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February 12, 2007
This Morning, the Cat Set Himself on Fire
You think I'm joking.
But no.
I believe I've mentioned here before how much Polyphemos enjoys hanging out atop the fridge. I'm not sure I've ever explained how close that is to the gas stove. The two are separated by a set of drawers and about 1.5 feet of countertop. This countertop is what the Boy uses to get to his perch on the fridge.
This morning, I was puttering about getting ready for the day. I filled the kettle, set it on the burner & lit the flame. I ground the coffee beans. I emptied one of the DishDrawers.
And then I smelled burning.
I turned around and looked at the stove. Nothing amiss there. I turned back around and sniffed at the coffee grinder. Nope. I looked toward the stove again. Still no reason for the burning smell.
My eye caught movement up and over, and there on the fridge lay Poly. Whose long, lush tail now has a nice singed spot on the underside about 1/4 of the way up from the base. There wasn't ever any actual flame that I saw, I don't think he really ever caught fire. I think he just lay his tail on the kettle for a moment as he turned to jump onto the fridge. That countertop gets full in the mornings, with the french press and coffee mugs, etc., leaving not much room for ascendant cats.
I'm thinking about using a different burner for coffee making tomorrow morning.
Posted by sally at February 12, 2007 09:09 AM
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