About 9 miles away from our destination, we saw a low-flying Canadian Goose cross the highway right in front of our car. It was an awesome sight to behold. What sucked was the fact that there was a goose following that one. Traveling at highway speeds, I couldn't avoid it.
Looks like no auto glass places are open today, either. So, I'm stranded in southwestern Missouri until tomorrow.
I still got into town and got to hang out with my friends. One thing I noticed was the pedicab service. There weren't many of them, but they were around.
We played video games at a retro-fantastic arcade, chowed down some sandwiches at Jimmy John's and knocked back a few beers while playing pool. We were just a few blocks from campus (where they are staying), but my hotel room was a mile away, so I didn't feel like making them drive. I snagged a pedicab!
Anyhow, I don't think I'll make the Commuter Convoy this Monday, either. We've all but given up on finding an auto glass place that's open today.
Wow! Bloody awful--especially for the goose. Don't suppose he walked--or flew--away from that one!
ReplyDeleteWhoah! I always thought bird strikes happened to aircraft.. So what altitude were you flying? ;-)
ReplyDeleteAt least it wasn't frozen. That really sucks though. I guess they don't put high-impact rated glass in a Focus, eh? ;)
ReplyDeleteD'Oh! I forgot to mention that I've seen the pedicabs around the P&L District during the evening. I was surprised at first, but they make sense because several of the roads around the Sprint Center and all are shut down during the weekend nights.
ReplyDeleteI hate geeses to pieces!
ReplyDeleteCanadian Geese are like stop signs. They are a whole lot bigger when you try to find a spot in your room for one.
ReplyDeleteOn the lighter side, I bet your boss had never heard that excuse before. How did you tell him? I think I would have said, "I was goosed." Probably a good thing I don't have a boss anymore ;) Glad you're safe.
ReplyDeleteMy boss is out of town this week. My email to his delegate contained the two photos of my damaged car, and something like:
ReplyDelete"I'm stranded in Springfield, with a broken windshield. We're okay, but there's a dead canadian goose next to highway 13 somewhere. See ya Tuesday."
Highway 13? Hmm...
ReplyDeleteI hit a goose with my antenna on my car before. It knocked it off (mag-mount) right as the interstate was shifting to the other lanes for 2-way traffic. I thought _that_ was an inconvenient ordeal! (I still have my old goose-shaped antenna.)