The best one that I have read was from a guy who was driving his MGB down
the freeway a few years ago when a snake dropped from under his dash and
wrapped around one of his legs. He couldn't see what kind of snake it was
and because of traffic he couldn't pull over right away. He gingerly worked
his way over to the shoulder so he could stop and see what kind of snake it
was. It turned out to be a Black Snake so he just unwrapped it and threw it
aside. I thought that he did pretty good in not causing an accident when
the incident occurred. But I bet he didn't have any mice in the car!
Kevin Brown '74 TR6 '76 TR6 '64 MGB '71 MGB '89 MR2
Odessa, MO
Tim Gaines wrote:
> Another mouse tale:
>
> Last year I was driving my Spit in to work, top down as it was a
> beautiful, warm morning. While stopped at a 4-way stop intersection
> on the rural road about two miles from home I caught sight of something
> moving from behind me toward the front of the car on my right. When I
> quickly turned to get a better look I saw a mouse tightrope-walking
> along the top of the passenger side door. He made it to the windscreen,
> hopped onto the hood, and began scurrying back and forth across the
> base of the glass. I was nonplussed and missed my turn to go. One
> guy in a pickup was looking over at me (I guess to see if I was asleep)
> and I could see his eyes get big as he spotted my little friend running
> back and forth. I backed up onto the grass, and the mouse walked back
> onto the passenger door and jumped to the ground. I saw him emerge from
> under my side and scramble across the road to the ditch on the other
> side. Pretty funny I thought.
>
> On my way home that evening, after a brief thunderstorm, I hit a little
> puddle and the car died. When I managed to get off the road and open
> the hood, I found a bright pink nest (fiberglass insulation from a roll
> in the garage) and a bunch of acorns behind the clutch master cylinder.
> The little bugger had taken up residence over a three day period since
> my last drive. Not only that, but he had nibbled through the insulation
> from the electronic ignition and THAT was the reason I was stranded by
> the road! Now I routinely leave the hood up in the garage.
>
> Tim Gaines
> 1974 TR6
> 1980 Spitfire
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