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Frizzled Cat Recovering From Jolt, Fire, Fall (25K volts, 40 foot fall)
2005-08-21
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. -- A cat in Nevada is recovering from a foray atop a power pole that left it jolted, frizzled and dazed -- and with a little less fur. Firefighters believe the cat touched a relay switch on the 25,000-volt line while checking out a bird's nest. It fell from the 40-foot pole and sparked a fire outside a firehouse.

Firefighters found the singed cat near the base of the pole. They assumed it was dead, until they noticed it was breathing. They put it on a blanket and gave it oxygen. It turns out the burns weren't as serious as they looked. One of the firefighters said "the fire just burned all his hair off." The cat's expected to make a full recovery, and will be put up for adoption if no one claims it.
"If nobody claims it"? I want this critter for breeding stock in my master plan to create the Kzin from scratch.
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#6  Naw only two kinds of people in the world, those who catagorize and those who don't.
Posted by: Mona Gorilla   2005-08-21 18:26  

#5  I count three lives. By the way there are three kinds of people in this world--those that can count and those that can't.
Posted by: Uleresh Gloting5095   2005-08-21 17:52  

#4  And subtract two lives from its' 9 lives on account!
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2005-08-21 14:37  

#3  Name it "Sparky", of course.
Posted by: mojo   2005-08-21 13:06  

#2  Thanks for the tip. Now just how do I get a 25,000 volt line installed around the fish pond for a little feline aversion therapy?
Posted by: ed   2005-08-21 10:55  

#1  Rats! (so to speak) did it again. Please move to non-WoT. Sorry, gang.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2005-08-21 10:47  

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