CalG
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I needed to renew my driver's license. Photo needed "because I've aged some". Got to have that star in the upper corner!
Well, on the drive up to the DMV, at mile 28, a wild turkey fixed it's self on suicide on the grill of my Tacoma. Or should I say In the grill.?
It's all plastic damage fortunately, but still an insurance claim. a few inches either way and it would have been big bucks or even through the windshield.
Once home, trying to figure how to BBQ a wild turkey.. the near by neighbor comes to the door. His wife was out on a time sensitive errand (doctors appointment) and her car overheated, We go out to "rescue" the vehicle, can't see anything wrong, coolant level is good, no leaks etc. Start to drive it home, and it over heats again in about 4 miles. Call AAA and be done with it.
A rather large branch finally falls from the canopy of maples that define our back yard space. Near miss on the wood splitter set out near by,
I crank up the chain saw and start cutting to stove length, diced up the branch and then turned to the 25 foot length of 18 " maple log laying down. I made two cuts and said to myself. "I'm never gonna lift these rounds" Turns out I had grabbed some random stick and not my stove length stick that I keep for sawing purposes. I shut the saw down and went back to the shop and got the right stick!
The insurance company sent an e-mail on how to process the turkey strike claim. They want me to use a browser I don't have, and I need to take photos of the damage while having good internet service but not WIFI. I don't get phone service here at the house. I guess the towers miss us. When I need service, I drive a mile and a half to get it. Otherwise it comes on cable WIFI/
Got the saw stuck twice in the rounds, Had to walk back and get hammer, wedges and the PeeVee to continue cutting.
Needed the wedge to get the saw out from when I cut the stump off close to the ground.
Cleaned up the suicidal turkey and threw the "fillets" on the grill. I did it out of spite, as I haven't eaten meat in 50 years. The impact busted up the bird pretty good. It was hard to tell where some of the wing parts stopped or started. Even the heart had a hole in it. (I've done hundreds of chickens and a like number of waterfowl in my younger years).
I'll look to see how well the wild critters have cleaned up the entrails tomorrow, they always do. coyote, skunk, Fischer cat or raccoon. something comes for the left overs.
But the visiting dogs are gonna love those boneless turkey treats!
At days end, the wife and I had a most pleasant supper out on the back deck. a cool but not cold air kept back by a blazing fire in the burner. Windless and cloudless sky with the sun just setting. We laughed, held hands and rejoiced at how good life is.
Rambling, sure,,but so was the day.
Well, on the drive up to the DMV, at mile 28, a wild turkey fixed it's self on suicide on the grill of my Tacoma. Or should I say In the grill.?
It's all plastic damage fortunately, but still an insurance claim. a few inches either way and it would have been big bucks or even through the windshield.
Once home, trying to figure how to BBQ a wild turkey.. the near by neighbor comes to the door. His wife was out on a time sensitive errand (doctors appointment) and her car overheated, We go out to "rescue" the vehicle, can't see anything wrong, coolant level is good, no leaks etc. Start to drive it home, and it over heats again in about 4 miles. Call AAA and be done with it.
A rather large branch finally falls from the canopy of maples that define our back yard space. Near miss on the wood splitter set out near by,
I crank up the chain saw and start cutting to stove length, diced up the branch and then turned to the 25 foot length of 18 " maple log laying down. I made two cuts and said to myself. "I'm never gonna lift these rounds" Turns out I had grabbed some random stick and not my stove length stick that I keep for sawing purposes. I shut the saw down and went back to the shop and got the right stick!
The insurance company sent an e-mail on how to process the turkey strike claim. They want me to use a browser I don't have, and I need to take photos of the damage while having good internet service but not WIFI. I don't get phone service here at the house. I guess the towers miss us. When I need service, I drive a mile and a half to get it. Otherwise it comes on cable WIFI/
Got the saw stuck twice in the rounds, Had to walk back and get hammer, wedges and the PeeVee to continue cutting.
Needed the wedge to get the saw out from when I cut the stump off close to the ground.
Cleaned up the suicidal turkey and threw the "fillets" on the grill. I did it out of spite, as I haven't eaten meat in 50 years. The impact busted up the bird pretty good. It was hard to tell where some of the wing parts stopped or started. Even the heart had a hole in it. (I've done hundreds of chickens and a like number of waterfowl in my younger years).
I'll look to see how well the wild critters have cleaned up the entrails tomorrow, they always do. coyote, skunk, Fischer cat or raccoon. something comes for the left overs.
But the visiting dogs are gonna love those boneless turkey treats!
At days end, the wife and I had a most pleasant supper out on the back deck. a cool but not cold air kept back by a blazing fire in the burner. Windless and cloudless sky with the sun just setting. We laughed, held hands and rejoiced at how good life is.
Rambling, sure,,but so was the day.
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