Dumb Deer

So I was driving home from work last night. It was about 1:45 in the morning and I was assaulted by a herd of deer!! Okay, so it sounds funny now but let me tell you last night it was anything but! A herd of 5-6 deer came busting out of the woods at the side of the road. As I tried to slam on the brakes one dashed in front of me. A second one plowed into my car at the front driver's wheel well. A third plowed into my driver's side door. The rest ran behind my car.

The one that hit my driver's side door bounced off the car, jumped up and ran off with the rest of the herd.

The one that hit the wheel well bounced off and was rolling around on the side of the road. I was convinced I was going to have to call 911 to come put down this deer. About that time the deer staggers up and stumbles around a bit. Shakes his head like a football player who was hit helmet to helmet. And runs off after the rest of the herd. Dumb hit and run deer.

Of course I'm totally freaked out and called Andy. What I didn't realize until I got home is that I couldn't open my driver's side door and the front quarter panel was shoved up against the tire (hence the scrubbing noise that I heard on the way home...hmmmm). My wonderful husband came out and freed me from my car and was able to pull the quarter panel out from the wheel so that I can still drive it. Now its on to car repairs.

The deer herds have taunted me for years on my way home in the middle of the night. They've even run in front of me on the highway where we've played a scary game of chicken, but nothing like last night. In case I didn't say it before: DUMB DEER!!!