I'm taking my saturday morning drive throught the hills when -wham! My driver's side rear window shatters.

I immediately pull over and find a dead full grown turkey that apparently decided to tackle my car from the side.

Damage at first looked bad - blown out side window, big crease next to gas tank lid, tear in dash from airborne glass and about a dozen minor paint chips from the glass fallout.

USAA gets a mobile glass guy to the house in about 2 hours. My company hires a dent removal guy for out work trucks - I call him and $75.00 later, 99% of the crease is unnoticeable - in fact, my wife and kids can't even see what's left.

Anyway, the car goes to the shop on Monday for a new dash lid, the chips and evening out the remaining 1% of the crease.

The USAA claims adjuster told me that claims from wild turkeys are just as common as deer and that more often than not, the dumb bastards get startled and will fly right into or in front of an oncoming car.

Anyway, I've decided I'm going to eat turkey every day for the rest of the year.......

 

what about the one u killed? =)

 

and to think Benjamin Franklin wanted the suicide bomber of the bird world as our national bird.

I'd have that b*tch mounted to a piece of lexan like it was flying into a sliding glass door and put it in the garage.

 

Heh funny story.

 

A Turkey I haven't ever heard of that... sorry about the car though.

 

This is almost a good as Fabio getting hit in the head by a goose while riding a roller coaster.

 

well, did you take the turbkey home and cook it?

 

My friend almost totaled his evo hitting a very large boar. sad sad sad, Anybody want some bacon?
or maybe a turkey burger?

 

I think it is a pigeon or dove, cant be a goose. Thats like a baseball compared to concrete block.

 

Cook him, free meal

 

that sucks! good thing turkeys aren't to common over near me!

 

http://www.fabioifc.com/fabio/fab_news.html

This says goose.

 

I bagged him and brought him home just in case the insurance adjuster wanted proof.

I ain't gonna eat him, but I sure as hell plan on spitting on his carcass for the next few days.

 

They are all over our neighborhood. The pick fights with their reflections - unfortunately that may be the reflection they see in your paint, on your chrome bumper, sliding glass door, etc.

They also shib like a full grown doberman........all over the lawn and the front porch.

 

bring it on, I'm ready to eat