Cat: A gross accumulation of fur and conceit
Posted on March 18th, 2010 by headspook
“Him ran outa noms, but now that you’re here …
Got an fava beans?”
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“Him ran outa noms, but now that you’re here …
Got an fava beans?”
A twisty two-lane road meanders past dusty old farms, a dustier church with its bell frozen sideways by rust, and a forbidding quarry lake, as still as an August funeral, and the color of pea soup.
Unfamiliar landmarks zip by. A collapsed barn. A gas station with a Cadillac on the roof. A defunct drive-in filled with the corpses of old tractors and lawn mowers. A concrete dinosaur.
And a sign that reads, “See Bigfoot’s Glass Eye!”
Mrs. Spookyblue and I exchange smiles. Just what we’ve been looking for. And with any luck, we’ll get to play tic-tac-toe with a chicken.
Actually cats & bats & spiders. From a leftover pile of old trick or treat bags.
Thinking about papering the living room in this.
From the undead letter office…
Minion “falafel” writes in, “Can you suggest a brand of carpet latex- I seem to be having a hard time finding latex base adhesive out here on northern vancouver island.”
Howdy, farrel8,
Wow… Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Isn’t that area a kind of wildlife refuge? A refuge for … um … vancouvers, I guess. They’re sort of like voles or marmots, right? We just call ’em “critters” around here. And they’re excavating a subway system under my front yard. Stupid vancouvers.
As to your question regarding a brand of carpet adhesive that I recommend: I have always used Roberts. I suppose that is mostly due to the fact that it is the brand I see most often at Home Depot. You should be able to locate “carpet adhesive” at any hardware store, though. Other brands to look for are Dap, Henry, Liquid Nails, and TEC. If the clerk gives you a blank stare when you ask for latex carpet adhesive, leave out the word “latex”. If you ask for a tap and die, and some WD40, then you’re on your own.
Have fun, be careful, and don’t pet any critters when your hands are full of carpet glue.
Headspook
By the way, this stuff is for sale online, too…
Roberts 3300 Carpet Adhesive
Henry Sheet Flooring And Carpet Adhesive
Liquid Nails (AWP40 Outdoor Carpet And Turf Adhesive)
DAP (186 Weldwood Carpet Adhesive)
Note: Always read the label, stick to latex-based products that list “water cleanup”, and wear gloves when you’re working with this stuff. Mittens are practically useless.