MIAMI — It was the stereotypical firefighters-try-to-rescue-cat story, but with a twist. Firefighters from the South Florida city of Weston spent a sopping hour in pouring rain Tuesday trying to extract a kitten squeezed in the undercarriage of a stranger's Volvo.
The crew tried jacking up the car and taking off a wheel, all for naught. The feline ducked out of reach at each attempt to grab it.
At some point, the cat escaped undetected, prompting the crew to spend another hour peering in bushes and scouring a Walgreens parking lot.
They finally gave up and headed back to the station, answering at least two more calls on their way.
Five hours after the saga began, the elusive cat reappeared: At the station, in their fire truck's rear wheel well.
This time, firefighters used chunks of meatloaf to try luring it out. It was unenticed, so the crew resorted to an ultimately successful three-pronged strategy: One firefighter poked the feline in the backside with a Slim Jim, another used a hose to force it into an open compartment so a third person could pull it out.
The feline was dirty but unharmed.
The part about poking it in the butt with a Slim Jim killed me. I had tears from laughing so hard.
Woah, found another neato thing and I don't want to muck up the board with a million posts so I'll just add it here, even though it's completely unrelated.
I read the cat story last night and it cracked me up.
Inside each person lives two wolves. One is loyal, kind, respectful, humble and open to the mystery of life. The other is greedy, jealous, hateful, afraid and blind to the wonders of life. They are in battle for your spirit. The one who wins is the one you feed.
if that were my neighborhood as a kid, they would have grabbed 5 of my friends and they would have shot that damn cat with their bb guns till it was motivated enough to free itself....
Mindia is seriously the greatest troll that has ever lived.
The part about poking it in the butt with a Slim Jim killed me. I had tears from laughing so hard. 
No way would I be brave enough for something like that, but it does look exhilarating.
