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What did you get done on your Bolt today ????
The question, initially posted May 23, 2005, was:
"Whatcha do on your Bolt this weekend?"
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What did you get done on your Bolt today????
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Went to drive wife's car and it missed badly. "Service engine soon" light was also on in instrument cluster. Rodents had eaten up the wiring. I have overfed the cats since growing up in the depression era we were often cold and hungry so I have ruined their mousing instinct. A quick stand in front of a mirror revealed the cause. I don't know whether to label this an excuse or a reason.
Evan
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Insurance has been know to cover damage caused by mice. I've got a few rat snakes (black snakes to most) around the shop, they along with cats do a fair job of keeping mice under control.
Just proves the old axom, "it's always something".
RonR
1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear 1970 340 Duster 1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain) 1951 Farmall Super A
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I may regret posting this but I have not had vermin issues in my shop or house garage. I had a mole get into the kitchen years ago, how and why I don't know, and a mouse in my pantry more years ago. I am thankful for that. I did find a skeleton of a chipmunk in the shop 2 years ago when I built a rack for my wood scraps. I am always concerned because I store my brother-in-law's 64 Corvair in the shop.
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Went to drive wife's car and it missed badly. "Service engine soon" light was also on in instrument cluster. Rodents had eaten up the wiring. I have overfed the cats since growing up in the depression era we were often cold and hungry so I have ruined their mousing instinct. A quick stand in front of a mirror revealed the cause. I don't know whether to label this an excuse or a reason. I have listened to others that have admitted to over feeding their cat or cats and they dont keep the mice population down,, you are not alone on this
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If you don't have pets or rodent control animals around, just leave a shallow pan of antifreeze in a corner (be sure it's not the newer non-toxic stuff.) They're attracted to the sweet smell and when the drink it, it's coffin time for them. One time when cleaning out our garage years ago, we discovered a mouse nest in the compressor compartment of the freezer. It had a dried up husk of a mouse in it. Our then 5 year old daughter stuffed it in a jar and kept it in her room for years. I think it was when she headed off to college that we rediscovered it and got rid of it. Fortunately the freezer wiring didn't get chewed and the freezer is still chugging along.
It may be worth submitting a claim if insurance covers it, because it could be expensive to fix (depending on how many wires they chewed on). If you have high deductible, maybe not.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [ flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's
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It's probably closing the barn door a little late, but a 5 gallon plastic bucket half filled with water with a bit of cracked corn chicken feed in it and a wooden ramp to the top will dramatically reduce the rodent population. There are all sorts of modifications to that design on you tube. As the corn ferments, it will toll the varmints in better than the pied piper! Jerry
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d-CON has always been an easy solution for me. Put a little out in an out of the way place and check/replenish it about once a year.
Harold Wilson 41 Chevy 3/4 Ton
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I knew a pig farmer who had an owl in his barn..He said it was equal to ten barn cats. (Not barn cats that get a bowl of milk every day but hungry ones)
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Kevin, My niece had a boyfriend that used animal skeletons to make sculptures. people give him the skeleton of their pets to make table art. He lives in Florida and also uses alligators and other wild animals. He has a very successful business.
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Ron, that Chipmunk skeleton you found is my long lost brother Simon. Please give him a respectful funeral. I miss him soooo much. OOOOOOKK!
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