Aythya
Eight Pointer
Just saw an ad for one of those robotic/ automatic cat litter boxes One of the exaggerated examples in the ad was a woman with a cat litter box that was about 3 feet by 3 feet and a foot deep. I actually had a customer that had one with several months of cat crap in it. Unlike the one in the TV ad it was filled about 10 inches deeper than the sides of the box and was overflowing onto newspapers on the floor.
The customer called for an estimate for replacement windows. The house was a late 50-early 60's model with very inefficient jalousie windows. I arrived on site and did a quick walk around to check for rot, take some measurements and get a count. I drew up the estimate and went to the door. Upon entering you were smacked in the face by litter box smell. It was overpowering, breath taking even. I'm a cat fan, had cats my whole life and I'd never smelled anything like this. The home owner agreed to the price of my quote. I told her I needed to take interior measurements also. After going room to room I came up two short from my exterior count. When I inquired about it the customer responded I must have missed the cats' room. There were at least five I had seen. There was a room off the den that had a wall hanging cover the door way to the room I missed. When I entered there it was ! Cat Poop Mountain ! A 3 ft. x 3 ft. litter box constructed of treated 2 x 10's similar to a child' sand box surrounded by a massive apron of newspaper. Litter and poop was mounded up twice the height of the sides. THe thing easily had 120-150 lb. of cat litter in it. I got my measurements while holding my breath...ha! I actually opened the windows while I was in there. I then felt a biting itching sensation on my shins and ankles. I had so many fleas on each leg {2.5 to 4 dozen} I about flipped out. When I re-entered the den the customer laughed it off and offered me a can of OFF she kept handy. No Kidding, no BS this is for real.
The customer, a female, had the title "Dr." before her name ...MD or PHD, I don't know. But she worked for the NC Dept of Health !!
The next week when I sent her the order confirmation I indicated that she would need to clean and fumigate the home before we would complete the installation. While she complied, the odor in her home was horrific. We removed the cat room widows first and reinstalled them last.
NASTY!
The customer called for an estimate for replacement windows. The house was a late 50-early 60's model with very inefficient jalousie windows. I arrived on site and did a quick walk around to check for rot, take some measurements and get a count. I drew up the estimate and went to the door. Upon entering you were smacked in the face by litter box smell. It was overpowering, breath taking even. I'm a cat fan, had cats my whole life and I'd never smelled anything like this. The home owner agreed to the price of my quote. I told her I needed to take interior measurements also. After going room to room I came up two short from my exterior count. When I inquired about it the customer responded I must have missed the cats' room. There were at least five I had seen. There was a room off the den that had a wall hanging cover the door way to the room I missed. When I entered there it was ! Cat Poop Mountain ! A 3 ft. x 3 ft. litter box constructed of treated 2 x 10's similar to a child' sand box surrounded by a massive apron of newspaper. Litter and poop was mounded up twice the height of the sides. THe thing easily had 120-150 lb. of cat litter in it. I got my measurements while holding my breath...ha! I actually opened the windows while I was in there. I then felt a biting itching sensation on my shins and ankles. I had so many fleas on each leg {2.5 to 4 dozen} I about flipped out. When I re-entered the den the customer laughed it off and offered me a can of OFF she kept handy. No Kidding, no BS this is for real.
The customer, a female, had the title "Dr." before her name ...MD or PHD, I don't know. But she worked for the NC Dept of Health !!
The next week when I sent her the order confirmation I indicated that she would need to clean and fumigate the home before we would complete the installation. While she complied, the odor in her home was horrific. We removed the cat room widows first and reinstalled them last.
NASTY!
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