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Not my year....
First a head injury in early spring..and then Tuesday morning I crash my car, after being hit by a bear running full tilt..Something had to have spooked him to get him moving at the speed he was...Threw my car sideway's and I skidded across a church parking lot.
After having pretty much tried all I could do to pull out of the skid and nothing working..I bowed my head,gripped the wheel and let things go as they were going to...When the car finially came to a stop..I opened my eyes ,To be looking up at a 12' high cross on the front of the church and still in one peice was quite a sureal moment to say the least...The bear was sighted last night..Don't have any real details on his condition..But I'm praying he's alright...waiting on word of what is going to become of my car..
The repair shop owner thinks they will total it..but who knows..It's in bad shape though..This was the largest bear I've ever seen in these parts..Fastest too..Never thought a bear that size could move anything like that..nore that it could plow my car outta it's way and keep right on hauling off to parts unknow..
This year has been a wild ride for me...Just hopeing the ride is over now...
Hope your all having a much better week than me!
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Bill,
I'm glad your OK! Your health is the most important thing. Bears are tough and cars can be replaced.
Doug
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A bear can out run a race horse,,, I think. :(
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Glad you're okay Bill. Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.
Well, someone had to say it.
Bobinmich
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bill where in the state did the bear run into ya? near your home i assume. i just saw one today about 300 lbs. 4th one i saw this year. glad ur okay
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YOU'RE having a bad year? Just imagine how that bear feels! :lol:
Seriously, you just reminded me that I've only had a bad 3 DAYS. I have a lot to be thankful for.
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Bill,
The bright side is you probably won't hit any more bears! Watch for moose!
One of my neighbors hit a ELK with their KIA econo car. The Elk ended up on top of the car and thank heaven no one was hurt in the car. The State Policeman said it was a miracle!
Doug
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I'm knocking on wood as I have not yet struck a wild animal, but have been close to hitting deer. Knowing how much damage they can do to a vehicle, I can't imagine what a bear would do! Thank God you weren't injured Bill.
Mike
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Bill I can totally agree it is not your year. at least you have some good friends here. I am going to tell you this not to hear oh no I am so sorry but maybe just to make your bad year seem not so bad. It started with the first camping/fishing trip of the year. The wife and I were fighting about what to take and how much to pack in the moter home. Got ready to leave and BAM springs on the moter home break. unload moter home and put stuff in van grab tent and get on the way. half way there forgot something had to go back. Van not running good and sucking gas like a mad man get to camp spot. All my friends are there this will be good. OOPS Fish and game stocked the lake with big trout just forgot to put water in the lake, can't get to lake to fish. Get home fix springs on moter home and second camp trip of the year comming up moter home is ready to go family up from utah ready to go. master cylinder on brakes out on van. fix van take off in moter home for camp ground. Last 26 miles to camp ground lost brakes on moterhome, but brakes on van good. set up camp and on second day of trip family member mad at me turns on lights on van battery dead, but oh well we have a generator on moter home and battery charger. Cop comes into campground to let me know my mom had a stroke and you guessed it no phone service and we are all drunker then 700 indians. Ride for ever on 4 wheeler to get to phone cause battery is still not charged on van. mom ok. camp trip over head back to town and loose a tire on the trailer with 4 wheelers. Have to leave trailer on mountain for a week. back to work and things improving oops following saterday of camp trip one week to the day phone rings mom had another stroke. not good. ok mom doing better get letter from mortgage company they owe me money good deal got to pay for springs on moterhome. got call at work tonight. yard full of sewage due to septic tank full (just pumped out 2 months ago) drain field is bad and more sewage in yard cause boy don't know how to drive a few miles to service station to use restroom but boy does he know how to use the restroom. Oh and did I forget the plummer can't get to it right away and I have a appraiser comming over in the morning. Hope this finds you doing better and the bears run from ya instead of at yea.
Oh yea did I memtion this is actually a good year for me
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WarmWater....The bear was here in PA on his way to work. This has definitely been a roller coaster of a year for me. More downs and spins, then ups...but a roller coaster none the less. Thanks for all the well wishes, I too was glad that Bill was able to walk away....it was quite a big bear and quite an accident. I think our trooper said .... " You hit what? "