hexadecimal 0 #1 December 14, 2004 Last night at about 10pm, my car alarm started going off (which is strange since I don't have a panic button and my car was in my closed garage). I went out to investigate... and found a mouse sitting on top of my car in the rear, right outside of the engine compartment. I approached and attempted to swat him off the car, but he climbed into the engine compartment faster than I could get to him. I took the car out and drove the hell out of it, hoping I'd either shake him out or scare him away... but it doesn't seem to have worked. My car alarm went off several more times throughout the night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 December 14, 2004 That was the mouse's ghost __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakflyer9999 1 #3 December 14, 2004 My wife's truck had a similar visitor. He ate numerous holes in the tubing for the windshield washers. We now keep a box of mouse poison up under the hood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #4 December 14, 2004 Be careful. Rodents have the bad habit of chewing on electrical cables. On anything they can sink their teeth into, really. Not fun to have your car refusing to start in the morning because a freakin' rodent had a field day with your wires. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #5 December 14, 2004 Solution: Add cat into the engine compartment of the car. No more mouse! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpinfarmer 0 #6 December 15, 2004 Just make sure cat is out of engine compartment when you start engine. They make a hell of a mess when they get stuck in the fan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Unstable 9 #7 December 15, 2004 Quote Just make sure cat is out of engine compartment when you start engine. They make a hell of a mess when they get stuck in the fan. AGREED!!!! When I was a freshman in Highschool, I drove this Monster 6.8 Litre Buick. On a Cold morning, she chewed up a cat hiding in the engine compartment for warmth. One helluva mess - Especially since it was too cold to use a hose to clean everything... Poor little guy....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #8 December 15, 2004 QuoteLast night at about 10pm, my car alarm started going off (which is strange since I don't have a panic button and my car was in my closed garage). I went out to investigate... and found a mouse sitting on top of my car in the rear, right outside of the engine compartment. I approached and attempted to swat him off the car, but he climbed into the engine compartment faster than I could get to him. I took the car out and drove the hell out of it, hoping I'd either shake him out or scare him away... but it doesn't seem to have worked. My car alarm went off several more times throughout the night On a recent episode of NPR's "Car Talk" radio show, a caller called in with a problem: She had a gecko living in her instrument cluster; It liked to crawl up in the speedometer and ride the needle while she drove. The Car Talk guys suggested Geico Insurance would love to hear her story. When I was kid, my old man's station wagon had a mouse living in it. Every time he slammed on the brakes it would tumble out from under the seat, then regain it's footing and scurry out of site. He finally discovered it had a nest in the spare tire well."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jumpinfarmer 0 #6 December 15, 2004 Just make sure cat is out of engine compartment when you start engine. They make a hell of a mess when they get stuck in the fan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #7 December 15, 2004 Quote Just make sure cat is out of engine compartment when you start engine. They make a hell of a mess when they get stuck in the fan. AGREED!!!! When I was a freshman in Highschool, I drove this Monster 6.8 Litre Buick. On a Cold morning, she chewed up a cat hiding in the engine compartment for warmth. One helluva mess - Especially since it was too cold to use a hose to clean everything... Poor little guy....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 December 15, 2004 QuoteLast night at about 10pm, my car alarm started going off (which is strange since I don't have a panic button and my car was in my closed garage). I went out to investigate... and found a mouse sitting on top of my car in the rear, right outside of the engine compartment. I approached and attempted to swat him off the car, but he climbed into the engine compartment faster than I could get to him. I took the car out and drove the hell out of it, hoping I'd either shake him out or scare him away... but it doesn't seem to have worked. My car alarm went off several more times throughout the night On a recent episode of NPR's "Car Talk" radio show, a caller called in with a problem: She had a gecko living in her instrument cluster; It liked to crawl up in the speedometer and ride the needle while she drove. The Car Talk guys suggested Geico Insurance would love to hear her story. When I was kid, my old man's station wagon had a mouse living in it. Every time he slammed on the brakes it would tumble out from under the seat, then regain it's footing and scurry out of site. He finally discovered it had a nest in the spare tire well."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
