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| nightbird |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 01:01:30
Are we breeding a nation of wimps I wonder.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6281910.stm |
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| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 14/07/2007 : 20:24:17
At the nursing home where I used to work we once had a stray cow wandering through the long conservatory. None of the elderly residents sitting there were the least bit alarmed, but 2 young care assistants were almost hysterical. The cow wandered out at the open doors the other end, no damage whatsoever was done.
We also had sheep straying in the grounds quite often, and several times had to shoo them out of the basement laundry - the outside door (with a grassy slope beyond) was left open in good weather. The nearest to harm that was done was when one of the night staff bent down to pick up a pile of `sheepskins` (fake ones that we used to use on beds to prevent pressure sores) to put them in the washing machine...and the pile of sheepskins jumped up and shouted `BAAAA` causing severe fright to the carer, who promptly resigned and got a job in the newsagents.... |
| Anubis |
Posted - 14/07/2007 : 16:08:49
Yes, Fluffy, I was NOT suggesting cows are naturally "aggressive" (although that can be questionable when they are pregnant), but in a herd, near to feeding time or collection they can surround and press upon humans, crushing and killing them. With me on the last occasion, I had our border collie, a well trained working dog, who on such occasion would suddenly be reduced to a shivering wreck. But, of course you are right, cows are not normally aggressive (as say a young bull). A government employed vet once recommended that in such circumstances, the secret is to make a ppssing sound which the cows mistake for a particular fly the worries and stings and this will cause them to disperse. Sorry, but I never have tried it. Maybe I didn't express myself too well in my first posting! Looking on the BBC site, as I indicated, no problem finding fatalities from cows! |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 13/07/2007 : 23:31:16
Quest, you didn`t offend me, really, I was just agreeing with you!
Anubis, I take your point. I`ve grown up with cows as neighbours, and yes, they are big animals which in large numbers and if alarmed can do a helluva lot of damage. But they are generally placid and curious when not alarmed, and not aggressive unless they`re being protective. Just one of them can do damage if it placidly, accidentally, stands on your foot. But then, I have a neurotic overweight border collie bitch who`s been through the `rescue` process twice, and even when she`s being dutifully affectionate if she catches me barefooted it`s like being trampled by a baby hippo. When this occurs I see it as being my own fault, I should have avoided the situation, humans have a responsibility to domesticated animals.
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| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 13:40:55
I think you have hit the nail on the head there Fubar. |
| FUBAR |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 11:30:08
I don't think it was the cows so much as they made no attempt to solve their problem first. |
| thedelboy |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 10:04:23
Sit at the back end of a cow ,and get a pat on the head |
| Anubis |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 09:55:10
I grew up on a farm with lots of cows. Responses on this post leave me gobsmacked! Just look on a few BBC sites and learn some simple truths -- will these addresses come up? I have rarely been so frightened as when "under a surge" of cows.
/Users/marigold/Desktop/BBC NEWS | England | Coventry.pdf/Users/marigold/Desktop/BBC NEWS | England | Derbyshire | Woman speaks of cow attack horror.pdf/Users/marigold/Desktop/BBC NEWS | England | Gloucestershire | Herd of cows trample woman's car.pdf/Users/marigold/Desktop/BBC NEWS | England | Man trampled by a herd of cattle.pdf/Users/marigold/Desktop/BBC NEWS | England | Cumbria | Woman in coma after cow 'attack'.pdf |
| n/a |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 09:26:55
H ..... get it now? |
| thedelboy |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 06:06:08
aww I found the poor darlings plight quite moooving |
| camelot |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 02:47:31
quote:
Originally posted by NAZZ
Adrians wall!!!!!!I cannot stop laughing,where the F%**&^ is Adrians wall
Why it's around Adrians house Nazz...and apparently Adrians herd of cows as well. |
| NAZZ |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 02:14:10
[quote]Originally posted by quest
Last summer we visited the ruins of a roman temple in what it's left of the Adrian's Wall and we had to walk about 200m inside of a young bulls field to reach it. When we was at the ruins, we saw two workers being follow for the whole group of animals and rushed to find protection inside the ruins and they seemed very apprehensived, so we waited for the animals distance away to get out. If you don't know the animals you have to be cautious because they can be very unpredictable. Better save than sorry.
Many children see the world in an abstract way, that why some of them are such a good artists. 
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Adrians wall!!!!!!I cannot stop laughing,where the F%**&^ is Adrians wall |
| n/a |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 22:51:29
It wasn't my intention to offend you, sorry Fluffy |
| nightbird |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 22:25:00
The sad thing is city children never having spent any time out in the countryside expanding their experiences and knowledge. |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 22:17:06
The point is that there are always going to be some youngsters who might react fearfully to the unfamiliar, to unknown situations - equally a bunch of real country kids in a city environment - and we can`t blame this on a Labour government, for goodness sakes!!
Yes, Quest, I love childrens art - I`m very privileged at the moment having a grand-daughter who`s nearly 8, and draws some amazing cartoony animals and people. |
| n/a |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 21:26:55
Last summer we visited the ruins of a roman temple in what it's left of the Adrian's Wall and we had to walk about 200m inside of a young bulls field to reach it. When we was at the ruins, we saw two workers being follow for the whole group of animals and rushed to find protection inside the ruins and they seemed very apprehensived, so we waited for the animals distance away to get out. If you don't know the animals you have to be cautious because they can be very unpredictable. Better save than sorry.
Many children see the world in an abstract way, that why some of them are such a good artists.
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| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 21:12:01
quote:
Originally posted by Fluffy Sheep
I remember reading ages ago, before my son was born so that puts it at least 30 years ago, that some city kids ( Liverpool, I think) were taken on a trip to the countryside...one of them later described a cow as `a square thing, with a leg at each corner`.
Did that lad become a famous cubist? |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 20:38:09
I remember reading ages ago, before my son was born so that puts it at least 30 years ago, that some city kids ( Liverpool, I think) were taken on a trip to the countryside...one of them later described a cow as `a square thing, with a leg at each corner`. |
| Daveb |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 18:07:21
Yep, they should be able to recognise a cow! |
| long time no see |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 15:02:34
It is lack of knowledge.
New Labour 10 years of bad schools.
FACT. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 15:01:31
Oh well ... you do have to watch out for those methane producing fiends of the open fields   |
| nightbird |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 14:55:32
quote:
Originally posted by Daveb
It all went to pot when we stopped sending kids up chimneys and down pit.
Don't know their born.
When I were a lad...........
It seems a field of farting cows were the obstacle |
| Daveb |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 13:35:53
It all went to pot when we stopped sending kids up chimneys and down pit.
Don't know their born.
When I were a lad........... |
| FUBAR |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 10:28:15
I like it."Hello, there is an emergency, we are out at night and it is really really dark. Oh and we are cold and a bit wet, can you send help......" |
