In December 2020, when Covid was keeping us indoors, I drove to Best Buy shortly before they closed on a mission of purr-chasing a freezer for homemade cat food. With the virus numbers increasing, I was concerned that food supplies or meat plant production might slow. My cats’ household rule, “Do not run out of food,” always needed to be
upheld.
As you know, Best Buy is known for electronics and appliances, not cat supplies, which makes this an even more amazing miracle.
Once a freezer was located, the clerk said, “We can deliver your freezer tomorrow.” Then he added, “The delivery company will leave it at your door. They won't come in because of Covid concerns.”
“What good is that?” I replied feeling helpless. “I am seventy and won't be able to drag it in.”
He insisted three times, “That’s the way it is.”
A masked-male customer purr-chasing a refrigerator close by said, “Here is my phone number. Call me when it arrives, and I will help!”
His act of kindness was a fast answer to a prayer! A miracle?
Then the clerk exclaims, “Oh! Oh! It can’t be delivered for two weeks!”
I said, “That won’t work. I have a batch of cat food to freeze.”
I turned to the masked stranger and boldly asked, “What are you doing in the next 15 minutes? If I take a freezer now, it would solve all my problems.”
The tall-broad man said, “I will follow you home.” Then he added, “You know it is a funny thing. I came into the store to buy a food saver to package my kitten’s raw food. The store is out of them and instead I ended up buying a mini fridge.”
Then like a good pet parent, he pulls out his cell phone and shows photos of his gorgeous kitten. He then followed me and the freezer home, hefted it out of the car trunk, put it over his shoulder and carried it inside.
Within an hour of making the late-night decision to purr-chase a freezer, with all the paw-tential delays, one was plugged into my wall!
What are the odds of us both showing up on a cold-dark Wednesday night, in a store (not known for pet supplies), at 7 p.m. with sparse customers, both on a mission for cats’ homemade food?!
Cat Angels? Christmas Angels? An act of kindness? All the above?
The cats don’t care as long as they have me to answer their every whim; a bed to sleep on, Animal Planet to watch, food in their furry tummies - which they deserve; of course. Stay alert! You never know when or where your next miracle will appear!
Note: The good Samaritan’s kitty story will follow in a few weeks.
