Post by chriskline on Mar 7, 2014 14:07:46 GMT -5
One of my uncles posted this on facebook this morning and i got a pretty good laugh out of it. (forgive the grammar and punctuation, i'm just copy/pasting his post)
This is a true story.It could only happen in Marilla and to me.Today I went for a short run,well a slow jog. While running a noticed three wild turkey in a field near the road.As I jogged by them I gave them a yelp. Sure enough, they answered me. I thought to myself, those must be some dumb turkeys. I reached the half way part of my run and turned around and headed for home. In the corner of my eye I see the three turkeys running toward me.I keep running and sure enough they are chasing me.Well I found out you can not out run a turkey.So, if you can't out run them, you must stand and fight! So, although my hand to turkey combat is n...ot what it use to be for the next 10 mins in the middle of two rod road,I punched, kicked and fought those three turkeys. And although afew cars drove by me, no one would stop and help me. Some stopped to laugh but drove away.I think they thought I was just taking three turkeys for a walk. Finely a women in a van stopped and pulled her mini van between me and those dam turkeys,who I might add had flanked me and had me surrounded.So, using the van as cover I retreated. Some may say ran for my life.So thank you lady in van. I will live to fight again. But tomorrow when I run, I will have pepper spray and a S&W .38 in my jacket. And no I will not run the turkey trot this year!!! Also a thank-you to my daughter Ally who got out of her car laughing like hell and then asked if I saw the turkeys in the road!! Really?