1 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: So in the summer of nineteen ninety two, I was 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,199 wrapping up a full week of army maneuvers in the 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:17,920 swamps of Fort Polk, Louisiana. On my first breakaway, I 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,399 decided to drive ninety five miles to Angelina County in 5 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,480 East Texas to visit my family. My first thought was 6 00:00:25,519 --> 00:00:28,120 to stay on the farm with my grandfather, but I 7 00:00:28,239 --> 00:00:32,000 decided instead to stay with my aunt and uncle. My 8 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:35,320 cousin was there with his wife. They were about my 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,479 age and had the same interests as me. My cousin 10 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,000 owned a really nice bass boat that he kept there 11 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:45,439 at his mom and dad's, and that was what interested 12 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:50,399 me the most. I rolled in around eight o'clock that evening. 13 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,200 Everyone was glad to see me in. I was glad 14 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,640 to get a good meal. Afterward, we sat around the 15 00:00:56,679 --> 00:00:59,759 living room and talked about all the fishing spots on 16 00:00:59,759 --> 00:01:04,359 the lake where we'd be heading the next day. About 17 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,959 ten o'clock, my cousin's wife started pestering him to take 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,040 her out to the old saw mill to see who 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,480 was out there. I could tell my cousin was getting 20 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,920 frustrated with her. He wanted to get an early start 21 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,879 on fishing the next day. He need a good night 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,159 sleep for that, but she was insistent, and eventually he 23 00:01:24,239 --> 00:01:28,400 gave in. Well, I grabbed my personal firearm and stuck 24 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,920 it down the small on my back and headed out 25 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,480 with them. The old saw mill was where the young 26 00:01:34,519 --> 00:01:37,000 adults in our area liked to go and hang out. 27 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,040 Most nights, someone or other could be found out there 28 00:01:41,079 --> 00:01:44,439 with their cooler, sitting around a campfire and telling stories 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,040 and cutting up, or just listening to the radio. Sometimes 30 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,480 someone would show up with a guitar and entertain us. 31 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,879 Mostly it was just a place we could go that 32 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,079 was far enough out of the way to keep us 33 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:02,120 out of trouble and out of the sheriff's There's no 34 00:02:02,239 --> 00:02:05,599 straight route to the old saw Mill. We bounced down 35 00:02:05,599 --> 00:02:08,919 the highway that ran alongside the lake to the next road, 36 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,120 and then to another that led to the blacktop that 37 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,879 led to another, until eventually we turned onto the dirt 38 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,120 road that dead ended at a grassy parking area where 39 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,240 everyone parked. From there, we had a short hike up 40 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,719 the trail to the mill. The first thing we noticed 41 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,000 was the absence of vehicles. There were two ways to 42 00:02:32,039 --> 00:02:35,039 get to the sawmill, so it wasn't absolute that no 43 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,800 one was there. This just happened to be the main way. 44 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,159 The second route involved an eight mile walk from the 45 00:02:43,199 --> 00:02:46,680 main road followed by a four mile hike through the woods. 46 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,719 If anyone was up there, they would probably have parked 47 00:02:50,719 --> 00:02:54,199 their vehicles here. He got out of the truck, and 48 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,919 I noticed the moon was only half full. Of course, 49 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,560 none of us geniuses remembered to bring a flashlight. But 50 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,000 did we let that stop us? Of course not. We 51 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,680 headed down the hundred yard trail and came to the 52 00:03:08,719 --> 00:03:12,960 first building of the old mill. The sawmill itself was 53 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,199 built in eighteen ninety nine and was made of solid concrete. 54 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,199 In total, there were four concrete buildings. As we'd walked 55 00:03:22,199 --> 00:03:24,400 the trail, I couldn't help but notice that all the 56 00:03:24,479 --> 00:03:27,520 normal night sounds were missing. But I didn't let that 57 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,039 bother me. I told you nobody would be here. My 58 00:03:31,159 --> 00:03:35,240 cousin said to his wife, come on, let's go. We 59 00:03:35,319 --> 00:03:39,120 all hesitated. Maybe we thought if we stood there long enough, 60 00:03:39,159 --> 00:03:43,400 someone would show up. I really don't know. After about 61 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,120 a minute, we heard a rock hitt the front of 62 00:03:45,159 --> 00:03:48,319 the building closest to us, and it landed close to us. 63 00:03:49,879 --> 00:03:53,080 Stop throwing rocks, I told my cousin, I was a 64 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,400 little frustrated by our useless trip, and it showed in 65 00:03:56,479 --> 00:04:01,199 my voice it wasn't me, he spat. By then I 66 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,400 looked at his wife, and she gave me a shrug 67 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:07,879 as if to say, wasn't me either. Just then a 68 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,560 second rock hit the building and landed even closer to us. 69 00:04:12,439 --> 00:04:16,160 Stop fooling around, I demanded, can't you see you're upsetting 70 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,560 your wife. It isn't me. My cousin insisted, and he 71 00:04:20,639 --> 00:04:23,560 pulled his wife into his arms, and she wrapped hers 72 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:28,800 tightly around him. I was watching them embrace when a 73 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:33,240 third rock hit the building, making us all jump. Okay, 74 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,279 so it clearly wasn't them. Somebody or something in the 75 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:42,160 woods directly behind us was throwing rocks. My cousin and 76 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:45,000 his wife were getting more and more nervous, but I 77 00:04:45,079 --> 00:04:49,519 was trying to remain calm. I unholstered my gun and 78 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,759 prepared for action. Thanks for the training, Uncle Sam, I thought. 79 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,000 Even so, I was totally unprepared for what happened next. 80 00:05:00,079 --> 00:05:03,199 Fifty yards away, there was a loud tapping sound, like 81 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,800 something hitting a hollow log. It wasn't random. It was 82 00:05:07,879 --> 00:05:12,639 like some form of communication almost like Morse code, except 83 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,600 it wasn't any Morse code I knew, and I'm pretty 84 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:20,240 well trained in it. It went on for fifteen seconds 85 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:23,480 and then it stopped. The whole time I was scanning 86 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:28,000 the woods trying to locate the source. Then something answered 87 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,920 it from the opposite direction. This time it sounded like 88 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:37,040 two rocks being hit together. The feeling of being surrounded 89 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,720 kicked in, and my cousin muttered something like we got 90 00:05:40,759 --> 00:05:43,240 to get out of here now, and as he and 91 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,319 his wife took off in a dead run back to 92 00:05:45,399 --> 00:05:49,160 the truck, I was the only one armed, so I 93 00:05:49,199 --> 00:05:52,600 took up the rear at a slightly slower pace, checking 94 00:05:52,639 --> 00:05:56,600 our six as we moved. I didn't want whatever was 95 00:05:56,639 --> 00:06:00,000 out there communicating to follow us and attack us from behind. 96 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,680 And I made one complete turnaround as we were heading 97 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,519 down the trail, and there where we had just been 98 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:11,680 standing were three extremely large shadowy figures staring down the 99 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:16,160 trail at us. The sound of the truck door slamming 100 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,319 motivated me to turn and run at full speed. My 101 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,560 cousin had it started and was already grinding gears in 102 00:06:22,639 --> 00:06:25,360 his hurry to get out of there. I think he 103 00:06:25,399 --> 00:06:27,920 would have left me there to face those things. If 104 00:06:27,959 --> 00:06:31,000 I hadn't made a death defying leap into the bed 105 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,800 of his truck. I smacked my face hard on the 106 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,720 spare tire, but I made it. My cousin must have 107 00:06:38,759 --> 00:06:41,319 been doing it eighty miles an hour driving out of there. 108 00:06:41,959 --> 00:06:44,879 It wasn't until we hit the pavement that he finally 109 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:49,240 stopped and yelled for me to get inside. We didn't 110 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,120 say much at first when I got in there, but 111 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,879 I finally had to ask, what was that? I don't 112 00:06:55,920 --> 00:07:00,360 want to talk about? It was his only response. Back 113 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,600 at my aunt and uncle's house, my cousin and his 114 00:07:02,639 --> 00:07:05,480 wife went straight to bed, and I put my gun 115 00:07:05,519 --> 00:07:07,600 away and I sat down in the living room with 116 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,680 my aunt and uncle, who were still up watching TV. 117 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:15,399 My aunt recognized right away that something was wrong, so 118 00:07:15,439 --> 00:07:18,680 she asked me what had happened, and I didn't hold back. 119 00:07:18,959 --> 00:07:22,199 I told them the whole story. Ah, it's just some 120 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:25,120 local kids up there messing with you, my uncle said. 121 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,519 But I told them there weren't any other cars, and 122 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,360 the other way in was a damn long hike in 123 00:07:31,399 --> 00:07:34,480 the dark. No one in their right mind was going 124 00:07:34,519 --> 00:07:36,959 to walk that far just to throw rocks at people. 125 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,120 It wasn't until twenty twelve that I finally pieced the 126 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,199 whole story together, and I took my brother and his 127 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:47,720 three kids up to the sawmill so they could see 128 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:52,160 the place for themselves. We walked around into the second 129 00:07:52,199 --> 00:07:55,279 building and saw something that shocked me to my core. 130 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,480 There on the floor was something that looked like a 131 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,680 huge net with a really bad gamey smell to it. 132 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:06,959 That's when it hit me back in nineteen ninety two, 133 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,279 those things had probably moved in and set up house. 134 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,319 They were probably just trying to get us out of 135 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,920 there so that they could go to bed. And that's 136 00:08:16,959 --> 00:08:20,920 the end of his email. That's a great story. I mean, 137 00:08:21,639 --> 00:08:24,199 you know, I mean, and all these years later that 138 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:26,759 nest still being there or do they still live there? 139 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,600 One thing his uncle said, no, I can't remember who 140 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,279 said it, but nobody's going to walk through the dark 141 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,080 to prank you. The idea of people pranking other people 142 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,399 on these bigfoot stories, it's not happening. I said that 143 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:45,360 earlier in this podcast, but it's true. Okay, Thanks Steve 144 00:08:45,399 --> 00:08:50,039 for sending this story. It was fantastic, great encounter. Appreciate 145 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,440 you sending the story. Man okay, I'd like to welcome 146 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,799 Matt from Short Stories by Matt. He has agreed to 147 00:08:58,879 --> 00:09:02,000 do a guest nar a spot in this video. I 148 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,919 think he did a wonderful job. The name of his 149 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,480 channel is short Stories by Matt. I love his channel. 150 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,159 He tell some great stories. All right, let's go on 151 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,720 with it. Matt. Here's the story that you did for us. 152 00:09:12,799 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 2: Thank you. This story is really really cool. It's thrilling, 153 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,039 to say the least. It's the title of the day. 154 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,320 I'll never forget. Thank you for giving me a voice 155 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,240 so that my story can be told. My name is Bill. 156 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,720 That life changing day was March eighth, nineteen seventy six. 157 00:09:32,919 --> 00:09:36,240 I was visiting my aunt's property in Arkansas to care 158 00:09:36,279 --> 00:09:39,159 for her home and animals while she traveled a little 159 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,639 rock for an operation. Her spread of property butted right 160 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,600 up to the Washita National Forest. That's right up my alley. 161 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,840 As I grew up on the doorstep of the Great Lakes, 162 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,039 surrounded by hundreds of acres of wetland. I was number 163 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,519 eight of chin children, and I was raised on the 164 00:09:55,559 --> 00:10:00,120 water and in the woods, hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, you 165 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,000 name it. Every day was a new adventure. I was 166 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,639 so fortunate at such a young age to live in 167 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,200 and learn about the great outdoors and be taught the 168 00:10:09,279 --> 00:10:13,000 ultimate lesson, you don't have to be rich to be wealthy. 169 00:10:13,759 --> 00:10:16,440 Truth be told, This is the first time I've ever 170 00:10:16,519 --> 00:10:19,440 mentioned this date, let alone, or wrote about the events. 171 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:22,799 I will tell you since they occurred. I'm sixty one 172 00:10:22,879 --> 00:10:25,879 years old and have been through so many truly painful 173 00:10:25,879 --> 00:10:30,000 things of my life, from being involved in deadly automobile accidents, 174 00:10:30,519 --> 00:10:33,600 to being stabbed, to having my fingernails tore off and 175 00:10:33,639 --> 00:10:37,120 my nail beds re formed. And yet none of that 176 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,919 ever made me shake or consume me with the pain 177 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:45,200 of fear. Well, as I recount this, I'm shaking. Forty 178 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,440 four years ago, my life was changed in the mere 179 00:10:48,519 --> 00:10:50,919 one day it took for these events to play out. 180 00:10:51,799 --> 00:10:55,159 Everything I learned to love about the outdoors, the hiking, 181 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,559 the camping, the joy of being out in God's country, 182 00:10:58,879 --> 00:11:02,480 all ripped away, gone forever. Let me tell you now 183 00:11:02,519 --> 00:11:05,879 about what happened to me and what saved my life. 184 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,879 It's early in the morning of March eighth, nineteen seventy six. 185 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,480 I woke up at about four am, excited to get 186 00:11:12,519 --> 00:11:15,960 the day started not because it's my birthday, but because 187 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,559 it's a day for exploring in the National Forest. I 188 00:11:19,639 --> 00:11:23,120 set off feeling great to get my necessary chores done. 189 00:11:23,759 --> 00:11:25,759 I ended up heading for the forest at about six 190 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:29,279 forty five am. I was in the forest after about 191 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,960 forty five minutes. I can't put into words how exciting 192 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,200 it was and how beautiful the surroundings were. It was 193 00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:39,799 quite overwhelming. The only way I could describe the feeling 194 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,559 I had would be the same feeling of being lost 195 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:49,039 without water for days and suddenly finding water and drinking up, happy, thankful, 196 00:11:49,759 --> 00:11:54,639 nearly euphoric. I didn't need any trails or walkways because 197 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,960 I had my trusty Compass backpack of supplies and water 198 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,720 and my three fifty seven Colt Python I just got 199 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:07,000 as an early gift. Now. To be completely honest, I've 200 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,960 always been a go go go kind of person, even 201 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,000 from a young age. I was diagnosed with MANNIK as 202 00:12:13,039 --> 00:12:15,200 a kid and had to learn techniques to slow down. 203 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,200 It made me a bit accident prone, so in my 204 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:22,399 head I kept saying Bill, slow down. Being in the 205 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:26,679 woods made me feel truly at beasts. It didn't matter 206 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:31,200 if it was hot, cold, rains, snow, or sunshine. Being 207 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:35,279 in the woods was my domain, and I absolutely loved it. 208 00:12:36,159 --> 00:12:38,679 Little did I know at this point that it would 209 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:43,240 all change today, my birthday of all days. In my 210 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,440 excitement of being there, I was covering ground like a madman. 211 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,919 In just a short time, I had covered nearly four miles. 212 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,440 I heard what sounded like equipment coming off the distance 213 00:12:55,879 --> 00:12:59,399 and cross what seemed to be a logging road. After 214 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,159 a couple more hours, the elevation had changed quite a 215 00:13:02,159 --> 00:13:05,480 bit from being mostly uphill. I was fine with that 216 00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:09,360 because my trip back would be easier. At this point, 217 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:12,399 it's about ten thirty a m and I had covered 218 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,320 a lot of ground. There were no trails that I 219 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,519 could see, so one might call my route in the 220 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:20,399 backwoods way. But I did find it a little strange 221 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,440 that I didn't see much wildlife. About half an hour 222 00:13:24,519 --> 00:13:28,759 later I made it to the ridge. The view was incredible. 223 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,759 As I made my way to it, I spotted what 224 00:13:31,919 --> 00:13:35,399 was making the equipment noise earlier. There was a logging 225 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:40,240 operation and several acres of timber were gone. I remember thinking, 226 00:13:40,799 --> 00:13:42,840 how the heck are you allowed to do this in 227 00:13:42,879 --> 00:13:46,799 a national forest. I found out later that there was 228 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,759 a fire that destroyed a lot of the area, and 229 00:13:49,919 --> 00:13:52,919 for every tree the operation took, they planted three in 230 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,879 its place to preserve the forest. I decided to linger 231 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:59,799 on the ridge another half hour and then start the 232 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,919 t back down. As I took a few steps back, 233 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,639 I was stopped in my tracks by something that truly 234 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,480 shocked me. To my right, there was a ten point 235 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:12,440 buck lying dead in the crotch of a tree about 236 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:17,200 twelve feet up. Its head was twisted around and appeared 237 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,759 to barely stay attached. As I was trying to make 238 00:14:20,799 --> 00:14:23,080 sense of what I was seeing, I heard someone in 239 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,679 the distance yell. The man was about a quarter mile away, 240 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,080 so I started making my way towards him. As I 241 00:14:30,159 --> 00:14:33,039 was heading for the man that was yelling, I heard 242 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,240 another strange yell from the direction behind me. It was 243 00:14:37,279 --> 00:14:41,840 a growl hoff scream mix. At this point I could 244 00:14:41,919 --> 00:14:45,080 communicate with that man. The first thing out of his 245 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,840 mouth was what in blazes was that? I replied, my friend, 246 00:14:49,919 --> 00:14:52,879 I have no clue. He asked if I spent much 247 00:14:52,919 --> 00:14:55,519 time up here, and I told him no, this was, 248 00:14:55,559 --> 00:14:59,480 in fact, my first time hiking up here. He retorted with, 249 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,559 here's that a fact? I said, yes, that's a fact. 250 00:15:04,279 --> 00:15:06,360 I believe he was going to tear into me until 251 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,360 he saw my coat and the holster on my waist. 252 00:15:09,279 --> 00:15:11,759 He asked if I was lost, since this was my 253 00:15:11,799 --> 00:15:14,480 first time here, because I was hiking well over ten 254 00:15:14,519 --> 00:15:17,799 miles from anyone. I was taken aback because I figured 255 00:15:17,799 --> 00:15:20,600 I had only gone about six or seven turns out 256 00:15:20,639 --> 00:15:24,519 I was actually thirteen miles deep in the forest. I 257 00:15:24,559 --> 00:15:27,840 told him I arrived yesterday to Arkansas from Ohio. I 258 00:15:27,919 --> 00:15:30,919 explained how I left my aunt's property earlier this morning 259 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:35,000 for an exploration hike because I'm an avid outdoorsman. He 260 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,480 apologized for acting the way he was when I got 261 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:40,840 to him. He explained that the operation had equipment that 262 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:46,279 was sabotaged, several thousand dollars in damages, and on top 263 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,559 of it all, his boss shot a ten point buck yesterday, 264 00:15:49,879 --> 00:15:52,480 left it for a chainsaw, and when he got back 265 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:56,240 it was gone. He had already feel addressed, and there 266 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,000 were seven men there, and yet it still mysteriously disappeared. 267 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,840 I say, I'm sorry about your equipment, but I think 268 00:16:03,879 --> 00:16:07,120 I can help with the deer. At that time, a 269 00:16:07,159 --> 00:16:10,480 truck pulled into the clearing the loading area. I guess 270 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,080 He walked over and talked to the boss, and they 271 00:16:13,279 --> 00:16:17,080 both looked at me and started walking my way. Hi there, 272 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,120 my name is Carl. I understand you may know something 273 00:16:20,159 --> 00:16:22,720 about my deer that walked away. I said, I do, 274 00:16:23,159 --> 00:16:24,840 but you'll have to follow me up to the ridge 275 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,360 line to see it for yourself. Well, he said, let's go. 276 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,000 We were chit chatting around the area in the equipment 277 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,799 damage and what not for about twenty minutes. As we 278 00:16:33,879 --> 00:16:37,120 slowly made our way up, we got to the spot 279 00:16:37,159 --> 00:16:41,759 where the deer was and I was completely shocked it 280 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,320 was gone. I think they both must have thought I 281 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,279 was full of beans. Just as we were heading back down, 282 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:51,799 the first fello I talked to said in a strange tone, 283 00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:56,919 Oh my god, they're about twenty feet from us. Was 284 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,919 the buck about ten feet up in another tree. All 285 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,039 three of us were stunned. The fellow that shot the 286 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:06,720 deer could verify it was the actual deer he shot, 287 00:17:07,519 --> 00:17:09,559 and the other tree I originally found it and had 288 00:17:09,599 --> 00:17:13,200 blood in the crotch. No more than three minutes later, 289 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,519 we heard a strange noise about fifty feet away that 290 00:17:16,599 --> 00:17:20,160 I will never forget. At the same time as the noise, 291 00:17:20,799 --> 00:17:22,559 one of the men said he was glad I had 292 00:17:22,559 --> 00:17:24,759 a pistol and exclaimed that we need to get the 293 00:17:24,799 --> 00:17:27,720 heck out of here. Upon getting back to the area 294 00:17:27,759 --> 00:17:30,359 where we had started from, the other workers gathered for 295 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,400 what appeared to be their lunch break. We all started 296 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,480 talking about the crazy things that took place. One of 297 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:38,880 the workers asked if I saw what made that horrific 298 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,960 scream we heard, and I told him I didn't. What 299 00:17:42,079 --> 00:17:46,240 he said really caught my attention. He said, you wouldn't 300 00:17:46,279 --> 00:17:48,240 catch me hiking in this area unless I was in 301 00:17:48,319 --> 00:17:51,279 a tank. It was the way he said it that 302 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:55,799 made me realize he wasn't joking. I learned the contract 303 00:17:55,799 --> 00:17:58,680 these folks had was with the state and was a 304 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,880 bit strange. The man running it said that four workers 305 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,799 had already walked off the job, and three other contractors 306 00:18:04,839 --> 00:18:07,680 in the area wouldn't even place a bid. They had 307 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,759 traveled one hundred and forty five miles to take this contract. 308 00:18:11,319 --> 00:18:15,279 With that being said, I was on my way now. 309 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,079 I had an uneasy failing, so I decided to take 310 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:19,079 the logging road. 311 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 1: For a while. 312 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 2: As I headed back down, the forest seemed eerily quiet, 313 00:18:25,279 --> 00:18:27,759 but I was going a route I hadn't taken before 314 00:18:28,279 --> 00:18:31,200 and was unfamiliar with the area, so I counted it 315 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,200 off as no big deal. About two miles down the 316 00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:36,519 road there was a cutoff on the side of the 317 00:18:36,599 --> 00:18:39,920 road used for loading logs. The left side had a 318 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,839 steep grade going up, and on the right side, after 319 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:47,160 the cutoff's edge it was just as steep. Heading down, 320 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,039 there was a giant stack of trees, about four or 321 00:18:50,079 --> 00:18:53,480 five hundred that was ready to be loaded. A skid 322 00:18:53,559 --> 00:18:56,599 was parked there ready to load them as well. I 323 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,759 knew there would be a great view from the top 324 00:18:58,799 --> 00:19:02,200 of the stack if I set my backpack down, grabbed 325 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:06,160 my binoculars, and started climbing. As I was climbing, I 326 00:19:06,279 --> 00:19:08,680 was thinking about the day's events and how I will 327 00:19:08,759 --> 00:19:12,759 have an epic story to tell. Boy, oh boy, would 328 00:19:12,759 --> 00:19:17,000 that be an understatement. Upon getting to the top, I 329 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,519 noticed immediately that I could see nothing at the rear 330 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,880 for support. Whoever stacked these must be good, because there 331 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:27,359 was a pretty darn steep drop. As I walked to 332 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,680 the rear of the pile, being ever so careful where 333 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,839 I stepped, I was shocked to find that there were 334 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,599 three trees growing there that were meant to serve as 335 00:19:35,599 --> 00:19:39,640 a backstop for the timber. All three trees were pulled down. 336 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:44,960 I instantly knew three things. This was done on purpose, 337 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,359 it was not done by any logger, and I was 338 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:53,119 in extreme danger. I turned to go back carefully to 339 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,359 get off the timbers and heard some tree branches snap, 340 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,640 as if someone were walking down below to my right, 341 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,680 just out of sight. I was also hit at the 342 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,759 same time with an awful smell. I yelled out, hullo, 343 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,960 some one tore down your supports. Then I yelled, hey, 344 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:15,519 it's me Bill. No response. It hit me as I 345 00:20:15,519 --> 00:20:19,240 started assessing the situation. Why would they approach from the 346 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:22,359 forest up a steep grade and not the logging road. 347 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,599 I was struck with a scared, uneasy feeling, so I 348 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:31,200 slowly unholstered my pistol. I could hear a pin drop, 349 00:20:31,279 --> 00:20:34,880 it was so quiet. Then a loud, deep huffing sound 350 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,559 that absolutely did not come from any man ripped through 351 00:20:37,559 --> 00:20:40,920 the silence. I knew I needed to safely get off 352 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,079 that stack and make my way quickly to a safer location. 353 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,680 I take about three steps forward when my leg goes 354 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:53,599 through an opening. That's when the true horror began. Suddenly 355 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,799 I was thrust into a life or death situation, being 356 00:20:56,799 --> 00:20:59,559 caught on a fast paced landslide of tons of timber. 357 00:21:00,559 --> 00:21:03,079 I remember thinking I was tumbling down with the trees, 358 00:21:03,519 --> 00:21:06,880 that if I just stayed on top, I'd survive. I 359 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,319 knew my wrist or arm was broken immediately and my 360 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,799 movement would be severely limited already. When I finally stopped rolling, 361 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,160 I thought how lucky I was, how God protected me 362 00:21:18,759 --> 00:21:21,720 because my head wasn't crushed. I had to try to 363 00:21:21,759 --> 00:21:24,160 reach my left arm because I had been torn open 364 00:21:24,319 --> 00:21:27,200 and I was losing a lot of blood, but laying there, 365 00:21:27,559 --> 00:21:32,279 I was unable to move. I clearly remember thinking to myself, Bill, 366 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,440 you are no stranger to injuries, but I've never been 367 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,319 pinned by trees before. This was life or death because 368 00:21:39,319 --> 00:21:43,119 my injuries and blood loss. I was laying on my back, 369 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:47,000 facing up with three trees across my chest. The weight 370 00:21:47,079 --> 00:21:51,279 and pressure was absolutely incredible. I didn't realize it at 371 00:21:51,279 --> 00:21:54,480 the time, but from the point the tree started sliding 372 00:21:54,839 --> 00:21:57,880 to the points I stopped was about thirty feet and 373 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,720 the steep incline made matters worse. Two of the trees 374 00:22:01,759 --> 00:22:04,480 across me were about the size of a basketball, but 375 00:22:04,519 --> 00:22:06,799 the other was about the size of a fifty five 376 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:11,079 gallon drum. They showed no mercy by kindly sliding off me. 377 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,799 Due to how I was pinned down, it wasn't apparent 378 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:17,880 to me how beat up I really was. This took 379 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,119 place about five miles from the logger site and about 380 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,319 seven miles from my aunt's property. I couldn't help but think, 381 00:22:25,559 --> 00:22:29,960 why me? What could be worse than this? What happened 382 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,480 over the next eight hours would make this day once 383 00:22:32,519 --> 00:22:35,599 in a lifetime. As I was laying there trying to 384 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,920 assess my situation, I realized immediately that I needed to 385 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,160 calm down and try to figure out how bad I 386 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:45,519 was injured, especially with how much I was bleeding. After 387 00:22:45,559 --> 00:22:48,279 several minutes, I could tell the bleeding got under control, 388 00:22:48,519 --> 00:22:51,319 but that my collar bone and wrists were broken. My 389 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,000 lower body was injured, but I couldn't tell how bad, 390 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,559 and I assumed I had broken ribs, but it was 391 00:22:57,599 --> 00:23:00,960 hard to assess that being smashed in place by giant trees. 392 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,759 I knew I was in serious trouble. It needed to 393 00:23:04,759 --> 00:23:09,319 get help fast. I had no supplies, water, first aid, 394 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:14,079 or gun. I was helpless. I knew it would only 395 00:23:14,079 --> 00:23:15,960 be a couple of hours before the workers would be 396 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,400 headed down the road, so I was desperate to figure 397 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,920 out a way to get their attention. I remember hearing 398 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,319 someone or something just before I fell, so I listened 399 00:23:25,319 --> 00:23:29,720 carefully for a while, but there was total silence. An 400 00:23:29,799 --> 00:23:32,359 hour or so had passed and the pain setting in 401 00:23:32,559 --> 00:23:36,680 was nearly unbearable, and to make matters even worse, I 402 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,920 could taste blood in my mouth. Now I began getting 403 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,359 nervous because I wasn't sure if I had a punctured 404 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,599 lung or not. I couldn't move and I couldn't take 405 00:23:45,599 --> 00:23:49,839 a deep breath, so it was getting scary. Some more 406 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:53,200 time passed and I was startled by a tree branch cracking, 407 00:23:53,519 --> 00:23:55,559 and at the same time I could hear a truck 408 00:23:55,559 --> 00:23:59,079 making its way down the road. As the truck got closer, 409 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,240 I could hear brand just snapping all the way up. 410 00:24:01,279 --> 00:24:04,319 Into the truck got right to where I was, I 411 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,160 thought to myself, Thank God, I might just make it 412 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,680 out of here. I could barely hear one of the 413 00:24:10,759 --> 00:24:14,559 workers mention that the backpack laying up there was mine. 414 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,079 I attempted to yell, but the pain was too much 415 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,680 and I couldn't whistle because of how much blood was 416 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,200 running out of my mouth. Another worker yelled back to 417 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,279 someone that they had to mess here with all the 418 00:24:25,319 --> 00:24:30,480 fallen timbers. Suddenly the worker yelled, oh my god, look look, 419 00:24:31,599 --> 00:24:35,240 and after frantic scrambling, he yelled, go, go, go, as 420 00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:39,240 the truck tore its way down the road. At this point, 421 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:43,680 I was very nervous, scared, and confused, trying to wrap 422 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:47,640 my head around what on earth he was yelling about. Suddenly, 423 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,000 another truck passed by, flying up the hill. Whoever was 424 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,400 driving was getting down on it as the engine was 425 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,119 screaming up the hill. I just tried to convince myself 426 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:01,400 to think positive. I hear more brain is breaking, about 427 00:25:01,519 --> 00:25:04,960 four or five loud thuds. Then the same horrible smell 428 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:09,160 from earlier filled my nose. I nearly gagged and threw 429 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,160 up on myself from how strong it was. I could 430 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,759 move my head only a couple of inches, so I 431 00:25:14,799 --> 00:25:17,319 did so to the left, facing the area I had 432 00:25:17,319 --> 00:25:21,039 fallen from. When I did, I lost control of my 433 00:25:21,079 --> 00:25:25,319 bodily functions and soiled myself. Not more than fifteen feet 434 00:25:25,599 --> 00:25:31,119 from me was a massive, hairy creature, and I mean huge. 435 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,359 He had to be nearly five feet wide with a 436 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,759 huge head. I had heard of these creatures before, and 437 00:25:37,839 --> 00:25:41,079 being my first instinct was to run, I felt so 438 00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:45,400 helpless and completely terrified. I knew I was in serious 439 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,599 trouble because of how much I was bleeding and how 440 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:51,279 injured I was. I remember asking God what on earth 441 00:25:51,319 --> 00:25:54,519 I did to deserve going out like this? Right then, 442 00:25:54,559 --> 00:25:57,160 when I thought I couldn't get any worse, the beast 443 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,400 stood up. He had to be close to nine feet 444 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:05,319 tall and several several hundred pounds. He made noises that 445 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,799 I've never heard before. Keeping his balance on that slope 446 00:26:08,839 --> 00:26:12,400 must have been difficult, but one thing was clear. He 447 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:16,359 was headed my direction. Between looking at the creature the 448 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,920 horrible smell, and realizing my injuries, I took as deep 449 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,759 a breath as I could and closed my eyes. I 450 00:26:22,839 --> 00:26:24,720 prayed to God that I didn't know what I did 451 00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:27,960 to deserve this, but what was happening seemed to be 452 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,000 a bit excessive. I guess that might sound a little humorous, 453 00:26:32,039 --> 00:26:36,480 but I was dead serious. I felt it wouldn't be 454 00:26:36,519 --> 00:26:40,279 long before I was dead. The monster made a strange sound, 455 00:26:40,559 --> 00:26:43,200 and as I opened my eyes, he was lifting up 456 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,319 one of the smaller trees that was pinning me down 457 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,799 and threw it clear down the hill, and again with 458 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,559 a second small tree, he lifted it up and launched 459 00:26:52,559 --> 00:26:56,039 it clear down the hill as well. The incredible strength 460 00:26:56,279 --> 00:26:59,880 was astonishing. I now felt like the definition of a 461 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:04,279 cat two. I suddenly could breathe much better and move 462 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,559 my legs some, but now seemed to be on the 463 00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:10,880 dinner menu. The beast could literally touch me now, and 464 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,960 I have never felt that kind of fear. The creature 465 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,119 then jumped down the slope with incredible speed, and the 466 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:21,599 distance he covered was shocking. He was doing something I 467 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,079 just couldn't tell what. I closed my eyes again and 468 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:29,400 laid there. Several seconds later, I felt gentle pressure on 469 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,640 my left shoulder. I opened my eyes to the creature 470 00:27:32,759 --> 00:27:35,920 leaning over me with its massive hands, applying a bundle 471 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,200 of leaves to my injury. As scary as it was, 472 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:43,240 with a terrible smell, the matted hair, the leather face, 473 00:27:43,279 --> 00:27:48,400 and chiseled teeth, it was his eyes. I was looking 474 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:55,119 into his eyes. I said, thank you, thank you. I 475 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,039 could tell he wasn't going to hurt me somehow, and 476 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:03,079 some strange oh hey, my fear was subsiding I felt 477 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:07,240 more at ease. Then, to my surprise, he stood back 478 00:28:07,319 --> 00:28:10,920 up and reached down and wrapped his long, muscular arms 479 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,440 around the last large tree, pinning me down. In an 480 00:28:14,519 --> 00:28:19,079 unbelievable display of pure strength, this thing lifted the tree 481 00:28:19,279 --> 00:28:23,559 and hoisted onto its shoulder. The tree was long, so 482 00:28:23,839 --> 00:28:26,920 most of it was dragging on the ground. It seemed 483 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,920 like he was standing there trying to decide what to 484 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,400 do with it. It had to weigh over one thousand pounds. 485 00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:35,839 If he dropped it, it would have crushed me. Instantly, 486 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:40,359 the beast let out a loud moan and started stepping 487 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,640 down the hill, dragging the tree with it. I couldn't 488 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:47,440 believe my eyes. I then realized, after I could lean 489 00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:51,839 up slightly, that it was a bigfoot. It's really a bigfoot. 490 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,240 I remember my father taking us kids to see the 491 00:28:55,319 --> 00:28:58,240 Legend of Boggy Creek when I was maybe ten years old. 492 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:02,200 Here I am in the middle of a forest, virtually 493 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,359 face to face with bigfoot. I heard the beast coming 494 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:10,480 back my direction again, climbing over the trees right below me. 495 00:29:11,119 --> 00:29:13,640 Before I knew it, he was standing on the tree 496 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,359 below me, looking right at me. It reached down with 497 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,559 its giant left hand took me by the vest and 498 00:29:20,599 --> 00:29:23,839 lifted me up like a rag doll. It stepped into 499 00:29:23,839 --> 00:29:26,599 the opening I had been laying in for so many hours, 500 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,440 and stretched all the way up and laid me down 501 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,880 on the very trees near the top of the pile 502 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:36,039 that almost killed me earlier. Then it disappeared below me 503 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,960 out of sight. Having the weight of the trees off 504 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,759 me and having some mobility, I rolled to my left 505 00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:46,119 side so that I could breathe easier. Laying there just 506 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,039 waiting for the monster to reappear, I hear the sound 507 00:29:49,119 --> 00:29:52,839 of vehicles from a distance. It turns out the truck 508 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:57,599 that stopped earlier ripped out of there because they saw bigfoot. 509 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,759 They went to get help, and the boss's high powered rifle. 510 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:05,039 Two trucks arrived with all seven men. They looked around 511 00:30:05,079 --> 00:30:08,119 for me and spotted me. They all assisted as much 512 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,960 as possible to get me out of there. I was 513 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,960 eventually taken by life flight to Little Rock, where I 514 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,519 spent seven days in the ICU and another twenty two 515 00:30:17,559 --> 00:30:20,599 days in a regular room before they released me. After 516 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:23,119 I was in the hospital for a few days, the 517 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,480 workers came to visit me. They found my colt which 518 00:30:26,519 --> 00:30:29,160 they returned, and the blood all over where I was 519 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,240 pinned between the trees. They asked me how I ended 520 00:30:32,319 --> 00:30:35,119 up with the injuries I had, and how I got unpinned, 521 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,519 and how I got to the top of the landing, basically, 522 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,319 who on earth helped me? I told them I remember 523 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,519 falling from the trees when they let loose, and then 524 00:30:45,559 --> 00:30:49,440 getting pinned, but that I thought it was them that 525 00:30:49,519 --> 00:30:53,680 saved me. Four of the workers stood there just staring 526 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:57,000 at me. When walking out of the room, the last 527 00:30:57,039 --> 00:31:04,759 man paused, looked back at me and said, right, I've 528 00:31:04,799 --> 00:31:08,480 never spoken about the situation that day, my haunting birthday 529 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,559 in the woods. This is the first time telling about it. 530 00:31:12,599 --> 00:31:15,920 Since that day, I've learned how precious life is to 531 00:31:16,079 --> 00:31:21,279 live it, live every day to the fullest. It may 532 00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:24,359 be that there are always something that can't be explained, 533 00:31:25,319 --> 00:31:29,720 or maybe shouldn't be explained, like the day Bigfoot saved 534 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:33,880 my life. To this day, there are nights that wake 535 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,680 up in a cold sweat seeing its face over me, 536 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,200 and I thank god I live to tell about it.