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   xoxoxoBruce  Monday Oct 19 03:45 AM

Oct 19, 2009: Car Thief

Honey... Honey, wake up... wake up, I hear something outside... somebody's in our car.
Huh, whaa, morning?... who, where, whaa?

While watching the car rock, the car alarm goes off, so they call the police.
The police arrive, the car is still rocking, the alarm is still wailing, so they shine their lights inside....



Book 'em, Danno.

Colorado bears have gotten pretty adept at opening car doors, from the outside.
From the inside, after the door shuts behind them, not so much.
Notice the wire hanging down inside the windshield. I'll bet that interior was torn up, big time.

Oh, the cops opened the door and the bear took off like a shot. No arrest.



nil_orally  Monday Oct 19 04:07 AM

I could never figure the logic of camping grounds like Yellowstone NP. They provide big strong nuclear-bomb proof boxes to store your food in overnight in case hungry bears come a-roamin'. but expect you to sleep in a nylon tent with a bear outside, which you may recall is hungry.....



xoxoxoBruce  Monday Oct 19 04:21 AM

Bears don't see all that well, but rely on their sense of smell, like dogs. Oreos are much more appealing than those stinky people. People killed by bears as a result of confrontations, are rarely eaten.



SPUCK  Monday Oct 19 05:27 AM

Car probably has bear crap spread all thru it too.

Yak!



ZenGum  Monday Oct 19 07:49 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
People killed by bears as a result of confrontations, are rarely eaten.
Noteworthy, but I would find it small consolation.

I guess the door was unlocked, right? I mean, the bears haven't figured out how to use coat-hangers to open doors, have they?


Cloud  Monday Oct 19 09:20 AM

unlocked, with food in there. in bear country. they deserve it.



birdclaw  Monday Oct 19 10:03 AM

Think their insurance will cover it? Or do you think they will have a just grin and bear it clause?



Cloud  Monday Oct 19 10:11 AM

ooooh . . .



lumberjim  Monday Oct 19 10:32 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by birdclaw View Post
Think their insurance will cover it? Or do you think they will have a just grin and bear it clause?
don't you mean 'claws'?


dar512  Monday Oct 19 10:43 AM

Was there a pic-a-nic basket in the car?



janet  Monday Oct 19 12:33 PM

About 60 years ago my family drove to Yellowstone. They could only afford a tiny cabin, so the little kids slept in the car, parked right next to it. We awoke in the wee hours when an irritated bear became wedged between the car and the cabin.

I'm almost sure they would have locked us into the car. Wouldn't they?



Diaphone Jim  Monday Oct 19 12:34 PM

I don't think locking the doors makes much difference. I've seen photos where the bear gets its claws behind the top of the window and just peels it off.



Stress Puppy  Monday Oct 19 02:12 PM

Yeah, locking a car door isn't going to stop a bear, just slow it down a little bit.

Black bears will rarely ever bother humans, unless they are surprised or defending their young, I believe. They are, basically, cowards. The times that people get attacked by black bears are because the people are being stupid (I'ma gonna touch that bear! Betty Lou, hold my beer!), or because they just surprised the bear in the wild (bear bells exist for a reason). At least, that's what my brief research has led me to believe.



Diaphone Jim  Monday Oct 19 03:53 PM

Bear bells?

Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, the B C Fish and
Wildlife Branch is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen, and any persons
that use the out of doors in a recreational or work related function to
take extra precautions while in the field.

We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as
to give advance warning to any bears that might be close by so you don’t
take them by surprise.

We also advise anyone using the out-of doors to carry “Pepper Spray”
with him in case of an encounter with a bear.

Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and
be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear
feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and
squirrel fur. Grizzly Bear feces has bells in it and smells like pepper.



Cloud  Monday Oct 19 04:22 PM

hee!



TheDaVinciChode  Monday Oct 19 05:44 PM

I smell "Rubber Smoked Bear..."

Anyone got a recipe? If not, I'll gladly provide.

WHO'S UP FOR A RED-NECK-STYLE BBQ?!



newtimer  Monday Oct 19 08:11 PM

See how the bear is in the front seat in every photo? The food would be in the back seat of in the trunk. This bear wasn't hungry; he wanted to listen to some CDs.
Probably "House of the Rising Sun" by Eric Burdon.



xoxoxoBruce  Tuesday Oct 20 01:11 AM

Smart bear, stupid people...



Crimson Ghost  Tuesday Oct 20 01:47 AM

Now, this is just silly.

Everyone knows that bears can't get drivers licenses.

But they can get motorcycle licenses.

How else are they going to get work in the circus?



SPUCK  Tuesday Oct 20 06:01 AM

I think if you check your numbers you will find Back Bears kill way more people than grizzlies.



Coign  Tuesday Oct 20 09:53 AM

This picture was taken about 10 miles down the road from where I live. When they say in the story that bears have gotten adept at opening cars, they have. There are about half a dozen reports of this bear opening car doors and checking inside.

Needless to say, in Vail, we are locking our doors due to bears.



xoxoxoBruce  Tuesday Oct 20 10:50 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by SPUCK View Post
I think if you check your numbers you will find Back Bears kill way more people than grizzlies.
That would make sense, considering in PA alone we have 10,000 Black bears and no Grizzlies. Not a unique situation for most states.


kerosene  Tuesday Oct 20 08:06 PM

I use to live up in bear country, too. Do you guys remember when I mentioned the bears that paid us a visit? They were tossing around a mini fridge right outside our bedroom.



wolf  Tuesday Oct 20 10:21 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by newtimer View Post
See how the bear is in the front seat in every photo? The food would be in the back seat of in the trunk. This bear wasn't hungry; he wanted to listen to some CDs.
Probably "House of the Rising Sun" by Eric Burdon.
Nope. "Running Bear Loves Little White Dove"


Anybody else thinking of that great Rolaids commercial?


Gravdigr  Saturday Oct 24 07:05 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
Oh, the cops opened the door and the bear took off like a shot. No arrest.
Yeah, those fucking bears usually stick together...


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