The government always spoils our fun
Adrian and Lorraine Marshall spent about $1800 building a “Catio” that keeps their pets safe after three other cats were fatally run over on the busy road near their home. Now some neighbors have complained and the zoning board has told them they have to remove the playground or get the city council to approve it. They never got a permit in the first place. A petition to save the 8ft tall cage has attracted 1,400 signatures. Blackpool Council said the couple could seek retrospective planning approval. Lorraine, 42, who suffers from chronic pain, said her cats provide her with “pet therapy.” “It will be devastating for us if it has to be taken down,” she said of the structure, which features rope-ladders, tunnels, beds and scratching posts. “It’s like the end of the world for us – we didn’t know you needed planning permission. I asked a local builder and he said we didn’t need it.” Adrian, 60, designed it after being inspired by a visit to Jungle Jim’s children’s adventure playground at Blackpool Tower. The couple said there was no space to put the playground in the back garden because it contains a summer house and hot-tub bought to ease Lorraine’s poor health.
Blackpool Council said: “We advised that the structure built in the front garden does require planning permission and this can be applied for retrospectively. “We would be happy to meet the owners again at the property to see if there is a suitable alternative.”
Playground Funnies
Children are playing on a kindergarten playground with their tablets……and the teacher is sleeping on a bench. A lady walks by and wakes the teacher up: “Aren’t you afraid that the children will run away and get lost?” asks the lady. “I’m not afraid at all,” says the teacher, “the WiFi signal covers the playground only.”
What do you call a queue of cats at the bank?
A feline
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. A man walks into a bar with a cat and dog. They all sit down and the bartender asks, “What can I get you?” The dog looks squarely at the bartender and says, “I’ll take a Vodka, the guy will take a water, and the cat will take a Scotch.” The bartender, in shock, says to the dog, “This is AMAZING! You’re a dog that can talk…” The guy looks at the bartender, and says, “No dummy, the cat is a ventriloquist.”
November 25th Birthdays
1971 – Christina Applegate, 1960 – Amy Grant, 1969 – Jill Hennessy, 1986 – Katie Cassidy
1997 – Diego Tinoco, 1980 – Joel Kinnaman, 1967 – Billy Burke, 1996 – Rome Flynn