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Oh deer, they're on the loose again
Posted Saturday, November 7, at 1:53 PM
Just how well can deer see?
An Associated Press story on hunters' camouflage quotes experts as saying that deer see "less than 20-20" like humans, but have a wider field of vision and, especially, detect movement much better. Okay. So, if deer can use their vision and senses to get away from humans, why not cars? I'm an expert on hitting deer with cars. Back in the 90s an oncoming driver and I wiped out five of 'em at one time on U.S. 41-A North, just on the north side of El Bethel in the wooded area between there and Old Unionville Road by the junkyard. It was a mother deer and a herd of youngsters. The road was completely blocked. There's nothing quite like seeing a deer scoot up the low hood of a '96 Camaro as if it's about to go through the windshield or T-tops. I'll never miss that car. Several years later another deer leaped across Union Street from around Shelbyville Super Market, rammed the side of the Ford Escape I had then, kept going and apparently escaped to endanger more drivers. There was relatively little damage to the outer sheet metal of the Escape but inside the door and front fender was thousands of dollars' worth. I'm seeing more deer this fall than I have in years, and more photos of large bucks brought in after youth hunting season than ever before. Apparently we're overpopulated with deer again.
Picturing the Past 33: South side square Here's a photo of the south side of the Shelbyville square, which led off the advertisements section of the 1958-59 Central High Aquila yearbook. Thanks to Vick Avetissian for the e-mailed contribution. Yearbooks are usually put together during the first half of the school year (Been there, done that...I was on the Aquila staff myself years later) and the trees above still carry their leaves, so I'd guess this photo was shot during September or October 1958...
One ghostly night The banging from the ceiling in the T-G newsroom lent an eerie feel to the post-midnight Oct. 30 atmosphere as I ran in to grab the camera I'd left behind earlier. Anyone who's ever worked in this newspaper on a cold, quiet night knows the sound. It's an old building with lots of used and formerly used pipes and chill just seems to set them off...
Picturing the Past 32: Back to the square Sticking with 1963 for another week, here's a photo of the northeast side of the Shelbyville square. One of the first Picturing the Pasts I did was of some of these same buildings in the 1940s, when Parks Belk was under construction. At right is Pope's Cafe and Simmons Jewelers, and to the left of Parks-Belk is Bracey's hardware. Across Holland Street, at far left, is Taylor's Drugs...
SEC takes censorship too far Looks like the SEC's going after Lane Kiffin again. Kiffin publicly complained after Alabama's Terrance Cody threw his helmet after blocking a field goal try that would have given the Vols a win Saturday night. Tennessee's first-year football coach is accused of breaking the SEC's code of ethics for pointing out that officials called eight penalties against UT to one for the Crimson Tide...
Pickin' and drivin' Traffic just heard over the police scanner:
Officers have been told to be on the lookout for a reckless motorist on North Main Street in Shelbyville who is playing his guitar while driving.
Only in Shelbyville, y'all...
Picturing the Past 31: Depot Street '63 Here's a look at the north side of East Depot Street in April 1963, in an area which took on a much different look within the past year. The photo was actually taken due to street paving, but the background tells its own story. The side of the Ben Franklin store is at left. ...
Finally, the rhetoric ceases At last, it's over. The state House election was held Tuesday, which means primarily that you won't be getting bombarded by phone calls from Ty Cobb's campaign, seeing the cartoonish image of "Pat Marsh" in a swimming pool on TV (you know that wasn't actually him...) and wondering if Chris Brown could surprise folks with his numbers...
Picturing the Past 30: Old Wartrace gym Here's a shot of a Bell Buckle at Wartrace boys basketball game dated Nov. 5, 1971. Those were the days when James Cotham coached Bell Buckle and Hal Skelton led Wartrace. Unfortunately, you can't really see who the players are. It was a real experience viewing a game in the Wartrace High gym, which still exists next to the old Wartrace School. This gym likely looked for many years earlier as it does here...
Olive oil: Tasty or unnecessary? Is olive oil the difference between sophisticated dishes and down-home cooking? Understand that cooking, baking and I are not well acquainted. My idea of preparing food is microwaving or heating. Standing over a hot oven and spending an hour cooking something that's going to be eaten in 10 minutes just doesn't appeal to me...
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David Melson is a copy editor and staff writer for the Times-Gazette.
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