You know those moments that turn from funny to shitty in seconds? I just caught one before it turned shitty! (for
nihilicious: literally!)
I removed the clumped litter from the litterbox, and went to drop the garbage bag down the garbage chute. This only takes 10 seconds, so I left the cover off the litterbox. When I returned to the laundry room, Action Cat had taken up residence in the litterbox lid. He hadn't done anything yet, so I was able to remove the lid from his head, and place it on the box, which he then climbed into. Another few seconds though, and that would have been trouble.
I removed the clumped litter from the litterbox, and went to drop the garbage bag down the garbage chute. This only takes 10 seconds, so I left the cover off the litterbox. When I returned to the laundry room, Action Cat had taken up residence in the litterbox lid. He hadn't done anything yet, so I was able to remove the lid from his head, and place it on the box, which he then climbed into. Another few seconds though, and that would have been trouble.