Does life suck or is it just me?

[Theold--scottyb]

Been going around on these 3 jobs for seems like forever. Change this change that, whats taking you so long blah blah blah......

Soooooooo, on one new house I am getting behind on. Long story...... So I tell the homeowner I will work late tonight. I was going to start at about 6:30pm and go until around 1 or 2 am.. No big deal, have done it a thousand times.. Well I am going down the road, and a deer ran out in the street. I slow down knowing another is gonna come. I am doing about 20mph, when out of know were BAMMMMMMM, damn thing almost rips the front bumper off, then smashes my driver side door and bends it.. This is on a 7 month old F250..... :cry:

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[Davy]

Hey Scott, look at the bright side. Sounds like you have plenty of work, some folks don't. :)

[Theold--scottyb]

But my poor truck........ Stupid deer....

[Davy]

Come on Scott, it's a Ford. :D Sorry, couldn't help myself. :)

[Theold--scottyb]

LOL... I even looked for that damn deer with my spotlight. Dont know if he is still kicking or not.

[Davy]

You're supposed to have backed up over him, then load him up and take 'em home. :)

[Theold--scottyb]

I tried. I still dont know how the hell he missed hitting my 16' enclosed trailer after he smashed up my door.

[cx]

Aw, quit whinin'! Last owl season an elk ran into the front of my little Toyota pickemup. Hell, somebitch outweighed the truck, not a fair fight at all. :mad:

And I was stopped! 'Twas onna paved road and I was alla way in the ditch on the far side and completely halted when the dumb ^%*&)$# kept right on comin' across and ran into the right front fender. Mooshed hell out of it, I tell ya. Bounced off and dissapeart into the night. I didn't see much of it on accounta I was the one layin' down with my head under the dash by the time of the collision on accounta I just knew it was comin' inna window. Them elks is tall compared to a Tacoma, doncha know. :D

So I surely do empathise with ya, Scotty. Never seems to rain that it don't pour, eh? :(

[Marge]

What, you don't have one of those deer guard thingys on your Ford? When we picked up Dave's F-150 in Houston 2 years ago it had this "accessory" called a brush guard something that I thought was pretty silly. Then, as we drove back to PHX through TX I saw a gazillion of them. And when we stopped to eat and I asked questions, boy, the stories we heard about cows, deer, :sheep: , possum, armadillos (no joke, we even saw one, they really exist) that love to attack brush guard thingys. :eek:

Then, back in the AZ mountains a few months later, we had an after dark moment with an elk that was no more than 12" from the side of what I now call our elk and brush guard thingy. Another moment where Depends would have come in handy.

Dang, they come out of nowhere!

Scott, you could have had that guy come through your windshield (I think there is a picture floating around of a moose thru a windshield). So, to answer your question....nope, life treated you pretty good. :)

Get a brush/armadillo thingy. :D

[Tool Guy - Kg]

That tears it!!!

Time to invent a deer-ka-bob! It'll be like a jousting thing, only they'll be bolted on either side of the truck so you's can keep right on driving, spear the bugger, and take 'em home to turn 'em into hot sticks. :yummy:

Of course it'll work on elks, too....but might need a bigger truck if you wanna take them on, eh?

[Marge]

I was gonna mention this before but couldn't remember if it was true. Duh, check snopes. Imagine a MOOSE going through the windshield AND OUT THE REAR WINDOW.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/moose.asp

OK Scott, looking better? :)

[Mountain Tile]

Hey scott, sorry to hear about your truck, if you had an old beat up truck the deer would have leaped over it, but since the truck was new he figured he'd run into it. It's like them new trucks are like magnets huh. But at least you werent hurt real bad or worse. A few years back a woman was driving over the blue mountain near here when she slammed into a 800 lb. Bear. Her and the Bear were both killed. You can always get another truck but you only get one life. Be thankful for all the good things in your life and things will get better. :tup1:

[tileguytodd]

You can always get another truck but you only get one life. Be thankful for all the good things in your life and things will get better.

Yea, What He said........Just Imagine how far behind youd be next month if you woulda Died................And How Pissed of the customers would be that you took time off for your funeral!!!

But, I do have some good news!!!!

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I just saved a BUNCH of Money by switching to Geicco :yeah:

[CharlieM]

Coulda been a moose too. :cry:

Charile

[Theold--scottyb]

You guys are great. I havent laughed that hard in a long time...

[Mountain Tile]

I went through a really bad stretch a while back, where everything was going wrong. My car broke down, starter went probably from driving through the flood when we were evacuated, we had to wait two weeks for the part, turned out to be wrong starter. We were using my s-10 pickup to get around til the right part came in, then the pickup broke down ( in my driveway so that was a little brake) no transportation, but I did'nt have to worry about gettin to work, cause it just dried right up on me. then we got hit with another flood, wich got the heater wet. we had a family day trip planned to knobles amusement park, had to cancel cause the starter was'nt in yet. Then my tractor riding mower broke down ( I have 3 acres all grass that grows like wildfire ) no money to get it fixed no way to get the tractor to the repair shop if I did have the money. SHEESH I was ready to eat a bullet.
I just gave up and put it in Gods hands, things turned around for me. My neighbor is a mechanic lent me his car to get the parts for my truck and fixed it for me wouldn't take no money. parts came in for wifes car, got that back, let the basement dry out a few days and the heater was ok ( amazingly ). then my other neighbor saw me and my wife taking turns trying to cut 3 acres of grass with a pushmower, cut my grass with his tractor then he fixed my tractor for me. Then the calls started coming in and I soon had more work than I could handle. Looking back on my crisis, God was really looking out for me. My car broke down close to home ( could of happened on my day trip 50 miles away ) If my truck didnt brake down I would have been at work and unable to pump the basement out and save the heater
Maybe it's just a matter of how you look at things scott, when I watch tv shows like one of my favorites ( Little people Big world ) It reminds me of how easy we really have it even when times are tough them people go through a lot of stuff, health problems, ignorance, and yet they are a happy family that is always overcoming adversity.
sorry for rambling again scott :bonk:

[jjwq8]

For Elk or Moose read camel minus the rack.

Unfortunately the bastards travel in packs so your chance of missing one is minimized.

Half a ton of camel hair coat coming through your windshield in a decidedly unfriendly manner.

And if you survive the law requires that you compensate the owner any sum he cares to name.

Justice is sweet!

[michaelhazuka]

But, can you eat a camel??? If you hit a deer or moose you have the luxury of taking it home for the table(eesh).....How does a camel taste???

[Theold--scottyb]

I hear ya chuck, sometimes you just gotta wonder..

Camel seems like it would be tough

[stonemason777]

:usflag: :fish2: :dance: :tigers: :gettree:

Only camel I get is AMERICAN - soft, sweet & tender! I hear the middleeastern camels spit!!!! YUCK!

[muskymike]

How does a camel taste??? Prolly tastes like chicken! :yummy: :rolleyes:

[Scooter]

Easy way to fix things and turn your life around--play a country music song backwards.

[dgunnels]

OK, my deer story...middle of a sunny afternoon, two lane country road, in my little covertible. Buck comes outta nowhere, and starts racing along side me. By the time I realised he was there, he was headed for my car. (Why he need to cross the otherwise completely desserted road at that location is beyond me. Must be why they don't rule the world.) A careful swerve and a leaping deer saved my roof and probably me too. As I looked at him in the mirror I will never forget the expression on his face. I don't know who was more shocked at the miss, the deer or me.