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Spock
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by Spock » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:22 pm
Gruesome event related to raising livestock-spoilered-read at your own risk.
Had a steer hang itself in a gate-an odd event that happens once in a great while over years of raising cattle.
Chose to cut the head off with a chainsaw rather than pry with bars and so forth to get him out. Blood was gone by this time-but pants and chainsaw got covered in meat chunks.
Afterwards, while I was cleaning meat chunks of (and out of) chainsaw-and while I still had meat chunks on my pants- a salesman drove in and, I didn't want to give him the wrong idea( that I had cut up my family and friends) so I explained what had happened. I am afraid my confusing explanation-left him more confused and scared than no explanation would have.
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BackInTex
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by BackInTex » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:31 pm
That's a funny story right there.
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SpacemanSpiff
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by SpacemanSpiff » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:44 pm
That's one way to scare off salesmen!
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jarnon
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by jarnon » Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:09 pm
Could this tragedy have been avoided? Did the steer show signs of depression or suicidal thoughts? Or were its family and friends as surprised as you?
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ghostjmf
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by ghostjmf » Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:05 pm
Well, 1st they change you from a bull to a steer. I imagine that could be depressing. Then you find out what the fate of a steer is to be...
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silvercamaro
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by silvercamaro » Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:19 pm
The old suicidal steer gambit. Likely story! I would like to see reassurances from Mrs. Spock and all the youthful Spocklets that all is well in Spockland (Except for the expired bovine, at any rate.)
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mrkelley23
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by mrkelley23 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 6:38 pm
Obviously we need to ban gates and license chainsaws.
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