maandag, februari 14, 2005

Nuts squirreled away under bonnet

Mechanics working on a faulty car were astonished to uncover the problem - 2,000 nuts hidden in its air filter.
It is thought a squirrel had stashed its winter supply in David Bowler's engine while the car was in his garage.
Mr Bowler took the Rover 45 to a garage in Fareham, Hampshire, after his wife Jill told him it was having problems picking up speed.
When he went to fetch the vehicle, Mr Bowler was presented with a bag full of nuts weighing 1.5kg (3.3lb).
Mr Bowler, 69, from Fareham, told the BBC News website: "I phoned up and asked whether the problem was the exhaust and the receptionist said 'no'. She said there was a problem and I could tell she was smiling. When I went in to collect the car I was presented with this carrier bag half full with peanuts. I was amazed actually. Everybody seems to think squirrels have taken the nuts from their box in the garden. But it's a bit of a mystery really as to how the nuts got there because I do not think a squirrel could get into the garage. To me the evidence looks like mice."
Richard Lawman, after-sales manager at Pooles MG Rover in Wickham Road, said staff were "astounded" by the discovery.
He said: "What we think has happened is that some friendly squirrel had come up the air intake pipe and was storing his winter food in the air filter assembly and causing a blockage. It was a very unusual thing to see."
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