Supercat to the rescue

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I'd like to share a true story of how my cat Socks saved my girlfriend's life. A couple of years ago i was working late one night in Sydney. It was 1:30 am when I got a call from my very distressed girlfriend. She begins to tell me that she went to bed at about 11:30, only to be woken up an hour later by a very vocal Socks, meeowing and climbing all over her. Thinking he just wasn't satisfied with his earlier meal, she pushed him off and threw a pillow at him. Not detered, Socks kept pestering, getting quite agitated himself. After 10 minutes of being constantly hassled, she got up still half asleep and quite cranky, only to find the lounge room on FIRE! In shock, through the smoke she saw my stereo speaker and the curtains fully ablaze. Jumping into action on a full adrenalin rush she woke the old lady next door, yelling at her to call the fire brigade. She bounded back inside and actually managed to get the fire out using all available doonas & scattered clothes, just as the fire truck arrived. The cause of the fire was an incense burner left alight on top of the speaker (a lesson for all). The end result was complete destruction of the speaker, curtains, carpet, many doonas and severe wall damage. Not to mention the small but painfull burns on her arms and legs. The fireman said another couple of minutes and there would have been no stopping it, and the severity of the smoke would have rendered her unconcious. Socks was hailed as the hero of the night by the fireman, needless to say he was showered with gifts and the finest cat cuisine for many months after. A happy ending thanks to a fluffy hero!