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Tip 116: Squirrelz in the 'Hood
Sunday, October 10, 1999
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Problem: Squirrels cavort under the hood of your car while you're off on a trip, chewing on wires and hoses and generally going nuts in there.
Solution: Tuck mothballs into the engine's nooks and crannies.
Tip Report: Tipster Joy Burks of Oakton, who knows from hostile rodent incursions ("the squirrels in my neighborhood are pretty bold"), swears that the smell of mothballs will keep the critters out of your car for several weeks. "The remaining mothballs just fall out when the car is driven again. But be careful to remove them if there are small children around."
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