On Saturday 22 December 2007 13:11, BRC wrote: > Going trout fishing, leaving your large Golden Retriever in the car, > which is parked on a sloped logging road, and not anticipating that the > dog is capable of putting the car in neutral and releasing the emergency > brake, but not too good at steering. One day in my youth, the owner of our summer cottage came visiting with his two dogs, dachshunds, who were very energetic in their pursuit of rodents and animals, so as not to again turn my dad's garden into a shambles, they were locked into the DKW, which was parked in sloping back garden. When we kids passed the car, the dogs started to jump about like crazy, in and out of the front seats, naturally managing the release the emergency brake, and down the hill ithe new car went, bouncing like mad over plantations and flower beds, eventually being caught by the wire fence (a number of poles broke but it did its job, keeping the cows in, and other animals out! The elderly doctor revved the engine, and we all, mum, dad, me and my sis, all pushed and pushed, the car going a slightly different way up the hill, smashing further plants and greenery! Our parents and the doctor all thought we did it, till eventually they believed us, as they well knew that those dogs would have bitten us in half if we even had tried to open the door of the car, but grownups are stupid ;-(! Ah, glorious youth - life sure was different then :-)! Off from school for three months each summer! Now I get three weeks in a row, that's all! Unless I want my vacation in murky November .-(! By the way, Merry Christmas, all of you, and a happy sailing, paddling and camping year 2008! Tord & Ann-Christine *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Dec 23 2007 - 01:44:16 PST
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