Although I attempted to deal with my accident with humour, in truth,
I am suffering from Post Traumatic Deer Syndrome.
Although you may not be able to see it in the photo, the deer actually hit the drivers door, smashing out my window, covering me with glass and caving in the door. The momentum then flung his rear end around, his antler breaking through my windshield and cracking my steering wheel, while his butt smashed the front side of my car. It has not been unnoticed by everyone that has seen the car, that a few inches higher and and his antler would have pierced me, instead of the steering wheel.
My rental car has been sitting in the garage since I brought it home on Friday... the horse I haven't been able to climb back up on.... which sucks. I live in the country, I have to drive.
It isn't even noon, and since I woke up, I have had that cold stone of fear that sits in your stomach.
I have to pick up my son from basketball practice tonight.
No avoiding it, same route, at dusk, when the deer like to come out and play, on crappy, ice covered country roads.
I should have rented a Hummer.
About Me
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- I am a woman who is content with herself and her life, but believe that each day brings new possibilities and opportunities that I intend to be open to. I am an intuative person who does not always listen to herself.
3 comments:
I completely understand that fear that sits in your stomach. It also makes your legs wobbly and hard to walk on. While I didn't get hurt and my car was fine when I went off the icy road into a ditch last month, my legs started to shake every time I saw it was snowing. Driving down the snow covered hills, out of control is something I don't want to do again. Like your deer antler, there are so many "what ifs".
Yes, I can imagine how scary that must have been. I'm SOOOooo glad the antlers weren't higher!
Wow. Your case of PTDS is definitely warranted.
Here's hoping Spring gets a move on and the deer stay the $%@# back!!
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