My Christmas Luck

[CompactTractorFan]

I don't think I will forget this Christmas for a long time...

Was driving home from a fire call on Christmas Eve in the snow, and I hit a deer. Thankfully there was no damage to my car, but I had to wait for the police to come out and search for the deer (looked like both front legs were broken). The officer searched for a while but could not find it...then the report...So, I then leave the scene to go to church service where I repeatedly fell asleep. Went home to try to take a nap before we opened our gifts at midnight, but I got another fire call, so that did not happen. Woke up Christmas day with a 104 fever. Got really sick and just started to get better today...:fever:

So in case I missed anyone, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

 

[creekbend]

I'm sincerely sorry about all your bad luck. Bad luck can happen on any day. Holidays are no exception. Hopefully next Christmas will be much better. BTW, a neighbor of mine hit a deer in his wife's car last week. The resulting damage was $2,000 plus.

 

[texasjohn]

wow...a real bummer...wishing you a fast recovery and no repeat!

 

[Thomas]

Take it easy give the body a chance to catch up..try keep low profile New Years Eve.

 

[Clint S]

Sounds like mine. Lifting up a box broke 2 globes on the light above me, glass everywhere. Getting ready to go out sat on a bench to put boots on and it broke and I tumbled to the floor. Just got the truck back from getting a clutch put in and go to put the plow on and smoke starts coming from the 300$ controller. My dad comes over to clean up with his plow and he hits a bank and the his plow would not work. And finally the in laws have been here for a week with their 3 dogs......................

 

[johnk]

Good to get all the bad over this year and hopefully you will start the new year with a clean healthy slate!

 

[Bob77064]

Kyle, I hope you feel better try and get some rest.

 

[Mousefield]

Sounds like mine. Lifting up a box broke 2 globes on the light above me, glass everywhere. Getting ready to go out sat on a bench to put boots on and it broke and I tumbled to the floor. Just got the truck back from getting a clutch put in and go to put the plow on and smoke starts coming from the 300$ controller. My dad comes over to clean up with his plow and he hits a bank and the his plow would not work. And finally the in laws have been here for a week with their 3 dogs......................

So is it the in-laws or the dogs???????? :laughing: :confused3:

 

[jinman]

Dang Kyle! That 104 degrees is scary stuff. It doesn't take much more than that to do brain damage. I'm glad you have recovered sufficiently to have only the anecdote remaining. You are far too bright to have something damaging happen to you.

My wife hit a deer a couple of weeks ago when she went out to pick up pizza. The deer didn't survive, but the pizza was delicious.:licking: The damage to her car was $500, but we have a bent support for the AC condenser and minor damage to the radiator. It's a '99 Chevy Venture van with over 200k miles, so it doesn't make sense to keep full coverage insurance on it. Luckily, her deer went under the van rather than coming up and through the windshield.

 

[troutsqueezer]

I've hit four deer on the same road in the thirty years I've been living here. You know how they design the front end of pickup trucks to look aggressive with those big grills and heavy-looking ornamentation? Well, hit a deer and about 10 miles per hour, then pay the $2400 repair bill to get the grill area and hood fixed and then you see how tough they really are. Turns out the deer are tougher. Front ends are all a facade, Dodge, Chevy, Ford, Toyota, all of'em.