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TWC, Sinuses ... , Cats on Counters ..

June 8th, 2016 at 03:00 am

So Time warner Cable still had my name spelled incorrectly - after 4 different times supposedly correcting the spelling. Seriously. This time I had the person read back the spelling to me.

Part of the reason I was calling them was to find out if they would send someone out to string the 50 ft cable through our house and get it off my floor!

They're sending someone on Sunday! morning to do that, and anything else I can think of at the same time. Maybe have them string cords to all the rooms in the house?? She said something about outlets too? It'll cost $40, but I think it's worth it to have someone who knows what they are doing to do it. Who knows when we'd have the time to figure out how to do it ourselves .. the cord is unsightly.

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I had a horrible sinus headache yesterday after work. Pretty debilitating, actually. I ended up sleeping most of the evening, then getting up to take Koky out and feed the gang. Then back to bed.

DH came over after work (around 4 a.m.) and I woke up when he came in. My headache was thankfully gone by then.

The only thing I can think of is that the last two times this happened, it was after DH mowed the yard. He came in the middle of it to take a break and laid down on the bed in his clothes. So .. I'm thinking that whatever I'm allergic to in grass cuttings stuck to his clothes and transferred to the bedding.

Hence the sinus headache - no matter how much Allegra D, Nasacort, etc.

I told DH that next time he cuts the grass and wants to take a break in the middle, he'll have to disrobe before laying on the bed. Big Grin

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We have a couple of very persistent kitites for getting on the kitchen counters. I've covered them nearly completely in aluminum foil and double sided tape. All it really has accomplished is to make it noisily apparent when a cat is on the counter ...

I don't want to use the electronic mats or loud noises (two of the cats are quite skittish already) - I saw the idea of an upside down chair mat. They're pretty expensive though - also saw something called an x-Mat which is a similar idea (and cheaper.)

Any other ideas on how to keep cats off counters? Once we can successfully to do that, then I plan on working on the dining room table ...

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I put up 3 sun window seats for the cats in the living room. Only one cat so far has braved them ... Our own little Pepe le Peau!

Here are some pictures:




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I got my first letter from our mortgage company with our account number, etc. So now I can set up our online account. Big Grin I'll probably do that when I finish here.

Still don't have a bill from the plumber.

DH got in touch with a fencing guy today. He'll be coming by tomorrow to do an estimate. The fire was fueled by finding a big pile of dog excrement which could only be from the next door neighbors German Shepherd in our yard. Yuck!

4 Responses to “TWC, Sinuses ... , Cats on Counters ..”

  1. ceejay74 Says:
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    Spraying the counter with vinegar worked with our old cat; we'd douse them after he was caught, and then he wouldn't do it for a few months. Our current cats, I know Whiskey jumps up on the counters as soon as we go to sleep. Our only remedy is to keep all food out of reach. He's just crazily food motivated, so I don't think anything would keep him from jumping up if there was food and no supervision. At least he doesn't do it when we're around; or knows enough to jump down guiltily the few times he does and gets caught.

    There are motion detector compressed-air things we use to try and keep the cats away from the bedroom door; you could put those up when you're not using the kitchen yourself, but otherwise they would be too annoying because they go off whenever you move in front of the sensor.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
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    I just yelled and stamped my feet for a good 30 seconds when I saw them and that seemed to get the idea. I know one is too big to get up there now, the other probably gets up there when we aren't around...maybe.

  3. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    I have a cold at the moment and also had a bad sinus headache - maybe I was out in sympathy for you! Now I am sniffly and nasal, so hope it clears up soon. Maybe it is the grass? Dried grass used to set me off when I was a teenager (it was all around our high school; as soon as I finished high school the allergies magically disappeared). Glad yours was gone though! Also I hate cats on benches/dining tables and our leather lounge suite so have always been diligent with telling them off. Occasionally I find the cat has been on there but never in my presence. Just keep at it, keep telling them off.

  4. Jenn Says:
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    We put water in a spray bottle and kept it in reach. We used the 'stream' setting to spray them when they jump on the counter (while making a Family Feud buzzer noise). The water didn't hurt them at all of course, but they hated it and eventually associated just the noise with being sprayed. Worked for us.

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