Mouse Builds Nest In ATM With $20 Bills

**Jason** · 08-14-2009, 01:33 PM

LA GRANDE, Ore. -- A mouse found inside an automatic teller machine -- along with a nest it had built with chewed-up $20 bills -- gave an Oregon gas station employee the surprise of her life. The mouse, discovered Thursday, had thoroughly torn up two bills and damaged another 14 to line his nest. Employee Millie Taylor says she screamed and slammed the machine's door shut. The bank replaced all the money that wasn't extensively damaged, and the ATM has continued to work just fine. The mouse also got a reprieve: He was evicted from his nest but set free outside the station. Other workers at the Gem Stop Chevron in La Grande in eastern Oregon say they're mystified about how the mouse got inside the machine.

http://www.wesh.com/money/20323763/d...108102009&ts=H

**zuluclayman** · 08-14-2009, 09:05 PM

I had a small business a few years ago and had a fax machine in the office - the business was located in a business park and the shed next door was taken over by a pet supply business which used it to store hay and straw. Inevitably we ended up with a mouse plague - I would open up in the morning and there would be up to 20 or so mice running around under pallets etc, they ate the insulation out of the back of an old fridge in the store area.
Worst part though was when I came into the office one Tuesday morning after a long weekend and the fax both didn't work and smelt funny (no - not funny - stunk!). A quick check revealed not only one but two mice had curled up inside the fax machine to get warm and had been electrocuted and then started to decompose in the warmth.
Insurance wouldn't cover it - no vermin cover - the owner of the hay agreed to pay for it if I got a quote to fix it, took it to the repair shop after telling them what had happened, they asked me to come to back door and they would take a quick look and quote me which is exactly what they did - wouldn't let it inside

- car stunk for weeks afterwards

**Cathy95820** · 08-15-2009, 11:23 AM

I wonder how long it would take to train a mouse to retrieve some money for me??

~~T J Belfiore~~ · 08-15-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cathy95820

I wonder how long it would take to train a mouse to retrieve some money for me??

That's exactly what I was thinking . . .

**beefers1** · 08-16-2009, 08:50 PM

Without tearing it all up?

08-14-2009, 01:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason BANNED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,496 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Mouse Builds Nest In ATM With $20 Bills LA GRANDE, Ore. -- A mouse found inside an automatic teller machine -- along with a nest it had built with chewed-up $20 bills -- gave an Oregon gas station employee the surprise of her life. The mouse, discovered Thursday, had thoroughly torn up two bills and damaged another 14 to line his nest. Employee Millie Taylor says she screamed and slammed the machine's door shut. The bank replaced all the money that wasn't extensively damaged, and the ATM has continued to work just fine. The mouse also got a reprieve: He was evicted from his nest but set free outside the station. Other workers at the Gem Stop Chevron in La Grande in eastern Oregon say they're mystified about how the mouse got inside the machine. http://www.wesh.com/money/20323763/d...108102009&ts=H __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

08-14-2009, 09:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,049 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Mouse Builds Nest In ATM With $20 Bills I had a small business a few years ago and had a fax machine in the office - the business was located in a business park and the shed next door was taken over by a pet supply business which used it to store hay and straw. Inevitably we ended up with a mouse plague - I would open up in the morning and there would be up to 20 or so mice running around under pallets etc, they ate the insulation out of the back of an old fridge in the store area. Worst part though was when I came into the office one Tuesday morning after a long weekend and the fax both didn't work and smelt funny (no - not funny - stunk!). A quick check revealed not only one but two mice had curled up inside the fax machine to get warm and had been electrocuted and then started to decompose in the warmth. Insurance wouldn't cover it - no vermin cover - the owner of the hay agreed to pay for it if I got a quote to fix it, took it to the repair shop after telling them what had happened, they asked me to come to back door and they would take a quick look and quote me which is exactly what they did - wouldn't let it inside - car stunk for weeks afterwards __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

08-15-2009, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cathy95820 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,371 OS: Windows XP Svs.Pk 3	Re: Mouse Builds Nest In ATM With $20 Bills I wonder how long it would take to train a mouse to retrieve some money for me?? __________________ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * We are but a moment's sunlight fading in the grass... * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *

08-16-2009, 08:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
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