What a good idea!

The other morning I lay feeling groggy after another sleepness night, listening to one of the financial stories of the day: the decentralization of council funds so that each area had a "community kitty".

Well, I didn't hear ALL of this report. But, given my love of all things feline, my ears DID prick up on this last little phrase.

Soon enough, in my mind, this wonderful idea was developing.
Just imagine- you're in town, your bus was late, it's raining, the machine in the wall won't give you any money even though you know there's GOT to be SOME in there, but wait! Don't get stressed! Nip along to the Town Hall and give the Community Kitty a cuddle. Ahhhh........ now sniff his cheesy toes......... hmmmmmmmmm............... now listen to that purrrrrrr.............. feeling better?

Imagine the savings to the NHS: lower blood pressure, fewer heart attacks, fewer panic attacks, less road rage, less depression. The Community Kitty. What a good idea!

I put this to my partner. Straight away he saw through to the problem in the plan- what about the weeks leading up to Christmas? Alas, the poor cat..... what state would he be in???

On reflection, maybe not such a good idea. I think the poor thing would end up looking like Ernie, on the cover of his excellent book...