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Subject: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Robin2 Date: 30 Nov 01 - 10:12 PM Sorry guys, just venting here. This week has sucked, and tonight made it worse
Booked a small gig about 30 miles out of town, entertaining some kids at a Xmas function...had to arrive at 5, wait through the handbells, children's choir, finally did our stint at 7, packed up and out at 8, long night for about 100.00, but hey, that was their budget and I needed the money.
Halfway home, at 50 miles an hour, BIG damn deer decides to commit suicide with my car. Killed it instantly. Bad enough I can't even stand to think about hunting the things, felt just terrible...
Then I got out and saw my car...front grill is destroyed,the bumper is bent, we had to duct tape the light and turning signal in, and the side door is bashed in.....did about a 1000.00 worth damage probably, and no collision on my car. So my $100 isn't even going to cover the night.
Sorry, but I'm bummed, thanks for letting me bum out here. Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Margaret V Date: 30 Nov 01 - 11:41 PM It's an awful, awful feeling on so many levels, Robin. Same thing happened to me back about 6 years ago. Sorry for the unhappiness. Margaret |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Dec 01 - 12:14 AM So did you field dress it and hang it up at home? ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: GUEST,BigDaddy Date: 01 Dec 01 - 12:28 AM Been there, done that, too. It was awful. Afterward I was glad I was driving a Jeep Wrangler, or the deer would probably have been in the front seat with me. I wrote a poem about it, which seemed to help in a way. Sorry, Robin. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: GUEST,KT Date: 01 Dec 01 - 12:54 AM I'm sure glad you were not hurt!!! KT |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Coyote Breath Date: 01 Dec 01 - 01:10 AM rotten luck! There is a device which you can attach to you vehicle which, through the action of the air moving past the vehicle, will emit a sound (high pitched, inaudible to us) that deer supposedly can hear well before you arrive. It sometimes scares them away from the roadway. This being "deer season" in most states, the deer are totally freaked-out and moving erratically and are totally unpredictable. Know of a guy who was on a motorcycle and had that happen. He lived but has major trauma to over come due to severe injury to his leg. It is a problem in some areas. Kill off their predators (wolves, big cats) they increase at a greater rate than hunting can compensate for. Missouri (where I live) "harvests" around 200,000 deer each year! They are still too numerous and occasionally meet vehicles. So sorry you had to experience this. I hit a skunk once, on a bicycle! My bike shoes STILL smell and that was six months ago. CB |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Cappuccino Date: 01 Dec 01 - 03:46 AM I swear this is true... in the 1980s, one of the bands regularly touring around the north of Scotland had a drummer whose family owned butchers shops. He always carried a rifle with him (illegal, here) in case he saw a deer to shoot - and for seven years or so, he never did. One day they had to borrow a smaller truck than usual to carry their gear, and it was jam-packed full with not an inch to spare for a gun or anything else. And on this occasion they accidentally ran into a deer and killed it. And the butcher's son had no space on the truck to carry it home. But I do sympathise, Robin - awful feeling, and awful costs. - Ian B |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Liz the Squeak Date: 01 Dec 01 - 04:02 AM Manitas did for a badger once (like a ground hog but with a pointy face, and twice the size), and the car was unscratched except he lost half a number plate. Never did find the rest of the badger..... Take care, and I hope things look up soon. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Dec 01 - 07:53 AM Wrote off my Peugeot 205 in a similar situation,and as a result have fitted bull-bars to my Cherokee. I don't approve of bull-bars, but up here in the highlands there are an awful lot of deer, and I've only got the one car left. Failte....Jock |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Bert Date: 01 Dec 01 - 08:14 AM Well at least you've got a freezer full on venison and a nice hide to make moccasins. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: DonMeixner Date: 01 Dec 01 - 08:21 AM Giok, But as luck would have it it was a better than an even swap. Peugeot/dead deer Dead deer/ Peugeot. The only person who loses is the deer. Robin2 After seven years of hunting deer to no results I gave it up. Then that fall I got one with my Dad's brandy new Buick. Thot my ass was toast but he said " Hitting a deer with a car is an act of God, can't stop it from happening and you probably shouldn't try. Glad you aren't hurt" The one other time I chose the ditch rather than a herd of Whitetails cost me a car and a broken back. Glad you are unhurt, The car can be fixed. Its not nearly as costly as your health or life. Don |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Sarah the flute Date: 01 Dec 01 - 08:33 AM A fox ran out under my car when I was going quite fast ... the best bit was drawing a picture for the insurance company to show them how the damage to the car was sustained!!! I didn't colour it in tho' |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Hollowfox Date: 01 Dec 01 - 09:19 AM I'm sorry it happened, but I'm glad you're alive. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Dave the Gnome Date: 01 Dec 01 - 09:40 AM Buy a Citroen 2CV - according to Jasper Carrot they are incapable of causing damage to anything and you will probably pay less for one than it will cost to repair your car! Commiserations anyway Robin. At least you can now use the old joke - I used to like venison but now I know it is dead deer (Ask a Brit if it don't make sense) Cheers DtG |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: catspaw49 Date: 01 Dec 01 - 12:19 PM Here in southeast and central Ohio we have a huge deer population and at this time of year especially we have a lot of similar accidents. The guys in the body shops get a lot of work. I'm glad you're okay as sometimes it doesn't come out that way. Then too, at times the stories are pretty humorous while being a bit frightening as well. We had a deer run across a 4-lane in the middle of the county seat (Lancaster). There are some patchy woods all through the town and naturally some deer living in them that become a problem. Anyway, this was a medium size buck and he avoided all the traffic and leaped into the plate glass window of a bar/restaurant. He managed to extricate himself and ran off into another patch of woods. The occupants of the bar needed an extra drink or two though............ When I had an auto repair shop, one of our regular customers stopped in on his way home....he worked a night shift. He came in looking very pale and asked Denny and I to come outside. His Chevy looked okay til we got to the passenger side and saw the front passenger door was heavily damaged and the window was broken. Yep....Deer came bounding out of the woods and came in through the window. Jim was scared to death as hooves and antlers flailed about. As he came to a stop, the deer managed to get out and ran off. Later he said he still had dreams about it! Just the other day, my friend Wayne was out hunting and having gotten a doe the day before was in the same place when an 8 point buck came up to where he was an stoped 30 feet away and stared directly at Wayne. As Wayne began to slowly edge around to the side, the buck charged him. Wayne got off a shot when the buck was only feet away and hit the shoulder which made it turn off and he shot it a clean kill through the neck. Kinda' made you wonder if the deer took offense at losing a herd member or if Wayne was just in the way of where he was going and being in rut made him bold. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Coyote Breath Date: 01 Dec 01 - 12:31 PM wow! spaw; I spent some VERY cold hours in a "blind" this season and... nothing. a doe and a 8 point buck. That's enough meat for the whole winter. All I've "gotten" so far is hide from friends who don't use them otherwise. This week-end is the start of muzzle loader season. I'm hoping I'll have better luck with my flintlock than that brand-new Remington. CB |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: catspaw49 Date: 01 Dec 01 - 12:51 PM Well CB, Wayne didn't get a thing during bow season and like you spent a lot of hours out there. Last year was the first time in years he didn't get one at all. Wayne's big thing is deer hunting and hunting in general, but he's a very responsible hunter too.......A few years ago he was truly depressed for several months when he could no find a deer he had shot with crossbow. He isn't one to take a shot that's not a good one (except in defense as happened the other day) and he and another guy spent three days trying to find that deer. AS a hunter you can relate I'm sure.....It wasn't a meat or trophy issue, but you don't shoot one that you can't retrieve or is only grievously hurt. Non-hunters will find that a funny kind of "honor" but that is what it is! I don't hunt anymore for several reasons, but I do enjoy good deer and other critters. Wayne processes the deer himself, tans the hides, and mounts the better heads, again all by himself. There is no waste from an animal except for bones and my freezer also benefits as I now have some excellent cuts and roasts and probably 20 pounds of burger. Our families are "family" in the best sense of the word and one of our traditions is a "critter dinner" sometime during the winter where we have some rabbit, squirrel, dove, and deer. A few years ago when things had been busy and Wayne hadn't been out for other things, we had deer only, but done several ways. I did a nice roast as you would do a leg of lamb which was excellent. I did another roast in an oriental orange sauce which we called "Peking Buck." And of course we had a panful of burger made into "Sloppy Does." Spaw |
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Subject: PY: "Figured you could use this...." From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Dec 01 - 02:01 PM Sloppy Does, very funny! We are very lucky. Our landlord deposits at least one field dressed dead critter on the back porch each fall, because of mutual helps given and received over the years. It started the year Hardi planted his dad a few years back, so graciously that they feel indebted... that's his dad's annual deer he's giving us, see? Some years our boys processed it, then when they moved out Hardi did it alone, twice. Some years we make a call to someone who needs it more than us, to come and get it. This year for the first time I was well enough to help Hardi skin and cut it. It cost me later, but we had such a good time doing it together. Sawzall.... This is not a sport here, BTW... many families here take half their annual meat ration from the land's amazing bounty, and that's one reason people here can live on what they get paid. And the gifting from it is a whole economy of abundances shared that make these communities work. For our dairy-farming landlord to give us two the year we had a fire, although milk prices had plummeted, his wife had lost her teaching post, and their boys had hit the growth spurt... well it made us cry. And these sorts of things are left without a word, in mute grace... I think the second one though was also, partly, "country payback" for a funny thing Hardi had done to them earlier that year. There had been WAY too many Thanksgiving turkeys donated to the parish, so Hardi was going all over town finding homes for the frozen dears. When he got to Bruce's house he saw, through the glass in the door, their own turkey sitting on the counter thawing. No one was home... we always just walk right on in to leave the rent check... so Hardi left the turkey on the counter beside the one they were thawing-- it took a long, long time before they sorted out that one! We laughed over it a few months later as Bruce and his friend Doug sat in our basement after hooking up a jury-rigged electric system the night of the fire, to get us heat in the unburnt section, for the night, before the pipes froze. I had insisted, although we had had the fire, on making coffee for the guys and we all sat around by the boiler in our smoky clothes, visiting, and that was when we 'fessed up about that turkey. I thought Doug was going to pee in his pants when he heard how good we had gotten Bruce. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Sorcha Date: 01 Dec 01 - 02:05 PM It's not always quite so fuuny, though. A few years ago an elementary teacher here was killed when the deer came through the windshield head first and impaled her throat on his antlers. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: SINSULL Date: 01 Dec 01 - 03:14 PM I barely missed a bear in Pennsylvania. The car next to me wasn't so lucky. The car was totalled and the driver hurt. I pulled over, backed up, and jumped out to help her just as the bear (I had forgotten about the bear) jumped up and ran into the woods. Total trauma. We both stood and cried over the bear which was probably bleeding to death in the trees. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Clinton Hammond Date: 01 Dec 01 - 03:34 PM Damn! that sucks... lemme get the next round k... ,-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Robin2 Date: 01 Dec 01 - 07:08 PM Thanks to all of you for your nice words, and your deer vs. car horror stories...ok, you convinced me, I was lucky!
CB, sorry about your hunting luck. You are welcome to my deer, if it's still there.
My macabre humor kicked in while reading your stories...picture a middle aged lady, dressed in Christmas finery, jewelry, and heels, with a Crocodile Dundee type knife clenced in her teeth, dragging a very large deer off to the side of the road to gut it... If it had been a cow, I would have gotten it home SOMEHOW! :>) Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: SINSULL Date: 01 Dec 01 - 07:10 PM Now add to the picture a family full of little ones on their way to see Santa Claus and all screaming "OH NO! She killed Rudolph!" Happy Holidays, Robin. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Robin2 Date: 01 Dec 01 - 07:24 PM Sinsull,
Yep Mrs Claus finally goes over the edge, accusing said Mr Claus of running off with all those deer (which were proven to all be girls I believe in another thread). She dispatched of all of her rivals late at night with a car, to make it look like an accident! |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: catspaw49 Date: 01 Dec 01 - 07:39 PM Robin and Sins, I think you may appreciate one additional story. As I said, Wayne mounts his own heads and then really doesn't display them....just something he wanted to learn. A few years back he got one of the Top Ten largest deer in the State of Ohio, a massive, 13 point monster with a monstrous rack.....had a helluva' time getting it over even the largest form. "Big Boy" as he is known, sits in a corner of Wayne's shop in his garage. We were talking one day and I snapped a balloon on Big Boy's nose....red of course. It was still there many months later as Christmas came near and one of Connie's church friends was at the house and David and Michael (we were there too) took the six year old out to play. David was 10 and was just beginning his current stage where he believes his Dad is the greatest person on earth (and Wayne IS, I couldn't have gotten through the past few years without him) and took the boy into the shop to show him Big Boy. Do I need to relate what happened next? The poor kid was completely traumatized and ran in crying and it took all of us to calm the boy down and convince him that Rudolph was indeed alive and well. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Robin2 Date: 01 Dec 01 - 08:11 PM ROFL The counseling that child will have to endure...thanks Spaw, I needed that. I must say, you guys know how to take a glum event, and twist it into something strange *wink* Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: leprechaun Date: 02 Dec 01 - 05:52 AM That makes me so mad. I for one am going to everything I can to make sure that doesn't happen to Robin 2 in Oregon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Gareth Date: 02 Dec 01 - 06:51 AM You may laugh - but just imagine the fun Robin Hood would have had with a 4X4 in Sherwood. Question - Would they have been Bull Bars, or Sherriffs bars ? Gareth |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Peg Date: 02 Dec 01 - 09:43 AM Sorry to hear this; this is always upsetting and such accidents often lead to people being injured as well as cars (and deer). So glad you are safe and sound. I grew up in western NY in a hunting family and this time of year was always a time to watch carefully for deer. I almost hit one in college; it tried to outrun me (they often do this) and then ran in front of the car (hence the impression they are committing suicide). They say one should slow down when a deer is running alongside; but it is better if you can manage it to speed up immediately to prevent the poor creature from jumping in front of you (thinking it can outrun you)... Dave wrote: I used to like venison but now I know it is dead deer (Ask a Brit if it don't make sense) Ah, I remember learning about this in school. The English words we use for the flesh of animals which we eat come from the French words for those animals (beef = boeuf, venison = deer, poultry = poulet, veal = veau, etc.) Was this because those preparing the dishes at the time this occurred were Frenchmen?
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Gareth Date: 02 Dec 01 - 11:17 AM No Peg - the frenchyfiying of Good Saxon meat animals and birds cam cos only the Normans (French) could afford to eat it post 1066. Gareth |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Peg Date: 02 Dec 01 - 11:28 AM ah! I did not know that! Thanks Gareth...now to track down my high school French teacher and tell HIM this... |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Genie Date: 02 Dec 01 - 12:43 PM Peg, Your mention of the deer trying to outrun cars reminded me of my close encounter with wildlife on the freeway a few years back. I was aproachin the crest of one of the higher Siskiyou mountains in southern Oregon, in the perfunctory fog and rain of November. As I rounded a curve, I saw what I initially thought were two deer just completing their crossing of I-5, without bothering to find a place where it said "deer crossing." I missed the rump of the second one by sheer luck of timing; I didn't see it because of the curve and the fog until I was upon it. I thought at the time that that was the biggest deer I'd ever seen -- really huge! (Huge rack of antlers on it, too.) I also had never seen deer stroll so casually across the road. A while later I realized these two "giant deer" must have been elk--which I had never seen up close before. (Elk don't run across the road, they mosey!) Had I hit that big buck, I have little doubt that I would probably have gone through the guard rail and down the side of the Siskiyou mountain! Probably wouldn't have done the elk any good, either, but he was so big my Camaro and I might have been hurt as much or more than he. Sorry you weren't as lucky as I, Robin. Never does the beast or the vehicle (and its occupants) any good when they collide. Genie |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 02 Dec 01 - 11:45 PM A bit of thread drift here, but I was driving in West Texas a number of years ago and could see a brown hunched over *something* on the side of the freeway ahead of me as I drove into the sun. I slowed and slowed some more and realized it was a golden eagle with a large-bodied road kill, can't remember what, except it was too big to carry off, even for him. Might have been a deer. The bird didn't budge, no fluttering away like birds on the lawn any time someone strolls by on the sidewalk. No, this huge bird glared and dared me to suggest I had prior claim to the creature in his talons. Not I! I didn't stop, just drove by very slowly. I didn't want to disturb his meal. Maggie |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Genie Date: 03 Dec 01 - 02:23 AM Sage, That story sounds like one of those pictures they put on post cards with the caption, "When you dream, dream big!" Genie |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Gervase Date: 03 Dec 01 - 06:03 AM Ouch - you poor sod! Is there no insurance cover for that sort of accidental damage? Reminds me of a happier ending (though not for the deer concerned).On the way back from Maidenhead Folk Club earlier this year the car in front side-swiped a muntjac (a small deer the size of a large dog), killing the deer but apparently doing no damage to the car. It seemed too good to resist - and with the help of a friendly 'keeper in dressing the beast, the resulting stews, casseroles and braises have been scrumptious. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: GUEST,John Gray / Australia Date: 03 Dec 01 - 09:23 AM Gareth. You're comment regarding 4X4's brings to mind a new game we have going down here. And it involves the use of Koala Bars - what you folk call Bull Bars. A couple of weeks ago I was commenting, on the Mudcat, about just how succulent Koala Bears were after they had been fried in a bushfire, and now another situation regarding the old kay-bees arises. Now we've got this new sport here that utilises 4X4's fitted with kay-bees ( koala bars that is ) and it's kinda like polo without the horses.There's 5 4x4's, shit-it's nearly algebra, ain't it ? per team and the object of the game is to hit a kay-bee ( koala bear that is )through the goal.< As with all games there's a degree of difficulty. This is centred on the fact that until the kay-bee is properly knocked out it doesn't roll too well. The ears stick out and this causes it take on a curve after you hit it. Something like those pitchers manage to achieve with a baseball. This kay-bee curve, as the players call it, is generally tighter than the turning circle of 4x4's. This caused the kay-bee to go down the off-side of the vehicle. To overcome this problem the navigators in the passenger seat are issued with Spear & Jackson shovels. They lean out and give the kay-bee a on-drive ( cricket devotees will be able to picture this )with the shovel. My navigator is called Dildo Dalton- helluva knickname ain't it ? Came about during his rookie year as a navigator. He was holding the shovel the wrong way and with a mighty swing he managed to slice the head clean off the kay-bee. He was sin-binned for that and has had the shakes ever since. A game goes for an hour or so as by then the kay-bee has taken enough hits from the kay-bees to just tenderise him nicely before we throw him on the barby. JG/FME |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: John MacKenzie Date: 03 Dec 01 - 01:02 PM Way to go John! Jock |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: SharonA Date: 03 Dec 01 - 02:31 PM Had a neighbor in the apartment building where I used to live, who disappeared for several months. When she returned, sans cute little blue car, she tod us she'd hit a deer, totaled her car and sustained massive internal injuries. She'd been staying with her family during recuperation and physical therapy. She was still quite weak when she came back. So, Robin, I'm glad to hear that you were not injured. Remember to thank your lucky stars as you do those 9 more interminably long, boring gigs to pay for your car repair! (At least it'll only be 9!) Sharon |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: RangerSteve Date: 03 Dec 01 - 08:02 PM The deer didn't run in front of your car, your car actually ran after the deer. I know this is true because whenever I have some extra money, something goes wrong with my car. The car knows I have money, and if I haven't bought it any presents recently, it gets upset and breaks something. (last month it was a clutch and water plump - 1100 dollars) Someone is getting their secret Santa gift in January or later because of this. My car occasionally goes after deer, but so far I've been able to control it with minor damage not even worth reporting to the insurance company. Buy your car gifts on a regular basis, even cheap stuff like air fresheners will usually keep it satisfied. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Robin2 Date: 03 Dec 01 - 08:43 PM Sharon,
9 gigs to go...8..7..huff, huff..6..5..4..3..arrgggh..2 RangerSteve,
I believe you when you say cars are fully aware beings that know when you have spare cash. It's kinda like the tax guy, he always manages to make your taxes come to exactly every dime you managed to save all year... |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Coyote Breath Date: 03 Dec 01 - 09:44 PM Kind of a slow response to spaw and wysiwyg. I have a friend at work who is a 'coon hunter. He brings over one or two a month in season. My ladyfriend has a great way to cook them. Boils 'em in salt water for about an hour and then bakes them at low heat for two hours with onions carrots and potatoes in a baking bag. Very tasty. My friend leaves one foot on each carcass so we can tell it isn't a cat. He got his deer the easy way (for him) he heard the screech of rubber and a resounding thump down at the end of his lane. By the time he'd got down there to investigate the unfortunate driver was gone but there was a 6 point buck, leaning against the mailbox. Talk about special delivery! He called the Conservation Department and got permission to keep it, dressed it out at about 125 pounds of meat. Never had to go out this season. He's a meat hunter, and is bringing me the hide to tan. Missouri has a program called "Share the Harvest" which specifically seeks venison donations. Quite a few hunters are "trophy" hunters and don't use the meat! We try to stay away from ANY processed meat, especially beef. When we do buy meat we get it from our local farmer's co-ops or meat processors. I still like beef but I want to know where that animal has come from. Otherwise we eat bison, deer, 'coon, squirrel, rabbit and catfish, perch, and croppies. (no Irish jokes, please) |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: catspaw49 Date: 03 Dec 01 - 10:31 PM Hey CB, I liked the way you spelled "crOppies"....just the way we all say it ain't it? I think crappie is the official game fish for all the B.A.S.S. wannabees.......Most never have the patience, just an overpowered and underhulled metalflake boat, 3192 crankbaits, and 14 different rods. But after about an hour, it's a number 8 over the side and hauling in crappies. I live in a tiny village here in Ohio and we are lucky to have GREAT family run butcher shop........makes a lot of difference when you know what you buy. I like extremely rare beef and Karen and I both love raw burger, but anymore I wouldn't think of eating the stuff except that which we get from Kenny. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Gypsy Date: 03 Dec 01 - 11:17 PM Just as housework will expand to fill all available time, car's appetite is usually about 50.00 more than in your wallet. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: paddymac Date: 04 Dec 01 - 05:35 AM The real bummer in most of these "deer-meets-car" incidents is that in most states you can wind up in the pokey if you take the carcasss home. I've been told by game warden types that the rationale is to prevent people from deliberately running deer down. As I'm sure most of you posting above will agree, no sane person would deliberately run down a deer - just too much danger and damage to the vehicle. So instead, the carcass just lies by the side of the road and rots - a complete and utter waste, unless you're some kind of fly looking for a good place to deposit your eggs. |
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Subject: RE: BS: rotten gig(for me and the deer!) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 05 Dec 01 - 12:50 AM I used to pick up roadkill and skin it out to use for study skins in my naturalist programs. Then I started researching all of the stuff you can catch, and decided it wasn't worth it. If I ever get back to park rangering again, I'd probably pick them up again, but would use protective clothing (long sleeved shirt, rubber gloves, etc.) at the very least. A book of wonderful essays, all from NPR's All Things Considered, is Bailey White's Mama Makes Up Her Mind. There are some hilarious stories in there, and one of my favorites has to do with picking up road kill for consumption. Her mother was a very good cook. But I won't give away the story. Maggie |