Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Toby Takes a Dive
Toby, a huge, brown and black, classic tabby, loved to drink water from the tap in the bathtub. Mother spoiled him by turning on the water whenever he jumped in the tub. Soon, when Toby saw Mother in the bathroom, he jumped in the tub and waited for her to turn the faucet on. He tried to train me, but I was less obliging than my mother.
We lived in a house that is now pushing 100, but was about 75 years old when Toby lived with us. The water line from the meter to the house needed to be replaced because our water pressure had dropped to an unacceptable level because of deposits in the pipe. Since removing the line meant that we would be without water for several hours, we filled the bathtub with water. The tub was an old claw-footed one that could hold water to a depth of a foot and a half with no problem.
Mother was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when Toby appeared in the doorway. I now quote my mother: "I told him there was water in the tub, but he just didn't listen." I can see Mother telling Toby, who, of course, launched himself into the tub. Again, I quote my mother, "I don't think he ever touched bottom, he came out so fast." Toby had touched the water as he left a wet trail out of the bathroom and into the den where he began the task of licking himself dry. Mom followed with a towel and assisted the drying process.
It was weeks before Toby would jump into the tub without looking first.
We lived in a house that is now pushing 100, but was about 75 years old when Toby lived with us. The water line from the meter to the house needed to be replaced because our water pressure had dropped to an unacceptable level because of deposits in the pipe. Since removing the line meant that we would be without water for several hours, we filled the bathtub with water. The tub was an old claw-footed one that could hold water to a depth of a foot and a half with no problem.
Mother was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when Toby appeared in the doorway. I now quote my mother: "I told him there was water in the tub, but he just didn't listen." I can see Mother telling Toby, who, of course, launched himself into the tub. Again, I quote my mother, "I don't think he ever touched bottom, he came out so fast." Toby had touched the water as he left a wet trail out of the bathroom and into the den where he began the task of licking himself dry. Mom followed with a towel and assisted the drying process.
It was weeks before Toby would jump into the tub without looking first.
# posted by January Cat @ 5:32 PM 
