So.

This is kinda funny.

We hit a deer.

We are not walking around, or even in car. We’re in a train and it’s now stopped becuase it hit a deer. The conductor announced that the engineer is going to inspect for damage, and then we’ll be on our way. Totally correct. 100% accurate.

Our “way” turned out to be different from the one I had in mind: turn the train back on.

You see, the train suffered “severe electrical damage” and the “engineer is going to attempt to repair the damage.” And here’s the kicker “folks, it doesn’t look good.”

Heh.

But then… the train turned back on! Wahoo! It was a significant delay, but, you know, whatever. I’ve been delayed before, and my wife and I are having a hoot. We haven’t even gotten drinks from the cafe car yet, and that’s when we’ll really hit some high notes. Good times.

“Folks, we’re going to take this nice and easy into the next platform we find so that we can switch trains. Nice and easy, we’re going to make sure we all get there safely. Nice and easy.” I don’t know how many times the conductor said “nice and easy” but it sure did put me at ease. I had no hallucinations of the train falling apart and derailing. None whatsoever.

I’m tired. More later.