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Jimmy Carter, Where are You?
2013-01-27
Travelers have a warning for drivers who park their cars near Denver International Airport (DIA). Rabbits are chewing the wires under many cars costing owners a lot of money. The rabbits get in and chew the brake lines, the clutch lines and other wiring. Local car repair shops estimates they can do thousands of dollars in damage.
A Monty Python qote is needed here.
"When I had the trouble with the oil light coming on, the dealer told me the wires that controlled the air conditioning were chewed," said Ken Blum, one car owner who knows all about the not so funny bunny business at DIA.
Bring me the Holy Handgrenade.
Blum has had to have repairs done on his car twice due to rabbit damage and he estimates the cost at approximately $700.
3 shall be the number of thy counting, 5 is right out.
"I saw no signs...nothing to tell me, 'Hey, beware'," Blum told CBS4. "My insurance didn't cover it, the manufacturer didn't cover it."
It's Wabbit Season!
This isn't a new problem at the airport. CBS4 first started covering hungry hares in 1999. They were munching on the wires of de-icing equipment. Now it seems they've moved to the outlying parking lots.
I would think de-iceing stuff would be rather toxic.
CBS4 contacted airport officials about the problem. They said that only a small percentage of the people who park out there ever complain of rabbit caused car problems. They also told CBS4 that United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services agents patrol the parking lots and remove rabbits when they see them.

Hungry hares are not just a problem at DIA, other private parking lots are having trouble too. Lot owners tell CBS4 that they're trying to deter the rabbits with extra fencing and coyote urine.
Posted by:Deacon Blues

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Posted by: Pappy   2013-01-27 15:47  

#8  Eric dear, please spend some time in your room pondering the mischief you have done hare.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-01-27 15:31  

#7  Some of the solutions seem like they come from the Acme Corporation, Steve. Oh, well. Everybody has a hungry hare, everybody has a hungry hare.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2013-01-27 15:10  

#6  "well, we lost a couple lone travelers to the pack in D Lot Longterm, but at least the car wire damage has really dropped"
Posted by: Frank G   2013-01-27 13:34  

#5  and coyote urine

Or maybe actual coyotes?
Posted by: SteveS   2013-01-27 13:09  

#4  ... they're trying to deter the rabbits with extra fencing and coyote urine

I find that lead poisoning works best.
Posted by: Mike Ramsey   2013-01-27 12:50  

#3  JQC, never had them chew the wires but they can screw up the ventilation system by stuffing it with acorns. The garage didn't even laugh, just said it happens all the time.
Posted by: AlanC   2013-01-27 11:29  

#2  Squirrels also get under the hoods of vehicles and chew up wiring. Beagles might just be the solution.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-01-27 10:47  

#1  Some of my associates are Beagles. We can work a deal. Call me. I see profit for both of us, else..... well you know.




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Posted by: Shipman   2013-01-27 10:45  

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