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stevecrm 08-01-2008 01:04 PM

August 1, 2008 (B): Sheep on roof
 
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Sorry but if I didnt post this now I would forget, I have just seen this on the local news on the TV.

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Roof-scaling sheep
A sheep that managed to climb onto the roof of a two-storey house tumbled to the ground after resisting the efforts of rescuers.

Three fire crews used an aerial platform in an attempt to free the animal, which had clambered onto the roof after getting onto a small outbuilding.

A crowd gathered outside the terraced cottages in Harrogate, North Yorks to watch the unlikely rescue attempt.

But the male sheep, who had been munching on roof moss as the drama unfolded, fled from the firemen as they attempted to shepherd him onto the platform.

He ran to a neighbouring slate roof which had become slippery in the rain, and tumbled to earth, breaking a leg.

"It slipped off the front of the property and landed," said Ben Cairns, from Harrogate Fire Station Green Watch.

"It was fine, although its leg was injured. We left it with villagers who knew the local farmer.

"Every effort was made to protect the animal from becoming harmed."

He added: "It's possibly the most unusual animal that we have attempted to rescue from a roof."

The animal is thought to have got into the gardens of the terraced cottages after escaping from its field.

stevecrm 08-01-2008 01:05 PM

Maybe it was a mountain goat in its past life :D

HungLikeJesus 08-01-2008 01:15 PM

Maybe he was looking for his phony friends.

sweetwater 08-01-2008 01:53 PM

A photo and a recipe in one - sheep on a shingle. :D

Sundae 08-01-2008 02:02 PM

Funny - as soon as I saw the top of the first pic I thought -Yorkshire!
Stupid sheep.

HungLikeJesus 08-01-2008 02:07 PM

Why do you say stupid sheep? Maybe it doesn't want to end up in Farmer John's stew pot.

Cloud 08-01-2008 03:23 PM

well, gee. Their "rescue" attempt resulted in a broken leg. Seems to me if they had just left the darn thing alone it would find its way down all by its lonesome. Without the fracture.

WillieO 08-01-2008 03:37 PM

If the sheep had died, would they read a "ewelogy"?

spudcon 08-01-2008 03:39 PM

Nothing unusual about sheep in high places.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkw2DdoskPY

classicman 08-01-2008 03:45 PM

That sheer wasn't too funny

DanaC 08-01-2008 03:59 PM

Quote:

Funny - as soon as I saw the top of the first pic I thought -Yorkshire!
*grins* I love Yorkshire:P

Gravdigr 08-01-2008 04:57 PM

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Reminds me of this (near Helena, MT as I recall), cars from both directions scared the doe over the railing of the bridge. Luckily, there was a train underneath. Now what?!...from ehowa.com:

Sundae 08-01-2008 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus (Post 473097)
Why do you say stupid sheep? Maybe it doesn't want to end up in Farmer John's stew pot.

He's probably raised for wool. So in fact he's just got himself a broken leg and is three steps closer to the pot for his antics.

xoxoxoBruce 08-01-2008 11:09 PM

Georgia has Goats on the Roof.

SteveDallas 08-01-2008 11:32 PM

I was immediately reminded of "Sheep In a Jeep."


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