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Title: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: edpc on July 13, 2018, 11:25:42 pm: (CNN) Don't underestimate the damage a few hungry rodents can inflict, even on something as inedible as an SUV.

During an event hosted by The Economic Club in Washington DC, Speaker Paul Ryan said his Chevy Suburban was gnawed on by a family of woodchucks.

"My car was eaten by animals. And it's just dead," Ryan said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/paul-ryan-woodchucks-car-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/paul-ryan-woodchucks-car-trnd/index.html)
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: edpc on July 13, 2018, 11:26:27 pm: How much Chevy can a woodchuck eat if a woodchuck could eat trucks?
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: dfwgator on July 13, 2018, 11:41:35 pm: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KneeqicUJN8#)
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: edpc on July 13, 2018, 11:44:20 pm: (https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/rWJjSRNBM1izmxvo8pUCwg--~B/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz00MDA-/https://movingtheriver.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/aliens-ate-my-buick-52dea191dc659.jpg.cf.jpg)
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: jmyrlefuller on July 14, 2018, 01:30:15 pm: There's somethingâ€¦ on the wing!
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: Silver Pines on July 19, 2018, 01:26:49 am: Same
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: WilliamVA on July 19, 2018, 02:35:40 am: Quote from: CatherineofAragon on July 19, 2018, 01:26:49 am
Same

Woodchucks....aka Grondhogs...to the best of my knowledge eat vegatation most of the time..
maybe they have a special breed up yonder where Ryan camps out.
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: Silver Pines on July 19, 2018, 04:03:32 am: Quote from: WilliamVA on July 19, 2018, 02:35:40 am
Woodchucks....aka Grondhogs...to the best of my knowledge eat vegatation most of the time..
maybe they have a special breed up yonder where Ryan camps out.

@WilliamVA

If he has car-eating chucks in his neighborhood, he ought to call the SyFy channel and offer it as a movie idea.

Havenâ€™t seen you around beforeâ€”welcome to TBR!
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: WilliamVA on August 03, 2018, 09:19:43 pm: Quote from: CatherineofAragon on July 19, 2018, 04:03:32 am
@WilliamVA

If he has car-eating chucks in his neighborhood, he ought to call the SyFy channel and offer it as a movie idea.

Havenâ€™t seen you around beforeâ€”welcome to TBR!

sorry to take so long to respond, but I didn't know what the number by "profile" meant. I am used to PHPBB
type boards, simple machnes is a wee bit different. Tks for the welcome,, remember we must all be on the
lookout for car eating woodchucks.
Title: Re: Paul Ryan says a family of woodchucks ate his car
Post by: roamer_1 on August 04, 2018, 12:29:34 am: Quote from: WilliamVA on July 19, 2018, 02:35:40 am
Woodchucks....aka Grondhogs...to the best of my knowledge eat vegatation most of the time..
maybe they have a special breed up yonder where Ryan camps out.

Any rodent can chew wires... and will... woodchucks routinely chew landscaping sprinkler control electronics, for instance...

That being said, woodchucks don't climb, so any damage is likely to be low-hanging and repairable.

Most likely a pack rat, and he's most likely still there.