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Re: [ST] Suicidal Squirrel
- Subject: Re: [ST] Suicidal Squirrel
- From: Martin Waltman <marty_rw@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:28:45 -0700 (PDT)
Animals do seem to aim for wheels, vehicle ect. I was
hit broad side by a small deer last Oct. I had slowed
to about 15mph for another deer in the road and the
second one ran straight into my front wheel (the mud
cover cost about $123.00) knocked me over and the deer
scampered off.
Martin
- --- Andrew Tait <antait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>
> I think they aim for the moving wheel. Don't ask me
> why. I nearly
> hedged my old XJ on a couple of occassions avoiding
> wildlife around the
> back roads, and missed a huge rabbit by about half a
> millimeter a few
> months ago doing about 20mph. I'd braked from 60
> when I saw him, and he
> STILL managed to scamper under the front wheel. If
> I had kept doing 60,
> he might have stayed where he was, or he might have
> got under the wheel.
> I suppose with these things we'll never know.
>
> Trying to understand animals is impossible. In the
> words of a long
> forgotten acquaintance:
>
> "They're just not human"
>
> Andrew
>
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