TAN # 84 - The TAN-somest Thread Ever (Page 46)

mr2tony - 2009-10-05 3:15 PM

Zilla? Trixie?

Zilla - 2009-10-05 3:22 PM

No .. we are still here.  I am thinking a shower is in order.  I smell.

I had some fun encounters on my ride this morning .... I am convinced I am supposed to die by deer.  

phoenixazul - 2009-10-05 3:36 PM

Today was a ridiculously polar day, emotionally.

I almost got killed this morning on my bike. As in...about a quarter inch between my bike and the car. I would have died if he had really hit me. I couldn't believe it. I have also never heard myself swear/talk like that...it was like my body was possessed. It wasn't pretty and I'm sure the guy just didn't see me (despite the bright neon pink jersey, two flashing green lights, bright white helmet, and red bike) and I do hope he felt bad when he got to work...if he hadn't pulled out of the queue and tried to floor it up to the turn light, the whole incident wouldn't have happened. Grr. Grr. Grr. Made me almost throw up from the adrenaline rush.

But on the positive side...I GOT OFFERED A PROFESSIONAL JOB AT THE MUSEUM! It's a part-time job right now until the new fiscal year starts, but it's a little photography, a little art handling, a little registrarial, everything I could want in a job. So I'll be doing that and REI at the same time and trying to shake the money tree.

phoenixazul - 2009-10-05 12:36 PM Today was a ridiculously polar day, emotionally. I almost got killed this morning on my bike. As in...about a quarter inch between my bike and the car. I would have died if he had really hit me. I couldn't believe it. I have also never heard myself swear/talk like that...it was like my body was possessed. It wasn't pretty and I'm sure the guy just didn't see me (despite the bright neon pink jersey, two flashing green lights, bright white helmet, and red bike) and I do hope he felt bad when he got to work...if he hadn't pulled out of the queue and tried to floor it up to the turn light, the whole incident wouldn't have happened. Grr. Grr. Grr. Made me almost throw up from the adrenaline rush. But on the positive side...I GOT OFFERED A PROFESSIONAL JOB AT THE MUSEUM! It's a part-time job right now until the new fiscal year starts, but it's a little photography, a little art handling, a little registrarial, everything I could want in a job. So I'll be doing that and REI at the same time and trying to shake the money tree.

Zilla - 2009-10-05 2:47 PM



This would be second "death by deer" encounter.  First one .. injured baby deer thought he was a ram and came at me while I was out for a walk.  Headbutted my right hip and knocked me down. 

Today ... I am happily climbing the mountain on my bike and out of the corner of my eye I see a deer storming down the rocky, brush covered hill to my left,  he hit the edge of the rock and slick down tumbling into the road right at me.  I veered right and smacked the guardrail .. WTF?  Then I see the mountain lion on top of the rock, then he slinks into the brush .. he was a chasin' down a little Bambi sushi apparently.  Deer got up and ran back up the rocks and I just stood there thinking ... "where is the mountain lion now?"  So I chose to just stay there for a bit hoping the lion went after the deer again.  It's the natural way ... the natural way.   BTW .. that was the SECOND mountain lion we saw this morning.  The other one ran across the road in front of before we started up the mountain.  See?  What next?  A deer is going to hit me while I'm driving .. pretty sure that's gonna be the end.

mr2tony - 2009-10-05 4:05 PM I almost got killed by a cougar once.

Zilla - 2009-10-05 1:21 PM

Dude ... you have to be in your 20's to meet the cougar criteria and the "cougar" can't be a cougar unless she is in her later 40's or older going after said 20 somethings. 

You are safe.  No worries. 

Aikidoman - 2009-10-05 3:08 PM I want to take a trip to the coast...  San Diego or San Fran would be exceptionally nice.

trixie - 2009-10-05 3:06 PM

 

she was totally worth it though, no?

Zilla - 2009-10-05 4:28 PM

But just in case ... the sure way to fend one off is to hold up a certain object that will make the cougar shrink back and hiss in horror ... no not a cross but a lighted 10X magnification make-up mirror.   She will cover her eyes and run screaming.