Bull's bid to scratch 'itchy bum' cuts off power to 800 homes (Scotland)

BBC ^ | 8 May 2020 | unatributed

[Candor7]

A bull with an itchy bottom knocked a transformer off an electricity pole as he tried to scratch his backside - and cut power to 800 homes. Four-year-old Ron managed to avoid the box as it landed in his field, and escaped an 11,000 volt shock from the tumbling cables. But it left homes in three nearby villages in South Lanarkshire without electricity. Owner Hazel Laughton told BBC Scotland she was amazed that Ron had survived. It is thought that Ron, a limousin bull, brought the transformer down sometime between 22:00 and 23:00 on Thursday at East Shawtonhill Farm in Chapelton. Mrs Laughton, who owns the farm with her husband Greg, said power was not restored to the local area until about 04:00 on Friday morning.

[Candor7]

Electric Bull !

[TangoLimaSierra]

I call BullShort!

[Candor7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLHCMxPgOQ

[fireman15]

The transformers are actually purposefully mounted with bolts designed to break in a way that will drop them to the ground if a pole is shaken with enough force. A neighbor of ours hit a utility pole driving home drunk for the umpteenth time. He ended up with serious injuries partially because transformers fell onto his car. He got an attorney who “proved” that the transformers fell off the pole with less force applied than what should have caused them to drop and contributed to his injuries. So our drunk driving deadbeat neighbor received a multimillion dollar award for driving drunk again.

[a fool in paradise]

I thought Itchy Bum was the name of some new pop star

[SnuffaBolshevik]

If he had been a ground beef he probably would have completed the circuit and been electrocuted.

[Candor7]

Ichi Bumu could be a Japanese name!

Ichi= One

Bumu= Nothing

[Candor7]

So our drunk driving deadbeat neighbor received a multimillion dollar award for driving drunk again. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Proving yet again that fate has nothing to do with purity.

[Candor7]

If he had been a ground beef he probably would have completed the circuit and been electrocuted.>>>>>

Now that is a challenge!

If he had tightened the nuts on his grounding rod he would not only have been grounded beef, but also barbecued!

Lanarkshire would have had a huge feast with Scotch Whiskey Beef and Kale

[beethovenfan]

What a bummer.

[OldGoatCPO]

Zen Bull. His name is a Zen Koan, how can you be one of nothing?

[SkyDancer]

Or as my gramps would say:

"Bull's bid to scratch 'itchy bum' cuts off power to 800 homes". Managed to steer clear of udder disaster though likely to remain the butt of some jokes as people milk it for what it's worth"

[oldvirginian]

Limousin bulls usually weigh 2200 pounds or a bit over.

If I was a power company pole and had a long ton of bull ass rubbing on me, probably on a daily basis, I would probably drop a load too!
CLEAN UP ON AISLE 3!

[Candor7]

Shakina, now that made me laugh!

[Candor7]

Shechinah,now that really made me laugh.

[NobleFree]

Transformers fall on the just and unjust alike.

[Songcraft]

The scratch of the itch
on the bull's patoot
has turned out the lights
and made radios mute.

[Candor7]

When posting a bull,

Make sure is not papal,

The itch and the pull

In electrical grapple!

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

That was a good one; best laugh I’ve had in a while.

If my husband were still here or my mom (she passed away last year) were to read this, they would both be bent double from laughing.

[oldvirginian]

I couldn’t help myself. #;P)
Glad you enjoyed it.