I'll be joining you in the drinkies department here in a sec.
Eric is optimistically putting the garbage out. I hope they do come to get it- they will create a path for escape. It would be funny if one of those big rigs got stuck, though. The city would have to send plows to the rescue.
(Forgot to add that I hope kitty is doing alright! It could be allergies- he might be digging at his ears because the skin itches or something. Samwise is sweet/evil all the time, btw- he'll be gnawing your arm off one second and the next giving you a bath.)