I'm having one of those nights where I can't sleep and fancied a cuppa. Went to the fridge for the milk and realised if I used it, there wouldn't be enough for my morning cuppa.
Nothing for it but to jump in the car and go up to the garage. Time was about 1am.
The short cut to the garage is along several back water country lanes. After around 10pm nothing goes through them - maybe the odd fox after a rabbit.
Anyway, around a particular bend I see several torches swinging about. I slow down and this bloke walks up and flags me to stop.
They are from the farm up the road, he says. Their
of a teenage son left the window open and their new kitten - a £500 Siamese - has escaped. They have only had this kitten 3 days.
They immediately took off after kitten but kitten is scared and is evading them. They can tempt it with food but each time get near, kitten takes off again. They have been trying for six hours to catch her. Kitten is scared, hungry and tired.
Guess who has 2 cat traps in the boot!
Pinkbear catches kitten in less than 10 minutes and wins eternal gratitude of farmer's wife. Pinkbear comes home with a litre of milk from the farmer's fridge, a dozen free range eggs, a sack of spuds and enough broccoli to feed the isle of Thanet.
Now try finding a cat trapper at 1am and see how far you get.
