HOME-ALONE PARROT TURNS ON WATER WORKSUTRECHT, Holland -- A pet parrot turned on a tap and flooded its owner's apartment after he left it home alone for Christmas.Jan Borst, from Utrecht, The Netherlands, let the bird out of its cage and went to visit his family. Neighbors in the apartment below called firefighters when they saw water dripping from their ceiling. It's caused $5,000 damage. Officers broke in and found the washing machine tap - next to the parrot's cage - turned on. A spokesman said, "Because there was nobody to talk to, the parrot probably amused himself with the tap." |