![]() ![]() Read the saga of the hostage blender in its full glory, with pictures. It was a Vitamix blender, a professional-grade splurge, and the couple was looking forward to a winter of smoothies and soups. On Black Friday, Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves bought a blender. “And if our cats and me thinking I’m funny are providing that fun, why on Earth would we interrupt that? Like, the blender will still be there.” This is to my knowledge the first time that cats have held a kitchen appliance hostage. “This is just so silly and sweet and kind of wholesome,” Jessica said. Many of the comments on Jessica’s posts express the need for something bright during the dark omicron days. But they are having fun, the cats are having fun, the Internet is having fun, and people - pushed back into their houses and masks after two years of a pandemic - need fun right now. The truth is, the couple says, this could be easily resolved. And there are two humans and three cats, so there's always a spare cat to hold down the box. Why don't they just move the cats? At first, they wanted to see how long the cats would keep up the shenanigans. after temporarily leaving the box on the floor of the kitchen, Jessica, from Vancouver Island in Canada, went to open it. The company agreed to send them, but the shipment has been delayed by winter weather. essica and Nikki Gerson-Neeves treated themselves to a new blender in December last year and couldnt wait to get it open - but after their cats took a liking to its box, they found themselves in a stalemate. Jessica documented the stand-off as it happened on a private Facebook group, but the story leaked out when the couple informed the Vitamix company of their plight, and requested three empty boxes to use as decoys to distract the cats. The other two cats stand guard, waiting for their chance to leap up on the box, and making sure that no one moves it. ![]() The owner of the cats holding a Vitamix hostage said she is letting the saga continue for the time being. As soon as one cat leaves, another takes its place. Lando and George claim the Vitamix throne as Max tries to claw his way up. To make a long story short, it's been almost a month now and the Vitamix blender is still in the box because there is always a cat sitting on top. The other two cats, George and Lando Calrission, waited their turn to sit on the box. As soon as Jessica put the box on the kitchen floor, their cat Max jumped up on it. Get this post each week in newsletter format.On the day after Thanksgiving, Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves bought themselves a Vitamix blender as a mutual Christmas gift. (It starts around 11:14 and ends at 36:00 and I’ve listened to it three times in the past week. And a segment from an old episode of Bitch Sesh, in which the hosts read aloud a series of dramatic and chaotic (real-life!) emails from a group of very intense parents planning a teacher appreciation luncheon. (It really picks up in the second act.) The excellent Holly Madison episode of Power. “ For the Birds,” a very good Radiolab episode. The couple bought a brand new blender weeks ago, but havent been able to use it as it has been converted into a cat throne. Three weeks later, their cats continue to hold it hostage., Washington Post. Record for Most Birds Spotted in a Year, Texas Monthly. ![]() Kyrsten Sinema’s opposition to filibuster reform rests on a myth, Vox.Ħ Ways Fitness Instructors Can Check Their Anti-Fat Bias, SELF.Ī Survival Expert Breaks Down the Yellowjackets’ Best and Worst Decisions, Vulture.Ĭolors: Where did they go? An investigation., Vox.Ī Rio Grande Valley Woman Just Broke the U.S. But I Had Never Seen Anything Like This., NYT. The Agony of Parents With Kids Under 5, Slate. The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Isolating, The Atlantic. What to do if you've got covid, Calm Covid.Ĭalling Omicron ‘Mild’ Is Wishful Thinking, The Atlantic. 3 cats have outmaneuvered their 2 humans to hold a blender hostage for weeks KPBS Public Media San Diego News Now Podcast Published Januat 4:00 AM PST Jessica Gerson-Neeves. ![]() Hi! Here’s what I’ve been up to this week… Reading ![]()
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