Tuesday, May 11, 2010

"I'll send someone down to do some flocking"


I took this picture yesterday as I was driving home through town.  I was sitting at a stop sign which is how I got such a clear photo.  In the interest of goose/gosling safety I called the police department.  Yes I have them on speed dial, it's a small town, we are on a first name basis with half of the police force.

Police:  Police department, how can I help you?
Me:  Hi there, I know this isn't a police emergency but at the bottom of Queen Street there is a family of geese with their little babies trying to cross the street.  Traffic is stuck and I am worried they are going to end up run over.  Maybe if someone isn't busy they can go down there and help them get across the road?
Police:  No problem, thanks for letting us know, I'll send someone down to do some flocking.


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23 comments:

Taryn said...

LOL :)

MCW said...

OMG! This cracked me up!!! Love it...

Belle on Heels said...

adorable. love this little story :)

Same Sweet Girl: Memoir of a Southern Belle said...

Hahaha!!! Too cute!!!!!!! We have the same problem around here sometimes and I have actually heard that a woman plowed through a group of them one time. It is so sad and terrible that someone would do that. :(

Leslie @ A Blonde Ambition said...

Ha! How funny is that?! You probably saved some lives yesterday : )

Trish said...

this post made me laugh!!!
The hubs is a State Trooper & I would have love to see him out trying to get "his Flock" togther :OP

Gabi said...

heeheehee
reminds me of Make Way for Ducklings!

Ms. Bake-it said...

Too cute! That was so sweet of you to call someone. Love his response!

~ Tracy

JulesTX said...

Great little story...I'm so pleased to hear the response you got from your local police dept, I was afraid it would end differently.

Sweet Southern Prep said...

Oh my gosh that is the cutest thing. There are so many! So glad you captured such a great photo! And so thoughtful of you too, to let the police know about it.

KatiePerk said...

Adorable! Good job protecting them!

Anonymous said...

Ha ha. Too funny..even better that the police department was going to actually do something about it!

Confessions of a Mother, Lawyer & Crazy Woman said...

"I'll send someone down to do some flocking!" LOVE that. Makes me want to move to a small town! Thanks for the smile today!

Unknown said...

ok, this is hilarious!! What an adorable picture you got out of it! ha!

Jo said...

What a sweet family outing ~ how nice of you to be watching out for their safety.

Jo

Anonymous said...

That is so funny!! I'm sure the policeman who got dispatched for that was thrilled.

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

I'm surprised! In our town we had a deer in a store and when the police were called they said that the retailer should just shoo it out!

highheeledlife said...

LOL... what little darlings ... I hope LP was with you so he could see them.

Wendy said...

I love this! My sister was a 911 dispatcher and she once got a call (the 911 emergency kind) because there was a turkey on the highway!!
Thanks for the giggle--and great shot!

preppy little dress AKA "PLD" said...

Same thing here in Chicago! I can't go a day without stopping for gesse, especially now that the babies are here! :)

Travelbugmom said...

So Cute!!!!! We actually encountered a few geese crossing the road TODAY and normally we slow down to let the cross, but NEW DRIVER started to speed up....they actually FLEW away....poor darlings....sorry we have a 16 year old!!!

Anonymous said...

good for you!!

Kim Reese said...

Love it!!! :-)