Luanne Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 :sad: In my defense the main road leading to where we live is pitch black at night and the racoon was almost under my tire before I even saw him. I still feel kind of bad though. He must have lived a good life though because he was quite the fat fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 :sad: In my defense the main road leading to where we live is pitch black at night and the racoon was almost under my tire before I even saw him. I still feel kind of bad though. He must have lived a good life though because he was quite the fat fellow. :grouphug: I broke up with a guy once because he ran over a bunny and didn't feel upset about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Do not feel the slightest bit of remorse! That fine, fat fellow has been ripping off my dear chickens' heads and leaving them "deheaded and deaded" as dd puts it. Squashing is too good for him, in my opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMA Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Don't worry. It happens. I must say there is nothing like running over a skunk. Do not put your car in the garage if you run over a skunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datgh Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I hit a big, grey squirrel while riding my bicycle last summer. I still feel the bump. He darted out of the ditch and I hit him before I knew what happened. Oh, it was awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I hit a deer last summer. A big buck. He took out one of my headlights and crumpled half of my hood. Rolled right up over the car and flew off the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Someone I know (who had raccoons tearing up their garden) used to joke that they were going to put marshmellows on the road so that random motorists would run over greedy raccoons. They are a terror if they get in your garage, basement, attic, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I did that a couple of years ago. Big old thing. Tore up the underside of the bumper of my car. It was really annoying until, in the exact same spot in the road about a year later, a deer ran into me. A really big deer. So large that people were stopping to take pictures of it the next day. The deer did so much damage that insurance had to be called in. They fixed the raccoon damage too. Bambi took out both headlights, the bumper, hood, side panel, and driver's side door. 1/4th of the car's exterior. The guy at the garage showed me another car there to be fixed that had tangled with a deer. It made mine look minor!:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 if make u feel any better. I ran over a skunk once. oh boy that stink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Luanne, I'm sure he never knew what hit him. Far better to get hit quickly by a car than to get slowly torn to bits by a predator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMSews Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I run over bunnies several times a year...the foolish things love to hop across our narrow, quarter mile long driveway. It's either hit them or run the van into a tree or the fence. :( But I never tell my children about them, just dh, who goes out and takes care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 :grouphug: I hit a beautiful white cat with blue eyes on the exit ramp of an interstate. Some people were trying to catch it and accidentally chased it right into my path. I screamed and looked in my rear view mirror in time to see it sit up and LOOK at me and flop down :crying:. I couldn't stop where I was, so I tried to come back around. By the time I got back, the cat, and the people, were gone. I hope the people were able to save it. I can still see that cat as clear as day and it has been nearly 20 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Luanne, I'm sure he never knew what hit him. Far better to get hit quickly by a car than to get slowly torn to bits by a predator. :eek: So, I guess you're an optimist?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) :sad: In my defense the main road leading to where we live is pitch black at night and the racoon was almost under my tire before I even saw him. I still feel kind of bad though. He must have lived a good life though because he was quite the fat fellow. Racoon Heaven is a great place to be; so is Weasle Heaven and Stray Dog Heaven, btw. :driving: ETA: We have a weasle that is stalking our chickens. It hasn't attacked yet, but it will; unless I get him first... Edited March 30, 2012 by hmsmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Do not feel the slightest bit of remorse! That fine, fat fellow has been ripping off my dear chickens' heads and leaving them "deheaded and deaded" as dd puts it. Squashing is too good for him, in my opinion! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 A rabbit jumped under my car as I was driving past a house. I don't think I ran over it, but the dogs at the house chased it into the ditch and... I felt yucky, but it happened quickly and I wouldn't have swerved into oncoming traffic even if I had seen it in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 :sad: In my defense the main road leading to where we live is pitch black at night and the racoon was almost under my tire before I even saw him. I still feel kind of bad though. He must have lived a good life though because he was quite the fat fellow. I'm sorry. On Tuesday morning I didn't think it through when I let my dog out to chase a big, fat woodchuck out of the garden (it was pulling up our asparagus plants). The dog caught and killed the woodchuck... in front of my 6 yo dd. Good going, Mom; way to start the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 If it was a bunny, I'd feed it to the dog. You know... better not to waste it:) I ran over a cat a few months ago. I felt horrible. Luckily it was a cat someone had left :( so no people to lose their own precious kitty :( It was... very sad :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I ran over a dog once. We were on the way home from the vet. It was on a country highway and the dog ran right in front of us. Fortunately dh was with me as I was so shaken I couldn't drive afterward. Dh ran over a skunk once. Ewww! But in spite of the millions of squirrels around here neither of us has run over a squirrel. But the worst by far was when I ran over one of our cats. :crying: I was leaving the garage and she ran right behind the car. Thankfully my level-headed friend was with me. She called the vet. I still had to drive us there but she took the cat in and stayed with her while she was put down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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