zeitgeist57 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 I was coming out of Publix and cruised down this boulevard talking to my wife on my cell. A dark spot a few hundred feet in front of me caught my eye, but it wasn't until it was too late that I realized it was a cat (there are armadillos, coon, damn near EVERYTHING here in Florida). It was on the road by the median lane and I was a lane over. It was eating some road kill (bad sign, cat!) when it saw me. I slammed on the brake and tried to swerve to the right, but it ran right out in front of me. I was driving my Corvette and I felt the poor thing just get rolled by every inch of my car's underbelly. Some douche came out of his Civic crying that I killed it, but there was nothing I could've done. It didn't have a tag, and when I flagged down a sheriff he said I did all I could simply by staying around until an official came by. The puss in the Civic apologized to me after the cop came. I don't think there was any damage to my car, just freaked the heck outta me. Be careful out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 You flagged down a cop for hitting a stray cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grease monkey Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 No dent? You didnt go fast enough. And to the haters, it was more humane for the fleabag to get run over and die quickly than for an aligator to snatch it and drown it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Sad cat. Sad that whoever the owner is just lets it run around in the dark. Good thing that your car is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desperado Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 No dent? You didnt go fast enough. And to the haters, it was more humane for the fleabag to get run over and die quickly than for an aligator to snatch it and drown it. Wait till he hits one of those with the Vette. It's about like hitting a tree trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 I never swerve when ther is somthing in the road. I think to many people panic when they soo some rodent, and endanger losing controle of there car, or swerving into oncoming traffic on smaller roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supldys Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 eh, cats suck, you shouldnt feel any remorse. but it brings up another point, the publix in naples kicks ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 what is a "publix"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 what is a "publix"? Grocery store. AKA "Pubix"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 I never swerve when ther is somthing in the road. I think to many people panic when they soo some rodent, and endanger losing controle of there car, or swerving into oncoming traffic on smaller roads. obviously you haven't hit a deer yet. But i agree, something under 20lbs, i'm not going to do anyting to get myself rearended or in the ditch, a larg dog. yeah i'll try like hell to miss it. Cats suck anyway, i would have kept going. If somone leaves thier pet outside to get run over, it's thier fault, not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 I swerve for every animal except for cats.. good kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Meow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 obviously you haven't hit a deer yet. But i agree, something under 20lbs, i'm not going to do anyting to get myself rearended or in the ditch, a larg dog. yeah i'll try like hell to miss it. Cats suck anyway, i would have kept going. If somone leaves thier pet outside to get run over, it's thier fault, not mine. I had to do a bookreport on traffic fatalities last year. more than 50% (can't remember exact number) of all fatalities cause by hitting a large animal, is because the driver paniced, swerved off the road, and hit a tree, another car, or another large stationary object. They even teach you in driving school now, that if you see a deer, hit your brakes but do not swerve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Another example would be, about 5 years a guy on his motorcycle was going down my street at about 70mph, a deer ran out infront of him about 50 feet away. The rider hit his rear brake and tried to avoid the deer, and ended up laying the bike down into on comming traffic and died. If he would have just hit the brakes and broadsided the fucking thing, the guy probobly could have come away with some broken bones and his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 one time i killed an entire family of racoons. they had their revenge though. they took my exhaust with them. amazing what eight racoons, two large and six small, do to the underbody of a camaro. true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar1647545494 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Ha ha.. I owned two raccoons a couple years ago. First day of senior year... driving down the rode, pissed that school was back in. Two raccoons... stood up right before i hit em, sure as hell wasn't swerving. Felt em underneath and then busted up laughing when I saw them in my rear view. They were breakdancing!! The bastards were mocking me even after they died! Glad your vette's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 what is a "publix"? Another grocery store we dont' have here. Like Albertson's.. Hrmm Used to love Albertson's fried chicken deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 You guys are all dicks, and that means something coming from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Meow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 obviously you haven't hit a deer yet. But i agree, something under 20lbs, i'm not going to do anyting to get myself rearended or in the ditch, a larg dog. yeah i'll try like hell to miss it. Cats suck anyway, i would have kept going. If somone leaves thier pet outside to get run over, it's thier fault, not mine. I figured you tried to hit animals so you could eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I figured you tried to hit animals so you could eat them. it is on a damage vs. hunger ratio. The hungier i am the more likely i'm willing to hit something big enough to do damage to the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Another grocery store we dont' have here. Like Albertson's.. Hrmm Used to love Albertson's fried chicken deals. They have Publix all over the place in Florida. They have Albertsons in Colorado too. I have never had Albertsons fried chicken though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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