Squirrel's acorn stash causes car breakdown at farm
Patrolman Andy Smith found about 200 acorns in the car's air pipe A squirrel stashing its acorns for winter caused a car to break down at a Hampshire farm.
Basingstoke AA patrolman Andy Smith discovered hundreds of acorns in cavities of the car's air pipe in Micheldever on Saturday.
"The pipe and air box were literally rammed with acorns - they just poured out," he said.
Mr Smith carried out diagnostic tests for 20 minutes before discovering the source of the problem.
He used a hand-held vacuum cleaner to clear them out.
"I'd stumbled across a squirrel's winter store," he said.
"I don't know how many acorns a squirrel can move an hour, but there must have been 200 in there.
"It's very unusual."
It transpired the squirrel had crawled up through the air intake at the front of the car in order to store its acorns.
Mr Smith only realised the air intake was blocked after going under the bonnet and dismantling the air filter.
Wouldn't have happened if he'd simply catapulted the little bastard to kingdom come!
They love it really...
Re: Driving him nuts
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:06 am
by loCAtek
Nah, they just come back for more!
Re: Driving him nuts
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:38 am
by The Hen
If you put food out for them, sure they do.
Re: Driving him nuts
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:32 pm
by loCAtek
You're never seen squirrels during mating season have you? lol
Re: Driving him nuts
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:35 am
by The Hen
So during mating season they will get into a catapult to be flung at a tree with no reward of food to get into the catapult in the first place?
I don't think so.
Re: Driving him nuts
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:48 am
by Gob
The Hen wrote:So during mating season they will get into a catapult to be flung at a tree with no reward of food to get into the catapult in the first place?
They just do it for the attention...
Re: Driving him nuts
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:34 am
by loCAtek
The Hen wrote:So during mating season they will get into a catapult to be flung at a tree with no reward of food to get into the catapult in the first place?
I don't think so.
Correct, they fling themselves thusly off of everything, and have been doing so without human assistance for Millenia.
...but thX that answers my question you've never seen squirrels during mating season.
