tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post1914901199569946783..comments2024-03-28T09:19:51.567-04:00Comments on Look Me In The Eye: A trip to New York, winter arrives, and my bear killing wifeJohn Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-51857897377778437652007-12-25T12:39:00.000-05:002007-12-25T12:39:00.000-05:00ROTFL!!Great story!And so true.Black bears are inc...ROTFL!!<BR/>Great story!<BR/>And so true.<BR/><BR/>Black bears are increasing in population in Mass so scenes like that are going to become more common.<BR/>Disturbing thought, that. <BR/><BR/>I had my first experience with a bear last year, also in Granby.<BR/>It ran in front of my car by the not-so-new Dickinson's greenhouse.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't believe my eyes!<BR/>And I laugh because my Dad, now into his 60's, has YET to see a live bear!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I like living in the country - trading in the sounds of sirens, squealing tires from drag races and lights flashing in your eyes at night from the passing traffic - for cows lowing, horses whinneying (sp) and tree frogs peeping, is SO much better.<BR/><BR/>In any event, I'm quite glad to hear your wife is OK. That's the best part. <BR/>TTFNMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573730655117969888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-61961560457051989192007-12-22T18:26:00.000-05:002007-12-22T18:26:00.000-05:00That must have been scary for your wife! One of my...That must have been scary for your wife! One of my co-workers hit a deer a few years ago and her Cadillac was totaled.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how the bear's mom is holding up.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-54290995953264764322007-12-20T19:20:00.000-05:002007-12-20T19:20:00.000-05:00Bwahahaha!!Okay,I am laughing so hard at the bear ...Bwahahaha!!Okay,I am laughing so hard at the bear story I can hardly breathe. That was awesome!Aprilynne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-68348575697136240412007-12-18T23:39:00.000-05:002007-12-18T23:39:00.000-05:00I didn't know that people actually eat bear meat. ...I didn't know that people actually eat bear meat. You learn something new every day!Essential Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866745245853822324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-30756102069307665842007-12-18T13:18:00.000-05:002007-12-18T13:18:00.000-05:00"In Granby, as in other rural towns, beasts killed..."In Granby, as in other rural towns, beasts killed by a wife become property of the husband."<BR/><BR/>That has to be one of the best summaries of rural life I've ever read! Glad to hear your wife (and the Land Rover) is okay :)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-91169098725163738762007-12-17T19:38:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:38:00.000-05:00I have just found your blog while Googling the nam...I have just found your blog while Googling the name of your book to pass on to a friend. Just wanted to let you know you had me laughing out loud on the train. Thanks.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694838679868702436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-54727246847337782832007-12-17T11:56:00.000-05:002007-12-17T11:56:00.000-05:00I'm glad your wife is OK. My parents live in the k...I'm glad your wife is OK. My parents live in the kind-of country in Michigan and my mom hits at least one deer per year. I remember once when I was nine or ten, a deer tried to run across the highway and hit US. It died, and before we even got out of the car, a truck stopped to ask if they could take the deer. <BR/><BR/>It's too bad for the bear but at least it didn't go to waste.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-85106309071879570082007-12-17T11:15:00.000-05:002007-12-17T11:15:00.000-05:00Poor Martha! That would have been a nerve wracking...Poor Martha! That would have been a nerve wracking experience. Glad to hear she's okay. Sad for the bear, though.Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-89915659672811627542007-12-17T10:31:00.000-05:002007-12-17T10:31:00.000-05:00Definitely not, Pat! That's why I'd have reacted t...Definitely not, Pat! That's why I'd have reacted the same way as John's wife did, bawling my eyes out the whole time! So glad we're nowhere near all the bears in the mountains in our little corner of suburbia. K.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-2054767449865982352007-12-17T09:46:00.000-05:002007-12-17T09:46:00.000-05:00oh my! bear steaks? ich.so glad unit two was unsca...oh my! bear steaks? ich.<BR/><BR/>so glad unit two was unscathed. and this could be a commercial for the robustness of a land rover.<BR/><BR/>hmmm... are there bears lurking over HERE?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-1895813688089265852007-12-17T02:08:00.000-05:002007-12-17T02:08:00.000-05:00Am I the only one sad for the poor bear?Am I the only one sad for the poor bear?ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-5309649604594152572007-12-16T23:41:00.000-05:002007-12-16T23:41:00.000-05:00Great story, John. We're also buried under a foot...Great story, John. We're also buried under a foot of snow in Chicago, but alas, there are no bears here.<BR/><BR/>My hubby came into close contact with a mama bear and her cub once in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during his bachelor days. He spied a mama bear tending to her cub about five hundred yards off the trail. He then approached them with his Nikon, hoping to get a better shot. The mama bear charged him, of course, and he only bear-ly [sic] got away. Of course, my citified hubby was only recently emigrated from Hong Kong at the time, so he didn't know that it is a MAJORLY bad idea to approach a mama bear and her cub. . .Jill Elaine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229618587869637644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-63484875426049921012007-12-16T20:04:00.000-05:002007-12-16T20:04:00.000-05:00I'm guessing that Bear is a red meat. Tastes like ...I'm guessing that Bear is a red meat. Tastes like cow? I'd be up for trying a bear steak, but I wouldn't have wanted to prep the thing. <BR/><BR/>If you wife didn't want to bury the thing, think of the great practical jokes that you could do with a stuffed baby bear. I could definitely scare my 4 year old... once... maybe twice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622921805056352269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-73275588710304020342007-12-16T18:04:00.000-05:002007-12-16T18:04:00.000-05:00Ewww! Coats and steaks!But that photo is beautiful...Ewww! Coats and steaks!<BR/>But that photo is beautiful! We're only getting rain here in Baltimore...Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-2895772840671644182007-12-15T14:40:00.000-05:002007-12-15T14:40:00.000-05:00Oh my, please give Martha a hug from Denver. I'm a...Oh my, please give Martha a hug from Denver. I'm afraid I'd have been just as upset! Have a great trip to the Big Apple, John! K.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-8937091812191804292007-12-15T14:26:00.000-05:002007-12-15T14:26:00.000-05:00LOLOLOL!!!! Glad Martha is OK. I had a friend who...LOLOLOL!!!! Glad Martha is OK. I had a friend who hit a moose in VT once and no one believed him. He did not serve moose steaks so we never had any proof.<BR/><BR/>You make my home state sound like the boonies by the way! But I never ventured much past Worcester...<BR/><BR/>WOOF!<BR/><BR/>KKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-14558606358724552642007-12-15T12:25:00.000-05:002007-12-15T12:25:00.000-05:00Good one, John. Glad Martha's okay. I would've a...Good one, John. Glad Martha's okay. I would've asked for the skin, though. Bet one of your dogs would've loved it for a bed, and it would have made a cool momento.Polly Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.com