Thursday morning I hit a deer while doing my paper route. That was a first for me, although I do see them often and have had them dart out in front of me before. This one, though, just seemed to appear. I didn’t see it until it was right there! I slammed on the brakes, but there just wasn’t enough time. Fortunately, the impact wasn’t too bad. I did not have my seat belt on (because of all the getting in and out of the car I do during my route), but I don’t think I even moved at all. My CD didn’t skip either, which surprised me because every little bump in the road seems to affect that player. But, all my unrolled newspapers did fall into the floorboard. :)
When I opened my eyes, everything was calm and there was no sign of the deer. I did not get out to look, but I hope that since I was able to slow down considerably, maybe he ran off and will just be bruised. Don’t know how likely that is, but I can hope! The car seemed fine, too, so I just drove off and continued my route. Next time I was out of the car for a porch delivery, though, I checked out the damage. Wow! The passenger headlight is gone. The little light below that was dangling but still attached. Turns out Greg was able to stick that back in, though. The Navy Wings license plate that came on the front of the car can probably come off now. It’s all mangled. (Sorry, Dad!) And the hood is crunched up on the passenger side. There is also a crack in the windshield that I don' t think was already there. We're taking it for an estimate today. However much it is, fortunately, we only have to pay our $100 deductible. Unless our rates go up as a result …
