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Postby stuartadair » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:22 am

Last night at about 11:00 I was comng up the M5 at Jnc 12, doing about 70 when a deer appeared in the headlights. I could'nt avoid it and hit it broadside on. It was about 4ft long so it wasnt exactly small either.

I stopped on the hard shoulder and made sure that all the family were ok - The kids never even woke up. The remains of the deer were in lane 1 so the Police were called who closed the lane to clear things up.

Then I inspected the damage... I once hit a sheep in a car and nearly wrote the thing off so I was expecting the worst. I was amazed when I saw that all that had happened was my number plate had broke. I still cant believe it now - I hit a 4ft deer at 70 mph and only broke my number plate. :shock:

I went to bed shaking last night - If I was in a normal car then the deer would have been head-height and I would have had Bambi wrapped around my head.

Never will I ever buy a car again - Transits only from now on!!!
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Postby jay » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:33 am

to save the cracked number plate next time fit a bull bar...
No only kidding..glad you are all ok..
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Postby djswampy » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:53 am

ooo. Lucky escape. Shame you're not allowed to take it home to eat. nice bit of meat is that.
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Postby Smooth Hound » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:08 am

i should send a bill to the local deer estate for a new number plate :lol: , no seriously you were lucky , i once saw an lt van that had hit a cow on the other side of a humpback bridge, it wasnt even going fastand what a mess, :roll:
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Postby stuartadair » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:47 pm

Thanks for the messages guys. I've just replaced the number plate and checked underneath, just bits of fur left attached to the gearbox and suspension.
Got a new problem now though. I'm looking out of my window as I write this (and I'm not kidding) that there are 4 cats all sniffing underneath my van for bits of deer. Next problem is going to be cat wee everywhere :D
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Postby FredTransit » Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:25 pm

Lucky escape, good job you were in a transit! Our dog was hit by an escort estate and he did £400 of damage, in 1983! As for the cats, get a water pistol!
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Postby bigmastif » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:19 pm

FredTransit wrote:Lucky escape, good job you were in a transit! Our dog was hit by an escort estate and he did £400 of damage, in 1983! As for the cats, get a water pistol!



even better get a pellet gun and shoot the fookers in the ass :D :D
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Postby mrgasoil » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:37 pm

bigmastif wrote:
FredTransit wrote:Lucky escape, good job you were in a transit! Our dog was hit by an escort estate and he did £400 of damage, in 1983! As for the cats, get a water pistol!



even better get a pellet gun and shoot the fookers in the ass :D :D


hmmm, as i have 2 cats i would say the water pistol is the way to go :D Little feckers hate water :lol: :lol:
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Postby bigmastif » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:10 pm

mrgasoil wrote:
bigmastif wrote:
FredTransit wrote:Lucky escape, good job you were in a transit! Our dog was hit by an escort estate and he did £400 of damage, in 1983! As for the cats, get a water pistol!



even better get a pellet gun and shoot the fookers in the ass :D :D


hmmm, as i have 2 cats i would say the water pistol is the way to go :D Little feckers hate water :lol: :lol:


:lol: aye true enuff but coulda said shoot em in the head but that would be cruel :? but s,pose its cause i aint a cat lover others are :?
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Postby mrgasoil » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:38 pm

bigmastif wrote:
mrgasoil wrote:
bigmastif wrote:
FredTransit wrote:Lucky escape, good job you were in a transit! Our dog was hit by an escort estate and he did £400 of damage, in 1983! As for the cats, get a water pistol!



even better get a pellet gun and shoot the fookers in the ass :D :D


hmmm, as i have 2 cats i would say the water pistol is the way to go :D Little feckers hate water :lol: :lol:


:lol: aye true enuff but coulda said shoot em in the head but that would be cruel :? but s,pose its cause i aint a cat lover others are :?


I aint no dog lover but i couldnt shoot one in the head or ass :shock: And a water pistol is useless againt a woof, it'll just think its 'avin a bath :lol: :lol:
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Postby AndyG » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:45 pm

:shock: Oh deer :!:

:oops: Well somebody had to say it :!: :lol: :lol:

Glad all's well :wink:
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Postby bigmastif » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:09 pm

Andyg wrote::shock: Oh deer :!:

:oops: Well somebody had to say it :!: :lol: :lol:

Glad all's well :wink:


more like roe dear :? :lol:



ok im leaving :oops: :P
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Postby Smooth Hound » Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:40 am

bigmastif wrote:
FredTransit wrote:Lucky escape, good job you were in a transit! Our dog was hit by an escort estate and he did £400 of damage, in 1983! As for the cats, get a water pistol!



even better get a pellet gun and shoot the fookers in the ass :D :D


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Postby 100 T280 » Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:47 pm

Glad you're all OK

Andyg wrote::shock: Oh deer :!:

:oops: Well somebody had to say it :!: :lol: :lol:

Glad all's well :wink:


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bigmastif wrote:
Andyg wrote::shock: Oh deer :!:

:oops: Well somebody had to say it :!: :lol: :lol:

Glad all's well :wink:


more like roe dear :? :lol:


ok im leaving :oops: :P



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Postby davemfox » Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:49 pm

Lucky escape...glad you are all ok

As for the cats, one of those electronic deterrent units they sell at B&Q works real well :D

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