[TR] Critters - revisited

[John Macartney]

This subject comes up from time to time, so I thought I'd offer the latest for
review.
Spent some time talking to a group of people yesterday on the subject
of "Urban Phenomena" - in this case, animals. In the UK, we are seeing a
substantial increase in wild animals moving into urban communities and living
happily alongside human beings. Badgers and foxes are typical examples.
One of
the people in the group told the rest of us he'd finished a 6 year long
restoration of a 3A and took it on its first trip to visit his brother. The
car was left overnight in the brother's carport and as the evening drew on,
the family watched the antics of some fox cubs playing near the garage on the
lawn.
Next morning, as the 3A was reversed out to return to its new home, all
of a sudden - no brakes! Urgent investigation as to the reasons why, revealed
tiny and very sharp teeth had knawed both front hydraulic pipes - and
identities of the culprits was confirmed pretty well immediately by what was
left under the car - apart from the fluid on the concrete. Clearly, Dot 4
hydraulic fluid acts as a most effective laxative for fox cubs!

Jonmac