From the Parental Office in the Woods of North Georgia
Got an email from my Dad yesterday that I must share with the world:
So, on the 26th after you left, I took a nap and put off going to Stump Hill until Saturday, the 27th. I drove my truck there on Saturday which was fine. On the 28th, I got in my truck and it was “missing” and an ominous light came on on the dashboard, shaped like an engine. I turned it off. The next morning, Al followed me as my truck limped and sputtered to Jasper Jeep where it still sits. Later that day, they called and said I might want to call my insurance company. Seems that a rat/mouse/squirrel/possum had moved in on Saturday night and built a nest.
Fortunately, I have full coverage for rodent attacks on my truck, because it was a $2000 nest that the rat/mouse/squirrel/ possum had created on Saturday night. I’m now locally famous as the most recent such victim. Every time I tell this story, more people appear who have been similarly afflicted. The guy at Jasper Jeep says it happens a lot, particularly on cold nights. I told him that I preferred calling it a possum attack for aesthetic reasons, but they were adamant that it was either a rat or a “very industrious field mouse.”
I’m thinking of starting a Support Group…
He provided a picture, too!
Comment by Elizabeth
January 7, 2009 @ 12:48 pm
I remember hearing a similar story on Car Talk once, about a rodent that was living/storing food in a car. They turned the fan on and it shot dog food out! Turns out the mouse had been gathering the dog food from where they stored it in the garage. Those little guys ARE industrious!