Here is a funny little story fye:
Yesterday morning I was cleaning the road grime off my Insight's paint (using the techniques perscribed here.) Finding no more crud on the outside of my car, and having nothing else to do, I decided to check the oil and wipe the dirt out of the engine bay.
I had not checked in there for over a week, and felt it was about time. I gathered some paper towels and a rag from house and headed back to the garage. The moment I unlatched the hood, an explosion of acorns and hickory nut shells rolled off the hybrid assist module and sent themselves pinging down into the engine. :shock:
I seached the rest of the engine bay to find two more neat little piles of nuts hidden amongst the nooks and crannies.
You can imagine the perplexed expression on my face. Not everyone expects to find piles of neatly placed acorns under the hood of their high-tech hybrid car!
Realizing it must be rodents, I set several traps next to the wheels of the car. I baited them with piles of seeds and peanut butter and waited for the night.
In the morning, I returned to the garage to find the seeds gone and none of the traps sprung. Not thinking where those seeds might have gone, I hopped in my Insight, turned the key, and commenced my journey to McDonald's for a salad.
Midway down the road, I began to hear a sound like sand being kicked up by the wheels of the car. However, there was little sand that could make that noise on this particular street. Then I thought "Uh, oh!"
I stopped to check, and sure enough, it was the seeds I used to lure the mice falling out from under my car!
I wonder what the neighbors thought!
Luna
Yesterday morning I was cleaning the road grime off my Insight's paint (using the techniques perscribed here.) Finding no more crud on the outside of my car, and having nothing else to do, I decided to check the oil and wipe the dirt out of the engine bay.
I had not checked in there for over a week, and felt it was about time. I gathered some paper towels and a rag from house and headed back to the garage. The moment I unlatched the hood, an explosion of acorns and hickory nut shells rolled off the hybrid assist module and sent themselves pinging down into the engine. :shock:
I seached the rest of the engine bay to find two more neat little piles of nuts hidden amongst the nooks and crannies.
You can imagine the perplexed expression on my face. Not everyone expects to find piles of neatly placed acorns under the hood of their high-tech hybrid car!
Realizing it must be rodents, I set several traps next to the wheels of the car. I baited them with piles of seeds and peanut butter and waited for the night.
In the morning, I returned to the garage to find the seeds gone and none of the traps sprung. Not thinking where those seeds might have gone, I hopped in my Insight, turned the key, and commenced my journey to McDonald's for a salad.
Midway down the road, I began to hear a sound like sand being kicked up by the wheels of the car. However, there was little sand that could make that noise on this particular street. Then I thought "Uh, oh!"
I stopped to check, and sure enough, it was the seeds I used to lure the mice falling out from under my car!
I wonder what the neighbors thought!
Luna
