As to the Smart Car, a Pinto wasn't much better. We had a 700# sow get out on the road and my neighbor's wife hit the old girl with their Pinto. Damn near totalled the Pinto and when we brought all the sows into the pen to check them we couldn't find any of them with so much as a scratch or a limp. Neighbor's wife stayed PO'd at me until the day she died.
Once upon a time a friend of mine was trying to sneak up on a squirrel in a 68 "three on the tree" Ford Pickup so he could shoot the critter with his Colt Woodsman .22 pistol. Between manipulating the pistol and the shifter he managed to shoot himself right through the top of his thigh muscle. The squirrel ran off. I always give him grief for losing a gunfight with squirrel. And yes, he is a redneck and normally a very common sense guy. He also says "don't let anyone tell you that ypu can't defend yourself with a .22". He says it literally wrecked him. His leg was temorarily paralyzed and somehow managed to idle the truck back up to the house to scream for help. He still has the bullet. It went all the way through and smacked the inside of the door.
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I miss those classic cars. Thanks, Odie.
ReplyDeleteYou all be safe and God bless.
LindaG, ALL real Americans do.
DeleteAs to the Smart Car, a Pinto wasn't much better. We had a 700# sow get out on the road and my neighbor's wife hit the old girl with their Pinto. Damn near totalled the Pinto and when we brought all the sows into the pen to check them we couldn't find any of them with so much as a scratch or a limp. Neighbor's wife stayed PO'd at me until the day she died.
ReplyDeletePaul V, you're a Pinto killer!
DeleteOnce upon a time a friend of mine was trying to sneak up on a squirrel in a 68 "three on the tree" Ford Pickup so he could shoot the critter with his Colt Woodsman .22 pistol. Between manipulating the pistol and the shifter he managed to shoot himself right through the top of his thigh muscle. The squirrel ran off. I always give him grief for losing a gunfight with squirrel. And yes, he is a redneck and normally a very common sense guy. He also says "don't let anyone tell you that ypu can't defend yourself with a .22". He says it literally wrecked him. His leg was temorarily paralyzed and somehow managed to idle the truck back up to the house to scream for help. He still has the bullet. It went all the way through and smacked the inside of the door.
ReplyDeleteMikey, He's lucky he wasn't driving a Smart Car. What a great story! Thanks!
DeletePhony letter. Mom would threaten the kids with unspecified horror when Dad got home.
ReplyDeleteedutcher, I remember both.
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