Okay, okay. I want you all to read the comments on my last post- you all crack me up! But the one that made me laugh the loudest was from TravelingStacey. Dirt dobbers!
My husband just reminded me of something that happened to us many years ago that might just top the dirt dobbers. We lived beside a creek. One day after going to the grocery store, I handed the girls some Nutter Butters to snack on on the way home. In the midst of taking in groceries and corralling children, I forgot to grab the open box of Nutter Butters. And I forgot to close the van door. Yes, the door stayed opened all night.
I discovered the open door when I went out in the morning- "not a big deal as long as my battery isn't dead" I thought. I noticed a few of those peanut butter crackers scattered on the floor, but remember we have kids so that's the norm. The van started up and we were on our way. Oh, I did notice a bit of car insulation stuff at my feet. Hmmm....
The next time I got in the van, a little more insulation. Again, more insulation. Then, the heat stopped working. We needed heat because it was in the 20s, so time to take the van in.
Oh, how we love our mechanic! Good thing we are friends because what happened next is surely a story he will tell until the day he dies. It took the guys at the shop a week to catch the critter! They were only able to catch him by taking out all the seats, the door panels, console...well, the entire interior was stripped. After 8 enormous traps, our visitor was caught. Along with him in his insulation nest, they found 26 Nutter Butters. He was set for the winter!! GROSS- he was 14 inches long! 
The wiring was completely chewed through by the time my heroes caught him, and it had to be sent off to the manufacturer. Thank goodness our insurance covered the total repair. Do you think they ever had a claim like that?
I never saw him and probably would not have stepped foot in my van again had I been given the privilege. Just another reason not to leave the door open....or eat Nutter Butters....or live by a creek....or whatever moral you found in this story. Hope you all have a blessed night (go check the doors)!!
In Him,
E
4 comments:
Eeeeeek, I would have never been able to safely drive that van again. I would have always been looking around for baby rats! Great story though, but oh so gross!!!! I HATE rodents! In fact, when we first bought our house, it had been sitting vacant for over a year (we live in an old farm house, OLD) and the first night living there, I heard mice in the walls- it took the exterminator about 3 months to be able to get them all, and to this day (6 years later), i still am afraid of what might be in our walls. (We get inspected every 3 months now, just so I can be calm enough to stay at home, lol).
Oh that would freak me out!
My BIL got a ground hog stuck in his jeep for three days. It was quite a funny story when they told it.
That definitely tops the dirt dobbers!!! LOL That is crazy, girl! I'm glad the insurance covered that. Did you get pictures?
Ahhh! I would have dreams about that for a long time!
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