De furring

[nachoman]

A friend of mine had the "cat on layout problem". One evening we were working on his layout, and heard a dull thud, as a brass B&O 2-8-0 hit the concrete floor, compliments of the "gracefulness" of the cat.
The cat experienced a high speed impact with the basement wall.
I decided, at that moment, that as long as I had any interest in model railroading, I would never have a cat.

"I keep the door to the layout room closed."

It's either that, or find a new home for the cat.

My cat is too fat to jump on the layout. Seriously though, I probably caused more destruction myself as a child. Comparatively speaking, I spend much less time cleaning up after my cat than my sister does after her kids.