Here's one for Ripley's.... growing up in rural Iowa I am definitely no stranger to skunks. Apparently I am lacking the neccessary chromosone (which might explain some of my other abnormalities, but as was said earlier, a long story for another day and time, hehe) to be able to smell the little polecats. I have ran over them by accident, nada. Got sprayed a couple of times while out hunting.... one of the sprayings caused a former girlfriend of mine to gag to the point of barfing while helping me "de-skunk". Course I was laughing so much at the time this would prolly be considered the main reason for her being a FORMER girlfriend. Second spraying was enough that the neighbors in my four flat asked me to vacate the premises until I was able to come home smelling like a rose. This inability to smell the little varmits started long long before my smoking or any chemical abuses could be put to blame for my olfactory disfunction. I've always felt like I was missing something in life, oh to once just once smell the little critter, *sigh*.
On the tire note, happened to me this past weekend on the expressway heading out to the dealer.... had to go into emergency pull over mode as there was exploded tire(s) all over the road and cars were running over the chunks like they weren't even there.... throwing them up in the air and all over the place. Why oh why with all the technology available to us can they not make a non-exploding truck tire? Why are retreads even legal? Why can't I smell skunks?
Steve
