Reflecting on the dismal state of the modern commute, Rodney Atkins once sang: "If I'm gonna hit a traffic jam, well it better be a tractor man."
I can't say for sure, but I assume a cow may also qualify.
Local news reports:
A cow was rescued from the median of I-79 near Cranberry Township in Butler County Wednesday morning. ...
Traffic was backed up for about two miles approaching the area while police remained at the scene.
No doubt, it was a good old-fashioned bumper-to-bumper jam:
Now, of course the one big question you probably have is: Whose cow was it? It had to have belonged to somebody.
Authorities, however, apparently couldn't track the owner down. "We do not have owner information or know where the cow came from. Local farmers confirmed it does not belong to them," state police told media.
How does a cow just turn up on the highway with no trace?
Thankfully, local farrier Kyle Carson happened to see the report on the news, and he came quite literally riding to the rescue:
'I decided this morning before I was going to go to work … I was like, well, I might call and just see if they need a hand,' Carson said. 'The crews there had traffic stopped, and we sat there for a little bit and just kind of assessed the situation and let the cow relax a little more and just hang out. And then I just rode right up here and roped her and then took her over to the trailer.'
Here's the hero of the hour, on a horse named, appropriately, "Highway."
Authorities were able to get the bovine traffic jammer to safety:
Glad the cow survived. Maybe it'll be a tasty hamburger someday soon!
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