Tales of the Village - How much is that kitty in the window? / myLot

Northampton, England

July 14, 2019 6:17am CST

Our cat Milo likes to spend a lot of time at the village's recycling shop. It's a great place and Nick, the guy who runs it, adores our boy. Milo gets himself into trouble and has already got himself locked in the toilet at the shop one afternoon and spent an overnighter when he wasn't spotted at closing time. Yesterday, we got a loud knock at our door from one of our neighbours to say that there was a post on the village Facebook page about a cat being locked in the shop - and of course, it was pretty much sure to be Milo. I called his friend Nick who was off at his allotment playing with his vegetables. Whilst I waited for him to come back and free Milo, I asked on the Facebook group how the original poster had known he was inside. Had she heard him miaowing? No, she has seen him parading up and down in the front window. So Milo did a pretty good job of asking for help and alerting passersby to his predicament. When the door was opened and I called him, he came running straight away. As it was a Saturday afternoon, his window antics and the goodwill of the lady who saw him, saved him being locked in until Monday morning.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

14 Jul 19

I'm inclined to say "Poor Milo!" but, on second thoughts, I'm not really sorry for him. Cats mostly behave with equanimity and resourcefulness when met with the vagaries of human behaviour, such as having doors which they shut and lock when they go away. Fifty years ago, this story would have sounded very bizarre! "A post on the village Facebook page"? What could that possibly have been? Some sort of Parish Magazine, one might suppose, but they come out monthly and any 'news' in them would be at least a week old! And then you called Milo's friend, Nick! Unless the allotment were within shouting distance of your garden, that would have been completely impossible and anyway, you would have them said that you 'called out' to him (or something), whereas just 'calling' implies that you telephoned him! Well, I be dur-gung perflummixed! What a murfickle world we do live in, to be sure!

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

15 Jul 19

@boiboing I don't suppose that the butcher would appreciate visiting cats much (though they might call in for a tidbit). The hairdresser sounds a good place, though. In the village I lived in as a child, there was a large and clearly well fed tabby cat who used to sleep peacefully amongst the packets of cornflakes and bottles of Robinsons Barley Water in the grocer's window display. That grocer wore a brown coat and the shop smelt of paraffin and soap and bacon and furniture polish, just like Ronnie Barker's establishment in the TV sitcom.

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

14 Jul 19

Times change. If the recycling shop wasn't there, the next nearest is the butcher and the hairdresser.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (469488)

• Switzerland

14 Jul 19

Cats only count on their luck, they know they are cute and someone will come to their rescue.

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

14 Jul 19

I don't think he was looking to be rescued - just checking out the view.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (469488)

• Switzerland

15 Jul 19

@boiboing Cats are confident animals, they know that sooner or later someone comes to their rescue.

Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

15 Jul 19

@LadyDuck Confidence and an overwhelming sense of entitlement - that sums up my boy Milo.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

14 Jul 19

Hello! Long time no read. I was already missing the tales of the village.

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

14 Jul 19

@Fleur prompted me to come back and do some.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

14 Jul 19

@boiboing It's good that you obeyed. Are you still active on the cancer site?

Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

14 Jul 19

@MALUSE Not much. It's 8.5 years now and sometimes it's better to just move on.

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paigea

@paigea (36320)

• Canada

15 Jul 19

Lucky Milo got out before Monday! My cat once disappeared for a month. He came walking back into the yard one day. A little dusty and white thin. I don't know his story.

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

15 Jul 19

My boy Baloo (RIP) once went missing for 4 or 5 weeks and was found 8 miles away in another village. All VERY mysterious.

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paigea

@paigea (36320)

• Canada

15 Jul 19

@boiboing we will never know!

Janeth

@janethwayne (5191)

• Philippines

14 Jul 19

He is a smart cat to ask for a rescue.And then he is free.

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Miss_Leafy

@Miss_Leafy (4296)

• Colombia

14 Jul 19

He is a smart and lucky cat

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

16 Sep 19

Milo is quite an adventurous kitty.

Fleur

@Fleura (30018)

• United Kingdom

14 Jul 19

Good thing that someone didn't recycle him : )

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

14 Jul 19

He's gaining quite a reputation.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30018)

• United Kingdom

15 Jul 19

@boiboing I can just imagine him in the window!

Jessica

@JESSY3236 (19815)

• United States

16 Jul 19

lol Lily has been getting almost in a cat fight with a grey cat. Saturday I had to break up two almost fights. Today again I had to break up two almost fights. Now she won't come in.