Cometh the Hour, Returneth the Cat

I am reliably informed that Saturday sees the return of the hour that was stolen from me earlier in the year. It took long enough to lobby the Powers that Be for its return and I am glad to say I have their assurance that they won't be removing it again for the foreseeable future. They had better not. I do not like time being messed around with.. Especially by amateurs 
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But as we approach the anniversary of our First Year on Twitter,  it behoves me, as Head of SPECTRE to ask some vital questions like:

 What have we achieved?

 

Well we have established that we are capable of taking over the world. See our website for details

 We have achieved a few bloopers - the admissions of the Kennedy shootings and the Titanic sinking spring to mind. And we have some key alliances - most notably the Daleks, the Dragons @DrBizarro and @Captain Limey. I do not class our alliance with Locutus of Borg as ratified

 Why are we here?

That's an easy one to answer - some allies and Operatives  (they know who they are) insisted on publishing erroneous data which necessitated a move. Initially I thought to encourage Heads to Roll but hey I quite like the new place...

 Why doesn't #Operationweekend start earlier and last longer?

A tough one. There's not a time continuum big enough to deal with the excitement? Possibly.
But mainly because our ally @Poringlandoak tells us their cellar isn't large enough to handle any more booze. When R&D can get their act together, then I suggest that we put them on the task of organising a larger cellar... 

Ok I said when. Perhaps I should say if...


Because there is a really burning question....

JUST WHAT ARE R&D UP TO THIS TIME?

Until Next Time...

Rover and Out

Careless tweets CAUSE MEMOS

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ALL OPERATIVES AND ALLIES PLEASE NOTE: 

Due to a careless tweet from our normally well organised and efficient Ally @Mrcnessna -our new HQ (We've only been here a few days remember) resembles a high tec' car forecourt.

What did he do wrong? 

 Did heads roll?

You may well ask.....

He rashly pointed out that Blofeld - he who thinks he runs #SPECTRE  - had got VW's. Well that was enough for Purchase and Aquisitions. With a total disregard for the sensibilities of the Accounts Department, they go out and spend, what can only be described as a LUDICROUS amount of money!

Rest assured we are dealing with the issue. But it will be a slow and calculating time ahead.



Fortunately for all  there are dogs in desperate need of a place to sing.

And we are currently interviewing for an Arthur Daleyesque   figure to remove our  unwanted and surplus car issue.

I have received a  CV from this character - if anyone can vouch for him. We will hire him immediately...

 

Until then, 

Rover and Out

HQ moving Part 2

 
For those of you who are always convinced that life as a cat  in charge of #SPECTRE is easy, you need to know that moving your top secret HQ is not a barrel of laughs. For starters, what do you do with your warplanes? Do you fly them? And if you do, do you move them in daylight or undercover of darkness?
 
Once you've dealt with the fighter pilots and their craft, you need to decide how to move the fire engines. And remember that's an entirely different kettle of fish. Which reminds me - what did we do with the fish tank?

 And once the hardware has been relocated you have to move your personnel. And that's where it gets interesting.  You see getting the boxes and labeling them is the easy part. Even  adding the essential words TOP Secret and adding the chains isn't beyond the wit of most operatives.

 But after that, oh boy does it get difficult.  For a start, how do you stop your Operatives getting in the boxes. REMEMBER We're an outfit of cats. And once we've got them in, how do you get them out again? Option one - ring a bell? Nah that won't work we're not a dog. And besides they don't know how to get in the box in the first place.

 Option two put up the following sign - and watch them scatter.

Of course, now that we've had the Olympics you could always try running a race. And some cats will - of course - oblige.

However, whatever you don't don't let a cat  near the bubble wrap...

 Or those strange white polystyrene things. 





And whatever you do, don't forget the toilet roll

Operation move HQ

      

 You have  no idea how busy it's been here at HQ. One paltry mistake by my Head of Flying Division and that damned weather machine we picked up cheap on Ebay, and look what happened. The underground lair FLOODED. Cheers @Corvusfluff. 

Heads rolled, I assure you.

First, of course there was the drying off

and then came the clearing up

(Lots of it.. wasn't there)

And then came the problem. 

No not the one about the Memos on the Pin Board. Even more important than that;

I mean I ask you, how much clearing up can one secret organisation do without drawing attention to itself?

Any way, once people know where you are, you just have to bite the bullet. Obviously the underground lair thing isn't working out. So we're  going to move.

So... How do you put a Top Secret Lair on the market? 

How much do you put it on for?   


Who's going to buy the damned thing? 


And what can the estate agent say about the previous owners, the decor or the fact that it's a large echo-y cavernous heap?

And then once we've sold HQ what do we replace it with?

A snow bound lair? Possible....

But we don't want to step on "you know who",  or his toes - it's a tad too close to Christmas for that...

Some Operatives suggested a Volcanic base. Certainly we wouldn't have to worry about the heating bills. So I got the estate agent to send over some details. But to be honest, the photographs weren't all that prepossessing.

 Or that safe.....

Then we had a brain wave...

Trees for the Flying Division. 

Weather warm enough to counter the idiosyncrasies of that weather machine. 

Clear blue skies - ideal weather for cats

Our choice?

Tracy Island. 

Ok, now I know that it's a bit well known. But then we do deserve the best. We are Spectre after all, and we are celebrating our 50th anniversary in the movies... And even though I say it myself, we deserve the best. 
And look at it. 
Isn't it lovely?

And I don't know about you Operatives and Allies. It's working for me...

   
Until Next Time 
Rover and Out