Wednesday, July 25, 2007

VERY VERY VERY UNHAPPY

So, we (Meaning "I") hit a deer.

What kind of animal sees a bunch of fast-moving objects and thinks "Hey, I should run towards that!"? What a blatheringly stupid animal they must be.

Anyways, the dang thing pretty much totaled the front end of my car - crushed the radiator and smashed everything else all to heck. MJ's dad let us use his AAA to get towed, and I'll have to talk to the insurance agent tomorrow to see about repairs and getting back to Des Moines.

And we're stuck in a stupid tourist mountain town. Our hotel room was $124, and it's the only hotel that was open in town when we got here. And that's cheap around here.

At least the room is nice.



Exit, stage left.
Sparks

3 comments:

Mark Hoag said...
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Mark Hoag said...

Ok guys, a couple of things to remember.

1. Nobody was hurt (except the deer.

2. Car is fixable/replaceable.

3. This is just another chapter in your travels.

4. The journey is not over, till the journey is over.

5. Did you notice that you forgot about everything else and pulled together to solve the situation?

6. Enjoy Vail, your paying enough for it, and it sure beats a hospital room!

Anonymous said...

Look at it this way, now you can say, "Remember that time that you hit the deer. Good times. " Now, you might not be able to say that for a while, but you get to say it.
They post deer crossing signs for two reasons. 1)to alert motorists to watch for deer. 2)to give deer a place to cross.
I feel your pain about the music volume, Dave has to be listened to at a decent volume, just has too! Chrissy