Dear PoPville

“rats decided to enter the hood of my car and snack on some key electrical wiring”

“Dear PoPville,

The real criminals in DC are the rats. This weekend, some rats decided to enter the hood of my car and snack on some key electrical wiring. It was totally undrivable and is still in the shop with $1,000 in repairs and counting…

This was right by the (now closed) Starbucks on 16th & U. Perhaps they got hungry since the store closed down? 🤣 Regardless, I’ve been street parking in the 16th St/U Street area for 5+ years, and this has never happened before. I’ll report to 311, but I doubt it will do any good… if any of your followers have suggestions as to how to prevent them from doing this again, I’d appreciate it.”