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11 Feb 05 - 10:27 AM (#1405844) Subject: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: Flash Company Apparently a guy called David Bowler in Hampshire was having problems with his car losing power and took it in to his local dealer, They found a loose nut in the engine (actually, about 2000 loose nuts in the engine) Somehow a squirrel had got in and was storing peanuts taken from a bird-feeder in his air filter. The garage took a photo as proof. Reported in todays Daily Mail. FC |
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11 Feb 05 - 10:46 AM (#1405872) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: GUEST,David Bowler Yes - 'twas me! Daily Mail got one of the facts wrong, however. Can you tell which? |
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11 Feb 05 - 10:47 AM (#1405874) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: Stilly River Sage Is there more than one Daily Mail? I tried a search and only find the usual "nuts" in the headlines (Britney Spears says her marriage "isn't on the rocks," etc.) Post a link if you can. SRS |
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11 Feb 05 - 10:48 AM (#1405876) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: GUEST,Cool squirrel And they gave me fuck-all for publishing my picture. |
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12 Feb 05 - 12:05 AM (#1406821) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: LadyJean Sounds a bit squirrly to me. And I grew up in Squirrel Hill. |
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12 Feb 05 - 12:53 AM (#1406863) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: Bert When I was in Bahrain my car broke down and I was waiting for parts to be shipped from overseas. When I finally got around to opening the hood again I found that a cat had had kittens on top of the engine. |
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12 Feb 05 - 05:01 PM (#1407527) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: Uncle_DaveO Peanuts in a bird feeder? Not impossible, I suppose, but sounds strange to me. Dave Oesterreich |
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13 Feb 05 - 02:14 PM (#1408278) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: GUEST,leeneia I believe that some people feed birds peanuts. Woodpeckers like them, I believe. However, I doubt whether any air filter would be so open that a squirrel could simply stuff peanuts into it. Doesn't an air filter usually sit in a container with a lid and a wing nut or similar? |
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14 Feb 05 - 10:39 AM (#1409304) Subject: RE: BS: Rodents in the car (UK version) From: Flash Company The RSPB web site has plenty of bird feeders with peanuts. So does our local Pet shop, come to that. I stopped using them because it is impossible to find anywhere to hang them that the squirrels can't get to. I have to admit I was a little dubious about the squirrel getting access to the air filter, and unfortunately the paper with the story in has now gone for re-cycling so I can't remember if it gave any technical details. Maybe Dave would fill us in. FC |