On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:33:39 -0500, Mike Beede
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> You can cook a cat just like a presto hot dogger does hot dogs. I
>> worked with a guy who cat problem in his neighborhood and got tired of
>> bitching to animal control. He had an electrician rig up a 240 volt
>> setup. Nobody believed him until he brought pictures in including the
>> dead cat. He had to do it manually because it wasn't safe to leave it
>> unattended and said if he left the switch on long enough they would
>> smoke. He did it every Sunday from his screen porch with his coffee
>> and newspaper and got 4 or 5 every week until they were all gone.
>
>Of course, the more important reason to do it manually is that
>when the neighbor kid gets electrocuted,

I worded it poorly but yes, that's why it wasn't safe to leave it
unattended. Children were never in danger.

>you get to go to prison.

These days you can get in trouble even for cats. This was 20+ years
ago.

>Which makes me suspect no electrician with any sense
>would set something like that up.

LOL... You're not an electrician are you!

>What the hell would you claim you thought it was?

You don't have to claim anything.. just don't get caught.

>"He told me he was going to make hot dogs on his porch. Lots
>of hot dogs. Your honor."

Actually the electrician never had to go there. I'm an electrician
but it wasn't me who did it. But if asked I would have. What he did
was simple stuff. He put a cord-cap on an extension cord to plug into
a 240v air conditioner receptacle. That went to a 2-pole switch which
went to a cord to two paint can lids. It was arranged so the cats had
to be in contact with both lids to get the bait which was refreshed
during the week to eliminate fear. Execution only happened when he
was around on weekends.

I understand your concern about children. But please understand 30-40
cats ****ing and shitting in your yard isn't a fun thing. Inner city
living has interesting challenges. No one would care if it was rats
that were being zapped.

Lou