Nertooold54 has a cat who likes to sleep in the dryer. It seemed like something Boots would enjoy doing.
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I don't own Bones.
I do own Boots.
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When Brennan had to buy a new dryer she opted for the big stainless steel front load type. It was larger than the one she had previously owned and when the old one quit working she was happier to have one that handled bigger loads. She was all for saving time and if she could dry fewer loads then she would be happier.
The first day the new dryer was to be used, Max had put a load of clothes in to the washing machine earlier that morning and when she had time, Brennan had gone down to the laundry room to transfer the wet clothes from the washer to the dryer. Boots liked dryers and whenever it was being used, he came down to the laundry room and lay on top of the machine. The new one looked just a comfortable as the old one to Boots.
After the dryer had finished, Brennan took the dried clothes from the dryer and took the clothes upstairs. Boots, watching from his roost, on top of the machine, noticed that Brennan hadn't closed the dryer door completely. Reaching down with his paws, Boots put his paws in the cracked door and pushed away causing the door to swing wide. Watching the door swing open, Boots lay back down and watched the now open dryer door. After watching the door stay open for a while, Boots jumped down from the dryer. Boots then stood facing the front of the machine and jumped inside. It was hot; but, not unbearable. After awhile it cooled down so that the chamber was very comfortable. Lying down, Boots went to sleep.
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Brennan deciding to do a load of sheets took them down to the laundry room. She thought it was strange that Boots wasn't on the dryer; but, decided that he probably went to look for Christine or Booth. Starting the washing machine, she left the room and closed the dryer door on the way out of the room.
A half hour later, Brennan came back to the laundry room to put the sheets in the dryer. Opening the dryer door, Brennan moved to throw the wet sheets into the dryer. Before she accomplished that, Boots jumped out of the dryer in front of her, giving a piercing yell as he left the dryer.
Startled Brennan fell back dropping her sheets and landing on her posterior. Frowning, Brennan said, "Damn it Boots. You frightened me."
Flicking his ears and swishing his tale back and forth, Boots stalked out of the room. Looking at Boots leave, Brennan called after him, "You only have yourself to blame, you stupid cat."
Shrugging her shoulders, Brennan picked up her wet sheets and put them in the dryer.
Later, when Brennan came back down for her dry sheets, she carried a home made sign and a tape dispenser.
Standing on a step stool, Brennan affixed the sign to the wall above the dryer. In big bold Magic Marker letters the sign read: Beware of Cat – Check Dryer before you put anything in it.
In smaller letters below the bold letters the sign read: If you cook Boots it will be your responsibility to tell Christine!
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I think Brennan took that pretty well. I would have had a fatal heart attack if the cat had jumped out of the dryer at me.
