Show Closes
We regret to inform our readers that the hotly anticipated new show of the season has closed after only one partial performance. Yes, the skating extravaganza that was supposed to knock Stars on Ice out of the game is closing down. Bullwinkle on Ice has closed after the star crashed through the ice during the debut in Spokane, Washington.
It's an amazing sight of nature at work. Or in this case, not at work. A moose not quite on the loose in Spokane, Washington got a lot more than he bargained for when he waded out on the ice of what looked like a frozen lake.
It wasn't.
The weight of the beast saw him plunge into the icy waters and get inexorably stuck. Try as he might, the giant creature couldn't free himself. And while moose and man aren't always on the best of terms in the wild, this time the animal couldn't have lived without us.
Local fish and wildlife experts raced to Loon Lake to see for themselves and quickly launched an impromptu rescue mission to save the two-year-old bull. But it was easier said than done.
The would-be saviours worked on one solution after another, nudging the antlered prisoner with their boat and then using chainsaws and sledgehammers to cut him free, all the while ensuring they didn't cut out the ice around them and join him in the frigid drink.
After several cold and sometimes difficult hours, the creature managed to wrest himself from the depths and break free, climbing slowly back on land. And true to its nature, it appeared to give its rescuers a last menacing glance as it slowly hobbled off into the woods and back to freedom.
(Video at the link.) Nothing is going right for poor Bullwinkle these days. Whenever he and Rocky have another falling out, everything seems to go bad for the luckless, antlered one.
Serious side note. According to MSN Weather, the average daily high temperature in Spokane for January is 33° F with a low of 22° F. The current temperature, as of 7:10 PM PST was 14° F. Maybe someone from that neck of the woods could comment on what the winter has been like up there this year?
Uncategorized | Gaius Tuesday, 15 January , 2008
By NortonPete, Wednesday, 16 January , 2008 @ 8:13 am
I saw this footage on the news. Yes ,the moose did face the rescuers menacingly when it got on its feet. The rescuers backed away quick and the moose turned and left.
By Mockin'bird, Wednesday, 16 January , 2008 @ 3:49 pm
Referencing an entry from a day or two ago: Deer shopping for jewelry.
Perhaps, if Bullwinkle wore some jewelry in his antlers, he wouldn’t have to wander to unknown area when he’s searching for a “cold one” and a concubine.