Anonymous-0
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Got off a midnight shift and made my usual loop to check the horses before going to bed. I forgot to leave hay and water by one pasture yesterday (for my pass this morning), so went home and loaded a bale of hay and 15 gal of water on the ATV and went back. The pasture is on a hillside that bottoms out in a creek with about 60 feet of brush, thorns, etc. I was beat and in a hurry, so jumped off the quad, grabbed the hay and was giving it to the horses when I caught something from the corner of my eye. Looked around to see the quad riding off into the sunset (or creekbottom). Took a second to realize what was happening, catching it wasn't an option. Walked down the hill halfway hoping it had lost momentum short of the bottom. Remember Murphy? Looked like a wagon train massacre from a western movie. Spent the rest of the morning and half the afternoon in a major recovery operation :roll:
Had to walk a mile to the house and get the kia and a rope. Getting it out was no problem and there was no damage, just my highly organized storage unit (junk box) came off and scattered stuff and 3 water cans through about 20 feet of thorns and nettle.
On the bright side, it was a beautiful morning and I got plenty of exercise.
Have a good day,
Dave
Had to walk a mile to the house and get the kia and a rope. Getting it out was no problem and there was no damage, just my highly organized storage unit (junk box) came off and scattered stuff and 3 water cans through about 20 feet of thorns and nettle.
On the bright side, it was a beautiful morning and I got plenty of exercise.
Have a good day,
Dave