# Why would a goose want to sleep on wet concrete? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665 "2011-04-25T15:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayalphatech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jayalphatech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayalphatech)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/21 "2011-04-25T22:45:33Z")
we totally generalize animals i like to sleep on the floor, while others like super soft mattresses i too was expecting to be posting how to safely extract the goose from cured concrete šŸ˜› curing concrete is exothermic, but this seems to be already cured. i think the weird part is that the goose was tired and comfortable enough to fall asleep in that scenario, i think there might be something else going on, disease or whatever. to the OP: what happened afterwards? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/22 "2011-04-25T23:38:38Z")
Iā€™d guess the goose felt safe there because it had a clear view of the area around it. One of the better ways to keep geese out of your retention pond is to have patches of native vegetation around it. Geese need a bit of a start to get flying so they donā€™t like settling near spots where a predator could jump out and get them before they can get airborne. Unfortunately, the desire for easy maintenance usually supersedes the desire to keep the geese away when people are designing these things. ---
**Author:** ![Waffle\_Decider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/77aa72/32.png) [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/23 "2011-04-26T02:46:03Z")
Yeah, I also thought a chisel was involvedā€¦ > [@kayaker](#): > > Our geese grab you with their bills and hold on, then twist their heads 90 degrees. Iā€™ve gotten nasty bruises on my legs as a result. They also swing their wings at you; sort of like a punch. Like soā€¦ šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/24 "2011-04-26T13:47:51Z")
Oh, Iā€™m sorry for the ambiguous wording. It wasnā€™t ā€œwet concreteā€ as in freshly-poured. Itā€™s long been set. The concrete was just wet because of the rain. Iā€™m quite sure the goose wasnā€™t stuck in it, as I went out later in the day and it was quacking (or honking?) around on the grass. The ground would also have been relatively cold because itā€™s been wet, cold, and rainy for about a week. No chance for the pavement to warm up in the sun. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/25 "2011-04-26T15:16:42Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Oh, Iā€™m sorry for the ambiguous wording. It wasnā€™t ā€œwet concreteā€ as in freshly-poured. Itā€™s long been set. The concrete was just wet because of the rain. Well, shit, thatā€™s an entirely different postā€¦ Joe ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/26 "2011-04-26T16:59:25Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I was attacked by a swan once. It hissed and struck as mean and fast as a cobra, slamming its beak into my legs and raising huge half-moon bruise welts. It was awful. Am curious, what if anything provoked this attack? Also, did you retaliate? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/27 "2011-04-26T17:03:03Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > Am curious, what if anything provoked this attack? Also, did you retaliate? not speaking for **TruCelt,** but IME theyā€™re very aggressive if they think youā€™re too close to their nest. sucks doubly when you canā€™t see where the nest is. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/28 "2011-04-26T17:09:51Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > Am curious, what if anything provoked this attack? Also, did you retaliate? I walked into the back yard of my Grandparents house. A white swan. The swan lived in a small pond surrounded by houses, and shared the pond with an alligator. I assumed the nest was across the pond in the reeds, but donā€™t know for sure. There wasnā€™t really anything within 150 feet for it to be hidden in. My Grandfather came out with the broom and chased it off. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/29 "2011-04-26T17:21:49Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Oh, Iā€™m sorry for the ambiguous wording. It wasnā€™t ā€œwet concreteā€ as in freshly-poured. Itā€™s long been set. The concrete was just wet because of the rain. Iā€™m quite sure the goose wasnā€™t stuck in it, as I went out later in the day and it was quacking (or honking?) around on the grass. > > The ground would also have been relatively cold because itā€™s been wet, cold, and rainy for about a week. No chance for the pavement to warm up in the sun. Iā€™m sorry, thatā€™s just not good enough. IANAL but I believe we were tacitly promised a goose encased in concrete. You need to make good. Iā€™m sure there are farmers and masons about who would help with the logistics. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665/30 "2011-04-26T17:23:37Z")
A swan is a Canada goose whose attitude was so bad he got thrown out of the flock.\* Canada geese protect their nests & mates. Swans just attack things for the fun of it. \*Not really; it just seems that way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-goose-want-to-sleep-on-wet-concrete/579665.md?page=1)