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by SMOKEYBOB - 02/15/21 04:59 PM
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Would you try to rescue a cat?
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04/21/08 12:04 PM
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And ... if so, how? Here's a pic sent me from another forum. (Sorry for the size, etc ... it's not one of the usual formats). ![[Linked Image from i143.photobucket.com]](https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r138/renosteinke/Kittyinpowerlines.png)
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: renosteinke]
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04/21/08 12:43 PM
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Absolutly NOT! The cat will come down when ready.
Nor do I swerve for squirrels.
Earl
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: earlydean]
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04/21/08 01:50 PM
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Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: Theelectrikid]
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04/21/08 02:36 PM
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I agree, he will come down when he is ready or maybe a little quicker if he gets curious about those wires.
Greg Fretwell
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: gfretwell]
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04/21/08 02:58 PM
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No, I've yet to see the skeleton of a cat in either a tree, or on a power pole.
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: electure]
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04/21/08 04:44 PM
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I did not put the cat up there, and have no need to get him down. He will get down when he is ready.
Jimmy
Life is tough, Life is tougher when you are stupid
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: renosteinke]
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04/21/08 05:44 PM
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Here's a pic of the rescue in progress (no, that's NOT me!): ![[Linked Image from i143.photobucket.com]](https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r138/renosteinke/Rescued.png) I'm sure the PoCo has an extensive protocol that covers such situations. My role in all this? As "supreme being" at a cat lovers' web site, this issue comes up with some frequency. I usually tell folks to be patient ... and I've managed to persuade a few folks to put away their ladders, send the tree-trimmer away, etc. There are very real dangers on those poles. Now, I just have to learn how to change the format pictures come in .... 
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: earlydean]
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04/21/08 07:23 PM
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Absolutly NOT! The cat will come down when ready.
Nor do I swerve for squirrels. That is too funny because that's exactly what I was thinking. Cats will outlive me by eight lives and squirrels are nothing but pests. Large rats in my opinion. Seriously, I don't see the justification in placing a lineman in the way of unnecessary harm. Every time they head up a pole, they know that they might not come back down. Doing his regular job is dangerous enough as it is, but going up there for non-work related stuff just isn't worth the risk. The cat will figure it out. Cats are much smarter than we think that they are. I'm also not a fan of the taxpayer's money being wasted for firefighters to retrieve cats from trees. I understand that utility companies and fire departments offer these rescues in an effort to provide good community relations, and maybe some practice. I say take the cat's family out to dinner with a $50.00 gift certificate. The cat will be home by the time they return and no human lives will be risked. I'm sure that's a lot cheaper than paying for a line crew with a truck for an hour. OK, I admit it. I don't like cats but only because they are smarter than we are.
---Ed---
"But the guy at Home Depot said it would work."
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: EV607797]
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04/21/08 09:53 PM
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and does he expect the cat to just hold on, while they climb back down......
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Re: Would you try to rescue a cat?
[Re: renosteinke]
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04/22/08 06:11 PM
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In this case I wonder if the concern isn't practical as much as public relations: What about the potential for an outage if the cat gets into the primaries?
-John
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