For once, our small town’s Facebook page rose above the petty gossip and backstabbing and actually came in handy. Last night, along with the usual lost pig notices… there was a report of a dump truck flipping over, taking out a power line and closing the main road. This was helpful since my husband’s car had overheated and left him stranded on I-295. Knowing about the closure in advance saved me taking the out of the way detour.
Of course the page also had some other gems.
Rent a goat! There’s a start up sure to make a fortune.
Heck, they love to eat…
Are easy to transport….
And give great back massages.
How could you lose?
Then there was this:
Someone wants to cook pie for me?
That can’t be bad.
And finally, there was this heartfelt thank you note…
Moral of that story?
If you live in the country, always carry carrots and apples.
Okay, well….
There’s no correct amount of produce for that.
River's world..... 
As for the “rent-a-goat” thing, thats been done here in Georgia.
In fact, I was asked if I would “rent” my goats out once, but they wanted the friendly type, and… well… mine aren’t all that nice.
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A missed opportunity for sure.
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I also know a guy that ***gasp*** wants to make curry goat.
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Noooo!!!
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These are great–much better than the things I’ve read on the local facebook page lately.
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We have our share of crap. But there are always a few gems among the rubbish.
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Too bad my rural experience was pre-internet. I needed to rent a goat last month… not for clearing brush, however…
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I’m sure I don’t want to know ….
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Ahhh too bad you live all the way up north, there is actually a place in my hometown, which is about 19 miles east of El Paso that does just that, rents goats to clean yards. Actually they don’t rent they just “lend.” They’re just cool like that, lol.
But the lady with the horse, carrots, apples she caught a horse! It doesn’t get any better than that! 😉
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Lending is even better than renting…. need a goat? Get a goat. I like it!
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Rent a goat? We just borrow here.
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Goat swapping? Hmmm…
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Kind of like adult garage door opener exchanges. But not. lol
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I’m sure there are plenty of rural places where one can rent a goat. But here in the city, we’d call it prostitution…
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Ack!
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No goats for rent here, but I like the idea. We may be too sophisticated now that this town is an *it* place to live. But back in the day…
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Goats, horses, unicorns, husbands–oh my!! I’ll stick to big city living with (CENSORED)!!
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I’d like to lease a goat or two, just from when they’re babies up to full-grown. Strictly for cuddling and taking cute pics. How can something be so freaking adorable as a baby and then grow up to be so weird looking??
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Why don’t you ask The Donald? I haven’t seen his baby pix, but…..
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They’re weirdly adorable when they’re adults too. I mean, heck… they have the eyes of aliens. What more could you want?
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I would definitely rent a goat in pajamas. Just because. But otherwise…??? Happy to come across your blog today!
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Pajama’d goats are the most under appreciated livestock. No logical reason necessary.
Glad you found me… welcome aboard!!!
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Our local page is mostly about complaints that the police don’t do anything – from people who don’t want to get involved by calling the police. However, I can rent a goat, or a small herd of goats for brush clean up.
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You have an interesting town, and a great post! Can I rent a pie?
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In reality, renting a pie is all any of us do.
😉
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Those ARE remarkably nice bits and bobs 🙂
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