So glad your daughter is ok, and glad you were unscathed from your untimely deer encounter. I have met a deer in a similar manner before, I fared better from our meeting too...
Mr. Garden has had several close encounters of the Bambi kind, the last with the Ford Ranger, which resulted in relatively minor damage to both parties.
Yeah, it's not fun huh? Growing up in rural Michigan, it's just part of life, even part of the learning to drive instruction they teach at the high school, it's like learning to drive on ice and snow, deal with it, but yikes, it's no fun when it happens.
It was made more interesting by my daughter who is my tree huggin' offspring, all creatures great and small, etc and so on, as she's told this story.
"Mom killed a deer,not with her rifle this time but with our brand new car......"
<_<
I'm thankful. We weren't hurt, I have great insurance and life zips along.
our insurance, Geico, does not hold deer-car incidents against us. We still have to pay the deductible but they are aware that you just can't reason with the critters, and they still think you are invisible and they are invincible.
Our first truck-deer was 12 point buck vs. Dodge Dakota. Neither party survived that one. One guy actually cracked to my dad, upon hearing of the fur stuck in the radiator, "Looks like you need a bumper sticker that says "The buck stopped here!"
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RumRunner
Well please don't get too angry at me - but the way you worded it (albeit traumatic for both of you) was so funny it should be published.
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PurpleDays
Glad you and your sweet daughter are okay. Sorry for the deer and your car. Glad you knew how to minimize the damage to all of you.
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doojable
WOW! All that in one day?!
Seems like you and your favorite 13 year old know how to handle what life throws at you...
"What to do when the pizza hits the dashboard..."
It's a bummer that this was a new car - but at least you more likely than not have the insurance to cover it - since it is a new car and all...
Did you ask Ron_G for some of his venison recipes?
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Shellon
Might as well laugh, rumrunner, life unfolds like that sometimes eh?
No venison from this one
Just poop
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krys
I'll bet you could get real money for that piece! Have you considered writing for a living?
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Shellon
I have, yes, thanks
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A la prochaine
Shellers,
you make me chuckle as always
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Shellon,
So glad your daughter is ok, and glad you were unscathed from your untimely deer encounter. I have met a deer in a similar manner before, I fared better from our meeting too...
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Watered Garden
Mr. Garden has had several close encounters of the Bambi kind, the last with the Ford Ranger, which resulted in relatively minor damage to both parties.
It's not fun at the time.
You told it well.
Hang in there!
WG
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Shellon
Yeah, it's not fun huh? Growing up in rural Michigan, it's just part of life, even part of the learning to drive instruction they teach at the high school, it's like learning to drive on ice and snow, deal with it, but yikes, it's no fun when it happens.
It was made more interesting by my daughter who is my tree huggin' offspring, all creatures great and small, etc and so on, as she's told this story.
"Mom killed a deer,not with her rifle this time but with our brand new car......"
<_<
I'm thankful. We weren't hurt, I have great insurance and life zips along.
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doojable
At least it was a fuel efficient car...
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Watered Garden
our insurance, Geico, does not hold deer-car incidents against us. We still have to pay the deductible but they are aware that you just can't reason with the critters, and they still think you are invisible and they are invincible.
Our first truck-deer was 12 point buck vs. Dodge Dakota. Neither party survived that one. One guy actually cracked to my dad, upon hearing of the fur stuck in the radiator, "Looks like you need a bumper sticker that says "The buck stopped here!"
WG
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