rearview Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 Or maybe squirrel nest. In the strangest place.... Some background. Grab some popcorn. In my long ordeal with my master cylinder, then the car not starting again afterwards (rejecting organs??) ...when the car finally started it was knocking. Not a good, steady knock, but without a pattern and only when you rev it up. Guees where it is yet? After a few minutes knocking, there is a loud CLANG and a beat up hickory nut comes flying out from under the car. (I have 4 hickory and 4 oak trees) Sound is gone. I glide back under the car, and there is a bunch of fuzzy stuff and leaves, etc hanging out of the lower air vent for the fluid drive. And the inspection cap is laying on the floor. That must be where the nut came out. Why me? Quote
YukonJack Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 Hopefully no mice or squirrels were hurt in this story or you'll be getting a call from the ASPCA Glad your noise is gone. Quote
rearview Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Posted October 24, 2007 The funny part is the car is always in a garage, and the critters would have to cross the mighty oil slick to get there. Must be Arab mice. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 Sounds like a case of a squirrel oiling his nuts. Oops. spose I shouldn't have said that. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 Bob, it's that time of year around here. Those critters are looking for a nice cozy warm place to spend the winter. Time to head to the hardware store and pick up a little DeCon to make sure they have plenty to eat in their new home. I noticed a little field mouse a couple of weeks ago in the garage. Put out a nice meal of DeCon for him and any others that may want a little something to fill their stomachs. Since then, found one dead just outside the garage, then another one running around outside the garage in the wifes Hosta garden next to it. He was just sitting there next to a Hosta so I clobbered him over the head with a shovel. Then Saturday my son was here. He wanted to get something against the wall in the garage. Had to move a cabinet on rollers to get what he wanted. Under the cabinet next to the nice food I put out was another dead one half decomposed from the Decon. Nice thing about Decon is it eats them up from the inside out without smelling. The stuff will even dissolve the hair. All thats left after about a week or two is powder. So.........give them what they want. Squirrels like the stuff too. Quote
Normspeed Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Clobbered him with a shovel? Ok Norm, that's it, I'm reporting you to PETA. Quote
anthonyb Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Hey Norm, What does the organization for People Eating Tasty Animals have to do with him smacking a mouse with a shovel? Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Clobbered him with a shovel? Ok Norm, that's it, I'm reporting you to PETA. Norm, clobbering him over the head was the humane thing to do. That kept the poor critter from being out in the cold and possibly starving or freezing to death this winter. So, I was protecting him, isn't that what PETA is all about. Quote
Don Coatney Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Norm' date=' clobbering him over the head was the humane thing to do. That kept the poor critter from being out in the cold and possibly starving or freezing to death this winter. So, I was protecting him, isn't that what PETA is all about.[/quote']Geez Norm; Hope I never have to knock on your door when it is cold outside because you would wack me with a shovel in the name of humanity. Of course in my case you would probably be right:D Quote
Brad Lustig Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Nice thing about Decon is it eats them up from the inside out without smelling. The stuff will even dissolve the hair. All thats left after about a week or two is powder. Tell that to the mice that ate the Decon in my attic. They didn't know they weren't supposed to smell up the house after they died. Took me forever to find all of them in all that rockwool. Blech Quote
Mr. Belvedere Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 I wished I had put some decon in my 54 parts car, the little jerk came in thru the broken heater duct and chewed on the transformer on my radio, chewed a hole in the carpet and began removing seat material for a cozy nest. I put out some glue traps and all I did was get myself caught in them when I reached under the seat later and forgot they were there. I would have used decon but I am afraid the wifes cat might catch a sick rat and eat it. Hmmm....I could be rid of two problems at once that way! The only way my fat freeloader cats could catch a rat was if it were sick on decon! Quote
Reg Evans Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Clobbered him with a shovel? Ok Norm, that's it, I'm reporting you to PETA. Good one Normspeed. Just a few weeks ago I added to his rap sheet by turning him into the CPS for treating his adult child harshly. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Tell that to the mice that ate the Decon in my attic. They didn't know they weren't supposed to smell up the house after they died. Took me forever to find all of them in all that rockwool. Blech Brad, I use the pellet type Decon. That dead mouse we found under the roll around cabinet in the garage was pretty much gone when we found it. It was already flat because the insides had been eaten away. The Decon was only in the garage this year for about a week or two before we found it. No smell either. Guess I've been lucky all these years as for them getting into the house. Lived here since 1973 and never saw a trace of one in the house anywhere, just the garage. Our garage is detached though. I think people have more problems with mice getting into the house that have an attached garage. Yesterday morning when I opened the door I even saw a mole darting around the corner of the garage door opening. Sure hope that little feller had a nice meal while in the garage. Mr Belvedere, My son uses the glue traps too in his garage. Only problem with them is you have to pick up the mess. This is the first year I've actually found a dead mouse, usually they just dissolve into a powder and I never see them. As for those critters causing problems, they gave me a good one back in 1987. Had a new Reliant at the time. Got in the car one morning and it wouldn't keep running. Was hard to start, then when it did run it ran rough and then died out right away. Pulled the air cleaner off to check out the injectors. When I did I found a Chipmunk nest in the cold air intake. Cleaned it out and the car ran fine after that. At least I think it was a Chipmunk nest since I would see them running in and out of the garage back then. That's when I started using Decon in the garage. Of course I wouldn't allow the dog in the garage after that. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Good one Normspeed. Just a few weeks ago I added to his rap sheet by turning him into the CPS for treating his adult child harshly. Reg, if I lived in a wooded area like yours looks to be, I'd really have a long rap sheet. I don't own a gun now, but if I lived in a wooded area I would. Friends of ours sold their house and built a new one up in the northwoods of Wisconsin. They are the outdoors type anyway. Said they could go out and see bears walking around their property. Those are protected around this part of the country. However, if one is attacking you can kill it. Well.......if I lived there and saw a bear I'd have to say he was attacking me, then shoot it. Would not want one of them walking around my property. Quote
Normspeed Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 If you shoot one, the trick is to drag him inside the house so it looks like it was self defense. Quote
Reg Evans Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 I have to admit that I have had to resort to setting out a banquet of Decon too. We're outnumbered here on the property by 1000 to 1 with wild things. I tried for the first few years here controlling them with cats but all three times the cats vanished without a trace. Oh wait ! ...one exception.....we did find a trace of one of our poor missing kitties. Bingo was his nameO. Warning !!!! Some of you might want to turn away now. Don't look down. Quote
splat1955 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 Yeah, but, if the bear is too heavy to drag into the house, just plant a gun in one of it's paws before you call the authorities. Self defense, officer! If you shoot one, the trick is to drag him inside the house so it looks like it was self defense. Quote
Normspeed Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 From the looks of Bingo, you have some mighty big mice in the area. Quote
rearview Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Posted October 25, 2007 If you shoot one, the trick is to drag him inside the house so it looks like it was self defense. ^^^That's a good one^^^ Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 when I shot my neighbors dog for trespassing I taped a knife to its paw and claimed self defense. Would you believe I just yelled and it ran home????? Quote
Don Coatney Posted October 25, 2007 Report Posted October 25, 2007 I have to admit that I have had to resort to setting out a banquet of Decon too. We're outnumbered here on the property by 1000 to 1 with wild things. I tried for the first few years here controlling them with cats but all three times the cats vanished without a trace. Oh wait ! ...one exception.....we did find a trace of one of our poor missing kitties. Bingo was his nameO. Warning !!!! Some of you might want to turn away now. Don't look down. Reg; Is Chuck Yegar included in the 1000/1 count:confused: Quote
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