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This weekend past I had for the first time in my life what you might call a close call. My wife and I while driving to Fredericton, Newfoundland, (just outside of Gander) hit a moose on the highway. For those of you that don't know what a moose is (My American friends mostly...) - think of a deer on steroids. (Seriously, we are talking 1500lbs vice 300 and think 6-7 feet high at the shoulder vice 4) Also think broad, thick and heavy like the feller on the left here except when he stands next to your car he is taller than it by almost a foot. Hairy with bone antlers... you have the idea. Him big, heavy and tough and sturdy. Now we are both OK. A bit of skillful and cautious driving, along with watchful eyes, helped to insure that the vehicle contacted the rather large animal at a relatively low speed once we caught sight of him coming out of the woods on the non-lighted highway. More than anything we scared the shit out of him(and us) and bashed up the car. (6-...