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JerryRM

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The screws came loose readily and the dishwasher moved on its runners easily enough—to a point. No tugging, no twisting, no pushing it in and pulling it back would set it free further than 2/3s the way out.

I could not see within, behind, to the side of— I could not open the cabinet door to crawl in and peek around. Ugh. So I removed the kickplate and with flashlight in hand found the tether, an angry yellow power cord, fed through the floor, no slack in the line whatsoever.

Perhaps I could cut the power off at the fuse box, remove the cord where it joined the machine and go about my business? But, alas, Tim the Toolman I am not and there was no way I could manage the connecting bolts/screws as they faced left and away and room was so limited underneath. And, truthfully, it is a far a better thing that I leave things electric alone, anyways :)

Perhaps the line was slack under the house and I could feed it up through the floor to further extricate the dishwasher? I do not go under the house, into the crawlspace. Ever. And doubly ever in the summer, there are terrible things that lurk there, Brown Recluse, Black Widows, snakes and scorpions, heaven knows what else...........

I could see the yellow line glowing through the cobwebs, but the line wasn't slack. Scratch that.

Back at the dishwasher, I could see straight back to the wall from looking under, no sign of bunny. I couldn't look around the corners, into the deadspace under the cabinets, to note a presence or not. I took my cell phone and took flash-lit pictures all around, aiming blindly but capturing the recesses and guess what?

No bunny.

All I can figure is that he had pushed through, around my wadded up plastic grocery bags that I had used to plug the gap—I did not pay them any mind when I started these afternoon shenanigans . That, or I had lost my mind :D But, no, there had been a bunny and I had seen him slip into that damned gap. I ain't that far gone yet :laugh: But he wasn't there now, not in any shape, form or fashion. He wasn't in the grass and dandelion filled trap. Where was the bugger?

I went Ahab on that rodent's cute, cotton-tailed hiney, turned the house upside down. Searched every crack, every crevice, every corner, every closet. Under every bed, behind every curtain, under the couch, behind the washer, the dryer...everywhere. I am good at this, as some of you may recall. My cat has a history of bringing his reluctant toys inside and I have an equal and, until now, successful history of tracking them down and escorting them out.

No bunny.

I have named him Moby. And I have the trap still set, freshly clovered. And I wait. But methinks he is gone for Sam, my cat, is as nonchalant as he can be, not giving a whit about all the uproar and commotion, not stalking nor mewing at a seemingly empty space possibly occupied by a bunny.

And that is that.

I hope :lol:
I read it !!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ LOL
 

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(((Pokey!)))

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your story about the baby bunny and I do hope he was somehow able to escape. (I wonder how though???)

It's a good indication that your cat is calm. Unless.........nah! He couldn't have?!? **gulp!** :blink:

Nice seeing you pop in here!~

I finally carved out some time last night to mix up that batch of Snake Oil. Sure smells wonderful!!!! Have any of you ever tried the bavarian cream solo? That stuff smells like a sweet slice of heaven!!! Yummmmm!

ElDee, any idea of how long it needs to steep? I've been good so far.....
 

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(((Pokey!)))

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your story about the baby bunny and I do hope he was somehow able to escape. (I wonder how though???)

It's a good indication that your cat is calm. Unless.........nah! He couldn't have?!? **gulp!** :blink:

Nice seeing you pop in here!~

I finally carved out some time last night to mix up that batch of Snake Oil. Sure smells wonderful!!!! Have any of you ever tried the bavarian cream solo? That stuff smells like a sweet slice of heaven!!! Yummmmm!

ElDee, any idea of how long it needs to steep? I've been good so far.....

Hi Tracy. Oh yeah, her cat could have. If the wabbit managed to escape, it could have been through the cat door, that it was dragged in.

I'm just hoping that the cat doesn't bring in a half dead rattlesnake, one of these days. :shock: Years ago, my cat brought in a dead garter snake as a gift for me. He dropped it at my feet and stayed there, expecting me to eat it. Yuck !!!!!!
 
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