It is a very nutty world

[charisstoma]

One of the former teachers at my school posted this yesterday:
I need a little luck in the morning. Tonight the gas pedal on my car decided to get stuck in the down position. Yes, I was driving. Yes it scared me to death. It is parked in a random parking lot tonight thanks to the off duty FW firefighter that helped me (hope it is okay until morning). Now, I have to figure out how to get it to a place that can hopefully fix it quickly.

Today she posted this:
Stuck Gas Pedal Saga:
Finally got the call from the service center...they have found the problem.
For the low, low cost of $217.00, they will remove the acorn that got stuck behind the cable that releases the gas pedal. They even agreed to remove any other acorns that they find under the hood.
Lesson of the day: Tree nuts are dangerous!!!

I asked her, did the service center explain 'how' the acorn got there?:
Her answer --- Ninja Squirrels.

Comments

[onecrazycanuck.livejournal.com]

Those darn Ninja squirrels. They're a sneaky bunch!

At first I misread it and thought it happened to you! That would have been soooooo scary, like that film going around youtube of the van being hit by lightening.

*sneak peek into my Dec plans* I'm gonna try and write an Xmas story for every day up to, and including, Christmas Day then write a New Years one for the last week in Dec. Please note the important word in that sentence is "TRY". Also, I have ideas for day one and day two. I would have written it early today (yesterday since it's already almost 4:30am) but my friend who quit Wow and said he'd never return, returned XD

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Mice are wonderful too to have inside your car's engine compartment. They eat wiring.
Noooooooooo. Don't even think of that happening to me. *makes a warding off sign* The remaining family vehicle has enough going on with it as it is.

OOoooooooh. *wipes drool* Yes. Advent story writing. Suggest ficlets or even the dreaded 100 word drabble challenge redux.

[aislingcastilla.livejournal.com]

I am now eyeing the squirrel that lives in my blackberry tree with a whole new level of suspicion. He and I are known to argue back and forth on my not-so-great-at-adulting days. This just proves these furry little sociopaths are dangerous.

Although, 200+ to remove a NUT?! Thats ridiculous. Glad the teacher is okay though.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Adulting is over-rated. Squirrels ... more than one person has called them rats with fluffy tails. Think at least one of them was because the person had them in their attic.

*laughs* Think of all the work (service time) it took to find that acorn. Told the teacher to ask about a discount because the service center people are going to to laughing and telling that story for years.
Think too, they are going to remove any other acorns they find under the hood.

Aren't you glad your squirrel is in a tree and that blackberries are soft and squishy.