The rain has stopped and the weather is amazing

[conuly]

Also, another one of our furnace pipes has developed a leak. Every time we fix one, the next one goes. I've patched this one, so with any luck (and with our keeping the heat pretty low) it should last until we can call in a plumber.

(Does anybody know a plumber who will accept payment in semi-feral kittens? There's a batch around the corner, very adorable, very healthy, and willing to warm up to anybody who feeds them! They do need to be just a little bit neutered, defleaed, and probably dewormed as well, not to mention vaxxed, but that's surely no big deal for the right family! Actually, I think it's two litters, so that should be ample payment for a little bit of plumbing work.)

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Comments

[james]

Kittens for plumbing sounds like a fantastic deal, to me. If I were a plumber and not allergic to pet dander. ;-) And, you know, not on the west coast.

[conuly]

There are some logistical difficulties, I see.

[chanter1944]

I wish I knew someone who'd take payment for pipe work in kitten adoption! That honestly sounds like something ysabetwordsmith or dialecticdreamer would write. Or that I might write... hmmmm... :)

[conuly]

Honestly, everybody loves kittens!

[cellio]

Be careful; that kitten thing could go differently. :-)

[conuly]

Oh, I get that this is a joke, but that's just a tactical error. You have to make people pay something for a kitten, even just $5 that you immediately return to them in the form of a bag of cat food. People really do treat pets better if they're not free.

(Also: You must must must get them fixed yourself before you give them away, but I think we both know that one!)

a little bit neutered

[rafiwinters]

Is that like being a little bit pregnant?

Re: a little bit neutered

[conuly]

The opposite, I hope.

[carbonel]

I suspect this has about as much likelihood of success as offering payment in the form of zucchini in August in Minnesota.

[conuly]

So... I sneak the kittens on their doors with an address and the job info, and they'll sneak into my house to repay me?