Got stuck in traffic last night...

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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 10:07am
Was dead stopped for 20 minutes. Got home and found out the cause. Geese. Fucking geese. I would've plowed through those feathered bastards without even thinking about it.

http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20120425/NEWS/304250120/Geese-cause-miles-long-backup-71?odyssey=nav%7Chead
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FatHobbit
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Apr 26, 2012 10:09am
I blame the dumb fucks at the front of the line who stopped. I might slow down, but no way in hell I'm going to stop and wait for fucking birds to walk across the road.
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Commander of Awesome
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Apr 26, 2012 10:12am
justincredible;1153376 wrote: I would've plowed through those feathered bastards without even thinking about it.
Really? You would have ran over the flock for them inconveniencing you?
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 10:19am
Commander of Awesome;1153388 wrote:Really? You would have ran over the flock for them inconveniencing you?
I would not have stopped on the highway for geese. That kinda shit leads to accidents.
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ernest_t_bass
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Apr 26, 2012 10:19am
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enigmaax
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Apr 26, 2012 10:21am
Sounds like you all need some mother fucking swans over there to keep the geese in line.
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Sonofanump
Apr 26, 2012 10:24am
justincredible;1153376 wrote:Was dead stopped for 20 minutes. Got home and found out the cause. Geese. Fucking geese. I would've plowed through those feathered bastards without even thinking about it.
Is 20 minutes of your time worth your comprehensive deductible replacing your grille and bumper.
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Steel Valley Football
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Apr 26, 2012 10:25am
justincredible;1153403 wrote:I would not have stopped on the highway for geese. That kinda **** leads to accidents.

Liar. Geese don't cause auto accidents - people cause auto accidents. Murderer.
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Raw Dawgin' it
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Apr 26, 2012 10:27am
Commander of Awesome;1153388 wrote:Really? You would have ran over the flock for them inconveniencing you?
Geese are not endangered
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 10:32am
Sonofanump;1153414 wrote:Is 20 minutes of your time worth your comprehensive deductible replacing your grille and bumper.
Yes.

Seriously, though. I would not have hit them at 75mph but I'm certainly not going to come to a complete friggin' stop on the highway and block traffic because of some geese.
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 10:33am
Raw Dawgin' it;1153419 wrote:Geese are not endangered
Yeah. If it was a bald eagle in the road I'd stop. But geese? Come on.
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ernest_t_bass
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Apr 26, 2012 10:37am
justincredible;1153429 wrote:Yeah. If it was a bald eagle in the road I'd stop. But geese? Come on.
Just the opposite for me. I'd speed up for a bald eagle. You know how many points those are worth? I'd probably speed up for a dog, too. But only if it's black.
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enigmaax
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Apr 26, 2012 10:37am
justincredible;1153429 wrote:Yeah. If it was a bald eagle in the road I'd stop. But geese? Come on.
What about an emu?

True story, I dead-stopped on the interstate one time for an emu. I thought it was an ostrich. Had I known it was just an emu, probably would've hit it. Fucking wannabes. Also, had I known I'd be divorced a few years later, I'd probably have hit it too, since I was driving my then-wife's car. Or just "hit it" because it wasn't as much of a slut as my now ex-wife. Additionally, I felt like I was going to be Jurassic Park'd as the fucking thing turned his head from side-to-side looking in my window. That is all.
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 10:39am
enigmaax;1153437 wrote:What about an emu?

True story, I dead-stopped on the interstate one time for an emu. I thought it was an ostrich. Had I known it was just an emu, probably would've hit it. Fucking wannabes. Also, had I known I'd be divorced a few years later, I'd probably have hit it too, since I was driving my then-wife's car. Or just "hit it" because it wasn't as much of a slut as my now ex-wife. Additionally, I felt like I was going to be Jurassic Park'd as the fucking thing turned his head from side-to-side looking in my window. That is all.
I would've drove between it's legs. Those things are huge.

But yeah, I'd have stopped for that. That could kill you.
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ernest_t_bass
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Apr 26, 2012 10:41am
enigmaax;1153437 wrote:What about an emu?

True story, I dead-stopped on the interstate one time for an emu. I thought it was an ostrich. Had I known it was just an emu, probably would've hit it. Fucking wannabes. Also, had I known I'd be divorced a few years later, I'd probably have hit it too, since I was driving my then-wife's car. Or just "hit it" because it wasn't as much of a slut as my now ex-wife. Additionally, I felt like I was going to be Jurassic Park'd as the fucking thing turned his head from side-to-side looking in my window. That is all.
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thavoice
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Apr 26, 2012 10:51am
This happens alot on a road I drive every day. Only stops for a few minutes tho.....but yeah...if I was on a major road and this happened for 20 min i would be pissed.
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ernest_t_bass
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Apr 26, 2012 10:54am
thavoice;1153457 wrote:This happens alot on a road I drive every day. Only stops for a few minutes tho.....but yeah...if I was on a major road and this happened for 20 min i would be pissed.
I can't imagine how your wife would feel. I'm assuming it would be your fault.
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 10:55am
Yeah, it's one thing to stop on a smaller road. But on the interstate during rush hour? No.
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Raw Dawgin' it
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Apr 26, 2012 10:56am
justincredible;1153464 wrote:Yeah, it's one thing to stop on a smaller road. But on the interstate during rush hour? No.
I don't think i'd stop for the woman who would stop for geese
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 11:05am
Raw Dawgin' it;1153468 wrote:I don't think i'd stop for the woman who would stop for geese
lol
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said_aouita
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Apr 26, 2012 11:07am
On st rte 54 to Columbus I almost hit the same cow, twice. Stupid cow was always getting loose.
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hasbeen
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Apr 26, 2012 11:36am
I don't like justin's story so I'll tell my own.

Played a double header in cleveland last year, heading home in a charter. Stopped in traffic for like two minutes. Apparently that was too much for our bus driver because he went onto the side of the freeway and drove twenty minutes past all the traffic.

Now that's a cool story, justin.
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 26, 2012 11:43am
A few weeks ago I stopped and got food, and pulled into a nearby parking lot to eat. Two nearby geese walked over and pecked at my ear ties until I got annoyed and moved.

fuck geese
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 11:44am
pnhasbeen;1153540 wrote:I don't like justin's story so I'll tell my own.

Played a double header in cleveland last year, heading home in a charter. Stopped in traffic for like two minutes. Apparently that was too much for our bus driver because he went onto the side of the freeway and drove twenty minutes past all the traffic.

Now that's a cool story, justin.
I don't like your story so I'll tell my own.

Fuck you.
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justincredible
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Apr 26, 2012 11:45am
dlazz;1153550 wrote:A few weeks ago I stopped and got food, and pulled into a nearby parking lot to eat. Two nearby geese walked over and pecked at my ear ties until I got annoyed and moved.

fuck geese