If you're a frequent reader of LilyOnTheLam.com, you'll know that before Thanksgiving my lemon of a Dell laptop died. I decided to splurge and get a MacBook Air laptop. I was very excited when my new laptop arrived. I plugged it in, set it up and desperately tried to remember the many ways a Mac differs from a PC in various standard commands.
My cat - Finnerty J. Moomaw - was very interested in my new purchase. How adorable that my cat was celebrating my new acquisition as well. I was very excited to have my brand new laptop.
The next morning, I was typing away on my lovely new MacBook Air and then realized my battery was almost dead. That's funny, I thought. The laptop is plugged in - why is the battery almost dead? I looked at the cord and that's when I saw it. I don't need to be a forensic odontologist to know that one Mr. Finnerty J. Moomaw had used my new MacBook Air power cord as a chew toy.
I called the Apple store and was told that no worries, they had tons of cords in stock ... for $85 including tax. EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS. I haven't had the laptop for even 24 hours and Mr. Finnerty has set me back an additional $85. I wondered if my Apple Protection Plan included acts of cat.
I started screaming "Cat, you're an a**hole! An a**hole!" Finnerty just looked at me with a look that said "Could you stop screaming? You're harshing my zen!"
I told Mr. B-Bandit about the incapacitation of my new laptop. I think B-Bandit now thinks I have Tourette's, because all I could say was "CAT!" and "A**HOLE!" As if he didn't think I was strange enough! My cat rants are probably not the key to seduction!
I went out and purchased a new cord. I also ordered a device called "Critter Cord" - citrus scented tubing that you put over electrical cords so that critters don't chew through it. The scent is supposed to be an additional deterrent. When the Critter Cord arrived, I detected a pretty noxious smell. This was definitely not citrus. The Critter Cord was making me queasy.
I placed the Critter Cord over my MacBook Air cord, but the smell is seriously making me sick. So for now, I charge my laptop in a cat-free room and then don't use the power cord when I am in other rooms of the house.
I am not sure if Finnerty is anti-Mac, is pro-PC, is trying to stimulate Apple accessories sales or just likes to piss me off. I'll be checking my cell phone to see if he has been texting Bill Gates with his anti-Mac progress reports.
Word of advice this holiday season - keep the cats away from the high-priced electronics!
UPDATE: So even though the smell of the Critter Cord makes me nauseous, Finnerty went right up to the stinky plastic cord tubing and started chewing on it. I've had to resort to keeping a squirt bottle handy and squirting him whenever he gets near the cord. My laptop battery is dead and I need to charge it up! But Finnerty now thinks it's a great game to see how close he can get to the cord before I reach for the squirt bottle. Who is training who here?
My cat - Finnerty J. Moomaw - was very interested in my new purchase. How adorable that my cat was celebrating my new acquisition as well. I was very excited to have my brand new laptop.
The next morning, I was typing away on my lovely new MacBook Air and then realized my battery was almost dead. That's funny, I thought. The laptop is plugged in - why is the battery almost dead? I looked at the cord and that's when I saw it. I don't need to be a forensic odontologist to know that one Mr. Finnerty J. Moomaw had used my new MacBook Air power cord as a chew toy.
I called the Apple store and was told that no worries, they had tons of cords in stock ... for $85 including tax. EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS. I haven't had the laptop for even 24 hours and Mr. Finnerty has set me back an additional $85. I wondered if my Apple Protection Plan included acts of cat.
I started screaming "Cat, you're an a**hole! An a**hole!" Finnerty just looked at me with a look that said "Could you stop screaming? You're harshing my zen!"
I told Mr. B-Bandit about the incapacitation of my new laptop. I think B-Bandit now thinks I have Tourette's, because all I could say was "CAT!" and "A**HOLE!" As if he didn't think I was strange enough! My cat rants are probably not the key to seduction!
I went out and purchased a new cord. I also ordered a device called "Critter Cord" - citrus scented tubing that you put over electrical cords so that critters don't chew through it. The scent is supposed to be an additional deterrent. When the Critter Cord arrived, I detected a pretty noxious smell. This was definitely not citrus. The Critter Cord was making me queasy.
I placed the Critter Cord over my MacBook Air cord, but the smell is seriously making me sick. So for now, I charge my laptop in a cat-free room and then don't use the power cord when I am in other rooms of the house.
I am not sure if Finnerty is anti-Mac, is pro-PC, is trying to stimulate Apple accessories sales or just likes to piss me off. I'll be checking my cell phone to see if he has been texting Bill Gates with his anti-Mac progress reports.
Word of advice this holiday season - keep the cats away from the high-priced electronics!
UPDATE: So even though the smell of the Critter Cord makes me nauseous, Finnerty went right up to the stinky plastic cord tubing and started chewing on it. I've had to resort to keeping a squirt bottle handy and squirting him whenever he gets near the cord. My laptop battery is dead and I need to charge it up! But Finnerty now thinks it's a great game to see how close he can get to the cord before I reach for the squirt bottle. Who is training who here?
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