Squirrel, 1; men mysteriously driving around at 3:30 a.m., 0:
Two Lafayette men avoided serious injuries overnight when their car rolled over after swerving to avoid a squirrel.
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The car hit the right side curb, struck a tree, rolled over and landed upside down in the 18th Street intersection, Rosen said.
My first reaction was that I'd swerve for a dog or a cat or even a duck waddling across the road, but the squirrels should not test me. But I'm guessing this was just an instinctive reaction. Most of us do not think, when confronted with a wandering obstacle, "Why, I think I will make a sudden move to avoid that creature because, when all is said and done, all life is precious." We just see something and hit the brakes.
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Makes me wonder....I usually DO NOT see squirrels out after dark. Possums, yes. Ditto for raccoons. But squirrels?
Blame it on global warming, I suppose.
And at 3:30AM, I wonder WHAT bar they were coming from?
("That squirrel was THIS BIG, officer, honest")
Ahh...the one that "got away".
;)
B.G.
Their own darned fault for living in Indiana.
Here in Pennsylvania, folks are HIGHLY SKILLED in swerving, avoiding potholes so we don't have to pay for re-alignment.