Nantucket Kitten Fights Proposed HOA Fee Hike

Charlotte the cat, a Nantucket resident since 2010, has a bone to pick with the home owner’s association of her exclusive West End gated community. Last week the HOA voted 7-1 to raise monthly fees by $52, which Charlotte thinks is outrageous.

HOA president Linda Neal says the fees pay for the upkeep of shared amenities like the tennis courts, pool, rec building and beach volleyball courts. They also pay for landscaping of public areas and trash removal.

Charlotte, however, isn’t opposed to the fee itself. Says her close friend  Blair Woodson, “She’s not upset by a raise in the fee, in general, she just wants more amenities that she can actually use. Cats don’t play tennis or volleyball. They don’t swim in pools.”

According to Woodson, Charlotte has requested the installation of a koi fishing pond at least four times over the past two years but has never been taken seriously.

“She’s boycotting the HOA rate increase until she at least gets a vote on her koi pond,” said Woodson.

Via mileshuntley.

CONSUMER ALERT: Kitten Wi-Fi Range Extenders Recalled

Networking gear company Cisco was forced to recall its entire line of kitten wi-fi range extenders due to concerns that they just don’t work as advertised. 

“Though we’ll give them a 10 out of 10 for adorableness,” wrote CNET’s Barry Wilhelm in a review, “the bottom line is that the Linksys CAT X wi-fi extenders just don’t work.”

According to Wilhelm’s tests, he was able to squeeze about an extra 12 feet of connectivity, on average, using the feline technology. That’s well short of the advertised 50 foot extended range. Plus, wrote Wilhelm, the end up getting your router all clogged with fur.

Cisco is offering full refunds for all kittens purchased prior to July 15.

Via dannydigz.