Karma come quickly!!!

Never in my life have I seen Karma swing full circle as fast as it did today.

Scene: My first day driving Limo for the year. The only car left, out of the whole fleet for 50+ vehicles, was the company owner’s personal vehicle… his brand new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, his baby. I was given the o.k. to drive it but was specifically told to “take extra good care of her.”

After finishing my work for the night I was heading back to the shop.  Half way home another Escalade from our fleet (we only have 3) nearly side-swipes me while passing at 80mph on the highway.   I decided to stay close to him so I could chat with him when we got to the garage about his excessive speed. Less than 5 miles down the road he hits and kills a bull elk! This is the big one… bigger than a deer or a female elk, larger than a horse just a step down from a moose. It looks like he may have totaled his 65k car… I barely avoided getting into a collision with him as he swerved across the highway.

This is a photo of a smaller elk that did not get hit.

For those who worry, the driver was fine. But here’s the kicker, anytime you are in an accident you’re pulled from driving for a week. Sundance starts tomorrow, guess who’ll be getting all the work he was going to be doing? ME!


Of all this, the funniest thing to see was the police officer who thought he would drag the carcass off the road.  The elk had to weigh at least 1,200lbs. It reminded me of the scene in Princess Bride, when Wesley tries to lift/fight the Giant… and he doesn’t move an inch! He might as well have tried to lift the SUV outta the way!!!!