Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: scared
  • Music: Counting Crows, "Murder of One."

Oh sweet Great Pumpkin cats are hard on the heart.

Thomas can open doors.

Thomas has been able to open doors for a while now.

Thomas has never previously opened the front door. So this was new.

I got up to get ready for bed and discovered the front door of the house standing open, and an utter absence of cats. This, naturally, triggered INSTANT HYSTERIA, and lots of frenzied cat-calling, which probably frightened the neighbors.

Lilly came immediately, looking faintly ashamed of herself, and limping slightly. Thomas was in the yard, sniffing things, and came when called. I closed the door and turned to inspect Lilly's paw...during which pause Thomas OPENED THE DOOR again and let himself back outside.

I retrieved Thomas, called my mother, put on trousers, went outside, locked the door, and began searching the neighborhood for Alice. I found her halfway down the block, investigating someone's garden. I got her to come by clanging a can of wet food with a fork. She's mad now because she didn't get treats. I'm mad because, well. ESCAPING ISN'T COOL. Poor Vixy got me calling her in hysterics, wailing about how they got out.

All three cats are fine and uninjured. I cannot sleep. I have notified work that I'm going to be in late tomorrow, because there's no way I'm sleeping in the next hour. And from now on, the front door is locked even when I'm in the house.

Stupid cats.
Tags: alice, cats, freaking out, lilly, thomas
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jw1776

June 23 2011, 05:41:04 UTC 6 years ago

Key-only deadbolt. That way only of Thomas can pick locks would you have to worry.

netpositive

June 23 2011, 11:37:46 UTC 6 years ago

We used to have to use our key-only deadbolt even when inside the house because the door wouldn't latch properly and was known to *blow open* in March winds.

Me, I got used to leaving my keys in the door to get in and out... but my housemate would take his keys out, which confused the heck out of a burglar who broke in through the back window and tried to escape quickly through the front door.

However, if Thomas can pick locks, Seanan has larger things to worry about, like "How can I train Thomas to burgle bank safes without getting caught?"