Road Hazards

[JohnE]

My left front tire picked up a &quot;road hazard&quot; yesterday. It was a fist sized piece of that black rubbery goo the highway crews use to fill cracks in roads. It really embedded into the tread. It took me around an hour with a painter's putty knife to get <em>most</em> of it out of the tread.



Next time you get a new <em>shimmy</em> inspect your tire treads for a passenger...



Cheers;

John

 

[Archive]

John, at least it didn't splatter blood and guts all over your Ram, or run a bone thru the tire!

I see roadkill every day around here... mostly possum, and an ocassional skunk.

 

[Alan Reagan]

Golly, Rob. I may have to move to Washington. I could cut my grocery bill in half and sell the hides for beer money.

 

[Archive]

Move to Washington? Heck, I can just box up a few and mail them to ya! Oops, maybe not... I remember a story about Steve St Laurent... I'd better not try that!

 

[Alan Reagan]

Just smoke 'em before you mail 'em. They'll be allright.

 

[Archive]

Originally posted by Alan Reagan

Just smoke 'em before you mail 'em. They'll be allright.

How many minutes under my exhaust turn-down would you recommend?

 

[JohnE]

<blockquote> <small><b><em>&quot;... didn't splatter blood and guts all over your Ram, or run a bone thru the tire ... &quot; </em></b></font></blockquote>



I do not miss those oversized rats ('possum) at all. We got enough insects around here to do the blood & guts thing. Didn't we get <b><font color=red>RED</font></b> trucks to hide the bloodstains? I have been lucky enough to avoid the overplentiful whitetail deer around here. I did nail a chrome deer in the grocery store lot this winter.



Many years ago, my neighbor got a flat on his motorcycle from running over a dead bullhead in the road. For the unknowing, a bullhead is a trash fish that resembles a catfish.



John

 

[rich m]

not "roadkill"

Originally posted by Rob Hanson

John, at least it didn't splatter blood and guts all over your Ram, or run a bone thru the tire!

I see roadkill every day around here... mostly possum, and an ocassional skunk.

we don't say "roadkill" we prefer "automotively processed freerange meat product"

 

[John Berger]

Armadillos

Now these guys are a road hazard, especially after they are dead. I honestly believe that they were bred for the sole purpose of attracting 18 wheelers to run them over. I've seen five dead carcasses in various states of decay just this week alone. One of them had vultures flying in from neighboring Charlton County. Reminded me of that Far Side cartoon with the dead bloated rhino.

 

[Alan Reagan]

Outdoor magazine has a big article in there (I believe it's July), part of which is recipes for 'possum. Yeah, baby. Get the fresh kill from an 18 wheeler and it's already tenderized. Problem is, if it's not winter, there's no steam to indicate freshness.

 

[Archive]

Rich M... you're killing me!



Gave me my daily belly laugh on that one!