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From: dbp@dataioDataio.UUCP (Dave Pellerin)
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Subject: Re: cats sitting on cars
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Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 16:50:59 EST
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>This reminds me of a warning that may have save a cat's life. If you
>have a car with lots of space under the hood, then you should tap your
>horn before you start your car up during the winter. If there is room,
>cats will sometimes crawl up into the motor compartment to get a
>little warmth.
>
>I don't know whether any of the above is true, but I heard it on "All
>Things Considered" or some other radio show.

I don't know if tapping the horn at six or seven in the morning is such
a hot idea, but cats really do like to sleep up there...

I left for work one morning in my '73 Celica, drove for about five miles
at speeds up to around 65 MPH, and noticed a howling noise from the front
of the car.  I had just bought the car (used) it really annoyed me that
the front bearings were probably going out.  I slowed down a bit and
continued on.  Another three miles, and the howling got louder, so I stopped
for a minute and checked the front wheels for play.  Eveything seemed OK
so I went on in to work (another 5 miles). The front end continued to
howl on and off.  WHen I got to work and parked, I got out of the car
and there was my cat, sitting next to the car with streaks of grease all
down it's back!  He had survived the journey sitting on the starter
motor or the right motor mount, anwhere else would have been fatal.



				- Dave (hates cats) Pellerin