October 10, 2012 3:02 AM PDT
My gut feelings are usually on target. My husband will tell people I have ESP though I think this time was one of the more random possibilities at work. I ride along with him and I have to admit I'm a scaredy-cat passenger so I'm always on the watch for anything that might make for a risky situation. We were on our way to a bike night about 20 backroad miles from home. We climbed over a mountain and on the long stretch down hill, were picking up speed. My peripherial vision became sharper than ever as we sped down the straight away. I couldn't hold back that gnawing feeling and even though it was broad daylight I asked my husband to take it easy because of deer possibly jumping out (I've seen two at night on that stretch of road in 20 plus years). He nodded and slowed down a meager 5 mph or so to ease my mind. And then, yup you guessed it, a deer jumped out. We were fine. We had enough time to react. But had I not said something he would have taken advantage of the smooth ride down hill and picked up speed rather than easing back and possibly too close to call with the deer jumping onto the road. Not as amazing as some of the other stories I've seen here but still...
