Minor things that make you happy

[The Cowboy]

Stray goat goes wild at Carrickfergus shop

Stray goat in Carrickfergus shopping rampage

A goat has head-butted a pensioner and jumped on cars after being refused entry to a County Antrim shop.

Staff and customers ran for cover when the unusual visitor appeared at the doors of the Eurospar store in Carrickfergus on Saturday morning.

The shop manager told BBC News NI the stray goat charged at one of his regular customers, named Billy.

He said the goat "butted" Billy in the back before he managed to drag the pensioner into the shop for safety.

"We had to trail him inside," the manager said, but added that the pensioner was not injured.


'Got to be kidding!'
In the forecourt of the shop, the goat got up on its hind legs and jumped on two cars, one belonging to a customer and another to a staff member.

Speaking to the Carrickfergus Times newspaper, the manager said: "I was on my own in the store at around 6.20am and thought it was the bread man knocking."

Image caption The goat got up on its hind legs and jumped on cars outside the shop on Victoria Road on Saturday
He looked up and saw the goat outside the door, adding: "It seemed to want to break into the shop and it was staring straight at me."

The manager described how the goat began eating flower baskets outside the shop on Victoria Road and then frightened staff and customers as they tried to get into the building.

"It was into the baskets eating all the plants and running round the car park, I thought: 'you've got to be kidding me!'"

He said one customer tried to use the ATM when she spotted the goat and ran back to her car.

Image caption The goat proved to be a tricky customer
Another customer shouted a warning to a member of staff who was walking in to the shop to start work.

The manager said his employee replied: "Yeah, right" But when she spotted the goat she dove in to the customer's car for cover.

The incident ended when a man, believed to be the goat's owner, arrived at the shop and dragged the goat off by the horns.

Ha ha, so many ace things about that article!

'headbutted a pensioner' great mental image of the goat getting up and planting one of the old fellas eyebrows.

 

[jackyboy]

Think the Xmas Markets are quite nice in town. Not quite Manchester level but at least there's something!

 

[ijjysmith]

Chocolate covered peanuts.

 

[carlos21]

Chocolate covered peanuts.

Can you please send me pics of Baines and Coleman please in my thread.

 

[The Cowboy]

Chocolate covered peanuts.

Chocolate covered Brazil nuts.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Ha ha, so many ace things about that article!

'headbutted a pensioner' great mental image of the goat getting up and planting one of the old fellas eyebrows.

See if this had happened up the road where I grew up no one would have batted an eyelid.

The posh toffs over in Carrick however are a different breed lol

They are like the NI Wirral

 

[JonS]

This morning I was late getting to work because of active delay caused by a passenger collapsing on my tube train.

what made me happy was the caring and professional way the tube driver and station staff dealt with the matter.

They might go on strike a lot and take a lot of stick but when it comes to the crunch I would trust my life with many public sector workers (not that private sector staff cant be great too).

The tube drivers and LU staff are maybe the last great bastion of public sector workers given a decent wage and who IMO deserve it.

The passenger thankfully seemed ok in the end (though the ambulance took an age to arrive) so hopefully all's well that ends well and my lateness for work was a minor inconvenience for such an important and well dealt with situation.

 

[COYBL25]

Cross country running in the frost. Everything just looks so clean and fresh.

 

[The Cowboy]

This morning I was late getting to work because of active delay caused by a passenger collapsing on my tube train.

what made me happy was the caring and professional way the tube driver and station staff dealt with the matter.

They might go on strike a lot and take a lot of stick but when it comes to the crunch I would trust my life with many public sector workers (not that private sector staff cant be great too).

The tube drivers and LU staff are maybe the last great bastion of public sector workers given a decent wage and who IMO deserve it.

The passenger thankfully seemed ok in the end (though the ambulance took an age to arrive) so hopefully all's well that ends well and my lateness for work was a minor inconvenience for such an important and well dealt with situation.

Dunno why they can't just drag them onto the platform, treat them there, and let the train get on it's way.

 

[JonS]

Dunno why they can't just drag them onto the platform, treat them there, and let the train get on it's way.

I often used to think that but I guess there could be safety implications of moving someone and even though I am normally cursing being made late, this time because I was able to see everything the potential seriousness of it hit me.

Think I'm going to learn how to tweet and send one to TFL and the RMT praising the staff.

 

[summerisle]

Cruise anyone ?

 

[JLW]

Not having to move when its lashing down in the winter, and you can hear the rain belting against the windows while your cozy on the couch!! Bliss!!
But then that could turn into "minors things that make you fume" when your missus says its Wednesday you need to put the bins out!!!!

 

[summerisle]

 

[larbert toffee]

Cruise anyone ?

 

[GwladysBlue]

First time I've watched The Simpsons in years and forgot how much this one makes me laugh.