Anything good about this weather?

blue5000

Well folks can you think of anything positive about this looooong winter we are having? Only good thing I've noticed is that I was doing a bit of fencing today and it was really easy to drive a stake.

iverjohnston

blue5000 wrote: »

Well folks can you think of anything positive about this looooong winter we are having? Only good thing I've noticed is that I was doing a bit of fencing today and it was really easy to drive a stake.

Should be a good year for the frogs, and silage so late that the pheasents will have a fighting chance

Sam Kade

Great weather for feed mills and coal merchants

bbam

Serious saving on diesel and wear and tear on machinery.

No topping, no slurry going out, no drainage work, no spraying or harrowing. Lots of lads can't get fert out either so another saving there too.

Timmaay

It will make ya appreciate the good times, we are due another 2011 soon!!!!!

whelan1

Timmaay wrote: »

It will make ya appreciate the good times, we are due another 2011 soon!!!!!

yup, was just going to say you appreciate the sun a lot more now

Conmaicne Mara

No midges yet!

simx

Good year for water and wind powered power stations

slippy wicket

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

No midges yet!

Ya could come down to Wexford , you would be eaten alive in the evenings with the little buggers.

Conmaicne Mara

slippy wicket wrote: »

Ya could come down to Wexford , you would be eaten alive in the evenings with the little buggers.

None here so far

Sam Kade

slippy wicket wrote: »

Ya could come down to Wexford , you would be eaten alive in the evenings with the little buggers.

Same here in cork they mustn't have migrated north yet.

Timmaay

whelan1 wrote: »

yup, was just going to say you appreciate the sun a lot more now

Totally tempting faith now and I really should shut up :P, but the other good thing about this weather is it isnt a drought either ha:D

dzer2

Dont have to walk to far to look at the cattle.

bbam

simx wrote: »

Good year for water and wind powered power stations

Wind indeed.
Pity there isn't a good feedback tarrif or decent security given ahead on the tariff.

wellbye

The only positive thing I can say about this year is that the it's easy to work a hand scraper or tractor scraper in the milking yard, because the ground is wet:(

manjou

Appreciate the land thats planted as trees dont roar at me dont tramp ground and the ground is dry between them so can get some work done to it to keep sane in this weather.Dito on sun first guy looks for rain this side of xmas better be running when he says it.

Outkast_IRE

The next week is looking very dry at the moment, temps seems to be only aiming for mid teens though.

just do it

Thinking of going into the knackery business :rolleyes:

JohnBoy

weeds are suffering too.


Seriously.



our docks look like sh*t, no sign of flowering on the 20th of may, leaves are all curled and red.

whelan1

JohnBoy wrote: »

weeds are suffering too.


Seriously.



our docks look like sh*t, no sign of flowering on the 20th of may, leaves are all curled and red.

growth of these weeds is about a month behind- except for thistles:mad:

kevthegaff

No super levy!

Tipp Man

kevthegaff wrote: »

No super levy!

that is a very long way from being guaranteed

We are only 6 weeks into the new year - it will be 6 months before we can have any idea of where its at - imo

kevthegaff

Tipp Man wrote: »

that is a very long way from being guaranteed

We are only 6 weeks into the new year - it will be 6 months before we can have any idea of where its at - imo

Ah wel be grand:-)