the cosmolinguist ([personal profile] cosmolinguist) wrote2023-11-16 07:04 pm
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[320/365] Fiona

I thought the title was going to be the best thing about this news article

Resc-ewed: Britain's loneliest sheep saved from shoreline

But that turns out to be only the third-best thing about it.

The best is that the rescue was done by five random guys. Local farmers.

The Scottish SPCA said it had been aware of the ewe being stranded at the bottom of the cliff for some time but was unable to find a safe way to rescue her.

I suppose: a charity like that will have all kinds of health and safety procedures they need to follow, while some random guys can just do something inadvisable. The organizer quoted in the article, Cammy Wilson, said "The only difference between us being heroes and idiots is a slip of the foot."

The next thing he's quoted as saying is the second-best thing about the whole article:

"I would do it again, maybe not tomorrow though because I'm knackered."

(Fiona, the sheep, is apparently fine.)

rmc28: Rachel in hockey gear on the frozen fen at Upware, near Cambridge (Default)

[personal profile] rmc28 2023-11-16 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)

I cackled at "because I'm knackered". That's a lovely story.

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[personal profile] angelofthenorth 2023-11-16 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Love it
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[personal profile] otter 2023-11-17 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
What a happy story
jesse_the_k: Fat ewe stares at camera (ewe looking at me?)

[personal profile] jesse_the_k 2023-11-18 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)

Ah, that poor ewe! Let's hear it for bold rescuers who managed to keep their footing.

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[personal profile] sfred 2023-11-18 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
:⁠-⁠D
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)

[personal profile] silveradept 2023-11-20 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
That's fantastic, and I'm glad the quote essentially confirms this was something done not quite on a lark, but with more spite and malice than health and safety thoughts.