Nonsense Thread

[Chilezen]

I've always wanted a pet, but my wife has always veto'd the idea.

Could this have changed now that you're in a single family residence?

Is this for the welding table/wind protection?

Oh, no, the wind protection for my outdoor welding table is now adequate enough to slow down most breezes. What I'm referring to above is an art project, in which I'm building a functional-sculpture that is a table with moving parts. The table aspect is not the most practical, being about counter height, and a round glass surface to top it off. You could put like.. picture frames or a flower pot in it. Whatever the wife wants to justify having a metal monstrosity in the house. She's definitely not going to appreciate the amount of dust it will collect lol

Right now I'm still in the middle of fabricating an exhaust for my car (I'm selling my original one and building a better version for myself). During the summer when it was too hot outside, that's when I was holed up in my room designing the thing you saw. When the exhaust is done, I have another paid project to take on, and then next month begins the holiday season for me with a few birthdays to celebrate, and then actual holidays and a trip to Texas. The art project likely won't get worked on until next year. This assumes my car doesn't keep breaking (last week I had to replace a brake hard line).

[Northern]

Is this for the welding table/wind protection?

[2mAn]

2 cats really isn't more trouble if you are already getting one, so let them have a friend.

I've always wanted a pet, but my wife has always veto'd the idea. She even prefers cats and I find them little troublemakers so I would want a pair. Alas, another day...

This is a section analysis/a cutaway of it, so you can see it better... It's not done yet.. just a sneak peak.

I dont even know what I'm looking at, but excited to see it hit fruition!

[DEV0 E30]

I like where that is going.

[Chilezen]

As Marie Kondo says, if it sparks joy, then it should be a part of your life. You're good dude.
PS: Still dig your table. I've had it bookmarked for a long time.

Thank you, no offense taken earlier. I aim to be responsible with my pets. We provide them the best home we can, so that they stay close and don't f*** around in other people's yards. There's no way we could keep them as indoor cats, they'd go insane. And no matter how many scratching posts we have, they still prefer the couch lol.
Initially, when the new batch of cats were kittens (there were 3 main batches), I did post on social media about the situation, and if anyone I knew would be able to take any, I'd appreciate it. Only 2 were taken, and the longer we had the rest, the harder it was to let any more go. 2 more did go to a shelter. What makes it tough is like, you want to make sure they go to a good home, but you'll just never know what kind of home they'll end up in. And I hate to single any of them out; they should go in pairs, because cats are social creatures too. But some people are weird about that, I don't know why. 2 cats really isn't more trouble if you are already getting one, so let them have a friend.

Aside from that, thank you again, and I have been working on the latest table; it's taken me 5 years to develop the idea and bring it into reality.
When I said "fluctuates between 1& 2" earlier, the table is that other factor. I really want to see this thing built.
And it's not like 5 straight years of development. It's like a couple months worth of work... you know how passion projects go.
Anyway I'll share a screenshot of the doo-hickey. aka the brain of the system. This is a section analysis/a cutaway of it, so you can see it better. At the bottom is a planetary gearset I designed, and the big thing above it is a specialized crankshaft designed to act against wires that will suspend 6 pistons, going up and down, around the perimeter of the table. It's not done yet.. just a sneak peak.

[DEV0 E30]

You do hit a nerve about the cats needing to be fixed. In the one instance where the same cat got pregnant twice, this was due to a careless neglect of my mom who was going outside and the mamma cat slipped right passed her. I think it could have been avoidable; just watch what's behind you to see if a cat is following, and be careful. The reason she wasn't fixed at that point was because she was literally nursing the kittens she just had. Suffice to say, that was one horny cat and got knocked right back up.
The rest of the females we've encountered, we do take them in, but mind you it's not free, so we can't fix everyone. Strays, I mean.
Yes, they do poop in the yard, which lessens the load on the boxes inside. But yeah that just means cleaning the yard too. We don't have grass, so the yard is mostly dirt to begin with.

I would never recommend this life. I honestly feel like this life chose me and I'm just the unique type of person to let it happen.
I will go to a party and will seek out any animals and hang out with them instead of the people.
I've gone to complete strangers' houses, and I will make friends with the cat...and the owner will make it a point to state "wow, my cat doesn't like anyone, but he likes you".
My depression hits hard sometimes, and my cats fluctuate between the #1 & 2 reasons for deciding to keep going. That's really the most honest reason as to why I have them. Sorry if that made anyone uncomfortable.

You sound like a good person and kind soul, and I hope I didn't come across like I was harping on you at all.

I just hope that with that many cats there isn't a dangerous hoarding situation going down at the same time for your health too.
I can relate with seeking out animals more than people at times, heck was up north this weekend and even pspsps'd and said hi to a few cats on that walk.
I do prefer dogs, but any animal gets my respect, and care if it needs it. I just dislike having to pick up after other animals within my spaces.
I try to go on walks before 6AM with the doggo because it's still too hot any other time, and the few old ladies that feed cats and by proxy 50+ pigeons just irks me is all.

Oh and you already know this, but this is a mostly dead forum, in a thread that is literally about anything.
If you can't vent here, then what's the point. People here venting and just trying to enjoy old shitboxes are talk common interests to bring the joy.
As Marie Kondo says, if it sparks joy, then it should be a part of your life. You're good dude.
PS: Still dig your table. I've had it bookmarked for a long time.

[Chilezen]

You do hit a nerve about the cats needing to be fixed. In the one instance where the same cat got pregnant twice, this was due to a careless neglect of my mom who was going outside and the mamma cat slipped right passed her. I think it could have been avoidable; just watch what's behind you to see if a cat is following, and be careful. The reason she wasn't fixed at that point was because she was literally nursing the kittens she just had. Suffice to say, that was one horny cat and got knocked right back up.
The rest of the females we've encountered, we do take them in, but mind you it's not free, so we can't fix everyone. Strays, I mean.
Yes, they do poop in the yard, which lessens the load on the boxes inside. But yeah that just means cleaning the yard too. We don't have grass, so the yard is mostly dirt to begin with.

I would never recommend this life. I honestly feel like this life chose me and I'm just the unique type of person to let it happen.
I will go to a party and will seek out any animals and hang out with them instead of the people.
I've gone to complete strangers' houses, and I will make friends with the cat...and the owner will make it a point to state "wow, my cat doesn't like anyone, but he likes you".
My depression hits hard sometimes, and my cats fluctuate between the #1 & 2 reasons for deciding to keep going. That's really the most honest reason as to why I have them. Sorry if that made anyone uncomfortable.

[DEV0 E30]

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jebus. I thought the rule was 1 litter box for every cat plus one after 2.
So you have 2 cats, you have 3 litter boxes, one for each, one neutral space.
You're at least 10 litter boxes short, and one bad day away from norovirus taking hold of all of the humans.
Kidding, sorta, be safe brother.

I don't mind cats, and I've met many I like, and the ones with jobs that serve a purpose I'm all for, but you're kinda describing my worst nightmare.
I learned that if I ever purchase rock/granite for landscaping it has to be of the 3/4 inch variety or larger.
Even half inch, the neighborhood cats think the entire front yard is their litter box.
All them cat momma's need to be fixed, it's sad hearing kitten screaming for their mom when it is 120 degrees and they are essentially being baked alive.
I've saved a few litters over the years and it just upsets me when people don't get their pets fixed, especially their outdoor cats.

[Reichart12]

5 cars, rookie numbers
'86 e30
'87 e30 (current)
'91 e30
xj cherokee
ram 1500 (current)

[Chilezen]

Pretty close guess; I live in a poor area where stray cats are easy to come by. This is a single-family residence with a yard in a suburban area. To answer a few questions...without going into a brief life story... I've always had cats, but only the first 2 were "officially" adopted back when I was a kid. Most have been rescued or donated/dumped on us. Before I moved to this area about 4 years ago, I topped out at 8, though not all at once.
Moving here, we (my mother and I) took in a pregnant cat, followed by another pregnant cat, and then the first one again got pregnant. And then another different one got pregnant.
Some cats have passed from old age, others from sickness, and some didn't make it past a few days or a few weeks. One unfortunately got lost and never returned.

All cats I consider mine are ones that we bring in every night. So yes, 13 cats inside a 1,100 sq ft. house each night. 4 litter boxes. Lots of cat food, and flea meds, and the occasional vet bills. Every cat has been special and magical and I love them all.
When I was a kid, we also had 1 dog. I don't discriminate lol.

[Northern]

Rodents are the exact reason I'd like to have a/multiple outdoor cats here... the problem is that I'd need to let them inside in the winter. Garage kitty has crossed my mind.

[MR E30 325is]

Totally assuming here, but since he said "depending on how you count kittens that didn't make it" he may live in an area where having outdoor cats is very helpful. My in-laws live out in the Utah desert in a commune in a valley, and routinely have 5-8 cats at any one time, as the cats keep the vermin in check that would otherwise destroy the shit they have. Kittens routinely don't make it unfortunately, and a cat is bested by coyotes or the like too often as well. So it's a sort of rotation of cats in that way.

[rturbo 930]

How do you end up with that many cats? I once had three, and that was about my max.

[MrBurgundy]

That's a lot of cats, where the hell do you keep 13 cats lol

[Chilezen]

I think it's more so that I don't have a wife lol

But the parking lot helps, me keep the cars and stay single.

I'm going to be the equivalent of a single cat mom, but instead of cats.... cars purchased for 5k or less.

WOAH WOAH WOAH. My time to shine here.

I'll make up for everyone who has cars but not cats.

I have 13 cats at the moment. Most cats at once was 19. Had a cumulative total of 28-31 in my life, depending on how you count kittens that didn't make it.

You're welcome, I'm here to balance everything out.