Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

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whelan2 wrote: »

Just pulled a jeep full of ragwort. Have a nice bank holiday Monday ye all

I don't know what I'm doing right or wrong but I haven't seen rag worth grow here in years. Probably get over run with them next week after saying that now

whelan2

50HX wrote: »

Never saw him drinkin other cows, had 2 cows that let others drink and had to seperate out from herd

Just thinking is there anything to be got from farm insurance for him?

I dont think insurance will pay out. I'd say just cut your losses and put it behind you. Tomorrow is a new day

50HX

whelan2 wrote: »

I dont think insurance will pay out. I'd say just cut your losses and put it behind you. Tomorrow is a new day

I doubt either, must ring 2mor just to see, prob an excess on it like the car policy

whelan2

Cul camp on this week. Very well organised. Asked young lad what did he think of it . 11 out of 10

Siamsa Sessions

whelan2 wrote: »

Cul camp on this week. Very well organised. Asked young lad what did he think of it . 11 out of 10

Same here - it was great for youngsters to get out and even better for their parents to have them gone for a few hours.

You'd have forgotten that they need that kind of external activity to help them eat, sleep, and behave better!

Neddyusa

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Same here - it was great for youngsters to get out and even better for their parents to have them gone for a few hours.

You'd have forgotten that they need that kind of external activity to help them eat, sleep, and behave better!

I hadnt forgotten!

Water John

The gear shuffle on Boards here seems to have a problem. When you put it in forward it goes back a page.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Water John wrote: »

The gear shuffle on Boards here seems to have a problem. When you put it in forward it goes back a page.

Afaik, John, it's due to one of the server thingys not synchronising with the other ones if I'm understanding it properly. So sometimes you get the proper ones and all is well but sometimes you get one that's stuck 48 hours ago?

Lady Haywire

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Afaik, John, it's due to one of the server thingys not synchronising with the other ones if I'm understanding it properly. So sometimes you get the proper ones and all is well but sometimes you get one that's stuck 48 hours ago?

Can you not just do an Onslow on it & thump it til it works again?

Buford T. Justice XIX

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Can you not just do an Onslow on it & thump it til it works again?

I've suggested switching it off and on again, but I'd say that's been tried already:P

Sorry, folks, I know it's frustrating but Covid19 has reduced the staff numbers and hours for the site. I'm assured there's a lot of work going on in the background to upgrade the systems and this is now being delayed again by WFH and other covid issues.

We're hoping it can be brought back up to speed again pretty soon though:o

Lady Haywire

We should have a rant thread. Just to air our grievances about everything farming related. Like I specifically bought bright pink duct tape with unicorns on it so Dad wouldn't steal it. I was as well just buy the normal stuff as the 'pink is fierce handy to see' when I questioned him on how it had gone from my kitchen to the quad box yesterday :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Buford T. Justice XIX

Lady Haywire wrote: »

We should have a rant thread. Just to air our grievances about everything farming related. Like I specifically bought bright pink duct tape with unicorns on it so Dad wouldn't steal it. I was as well just buy the normal stuff as the 'pink is fierce handy to see' when I questioned him on how it had gone from my kitchen to the quad box yesterday :rolleyes::rolleyes:

There's a whole forum somewhere on Boards just for that;)

I've never managed to find it though.

CHOPS01

whelan2 wrote: »

Cul camp on this week. Very well organised. Asked young lad what did he think of it . 11 out of 10

My 2 had it last week and absolutely loved it. Older lady could take or leave the camogie but she was delighted with herself when she was a captain of one of the teams on Thursday. Wife rang me Friday morning in hysterics. She said if only I could hear the conversation at the breakfast table. Like 2 preparing for an All Ireland final.

The 2 kids were meant to travel back up to your neck of the woods this morning with my sister who was home for the weekend. Word came one of her kids has a sore throat and a temp so heading for Covid test.
Tears from my 2 when they would told the trip was off.
The innocence of youth.

whelan2

CHOPS01 wrote: »

My 2 had it last week and absolutely loved it. Older lady could take or leave the camogie but she was delighted with herself when she was a captain of one of the teams on Thursday. Wife rang me Friday morning in hysterics. She said if only I could hear the conversation at the breakfast table. Like 2 preparing for an All Ireland final.

The 2 kids were meant to travel back up to your neck of the woods this morning with my sister who was home for the weekend. Word came one of her kids has a sore throat and a temp so heading for Covid test.
Tears from my 2 when they would told the trip was off.
The innocence of youth.

Hope the test is clear

Mooooo

Fair belt of an explosion in Beirut port, apparently a ship full of fireworks.
https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290675854767513600?s=19

Lady Haywire

That is scary as hell to watch. Did not expect the 2nd explosion/shockwave.

wrangler

Lady Haywire wrote: »

That is scary as hell to watch. Did not expect the 2nd explosion/shockwave.

I don't think the person with the camera expected it either

Reggie.

****, that was a bang and a half

Buford T. Justice XIX

There's a thread over in CA/IMHO with loads of videos.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058101951

Supposed to be 10 blocks of housing destroyed and hospitals turning people away because they're too badly damaged or full already:(

davidk1394

Would anyone know how much a tonne of limestone building stone is making ? Mainly white limestone. All clean stuff

148multi

davidk1394 wrote: »

Would anyone know how much a tonne of limestone building stone is making ? Mainly white limestone. All clean stuff

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Buford T. Justice XIX

We just got an email about the return to school for the youngest. It's being done alphabetically so it looks like it will be about 9.15 before he gets to come in. Some of his class will have to be there before 8.35 and others later than him.

Herself does the drop offs in 3 different schools at 3 different times in time for work and it looks like she will be starting late every day so won't be able to be out from work to do the collection that's furthest so I'll be doing all the collections.

Jaysus.

I may have to give up the farming lark:rolleyes:

Base price

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

We just got an email about the return to school for the youngest. It's being done alphabetically so it looks like it will be about 9.15 before he gets to come in. Some of his class will have to be there before 8.35 and others later than him.

Herself does the drop offs in 3 different schools at 3 different times in time for work and it looks like she will be starting late every day so won't be able to be out from work to do the collection that's furthest so I'll be doing all the collections.

Jaysus.

I may have to give up the farming lark:rolleyes:

It's hard to know where we will be in three weeks time - the schools may open but tbh they won't. The Government/populous opinion has been striving for them to open but it really depends on the Covid positive numbers/health of the State.
As an aside I got home at my place in NCD early afternoon. I drove home on the M3 and saw three Expressway Bus and the drivers were wearing masks. I drove to a local shop to pick up cat food in Swords Manor (NCD) and saw five Bus Eireann drivers (route 41C) and not one of them were wearing face masks - wtf are the rest of us doing. I sat in the carpark for a while outside the shop watching and IMO only 1 person outta 50 that I witnessed was wearing a mask.

Say my name

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

We just got an email about the return to school for the youngest. It's being done alphabetically so it looks like it will be about 9.15 before he gets to come in. Some of his class will have to be there before 8.35 and others later than him.

Herself does the drop offs in 3 different schools at 3 different times in time for work and it looks like she will be starting late every day so won't be able to be out from work to do the collection that's furthest so I'll be doing all the collections.

Jaysus.

I may have to give up the farming lark:rolleyes:

The local St.Patrick's special school of 150 pupils has been back full time since the start of July.
I'm not breaking any confidentiality code by posting this as it was all over the local radio with nothing but praise for all concerned.
It wouldn't have been easy for all concerned as the pupils may not have fully grasped the situation but it's surprising when heads are knocked together what can be done.

whelan2

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

We just got an email about the return to school for the youngest. It's being done alphabetically so it looks like it will be about 9.15 before he gets to come in. Some of his class will have to be there before 8.35 and others later than him.

Herself does the drop offs in 3 different schools at 3 different times in time for work and it looks like she will be starting late every day so won't be able to be out from work to do the collection that's furthest so I'll be doing all the collections.

Jaysus.

I may have to give up the farming lark:rolleyes:

At least they are working to get school back. I dont think I could handle any more remote learning. Kids need to get back. Sure most of them are meeting up anyway. I know that's probably outdoors ....

Buford T. Justice XIX

No idea what happens if a kid misses their time slot, do they wait till everyone else is in and then go in?

It's like they decided the most dangerous time for transmission is the 2 minutes the kids are spending coming into school and not the 5 hours spent in the classroom with the rest of their class.

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

At least they are working to get school back. I dont think I could handle any more remote learning. Kids need to get back. Sure most of them are meeting up anyway. I know that's probably outdoors ....

I’ll loose the plot if we don’t get back. Impossible to teach a practical class remotely.

In our place, it’s going to have to go back to chalk and talk, no group/pair work and we will have to remove lockers to just get the 1 m distancing in corridors. I dunno how it will work to be honest. I reckon they will have to get a few prefabs installed or something. A 1950s building built for 160 with 200+ students and now social distancing. A lot of schools like that.

I’d say everyone is missing school at this stage.

kollegeknight

Went on a day trip to limerick- a fairy garden in Kilmallock, around a little bungalow. Unbelievable place. Done so well. The children loved it. Even without children, it’s a nice place to go. Free tea, coffee and biscuits after. It’s a credit to the family.

patsy_mccabe

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_Brian

kollegeknight wrote: »

I’ll loose the plot if we don’t get back. Impossible to teach a practical class remotely.

In our place, it’s going to have to go back to chalk and talk, no group/pair work and we will have to remove lockers to just get the 1 m distancing in corridors. I dunno how it will work to be honest. I reckon they will have to get a few prefabs installed or something. A 1950s building built for 160 with 200+ students and now social distancing. A lot of schools like that.

I’d say everyone is missing school at this stage.

Eldest is very worried about heading back into leaving cert. they have missed a massive amount of school time and god knows what’s to come. School has about 800 students and was packed to capacity before this. I think they are a bit forgotten in the whole thing, they will be expected to sit a regular leaving cert but will not have had anything close to a normal two year run in to it.

She worked extremely hard at her schoolwork during the lockdown, harder than I’d ever have been able to. I’d say allot of the lads in her year are in a worse place having spent the lockdown out on tractors in the good weather.

I know one family where neither 3rd or 5th year kid was returning any work at all and the principal had to phone the parents about it.

We spent few quid on access to online resources with one of the Dublin based specialist colleges catering for leaving certs, and Easter revision session. It was a combination of online videos and notes they sent out by courier. I recorded the videos for her to have. Have to say after seeing them myself they were great and she has them to look back over when needed. Think it was €200 for five subjects.