Some Days Are Like That
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (85053)
United States
July 4, 2024 5:10pm CST
My wife and I spent most of the day doing whatever throughout the day, including dealing with the pool. The usual fare. Cleaning it and checking chemicals. We had to siphon some water off since we had a lot of rain between yesterday and today and the water level was much higher than it should be.
Later, we decided to take a dip and we were about an hour and a half in when a neighbor from the block over came by with her two kids through what we call the alley, but isn't really an alley like you'd expect.
"Have you seen a three-legged cat running around?" she asked.
I paused a moment and said no. "What color is it?" I asked. And the neighbor gave me this look.
She did not need to say the words. It hit me almost immediately after I asked the question.
"Did you see my three legged cat?"
I guess at that point it doesn't matter what color the cat is. You're not going to miss a cat with three legs. I guess it is what it is.
I MIGHT have had a couple of beers. Can I use that as my excuse?
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jul
I might miss a three legged cat, unless the cat moved in a way that gave it away or something. I would've done the same thing. But happens to the best of us.
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jul
@porwest They do move oddly. However, some can walk almost normally depending if they were born that way or lost a leg early enough in life. If you don't know what to look for, it can easily go unnoticed. Like if the cat was in some bushes it might look like it's trying to pounce on prey.
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@BearArtistLady (6038)
• United States
5 Jul
@porwest Don't feel like an idiot!!! There could have been more than one three-legged cat in the neighborhood!
If you really want to feel stupid, be a lady and need to pee really bad and race into the closest restroom and into the stall. I locked the booth, relieved myself, flushed and came out to find a man in the room. He looked at me, and the open door, and the urinal and asked, "Do you know where you are?" I replied, "Yep, in the bathroom!" He went on to say, "But do you know which one?" I looked at him and stated, "It really didn't matter, I needed to pee so badly that if I waited any longer there would have been a huge puddle on the floor!" He couldn't be pacified; he went on to state:"But there is a urinal on the wall!!!!!" I looked at him and stated, "It's a nice piece of porcelain, but I can't boost my butt around to pee in it, I had to make do with the toilet." I finished drying my hands and walked past him, thanked him for holding the door and went back to my shopping. He could only stand there with his mouth open. I was with my mom, and I thought she was going to wet herself from laughing when I told her what happened. When we got to the checkout stand the cashiers were talking about the lady who used the men's room, that the man was really upset even though it was an emergency for the lady. They had a good laugh over it too.
So don't feel like an idiot!
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jul
@BearArtistLady I've had a few instances where I've had to intentionally use the mens room in public places. My husband would stand by the door in those cases to keep guys from going in. I could hear him explain it to one or two people and those guys were real understanding about it.
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@LeaPea2417 (37339)
• Toccoa, Georgia
5 Jul
I would have probably asked the same question ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
5 Jul
I'm glad Dawn was there to supervise you. Have a good day and weekend.
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@Fleura (29677)
• United Kingdom
5 Jul
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
5 Jul
Gosh. There really are many situations like that. Like when you check in to a hotel room and the clerk tells you to enjoy your stay, and you respond with you too, as though the clerk will be boarding next door to you. lol
As for three legged cats, I see a lot of strays around here, but all of them have all their legs.
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