Yes, this is a bit of a problem. That's the cat house roof with a thick, heavy sheet of snow and ice slowly sliding off and coming down on the cats' outdoor enclosure -- and in the process, it's taking down the fencing material we had stretched across the top to keep The Resident Escape Artist, blind Herbie, from getting out.
After seeing this, I called up our maintenance manager, a Mr. Smith, and asked him what he was going to do about it. "Absolutely nothing, sir," he said. "I'm going to let nature take its course."
I mulled that over and came to agree. That stuff is too heavy and icy to knock loose so it can fall through the fencing -- it's compacted like a glacier -- so we may just have to wait for spring to re-hang the top of the enclosure. In the meantime, the cats don't seem to mind -- they don't plan on venturing outside until late April anyway!
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Wow!!! Well, Herbie is definitely going to have to think this through cuz even if he does want to escape I doubt he'll want to work thru the RDR glacier right now! I know it means more work for Mr. Smith & you but that is truly a beautiful looking snow wave!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | February 02, 2010 at 04:56 PM
You do have some unique problems on the ranch!
Posted by: Lynne Parker | January 26, 2010 at 01:16 PM
It does make you wonder why Herbie tries to escape with the good life that he has. Of course, I do think he would like a home of his own where he could be the King! Would hosing that that glacier help? It would leave a mound of ice on the ground, but maybe the retention material would be saved.
Posted by: Barb Ribinski | January 26, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Neat photo, looks like the curl of a big wave that they surf through in Hawaii. I expect "Mr. Smith" will demand your help in replacing the top of the enclosure when your "wave" crashes. I don't think Herbie wants to hang-10 right now.
Posted by: Miranda | January 26, 2010 at 12:13 PM
I guess the real lesson learned here is to remove "resident escape cat retention material" as soon as it hits, say, minus 10, and replace it in the spring.
The glacier sure looks cool, though!
Posted by: Janet in Cambridge | January 26, 2010 at 10:38 AM
"Bahahaha" says Herbie my evil plan is working. They will wait till the snow melts giving me time to escape. Now I just need to figure out why I want to escape, I get three hots and a cot here. Ok, so I didn't think this out completely I am a cat.
Be safe & warm you guys.
Posted by: Eric | January 26, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Wow...that is quite a compact job!
Good thing my favorite cats are snug inside and won't need their enclosure until Spring.
It would be a hot cat house otherwise; then again, that heat would thaw the glacier. ; )
Posted by: boundforglory | January 26, 2010 at 10:10 AM