OT: What a day! :(

[grandpawrichard]

My wife's car suddenly started running extremely rough yesterday morning, so today I got to play mechanic. When I popped the hood I immediately saw the problem. During the night we had either a Rat or a Squirrel get up under the hood and the critter went to work chewing a spark plug wire in half! :angry:


So, I ended up replacing the plug wires and while I was at it I changed the spark plugs.


Here is a photo of the plug wire:

notice how part of the wire is Completely Gone and the rubber boot has been partially chewed away!


GPR

 

[SnowDragon]

Could of been worse....could have gnawed on your favorite rod!!!! (no pun intended) Weird how critters will do that sometimes.

 

[wendallb]

Too bad it was not running when he chewed it..it would have lit him up..hehe

Glad it was not a big problem

 

[AG51]

My sister once started her car up in the cold weather and the cat was in there. Fur went a flyin' dat day !!..................(the cat was fine but the fan belt had hunks of hair all over it)

 

[Morandir835]

GPR sir at least a racoon hadn't climbed into your engine compartment to commit suicide.... Don't ask.

 

[HarmonyPB]

GPR sir at least a racoon hadn't climbed into your engine compartment to commit suicide.... Don't ask.

Oh no Morandir sir

Sorry to hear it GPR, that does sound frustrating. And I can see no way to keep that from happening again! Unless of course you like squirrel stew

 

[SnowDragon]

shhhhhh.......exnay on the squirrel ewstay

 

[wader2k]

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

ok ...my mother in law was having the rats get under her hood too ...so far so good it hasn't happened to me .

 

[HarmonyPB]

Oops, sorry Wader. I promise I have never had nor would I ever want "that stuff". I have never killed nor ever want to kill one of those cute furry creatures! In fact I have rescued and bottle fed several in my lifetime

See...

Long live the squirrels!

 

[HarmonyPB]

And ignore the evil dog in the background. She's never eaten a suirrel either. She just doesn't like all the attention they get instead of her!

 

[Morandir835]

Ms. Harmony this place really wasn't the same without you.

 

[HarmonyPB]

Aww! You don't know how much that means to me Thank you kind sir!

 

[SnowDragon]

Merry Christmas! wishing you the best during this holiday season and into the new year Wader! Thank you so much for all you do, I always look forward to your updates. Keyzy and I seem to have started the best contest on the ECF and it always makes my day when I can say, "Thank You Wader!!!"

 

[wader2k]

Oops, sorry Wader. I promise I have never had nor would I ever want "that stuff". I have never killed nor ever want to kill one of those cute furry creatures! In fact I have rescued and bottle fed several in my lifetime

See...

Long live the squirrels!

Awwwww.....ain't he cute!!!!

Sorry GPR, didn't mean to derail the thread<grin>.

SnowDragon. Dont worry, there are plenty of stock updates coming!

 

[HarmonyPB]

Is it really a derailment if he said "squirrrel" in the OP?



Sorry GPR, I hope you are having a very Merry Christmas Eve and that all of your vehicles are running in tip top shape

 

[wader2k]

I miss these guys!

 

[HarmonyPB]

Awww!!! That is too cute! Did that milk come out of his nose?

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

I know they are cute but ...living in the woods youre gonna hit one someday and i'm not dyin for a squirrel .DO i want to on purpose no ! But on a 2 lane hiway theres no where to go ,thats why people die when they hit a deer ,no where to go and no time to go there .And yes in many parts of the country they are food ( no not me )

 

[EleanorR]

Waylon, everything you say is true.

Nevertheless, you are treading on dangerous ground . . . 8-o