Watchcat protocol CLXIII

Expect watchcats to check your shoes to see if they're comfortable enough to wear or lean against during their shift:

August 2006: Watchcats Sammy and Rosie assess the comfort level of a pair of shoes.

The right call

I remember waiting for the school bus with a friend 35 years ago.  As he shivered, huffed, and puffed his way to the bus stop through the snow, he said, "They should cancel school because it's so cold."

"Fat chance of that," I thought.  "Our district is one of the last ones in St. Louis to close, and the superintendent who decides that is from Minnesota; he sets a high bar for when it's too cold or snowy to go to school."

Although I'm a long time removed from those days, I'm glad that students in that district and many others here got to stay home today.  When you wake up to a temperature of -5 degrees, that's just not safe.

Watchcat protocol CLXII

There's something to be said for confidence.  Watchcat Headquarters encourages all watchcats to maintain an air of being ready to handle anything.  Rosie exemplified this recommendation in April 2003:

Watchcat protocol CLXI

Watchcat Headquarters doesn't always station its watchcats at the most obvious, centralized parts of a room:

January 2006: Watchcat Sammy settles in at his post.

Watchcat protocol CLX

Just because the watchcat is washing one of his paws doesn't mean he isn't keeping an eye on you:

March 2006: Watchcat Sammy washes a paw while on duty.

Watchcat protocol CLIX

Sometimes, a watchcat has to show an unruly sofa cover who's in charge, as Rosie did in 2008:

Watchcat protocol CLVIII

You can't always know that a watchcat's poltergeist eyes indicate rage, but they're effective in keeping intruders at bay:

April 2008: Watchcat Nemo keeps intruders away by displaying poltergeist eyes in two different colors.