Secrets of the City

A couple of commenters in the Strib article about this raised one interesting point: It’s not a total waste of money, because it provided “real life” training for this type of rescue.

Training exercises that responders typically undergo have their limits. There’s only so much danger you can expose simulated victims to in training.

I don’t want to totally give it away, but you’ll be shocked at what it cost to rescue this deer.

Actually, you’ll be shocked at how little it cost.

Anything over $1 will always find opposition in some quarters.

It probably wouldn’t cost too mucb most of the tools used are probably already in place anyway.

But I do know that mucb more than a million dollars would be mucb too mucb for my tastes.

Aren’t there way too many deer already? How much do we spend each year trying to cull and reduce the deer population?

Bill, even if there are too many deer, you probably don’t want a dead one rotting in the muck of a suburban lake with houses lining it. You probably don’t want that deer just sitting out there.

I do. I hate most animals.

Hush your mouth!

Show me a man who hates hedgehogs, and I will show you a man without a soul.

Just for Kwatt.

Seriously. If you’re not kwatt. Do not click on these links.  Well, maybe cj.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

I would very much like a pet hedgehog.

The International Hedgehog Association says they have a pretty good disposition.

But, who would expect them to say anything else?

Rat is Cynic the Hedgehog tonight.

Heck, he’s cynical all the time.

Another factor to consider: If responders with proper equipment/training hadn’t retrieved the animal, it’s not unlikely that some kids or parents of some young kids might attempt to rescue the deer on their own.

Cynic the Hedgehog. Hee! +1 for punniness.

If I had I hedgehog, I can’t promise I wouldn’t purchase a Hot Wheels track, dye it blue and make it run around the track.

I would name my hedgehog “Spiny Norman.” It would protect me from British gangsters.