Owner of biodiesel car says smell of vegetable oil attracted bear

Newsday/AP ^ | 5/29/05 | AP Staff

[B Knotts]

WINSTED, Conn. -- A Winsted man believes the sweet smell of the vegetable oil he uses to fuel his car attracted a bear who damaged the vehicle trying to get at the biodiesel.

Larry Joy, a 53-year-old electrician, said the bear shattered a window on his 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit, tipped the plastic fuel tank on its side and gnawed on car hoses about two weeks ago. He said the evidence included muddy paw prints around the broken window and a pool of cooking oil on the rear floorboard.

"I knew what it was after," Joy told The Sunday Republican of Waterbury. "I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

[B Knotts]

Yikes!

[ProudVet77]

Talk about the law of unintended consequences.

[Graybeard58]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1412943/posts

[Disambiguator]

"I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

Would he be saying this if he or one of his family members had been mauled?

[Cicero]

More problems with alternative power. Nuclear is the only answer.

[Calusa]

"I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

Bear's an enviro-nazi>

[RockinRight]

Nuke cars??

[B Knotts]

Maybe this bear was looking for the vegetable oil so he could have some deep-fried moose.

Maybe with a little cheese!

[Old Professer]

"I knew what it was after," Joy told The Sunday Republican of Waterbury. "I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

It must really be something to celebrate your 14th birthday 40 times.

[#1CTYankee]

I heard about this yesterday. What I really want to know is how far this guy lives from my house!

[LIConFem]

You can't win, my friend. You can't win.
You can't win, so why even try?
Just when you think you'll live through today,
Tomorrow you will die.

[handy old one]

Bears thoughts deepfried humans nothing tastes better. The car owners thoughts now NEVER park around where bears hang out!!

[cherokee1]

---an 81 Rabbit? I think Ol'Larry found my trained bear---he's still sore about getting tranquilizered out of the tree onto the trampoline---and he's taught to hunt dinkyass kars. If you drive around smelling like a french fry he'll probly find you.

[WKUHilltopper]

WOW! A great bear bait with other uses! I want one!

[TYVets]

"I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

Will he say the same after a Grizzly has him for desert?

[joesnuffy]

"I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want" said Joy

...wiping muddy paw prints off his Volkswagon..

Well had Joy been in his vehicle at bear feeding time...there soon would have been 'No Joy' in Mudville...

But then it's cool that bears do whatever they want... eh?

imo

[joesnuffy]

"I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want" said Joy

...wiping muddy paw prints off his Volkswagon..

Well had Joy been in his vehicle at bear feeding time...there soon would have been 'No Joy' in Mudville...

But then it's cool that bears do whatever they want... eh?

imo

[B Knotts]

Heh.

Seriously, though...there is a little detail left out in this article. Strictly speaking, it sounds like this guy isn't running "biodiesel." He's using what's called WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil).

Run-of-the-mill B100 probably wouldn't attract bears.

[cherokee1]

You're suggesting the '81 Rabbit oughta have a Nuke re-fit? No problem for me but I think the bear already knows what to do w/a Rabbit.

[cajun-jack]

He was probably referring to his hairy chested homosexual lover.

[veronica]

knew what it was after," Joy told The Sunday Republican of Waterbury. "I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

What a twit. I saw some pix of the world's largest grizzly bear doing "whatever it wanted to do" with a hiker. That is, I saw what was left of the hiker...

[RichInOC]

"I think it's cool that bears do whatever they want."

Sure you do, Larry. You weren't actually out there when Yogi was doing his thing.

[duffthor]

We would have a whole generation of glowing bears with VW hood ornaments stuck in what little fur they have left after the radiation poisoning.


I'm all for it!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Maybe he should switch to fish oil.


Oh...wait a minute.

[NCjim]

Hunter #1: Hurry, we've got to outrun that bear!

Hunter #2: Not really, I just have to outrun you!

[Stashiu]

I use 100% soy biodiesel. The exhaust does smell like someone is cooking something. One friend says it smells like french fries. Me, I do keep getting hungry when I drive.

[b4its2late]

I guess you don't want to use that gas in the motor home......

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TMI!

[The_Victor]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...

french fries

[Red Badger]

LOL!, It took me a couple of seconds to get it!........

[softwarecreator]

LOL!!!  Good one and I know I'll be using that line in the future.

[Disambiguator]

In England, the cops smell the exhaust of diesel vehicles to see if the drivers are using biodiesel. If they are, they are fined for failing to pay fuel taxes (which are only levied on the petro-diesel).

[B4Ranch]

[tcostell]

Hunter 1: How do you tell the difference between a Black Bear and a Grizzly Bear?

Hunter 2:Well when you see the bear climb a tree... if he climbs up the tree and kills you he's a Black bear, if he knocks the tree down and kills you he's a Grizzly bear.

[norraad]

..right next to the mashed potatoes...,

Mmmmm, mmmmmm, I think about that with every story I hear about urban geese fowling up 'da neighborhood.

Herd the whole flock into a reefer & off to the Turkey processor.

Problem deliciously solved.

[Stashiu]

"In England, the cops smell the exhaust of diesel vehicles to see if the drivers are using biodiesel. If they are, they are fined for failing to pay fuel taxes (which are only levied on the petro-diesel)."

Oh, England, my England...what is becoming of you?

[B4Ranch]

Most of them need to be herded into a clover field for a fews days before I'll go crazy and call them delicious. That gets the bitterness out of their fat system real quick.

My grandad would run the ducks and geese out to a heavy clover pasture for four or five days slaughtering any. Then later when he sold his farm, he would put honey on the 'chosen one(s)' feed as an alternate. He hated doing that. Too expensive was his excuse but Gramma wouldn't cook em unless he did.

[norraad]

"Clover has a long history of usage as a blood-cleansing herb that thins the blood, aids digestion, and stimulates detoxification, through the liver and gall bladder."

Makes you feel better as well as taste better!

[Disambiguator]

I think the term "biodiesel" is being used to describe any fuel being used by a diesel engine that is not distilled from crude oil. Waste oil, corn oil, castor bean oil, it's all "biodiesel".

[norraad]

...interesting enviro~tard misconception, as the "other" stuff comes right out of good old mother erf.

[FlJoePa]

81 VW Rabbit? Maybe the bear was looking for Harry Chapin?

[amigatec]

---an 81 Rabbit?

= an 81 Rabbit Diesel

[countrydummy]

PING! Thanks you.

[B Knotts]

In what kind of car do you run the biodiesel?

I just bought an '85 300 D, which I may convert at some point.

[Stashiu]

As a matter of fact a MB 1985 300d turbo. After the second tank of b100, the pre-filter was pretty well clogged. I changed both that and the canister fuel filter. I keep spares in the trunk, just in case.

I also have a spare set of fuel hoses. If they are older rubber ones, they will tend to seep after a bit, I am told. You replace them with newer stock and you should be good to go. I have not changed mine yet, but only a 1000 miles on B100 compared to a total miles of 202,000.

I does warm up slower, but purrs like a kitten once warmed up.

[cherokee1]

Yeah, one of my friends had one---he was so proud of his glow plug!!!

[nutmeg]

Connecticut ping!

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.

[Vicomte13]

"Connecticut ping!"

To me, this is the funniest part of the story!

[sonofatpatcher2]

Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats your car...