His Twitter feed focused on something out of the ordinary for John Paul (JP) Brammer this past weekend. JP is the managing editor for The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth. But on March 16th, he received an odd visit from some tenants in his apartment building. The building is in Brooklyn, NY and from JP’s description, seems to leave a bit to be desired. For example, doors are regularly found to be not all that secure, as he soon found out. Followers of JP’s were pleasantly surprised by the traumatic happenings unfolding in JP’s world. It was easy to smile at his frantic tweets that centered around 3 individuals that essentially broke into his home.
The “criminals” just happened to be his upstairs neighbor’s cat and 2 dogs!
It was your average Saturday and JP was relaxing at home trying to catch up on some work. But then he heard an odd knock on the door. When he peered out to see who was knocking, he did NOT expect who greeted him.
there’s a… cat and two dogs knocking on my apartment door? like inside the building what do I do omg
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
Clearly not overly comfortable with the strange animals invading his world, it didn’t stop him from worrying about them. He set about to finding their owner, abandoning his work to focus on the intruders. But when he cracked open the door again to join them in the hallway, the cat had other ideas.
what….? pic.twitter.com/aAi3QsEQ5D
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
It snuck in his apartment and made itself right at home!
I tried to go hang out in the entryway but the cat SLIPPED IN without my noticing I had to check my own video for evidence dkfjekskdjalen pic.twitter.com/oQOjp5PxUU
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
He quickly realized he was outnumbered and decided he needed to take a different approach.
Locating an open apartment door on the floor above him, he at least found where they’d come from.
ok so the apartment above mine had a wide open door which is where they came from. I got the dogs inside (but just heard a glass shattering noise so yikes?) No idea how to herd this cat upstairs
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
extremely stressful update. one of the dogs who went back into his apartment…. locked the door behind him somehow so now there’s one dog in the hall, one in the apartment, and one cat in my apartment. I’m gonna take the German Shepherd in mine I guess!?? pic.twitter.com/MJuR5Oid7G
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
The next few hours were just like a slapstick comedy show or “who’s on first” gag, with JP as the poor butt of the joke.
I… don’t know if this is good or bad but the dog that locked the door unlocked it so we’re back to square one pic.twitter.com/UchAyQggGU
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
He was able to get the shocking skills on video though, showing everyone he wasn’t losing his mind. HAHA
these are the masterminds I’m up against by the way look at this shit pic.twitter.com/A4fXZ3rTo1
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
Eventually he accepted his fate and went with the flow of the unfolding folly.
it’s gonna be okay y’all I’ve accepted the situation I’m in and I’m just letting it happen now don’t worry pic.twitter.com/rJeEnBVnr6
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
The ginger cat did exactly what cats do, make themselves comfortable wherever they want.
when your jig is up pic.twitter.com/fPKt8A0OZ4
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
It didn’t take long for his canine counterparts to take the cat’s lead.
literally everyone is asleep. cat’s asleep. dogs napping. I’m just praying the owners show up soon! leaving a note pic.twitter.com/d0JpYIsdlr
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
The thing that made it worse for JP, was his overactive imagination. You just never know though!
He recently told BuzzFeed where his thoughts had lead him during the chaos.
“I was like, ‘Oh god, they’re dead,” he said. “Oh god, the owners are in their bedrooms or something and there’s dead bodies in there and the [Twitter] thread’s gonna take a huge turn for the worse, because where are they? So I was having this panic attack.”
JP did get some help from another resident he found that actually owned dogs as well.
OH BLESS some actual dog owners who know what they’re doing showed up I have REINFORCEMENTS
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
THIS IS A CLOWN SHOW!! the dog owner found a way to tie the door shut, but did so before the cat was in. they went to take the cat inside the apartment but the dogs have now LOCKED US OUT
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
ok so we checked and the apartment is indeed empty. dogs are in there now. cat is in there as well. my mental peace is literally hanging by this one string the other dog owner set up pic.twitter.com/LJ13Wt9Sn0
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 16, 2019
Thankfully, the events of the day wound down and JP was able to get back to his peace and quiet.
JP happily let out a huge sigh of relief and shared the news with everyone following the story. You can all rest assured though, the owners were NOT dead. They did arrive home to find a very shocked JP though.
Hi twitter! I just wanted to let y’all know I finally got home and the pets are with their owners who seem lovely. they’re safe and I’m muting this thread ? thanks for spending a weird day with me!
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) March 17, 2019
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Well, I sure am glad the owners were alive and well! Seems like the black and white dog was smart enough to work the door (somewhat) and decided they were all going on a field trip. *OF COURSE* if the door gets opened, everyone is going to want to explore! And obviously since he was the only one home, he was their victim! I hope the owners get some type of secondary lock, this could’ve ended very badly – but luckily there was just humor and a good time for everyone! (mostly)
LMAO ? Totally wild. So glad it ended well.
hi thanks for the information and posts
What a laugh 😆 🤣
And what an adventure for everyone including the
Pets. It just shows you how clever/bored these pets are.Better than barking all the time dont you think?