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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 44 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Weak point exposed, give scritches to tummy for massive damage(to yourself).

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Same energy:

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Retile the entire ceiling in cats. Look at all those empty spots in your cat-rack.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Just cover the entire floor with a layer of kitty litter.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's pretty lucky. Years ago I was adding a ceiling fan and opened a wall in the attic to run the electrical line.

That led to meowing coming from the walls. Luckily we were able to convince her to come out an access panel in the other end of the house.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I installed a new floating floor in a family members trailer and had to replace some of the subfloor where there was rotting and water damage.

I guess one of the cats decided to crawl in when I was cutting the replacement and got shut up in the floor joist cavity.

hours later they called me and said they heard meowing coming from the floor and had a missing cat. they asked what they should do. I told them they could tear up the floor again, crawl under the trailer, or let the the little idiot starve.

they crawled under the trailer.

before you get upset about the last option, I made it in jest but I did tell them to lock up all their pets because something like that would happen.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Another story, same cat:

I was installing a window unit air conditioner. Step one, pull the unit out of it's shell. Step two, mount the empty shell in the window. Step three, install the unit back in the mounted shell.

Later as we were enjoying the new coolness of the house, we discovered the cat was missing. I figured out pretty quickly that the little pain in the ass jumped through the empty shell and out the window when I turned around to pick up the unit and finish the install.

Both our cats were indoor-only cats. The older cat would have been able to feed himself, but he also wouldn't have been stupid enough to go outside in the first place. She in particular did not know how to survive. She got her ass kicked by a beetle once.

We were leaving on vacation the next day. We printed up signs, put them around the neighborhood, and I figured she was gone for good.

When we got back, there was a message on the answering machine that someone had found her, and put her inside our enclosed side porch with a bit of cat food.

We checked, and she was there on the porch. Skinny, dirty, and stupid, but alive.

[–] GreatRam@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago
[–] Octrom@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I dont think you should put them back in. Maybe alter and clean it up, leave it stylish and exposed.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 5 points 4 months ago

Definitely do not put the cats back in before replacing the tiles!

[–] Rednax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Might be a sound and temperature insulation solution. Although, if so, I recommend adding some insulation material inbetween the layers.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

At first glance it looks like the cat is hanging off a balcony on a really tall building.

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 5 points 4 months ago

Just cat doing cat things.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

That's a structural support beemeow. Going to have to call an engineer and rework your plans.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It asked Updog for a boost.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Nothing much, what's up with you right meow?

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Peak comfort?

[–] goondaba@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

“Nobel Prize. Capital N, small o, small b. . . ”

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 4 months ago

One of my pet rats made a hole in my mattress foundation so he could climb inside. I imagine this is what he did in there.

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Were the tiles stapled to the ceiling? Is that a thing?

[–] exPat17@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] kn33@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Wow. I'd definitely rather just have a drop ceiling that's easier to maintain and I can run network cables through.

[–] lemmy_acct_id_8647@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Twist: it’s actually been there for 6 years and long since perished lol