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The Transfer from Wapakoneta

 Here we are in the final stretch of the year until summer break. My spring break was filled with lots of fun adventures and long workdays. I worked on the farm all week hauling grain with my dad to the ethanol plant in Lima. After these long workdays I was able to spend time with my buddies and my girlfriend. As most of you know I usually have something crazy happen to me each week and let me tell you spring break did not disappoint. It was Saturday morning, and I was at my mom’s house getting ready for a day of work I hear my mom yell, “There is a cow lose in the yard.” This struck me in a way where I was very unsure of what she said because my mom lives in the city. I then walked upstairs and saw the show steer that had gotten away from somebody at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds. I went out to help catch the steer and at first one of the police officers had caught the steer, but the steer had other ideas. The steer dragged the officer across the field until he quickly let go. At that point my brother and I started after the steer. He ran through our neighborhood, the woods, three creeks and about four fences until I was able to get close enough to grab his halter in the middle of a corn field. We were not completely out of the woods yet, I had to walk the steer through the corn field all the way back to the road so the owners could put him back on the trailer. How was your spring break?

 

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  1. That is something I cannot even imagine happening, it's crazy that you were able to get the cow back to where he was supposed to be. Also, what is living and working on a farm like? Do you enjoy it? Anyway, my spring break was similar but different, I also worked for most of break, but I stayed on campus and worked at a local restaurant near campus

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  2. That is crazy, I am having a hard time picturing something so chaotic. I'm glad that you were able to get him back to safety. I once had seen a cow wondering around a burger king in my town. That was such a crazy sight, it walked right through a busy intersection. Anyway, I had a great spring break! Not as interesting as yours, but it was fun.

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