Blogs Jun 13, 2013 at 6:16 pm

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And all that carbon monoxide seasoning!
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In other news, restaurants serving goat curry will increase this fall :)
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So unwanted over-growth is being replaced with goat poop?
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"Hi, I'm here to apply for the blow job."
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"No Goats, No Glory" by The Goats is one of the best hip hop albums ever.
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Leaf blowers are banned in Vancouver's West End. Damn Socialists! Trampling on the rights of those who choose not to rake.
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This makes entirely too much sense and, therefore, MUST BE STOPPED!

Think of the security of the children! If this continues, the terrorists win!

Okay, I really have no point here other than to ponder who the hell could possibly be opposed to goats eating a hillside.
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"Now the city needs to rent some animals that can silently replace leaf blowers."

They're called guys with brooms.
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are we allowed to pet them? i need to pet them.
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Uhhh, how much, like exactly, do Rent a Goats cost the city per goat per day???
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And we worry about immigrants taking jobs....
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@10, They don't exactly charge per goat; they bring the size of herd that can do the job in the time agreed-upon. But you could do a calculation from the following
(hint, it's CHEAP):

UW-Bothell used 60 Rent-A-Ruminant goats to clear a 24,000-square-foot area for five days in July. The project cost about $725 a day and, after the goats had finished, the weeds had been cleared to the ground, said Guerrero.



http://www.rentaruminant.com/in-the-news…
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Big bad wolves?

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allowing sdot to avoid using herbicide? shit, that's all they do. they love to spray roundup. hopefully a goat doesn't munch on some poison hemlock and drop dead.
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@14 The goat wrangler does a pre-meal site inspection for toxic plants.
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I like all the people acting shocked and surprised at this, as if they haven't been hiring goats to clear out those spots for at least the last five years or so.
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They've used the goats for a long time. They're even in a commercial for Safeco or something, munching on the Pine slope.

City Light has used the goats for many years at the North Substation. They have kids groups come, and the kids can pet the goats. It's about as precious as anything a power company can do.
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@ 12....I will clear 5000 square ft of most any weeds for $700 a day..... so will any number of landscape contractors....
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@19 - because above being efficient, effective, sustainable, and competent the MOST IMPORTANT THING for government to be is CHEAP.

Can't you do that cheaper?

The answer to that question will almost always be YES. The question for you is - at what point does "you get what you pay for" kick in?
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@19 Right. On a 45 degree slope? Right. Using non-polluting machinery? Right. Noiselessly? Right.
Why don't you bid on the jobs? They're publically bid, you can find them at seattle.gov. You could make a fortune, asshole.

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