Wheaton’s Law as it applies to driving

Why does driving turn people into complete lintlickers?

Lately I have had some rotten luck with vehicles. First our van had a nasty altercation with a deer this summer. Then in September it refused to start; the repair shop informed us that the starter blew out because there was coolant in the cylinders due to a leaky something-or-other. The guy said it would cost more to fix than the van is worth. It’s currently collecting snow in our driveway until we can afford to trade it in for something else. So we’re currently driving our car and my parents’ Ford Ranger.

Why deer make terrible hitchhikers, or, duct tape can fix almost anything

This is how we party when we’re on vacation in Iowa. Saturday night we went to a wedding reception in Ames. We left the wedding early, hoping to back get to Ian’s grandparents’ house where we were staying before it got too late.

About halfway there I saw a deer poke her head up out of the center ditch and hop onto the highway just ahead of us. (I knew she was a girl because she had really long eyelashes, a pink bow on her head, and red lipstick.)