Posted: 1/3/2005 11:24:30 PM EDT
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No, no I didn't get some wild burr up my butt to wax and post. I Just made a round trip to Portland [Oregon] and back and lived [Thank you Lord] to tell about it. My life flashed before my eyes no less than 5 times - okay the first time was when a state police flew past me with his sirens going and I'm pretty sure I was going 66 rather than 65. It's hard to tell though, to be perfectly honest. The 2nd time was when stopped in bumper to bumper traffic down South East Portland [bad side of town] and I had a gangster sit on my car. [My hand rested quickly on my .45 but really nothing happened. The 3rd time I was trying to head out to see a friend and client of mine when a road raged idiot cut me off and swerved into the lady in front of me. She banged her car into the side rail and I had to do a "oh sh*t...oh sh*t" several times to get my car stopped before sliding into her. I stayed with her until the paramedics took her to the hospital and gave a description of road rager to police. My assessment of her accident was a broken wrist and slight gash [if it was in Eastern Oregon - it would be butterflied together but since this is Western Oregon a plastic surgeon will probably put 15 invisible stitches under her brow]. Poor thing. Very nice lady trying to get home from work. 4th time [on my what should be a 3 hour drive home but turned into 5 hours since we had freezing rain and intermitting snow for the last 90 miles] was when a deer jumped in front of my car. I eased away from it and ran over a jack rabbit [sorry da_bunny]. Scared the living daylights out of me. The 5th and final time [unless coming home to find no wine in the house is life threatening - which after a day like today could be?] I slide off the ramp leading to my house and just about fell on my kester [nice - albeit not terribly graceful recovery pattymcn if I do say so myself]. So how's the world according to ARFCOM otherwise? Patty PS I'm back to drinking my husband's scotch since we have no wine! |
Sure glad I live further South, Molalla, Woodburn area.
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Well when I went home at 8am yesterday it was foggy and I nearly got in the same accident I got in in March, same interesection, car and someone doing the same thing, I barely missed them, but I kinda want it to get hit again there, more money and I may even fix it. I might could get repaired too or atleast something for the pain. Maybe tomorrow I'll get my car wreck. |
I was actually in your neighborhood somewhat then. I was in Tigard and Sherwood. Maybe that's not too close. I thought of McNasty while I passed the curves and said a quick prayer for him. We'll have to plan the Oregon ARFCOM shoot over here on our ranch so I'm not subjected to Portland traffic! |
Yah, I'm further South, than that. Now imagine what you posted for traffic malaise while trying to maneuver one of these down the road.  You get the finger about once every minute. 
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Yes, the John Deere tops out at about 19.8mph The Steiger does 20 or better. 
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No, for it taste like rabbit but, if prepared properly, it is a most delicious dish / meal. |
I'm sure you're right. I've never ate rabbit. My daughter shoots them all the time but the rabbits up here have diseases so we do not eat them 
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Is it leagle to mount a gun rack in the back window up there? It might stop you getting the finger. |
Actually I did but regretably I'm in sweats, not the expected 'french maid' outfit that is preferred. I am after all working off of 4 hours of sleep! |