the smoke bothers me so we don't burn our manure pile. It grows and grows until a composting friend or relative comes to get it (and they are always so excited). But after a while, even your friends and relatives don't want your manure anymore.
So, when I read that there were manure thieves on the loose, I was excited. I thought I might put out a sign, "Manure Thieves Welcome. Steal All You Want." But it turns out they're in Germany.
Here's the story, excerpted from Fox News. There were no pictures, which I guess is a blessing: BERLIN,
Germany — A woman trying to make "manure bombs" using stockings,
slipped into a slurry tank and fled the scene naked, German police said
on Friday. Two women entered a farm
in the northern village of Eberholzen on Wednesday evening and started
to fill the stockings with manure. "One of them
slipped into the manure tank, right into the cow muck," said a
spokesman for local police. "The other one helped her out. We found
their clothes in a field. One seems to have run off completely naked,
the other in her underwear." Police said it was
unclear what the women had intended to do with the "manure bombs," but
added the incident could be linked to victory celebrations surrounding
the Euro 2008 semi-finals on Wednesday evening, when Germany beat
Turkey 3-2. "The women can get their clothes back from the local police station — unwashed," the spokesman added.
Well, I guess that the police wouldn't have needed sniffer dogs to follow them. Their own noses would have found the trail just fine.
Posted by: Transylvanianhorseman | June 27, 2008 at 05:01 PM
hehehehe-thats funny!
I have been trying to get someone to come turn my manure pile-it composts so much faster when you turn it a couple times of year. I can't tell you how much money I have saved this year by digging into that pile and getting all of the good dirt from inside. My flowers are blooming like crazy, the garden veggies are growing like crazy and the places that I used it in to level dips in the yard and start grass is just lush.
Any farmer's markets you could advertise at? A lot of times people who garden are always looking for fresh compost. Most of them are used to having to pay for it too. They might come clean you out if you advertise it for free.
Posted by: BrownEyedCowgirls | June 27, 2008 at 07:53 PM
That is a very funny story. You might want to see if there is an organic farm/vegetable stand around you somewhere. They might actually take it all away and maybe pay you for it. I know of one by us that does this, so it's worth a look around.
Posted by: Grey Horse Matters | June 27, 2008 at 09:33 PM
Too funny! But from the sounds of it they were up to no good. It's a shame that there isn't someone out there figuring out how to turn our manure piles into biofuel. I know we're sitting on a gold mine just waiting to be discovered. lol
Posted by: risingrainbow | June 28, 2008 at 04:02 PM
Haha if the Germans could send the thieves my way we would be happy. We try to give it to our friends and family too but because we live so far away from anyone it gets to be a hassle.
Posted by: Katie | June 28, 2008 at 04:35 PM
HE HE HE!! Too funny!
I agree why can't someone turn manure into fuel?!?! We may be on to something here!
Posted by: kdwhorses | June 29, 2008 at 09:38 PM
Ummm ... whatever turns you on? The mind boggles... Talk about smelling horsey! or mooey, as the case may be.
As well as making sensational compost, horse manure [dried] has been used as fuel since humans discovered fire ... Guess the oil co's aren't that interested in R&D of "alternative sources" though.
Posted by: jules | June 30, 2008 at 02:29 AM