Wow!  That sounds like my Aunt Polly too.  Starting to wonder about that 
lady.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harley Shanko" <HShanko@OregonsBest.com>
To: <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:58 PM
Subject: RE: [OT] Shock the kitty


> Reading all about other people's 'kitty' adventures, makes me recall the
> several years at Univ. of Colorado, getting my BSEE back in late 50's.  We
> had a Siamese cat, named Kitsie by a previous owner.  Come winter dry
> weather, her walking across the carpet and sniffing my outheld hand would
> draw an arc and a zap, and quickly the cat wouldn't come to 'sniff' any
> longer for several months.
>
> Man, you never saw a cat scoot away so fast.  Like a bullet.  But if she
> wanted to be held, she'd get on my lap and enjoy being petted.  But don't
> try to bring your finger to her nose.  ZAP!
>
> And, if you walked over to the light switch in the dark, you could draw an
> arc of several inches at times.  Not really painful, but a nice flash of
> light.
>
> Once the dry weather was over, the cat was much more friendly.  Funny cat;
> if you were packing up the car to go somewhere, you'd find the cat on top
> the front seat back, watching us pack up.  But once moving, she'd start
> meowering for hours.  Wanted to go with us, but didn't care for the
> movement, I suppose.
>
> Harley
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