It seems Chester is a really intelligent bird.  Mind he doesn't pick any
more locks.  That is why he was born now rather than during Daniel's day.
If he had been he would have gotten Daniel straight out of that lions din
before the lions would have had time to realize they were hungry.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:15 AM
Subject: What a day


> this morning we discovered that Chester, our parrot, had picked his lock,
it
> was half broken any way, and got out of his cage.  He was still on top of
> the cage, picking at the pictures behind his cage, and trying to pull them
> off the wall.  I fixed the lock but then later, my son came over, and put
a
> chain around the door and the bars with a clip on it.  The clip was from
an
> old dog's chain.  Yep, Chester figured it out, too, tonight and got down
on
> the floor and started running around.  One of the dogs caught Chester in
her
> mouth but didn't bite down.  Gretchen pulled Chester free and we got him
> back in his cage.  Yes, he is fine.  We have a large thicker chain around
> the door and bars now holding the gate shut with a padlock that takes a
key
> to unlock.  We will be ordering a new lock from the California
manufacturer
> who builds the cage we use tomorrow.
>
> Additionally, Sandy thought tonight that one of the basset hounds had
> climbed up on a chair, pushed his head through a large hole in the nylon
> screen, and jumped out.  Gretchen and I went running outside calling his
> name over and over again but couldn't find him.  Sandy came out into the
> front yard and began calling his name and just then, I got an idea.  I
went
> into the house and into our front bedroom.  This is now a spare room
because
> Gretchen and the boys live in our basement apartment.  We keep our dog
cages
> in this room for feeding times and when we have church and the like.  I
> closed the door to listen because I thought Barney may have gotten into
this
> room by accident.  The dogs often get into this room when someone goes in
> there.  We store paper goods in the closet of that bedroom.  I listened.
> There he was!  Somehow, Sandy had gotten mixed up, apparently, after
feeding
> the dogs and put Barney into his kennel.  Boy, was he happy when I opened
it
> up and let him out.  Barney is a very friendly basset hound and he had
heard
> us yelling for him and he always comes but when you are in a cage, it is a
> little difficult to get out of on your own.  Unless, of course, you are
> Chester.  Thank you Jesus for keeping Chester and Barney safe for us
today.
>
> Phil.
>
>
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