Comments on: Squirrel Crossing http://romanedirisinghe.com/2006/02/06/squirrel-crossing/ The Web Site of Roman Edirisinghe Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:17:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: <img class="identicon" src="http://romanedirisinghe.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/2eaa4eea287d405.png" alt="Roman Edirisinghe Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Roman Edirisinghe http://romanedirisinghe.com/2006/02/06/squirrel-crossing/#comment-740 Roman Edirisinghe Identicon Icon Roman Edirisinghe Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:16:23 +0000 http://romanedirisinghe.com/2006/02/06/squirrel-crossing/#comment-740 I once witnessed a squirrel getting partially run over. I think it had a damaged leg or broken back or something, but it was still alive. The driver who had done it knew that he had hit a squirrel, and was driving real slow as if to decide the best course of action. Personally, I felt compelled to drive back and run over the squirrel properly to put it out of its misery, but I was already late to work. The weight of my aborted responsibility was heavy on my conscience all day, and I checked to see if the squirrel was there on my way home. It was, and very much resembled a pancake, so I figure the original driver must have returned and finished off the poor thing. I once witnessed a squirrel getting partially run over. I think it had a damaged leg or broken back or something, but it was still alive. The driver who had done it knew that he had hit a squirrel, and was driving real slow as if to decide the best course of action. Personally, I felt compelled to drive back and run over the squirrel properly to put it out of its misery, but I was already late to work. The weight of my aborted responsibility was heavy on my conscience all day, and I checked to see if the squirrel was there on my way home. It was, and very much resembled a pancake, so I figure the original driver must have returned and finished off the poor thing.

]]> By: <img class="identicon" src="http://romanedirisinghe.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-identicon/identicon/5cb9c439a2cb50e.png" alt="Heidi Identicon Icon" height="35" width="35" /> Heidi http://romanedirisinghe.com/2006/02/06/squirrel-crossing/#comment-739 Heidi Identicon Icon Heidi Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:47:28 +0000 http://romanedirisinghe.com/2006/02/06/squirrel-crossing/#comment-739 I brake for squirrels at least three times a week. I have yet to run one over. I think their mortality rate would lesson significantly if people would take more notice of squirrels. I brake for squirrels at least three times a week. I have yet to run one over. I think their mortality rate would lesson significantly if people would take more notice of squirrels.

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