As you can see, one of my American cousins still remembers the fune we had in my Corolla, but I had warned him about the cramped space and the difficulties ofopening the interior door handles.'

Bear 'took car for joyride'

A bear took a car for a joyride after breaking in to steal a sandwich.

Published: 9:59PM BST 23 Jul 2010

After becoming trapped in the vehicle, the animal honked the horn and seems to have knocked the gear lever, rolling the Toyota Corolla 125 feet (38 meters) into a thicket, a Colorado family said.

The car's owner, Ben Story, 17, said he and his family were asleep in their home south of Denver when the bear managed to open the unlocked door.

A peanut butter sandwich left on the back seat is probably what attracted the bear, Mr Story said.

It's not unusual for bears to open unlocked doors to cars and houses in search of food, said Tyler Baskfield, a spokesman for the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

"It happens all the time," he said. "They're very smart."

Once inside, the bear must have knocked the shifter on the automatic transmission into neutral, sending the car rolling backward down the inclined driveway, Mr Story said. The door apparently slammed shut when the car jolted to a stop, he said, trapping the bear inside.

Neighbours had called 911, and deputies freed the bear by opening the door with a rope from a distance. The bear then ran into the woods.

Mr Story said he'll need a new car because the bear smashed up the interior trying to get out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7908941/Bear-took-car-for-joyride.html

See, we're very smart.

Smarter than the average ranger.

But I don't encourage pilfering of peanut butter sandwiches. Horrible stuff. Honey, on the other hand ....

Are you sure they're not referring to Highway Patrol officers ?

This is my cousin, looking for a second peanut butter sandwich.

(Edit) He tells me that he thinks the first sandwich was left there to create a 'photo-opportunity' and earn the car-owner the price of his day out. Therefore he ripped the car to pieces, to cover the cash earned.

I explained about insurance policies and such, much to his disgust.

We had your cousins over for a barbeque at the cabin recently and they made themselves quite at home...

But one of the youngsters got up to mischief and started robbing the bird feeder

First photo - why is Bruce (in the distance) wearing a funny hat? It's really not like him - except in mating season.

Other photos - glad to see you've used a good strong cable, would hate to see the birds land on the feeding table and collapse it to the ground. How many birds did you expect at any one time?

That's a really small house for a bear.

We had your cousins over for a barbeque at the cabin recently and they made themselves quite at home...

But one of the youngsters got up to mischief and started robbing the bird feeder

Way to go.

Get dangerous wild animals to get used to coming this close to humans and the next Japanese back-packer on the trail who shows and stinks of fear, get's mauled to death.....................

We had your cousins over for a barbeque at the cabin recently and they made themselves quite at home...

But one of the youngsters got up to mischief and started robbing the bird feeder

Way to go.

Get dangerous wild animals to get used to coming this close to humans and the next Japanese back-packer on the trail who shows and stinks of fear, get's mauled to death.....................

awwwww....how could you imply such a thing about dose cute widdle bearzy wearzies...?

That little red and white device looks a bit like a cattle prod, Ian. Very effective at delivering high voltage shocks to who/whatever is on the receiving end.

That little red and white device looks a bit like a cattle prod, Ian. Very effective at delivering high voltage shocks to who/whatever is on the receiving end.

I was about to say the same thing BB, great for playing pranks on your mates.

Way to go.

Get dangerous wild animals to get used to coming this close to humans and the next Japanese back-packer on the trail who shows and stinks of fear, get's mauled to death.....................

Us Johnny Canucks have novel ways of getting rid of tourists. Thailand has their methods, Canada has theirs. We just had a black bear attack a week ago on Vancouver Island. It's one of the first unprovoked attacks I've heard of on my island. Black bears are as common as rabbits here.