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Old 05-18-2001, 10:26 AM
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Road Kill

OK,
I see a new thread in the 60' times thread that needs to be "pulled out".

Worst mentally: A LARGE woodchuck that looked me square in the eye as he froze in front of my old car. "THUNK" As he tumbled out from under my car, I thought, well maybe he'll just have a REAL bad headache. Then the bus behind me squished him flat.

Worst damage: Deer at 70mph. $2.0K damage to my '84 Buick Skylark that was worth 2.5K. Deer...cut in two.

Biggest Scare: While lying in back of dad's wagon, head on rear seatback. Figgin' huge COW on side of road, at night, brushed pass at 50mph. Cow was NOT moooving.

Most boring: Morning Dove that DIDN'T move! 'thump'

Most painful: June Bug on arm at 60mph!

take it boys....
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Old 05-18-2001, 11:03 AM
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<<Biggest Scare: >>

Three Canadian geese. Flying through the landing light beams while I was landing a small plane at night. At 25 feet ahead they looked as big as Buicks.

2nd biggest scare was on a 10 speed bike at around 50mph coming down a hill into a herd of frogs sunning themselves on the road near a creek. They are VERY slippery.

Most disgusting was lake fly hatch out on Lake Winnebago. The antenna on my car was covered with them so thick it looked like a squirrel tail. Saw a guy going the other way on a motorcycle with an open faced helmet. YUM!
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Old 05-18-2001, 11:41 AM
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oh ya!...and...other near misses

And the deer (large rack) I almost hit with my mountain bike while 'flying' down a loggin' trail

And the deer on RW32 in FIT at dusk. Deer and Pipers don't mix!

and a large turkey vulture at 2000ft.

Pipers and animals in general don't mix.

My dad hit a duck with his Arrow (plane). Said it sounding like the wing blew off. Big dent in the leading edge! Owch!
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Old 05-18-2001, 11:54 AM
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Whup, whup....whup!

A guy who flew out of the same port as me was going on his first solo cross country and was about 2 miles from the airport when he collected three pidgeons. Scared him so bad he came back, landed and sat on the main gear and smoked a cigarette. Took off a little while later to complete his flight with a bird still stuffed in his nose gear.

One of my flight instructors flew for a commuter airline here. One day he split a buck in half on landing his Beech 1900. He said it made quite a mess. An understatement I'd say.
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Old 05-18-2001, 11:57 AM
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LOL

That's one cool new pilot... and some can't handle the door flying open in flight. We just lost one a couple of weeks ago. Took a passanger with him.

Just like the car....FLY/DRIVE FIRST!!!
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Old 05-18-2001, 12:00 PM
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a huge rattle snake on santa maria road, stretch almost the width of the full road, i hit it, then stopped, looked back saw it floppin around, reversed and backed over its head, i could hear the skull crushing.

i had to back over it and kill it, it was in a populated area, children , and pets around. i bagged it and trashed it. it was HUGE, and heavy.

cut the rattle and saved as a souvenir


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Old 05-18-2001, 12:12 PM
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highway 5 , migration of yellow butterflies for a good 10 - 20 miles
So many wings .......
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Old 05-18-2001, 12:12 PM
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<<and some can't handle the door flying open in flight>>

I had my door pop while on my check ride. The examiner liked it that I didn't even flinch, finished my maneuver and reached over and closed it.

Speaking of keeping cool my wife just called. Had a sheet of plywood fly off a truck in front of her in the Interstate this morning. She was apologizing to me for not getting the truck's license number. I told her she had her priorities straight, drive the damn car and worry about insurance later.
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Well, the thing that hurt the most for me was one of them great big bumble bees hitting me square in the forehead at about 50 MPH while riding my scooter (motor cycle to youse guys). Felt like someone took a two by four to my head. I had to pull off to the side of the road and wipe the guts and tears outta my eyes.

Oh, and BTW, never-ever under any circumstances ride yer scooter down by a river in the early evening when the bugs are coming out....talk about a full deal meal!
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Old 05-18-2001, 12:30 PM
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doors flying open

Happend to me a couple of times over the years.

Last time was with my wife. She hasn't flown with me for years. We now have a 3YO in the backseat. Door flys open and she goes crazy.

I calm her down and try a slip to close the door. You know, it never works. So we land. Close the door and go on our merry way. My 3YO could care less. Just a little noisier.

Shook up my wife a little though now that's she's a MOM and all. )

JP - What do you fly?

p.s. I know this is OT but I just can't help myself.....
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My biggest scare

January 4th, about 0730. Rt. 52 in North Dakota. Cruising at about 100mph. I Crest a small hill and on the other side about 100 feet up are deer. Not just 2 or 3.. but about 15. They were on both sides of the road, and in the breakdown lanes.. with two large males looking across at each other. My heart comes to a complete stop... I mash on the brake pedal and start yelling "Deer!, Deer!, Deer!". Not sure why i did that.. I was the only one in the car. Trying to slow down my brain remembers that the deer will freeze (Sometimes) when the horn is honked. So I hold the horn buttons down and cruise between the two males doing about 60. The deer didnt move (Thank the lord). Heart started beeting again when I saw the deer in my rearview mirror, still on the side of the road, staring at my SVX as I pulled farther away. I wish I could have read there minds. Probably would have been "What kind of car is that?"

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<<What do you fly?

p.s. I know this is OT but I just can't help myself..... >>

Mostly flown C150 and C172s. Haven't flown in a while. Sometimes hard to get the 3 ingredients together. Time, money and weather. The weather in WI can be a problem.

Planning on building a small 2 seater this fall/winter. More of an ultralight than a "real" plane. But with 2 seats it will qualify as experimental. I just don't feel comfortable flying in a rental Cessna that's been in the fleet since the 60's.

As far as off topic goes I don't recall this thread every being "on" topic So at least let me put something in about Subaru's. I had an 89 GL (don't go there eddycat) who's side view mirrors were great at sending stuff into the driver's seat. Had one very angry hornet get scooped up roughly by the mirror and sent down the back of my shirt. I probably looked pretty funny on the side of the road trying to get him out before he bit me any more.
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One more on flying

I'm in a partial ownership of a souped Warrior. With 180 horsies, cruise prop, and speed kite she's quite a mover. Great club, relatively low cost. Still, money, time and weather are problems for me too. Gas, at nearly $3/gal is getting to be a REAL drag.

Ultralight, awsome! Someday I'd like to build one. Dreams.....

My worst fear....bees in car! I drive with the windows CLOSED! It's so hard to stay focused when a bee, spider, bug of unknown origin is a unwitting passenger.

I"m outta here. Gotta go home......

Have a great weekend ALL. And look out for the four legged friends....
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Old 05-18-2001, 01:20 PM
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Bugs in the cockpit

I knew a guy who put scrubbing pads (same material as in early model SVS trans coolers probably) in his Cessnas vent tubes after having a cloud of bees enter the cockpit one day. They were building a nest in the vent system and when he opened it they were flushed into the cabin. He told me he had "several" stings but managed not to crash.

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As far as off topic goes I don't recall this thread every being "on" topic So at least let me put something in about Subaru's. I had an 89 GL (don't go there eddycat) who's side view mirrors were great at sending stuff into the driver's seat. Had one very angry hornet get scooped up roughly by the mirror and sent down the back of my shirt. I probably looked pretty funny on the side of the road trying to get him out before he bit me any more.
Since we're talking about critters in the car . . .

I have a habit of taking my trash to work with me in the car and throwing it in the dumpster. Well, one day after work, I get in the car (the Legacy wagon) and as I'm pulling out I THINK I see something move just out of the corner of my eye down on the floor. Naw, I'm just seeing things, I think.
So I'm heading down the Interstate, and suddenly I get this sensation like something is rooting in between my back and the seat! Still, my brain won't accept the input - I'm thinking it's gotta be back spasms - ANYTHING else than something ALIVE in the car with me!
So a little further on, I catch a real glimpse of something black and furry on the passenger side mat - HIT FULL PANIC MODE!
Pull over to the berm, jump out, open all doors, hatch and start throwing out everything in car! (I wonder what passing motorists thought).
After prodding and poking a few minutes, I'm somewhat satisfied that whatever it was has moved on. Yet, as I get back in the car and continue home, I have an unsettled feeling, like I'm still not alone.
So now I'm home and pull into the driveway in front of the garage. Open all doors again for a thorough inspection, empty the car of EVERYTHING - and as I'm walking back out toward the car, here comes a little black MOLE running back into the garage from the car!
Apparently, it had crawled into the trash bag in the garage overnight, traveled to work with me while in the bag and had crawled out before I threw it in the dumpster.
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