Stupid possum
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Stupid possum
I left for work this morning in my Aztek, got about 2 miles from home on rt.66. There is a sweeping banked right hand turn. I saw something run out in the road. I started to slow down. A possum stopped right in the middle of the lane looking at me. :shock: I got on the brakes. The roads were wet. The back end came around like I was on ice. I went through a deep ditch sideways (I thought it was going to roll), up the bank on the other side and right up to a bean field. :roll: I didn't slide off the turn, I spun to the inside.
I must of knocked him silly . He was running round in circles in the road. I drove it out and came back home. I don't think it's damaged but there is mud and grass stuck in the tire beads. So I have to get those broke down and cleaned today.
I guess I should've replaced those 1/2 bald rear tires already. ops:
I must of knocked him silly . He was running round in circles in the road. I drove it out and came back home. I don't think it's damaged but there is mud and grass stuck in the tire beads. So I have to get those broke down and cleaned today.
I guess I should've replaced those 1/2 bald rear tires already. ops:
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Originally Posted by maniac
Yall got possums way up there , ?????? you didn't stop and get him for supper????so you probally killed a good possum for nothing , !!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I was hoping to make it closer to winter before I replaced the back tires.
I ordered 2 new ones today. If I had replaced them sooner, I don't think it would've spun around on me.
Suicide, I'm not sure if it was male or female. I didn't take the time to check.
I ordered 2 new ones today. If I had replaced them sooner, I don't think it would've spun around on me.
Suicide, I'm not sure if it was male or female. I didn't take the time to check.
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Better to 'drive through them' (critters of any size) than to wreck and hurt or kill yourself. I don't brake for ANY critter if it'll end me up wrecked or worse. You could've ended up upside down and on fire over a silly ol' possum...........
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Ya know it's illegal to swerve and avoid an animal in IL...
If a cop had been called, you woulda been ticketed.
As MissDD said, drive through them... Possums aren't endangered by any means.
If a cop had been called, you woulda been ticketed.
As MissDD said, drive through them... Possums aren't endangered by any means.
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Originally Posted by OneBadGMC
Ya know it's illegal to swerve and avoid an animal in IL...
If a cop had been called, you woulda been ticketed.
As MissDD said, drive through them... Possums aren't endangered by any means.
If a cop had been called, you woulda been ticketed.
As MissDD said, drive through them... Possums aren't endangered by any means.
I planned on running him over. He was in the middle of my lane and I was going to straddle him. I just tried so slow a little to keep him from splattering in my airdam / radiator.