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To: IowaHawk; Utah Girl
Well, IowaHawk, I emailed this thread to my husband at work, because about a month ago, when he was hunting & I was waiting with the kids at the car in the woods, I backed up quickly with the driver's door open, crashing said door into a tree stump, such that it could no longer close. We had to drive all the way on the highway with the door open.

YOu should have seen the looks we got. Now, Canada has strict laws about car conditions--the old duct-tape-holding-up-the-bumper method, which, as my husband so frequently & humorously points out, is so popular in my hometown of Chicago, doesn't fly up here.

Now, please do not ask why I did this. All I can say is I was watching the kids, not the door. In my defense, that's the first accident I've ever had in my life.

Of course, since we had no door and were driving through the isolated woods of Quebec, it was at this time that we saw the cutest little black bear cub approach our car, about ten feet away. We looked at each other and stepped on the gas a.s.a.p. just as Mom was exiting the woods right behind her youngster.

UtahGirl, I pinged you because I thought you'd find this story funny & would know others why might as well. :) Happy Friday!

12 posted on 11/16/2001 1:24:21 PM PST by proud American in Canada
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To: proud American in Canada
No duct tape body repair in Canada? What about Red Green?
13 posted on 11/16/2001 1:24:21 PM PST by IowaHawk
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