I never thought to count how many nuts there were on the ground from year to year, but maybe that would have been a good idea for the Persics, Chris and Holly, a couple from Pittsburgh.
They have a walnut tree, and last week, they got to noticing that there seemed to be fewer walnuts on the ground, but as they say on TV, wait til you hear where the nuts went!
Holly was driving her KIA SUV the other day and noticed a funny smell coming from under the hood...like a fresh walnut pie. Sure enough, she popped the hood and there were 200 nuts and enough grass clippings to make a nice little nest for Sammy Squirrel and his family.
"They were everywhere, under the battery, near the radiator fan," Chris said. "The walnuts on the engine block were black and smelt like they were definitely roasting."
They had the car inspected in September, but then the walnuts started falling, so, as Chris said, "The squirrels worked pretty fast!"
It took an hour to de-nut the car and take it a shop, where a mechanic removed a plate beneath the motor and found more you know what.
All told, there were enough walnut to fill half a trash can, and the grass was damp (they have had rain in Pittsburgh!) which at least prevented a fire, they figure.
Chris Persic told the news that he's getting messages from other people who park outside, saying they have taken up the habit of checking things out, and he he agrees....
"Long story short, if you park outside, do yourself a favor and check under the hood every once in awhile," Chris wrote on Facebook.
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