Birds "Steal" $4,000 from Carwash

[Hakim]

Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

I know, no jokes ... but this isn't really a joke. It surely belongs in the "Believe it or Not" hall of fame...

You can see the whole post with the actual surveillance camera shots that "caught" the birds "in the act."

This is Hilarious!

"Bill owns a company that manufactures and installs car wash systems. (Magic Wand Car Wash Systems, just in case you want to buy one.)

Bill's company installed a car wash system in Frederick, Md. Now understand that these are complete systems, including the money changer and money taking machines.

The problem started when the new owner complained to Bill that he was losing significant amounts of money from his coin machines each week.

He went as far as to accuse Bill's employees of having a key to the boxes and ripping him off. Bill just couldn't believe that his people would do that, so they set up a camera to catch the thief in action. Well, they did catch him on film!

(The web site has actual photos)

That's a bird sitting on the change slot of the machine.

The bird had to go down into the machine, and back up inside to get to the money!

That's three quarters he has in his beak! Another amazing thing is that it was not just one bird -- there were several working together.

Once they identified the thieves, they found over $4000 in quarters on the roof of the car wash and more under a nearby tree."

Having owned a farm with various animals and critters for 20 years, I thought I had "seen it all." Anybody have an animal tale to top this one??? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[frank_f15]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

whew!!!! for a min i thought u said BIRD STEALS $4000.. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif SORRY BIRD COULD NOT RESIST

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

Them are...........Jail Birds /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[patrickg]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

Hakim, That was a priceless report! I wonder what kind of birds they were and if they could be trained to perform on demand.

Patrick

 

[Egon]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

Patrick:

Are you scheming again??

Egon

 

[Steven]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

They're called starlings, and are a pain in the #ss.

 

[gordon]

Re: Bird \"Steals\" $4,000 from Carwash

Now what is this world coming to
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Gordon

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

Thats another good reason to have a pet crow........... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gifI have seen it and heard it all now............................

 

[Taylortractornut]

Re: Birds \"Steal\" $4,000 from Carwash

Hakim, have you ever hear a racoon being addicted to shiny objects? My cousin had a shop that rebuilt a few steering boxes other tractor parts. He got to missin and noticing that at night on his bench lots of thing disturbed and ball bearings gone. He kept the bearings in a jar for each size and had left th tops off them. I told him it was probalby a racoon but he didnt belive me. so i told him to put the top on the jar and cut a slot about a half inch wide and about inch and a quarter wide. and chain it to the table. Then fill it wit hthe bigger bearings. The next morning a ten pound coon was sitting on his bench very unhappy with his hand in a jar. What happens i the coon reches in and grabs a ball bering and has his fist wadded up and he ca see the bearing in his hand and wont let it go for anything and it now wont fit back through the hole. You wrap him up in a cloth and unsrcew the jar and pry it from his paw and hes ready to go.
My cousin found a place under a bench where the racoon had crawled in and out of and along the way found a few dozen BBs from the shop as well as lug nuts,bolts tin foil.