Man claims rabbits at airport damaged his car

DENVER - One air traveler says rabbits took a chunk out of his car while it was parked at Denver International Airport.

After a nine day stay at DIA's Pike's Peak lot, Dexter Meyer returned from vacation and found that his car would barely start.

"The (repair man) called me and told me that rodents had eaten through the wires," said Meyer. That's what the VW dealer said was wrong with his brand new Jetta.

"You didn't just pick the car up from the airport did you?" the dealer asked Meyer. "And I said, 'well as a matter of fact I did.' And he said 'well we've had several problems with people having rabbits eating through the wiring.'"

"We've seen rabbits and we've seen mice and they're eating up the newer cars," said Robert Bauguess, owner of Bavarian Autohaus. He said 2002 and newer models seem to be especially tasty.

Cars like Meyer's use a soy-based compound in the wiring.

Bauguess said a recent customer brought an unexpected passenger to the dealership along with her BMW. "There was a furry animal there and I poked at it, and it was a rabbit," said Bauguess.

Meyer says DIA admitted there are rabbits there --and everywhere else-- so they can't be sure their bunnies did the biting.

"We are aware of the problem," he said a woman from DIA told him on the phone, "And that they were thinking about increasing patrols. And I said 'to check out for bunnies?"

Bunnies clearly have not gotten the notice based on the number we saw around the parking lot.

"All I want to do is just to tell you there is a problem," Meyer said he told the woman, "Just to let you know that you might want to do something about it, and she said 'well, there is a fence.'"

"They made it in there. They found my car," Meyer said he told the woman at DIA, "The fence isn't working. And she said 'well, I don't know what to tell you,' and I said 'I just want to make sure that this is reported.'"

He says he never wanted reimbursement for repairs.

"I ended up paying $238 plus $55 in parking," he said.

It was about five years ago FOX31 News reported on this same issue at DIA when several travelers had the same complaint.

DIA told FOX31 News they won't comment on the situation because there's no proof that rabbits at the airport did any damage to Meyer's car.

JOKE: a corrupt Senator is hit by a car

While walking down the street one day a corrupt Senator was tragically hit by a car and died.

His soul arrives in heaven before St. Peter at the entrance.

"Welcome to heaven. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me in," says the Senator..

"Well, I'd like to, but the higher ups demand you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose."

"Really?

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

The doors open and he finds himself in a green golf course with all his political friends waving from a clubhouse. They happily run in their evening dress to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about getting rich at the expense of the people.

They played golf and then had lobster, caviar and the finest champagne.

The devil, was a very friendly guy who dancing and telling jokes.

The Senator realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone waves farewell as the elevator rises...

Up, up, up and St. Peter says, "Now it's time to visit heaven.."

So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group, moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, St. Peter returns.

"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."

The Senator reflects then answers: "Well, I would never have said it before--Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."

Down, down, down he goes.

The elevator opens to a barren land covered with waste and garbage. His friends, in rags, are picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders.

"I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday there was a golf course, clubhouse, lobster, caviar, champagne, and dancing. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends are miserable. What happened?"

The devil smiles at him and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning... Today, you voted.."

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'Euthanised' pet dog wakes up the next day

A Detroit-area man says it's like a scene from the horror film "Pet Sematary." The man took his dog to the vet to be euthanized yet the dog woke up, alive, the very next day. "I watched her basically die in front of my eyes, at least I thought she was. And now I got to go through it again? I mean, come on, man," said Matt Olivarez, the dog's owner.

Olivarez brought what he thought was his dog Mia's lifeless body back home to bury her. But the next morning, he couldn't believe his eyes. "When I came home from work, you know I was like, she was sitting right there, you know, in front of her bowl of food. All I know is that, when they injected her, they injected her twice. And, she went to sleep. And they said, 'That's it. She passed.' And they gave me a blanket, wrapped her up. I took her home. And I wanted to figure out what I wanted to do with her. And, the next morning, I came back, she was wide awake," Olivarez said.

Mia can barely get up because of spinal problems. And now Olivarez is faced with a painstaking decision all over again. Does he take Mia back to the vet and watch his dog go down again? "You know, what if I would have buried my dog alive? What if I had her cremated, you know? She would have gotten burned alive. You know, that's animal cruelty. You know, like, all type of stuff, like, I explained that to my kids.

"How am I going to explain to my kids, I gotta kill Mia twice? I gotta kill her again? My kids are eight and nine years old. I mean, she's a family dog," said Olivarez. While Olivarez considers what to do next, he has heard back from the animal center where he took his dog last weekend. The facility says it will refund his money.

Florida woman attacks husband who came home without vodka

A 33-year-old woman who called her husband and demanded he bring home vodka was charged with battery, according to her Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. Her husband did not bring home any vodka.

The woman called her husband on Sept. 8 to say she was home alone and had drunk all the vodka. She told him to bring her more or she would drive herself to the store.

He came home and took her keys away from her, at which point she took him to the ground and tried to get her keys, the report said.

He told deputies she also struck him, scratched him and kicked him in the groin. She was charged with domestic battery.

Russian police officer jumps into motorist's car to escape pack of wolves