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Kamikaze squirrel wannabee

by Bill Osler Jun 5, 2007 11:05AM PDT

On my morning ride I encountered something new.

I'm used to being chased by the occasional dog. Pepper spray is a good thing sometimes. Today I was chased by a squirrel. I'm not kidding.

I was minding my own business when this squirrel came running up from behind me on the left. It ran squarely into my front wheel, hitting it so hard that it literally bounced off.

I looked back and saw the squirrel run off the side of the road.

I'm no speed demon on a bike. I think I was going about 15 mph. The squirrel had to have been going 20+ mph. I didn't know they could run so fast! Actually, according to this site most of them probably can't. Still, I know what I saw.

I wonder if somebody sprayed eau de acorn on my bike?

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So I"m not the only one ....

by Bill Osler Jun 28, 2007 11:19AM PDT

I hadn't done a search ... I am surprised that a single person has so many encounters with kamikaze squirrels.

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Per that forum, maybe you should carry

by drpruner. Jun 28, 2007 2:45PM PDT

a black bag on your panniers with tiny splints etc. so you won't catch flames. (Although the one I saw seemed like a spoof flame that got misunderstood.)

Also, you have a great party comeback:
'Say, Doc, weren't you afraid of the NYC street criminals?'
'Are you kidding? Where I come from, we have squirrels ...'

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