tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post6517208232550650576..comments2023-10-25T05:22:34.882-04:00Comments on f8hasit: wrong place, wrong time...f8hasithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09195691823384775191noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-22007962432351642982011-01-29T15:28:48.586-05:002011-01-29T15:28:48.586-05:00Thoughtful and moving prose.
There is something t...Thoughtful and moving prose.<br /><br />There is something that aches within when there is injury to an innocent person or animal.<br />We get on with our busyness of everyday lives, but inside, we don't forget.One Woman's Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583825153877354947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-2929830412910949692010-12-09T17:33:38.499-05:002010-12-09T17:33:38.499-05:00I have seen many deer hit on the roadways in this ...I have seen many deer hit on the roadways in this part of the world, but they have all been dead and so out of their mysery. My own brother was traumatized for years by the fact that he hit a pregnant doe late one night. I am sorry that your daily reminder is still there and that you weep over it. Very moving story, Nancy. May the snow come soon xoRebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-24372736164910060562010-12-06T14:44:00.937-05:002010-12-06T14:44:00.937-05:00It's always sad when you see roadkill. To thi...It's always sad when you see roadkill. To think that a dog or other animal might have belonged to a young child who loved it dearly. Hitting a deer is pretty serious.<br /><br />I never have been fond of killing animals. I know hunting and things of that sort are supposed to be the "manly" thing to do, but I never have been a fan. I know perfectly well that the meat we eat has to come from somewhere; I just don't want to be the one to do the killing.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431248436494081319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-45956829204551648632010-12-03T09:37:27.174-05:002010-12-03T09:37:27.174-05:00Nancy, you can tell a story with such depth. I hop...Nancy, you can tell a story with such depth. I hope it snows soon for you and that it washes it away and eases your soul.SuziCatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025931724313344438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-12735707555404116902010-12-02T19:04:19.486-05:002010-12-02T19:04:19.486-05:00What a sad story. I'm sorry that it happened, ...What a sad story. I'm sorry that it happened, that you saw it on what should have been a happy day with your daughter, and that you have to see that depressing reminder every time you drive by. I hope the police officers put him down quickly.<br /><br />On our road trip with the kids from IL to NC, I saw three car accidents, one as it happened, counted 11 dead deer on the highway, 3 dead dogs, one dead coyote and an mind numbing number of dead raccoon, rabbits and unidentifiable roadkills. It was so gruesome and yet I couldn't not look or keep tally. I must be programmed to bear witness. It made me sad to see how awful the odds are for the critters. For those of us who look and notice, it is incomprehensible that there are people who just don't care or don't stop or don't drive more carefully. Although at 70 mph, I was grateful nothing ran out in front of me.<br />Hope you get that early snow. :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-29408249871977164332010-11-30T05:07:29.660-05:002010-11-30T05:07:29.660-05:00We see a lot of badgers on the roadside. That sigh...We see a lot of badgers on the roadside. That sight always makes me particularly sad, as I'm so fond of them.Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-24158060584098391162010-11-26T06:24:21.475-05:002010-11-26T06:24:21.475-05:00Oh, that's so sad. Animals feel pain and frig...Oh, that's so sad. Animals feel pain and fright. If only things like this didn't happen. I think all animals go straight to heaven when they die. Hopefully, there's a special place up there for this guy.Mrs Catchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451875041973822074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-29736891933950607412010-11-24T13:31:33.900-05:002010-11-24T13:31:33.900-05:00Oh, I'm so sorry. I lose it at the sight of in...Oh, I'm so sorry. I lose it at the sight of injured and maimed animals at the side of the road. It's just so sad and unfair. Sometimes I think WE are the ones in the wrong place at the wrong time. The animals are just following instinctual paths to food and water and other life necessities while we are the ones just following a fastest path to the mall to buy stuff we don't need. - GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-27395953181893446382010-11-23T11:57:11.127-05:002010-11-23T11:57:11.127-05:00You write with such intensity - I was one with the...You write with such intensity - I was one with the buck and then with you as he transferred his soul into yours.<br /><br />An animal in pain is a horrible thing to see. Nature is cruel that way though - even if this particular animal's pain was caused by a careless driver.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-5768364097542201882010-11-23T00:26:32.910-05:002010-11-23T00:26:32.910-05:00Wow, I hate it that this animal was killed but I l...Wow, I hate it that this animal was killed but I love reading your account of it. You have a gift you know. Excellent post, thank you.Mark Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908489459365032010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-45095265593190737472010-11-22T22:50:18.031-05:002010-11-22T22:50:18.031-05:00Oh, it's very hard to share the pain of an ani...Oh, it's very hard to share the pain of an animal, isn't it? I always feel so helpless whenever I see a wild animal hurt (which luckily isn't often, but enough to know what you mean). In Texas, it's the law not to clear dead animals from the road, since they are food for the vultures. It does work out, though not pleasant to see. We do have a lot of turkey vultures around here -- they are quite beautiful flying in the sky, but scary to look at up close.Dreamfarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494214244290730058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-41415567472104747072010-11-22T12:14:36.557-05:002010-11-22T12:14:36.557-05:00I can feel you Nancy; thinks like that also make m...I can feel you Nancy; thinks like that also make me vulnerable. Great post as usual!<br />ps - I LOVE the picture of Boo an the Ugly Dolls - they are my favorite pillow-dolls (I admit having one in my adult-marital bed) and gave some to my nieces as well. And the picture? a perfect representation of the beauty hidden below the sometimes ugliness of life.OJ Gonzalez-Cazareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163055706274656012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-41242565359327555862010-11-22T09:42:36.902-05:002010-11-22T09:42:36.902-05:00That's a big animal to be on that stretch of f...That's a big animal to be on that stretch of freeway. I've never seen anything on that road bigger than a woodchuck, and that was farther out west than you. <br /><br />Poor deer. Hopefully he didn't suffer long. That's all you can ask, really, is to hope that suffering ends quickly.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651926840296438477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-60321784869483385372010-11-22T00:49:10.690-05:002010-11-22T00:49:10.690-05:00I remember driving somewhere once with 'Boysho...I remember driving somewhere once with 'Boyshoes'... there was this HUGE turtle trying to cross the highway... and people seem to take great delight in hitting them. 'Boyshoes' and I stopped, picked the turtle up and moved it well off the roadway... I hope it kept moving in the right direction.<br /><br />I'm a Southern guy, that for some reason, just didn't get involved in hunting. I have too soft of a heart for that.<br /><br />~shoes~Red Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919277206516592912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-58141148237502823692010-11-21T23:50:22.363-05:002010-11-21T23:50:22.363-05:00Oh Nancy I'm glad you shared this! You are not...Oh Nancy I'm glad you shared this! You are not the only one that is sensitive to such things and I am glad to know I'm not alone as well. <br /><br />Living in central Iowa I have seen many deer meet their end on busy highways. Several years ago a fawn ran into the side of our car as the ex was driving us to our favorite state park. Even though it has been many years I still get teary as I drive past that same spot.<br /><br />Good luck with the new job!~DK~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429622838824535809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-28443189143796217582010-11-21T22:51:22.232-05:002010-11-21T22:51:22.232-05:00That has become a recurring problem here. Deer are...That has become a recurring problem here. Deer are everywhere. I picked up breakfast this morn and as I got in my car I could see 3 deer grazing 100 ft away.<br /><br />Sorry you had to experience that.Simply Suthernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057516546779066925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-66099982365550858782010-11-21T22:42:53.373-05:002010-11-21T22:42:53.373-05:00A deer was hit about 1/2 a mile down the road from...A deer was hit about 1/2 a mile down the road from our home a couple weeks ago. Splattered is probably a better word. I saw the blood all over the road and tried my hardest not to follow the trail, but my eyes did and I almost vomited right then and there. I see dead deer quite often our here in the country where I live and it makes me sad, but nothing like that. <br /><br />Some trucker probably stopped at the car wash down the way to spray off all the blood from his vehicle. He was probably annoyed at that fact and not at all concerned for the poor animal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634642713559547536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-42787634437643298542010-11-21T22:42:31.935-05:002010-11-21T22:42:31.935-05:00That's so sad. Poor guy-he had no clue what wa...That's so sad. Poor guy-he had no clue what was coming at him. <br /><br />We saw a dog hit once. A black dog, dead, right where people turn. It's tongue was out, eyes closed. It could have been asleep, but it had been hit in the middle, and it's, well, it's intestines were all over the road. We drove past it three times before a policeman picked it up, leaving a streak of blood on the road. <br /><br />I don't think I'll ever forget that.Oddyoddyo13https://www.blogger.com/profile/05557994037779209704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-2878184778440404402010-11-21T22:42:23.114-05:002010-11-21T22:42:23.114-05:00I was born a person who cried at seeing dead or in...I was born a person who cried at seeing dead or injured animals in the road. Broke up with a guy whose father swerved TO hit a stray cat on a country road and my boyfriend didn't understand why I was shocked and would cry in the backseat over a barn cat. Maybe there's a difference between city girls and country girls? <br /><br />The plow will push that piece of him off the roadway, but you will remember how majestic he was.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-35398490290987425092010-11-21T22:41:49.976-05:002010-11-21T22:41:49.976-05:00wonderfully shared.
i've been there--- too ma...wonderfully shared.<br /><br />i've been there--- too many timesMan Named Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299332753447389139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-81152501111817149502010-11-21T22:33:34.508-05:002010-11-21T22:33:34.508-05:00I remember my parents pulling over for a deer in t...I remember my parents pulling over for a deer in the road when I was eight or so. It was stopped in our headlights. There was a truck behind us and the driver got out and shot the deer. My parents were furious. It wasn't even a fair fight.<br /><br />KellyKelly@TearingUpHouseshttp://tearinguphouses.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569955034831489569.post-5992712541444816152010-11-21T22:14:21.234-05:002010-11-21T22:14:21.234-05:00Ohhhh. I have such a hard time when an animal that...Ohhhh. I have such a hard time when an animal that has not, cannot, adjust to our taking over their territory is hurt or killed just trying to live the life it was meant to live. We displace and they suffer. Not fair and probably unavoidable.Carolhttp://www.mysiteontheweb.usnoreply@blogger.com