any gigs in Ft. Stockton TX?

[Evan Young]

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I hit a deer last night on my way from Austin to Boulder. Now I'm someplace in the middle of west texas (nowhere). Yay for me.

[Stretch]

Deer sero, Evan one

Been there, done that . . . with a motor home. Hope you weren't injured. At least it wasn't an elk or moose in Colorado. Then you would get to pay a $1500 fine !

I used FNO to search for a festival, and didn't find anything within 75 miles of you. Wish you luck.

[zoobie]

I was driving down a mountain road in Boulder with some passengers who wondered why I was going pretty slow. Before I could even answer, a deer jumped out right in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and nosed under him...nudging him back off the road. He just ran a bit and turned around and stared. Got a nice dent in my hood.

How was Boulder?

The Fringe Festival just started.

[Evan Young]

Yeah, it was crazy. I had the car on cruize controle at about 70mph (speed limit 65) on I-10, and then there was this deer just hanging out in the middle of my lane. So I pulled left, and he ran left and I nailed him. Then I was in the median focusing on staying out of the eastbound road, and then I was back skidding across the highway and down into the shoulder. If I was 50 yards farther down the road I would have gone off a bridge.
I called highway patrole and it took them like 45 min to get to me, so it's a good thing I didn't get hurt.
I guess the worst part is that now I'm stranded in Ft. Stockton TX. I have no way out unless someone comes to get me or I buy a new car. I'm pretty sure my VW is going to be totaled out. Ironicly, I have four brand new tires on the car ($500), and spent about $500 on the AC and new tie rods/other steering componets just two weeks ago..... is that ironic or just unfortunate.
I will never get ahead.


Oh, I was in boulder last weekend and it was fine. I'm kind of sick of how cheep those f'n Yippies are though, and there are way too many performers in town.

[Stretch]

new tie rods

and tires may have saved your life when you think about it.

[Evan Young]

Re: new tie rods --good point

Originally posted by Stretch
and tires may have saved your life when you think about it.

the new tires probably made me slide more, as they are h rated and the old ones were z rated, but were getting shitty in the rain. but I didn't hear the tires squeal much, so I wasn't in much of a drift on the road.
Loose tie rods could have made me roll though, or worse. I was over 40 miles from the nearest hospital.

in my travels I have seen more than enough people in stretchers with sheets over thier faces on the side of the highway. it sucks, drive safe.