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NSV that saved my life today!

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By Kindle, in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

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Kindle    8,667

Kindle
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So the vet and I were out working cattle today. We had to vaccinate, trich test, deworm and tag 14 bulls. Basically, they are run into the chute one at a time, we do our thing and then release them out the front. At that point there is nothing between us and the bull, but they normally just wander off towards the open gate where they are released into another pen. Well the ranch hand responsible for this step was not running them out of our pen in a timely manner, so 4 bulls ended up together in the pen with us and two of them started to fight. At this point, all you can do is run for your life! They were slamming and crashing into everything and I managed to scramble to the top of a six foot fence. But before I could jump down on the other side, they came crashing right through the fence I was on. Fortunately, it was near the big barn door and I leaped up, grabbed the door frame and swung myself up off of the splintering fence as the bulls scrambled around under me. I had to hang there, basically by my fingertips until the bulls ran off into another pen.

The ranch guys were quite impressed and I played it off as no big deal....Just all in a day's work. But there is no way I could have even made it to the top of the 6 foot fence, much less pull myself up out of the way 100 pounds ago! So catlike reflexes and superhuman agility are now my new favorite NSVs.

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Maggy'sMom    42

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How scary! So glad to hear you were not injured. Wonderful that you now have the speed, agility and stamina to save yourself from a trampling.

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IcanMakeit    1,319

IcanMakeit
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Wow. You're a superhero! I'm glad you're ok.

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Elode    8,093

Elode
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That's Incredible! I'm glad your ok! Scary!

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CheleLynn45    615

CheleLynn45
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That's and awesome NSV!! I am so glad to hear you are ok!!!

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KristenVSG2014    1,872

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This is hands down the best NSV I've read so far!

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joatsaint    2,814

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That's one heck of a NSV!

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bobbyswife    862

bobbyswife
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WHOA!

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Kindle    8,667

Kindle
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Thanks everyone! The rest of the week was much less dramatic....just a couple scratches from a pissed off cat.

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heynowkc    329

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So catlike reflexes and superhuman agility are now my new favorite NSVs.

:lol:

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VSGAnn2014    12,992

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This is hands down the best NSV I've read so far!

Me too!!!!!!!!

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