Things I Hate

[Boba Ben]

The cop girl that drove me to work said that her mom hit a turtle last summer and it messed up her bumper. We had a good laugh.

 

[devilof76]

I hit a big raccoon doing 70 one night. Ripped off part of the bumper cover, but it wasn't anything a twist-tie couldn't fix.

 

[Boba Ben]

That probably wasn't fun. I've had raccoons run in front of me, but I've always been able to avoid them. Squirrels, woodchucks, rabbits, and coyotes as well.

 

[Jen]

I've never hit any critter. *knocks on wood* I would be very upset if I did.

 

[devilof76]

It's no fun.

That probably wasn't fun. I've had raccoons run in front of me, but I've always been able to avoid them. Squirrels, woodchucks, rabbits, and coyotes as well.

I manage to avoid little ones. Squirrels, mice, frogs. This one just happened to be on the blind side of a hill, lounging square in line with my left front tire.

I've even saved a skunk in a solid downpour. He ran out and the shadow was nearly invisible against the soaked blacktop. I swerved (35-40) and he passed between the wheels. Scared him enough that he immediately sprayed and I got to drive the next 45 minutes with an undercarriage full of direct skunk blast, amplified by torrential humidity. My car stunk for weeks.

 

[Boba Ben]

This time there were two deer. I avoided the first one and was keeping an eye out to avoid hitting it and the other one came out of nowhere and I bashed him and he ran away.

 

[devilof76]

At least you were already on guard. It may have spared the one you hit.

 

[Boba Ben]

Yeah. At first, I was really pissed that he smashed my car and wanted to go after him into the woods with a giant rock like Arnold in Predator, but I've since cooled off and hope he didn't end up being coyote food.

 

[Jen]

When I hear of deer being hit, I can't help but think of Bambi looking for his mother.

 

[Boba Ben]

Nobody gives a poop about my car!

The cop told me about the deer whistles you can attach to your car, but I read they don't work.

 

[devilof76]

Your car is looking pretty rough, but you should have seen my front end after a piece of dumb white trash cut me off one October morning (in the rain) and took my grill to her driver's side door at about 35mph. $4000. I can't imagine what Kamandi's $7500 looked like.

Also, if deer can hear whistles, then they can hear a 4-8 cylinder engine. That's science.

 

[Boba Ben]

My deductible is only $100 and I have the loaner Nissan Altima, which is a lot nicer than my actual car. I'm not worried about the body damage. That's an easy fix. The engine light came on and it gave out a few seconds after I hit the deer and that's got me a little concerned. I'm hoping whatever engine repair that needs to be done is done well.

 

[Jen]

Nobody gives a poop about my car!

The cop told me about the deer whistles you can attach to your car, but I read they don't work.

I care. And most importantly I am glad you are ok.



I also hope Bambi's mom is ok too.

 

[Boba Ben]

I think it would be bambi's dad. I'm pretty sure I saw antlers on the one I hit. The one I avoided was a lady deer.

 

[devilof76]

No!!! Chasing tail and hit by a car.

My deductible was $2000 and she had no insurance. Yay me.

 

[Boba Ben]

$2,000 deductible?

Sorry man.

 

[devilof76]

Yeah. Because I don't do stupid **** that causes me to crash into other people (or other people to crash into me).

 

[Kamandi]

I can't imagine what Kamandi's $7500 looked like.

The car was a brand new at the time Dodge Stratus. I lost the back window, major dents on all passenger side body panels, doors, trunk, hood, roof of car. The frame was pushed in ~2 feet right behind my head where a big log must have bounced off the roof. That's the one I'll remember.

They told me If the air bag had gone off Allstate would have had to buy me a new Stratus. As it was they fixed the car.

The only time I ever hit a deer I got lucky and only hit it's head. It was night and I never found him, I have to assume he died later. I was doing 60 and he jumped in my headlights. Somehow there was no damage to the SUV.

 

[DocTroy]

Keyboard warriors- essentially goofs on forums and social media outlets that would never even dare to say the things they do if they were standing in front of people.

 

[The Ween]

Keyboard warriors- essentially goofs on forums and social media outlets that would never even dare to say the things they do if they were standing in front of people.

Yup! And we sadly have a few of those on these boards.