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<blockquote data-quote="Annb" data-source="post: 2469122" data-attributes="member: 25851"><p>Re the goat story, here rather than on the other thread:</p><p></p><p>Sometimes we used to take our goats to agricultural shows - at the time goats had a very bad reputation amongst local crofters and nobody would try the milk so we tried to publicise them as lovely and useful animals. So, with 2 other members of the goat keepers' society, 2 children of one of the members and 5 goats, all groomed ready for the show, we all piled into the back of a van owned by one member and set off.</p><p></p><p>The journey there was uneventful enough, if a bit cramped and uncomfortable, seated on the floor in the back of the van with goats milling around and being their usual friendly selves and all the paraphernalia we needed.</p><p></p><p>One of the van driver's goats won first prize and one of mine came second - both British Saanens and both good milkers. So, in a jolly frame of mind we set off home but, on the way we decided to visit the Callanish Stones - an ancient site on the west side of the Island since one of our number had never been to the Stones. At the site, we all piled out again but the goats got out as well so, rather than try to get them back into the van we decided just to take them for a walk into the stones as well. Imagine, 2 excited children, 3 fairly worn adults (a bit rough around the edges by this stage) and 5 goats parading into the centre of the ancient monument. There were some German (I think) tourists there but they gave us some very odd looks and departed very rapidly. Not sure what they were thinking, but I can imagine. Gave us all a good laugh and added to the jollity of the day. (We were all a bit giggly by this time - nothing taken, just being in such an enclosed space with a restricted air supply.) I'm sure the tourists would have been glad to see us loading the goats into the van and joining them before our departure home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annb, post: 2469122, member: 25851"] Re the goat story, here rather than on the other thread: Sometimes we used to take our goats to agricultural shows - at the time goats had a very bad reputation amongst local crofters and nobody would try the milk so we tried to publicise them as lovely and useful animals. So, with 2 other members of the goat keepers' society, 2 children of one of the members and 5 goats, all groomed ready for the show, we all piled into the back of a van owned by one member and set off. The journey there was uneventful enough, if a bit cramped and uncomfortable, seated on the floor in the back of the van with goats milling around and being their usual friendly selves and all the paraphernalia we needed. One of the van driver's goats won first prize and one of mine came second - both British Saanens and both good milkers. So, in a jolly frame of mind we set off home but, on the way we decided to visit the Callanish Stones - an ancient site on the west side of the Island since one of our number had never been to the Stones. At the site, we all piled out again but the goats got out as well so, rather than try to get them back into the van we decided just to take them for a walk into the stones as well. Imagine, 2 excited children, 3 fairly worn adults (a bit rough around the edges by this stage) and 5 goats parading into the centre of the ancient monument. There were some German (I think) tourists there but they gave us some very odd looks and departed very rapidly. Not sure what they were thinking, but I can imagine. Gave us all a good laugh and added to the jollity of the day. (We were all a bit giggly by this time - nothing taken, just being in such an enclosed space with a restricted air supply.) I'm sure the tourists would have been glad to see us loading the goats into the van and joining them before our departure home. [/QUOTE]
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