Bobupndown
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Barney is outgrowing the hammock in the cat condo.
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Barney is outgrowing the hammock in the cat condo.
Greeves246
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My money is on the cock pheasant.
Oh we got there and added a bigger one, Though Tigger won't migrate so it's been claimed by Nixie
premmington
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From now onwards I'll never assume that squeal on starting up is a slightly loose fanbelt.....
Cobbler
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A colleague of mine had a 240 Volvo, there is a huge fan & cowl behind the radiator. Their cat got into the engine bay climbed through the fan & was sleeping against the warm rad. Pete went out to go to work, started the car, horrible noise from the engine bay, cat was still in there, now an ex-cat, took a couple of blades off the fan as well. His wife & family blamed him!
premmington
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I slam the car doors shut at home - beep the horn in the workshop yard on a winters day. Before throwing the starter motor in.
Hybrids the enemy - quite EM drive take off then the engine cuts in on it's own.
Over the years of being a car mechanic - I have to clear/clean the mess up - do the repairs after this has happened too many times.
Not a job I like - I find it upsetting....
Bobupndown
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Happened to a neighbour of ours in a Renault Espace, whatever way the cat got caught in the auxiliary belt it broke and took out the timing belt wrecking the engine, and the cat
premmington
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Happened to a neighbour of ours in a Renault Espace, whatever way the cat got caught in the auxiliary belt it broke and took out the timing belt wrecking the engine, and the cat
Even if you hate cats (and I don't) - making steps to clear a stray cat sleeping from your engine bay - is a cost saving exercise.
Seen this happen on VAG car - Aux belt went over bottom pulley and had cambelt off - with dead cat wrapped into all of it.
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One of my cats came from a farm where it had wrecked a leg getting caught up like that. The missus spent weeks gradually healing the little beggar and he eventually came good in the most remarkable fashion.Happened to a neighbour of ours in a Renault Espace, whatever way the cat got caught in the auxiliary belt it broke and took out the timing belt wrecking the engine, and the cat
Was a stupid little sod and would lie out in the middle of the road in the sunshine.
Eventually that got him.
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premmington
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Your quote "The missus spent weeks gradually healing the little beggar and he eventually came good".
All hail - "your nice wifey" - carer and mender of sick animals (mark of a good person)
All they gotta do - is get better and respond to care - they don't have to say thanks - they just have to get better....
Nice lady...
