From: suzych@swcp.com   
      
   In article <5mRYc.33$CL4.1853@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au>, "John Jones"   
    wrote:   
      
   > A few days ago I was driving home while taking a short cut home through   
   > the   
   > state forest (dense woodland... with a lot of pine trees everywhere)   
   >   
   > On the loose gravel road the back end of the station wagon started to go   
   > as   
   > I was coming round a bend and going downhill.  I thought I had it under   
   > control with the over steering for so many  metres, but when I went down   
   > the   
   > side embankment I knew I was in trouble.   That was when everything   
   > seemed   
   > to go in slow motion, as I went through a barbed wire fence, with trees   
   > were   
   > brushing past the car as it seemed to plow through the forest.  Out of no   
   > where there was the biggest bull you have ever seen filling the   
   > windscreen,   
   > which I must of hit pretty hard.  Next thing, I had slammed head first   
   > into   
   > the tree.  Later on,  I looked at the cars battery seeing the effect of   
   > it   
   > being rammed up and splitting the engine in two.   
   >   
   > I think this bull saved my life.  I've travelled on this road heaps of   
   > times   
   > before (never again cept in a 4WD) and never seen any cattle on or off   
   > the   
   > road.  Hitting the bull saved me from a more forceful impact from the   
   > tree   
   > it was standing in front off, and probably trigged the air bag at the   
   > same   
   > time.  I have walked away from this accident with just some bruising on   
   > my   
   > chest and stomach from the seat belt.  I should be dead!   
   >   
   > When the police came, I said I was alright but please do something about   
   > the   
   > bull, as it was quite upsetting seeing the bull try and raise itself with   
   > one of its front legs just dangling.  He couldn't put it down (after   
   > emptying so many rounds into) and I found out later they had to call   
   > someone   
   > from the abattoir.   
   >   
   > I really think this bull laid down it's life for me and that someone   
   > definitely was looking out for me that day.   I think I will pray to the   
   > God   
   > of the Bulls (and Airbags :-), but always remember how valuable the rest   
   > of   
   > my life will be, when it could have been so easily taken from me the   
   > other   
   > day.   
   >   
   > Cheers,   
   >   
   > Shazbutt   
      
   A very interesting story; thanks for bringing it here.   
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