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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 03:58 PM
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So, on a hot Sunday afternoon a group of us go on a nice ride, were coming down the road & in the other lane was a family of raccoons that didn't make their crossing - big jacked up 4x4 on purpose (so it appeared) decides to run them over as our group is going by - well...………. that shot out entrails from head & *** of the critters in an explosive manner which just sprayed a couple guys in front of me.

I - thank god didn't get any of it but man what a mess to have to clean off - the first rider had it on pants, shoes, primary, - hell his whole left side, couldn't even go into a restaurant with us he stunk so bad, he just cut his ride short & went home, from my view it was enough to **** ya off - but then when I didn't get any of that it became funny as hell...! any one experience something similar?
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 04:04 PM
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Just be glad it wasn't skunks.

I'd have to chuckle about that one, too...be it me on the recieving end or not.

Did catch a cow on/in the *** once with the right mirror only. Assumed it was in, since I never found the mirror. Stopped at the next house on the county road and asked if I could borrow their hose. Huge mess.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 04:18 PM
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I was getting ready to pass a car on a 2 lane and he hit a skunk running across the road , it was NOT fun.

When passing a semi pulling cows, don't follow to closely. Bucket of **** is a good description according to a close friend.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 04:37 PM
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We go struck behind a NYC sanitation truck picking up garbage down a narrow one way street. It was in the middle of July with temperature in the high 90's and 100% humidity. What a smell coming from the garbage truck. We finally decide to drive up on the sidewalk till we passed the truck.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 04:38 PM
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Not the same. But, on a recent trip, got stuck behind a truck that smelled like it was carrying week old dead cows.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 05:49 PM
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Last fall, coming back to Indy for the Blue Ridge Pkwy, somewhere in Tennessee, we came across a deer that had been hit by a semi on a 4 lane highway. It was such a mess we had to go off on the shoulder to get around it. It had to cover both northbound Lanes for at least 100'. Never knew you could spead one that far. Nasty... But rather impressive.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 06:03 PM
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I was behind a garbage truck early one morning after a rain and there was a stream of puke coming out of the back of that truck, I gave him a wide birth and promptly went around him LOL that was nasty
 
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Old Jul 29, 2019 | 06:18 PM
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I was behind a garbage truck early one morning after a rain and there was a stream of puke coming out of the back of that truck, I gave him a wide birth and promptly went around him LOL that was nasty
They don't call em honey wagons for nothing.
 
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Many moons again I was out for nighttime ride with two buddies. I was the third in line because I had a rice burner lol. Any way we were rolling down this road along the river next to the town dump and my first buddy slugs a skunk. I can see the spray in the air from the second guys headlight as he rolled right through the wall of stink lol. We went right to the closest self serve car wash and I laughed my *** off as they washed down their bikes and each other. The stink was gone by the end of the summer off the bikes but they had to throw away their clothes and boots lol. They let me lead after that.
 
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I hit a squirrel leaving the compound today. There's definitely animal parts that will need to be cleaned at a later date. Not worried about it right now.
 
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