Topic: Good old Casper!
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Wed 07/29/09 05:45 AM
Edited by BonnyMiss on Wed 07/29/09 05:46 AM


A cat has become a well-known commuter on a bus service and regularly amuses passengers during their journey, a travel company said.

For several months Casper has queued with other passengers to get the number 3 service from his home in Plymouth, Devon.

Bus company First said the adventurous animal sits in the queue and then quietly trots on board and curls up on a seat for the ride.

He is now so well known the bus drivers are aware which stop it is to let him off when Casper wants to go home.

Owner Susan Finden has only just found out about his antics - but a spokesman for First said they have been bussing Casper around for months.

Mrs Finden, who picked the cat out of a rescue home in 2002, said he had always been a free spirit and she named him after the cartoon ghost as he had a habit of walking off.

The 55-year-old care worker said: "He'd always go off and have a wander. Once I had to walk a mile-and-a-half with a cat basket to bring him back from a car park.

"He does love people, and I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses."

A notice has been put up in the bus drivers' rest room in Plymouth asking them to look after the rogue passenger if they spot him sneaking on.

Driver Rob Stonehouse told the Plymouth Herald: "He usually just curls up at the back of the bus. Sometimes he nips between people's legs but he never causes any trouble. As they say " Dogs have owners, cats have staff!
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Wed 07/29/09 05:49 AM
That is an awesome story laugh laugh

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Wed 07/29/09 05:55 AM

That is an awesome story laugh laugh


It was also on the lunch time news, Casper looked totally bemused and a bit cross with the cameramen. laugh laugh laugh

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Wed 07/29/09 05:58 AM
I can imagine bigsmile

My cats HATE the car ohwell

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Wed 07/29/09 06:02 AM
hahahahah brilliant ... Loved the last line abotu Cats having STAFF...lol..
thanks for the giggles flowerforyou

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Wed 07/29/09 06:04 AM
I love this story !!!:heart:


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Wed 07/29/09 06:11 AM

I can imagine bigsmile

My cats HATE the car ohwell


Maybe a car is not grand enough for your cat? laugh laugh laugh

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Wed 07/29/09 06:15 AM
THAT'S IT, I need to hire a limo and driver for them slaphead rofl rofl

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Wed 07/29/09 06:18 AM

THAT'S IT, I need to hire a limo and driver for them slaphead rofl rofl


Can you imagine that? laugh laugh laugh I love cats and the way they manipulate their "staff" rofl rofl rofl

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Wed 07/29/09 07:00 AM
That is so cute it is dangerous. lollaugh

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Wed 07/29/09 07:04 AM
Very special puddy tat dere.....I wonder who he was before now,wink,,lol

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Wed 07/29/09 07:19 AM
Cool!drinks

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Wed 07/29/09 07:29 AM

Very special puddy tat dere.....I wonder who he was before now,wink,,lol


Certainly not a First Bus driver..........They are never that regular! laugh laugh laugh

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Wed 07/29/09 07:30 AM
Bonny, that was great! Thanks for sharing it!! flowers

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Wed 07/29/09 07:31 AM

Bonny, that was great! Thanks for sharing it!! flowers


Hi Auburn, the pleasure's all mine. flowers flowers