This morning
I'm on my way to work a 5:56 this morning, groggy, and cold. Tom petty's "Chasing Down a Dream" is on. Everything this is fine, then BLAM!! A fucking deer out of nowhere. I hit it. The deer did a 360 cartwheel (which would be funny if this wasn't real life) and landed somewhere unknown (presumed ok and alive). I didn't even get to break. My only reaction was to put my arms up and yell "WAAAAAGHGGHH!!" then i hit it. I drove a 100 feet stunned. I put my arms up and yelled "WAAAAAAAGGGHHHHGHHGGHH!" again. Then my brain clicked on and i started to think again. (i.e. STOP and call police). Damage to the Focus? Not to bad consider the awesome destructive power contained in a deer. Hood- slightly crumpled. Tiny plastic grill - obliterated. Passenger front side turn signal- half way into the engine compartment. The only thing of real importance is a slight hisssssing from my car, i suspect its my radiator. Driving home it was ok, temp normal and the hissssssing didn't get better or worse. But it is a safe bet that there is a small puncture in my radiator. Anyway, i'll going to go to work for a half day and call the insurance company at lunch time. Lets hope my rates don't go up (and my next 6 month bloc starts in 3 weeks!)
Now everyone says when they hit a deer it came out of nowhere. And if you were like me you thought they were just unattentive drivers (which most people are). MY deer actual came out of nowhere. I grew up in good ole rural duanesburg and know all about deer. I know to look for them. i EXPECT them. I've almost hit a couple. But this time the deer just materialized out of nowhere (and coincidentally disappeared to nowhere). I'm thinking this is a lesson in quantum physics. My deer was created from nothing for a split second during which i hit it and then quickly ceased to exist.
It could happen....
its physics.....
Now everyone says when they hit a deer it came out of nowhere. And if you were like me you thought they were just unattentive drivers (which most people are). MY deer actual came out of nowhere. I grew up in good ole rural duanesburg and know all about deer. I know to look for them. i EXPECT them. I've almost hit a couple. But this time the deer just materialized out of nowhere (and coincidentally disappeared to nowhere). I'm thinking this is a lesson in quantum physics. My deer was created from nothing for a split second during which i hit it and then quickly ceased to exist.
It could happen....
its physics.....