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Forest Service vehicle crunches visitor's car!

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The Great Outdoors

07/11/2017 12:16PM

The Chocolate Moose was the scene of a traffic accident yesterday afternoon when a Forest Service truck struck a parked car on the opposite side of the street!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Outdoors-Bait-Tackle/1606420532911075?skip_nax_wizard=true

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cowdoc

07/11/2017 12:26PM

Thank God the canoe looks undamaged

"What could happen?"

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Great Melinko

07/11/2017 12:42PM

That's one way to check for Permits.

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Jeriatric

07/11/2017 12:49PM

Evidently, the prospect of a piece of chocolate moose cake can cause people to move too hastily.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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northallen

07/11/2017 12:50PM

quote cowdoc: "Thank God the canoe looks undamaged"

Funny. That was my first thought too. Looks like the car was really crunched though; definitely not a love tap while parallel parking.

One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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mirth

07/11/2017 12:53PM

Looks undamaged.... emphasis on looks. Its crooked on the car & its apparent that it got twisted while under tension by the straps. Hope also it was the end of the trip and not the start!

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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MikeinMpls

07/11/2017 01:45PM

Wow! That's a seriously messed up car. If anybody knows the backstory, please share!!

Mike

I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.

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SevenofNine

07/11/2017 02:11PM

"Thats' what you get for just putting a pack down to claim a site"!

The best part of this journey here is further knowing yourself - Alan Kay

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billconner

07/11/2017 02:22PM

Using cell phone?

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BigZig

07/11/2017 02:25PM

quote billconner: "Using cell phone?"

map and compass...?

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jcavenagh

07/11/2017 02:29PM

quote SevenofNine: ""Thats' what you get for just putting a pack down to claim a site"!"

I guess its better than taking out a pistol and blaring away...<:-0

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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MikeinMpls

07/11/2017 02:35PM

quote SevenofNine: ""Thats' what you get for just putting a pack down to claim a site"!"

That's funny!!!

Mike

I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.

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QueticoMike

07/11/2017 03:21PM

quote MikeinMpls: "
quote SevenofNine: ""Thats' what you get for just putting a pack down to claim a site"!"

That's funny!!!

Mike"

+1 LOL

I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike

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sns

07/11/2017 03:25PM

Yikes; I was parked in that exact spot the day before!!

"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ

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Banksiana

07/11/2017 04:04PM

How do you strike "a parked car on the opposite side of the street"? It would seem you would need a projectile or a projection at the very least to hit something that wasn't where you was.

Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die.

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jcavenagh

07/11/2017 04:57PM

quote BigZig: "
quote billconner: "Using cell phone?"

map and compass...?"

When something similar happened to my buddies back in the 70's, the police report read "Cat ran in front of vehicle; D1 swerved to avoid." The word for those in the know was that a bong was involved.... ;)

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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The Great Outdoors

07/11/2017 06:42PM

quote Banksiana: "How do you strike "a parked car on the opposite side of the street"? It would seem you would need a projectile or a projection at the very least to hit something that wasn't where you was."

Very easy when you reeeally cross the centerline!!! :)

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sns

07/11/2017 06:50PM

I think the wheel lying in the road is actually from the pickup truck's driver's front corner...ouch...

"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ

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Huntindave

07/11/2017 07:01PM

quote Banksiana: "How do you strike "a parked car on the opposite side of the street"? It would seem you would need a projectile or a projection at the very least to hit something that wasn't where you was."

I believe he meant the accident happened on the opposite side of the street from "the Great Outdoors" store front.

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dew042

07/11/2017 07:02PM

quote sns: "I think the wheel lying in the road is actually from the pickup truck's driver's front corner...ouch..."

That would explain a swerve across opposite lane. Wheels typically work better while still attached to your vehicle.

Daniel

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Basspro69

07/11/2017 07:15PM

quote Great Melinko: "That's one way to check for Permits."

LOLOLOLOL

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Basspro69

07/11/2017 07:16PM

quote SevenofNine: ""Thats' what you get for just putting a pack down to claim a site"!"

Hilarious :-)

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Banksiana

07/11/2017 08:27PM

Perhaps the pickup's wheel came off causing a loss of control and the destruction of some poor soul's new Subaru

Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die.

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maxxbhp

07/11/2017 08:40PM

quote sns: "Yikes; I was parked in that exact spot the day before!!"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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quark2222

07/11/2017 08:40PM

"Part of the USFS truck actually hit the canoe, but since it was Kevlar, it was undamaged"

Tomster

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gymcoachdon

07/11/2017 10:17PM

quote quark2222: ""Part of the USFS truck actually hit the canoe, but since it was Kevlar, it was undamaged"

Tomster"

I don't know about other parts of the country, but in Indiana, Kevlar canoes are pretty rare. Folks ask what it is made of, and when I tell them Kevlar...

I really am tired of being asked if it is bullet proof.

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Bogwalker

Moderator

07/12/2017 06:13AM

I'm just glad to see more white USFS vehicles and fewer of those ugly green ones.

"When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known." Sigurd F. Olson WWJD

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billconner

07/12/2017 08:08AM

quote Bogwalker: "I'm just glad to see more white USFS vehicles and fewer of those ugly green ones. "

Did the wheels stay on the ugly green ones?

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ducks

07/12/2017 08:37AM

quote Huntindave: "
quote Banksiana: "How do you strike "a parked car on the opposite side of the street"? It would seem you would need a projectile or a projection at the very least to hit something that wasn't where you was."

I believe he meant the accident happened on the opposite side of the street from "the Great Outdoors" store front. "

Piragis (in the background of the picture) is on the same side of the street as TGO's shop and a few blocks away. I think that the truck did hit a car that was parked on the opposite side of the street that it was traveling on.

Ride EZ

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2old4U

07/12/2017 09:01AM

Change the headlight bulb QUICK while it's easy to get at...they are a bugger on those Outbacks otherwise, for sure! They burn out faster than Christmas tree lights..

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MikeinMpls

07/12/2017 10:46AM

quote Bogwalker: "I'm just glad to see more white USFS vehicles and fewer of those ugly green ones. "

I like the green ones.......like the classic brown and yellow signs, they've been with me as far as I can remember. But that's progress, I guess. Maybe they're making them the same color as Border Patrol? Or maybe the USFS was tired of the color, too.

Mike

I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.

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walllee

07/12/2017 01:49PM

That mayor was on the radio today, he said the driver fell asleep....

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DrBobDerrig

07/12/2017 02:06PM

quote walllee: "That mayor was on the radio today, he said the driver fell asleep...."

Seems tough to fall asleep while driving through town....maybe after a big lunch? Worse if a pedestrian got hurt.

dr bob

Dr Bob

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mastertangler

07/12/2017 02:11PM

Somebody is likely to lose their job..........especially if phone records are handed over. My first inclination when witnessing wrecks (I drive a lot) is the obsession people have with their phones. I sit up high when I drive and the number of folks looking at their freaking phones while driving is absolutely astonishing.

Lets Go!

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northallen

07/12/2017 02:47PM

quote mastertangler: "Somebody is likely to lose their job..........especially if phone records are handed over. My first inclination when witnessing wrecks (I drive a lot) is the obsession people have with their phones. I sit up high when I drive and the number of folks looking at their freaking phones while driving is absolutely astonishing. "

+1
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One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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Dances with Sheep

07/12/2017 08:24PM

Was the driver wearing underwear or going commando? (MikeinMpls wants to know)

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GraniteCliffs

07/12/2017 09:51PM

Holy Cow. I was parked about 30 feet in front of where the car is at 11:30 am yesterday. Glad I missed it

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Oisinirish

07/13/2017 05:58AM

quote dew042: "
quote sns: "I think the wheel lying in the road is actually from the pickup truck's driver's front corner...ouch..."

That would explain a swerve across opposite lane. Wheels typically work better while still attached to your vehicle.

Daniel"

I can't see any telltale scrapes on the pavement the truck would have made if the tire came off while driving? Until you get past the smashed car.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

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Oisinirish

07/13/2017 06:02AM

quote MikeinMpls: "
quote Bogwalker: "I'm just glad to see more white USFS vehicles and fewer of those ugly green ones. "

I like the green ones.......like the classic brown and yellow signs, they've been with me as far as I can remember. But that's progress, I guess. Maybe they're making them the same color as Border Patrol? Or maybe the USFS was tired of the color, too.

Mike"

Fleet vehicles are always cheaper in white. Unless some funky color that didn't sell is available in quantity.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

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MikeinMpls

07/13/2017 11:08AM

quote Dances with Sheep: "Was the driver wearing underwear or going commando? (MikeinMpls wants to know)"

LOL! Now that's funny!

Mike

I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.

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flopnfolds

07/13/2017 11:47AM

quote Oisinirish: "
quote MikeinMpls: "
quote Bogwalker: "I'm just glad to see more white USFS vehicles and fewer of those ugly green ones. "

I like the green ones.......like the classic brown and yellow signs, they've been with me as far as I can remember. But that's progress, I guess. Maybe they're making them the same color as Border Patrol? Or maybe the USFS was tired of the color, too.

Mike"

Fleet vehicles are always cheaper in white. Unless some funky color that didn't sell is available in quantity. "

I think it has to do more with the vehicles in the green being very noticeable, and in places out in the wild wild west were they have an intense dislike for the feds (and perhaps parts of Ely), they stuck out like a sore thumb. I used to work for the NPS, and have friends who work for the FS who would tell stories of how people would flick them off in rural Idaho as they drove by.

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