February 24, 2008

RENT FREE IN CAMBRIDGE -- by Steve Nadis

This is supposed to be one of the more expensive places to live in the country unless you're in the know. I had to fix the tire on our car the other day (the only times I drive are to get the car fixed), and the mechanic told me that some mice had taken up residence in the air filter, posing the risk that their bedding material might get sucked up into the engine with dire consequences both for the bedding and the engine. Maybe it was all a scam to get me to buy a new air filter. Or maybe these mice had hit upon a one of those rare deals too good to pass up--rent-free living in Cambridge.
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1 - A family of mice decided to "squat" in my Trooper's inside heater intake a few years back. Firing up the ol' blower 1 night caused some very "chunky" whirrs, punctuated by spits & splats...out onto the carpet. I won't go into the ar-odorous detail except to say it took a few WEEKS to neutralize the olifactory evidence of rodent residency.

No, it wasn't a scam. These finicky musculus love the idea of a giant, colorful skyscraper reliably showing up every evening in the yard, with a pre-heated penthouse suite, safe from howling, rrraAYer! (cat) & whooo-ing hunters.
-Marco Polo (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/02/24 - 20:25:49
2 - Thanks MP. Sounds like rent free in NH too. Is that where 'LIVE FREE OR DIE' came from? Or was that a BRUCE WILLIS picture? --Snake (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/02/24 - 23:52:04
3 - Concord shoulda sued BW for $$$ for That one!
(Then we could repave our freegin' roads!)
M.P. (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/02/25 - 23:48:05
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