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I'm just an employee, but our office gets calls for cat rescues, and our office manager just slaps a notice on the bulletin board, whoever wants the job can take it.
For me its $50 just to show up, if Fluffy is already out of the tree or not.
$80 if Fluffy wants rescue, and I'm up, down and Fluffy safe in half an hour.
$100 an hour after that with my best efforts to bring Fluffball safely down.
Most Memorable:
Fluffball has been in a topped Fir for three days, family desperate. SPCA no help, Fire department tried ladders, not tall enough. No access for boom or ladder truck.
I arrive, Fluffmiester calmly resting perched in old bird's nest at old topping cut. Looks a piece of cake. With canvas bag and a can of herring at the ready, I talk and sing to Fluffspud on my way up.
One limb from the top, and I can still see Fluffbags paw hanging out over the top of the old birds nest, one grab right then and I would have had him...
But no, I am so sure this one will be easy, I go the last limb and pop my head over the top and BANG-ZOOM Fluffass is down the end of a 30 foot limb.
There is no top left in this tree to tie into, so I tie as high as I can and limbwalk one branch lower than Fluffdemon, who promptly walks back past me to the spar.
I walk back to the spar, Fluffdevil walks back to the end of the branch.
OK, the cat thinks he's smart. But I'm not letting a million years of evolution go to waste, I have tools! So I tied the branch off with the tail of my climbing rope, got out my hand saw, cut it so it had a nice slow fold, and lowered Fluffysmartass to the ground.
I asked for my usual $80, but the homeowner tipped me an extra $20, plus a couple pounds of smoked salmon.
They should feed the cat smoked salmon, he might hang around the house more often.
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For me its $50 just to show up, if Fluffy is already out of the tree or not.
$80 if Fluffy wants rescue, and I'm up, down and Fluffy safe in half an hour.
$100 an hour after that with my best efforts to bring Fluffball safely down.
Most Memorable:
Fluffball has been in a topped Fir for three days, family desperate. SPCA no help, Fire department tried ladders, not tall enough. No access for boom or ladder truck.
I arrive, Fluffmiester calmly resting perched in old bird's nest at old topping cut. Looks a piece of cake. With canvas bag and a can of herring at the ready, I talk and sing to Fluffspud on my way up.
One limb from the top, and I can still see Fluffbags paw hanging out over the top of the old birds nest, one grab right then and I would have had him...
But no, I am so sure this one will be easy, I go the last limb and pop my head over the top and BANG-ZOOM Fluffass is down the end of a 30 foot limb.
There is no top left in this tree to tie into, so I tie as high as I can and limbwalk one branch lower than Fluffdemon, who promptly walks back past me to the spar.
I walk back to the spar, Fluffdevil walks back to the end of the branch.
OK, the cat thinks he's smart. But I'm not letting a million years of evolution go to waste, I have tools! So I tied the branch off with the tail of my climbing rope, got out my hand saw, cut it so it had a nice slow fold, and lowered Fluffysmartass to the ground.
I asked for my usual $80, but the homeowner tipped me an extra $20, plus a couple pounds of smoked salmon.
They should feed the cat smoked salmon, he might hang around the house more often.
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