Don't stand behind the gate

[burnt]

The cow won that round but daughter got the last group run through while I was away getting sewed back together. This was her day off from her regular job as an emergency room nurse... How many cattlemen are so lucky as to have an emerge nurse on staff?

 

[Faster horses]

Oh burnt. I'm sorry. You are lucky tho, a lady that worked at a livestock auction near here was killed when she
was behind a gate and a angry cow took her. Count your blessings and heal up fast.

 

[Brad S]

Was that the sweep gate on the tub?

 

[burnt]

Was that the sweep gate on the tub?

There are 2 such gates in the bud box. I was right at the end of the last one. And I know better than to stand behind them when crowding them up. I just got careless on the last batch and she caught me napping. BAMM! I'm so fortunate - nothing broke and I've still got all my teeth.

So there's a reminder for everybody vaccinating now!

 

[mrj]

So glad you came out of the situation relatively easily. We all know you and the rest of your family, and maybe even some of us, will be more careful because of your accident.
We have had two this spring. First our dau.-in-law tripped on a gate stop while letting some pairs out of the corral, breaking her arm just above the wrist. She is dealing with a cast for a while, so like me with a bad cold, can't help take of her grand, my great grand, babies so their mother can help the guys. Just days later, our son, and spouse of the lady with the broken arm, was trying to turn a heifer in the pasture and there apparently was some ice under the dirt, so his horse fell with him, breaking a big toe and hurting his knee, leaving some small abrasions on his face. He was lucky, at that, as all is healing well. And he is able to do most of his work, and doesn't really have to get on a horse till the toe heals as he is busy building a barn for us as well as helping with the calving.

Speaking of calving, have others had more backward presentations than usual? We sure have. Wonder if there is some reason/cause for that?

Take care and watch out for the unexpected during this extremely busy season, everyone.

mrj

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Dang double posts

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Some guys go to great lengths to improve their looks.


Glad it wasn't serious .

You have to hang around to show that grandson how be a cow man.

 

[Denny]

I share a room with a night shift ER nurse . She works alot and when she is home she stays up all night as she can't sleep anyhow. Around here you better be hurt badly or near death to go see a Dr.

 

[jodywy]

I know of a rancher that was trying to shut the middle gate in a 5th wheel, tail gate was shut. The bull pounded him to a pulp. All the blood didn't help . the bull had to be let out before the body was brought out.

 

[burnt]

Some guys go to great lengths to improve their looks.


Glad it wasn't serious .

You have to hang around to show that grandson how be a cow man.

Yeah, like another buddy said: Chicks dig scars. And I said Yeah, as if I need that... :lol:

 

[Spanish Johhny]

A friend / good customer of mine was killed a few years back under the same circumstances. He was only a couple of hours north east of you Burnt. His name was Byron.

 

[Brad S]

I admire your outlook and ability to find the positive in a calamity.

 

[rancher rick]

A neighbor`s wife was slammed by a gate when a cow turned back on her 7 years ago. Hit her in the temple area & she was in a coma for 3 weeks, The Dr`s didn`t hold out much hope. She did come out of the coma but was never quite the same again mentally. She is now in a care centre with Parkinson`s, maybe related...maybe not.
A couple of years ago we were shipping some steers & there was a city fella helping(?) out. He wanted to work the gate so I warned him to keep his head up. He just about had a gate closed when a big Longhorn steer came back over the gate. The guy was OK, scared sh**less........ we never saw our "helper" again.
It`s dangerous territory at times!

 

[gcreekrch]

Ouch. Those little "smart bumps" are never fun. Glad things turned out as well as they did.

 

[mrj]

Re the comment about improving your looks........if you were going for that deal, you might have had those vertical 'worry' lines erased!

And, the one about 'chicks' digging scars....I thought it was the guys in their teens and early twenties who believed that one! The 'daredevil' years, ya know.

mrj

 

[leanin' H]

Yikes! Glad you are able to walk away from that one. I asked a girl to a dance in school back in high school and she said yes. Then the next day, a big boar hog knocked a gate into her face. She broke the orbital bones under her eyes. She was sure a sight at the dance with 2 black eyes.

 

[burnt]

8) ...2 black eyes...

Well guess what - that's what I have today!! Enough reason for me to stay home from the dance, unlike that very brave girl of days gone by!

I would post a picture but it would scare the women and children! :nod: :lol2:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

At least you didn't break your glasses like last time. :shock: :shock: :shock: :nod:

 

[gcreekrch]

At least you didn't break your glasses like last time. :shock: :shock: :shock: :nod:

Is our friend getting taller? :???:

 

[3 M L & C]

Glad it wasn't worse for ya!!