Short Final: Slow-Moving Traffic

From IFR Magazine reader Daniel Spitzer:

I heard the following at Orange County Airport in New York:

Instructor: “Diamond taking Runway 04 for departure,” followed immediately by ”Diamond aborting, groundhog crossing the runway veeeerrrrry sloooooowly.”

Wise guy on frequency: “Did the groundhog call Ground for clearance?” followed immediately by ”Well, groundhogs don’t have a lot of ground clearance, anyway.”