Wild goats

[the stinking enigma 11,912]

It was richard burton's finest hour in my opinion.

[LightBulb 290]

9 hours ago, mollag said:

Much like mutton, best in a curry IMHO.

They have been there for 40 years plus, they commute using the tram lines, I have seen them as far down as Minorca, raiding gardens for munchies.

 

Could they be a local tourist attraction, much like the monkeys on Jibralta ?

[Howard 128]

The photos are totally out of context. How do we know some person isn't chasing them towards the camera? It's not normal herd behaviour for these goats.

They're trying to make a storm in a teacup. Been driving past the goats there for years and never had any problems. The main problem on the road is stupid drivers going too fast and not paying attention to what's in front of them.

[hissingsid 3,675]

Yes this is Daphnes claim to fame, persecuting the goats, and making wrong assumptions.

 

[Howard 128]

Well she can sod off. If she wants to make an issue out of these goats and push for their murder, I will stand against her at the next election.

[mollag 368]

Of course we have the old chestnut of the Bulgan farmer who got 3 months for shagging a goat, his best mate got 2 months for acting the goat, --- Eye, thangyew  

[P.K. 5,154]

In my experience you smell wild goats long before you see them.

Like an open sewer in Dehli during the summer....

[hissingsid 3,675]

Lived on the Island all my life, often used that road, seen the notice but never a goat.

[mollag 368]

They graze the fields the other side of the tram tracks from the road, lots of them hiding in plain sight, there are always some in sight when I pass.

[slinkydevil 5,071]

On 9/14/2018 at 8:13 PM, Non-Believer said:

invading gardens up Lonan way and being aggressive towards people it encountered. It was reported as being covered in ticks and parasites IIRC.

That's no way to talk about Daphne Caine. She's lovely.

[Howard 128]

She's a spazzer.

[hissingsid 3,675]

She is a headline chaser, at least Moorehouse had a relative that lost his lunch , that gives his seagull crusade some clout !!!!!

[asitis 5,994]

4 hours ago, hissingsid said:

She is a headline chaser, at least Moorehouse had a relative that lost his lunch , that gives his seagull crusade some clout !!!!!

Jesus H the pinnacle of manx politics !!!!!!!!!!!

[monasqueen 1,031]

If you take the MER tram north out of Laxey, you can see goats in the fields on both sides of the track.

The ones that you don't get to see are those that are grazing down the cliff side.

The main traffic problem will be at dawn/dusk, when they are most likely to be repositioning.

Their numbers have been increasing over the last few years, as has the number of wallabies.

[2bees 1,900]

Years and years I've been looking for the wild goats the sign promises - not one, ever, have I seen.