Rabbits Wreaking Havoc On Cars At DIA
Jan 26, 2013, 7:30 pm
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Rabbits Wreaking Havoc On Cars At DIA
What's up Doc at DEN... 
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/01/2...n-cars-at-dia/
DENVER (CBS4) Travelers have a warning for drivers who park their cars near Denver International Airport (DIA). Rabbits are chewing the wires under many cars costing owners a lot of money. The rabbits get in and chew the brake lines, the clutch lines and other wiring. Local car repair shops estimates [sic] they can do thousands of dollars in damage.
Jan 26, 2013, 10:18 pm
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As the story notes, this story has been reported off and on for at least a decade. Given that the entire metro Denver area is awash in bunnies, it doesn't make sense to me that they would only go after cars in parking lots at DIA and ignore the rest of the metro area.
I think rabbit chewing is possible, just very rare.
I think rabbit chewing is possible, just very rare.
Jan 27, 2013, 8:42 am
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As the story notes, this story has been reported off and on for at least a decade. Given that the entire metro Denver area is awash in bunnies, it doesn't make sense to me that they would only go after cars in parking lots at DIA and ignore the rest of the metro area.
I think rabbit chewing is possible, just very rare.
I think rabbit chewing is possible, just very rare.
I thought the story seemed vaguely familiar, right down to the "What's up Doc" first line. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...r-airport.html
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Feb 19, 2013, 12:19 pm
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Bunnies (still) in the news at DEN
Yet another news story for those of us breathlessly waiting. 
We learn what those wascally wabbits supposedly want...
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ar-cables?lite
We learn what those wascally wabbits supposedly want...
"They come to the recently driven cars for warmth, and once they're there, they find that many of the materials used for coating ignition cables are soy-based, and the rabbits find that quite tasty," Wiley Faris, a spokesman for the nearby Arapahoe Autotek repair center, said.
Feb 20, 2013, 7:49 am
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The article has this tidbit which, I think, sums up the hyperbole:
Although the rabbits have caused problems, officials have only received a handful of complaints according to Laura Coale, a spokeswoman for the airport.
"We have 53 square miles of land," she said. "We had 4.3 million parking transactions in 2012, and we only received three claims. People are not coming to us. They go to the newspaper and say their damage happened here. Why here, versus any other place in Colorado?"
"We have 53 square miles of land," she said. "We had 4.3 million parking transactions in 2012, and we only received three claims. People are not coming to us. They go to the newspaper and say their damage happened here. Why here, versus any other place in Colorado?"
Feb 20, 2013, 8:06 am
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