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yellowcanine

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92. "If everyone maintains a safe driving distance" Therein lies the problem.

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:21 PM

Mar 2014

If I am getting rear ended the fact that "they are the ones at fault." is no comfort to me. Sorry, I am not going down for a possum. It is not always possible to stop the tailgating before the varmint runs out in front of you and even if someone is not tailgating it is not safe to assume that they are going to react quickly enough to avoid rear ending you. All they have to is look down at their cell phone for two seconds and they can eat up most of that safe following distance. I know - they are at fault - see first sentence of my response. I ride a motorcycle when I can and believe me - I cannot afford to get into who has the right of way or who is at fault. On the plus side the MC does give me the possibility of a swerve around a varmint and still staying in my lane of traffic.

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Why you should brake for possums [View all] G_j Mar 2014 OP

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #1

Why did the chicken cross the road? hollowdweller Mar 2014 #20

lol unionthug777 Mar 2014 #91

Wow, interesting BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #2

They are ugly as sin Aerows Mar 2014 #5

Sad, because raccoons are endlessly fascinating BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #6

Virginia Opposums Aerows Mar 2014 #12

Apparently they have never sat outside your window int he middle ofthe night having a little snack hollysmom Mar 2014 #30

Wha???? BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #103

Squirrels are not that large here, like big mice, not rats and hollysmom Mar 2014 #106

oh.. hi.. frylock Mar 2014 #94

Exactly BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #105

The one on Modern Family last week was pretty cute. cui bono Mar 2014 #10

A few of them can be cute Aerows Mar 2014 #13

Oh, I disagree-- I think they're cute as hell. Marr Mar 2014 #27

Okay, yes, they are cute as hell Aerows Mar 2014 #42

Who you calling ugly? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2014 #44

To you maybe. But to a male opossum, the females probably look pretty fine. yellowcanine Mar 2014 #76

First time I ever saw a live possum, I was leaving a movie theater NickB79 Mar 2014 #95

They hiss to try and scare you Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #32

The Australian ones are adorable. Luminous Animal Mar 2014 #35

You haven't been around many then... freebrew Mar 2014 #93

I guess there are quite a few opossum fans here BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #104

A large raccoon can inflict some serious damage in a fight. nt ladjf Mar 2014 #102

They also are remarkably resistant to rabies Aerows Mar 2014 #3

I sent my son out to the back yard one night notadmblnd Mar 2014 #4

When I lived in Chicago on the north side off Western Avenue, closeupready Mar 2014 #9

LOL cui bono Mar 2014 #11

he had to have been 17 at the time notadmblnd Mar 2014 #15

Excellent info Isoldeblue Mar 2014 #7

My puppies don't like opossums. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #8

Liberally and proudly called opossum since 1610... DreamGypsy Mar 2014 #16

You're not a Breaking Bad fan, I take it. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #19

... Scootaloo Mar 2014 #25

I'm stealing that! lastlib Mar 2014 #70

Hmmm. Breaking Bad appears to be some form of television entertainment... DreamGypsy Mar 2014 #34

Great line! And I'm a big Breaking Bad fan. Can't wait for Better Call Saul. nt valerief Mar 2014 #78

I have a friend who found a baby possum on the side of the road... 2theleft Mar 2014 #14

What a wonderful story. Thanks so much for sharing. BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #17

They are cute, once you get past that rat tail!! 2theleft Mar 2014 #23

The hairless tail bugs me Aerows Mar 2014 #52

I have some that live in my barn. hollowdweller Mar 2014 #18

I think he lived maybe 4 years, but no, not very long... 2theleft Mar 2014 #21

Me too! Aerows Mar 2014 #50

My 'burb bullsnarfle Mar 2014 #69

Possums, you say? VScott Mar 2014 #22

oh no you dident. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #24

Vittles ready!!! VScott Mar 2014 #36

Possum stew! Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #46

Awesome! Way to work Granny in! TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #37

"When they are threatened, they pretend to be dead". So this has nothing to do with jtuck004 Mar 2014 #26

This thread is not about Ken Lay. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #54

Badda bing! Bwahahaha! valerief Mar 2014 #79

Good to know.. thank you, G j Cha Mar 2014 #28

Bastards can probably do some damage. One critter I'm not fond of but I don't have an TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #29

The opossum is not native to California Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #31

Well we have Lyme disease in California now, so maybe it's good the possums are here. Liberty Belle Mar 2014 #49

So they say, but ticks are not really a problem in my area and Lyme disease is very rare Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #59

What the heck do you have against opossums or anything Live and Learn Mar 2014 #55

I guess, walking into my kitchen to discover an ugly opossum sitting in my sink ... Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #60

He's adorable. Have seen plenty of them Live and Learn Mar 2014 #61

I asumed he waked in through the open door Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #82

Several years ago I walked into my kitchen and found one in my wastebasket KansDem Mar 2014 #66

I didn't wait for the "I'm dead" schtick. Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #86

You should brake for all living things..... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #33

What an interesting thread. 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #38

If I only had to worry about opossums, that would be bliss. Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #39

We've been feeding them. obxhead Mar 2014 #45

I feed our neighbors as well, whenever the veggies start to go bad. Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #47

carrots, potatoes, and molasses coated corn feed they go crazy over. obxhead Mar 2014 #48

They love cherries. We have some sort of cherry tree in front of my office window Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #51

And they don't get rabies. WCLinolVir Mar 2014 #40

w00t! Jamastiene Mar 2014 #41

I welcome our opossum overlords obxhead Mar 2014 #43

What a great idea, swerve to miss the oppossum Jenoch Mar 2014 #53

Had a friend swerve to miss a deer and put his 18 wheeler in a ditch. He was fired B Calm Mar 2014 #65

He should have let the deer bounce Jenoch Mar 2014 #67

City folk MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #75

Because it is the right thing to do! Live and Learn Mar 2014 #56

This is a cool video about opossums Aerows Mar 2014 #57

at least she doesn't have to rehabilitate Republicans tomm2thumbs Mar 2014 #63

I avoid them... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #58

... RedRocco Mar 2014 #62

This is a more upbeat opossum video clip. valerief Mar 2014 #85

I'm all for not running the little guys over but ugh! illachick Mar 2014 #64

Here Kitty........ Crepuscular Mar 2014 #68

Surreal... n/t Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #81

We feed the possums in our yard Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #71

When I lived in California, opossums were frequent MineralMan Mar 2014 #72

Dangerous advice. chompers Mar 2014 #73

For what it's worth - cab67 Mar 2014 #74

They eat carrion--roadkill--and often become roadkill while doing so. valerief Mar 2014 #77

You should neither brake for them nor swerve to avoid them. yellowcanine Mar 2014 #80

I agree. HappyMe Mar 2014 #88

It is often possible to brake and swerve without causing an accident arikara Mar 2014 #90

"If everyone maintains a safe driving distance" Therein lies the problem. yellowcanine Mar 2014 #92

You touched on the main problem bullsnarfle Mar 2014 #99

Just passing by and stopped in to give this a K&R swilton Mar 2014 #83

Friendly little forest critter - me and the dogs ran into 1 one night when out hiking toby jo Mar 2014 #84

Recommend! KoKo Mar 2014 #87

I brake for butterflies. n/t WovenGems Mar 2014 #89

We had one visiting one of our bird feeders the other day mnhtnbb Mar 2014 #96

I had one secondvariety Mar 2014 #97

One used to waddle down the middle of my street in Boston Warpy Mar 2014 #98

Horse people should avoid having possums around, though csziggy Mar 2014 #100

I have possums in my yard along with racoons Lebam in LA Mar 2014 #101

It was a dark and stormy night. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #107

Dont need a reason... iamthebandfanman Mar 2014 #108