We're back home at last, to the happy but suspicious greetings of the cats ("Where have you been? Why? What took you so long?").
Our most dangerous moment of the entire journey came just south of Claude, Texas, when two rather large black angus bulls romped through a gap in the fence and charged towards the freeway. Every vehicle in sight hit our brakes simultaneously, which wasn't a problem for the cars and light trucks, but caused all sorts of headaches for the 18-wheelers scattered among us. By some miracle, the bulls stopped with their front hooves on the tarred shoulder, and didn't take the final step that would have put them right in front of our grille at halitosis distance. It was a hair-raising moment, but they eventually turned away, and all concerned were able to heave a sigh of relief and get going again. I can only hope and pray they were corralled before they could cause any further trouble, but I have my doubts . . .
Anyway. Safely home. We'll sleep like logs tonight, I'm sure, and pick up the pieces of our normal routine tomorrow morning. I'll put up a Memes post as usual on Monday, but it won't be very long, because I haven't had much free time to roam the Internet over the past week to find new entries. I'll see how much time I have to post more blog entries during the day. Normal service should resume by Tuesday, God willing.
Thanks for all the prayers for a safe journey. They were greatly appreciated.
Peter
5 comments:
I'm glad you had a safe trip. Now, if some chickens had escaped too, no one would have believed your cock & bull story.
When my son came home to pick up his pet hamster after a couple of months away, I explained to the little one that his "dad is back after picking up some milk". It seemed to work.
Cats have suspicious natures. They'll pretend to forgive you, but do they really? There's a question for the ages.
I'm glad you're back safe and that you'll be in battery, blogging soon.
I'd leave room for the idea those bulls do it every so often just for the fun of it.
Glad you are home safely.
Praise the Lord you are home safe.
Sleep well and God bless.
It's been my experience that a 911 call, to inform the relevant traffic authority of loose cattle on or near the roadway, is much appreciated. Mile marker, number/description of critters, fencing damage if noted, etc, is helpful to get a quick response of those needed to corral them and repair fencing. They typically have contact info for the relevant farmers/ranchers that border the roads, which is why they will request details.
Sort of falls into the category of road debris calls, except this would be of the nature of sell-propelled road hazards!
BTW, 911 calls to inform the Patrol/police of hazardous road objects are a legitimate use of 911. They will ask for description, location (direction, lane #), and your ID, cell number). Lane numbers start with the left hand (fast lane) and count outward. If an object is sitting on the line between lanes, they will want to know this. On the line is a common location for debris that moves when hit by a tire, as it tends to stop moving around at that point.
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