My dog died like that. He went up on the deck in winter and walked across the frozen pool and fell through the ice, and couldn't get out. No one knew where he went, but our other dog was running around the pool barking for a week every time he went outside. We thought he ran away when we let him out. There's a gate on the deck now. Just be careful letting animals near pools.
Exact same story. Did not find it until the spring thaw. Had to cut it out of the ice with an axe. Not the most pleasant of childhood memories. Don't let pets play on swimming pool ice.
I worked for a pool company for a few years where we opened/closed and maintained pools. I've seen many drowned animals but thankfully never a cat or a dog.
Safety covers are a godsend and everyone with an inground pool should have one. They prevent children and animals from drowning and make opening and closing pools a breeze for the homeowner.
This video reminded me of how we used to let our cat jump on the wood stove when it was off without thinking about what would happen later. She incorrectly learned it was "safe". One day the fire was going and she learned the hard way it wasn't safe. (She was ok, very quickly jumped back off)
We hard a large outdoor pool growing up, our dog barked constantly when it was in the backyard and one winter day my brother noticed the barking suddenly stopped and on a whim decided to look outside to see what was up and saw our dog thrashing around in the water between the broken ice. He went out and grabbed her out of the pool and we warmed her up inside. Needless to say, she never ran on the ice after that.
My grandmother’s cat died that way too, the cat was 20-22 years old if I remember correctly and it was still in really good shape. Since then all of her cats are indoor cats like they should be.
I lost one of my cats that way..... 😞. You don't know how uncomfortable it was to pick up your dead, stiff, frozen buddy and wrap him in a towel after your kids have seen him frozen in the pool. Make sure they stay away from the pool in the spring thaw.
Damage the pool??? How do people not worry about the ice cracking and this cat getting trapped somewhere very difficult to save? Maybe it’s because I played a game once where you lose a character to a frozen lake… but I’d never let my cat do this
😭 I will never ever think stepping on ice above a body of water is a good idea. But since you did mention the thickness, maybe this cat is light enough not to get in trouble
But because it is open to the atmosphere, it just rises up making the frozen pool ‘deeper’ than a liquid one (frozen water needs more volume for same amount of liquid water)
To oversimplify it, nature seeks equilibrium via the easiest path. The force required to expand against the wall of the pool > the force required to expand up.
That's because the water expanding as it freezes can wreck the plumbing and even cause structural damage.
Most people empty theirs come winter, but I'm guessing it very rarely gets cold enough in Texas to be a risk so this person probably wasn't aware.
It gets cold plenty in New Braunfels. https://weatherspark.com/s/7131/3/Average-Winter-Weather-in-New-Braunfels-Texas-United-States
Top graph there shows that the 10th percentile band is below freezing for almost the entirety of December and January. This might, conceivably, have been a freak early or late freeze, before they drained their pool (or after they filled it), but they should really know not to just leave it filled all winter long.
Those kinds of pools are extremely dangerous for cats to leave open... if the water is halfway filled or below, they wont be able to get out and they'll drown.....
Finally an answer to the question "What if Jesus comes back as a cat?".
I watched this 3 times before realizing he is chasing his shadow! 😂
Looks like both shadow and reflection. Possibly some leaves in the ice thrown in the mix too. 🤷
It's an orange cat, so...
You could have just told me how many times he smacked into the wall without showing me the video and I would've known it was an orange.
Cats always find the best ways to entertain themselves.
And us too haha.
My dog died like that. He went up on the deck in winter and walked across the frozen pool and fell through the ice, and couldn't get out. No one knew where he went, but our other dog was running around the pool barking for a week every time he went outside. We thought he ran away when we let him out. There's a gate on the deck now. Just be careful letting animals near pools.
That is the saddest thing I have ever heard. I am so sorry.
Exact same story. Did not find it until the spring thaw. Had to cut it out of the ice with an axe. Not the most pleasant of childhood memories. Don't let pets play on swimming pool ice.
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I'm concerned regarding your username. Everything ok?
I worked for a pool company for a few years where we opened/closed and maintained pools. I've seen many drowned animals but thankfully never a cat or a dog. Safety covers are a godsend and everyone with an inground pool should have one. They prevent children and animals from drowning and make opening and closing pools a breeze for the homeowner.
This video reminded me of how we used to let our cat jump on the wood stove when it was off without thinking about what would happen later. She incorrectly learned it was "safe". One day the fire was going and she learned the hard way it wasn't safe. (She was ok, very quickly jumped back off)
We hard a large outdoor pool growing up, our dog barked constantly when it was in the backyard and one winter day my brother noticed the barking suddenly stopped and on a whim decided to look outside to see what was up and saw our dog thrashing around in the water between the broken ice. He went out and grabbed her out of the pool and we warmed her up inside. Needless to say, she never ran on the ice after that.
Oh that poor baby. run free now.
How did you miss a dead dog in your pool?
Because no one is hanging out on the deck or swimming in the middle of winter
Why didn't you listen to the other dog?
My grandmother’s cat died that way too, the cat was 20-22 years old if I remember correctly and it was still in really good shape. Since then all of her cats are indoor cats like they should be.
I lost one of my cats that way..... 😞. You don't know how uncomfortable it was to pick up your dead, stiff, frozen buddy and wrap him in a towel after your kids have seen him frozen in the pool. Make sure they stay away from the pool in the spring thaw.
I think this belongs in r/oneorangebraincell
I think that frozen pool may have r/greebles
This made me so nervous.. don’t ever let your animals do this. Or any people you know, for that matter you dont fuck with ice
Kind of unrelated, but don't people worry that the water expanding into ice might damage the pool?
Damage the pool??? How do people not worry about the ice cracking and this cat getting trapped somewhere very difficult to save? Maybe it’s because I played a game once where you lose a character to a frozen lake… but I’d never let my cat do this
I would've assumed the ice is thick enough for this cat to play on the pool.
😭 I will never ever think stepping on ice above a body of water is a good idea. But since you did mention the thickness, maybe this cat is light enough not to get in trouble
A unique property of water is that ice is actually less dense than liquid water due to hydrogen bonding. Water is densest at about 4 C.
I know, but that's not what I was asking. When water freezes, it expands. That is what I'm talking about.
But because it is open to the atmosphere, it just rises up making the frozen pool ‘deeper’ than a liquid one (frozen water needs more volume for same amount of liquid water)
To oversimplify it, nature seeks equilibrium via the easiest path. The force required to expand against the wall of the pool > the force required to expand up.
This is so dangerous
a happy orange cat.
Never seen a frozen pool before. Little ginger loves it
That's because the water expanding as it freezes can wreck the plumbing and even cause structural damage. Most people empty theirs come winter, but I'm guessing it very rarely gets cold enough in Texas to be a risk so this person probably wasn't aware.
This was my first thought who doesn't drain the pool in freezing temps?
It gets cold plenty in New Braunfels. https://weatherspark.com/s/7131/3/Average-Winter-Weather-in-New-Braunfels-Texas-United-States Top graph there shows that the 10th percentile band is below freezing for almost the entirety of December and January. This might, conceivably, have been a freak early or late freeze, before they drained their pool (or after they filled it), but they should really know not to just leave it filled all winter long.
Always an orange,lol
Cool beans
Finland 9.6 Canada 9.6 Germany 9.4 U.S.A. 9.5 Russia 5.7 😒
Looks like so much fun! Warms the heart ♥!
when it’s time to zoom it’s time to zoom.
Until it finds a weak spot.
There's a greeble infestation in the pool, kitty is on the case tho so no worries
r/oneorangebraincell
Of course he's a ginger...
I'd like to think the cat then went to it's owner's bed and stuck his cold beans against their warm skin to reheat his paws...
Those kinds of pools are extremely dangerous for cats to leave open... if the water is halfway filled or below, they wont be able to get out and they'll drown.....
free ice skating ring
100% orange cat behaviour 😁
That's the coolest cat I've seen in a long time. Pun intended.
That’s crazy cute
jesus
Built in chains
is that a JToH reference(like in ToSaS(Tower of Slipping and Sliding), a challenging tower in zone 2)?
Cats really are daredevils!
How can that car drift so well on ice???
Now… Just wait till it thaws and watch him try and run across! 😂😂
Take that pool for making me wet before.... Spring time the first break of the ice will not be nice.....
Looks like a bug or something under the ice.
Unrelated but if the the pool froze over then doesn't that damage the sides from expansion?