Dawn of the Kamikaze Deer
Apr. 26th, 2011 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzI got up late today. I blame my catching of the season finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race" for it last night. Still, I managed to get out my door only five or ten minutes later than usual. So, I decide to turn right instead of left at the usual stop sign, as I figured I should go a different way as traffic is probably backed up. Cruising down the street, not even out of my subdivision yet, I catch a faint glimpse of a furry face to my left and ... BAM!
A freakin' psycho deer decided to ram my recently-paid-off car in the early morning hours. After seeing her furry body bounce of my driver's side and do a flip that would make any Olympic gymnast drop a jaw in awe, I pulled over to the side, hearing my tire scraping the rim.
... DAMN....
After recovering from the initial shock, I see Kamikaze Deer in the street. Apparently spared from being run over by the school bus that had just passed, her tail wagging occasionally with a kick of the legs. I called 911 and they sent a cute cubby officer to help. I warned him that she occasionally showed signs of life. He got a rope from his car and said, "You know what I have to do, don't you?"
"Oh yeah..," I responded with a sigh.
"Okay," he said, "I just didn't want you to be surprised."
So he dragged her over to a neighbor's yard, with her giving whatever fight she could, pulled his weapon and fired.
After taking my information, I was free to go to work if I could. I called and told them I'd be late for obvious reasons and drove my car to my mechanic's shop. I had to wait an hour before they opened. The daddy bear who runs the place gave the car a look over and gave me an estimate ($2700!). It's amazing the damage that I didn't see right away, but is obvious once he pointed it out.
So my insurance company is covering it, except my $500 deductible, and I'm stuck with a rental car (also paid for by the insurance) until next week.
A totally $#!++y morning, all because one deer wasn't looking where she was going.
A freakin' psycho deer decided to ram my recently-paid-off car in the early morning hours. After seeing her furry body bounce of my driver's side and do a flip that would make any Olympic gymnast drop a jaw in awe, I pulled over to the side, hearing my tire scraping the rim.
... DAMN....
After recovering from the initial shock, I see Kamikaze Deer in the street. Apparently spared from being run over by the school bus that had just passed, her tail wagging occasionally with a kick of the legs. I called 911 and they sent a cute cubby officer to help. I warned him that she occasionally showed signs of life. He got a rope from his car and said, "You know what I have to do, don't you?"
"Oh yeah..," I responded with a sigh.
"Okay," he said, "I just didn't want you to be surprised."
So he dragged her over to a neighbor's yard, with her giving whatever fight she could, pulled his weapon and fired.
After taking my information, I was free to go to work if I could. I called and told them I'd be late for obvious reasons and drove my car to my mechanic's shop. I had to wait an hour before they opened. The daddy bear who runs the place gave the car a look over and gave me an estimate ($2700!). It's amazing the damage that I didn't see right away, but is obvious once he pointed it out.
So my insurance company is covering it, except my $500 deductible, and I'm stuck with a rental car (also paid for by the insurance) until next week.
A totally $#!++y morning, all because one deer wasn't looking where she was going.
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Date: 2011-04-26 07:10 pm (UTC)glad the situation wasn't reversed and cubby cop didn't have to shoot you instead.
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Date: 2011-04-26 09:00 pm (UTC)And yes, terrible waste of good venison.
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Date: 2011-04-27 12:06 am (UTC)I'm amazed a genteel Southern Belle like you didn't think to suffer a "fainting spell" while in the presence of the Cubby officer. I mean, really! All that drama, a smashed fender, a gun, all that blood, and you couldn't work up a swooooon? Grrlfriend, please!
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Date: 2011-04-27 03:33 am (UTC)Srsly. Glad you didn't get hurt. People can get seriously injured-we have so many rats on the hoof here, I'm surprised I haven't hit one yet.
Reminds me of my time in the Bronx-one of my coworkers saw a car in front of the repair shop by our apartment with blood all over the front window-she was convinced that it was a mod hit against the driver, when I pointed out the fur all over the front end of the car and window.
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