Bolting Cows, Boulders, and karma.

sleepyjeff · 06-29-2006, 07:31 PM

My Brother and his family went on a camping trip with my Sister and hers((I sadly, had to work)) and although they had a pretty good time while camping their trip to and fro were anything but half the fun.

In order to get to the secluded campsite a 24 mile journey along a very rough dirt road was required. Along the way my brother notices a sizeable boulder in the road and easily avoids it but catches in his rear-veiw mirror our sister hitting it head-on with her drivers-side front wheel. Not only was the tire flat but the entire wheel was bent with no way to repair. They spent the next several hours dealing with this small tragedy before they could finally be on their way.

At camp that night everyone was wondering why my sister hit that boulder and her reply was that there was a cow a little ways off to their right that had her attention because she was afraid it was going to Bolt! Everyone had a laugh about that and my sister was the object of ridicule for the next couple days with just about everyone saying "watch out Amy, that tree looks like it's gong to Bolt", or other equally lame jibes. My brother, it seems, was the most relentless with the good natured ribbing.

Come time to leave and my brother, who loves to pack his car roof pretty high with cargo, asked my sister as he was packing if she wanted him to go slow back down to the highway "in case there are any more bolting cows".........

Almost to the point where the earlier incident happened my brother found himself slamming on his brakes for all he was worth to keep from hitting a cow that had "bolted out of nowhere" in front of his car. All of his cargo came flying off his roof onto his hood and the ground in front of him. He was so shaken that after they re-packed his roof and got under way again it took his wife shouting at him to avoid hitting the boulder in the road

innerSpaceman · 06-29-2006, 08:04 PM

Hahahahaha! I love nearly-instant karma!!

cirquelover · 06-29-2006, 08:51 PM

Ahh karma, it will come back and bite you in the bite. Love it, great story!

Ghoulish Delight · 06-29-2006, 09:18 PM

But the question remains...how much did your sister pay the cow for the favor?

sleepyjeff · 06-29-2006, 09:28 PM

lol....maybe she planted a Bull across the road

Not Afraid · 06-30-2006, 10:53 AM

That's a beautiful story!

Motorboat Cruiser · 06-30-2006, 12:08 PM

hehe, great story. Thanks for sharing!

06-29-2006, 07:31 PM	#1
sleepyjeff Go Hawks Go! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parkrose Posts: 2,632	Bolting Cows, Boulders, and karma. My Brother and his family went on a camping trip with my Sister and hers((I sadly, had to work)) and although they had a pretty good time while camping their trip to and fro were anything but half the fun. In order to get to the secluded campsite a 24 mile journey along a very rough dirt road was required. Along the way my brother notices a sizeable boulder in the road and easily avoids it but catches in his rear-veiw mirror our sister hitting it head-on with her drivers-side front wheel. Not only was the tire flat but the entire wheel was bent with no way to repair. They spent the next several hours dealing with this small tragedy before they could finally be on their way. At camp that night everyone was wondering why my sister hit that boulder and her reply was that there was a cow a little ways off to their right that had her attention because she was afraid it was going to Bolt! Everyone had a laugh about that and my sister was the object of ridicule for the next couple days with just about everyone saying "watch out Amy, that tree looks like it's gong to Bolt", or other equally lame jibes. My brother, it seems, was the most relentless with the good natured ribbing. Come time to leave and my brother, who loves to pack his car roof pretty high with cargo, asked my sister as he was packing if she wanted him to go slow back down to the highway "in case there are any more bolting cows"......... Almost to the point where the earlier incident happened my brother found himself slamming on his brakes for all he was worth to keep from hitting a cow that had "bolted out of nowhere" in front of his car. All of his cargo came flying off his roof onto his hood and the ground in front of him. He was so shaken that after they re-packed his roof and got under way again it took his wife shouting at him to avoid hitting the boulder in the road __________________ River Guardian-less
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06-29-2006, 08:04 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hahahahaha! I love nearly-instant karma!!
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cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	Ahh karma, it will come back and bite you in the bite. Love it, great story!
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06-29-2006, 09:18 PM	#4
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	But the question remains...how much did your sister pay the cow for the favor? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-29-2006, 09:28 PM	#5
sleepyjeff Go Hawks Go! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parkrose Posts: 2,632	lol....maybe she planted a Bull across the road __________________ River Guardian-less
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	That's a beautiful story!
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	hehe, great story. Thanks for sharing!
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