Now THAT’S Confidence!

by Lynn Daniels on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 2:48 pm

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This morning, SoundGuy and I took a drive up to Ellijay, GA to look at a couple go-karts. We opted to avoid the freeways, which are a pain in the ass, and keep mostly to the two-lane roads. Less traffic, prettier scenery, a win-win all the way around.

We were about halfway to our destination when we came across a bird in the center of the road munching on roadkill. The bird looked up, saw our truck approaching. Under normal circumstances, you would expect a bird with a truck bearing down on him to fly away, right? Not this one. He looked up at us and then calmly — CALMLY — strolled across the double-yellow line. Yes, he took a few slow birdie steps to the other side of the road. Not all the way across, mind you. This guy walked to just on the other side of the double yellow. And he stood there. He waited for us to pass.

Once we passed him, I couldn’t resist. I turned around and looked out the back window. And saw him CALMLY cross back over the yellow line and return to his meal.

Talk about a bird without fear! I laughed until I nearly cried. I’m still laughing. I wonder what he would have done if there was a car coming the other direction. Would he have just stood smack dab in the middle of the road?

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Teresa on May 13th, 2009 12:13 am

LOL – very funny. Reminds me of one of our cats who would sit on the bend in the road right outside our house – in the middle and watch as the local bus barrelled its way towards him. He’d wait for it to stop then, just like that bird, get up and saunter to the side and let it pass. Confidence indeed!
Lynn Daniels on June 3rd, 2009 11:46 am

Teresa — OMG, that’s a great story! Isn’t it funny when the animal kingdom becomes so terribly accustomed to the human race?