get out of texas. there are cats everywhere. seriously though...there's pretty much nothing you can do. nothing humane at least...
Dealing with cats
Ok everybody, I am from Chicago and am living in Texas till April. Anyway it's farm country and the property that I'm living on has outside cats living on it. To save money I started to wash my toaster myself instead of going to touchless car washes. Every morning I wake up or as soon as I finish washing my car, I see dirty cat paw prints all over my hood and mud smears on the roof and lower side of my XB. 
Is there anything I can do or are there any tips to give me to keep these cats from walking all over my car? I wanted to get a car cover but I don't think it would be worth it since I wont be here that much longer and there are no cats where I live at. I always hope my car alarm would scare them off but I guess they don't give enough impact when they bounce on the hood. Help a fellow XB lover! :help:
Is there anything I can do or are there any tips to give me to keep these cats from walking all over my car? I wanted to get a car cover but I don't think it would be worth it since I wont be here that much longer and there are no cats where I live at. I always hope my car alarm would scare them off but I guess they don't give enough impact when they bounce on the hood. Help a fellow XB lover! :help:1 - 17 of 17 Posts
I live in Texas! I keep my xB as spotless as possible, so there never is a ton of dust and dirt on it. However, I remember one time I did find little footprints on my hood... Didn't bother me that much. I just chuckled and went on doing what I was doing.
Maybe you could just lay big towles on your hood and roof. Then again, that would just make your car an even more comfy bed for the little kitties. :rofl:
I keep my xB as spotless as possible, so there never is a ton of dust and dirt on it. However, I remember one time I did find little footprints on my hood... Didn't bother me that much. I just chuckled and went on doing what I was doing.Maybe you could just lay big towles on your hood and roof. Then again, that would just make your car an even more comfy bed for the little kitties. :rofl:
I would be more worried about them scratching the paint, then leaving a dirt paw print hno:. I guess you could get a car cover, I am so glad I have a garage.
hno:. I guess you could get a car cover, I am so glad I have a garage. xsalvationx said:Ok everybody, I am from Chicago and am living in Texas till April. Anyway it's farm country and the property that I'm living on has outside cats living on it. To save money I started to wash my toaster myself instead of going to touchless car washes. Every morning I wake up or as soon as I finish washing my car, I see dirty cat paw prints all over my hood and mud smears on the roof and lower side of my XB.
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ARSTECHNICA said:I would be more worried about them scratching the paint, then leaving a dirt paw print
xsalvationx said:Ok everybody, I am from Chicago and am living in Texas till April. Anyway it's farm country and the property that I'm living on has outside cats living on it. To save money I started to wash my toaster myself instead of going to touchless car washes. Every morning I wake up or as soon as I finish washing my car, I see dirty cat paw prints all over my hood and mud smears on the roof and lower side of my XB.
Yeah my freaking neighbors cat scratched the poo out of my hood. I did manage to scare the pee out of it when I jumped on my car and I hit my panic button. The neighbor must of saw that because that year for Christmas they gave me a cal. car duster lol.
I have covers for my scooters, and the little rat bastards find a way to get up under it and leave paw prints on the seat. My Yamaha has a textured seat material that is harder to get the dirt out of with just one swipe. And they are my/our own two cats. Cant have garage door closed all the time. If its not ours its the neighbors cats so its a losing battle. He has a Camero collection. He advises to be careful of covering painted surfaces with material that doesn't breathe which could lead to paint blistering.Chimuka said:
What really drives me nuts is the flying toilets down at the marina that can hit anything or anybody at any moment. If its not seagulls, then its geese messing up the docks, or the ducks getting on the swim platform crapping them up. Then you have to watch for dog crap if the owners missed clean up. So as long as the cats don't crap or pee in or on my vehicles, I'm not for harming them.
I certainly don't want to clean up decapitated cat blood from my interior.
Squirrels on the other hand, are furry tailed rats as my one neighbor calls them, are just plain suicidal. We have a transformer they keep getting on and frying themselves, plus it knocks our power out so we have to call the power company to come reset the breaker.
I can live with cats, just keep the Windex handy
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