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Demovictory9

(32,475 posts)
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:02 PM Oct 2019

a herd of 500 hungry Goats help save Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

California fires: Goats help save Ronald Reagan Presidential Library


Goats from a ranch near the Reagan Library were also rescued from the Easy Fire





A hungry herd of 500 goats has helped save the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library from the California wildfires.

In May, the library hired the goats to clear flammable scrub surrounding the complex as a preventative measure.

The goats ate the brush, creating a fire break that slowed the flames and gave firefighters extra time to react.

The library near Los Angeles was threatened by the Easy Fire, the latest in a spate of fires causing evacuations and power cuts across the state.

The caprine contractors included Vincent van Goat, Selena Goatmez and Goatzart. They helped save exhibits including an Air Force One jet and a piece of the Berlin Wall.

"We were told by one of the firefighters that they believe that fire break made their job easier," Melissa Giller, a library spokeswoman, told Reuters.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50248549

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a herd of 500 hungry Goats help save Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (Original Post) Demovictory9 Oct 2019 OP
good goats !! dweller Oct 2019 #1
St Raygun had books? FoxNewsSucks Oct 2019 #2
Yeah not fooled Oct 2019 #22
yes, he had books..... lastlib Oct 2019 #24
lol Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #8
You go, goats! nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #3
Goats are really great. They're even used in portable pens to clear private and public land abqtommy Oct 2019 #4
Do they bring their own Bantamfancier Oct 2019 #5
Well, ever since I first heard the word "relish" used as an adverb instead of a noun I've tried to abqtommy Oct 2019 #9
A lot more effective than brooms, lol! MoonRiver Oct 2019 #6
HA! BigmanPigman Oct 2019 #20
I have been to the Reagan and Nixon Libraries despite definitely not being partisans of the two. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #7
There's a lot of hagiography, isn't there? Hekate Oct 2019 #14
A lot of hagiography and the Nixon Library celebrates all his "progressive" achievements DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #18
True dat Hekate Oct 2019 #29
I no longer like goats. MyNameGoesHere Oct 2019 #10
Ease up on the goats. They did not know what they were doing. nt NCjack Oct 2019 #15
Leaving goat shit outside Zambero Oct 2019 #17
Great news! old guy Oct 2019 #11
Hooray for the goats! Hekate Oct 2019 #12
Goats are the most awesome of animals. zeusdogmom Oct 2019 #13
I'm glad this made the National and international news lunatica Oct 2019 #16
There has GOT to be a joke in there somewhere! 11 Bravo Oct 2019 #19
Kick start: 50 hungry goats walk into the REAGAN Library,... Hortensis Oct 2019 #23
fancy museum! I love museums. Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #25
Maybe the library can get BHDem53 Oct 2019 #21
GOATS! MuseRider Oct 2019 #26
Well the National Archives people can think out of the box.... Historic NY Oct 2019 #27
How about the crayons? nt doc03 Oct 2019 #28

not fooled

(5,802 posts)
22. Yeah
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 05:02 PM
Oct 2019

If the fire HAD made it in there, not much in the way of books to burn, at least those read by that evil old fraud.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
4. Goats are really great. They're even used in portable pens to clear private and public land
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:22 PM
Oct 2019

where poison oak grows. And the goats eat the poison oak with relish!

Bantamfancier

(366 posts)
5. Do they bring their own
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:26 PM
Oct 2019

relish or are we supposed to have it on hand so they can eat the poison ivy?






Sorry, that just cracked me up. Picturing goats with a jar and knife.
I'll show myself out.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
9. Well, ever since I first heard the word "relish" used as an adverb instead of a noun I've tried to
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:41 PM
Oct 2019

use it that way too. I always find it hilarious and I pass the torch of my efforts on to you!

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,714 posts)
7. I have been to the Reagan and Nixon Libraries despite definitely not being partisans of the two.
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:29 PM
Oct 2019

You would hardly recognize them as they are portrayed in their libraries.

Hekate

(90,840 posts)
14. There's a lot of hagiography, isn't there?
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:42 PM
Oct 2019

Have only been to Reagan's, as it it a day trip from where I live and they have travelling non-Reagan exhibits come through that my friends want to see. Though none of us is Republican, we found the historical stuff interesting, too -- Air Force One, Marine One, and the life size Oval Office, among others. Good lunchroom, too.

Other than that, we felt we were surrounded by worshippers of another religion, and kept a respectful demeanor...

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,714 posts)
18. A lot of hagiography and the Nixon Library celebrates all his "progressive" achievements
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 04:20 PM
Oct 2019

A lot of hagiography and the Nixon Library celebrates all his "progressive" achievements like the EPA, affirmative action, and the opening to China.

I will say it right now. Neither was as contemptible as Trump.

zeusdogmom

(998 posts)
13. Goats are the most awesome of animals.
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:38 PM
Oct 2019

Much better at cleaning brush and weeds than Roundup and other poisons. Plus their milk makes great cheese.

And please don't diss the goats because it was Reagan's library. We are better than that.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
16. I'm glad this made the National and international news
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:49 PM
Oct 2019

Goats are much better than rakes to clear brush. On the other end you get milk and cheese too!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
23. Kick start: 50 hungry goats walk into the REAGAN Library,...
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 05:04 PM
Oct 2019

?



Most books seem to be for sale in the store, so close to the entry, and there is a hall lined with of some of Nancy's dresses they could eat...

MuseRider

(34,128 posts)
26. GOATS!
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 05:19 PM
Oct 2019

I love my goats and now we know they are better than raking! We need more goats in this world to do things like get rid of weeds so farmers can alternate areas of seeding and save the land. Also to keep the grasses in control. GOATS!

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)
27. Well the National Archives people can think out of the box....
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 05:27 PM
Oct 2019

the NY Bridge Authority Head was lambasted for using goats around the bridges. That all stopped when they got the bill, goat work for cheap whereas humans need potty and coffee breaks , etc.

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