This is all for/because of you, Nicki

7:50AM: Kevin arrives.
8:10AM: Kim leaves to catch the bus to go for groceries.
9:30AM: Kim gets home.
12:00PM: Kevin is done the fence, packs up and leaves.
1:00PM: Kim pours herself a mixed drink with at least two shots of vodka (it's 4 o'clock somewhere, right?) and heaves a huge sigh of relief.

Nicki, this was all because of and for you, and I'd appreciate it if you would stop your incessant yeowling as you try to find a way out/over/through the fence. Oh, and don't you dare die on me now, after all the money I've spent.

The finished gate and triangle area
 The completed angled corner, a bit messier than the rest of the fence, but presumably still effective.

I have lots of snapshots and even a couple of short videos of Nicki doing his best to find a way over, but I'll save those for the Fuzzy Tales site, probably next week.

BTW, Kevin joked that he's seen prisons with less security.  :-D

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Comments

Anonymous said…
I sure hope it works! I have more than a casual interest as I have 4 cats who would love nothing better than being allowed outside with their paws in the grass again!

I think I'd be more inclined to go with screening tho, so airflow would not be restricted. I wait and watch for Nicky's ingenuity to present itself!

It's always cocktail hour somewhere! =0)
Jacqueline said…
YAY, so glad for you and your babies it's finally finished; now, just hope it works and keeps that boy in the garden!!...Nicki is too funny=looking forward to the photos and videos of him trying to scale the prison fence!!hehe...Great job for your boy, Mom Kim and have another double, you deserve it!!
Felted House said…
Well that looks great - I hope Nicky gives up trying to escape very soon and knows he's beaten! Finally xx
Anonymous said…
I like it! Very interested to see the rest of it on the Fuzzy Tales!
Yaay! Now we'll see how Nicki does!
Old Kitty said…
Sweet Nicki!! You must listen to your mum now!! She's having her adult bevarages and she deserves to have some more, so be nice!! :-)

Oh but seriously - the FENCE IS FINISHED!! Yay *me and Charlie clapping and standing ovation*!! Oh my goodness what a saga!!

It looks Nicki-proof doesn't it? And it really looks good. Well done Kevin and WELL DONE you for perservering.

You deserve another shot of adult beverage!! Take care!!

x
ANGEL ABBYGRACE said…
We are so happy to see the finished product and it looks great.

It's priceless the look on Nicki's face...and we can only surmise what that little kitty mind is thinking!
JC said…
I love your fence. My H did that style but with wire (at our old house) and it worked. Here we have too much fence but I think yours should work.
Finished product looks great. Hope it works! No more Houdini escape!
Hannah and Lucy said…
Fingers crossed that all that work will keep Nicki on your side of the fence!! If he does manage to get out he would definitely rate as a feline Houdini. Have another adult drink - you deserve it and I'll probably join you later!
Marg said…
Whoo Hoooo it is all finished. We see you Nicki checking it out. I think if you get out of there, you are a really tricky cat. I don't think you can make it over that top. That is a great fence. Glad you finally got it done.
Have a great week end enjoying your new fence and watching Nicki try his best to get out.
SuziQCat said…
Excellent fence...I hope it works! It looks like it should...great job!
MEOWZA!!!!!!!!!! That is quite a fence!!!!! With a fence like that, our mama might even let us go outside.....although she keeps talking about fleas.
Our money is on Nicki eventually finding a way over that fence! MOL!
CCL Wendy said…
It appears that Kevin did a fantastic job, and that he also has a wicked sense of humour!

You can just see the wheels turning in Nicki's mind about how he's going to get through this one! LOL!
Katnip Lounge said…
The theme music from "the Great Escape" just popped into my head...Now I wonder why?

We'll see if this works...fingers crossed that your yard isn't another Colditz and Nicky a British officer!
Annie Bear said…
LOL about Kevin's joke--and he did a FANTASTIC job--but prisons don't look as good as this. I really hope Nicki quits stressing about escaping now. At least you won't have to stress about him finding an escape (I hope).
Cat Street Boyz said…
Great job!! screening may sound good but the cats claws will rip it up as they claw their way over it......been there done that!!! Nicki isn't going anywhere unless he gets a neighboring woofie to dig him out from the other side=^Y^=Holly
Deb said…
Wow! What we do for our cats. Looks great and I hope it works. Hugs, Deb =^..^=x5
Cory said…
That looks fantastic...but we can see that the feline mind is now working overtime to figure a way out of this!
Poppy Q said…
Nicki looks like you are going to have to dig under stalag 17 to get out.

At least with no way out could your mum get you a catdoor?

Smooches