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HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:49 AM Nov 2012

My shithead kitten just turned off the UPS for the server AGAIN!!! [View all]

I have to battle him every day. He doesn't turn it off when I'm not at the computer. It's the challenge of getting past me he seeks. He knows EXACTLY where the off switch on the UPS is and goes straight for it. A couple of days ago I bitched at him and told him to turn it back on AND HE DID! This time I just hauled him out by the scruff of his neck and screamed at him. With 9 TB of disk space, it takes the thing a LONG time to reboot after an "unexpected" shutdown.

If he wasn't so cute and cuddly I'd throttle him. Asshole. But hey, I love him. What can I do?


12 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Throttle him
0 (0%)
Cuddle him and go "kiddy widdy woddy woochie woo"
5 (42%)
Give him a treat
0 (0%)
Throw him in a bathroom and leave him there for three hours
0 (0%)
Chill the fuck out and reboot the server
3 (25%)
Get a good stiff drink
1 (8%)
Go out to a bar and get a good stiff drink
1 (8%)
Give up all technology of all sorts and live naked in the woods
1 (8%)
Fart in his general direction
0 (0%)
Watch "V is for Vendetta" - Remember remember the 5th of November
1 (8%)
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Just surrender to your Higher Power, the fuzzy kitten. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #1
our two cats turn off the power strip for the TV every night! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #2
He managed to get over a book shelf and work his way back to the UPS behind the TV. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #5
I'm laughing my head off... Archae Nov 2012 #3
Yeah, laundry baskets are kitten magnets. They only do it to fuck with you. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #6
This is a territorial thing. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #4
No. His sister uses it too. That wouldn't be fair to Tink. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #7
I just spent 2 solid days on the phone with AT&T after my cat jumped on the spiderpig Nov 2012 #8
Was on the phone with Verizon for hours Patiod Nov 2012 #11
Hi Patiod! Don't phone trees make you crazy? spiderpig Nov 2012 #13
Ugh - phone trees Patiod Nov 2012 #18
You have my full sympathy. They stink. spiderpig Nov 2012 #21
Good luck, SP! Patiod Nov 2012 #26
Well, that sucks Tsiyu Nov 2012 #38
E-FUCKING-GADS! I had issues with Verizon DSL and got a free replacement modem. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #15
Hi HopeHoops... spiderpig Nov 2012 #25
Fuck splitting it. Let's each have one. Been there, done that, didn't get the t-shirt. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #33
You're on. spiderpig Nov 2012 #37
What I can't stand is when they no NOTHING about the service/product - just the decision tree. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #39
Sit back and have a ... Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #9
Is there meat on that? If so, no thank you. The smell of it makes me barf. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #16
I cut an old tupperware-type container to sit over the power switch and duct-taped one side down haele Nov 2012 #10
Ours knocked a cup of coffee from the desk onto the power strip Patiod Nov 2012 #12
I'm going to e-mail APC and tell them to put a "ANTI-CAT" cover over the power switch. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #17
It's called a Molly-guard TrogL Nov 2012 #32
^^this^^ irisblue Nov 2012 #28
Who was that genius writer Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #14
I don't know that one. And I just tried to look it up but got no relevant hits. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #19
Oh for pete's sakes! Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #20
Well, I do have a kitten named "Peter" - he shut off my main server again. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #23
Teach shithead kitten to turn on the coffeepot in the morning, teach him to turn onecent Nov 2012 #22
The coffee pot has an auto-timer. He only wants to shut things down. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #24
Work with him on other tricks littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #27
Ha! One our cats used to do that too. progressoid Nov 2012 #29
Leave some plugs loose. >> El Supremo Nov 2012 #30
So... It's your cat that's causing all the issues over in freeperland today? Glassunion Nov 2012 #31
I wish. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #36
Bad news. My wife doesn't want to watch "V" today. She wants to watch a comedy. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #34
Totally redesign your home felix_numinous Nov 2012 #35
Trust me, a 16' concrete wall with razor wire wouldn't keep this guy out. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #41
Had a cat who did that - figured out he liked the "beep, beep, beep" of the unplugged UPS. mikeytherat Nov 2012 #40
Not mine. He's just being a shithead. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #42
We had a ferret who hated a porcelain, cow-shaped creamer so much she killed it. mikeytherat Nov 2012 #43
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