Re: [ST] Suicidal Squirrel

[Martin Waltman <marty_rw@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Next time you see a creature by the side of the road,
slow way down. That's what I do, and it works."

This is good advice I live by this anytime I am
confronted with an inocent deer, horse, cow or pig. I
don't want to harm one of these inocent creatures with
my bike or truck for that matter.


- --- dangrass@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> This is sick. To kill an innocent animal is sad.
> Steve, by killing this creature you screwed up, in a
> big way. What will you do differently going forward
> to avoid similar incidents? Sorry, but killing
> innocent creatures and then bragging about it paints
> a pretty sad picture of humanity. Here's an idea.
> Next time you see a creature by the side of the
> road, slow way down. That's what I do, and it works.
> 
> 
> > 
> > What kind of grape??
> > 
> > 
> > --- STeve Duncan <xhippy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > A less than fortunate squirrel paid the ultimate
> > > price on Sunday, during my 
> > > return run from Bull Shoals.  It was sad,
> really. 
> > > Mr. Squirrel was sitting 
> > > contentedly on the right side of the road,
> looking
> > > happy fondling his nuts.  
> > > As I approached his suicidal tendencies kicked
> in
> > > and he made a mad dash 
> > > across the road, perfectly timing contact
> between
> > > his noggin and my front 
> > > tire.  I could hear the sound of his little
> skull
> > > popping like a grape as I 
> > > rolled over it.  I'm sure it was quick and
> painless.
> > >  I just hope he had a 
> > > good stash of nuts stored away for his family.
> > > 
> > > Otherwise it was a good run up Saturday and back
> on
> > > Sunday.  1076 total 
> > > miles, 544 up and 532 back, both in just less
> than
> > > 10 hours each.  This 
> > > entire trip was with NO interstate, all
> backroads
> > > and state hiway.  Best leg 
> > > was the first, 213 miles in 3 hours with zero
> stops.
> > > 
> > > Got to ride some of my favorite roads;  Talimena
> > > Drive twice, Push Mtn road, 
> > > AR-27 and 21 and 43 and 263, 178, and
> 309(Magazine
> > > Mtn.) and a bunch of 
> > > others.  Couple of things, AR-263 south of Push
> Mtn
> > > is a must do, very, very 
> > > nice.  And 66 from from 65 over to 263 is really
> > > nice as well.  These are 
> > > roads I've either never ridden, or it's been so
> long
> > > I don't remember.  Push 
> > > Mtn road is exactly 25.5 miles long and took me
> > > exactly 21 minutes to 
> > > traverse. No other vehicles were seen all the
> way
> > > across.  Sweet.
> > > 
> > > All in all a very fine weekend run.  Except I do
> > > feel sorry for the widowed 
> > > Mizzuz Squirrel.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > STeveDuncan
> > > '00-ST
> > > Tejas
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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