A woman hit my canoe with her Navigator.

[Fishing Rhino]

I'm on the way to the pond this morning.  I stop at the end of our street and check for oncoming traffic.  There is a stop sign.

As I'm about to proceed, I feel a slight thump, and the truck moves a little.

Looking in the rear view mirror, my canoe is sitting on the hood of a Lincoln Navigator with the bow almost to the windshield.

My canoe does extend beyond the tail gate, but I put a bright yellow tee shirt over the bow, which still leaves enough to flap around.

So, here sits the woman, with the bright yellow tee shirt staring her in the face.

No damage to the canoe.  It just rode up onto her hood, leaving a nice groove in the process.

I asked her if she wanted to exchange pertinant information to file an accident report with the police and the registry.

She declined.  Wait 'til she gets the estimate for the repair on the hood.  

I have no idea where she was looking, or if she was on a cell phone, but she certainly was not paying attention.

[RobE]

This was posted over 10 minutes ago and not a wise-crack or blonde joke, yet. Very good, kids. Very good.  

[GonzoFishing]

She must have got her license here in So. Florida ;D!

[mrlitetackle]

and so it starts.....

but really though,

i used to live in pembroke pines, and know exactly what you're talking about!

[Bassn Blvd]

I'm glad your canoe survived.  She must have hit you with a little more than a bump for your canoe to come untied and slide onto her car though.

[Mattlures]

You left out all the important info! Was she hot! How hot? did you take pics with your canoe sitting on her hood. That would have been a pricless expresion on her face.

[RoLo]

Rhino, when I read the subject line, my heart fell to the ground!

I know the workmanship that went into your canoe,

THANK GOD she weathered the storm  

Roger

[Fishing Rhino]

I'm glad your canoe survived. She must have hit you with a little more than a bump for your canoe to come untied and slide onto her car though.

No, it did not come loose.  It's secured with ratchet straps.

Her hood was just a bit higher than my tail gate.  Her hood curves downward at the front, while the bow (facing aft) curves upward.

She wedged her hood beneath the canoe.

[Mrs. Matstone]

Very sorry to hear this. I hope you get things fixed up real soon.

[Fishing Rhino]

The canoe survived quite well.  It's made of a high impact plastic.  The curve of the bow (part of the keel) is what made contact with her hood.

It's probably the stronges part of the canoe, structurally.

The canoe was undamaged.

Her hood had a nice groove and some scuffs as a result.

[BassDeaton01]

Glad to hear your canoe is doing well! She was probably text messaging. I hear that experts are saying text messaging while driving is becoming more of a hazard than drinking and driving. Not saying drinking and driving is ok...just that you should probably not text while driving.

[Bass Junkie]

  Yeah. In Cleveland, OH they've outlawed texting while driving. And in NY I think they outlawed talking on a cell phone while driving. Albany I think.