"Cat" Burglar at 3am

Lady_MCSE · 07-04-2009, 04:20 AM

Woke up at 3am to an unusual sound I didn't recognize. Both cats on the bed with me went in to full "alert" mode.

If it actually were a burglar, then getting up and moving around would only alert him\her to the fact that the owner of the house was awake. And I do have an alarm system ... so I just grabbed my cell phone into my hand and stayed in bed to listen.

The originally quiet sound got a bit louder. It was like someone was banging on a door. After a couple more minutes, I got brave enough to get out of bed (quietly) and listen. From the bed, I thought it was downstairs. From the edge of the bedroom, I thought it was upstairs.

So I put some pants on, and with my heart racing, started wandering around upstairs checking the other bedroom and bathroom.

Nothing. The house is silent now.

Back in my bedroom, I start thinking I should go downstairs, when the sound starts up again. This time it's a little more urgent. It's faster and louder.

So I headed downstairs and went straight to the alarm. It was still engaged, and both doors were still closed, no windows open anywhere. Now I'm really puzzled.

Headed back upstairs, and I could hear hte sound again!

This time it was strong enough I went right to the source ... the closet in the library. This time there was a slight muffled mewing with the banging.

I open the door, and out runs Pluma!

You see, I have my house for sale, and one of the things people do when they look is to open closet doors. I had two lookers yesterday. Before I went to bed, I closed the door. I even called out because I know Pluma likes closets. So I called out for him and gave him a moment to show his face. He didn't. Silly bugger probably slept thru my calling and solidly from 10pm until 3am.

I have lots of boxes in there, and when I finally opened the door, he was on the topmost box at my eye level (like I said, I have the house for sale, I've boxed up and stashed a lot in closets in order ot make the rest of the house look neat). I'd be willing to bet that each time he decided to make himself known, he moved up in the stacks of boxes, until he was high enough to make a real racket!

Whew, my adrenaline is getting back to normal now ....

tallyho · 07-04-2009, 09:54 AM

ROFL.................how many times my critters have done something during the night to cause heart failure!!!!!

that is sooo funny, and i can just picture the look on kitty's face when you dumb human FINALLY open the closet door!

Lady_MCSE · 07-04-2009, 11:12 AM

Yeah, the funny thing is he QUIT doing it when I walked right by the door... I don't know if that's because he was playing a game with me, or if it was because he truly thought I was smart enough to open the door any second.

Orchid · 07-16-2009, 11:02 AM

Probably he thought you were smart enough to open the door.

CATS!

Feist · 07-16-2009, 11:23 AM

Whew, I was expecting a horror story where you find a masked man with one of your cats under his arm, escaping out of your house. Glad it only turned out to be one disgruntled cat!

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07-04-2009, 04:20 AM
Lady_MCSE Seasoned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Shytown, IL Posts: 4,518	"Cat" Burglar at 3am Woke up at 3am to an unusual sound I didn't recognize. Both cats on the bed with me went in to full "alert" mode. If it actually were a burglar, then getting up and moving around would only alert him\her to the fact that the owner of the house was awake. And I do have an alarm system ... so I just grabbed my cell phone into my hand and stayed in bed to listen. The originally quiet sound got a bit louder. It was like someone was banging on a door. After a couple more minutes, I got brave enough to get out of bed (quietly) and listen. From the bed, I thought it was downstairs. From the edge of the bedroom, I thought it was upstairs. So I put some pants on, and with my heart racing, started wandering around upstairs checking the other bedroom and bathroom. Nothing. The house is silent now. Back in my bedroom, I start thinking I should go downstairs, when the sound starts up again. This time it's a little more urgent. It's faster and louder. So I headed downstairs and went straight to the alarm. It was still engaged, and both doors were still closed, no windows open anywhere. Now I'm really puzzled. Headed back upstairs, and I could hear hte sound again! This time it was strong enough I went right to the source ... the closet in the library. This time there was a slight muffled mewing with the banging. I open the door, and out runs Pluma! You see, I have my house for sale, and one of the things people do when they look is to open closet doors. I had two lookers yesterday. Before I went to bed, I closed the door. I even called out because I know Pluma likes closets. So I called out for him and gave him a moment to show his face. He didn't. Silly bugger probably slept thru my calling and solidly from 10pm until 3am. I have lots of boxes in there, and when I finally opened the door, he was on the topmost box at my eye level (like I said, I have the house for sale, I've boxed up and stashed a lot in closets in order ot make the rest of the house look neat). I'd be willing to bet that each time he decided to make himself known, he moved up in the stacks of boxes, until he was high enough to make a real racket! Whew, my adrenaline is getting back to normal now .... __________________ "A pun is its own reword." — Dance Drier, British comedian

07-04-2009, 09:54 AM
tallyho Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Trappe, PA Posts: 1,972	ROFL.................how many times my critters have done something during the night to cause heart failure!!!!! that is sooo funny, and i can just picture the look on kitty's face when you dumb human FINALLY open the closet door!

07-04-2009, 11:12 AM
Lady_MCSE Seasoned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Shytown, IL Posts: 4,518	Yeah, the funny thing is he QUIT doing it when I walked right by the door... I don't know if that's because he was playing a game with me, or if it was because he truly thought I was smart enough to open the door any second. __________________ "A pun is its own reword." — Dance Drier, British comedian

07-16-2009, 11:02 AM
Orchid Bombproof Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 11,048	Probably he thought you were smart enough to open the door. CATS! __________________ Careful what you wish; Careful what you say; Careful what you wish; You may regret it; Careful what you wish; You just might get it. ~ Metallica, King Nothing

07-16-2009, 11:23 AM
Feist Newborn Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 47	Whew, I was expecting a horror story where you find a masked man with one of your cats under his arm, escaping out of your house. Glad it only turned out to be one disgruntled cat!