Did`nt know whether to laugh or cry

[bmw114]

I was travelling along a B road in north yorkshire today at 7.30am and was surprised how many Pheasants there were, they were in groups of 5 or 6 and seamed to be playing chicken with me.
One would stand in the road while the others would watch him leave it until the last second before he jumped out the way.
This happened every 500 yards so after the 3rd time i thought "sod um" i`m not slowing down.
I was doing 50 mph when a came round a curve and there in front of me was a Corsa stopped on his side of the road facing me.
The driver suddenly through something out the window, i thought it might be chewing gum but it was`nt.
It was a tit bit of food,and quick as a flash a Pheasant jumped out of the long grass on my side of the road, "O SHIT" i said.
BANG i hit the bugger , there was nothing else i could do, the Corsa narrowed road and so i could`nt brake, Honest.
It was funny, I could`nt help thinking what the people in the Corsa must have thought.

"Go on dad give that big bird a crisp"
"alright"
OH MY GOD (BANG).
Tears, then more tears.

EFFIN BMW DRIVERS.......

What can i say...

[stainless_steve]

What did it taste like

[Pigeon]

"How to sneak around the poaching laws". It's not legal to pick up a pheasant you've hit yourself. It is legal to pick up one that someone else has hit.

[up-the-dubs]

stainless_steve said:

What did it taste like

Good point. Cook it too lang and it'll dry out something horrible.

[gopher]

Having not long got back fom a short break in North Yorkshire (I am a Yorkshire lad and return as often as I can) I can confirm that the A roads (and B if truth be told) are some of the best in the country.

Huge amounts OT potential and just very pleasant undulating roads with every concievable pleasue and annoyance you could hope for, I have always thought "this is Trev country"

Cheers

Paul

Edited to add - We have no started refering to Pheasants as "road kill" and "potential road kill" - they seem to have no idea, taste nice tho'


>> Edited by gopher on Sunday 9th October 22:12

[stainless_steve]

up-the-dubs said:

stainless_steve said: What did it taste like Good point. Cook it too lang and it'll dry out something horrible.

On the plus side there's no need to worry about lead shot

[mybrainhurts]

Apologies to pidge before I start.....



Right then.....



Heard a BOING the other day. Appeared to be my rear offside wing......

Thought some little scrote had thrown something....

Looked in the door mirror.....spotted a drunken pigeon attempting a deck landing in a big tree......

I do believe the blighter flew into my motor car.....

Tsk.....

[Balmoral Green]

bmw114 said:

Pheasants......playing chicken

[Mon Ami Mate]

los angeles said:

Early morning in the Transvaal the tortoise enjoy coming out the brush to sit on the warm wet tarmac. After a few stops to move them out of the way, then a few swerves to miss others without stopping, it gets frustrating so ... you bump along on your journey ...

More disturbing are the bullfrogs which head for the roads in the Eastern Cape when it rains. You can't avoid them - there are thousands of the buggers, and they are huge. They make a very unpleasant noise when you run over them and leave behind a disgusting mess!

[dinger]

My mate in the office was making good progress down the M1 to get back for the annual company xmas bash.......enter mr Mallard via the front screen.....Matey was o.k and steerde the old Merc onto the hard shoulder....but boy that bird sure made a mess of the interior.

Still....................... made nice pate.

[silversun]

I remember hitting a pheasant when I was learning to drive. Bloody thing leapt out of the bushes, bounced off the windscreen and flew away!

[s2k_vixen]

bmw114 said:

It was funny, I could`nt help thinking what the people in the Corsa must have thought. "Go on dad give that big bird a crisp" "alright" OH MY GOD (BANG). Tears, then more tears. EFFIN BMW DRIVERS....... What can i say...

Thanks that's cheered up my monday no end