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That was the reaction of a Eugene, Ore., man who narrowly missed death by a saw blade, reported People.
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His saving grace was that he was “able to duck behind the counter” at the last minute.
Quicktrips Neighborhood Market owner Amit Grewal told KEZI 9 on Thursday that the impact of the blade was felt by everyone in the store and that it took three men to removed it as it was wedged two feet into the wall.
“All I heard was a metal rolling down from the street and I looked at the camera. It was just wind and all of the sudden we heard a loud bang,” said Grewal, adding that the impact “shook literally the whole store.”
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Reimche told KEZI 9: “Obviously it wasn’t my time, but probably (the) closest I’ve ever experienced. Oh my God, I had tears all night. It was petrifying. I was shaking in the store. I don’t think I would’ve survived being touched by that thing. I need a beer.”
A contractor told KEZI 9 the blade escaped while utility company Northwest Natural Gas was fixing a leaky gas valve.
Northwest Natural Gas said in a statement to KEZI 9 the incident “involved a contractor at a NW Natural job site.
“We are reviewing our association with this contractor and we have removed the contractor from other work for us for now,” they said.
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