Driving through the forests around here, you may occasionally get a glimpse of a small brown furry body on the shoulder of the road.
Chances are someone ran over Bambi on their way to work, on their way from work, or coming home after a night out.
Like the 50 000 dollar pint of beer we wrote about in an earlier post, Bambi's decision to cross that road eventually adds to the gross domestic product. Gross.
Medical costs to repair humans injured in a collision with Bambi, towing, vehicle repair, maybe legal proceedings if the vehicle was speeding or if it was a commercial passenger vehicle.
Maybe someone invents the deer whistle (which does not work), or the seat belt (which works), or another safety device.
Which brings us back to the "real cost" of everything.
We don't know it, but it is safe to say it is always a lot higher than we want to believe it is.
But hey, a free newspaper for the soccer world cup is cool, isn't it?
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