Operaton Tibus - June 2, 2001

Operation Tibus - June 2, 2001
From Cincinnati to Kansas City
This was not officially an STS Mission, as the STS was not formed until the next week,
but I did the final organizing and many of those involved are members of the the STS.

Tibus(GA) went to the Bridge Saturday, June 16, 2001 at 9: 59 pm :-(
Tibus(GA) was discovered to have several health problems after arriving at his new home in Kansas City. His new mom, Melisa, and the vets discovered a damaged heart valve which was to lead to very severe problems which resulted in departure for the Bridge.

Tibus(GA), or Mr. Tibs as his new mom called him, will be missed greatly by her
and those of us who met him during his trip to his new home mourn for the
extraordinary feline gentleman we met that day.

To honor him, he has been appointed the official Mascot of the STS

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His Chariot awaits. The carrier was so that Mary could find me	He ducked under a rear seat in Mary's Van	He did not want to come out	You can't see it but, he was sort of wrapped around a rod under the seat
Still under the Seat	I got him out and he posed with Mary	His Close Up	A Profile
Looking towards Home?	Well, Maybe it's that way	Got enough yet?	In our van
So, this is a Pontiac Montana, nice.	Looks good back there too.	In the carrier on the road	Hey you woke me up
Ok, take the pics	so I can go to sleep	Getting some ZZZ's	He slept all the way

The shots of him in the carrier were taken while we were on the road. I set the focus to 2 1/2 feet and would reach down and aim the camera at him. The first few times the camera strap banged against something and he woke up. Then I took the strap off and finally caught him asleep.

He slept nearly all the way from Terre Haute, IN to St. Louis, MO

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