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Al's avatar

You have James Herriot potential, Sarah!

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Sarah Rowell's avatar

Thank you ! 😉

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Rachel Joy Welcher's avatar

Truly!

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E.M. Welcher's avatar

Is the truck okay, though?

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Rachel Joy Welcher's avatar

I read this against my will - like not being able to look away from a car wreck. Amazing writing. Truly horrifying read. Well done.

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Andrea Burke's avatar

Held my breath through this whole thing. Thank you for bringing us into this!

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Sarah Rowell's avatar

Haha I felt like I should apologize for bringing you into it !

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Corey Evans's avatar

I helped with this procedure in highschool with FFA. I can't remember how old the pigs were, but they definitely took two strapping young lads to to hold while a third did the cutting!

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Sarah Rowell's avatar

I don’t think a picture will work via comments, so I added one to the story! 😉

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Sarah Rowell's avatar

I wasn’t sure if this pic would be tmi for the post but here’s a little size reference ! 😬 definitely a difficult task

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Corey Evans's avatar

It show up in my notifications but somehow disappears on the actual comment 🤷‍♂️

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Lindsey Sims's avatar

I grew up on a pig farm, and am one person who can identify that smell 🤣😁 Thank you for sharing your brave experience with us. Those grown pigs really can be terrifying, and their noses really are that strong! We had many gates bent through the years when I was doing 4-H.

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Renée Bauer's avatar

This is amazing.

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Mary Renee Jackson's avatar

I loved every second of this. The lines about the dormant swear words and the two last standing after an apocalypse had me laughing out loud. You are one brave woman!

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Sarah Rowell's avatar

Thank you … honestly I wasn’t sure it would be for everyone but I did think “Mary would like this !”

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Mary Renee Jackson's avatar

I love that 😂

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Haley Baumeister's avatar

"So dear reader, if you’ve ever felt incredibly unpraiseworthy in the pursuit of basic skills, I would challenge you to a battle of disasters..."

This was a fun ride.

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