CatTails Part 3 - A wild cat at the fishing hole

[Barbee Q]

This is kind of gross, so beware.. Right before I moved back to California I took one last trip to Silverton Falls to do some trout fishing.. I manage to catch a nice trout, but not the one I really wanted. I also managed to drop it in the water while trying to get it in my bag. It was wounded pretty good so I decided to go after it. I tripped and fell face first in the water, but I still manage to save my prize that morning. However instead of putting it in my bag I found a forked stick and put the fish in the water for safe keeping.. I walked on down river for about 2 hours and back up it agian, with no luck. I get to the spot and the fish was gone. The stick was there though.. I walked up stream to find some of the remains of what was my fish.. Oh well, and started out to my truck to leave.. I turned on the Truck and I hear this thud and a "rawllll" sound under my hood.. Now this is gross.. This stupid wild cat crawled in under my hood for reasons I really don't know. My fan blade decapatated the head off the cat and it was wedged inbetween the fan blade and the radiator. The rest was just there, also fur all over. Anyway, I couldn't get the head out. Now I am unset and feeling sorry for the cat. I sat down to think of what to do without having to drag my buried tool box out of my truck.. I have blood all over me like just killed a deer. This guy that was fishing came up to me a few minutes later and asked me if I needed help. Yaaa, I can't get the engine started, I think I need a jump.. I really didn't want him to know what happen.. So I have my head in my knees now thinking and he walks over to the truck and looks in and see's the mess. I hear this " jesus oh crimminy" lady you have a cat head in your fan. Ya, thanks I already know. Can you help me out?.. Well he helped me loosen up the radiator and the cat head feel to the ground. Put it back together and he even helped me wash most of the blood off the engine.. He origionally had thought that I had just got done cleaning a bunch of fish, so he wasn't questioning the blood. Boy he was surprized. The bad thing is I had to smell burning fur for about 3 miles.. I also had to stop at the local car wash to get the rest out..

 

[Nos4r2]

Re: CatTails Part 3 - A wild cat at the fishing hole

Ouch.<br /><br />Once saw a cat that had gone to sleep on the nice warm gearbox of a peugot 205.When the owner drove off its tail got wrapped around one of the driveshafts and pulled it in. The guy drove 10 miles and it was still alive when he arrived. Had to call a vet to put it to sleep.<br /><br />I hit a deer in a truck once and all the fur came through the air vents. It STANK.

 

[Barbee Q]

Re: CatTails Part 3 - A wild cat at the fishing hole

I can relate to the Deer thing also. I hit one coming back from getting a X-mas tree one year. We call the deer "Comet". This deer got hit by my '89 Baretta. The feet went out from under it and did a 360 in the air and landed right on top of the roof. When everything stopped, I looked over at my freaked out son and trying not to be panic.. "Where Did He Go" He pionts to the roof. Then I realized I was in the road on the otherside in a blind turn. Safety first was in my mind and I quickly got to the otherside.. There was no where to go for help, but this workcamp for affenders just around the turn and at the bottom of the hill. Anyway, the deer started to shake and the whole car moved and it fell off. Oh ya, this truck came around the turn just as I got to otherside and the look on this guys face. His eyes got so big when he saw that deer.. Well I thought I hit Bambi, but my son said" Mom that wasn't Bambi, that was Comet" I would say he weighed a good 250lb or more. I had the smashed front end and landing on the roof to prove.. Didn't even break any glass. How lucky. Anyway, I didn't have full coverage on this car, just the extra uninsured motorist.. I tried to convince my agent that it was an uninsured deer in the road. But all I got was a sorry and I slight chuckle.. She told me to let her know when the car gets fixed.. At the time my boyfriend tried to convince me that the damage wasn't very noticeable.. I'm sorry to say, but when you drive into town and people are turning heads and pionting at the car. It's noticeable. So I made him a bet. If 15 people look at my car while I'm going to the store, you'll pay for the repairs.. I took him for a ride. Halfway into town I won that bet and my car was like new in a week.