JOUR 61: Feature 1

Don’t those squirrels look cute running around, gathering their nuts and expertly climbing up and down trees as you make your way through Central Park this fall? Well there may be about 47,000 New Yorkers who may not look upon those rodents with such fondness anymore
One of the afore mentioned fluffy tailed creatures strayed a little far from the tree on Monday Afternoon, and found him/herself (the sex of the rodent has yet to be determined) running amok in the power lines of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad.
The little guy’s misadventure led to an electrical power surge. An overhead bracket was weakened as a result and a wire soon became loose, dangling perilously in the line of the onrushing trains below. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before said wire entangled itself onto a train and down came the entire fleet of power lines.
Oh, what trouble a fluffy little creature can cause. The loss of power meant that no trains could run out of Manhattan. Commuters were left waiting for their trains for hours, only to be disappointed. All in all 47,000 commuters were left stranded by the tie-up.
The Perpetrator did not escape without punishment for his misdemeanor. While enjoying his moment of high-jinx on the power lines, the squirrel was electrocuted and met an untimely demise, according to Metro-North spokeswoman Donna Evans.
Perhaps this should be heeded as a warning. Donate more food to their hibernation fund, or more such suicide attacks will occur.