Does fate just hate it when I have two working headlights?
So, I was on my way up to Richard's apartment the evening of Halloween. A six-point buck decided to introduce himself to my fender. He took out my brakes, my headlamp, my turn signal, and the headlamp bracket. The passenger side, of course. In addition he dented up my hood, and there's also a huge dent in the passenger side fender, right in front of the door, so my passenger side door doesn't open.
Now, I know you're asking "How does a deer take out the brakes?" Well. They weren't in very good condition to start with. Apparently the hard braking to avoid the fender-deer introduction was the last straw and I started leaking brake fluid. Bad. The mechanic told me as I was paying that he actually found deer hair inside the rotor. WTF? I can't imagine how it got there.
Oh, and yeah. The buck walked away. I called the authorities (Mostly to have them come take care of the buck, I didn't want him to suffer) But by the time they got there, the buck was gone. Though, an interesting note, about two miles before the location of the accident, the next morning, there was a headless deer on someone's lawn. Hunter snagging a 'prize'? Don't know. Might not even be related at all. Once I figured out what it was, I couldn't look.
So, just to have the brakes done was a little over $600. The new headlight is $109.00, the turn signal is $88, and the new bracket is $94.99.
In conclusion: Deer are pests. Tasty pests. I think I'll take up hunting whenever I can stop working all the damn time. That way the next time a six point buck decides to make the acquaintance of my car, I'll have something to show for it.
Also, Richard is awesome. He came and helped me limp to his place, and took me to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. We haven't been there in a long time, because of their shitty treatment of LGBT employees. They have 'fixed' that policy, officially. We'll have to see if they really have changed, or if they're just saying "We'll be good" to stop the bad press.
Now, I know you're asking "How does a deer take out the brakes?" Well. They weren't in very good condition to start with. Apparently the hard braking to avoid the fender-deer introduction was the last straw and I started leaking brake fluid. Bad. The mechanic told me as I was paying that he actually found deer hair inside the rotor. WTF? I can't imagine how it got there.
Oh, and yeah. The buck walked away. I called the authorities (Mostly to have them come take care of the buck, I didn't want him to suffer) But by the time they got there, the buck was gone. Though, an interesting note, about two miles before the location of the accident, the next morning, there was a headless deer on someone's lawn. Hunter snagging a 'prize'? Don't know. Might not even be related at all. Once I figured out what it was, I couldn't look.
So, just to have the brakes done was a little over $600. The new headlight is $109.00, the turn signal is $88, and the new bracket is $94.99.
In conclusion: Deer are pests. Tasty pests. I think I'll take up hunting whenever I can stop working all the damn time. That way the next time a six point buck decides to make the acquaintance of my car, I'll have something to show for it.
Also, Richard is awesome. He came and helped me limp to his place, and took me to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. We haven't been there in a long time, because of their shitty treatment of LGBT employees. They have 'fixed' that policy, officially. We'll have to see if they really have changed, or if they're just saying "We'll be good" to stop the bad press.