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I have a Leatherman SuperTool I've had since 2001, and a Gerber, I don't remember when I picked up the Gerber. But back in 01 I saved a goat's life, or at least a pain in its neck.
I was the resident deputy in a small Wyoming town called Granger. I was on patrol near a large ranch with my window down, when I heard a plaintive bleating. I stopped my Bronco, got out and listened for it again. I was on a slight berm, it was a beautiful spring or summer day; of course the wind was blowing (it was Wyoming for the love of God). I heard it again, the goat could have been calling my name, for I went right to it. Its head was stuck in a wire fence in a position where it had to stand on its hind legs to keep from strangling. I tried to twist its head out of the fence, but due to its struggling and the crazy way the wire of the fence had been doubled over its neck- almost as if it had been done on purpose- like a human had had ulterior motives, if you know what I mean, and I think you do. I took out my trusty Leatherman Super Tool. But the wire was too thick, and the bleating was getting desperate. I had to work the wire cutters around the wire squeezing each time as hard as I could. Finally it snapped, the goat bleated its thanks, and trotted away. The wire cutters were damaged , receiving a notch in the blades, but hey I earned the admiration of goats everywhere. Hopefully.
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