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Solution to being unplugged from a charger -- Guard Cats!

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by davidbw, Sep 22, 2015.

  1. davidbw

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    I once had a problem with my car being unplugged while I was at a charger at work. Now there are cats that sit on the cars and defend the car from being unplugged, and even better they viciously attack any gas powered, non hybrid, non plug in car that tries to park in a charging space.

    Seriously the cat is a feral cat, one of several, who lives in the parking lot. I thought it was funny that one was taking a nap on my car when I came by to move it when the four hours were up.
     

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    You want think it's quite so amusing if you find scratches on your hood. This coming from a multiple cat owner who now keeps them out of the garage.
     
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    Why are you parked there for 4 hours when you had already finished charging 90 minutes ago (or even earlier)?
     
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    spooky!:eek:
     
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    EDIT: Sorry for my assumptions. Cute cat though! There are two cats that appear in my parking lot in the early morning or late afternoon, but they don't guard my car :(
     
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    I did not stay the full 4 hours. I was there for slightly over three hours. It takes that long for me to charge at 110 volts. I was plugged into a 110 volt outlet. There are four spaces and four chargers, but the charger for the space I always used does not work, so I park there and use my Toyota charger.
     
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    Aww so cute! Take her home like now
     
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