A day or two back, one of our number was complaining about co-habiting his Westy with mice. I had a mouse experience that may shed a light on the probable entry point of the little critters at least for Vanagons. On my monumental trip across the contintent a few weeks ago, the last encampment in the woods was in the B.C. Cayuse Flats Provincial Park. Anyway I pulled over at a trailhead parking area about midnite all the campgrounds were full, and tucked myself in. Woke with a start a couple hours later hearing gnawing sounds. Had visions of porcupines eating brake hoses as recounted by someone long ago on this list (I think). Even got out my flashlight and peered under the van; nobody in sight. Anyway heard the crunching a couple more times, but sort of got used to it and went on my way in the morning. When I got to my daughters place in Richmond, I had to fuss with the passenger side window mechanism and as I working, suddenly I noticed a big-eared field mouse sitting on the door jamb next to the seat looking rather disoriented. I now knew who had been doing the munching. I reached over and flicked him/her onto the ground where it scurried away toward the bushes. I went on about my repairs and about 10 minutes later, mouse reappeared, climbed up the front tire, jumped over to the lip of the front fender overhang, and about 2 minutes later re-appeared on the door margin from under the front dash area. This time he was NOT released to return again. I have not gone over that underbody area with a fine- tooth comb yet, but there must be an entry point there somewhere. Joel, this list is loaded with callow youths, Korean Conflict ? I can remember VE Day and VJ day and trainloads of trucks, Jeeps, Tanks etc. heading to the west coast port for the pacific war. However just to maintain my perspective, my landlady during my sabbatical here in Victoria calls me 'young man'. Her late husband was in the air force, Battle of Britain during that one. Cheers, Ted Hoekman School of Health Information Science Faculty of Medicine U. Victoria Memorial Univ. Newfoundland Victoria, B.C. St. John's, NF
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