was in the throes of death, but still working...she did get a new one...in the nick of time. Wonder if the old one got a proper funeral service!?

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  9. Oh boy! Me, Katie was saying stuffs about this very thing! Mom's car was deader'n a doornail too. The temp was in the minus degrees for a week with the highs in the since digits, and Micah, our vehicle died an untimely death. BUT as soon as the temp rose to above freezing, he changed his mind, remembered his manners and started for mom. Straight to the grocery store.

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  10. I'd sure be thinking about working up a home delivery order, even after a day without a car or motorcycle. Maybe just move over the store and save time 😉
    Toodle pips and purrs
    ERin

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