Featured Waymo kills beloved neighborhood cat

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    In this days and age the animals are less likely to be caught in the car's working parts. I drove my 2017 Prius Prime all the way across town with a possum all curled up and happy on the exhaust (???) manifold. The engine did not start during the entire trip. The animal was first detected by the grease monkey in the pit at the quick oil change joint, and we took everything we had to chase him out of the car.

    On the other hand, we've had various rodents expire in the dash boards of our cars. I hate digging them out of the car's ventilation system.
     
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    I recovered quickly enough. I trapped the gas tank between my thighs, breaking the tank mount off the tank. I locked my arms straight ahead so that the handlebars could not twist and throw me over the top of the VW.

    I wanted to kill the kids who piled out of the car and laughed as I rolled in pain on the ground next to their car. I could not stand up for the first hour or two.
     
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