A mouse. What the hell a mouse was doing on that exit of the NYS Thruway,
I have no idea. I don't ever remember in 40 years of driving even seeing a mouse outside near the road. Obviously no damage to the car, but we assume that the mouse is toast, as she and my wife saw it coming (but too late to do anything), and then felt a pretty small 'bump'.
It was on an exit from the New York State Thruway, in a 270 degree turn with barriers on both sides of the lane. No place to swerve or try to avoid.
Years ago, my daughter would have been very saddened to have killed such a cute and cuddly animal. But now, well she's certainly not heartless, but understands that if it's a choice between the mouse and you, or a choice between the mouse and running into a Jersey barrier, well then Jerry just has to die.
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My daughter has had her learner's permit for a week and chalked up her
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:04 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 01:04 PM ET
Be glad it wasn't this.
-- Atlee Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 04:33 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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01/10/23 04:33 PM ET
Not until she hit a duck....and a 2nd duck.**
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 03:20 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 03:20 PM ET
A majestic moose.**
-- Chris Coleman
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:57 PM ET
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:57 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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01/10/23 02:57 PM ET
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01/10/23 02:57 PM ET
In New Hampshire once, we saw a cow in the distance and I thought it was
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 03:07 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 03:07 PM ET
Barney? Or Dino?**
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:26 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 02:26 PM ET
A mouse. What the hell a mouse was doing on that exit of the NYS Thruway,
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-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:15 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 02:15 PM ET
A cow? Seriously, coworker's son hit a cow last week.**
-- vthhhi
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:07 PM ET
vthhhi
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01/10/23 02:07 PM ET
To save it from a roadside Jersey hunter**
-- MEHOKIE
Jan 10, 2023 at 09:02 PM ET
MEHOKIE
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01/10/23 09:02 PM ET
I hit one on 460 back home in 1992
-- Hokie Fiji
Jan 10, 2023 at 03:46 PM ET
Hokie Fiji
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01/10/23 03:46 PM ET
This kid wasn't hurt, saw it and tried to swerve around...
-- vthhhi
Jan 10, 2023 at 04:00 PM ET
vthhhi
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01/10/23 04:00 PM ET
Strange as it may sound, cows occasionally
-- RJHokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:18 PM ET
RJHokie
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01/10/23 02:18 PM ET
Out West, it's a regular occurrence...
-- Burruss Writer
Jan 10, 2023 at 03:21 PM ET
Burruss Writer
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01/10/23 03:21 PM ET
Uninsured motorist pool covered my interaction in Virginia
-- Hokie Fiji
Jan 10, 2023 at 03:49 PM ET
Hokie Fiji
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01/10/23 03:49 PM ET
On the 'back route' from Blacksburg to 81 (go past the Homeplace, RIP) and
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 03:09 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 03:09 PM ET
UGA took care of them last night.**
-- EDGEMAN
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:37 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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01/10/23 01:37 PM ET
You 2 teamed up for that one, didn't you?**
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:11 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 02:11 PM ET
The ghost of Christmas past.**
-- 7Hokie1
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:26 PM ET
7Hokie1
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01/10/23 01:26 PM ET
Was she driving a Roadrunner?**
-- TomTurkey
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:28 PM ET
TomTurkey
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01/10/23 01:28 PM ET
LOL, on her way to the Acme store.......:)**
-- santafe
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:39 PM ET
santafe
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01/10/23 01:39 PM ET
Rabbit. It's usually a rabbit. Disclaimer: squirrels don't count **
-- TomTurkey
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:13 PM ET
TomTurkey
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01/10/23 01:13 PM ET
Pigeon. I'm sure she thought we had a deal with them.**
-- s.mill hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 01:11 PM ET
s.mill hokie
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01/10/23 01:11 PM ET
And with the squirrels, right?**
-- Late 80s Hokie
Jan 10, 2023 at 02:16 PM ET
Late 80s Hokie
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01/10/23 02:16 PM ET