Just too funny

[gatekeeper53]

BREAKING NEWS: Squirrel manages to close LCCC campus







November 19, 2007 - 11:16AM




GODFREY -- Lewis and Clark Community College this morning announced plans to close the campus at 2 p.m. today after a squirrel triggered a power outage.

Half the campus is believed out of power, spokeswoman Lori Artis said. The squirrel apparently caused a transformer to blow out.

The outage is believed to affect only the campus and not the surrounding area.

STORY DEVELOPING ....


Slow news day?

[Beerknurd]

Must have been a really slow news day... Poor squirrel...

[Nflight]

Those squirrels were taught how to knock out power in Pennsylvania, in my area we have regular outages in the fall due to the varmints thinking the fuses are acorns. It is very common to find fried squirrel carcasses near the blown transformers. We regularly ship them around the globe hopefully ending the worlds requirements for electricity one transformer at a time.

Some people call them Tree Rats...

[Nflight]

I wake up to National News:
Squirrels briefly kill power in 2 cities. And you thought you were alone;

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/...uirrel_outages

[meshmar]

Happens all the time:
http://www.auburnjournal.com/article.../02outage4.txt
http://thedartmouth.com/2006/10/27/news/squirrel/

They're everywhere; they're everywhere!

http://www.deadsquirrel.com/

[Nflight]

Squirrel Fishing: or tactics to educate the squirrels for better performance!
http://www.wafu.ne.jp/~yaz/en/squirrel_fishing.html

This was done at Harvard no less, where education is key!

[gatekeeper53]

The funny part was this wasn't a fuse that they tripped, this was a wire that they chewed through that required most of the day to fix.

Squirrel manages to close LCCC campus





By LINDA N. WELLER
The Telegraph
November 19, 2007 - 11:16AM




GODFREY — A main service line proved too tempting Monday for a gnawing squirrel, whose chewing knocked out voice mail, electricity and computer services, and forced LCCC’s main campus to close.

However, Lewis and Clark Community College did not cancel classes at its satellite campuses.
The unfortunate squirrel, which got the jolt of its life, died from its poor choice of chewing material.

The rodent had nibbled on a part of the line that was inside a piece of conduit on a pole between the Trimpe Building and some evergreens about 7:30 a.m. Monday, said Kent Scheffel, LCCC assistant vice president for community services.

Scheffel said officials canceled classes at 2 p.m. to allow Wegman Electric Co. of Bethalto and Ameren workers to shut down electricity throughout the college, then make the repairs once they got the necessary parts.

Power was restored about 6:15 p.m., so classes will be held today as scheduled, he said.

[vincejebsen]

more funny stuff please.

[Nflight]

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/lagrange...909-s1.article

Next time they will hit in force, like miniature terrorists they surround your lifestyle and take advantage when your not looking...