At 10:55 PM 5/7/98 -0500, you wrote:
>My B is finally roadworthy again! Sounds great with the new exhaust too!
>After struggling to get the exhaust on last night, my chore today was to
>reinstall the starter that I had fixed this week.
>As I was working to get the top bolt of the starter back in, working down
>into the engine bay, I noticed a whole bunch of leaves gathered into the
>right rear corner of the bay. Mind you, "Punkin" has been up on jacks for
>about 3 or 4 weeks now, but during this time I've been meticulously cleaning
>out the engine compartment while she was off the road. "That's weird", I
>thought, "It's been stormy the past few days, but there's no way the wind
>could blow these leaves up in here". Then it hit me, "oh...no, in a couple
>days? no way!" I started digging at the leaves, down into that little cubby
>hole above the right front fender. I dug out a bucket full of leaves,
>digging further into that hole above the wheel well along the engine bay,
>pulling out handfuls of leaves.
>Then I thought I touched something fuzzy...:)
>I reached in again to dig out some leaves (I have skinny hands) and
>something "gently" went CHOMP on my finger. I checked my finger, no
>blood...kinda weird though! We've got a squirrel colony in the yard...but
>squirrels aren't gentle creatures.
>Got a glove and reached in, grabbed the warm fuzzy thing and dragged it
>out -- A very young Possum!
>Must have just been kicked out of the nest by momma, and Judith (SO)
>remembered that our beagle was very interested in the MG this morning.
>
>Moral of the story: check the cozy spots on your LBC this time of year, the
>mommas are letting their youngsters go into the world, and some of them like
>MGs! It only takes a couple of days for you to find some "enthusiasts".
>
>Dan
>'73 B
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>I too found a possum who was a MG lover, I went to open the hood of my 74
parts car(but I'm going to restore it...really) and was eye to mouth with a
full grown possum who had taken up quarters between 2 SU HIF4 carbs. The
next time I checked , he had moved in front of the radiator. I removed his
home, and the last time I checked he was gone. At least he had good taste,
but if he comes back we can have a lister's possum stew party and see if he
tastes good. Don Walton in NC
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