Ok, there was you, thinking what a good girl I was (??) hee hee... not now! The neighbors around here certainly know I am not to be messed with now!

Let me tell you...

I GOT ARRESTED....yep ARRESTED!

...and I think it's hilarious.....and would do again exactly the same thing that led to it!

I have a new couple with 2 children that have moved into the house opposite. All I will say about them is that if the way they speak or rather scream at their young children is anything to go by I am glad that I do not 'socialise'.

Anyway....it is bin day today. Everyone has their bins out on the street waiting for collection. Now this is a golden opportunity for all the local cats to get a free feed! My two included!

I am like most people and do not appreciate having bin bags torn open and rubbish strewn everywhere. But would never, ever hurt an animal to prevent it. I guess you know where this is going right?

My little grey cat Twinkle was sat on the lid of the bin belonging to these new people. Not inside or digging through, just sat on the lid. I had spotted her and was watching from the upstairs window.

The guy across the road opened his front door, then promptly closed it again. I was about to call Twinkle back across the road when I saw the door open again and his wife came out. She started talking to the cat and Twinkle being the friendly trusting soul she is was lapping up the attention.....when the door opened again and he came out and while the wife was distracting the cat threw a whole bucket of water, from close range, all over poor Twinkle!!! I couldn't believe it. She came tearing back indoors absolutely soaked through and very very scared.

Ten minutes must have passed while I dealt with my poor terrified cat and in that time I got more and more furious. What mean people! How dare they distract her in order to meet out this sort of punishment! It was so cruel and unwarrated.

The next thing see's me over the road hammering with all my might on their front door. Now remember they have just moved in. I have not spoken to them so far, and they have been decorating their hallway.

The door gets flung open wide (my intention when hammering the way I did) and before they knew what had happend, without a word, I threw a whole bucket of water over the woman!!!! LOL Then turned on my heel, still without a word, and calmly walked back indoors! You should have seen the shock and horror on her face as she stood there with her mouth wide open, absolutely dripping from head to toe. It was hilarious! I call it payback; justice!

Anyway 1/2 hour later the police were at my door wanting to speak to me about an assault I had made on one of my neighbors! Ha! Like I care. I tried to explain why I had done what I did; admitted it. No problem I will not lie, but because I refused to 'come quietly' they arrested me, read me my rights and took me to the local station in the back of the police car.

They kept me waiting at the station for about 20 minutes then 'formerly' recorded the interview. I told them exactly what had happened....what led up to it and what I had done. The poor young policeman that was *trying* to interview me couldn't keep the silly grin off his face. There he was telling me how I can't go around doing such things whilst grinning from ear to ear!

After the interview and statement were over, he turned the tape off and then admitted to me 'off record' of course that he would have done exactly the same thing if he had the nerve!!! I was cracked up...he left the room to go and speak to my neighbors to see if they wanted to press charges. Eventually he came back saying that if I would apologise they would drop the charges against me and forget it. I refused to apologise until I had an apology from them for the cruelty inflicted on my cat. Threatening in return to sue them for cruelty.

Stalemate!

Eventually the young officer went and spoke to his superior who came back with him and informed me that they were going to let me go with just a caution to behave! It was not worth the paperwork and tying up the overstressed, underfunded court system for a bucket of water!!! At this point, I raised my hand to show that I had my fingers crossed and said that I was sorry they had to deal with such a trivial incident [crossing fingers when making an apology or promise over here indicates that whilst you may be saying it. You do not mean a word of it!]

They, grinning still, let me go and even dropped me back home! Then went over the road and spoke to the neighbors; who apparently they were going to caution about their cruel treatment of an animal!!!

Oh dear! I am still laughing. Serves them bloody right. I don't care about me, but do not ever attack my children or my animals. I WILL get my own form of justice if provoked enough! And yes, I would do it again!

What an eventful start to my day!

Still laughing!
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