Will you go to the ploughing this year?

whelan2

Going Wednesday on bus from local pub. Have a free ticket.

kollegeknight

Definitely going. Supervising a group of tys and my wife is driving up with the small lady. Looking forward to it.

_Brian

One day providing it's not a total washout

Salrub

Probably will go on the Wednesday providing it's not a washout with the weather. Prefer going on my own as able to go at the pace I want to!!

Sam Kade

whelan2 wrote: »

Going Wednesday on bus from local pub. Have a free ticket.

Maybe we should all meet up and see what everyone looks like

Mooooo

Going up carrauntohill that Fri so won't go. Haven't been there with years now.

GrasstoMilk

Won a pair of tickets so I'll be heading. Hope it dries up or it'll be pure muck

Timmaay

kollegeknight wrote: »

Definitely going. Supervising a group of tys and my wife is driving up with the small lady. Looking forward to it.

God help ya!

pedigree 6

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Won a pair of tickets so I'll be heading. Hope it dries up or it'll be pure muck

Did you get them in the same competition that someone else around here got tickets for last year?

GrasstoMilk

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Did you get them in the same competition that someone else around here got tickets for last year?

Not sure what you mean Pedigree6

tractorporn

Will be there for the three days with work. Our position in the site is fairly crap so doubt I'll get to see much else of the site.

whelan2

OH heading to the site with a load tomorrow , will find out what its like

pedigree 6

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Not sure what you mean Pedigree6

Are you one of the 500 cell check award winners?

Bullocks

Hope to go for a day but don't know what day will suit with work yet

GrasstoMilk

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Are you one of the 500 cell check award winners?

No.

Buford T. Justice XIX

The whole gang here are heading up with me on the Tuesday. 5.30m start so there will be some cranky heads on Wednesday. The kids probably will as well.:pac:

pedigree 6

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

The whole gang here are heading up with me on the Tuesday. 5.30m start so there will be some cranky heads on Wednesday. The kids probably will as well.:pac:

How long will it take you to go to tullamore?
Takes 2 hours from here.
Not sure if I'm going. I was at tullamore show and I don't know if you can beat that. Might go??

Buford T. Justice XIX

pedigree 6 wrote: »

How long will it take you to go to tullamore?
Takes 2 hours from here.
Not sure if I'm going. I was at tullamore show and I don't know if you can beat that. Might go??

And good 3 hours solid, with a good bit on the motorway. Hoping to have a nice bit seem before 10 and off to the Dept stand to sort out the usual problem with BPS.

awaywithyou

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

And good 3 hours solid, with a good bit on the motorway. Hoping to have a nice bit seem before 10 and off to the Dept stand to sort out the usual problem with BPS.

3 hrs?? You going by tractor or something??:pac:

When I was up the country... I'd leave the home stead at 5am on the button and would be disappointed if I wasn't thru tullamore by 7am.....!!

Think I'll give ploughing a miss.... Same craic every yr.... So missing nothing....

Buford T. Justice XIX

awaywithyou wrote: »

3 hrs?? You going by tractor or something??:pac:

When I was up the country... I'd leave the home stead at 5am on the button and would be disappointed if I wasn't thru tullamore by 7am.....!!

Think I'll give ploughing a miss.... Same craic every yr.... So missing nothing....

The tractor would be quicker. We're going in the flying pig, a diesel Galaxy. It might hit 120 just as the the motorway ends.

Coolfresian

Not too far up the road so will definitely go for one day, maybe 2 if the weather is not too bad.

Muckit

No. Tickets too dear for what it is

Sam Kade

awaywithyou wrote: »

3 hrs?? You going by tractor or something??:pac:

When I was up the country... I'd leave the home stead at 5am on the button and would be disappointed if I wasn't thru tullamore by 7am.....!!

Think I'll give ploughing a miss.... Same craic every yr.... So missing nothing....

He must be coming from west Cork, do you lads up the country know your geography at all? Driving from mitchelstown to skibereen takes longer than going from mallow to Dublin.

Bullocks

Sam Kade wrote: »

He must be coming from west Cork, do you lads up the country know your geography at all? Driving from mitchelstown to skibereen takes longer than going from mallow to Dublin.

As my father would say "what did we send you to school for at all " -geography wouldn't be my strong point either

_Brian

I presume the food tents would be open for a fry up at 8am ?

Sam Kade

Bullocks wrote: »

As my father would say "what did we send you to school for at all " -geography wouldn't be my strong point either

Well lack of a motorway in Cork doesn't help the situation either, maybe they should get Apple to build one

Farrell

_Brian wrote: »

I presume the food tents would be open for a fry up at 8am ?

Generally are, but there'd be no boxty

Sam Kade

Farrell wrote: »

Generally are, but there'd be no boxty

I had to google boxty never heard of it, sounds dangerous especially early in the morning.

rangler1

Wasn't going to go but got free passes and food vouchers in the post this morning.......sure it'd be rude not to now

Buford T. Justice XIX

Sam Kade wrote: »

Well lack of a motorway in Cork doesn't help the situation either, maybe they should get Apple to build one

You would have to buy wireless iTires to use it and have to put on normal ones again to leave the motorway:p

Buford T. Justice XIX

Sam Kade wrote: »

He must be coming from west Cork, do you lads up the country know your geography at all? Driving from mitchelstown to skibereen takes longer than going from mallow to Dublin.

He's only a bit up the road from me but he won't have to have toilet stops ever few miles either:D

Reggie.

rangler1 wrote: »

Wasn't going to go but got free passes and food vouchers in the post this morning.......sure it'd be rude not to now

Sure if it's putting you out I'll take them off your hands

Sam Kade

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

He's only a bit up the road from me but he won't have to have toilet stops ever few miles either:D

No the toilet stops are on the way home after all the beer

Muckit

rangler1 wrote: »

Wasn't going to go but got free passes and food vouchers in the post this morning.......sure it'd be rude not to now

All you need to do now is get a lift from a neighbour. Sure what am l saying you could nearly cycle. Leave the cheque book at home and you've a free day out.

darragh_haven

Sam Kade wrote: »

He must be coming from west Cork, do you lads up the country know your geography at all? Driving from mitchelstown to skibereen takes longer than going from mallow to Dublin.

It take me the same time to get from near skibbereen to Mitchelstown as it takes to get from mitchlestown to Newry. West Cork roads are busy and slow.

ganmo

Muckit wrote: »

All you need to do now is get a lift from a neighbour. Sure what am l saying you could nearly cycle. Leave the cheque book at home and you've a free day out.

Ideal! Sure ya'd skip all the traffic too!

CallofGuti

One day here, only over the road. Tuesday is the best day

mayota

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

The tractor would be quicker. We're going in the flying pig, a diesel Galaxy. It might hit 120 just as the the motorway ends.

They keep going tho.

Johns3650

Grounds conditions are going to be soft if the rain dosent let up in the week before hand. Heading up regardless to look at a few bits I've interest in!

pedigree 6

Johns3650 wrote: »

Grounds conditions are going to be soft if the rain dosent let up in the week before hand. Heading up regardless to look at a few bits I've interest in!

What is the ground like for the site? The tullamore show was on kind of drumlin ground - banks of gravel.
What is this site like? Is it a bog?

rangler1

pedigree 6 wrote: »

What is the ground like for the site? The tullamore show was on kind of drumlin ground - banks of gravel.
What is this site like? Is it a bog?

it's gravel too, only about a mile from tullamore showground nearer to tullamore. Owner used to sell gravel from the ''drumlins''

whelan2

rangler1 wrote: »

it's gravel too, only about a mile from tullamore showground nearer to tullamore. Owner used to sell gravel from the ''drumlins''

Oh was there today gravel bits are grand. He had to get pulled out.

Sam Kade

The worst weather I saw at the ploughing was in castletownroche back in 1999. Non stop rain every day. I was parked in the field the first day and there were a few apes of young fellas on tractors cutting up the headlands with constant driving so that they could charge a fiver to pull drivers out after :rolleyes: There were cars and jeeps getting bogged down on the way out, I had the car a galant diesel and eased my way out with low revs and no stopping past the lot and the young fellas had to sh1t for their fiver off me

pedigree 6

Maybe this is not the done thing but anyone can look up google earth anyway and zoom in closer. So i'll chance it. Mods remove if you want.

Is this the site where the tillage fields are?

Reggie.

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Maybe this is not the done thing but anyone can look up google earth anyway and zoom in closer. So i'll chance it. Mods remove if you want.

Is this the site where the tillage fields are?

Yeah all the tillage fields in the right before the red for are the grounds

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh was there today gravel bits are grand. He had to get pulled out.

Shocking bad rain here today tho so that surely didn't help

Buford T. Justice XIX

mayota wrote: »

They keep going tho.

Oh they do but I find it very difficult to park. It's an 06 and still more van than car. Apparently newer models are much better. My poor focus does a lot of the handy trips because she is easier to park and much more comfortable.

We might win one at the ploughing and drive it home instead:pac:

pedigree 6

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah all the tillage fields in the right before the red for are the grounds

Before the road?

mansize

Come to Tullamore!

So much more to offer! :pac:

Reggie.

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Before the road?

As if your driving from right to left. On your right side before the red dot

pedigree 6

Reggie. wrote: »

As if your driving from right to left. On your right side before the red dot

The red dot marked screggan. Ah I have it now. thanks. Yea it is that whole block of tillage ground.

Edit: they'll probably use the south side of the main road for parking.