Mother Nature strikes back. They're just getting even for all their kin left in
the middle of our highways. <g>
--Bob
On Sep 18, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
> Racoons can be more than just intrusive and obnoxious. Many years ago
> USFS issued a warning to campers and hikers telling them to check their
> brakes before leaving the trailhead parking lots. Racoons were chewing
> through the flexible rubber brake lines going to the calipers. Seems the
> smell of the hydraulic fluid attracted them. You could drive away and
> suddenly find yourself as a lead sled, hoping that your transmission and
> parking brake would bring you to a safe stop. Pretty tricky if you're
> leaving the Mt. Whitney trailhead near Lone Pine.
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