Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

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David Attenborough - Seven Worlds, One Planet starts tonight on BBC1 at 6.15.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm5XasUl7HM

_Brian

Stetched the legs today.

Up as far as Benn Crom Revisor in the Mourne Mountains.

https://i.ibb.co/vkKw8dp/A81942-DE-1679-4277-9-C37-B78-BFA7922-FA.jpg


Glorious area for hiking with stunning views.

kollegeknight

Nearly home.
Good old evening. Lift back to apartment in paddy wagon. One of the lads got kicked out of pub. By time I got out, he had disappeared. So I rang- he was walking out the Dublin road and was picked up. So I brought him back.

They went go karting today but I’ve no interest in it.

_Brian

kollegeknight wrote: »

Nearly home.
Good old evening. Lift back to apartment in paddy wagon. One of the lads got kicked out of pub. By time I got out, he had disappeared. So I rang- he was walking out the Dublin road and was picked up. So I brought him back.

They went go karting today but I’ve no interest in it.

Carrick is a total zoo on a Saturday night. It’s the locals I’d feel sorry for.
Did the kaarting there a few years ago, it’s a bit of crack.

roosterman71

Parishlad wrote: »

Best of luck! Enjoy the celebrations afterwards (if you’re able! )

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Good luck Roosterman

Thanks folks. I survived it anyway. Finished in 3:49.30 so over the moon. Grabbed a pint of stout after and it nearly floored me! Stomach was tender. Got grub a while ago and mad for beer now

kollegeknight

_Brian wrote: »

Carrick is a total zoo on a Saturday night. It’s the locals I’d feel sorry for.
Did the kaarting there a few years ago, it’s a bit of crack.

I’ve it done a few times myself- a few of the lads are a bit wild and had a few on so I wasn’t taking a chance.

Castlekeeper

It's all in the marketing. ..

Castlekeeper

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You can buy them here.

whelan2

Was in Anfield today. Great game. The spurs keeper was brilliant. Nice win for us.

Birdnuts

whelan2 wrote: »

Was in Anfield today. Great game. The spurs keeper was brilliant. Nice win for us.

Delighted - but you've ruined 2nites MOTD for me:(;)

whelan2

Birdnuts wrote: »

Delighted - but you've ruined 2nites MOTD for me:(;)

Glad to be of help

Parishlad

roosterman71 wrote: »

Thanks folks. I survived it anyway. Finished in 3:49.30 so over the moon. Grabbed a pint of stout after and it nearly floored me! Stomach was tender. Got grub a while ago and mad for beer now

Great stuff. Well done! My BIL did his first one today. He came in just under the 4.30 mark and he’s delighted with himself. Enjoy the couple of pints tonight. Well deserved! 👏

_Brian

roosterman71 wrote: »

Thanks folks. I survived it anyway. Finished in 3:49.30 so over the moon. Grabbed a pint of stout after and it nearly floored me! Stomach was tender. Got grub a while ago and mad for beer now

Fair play.

emaherx

Great weather for the past few days, I got yard cleaned out and ready for winter, all FYM spread with no damage to fields.

Bullocks

Anyone going up to the heifer sale in Tullamore?
Wonder what prices will be like for them

Buford T. Justice XIX

emaherx wrote: »

Great weather for the past few days, I got yard cleaned out and ready for winter, all FYM spread with no damage to fields.

Spreading here today, they were supposed to come last Thursday but ground was a bit tender so they arrived this morning.

emaherx

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Spreading here today, they were supposed to come last Thursday but ground was a bit tender so they arrived this morning.

Yes, glad I didn't do too much last week or I'd have surely have made a mess in a few places. I think there is a return to wet weather this week.

zetecescort

Forecast last night gave twice the average rainfall for most of the country this week yet only 2 days are due to be wet

davidk1394

Home late last night from a wedding up north. Went up friday night with a friend, out in Omagh Friday night and at the wedding Saturday in Dromore and onto Bundoran. Left for home yesterday during the day. Really enjoyed the occasion

Say my name

emaherx wrote: »

Great weather for the past few days, I got yard cleaned out and ready for winter, all FYM spread with no damage to fields.

After reading this post I went to look at ground I wanted to spread fym on.
Still too wet. So I looked at the weather forecast. Rain Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and unsettled looking into the week with a polar plunge with sleet and snow at the weekend.
So plan b was called for then and I spread on drier ground. I'll be finished up altogether tomorrow. An end came off a chain as well. Not great considering it's a brand new spreader. But then a stone came out so it must have done the damage.
Great drying out here atm. This downturn in weather will put the milkers in for good though.
Everyone is saying there's not a hope you'd get the local contractor to spread dung atm such is the back log in work so glad to have my own machine.

I was spreading dung on the day the planes hit the twin towers and I've maintained ever since that's the time when dung should be spread. It gets too dodgy after it.
Only this year me Fein had to wait to buy a spreader. Lesson learnt again...

emaherx

Say my name wrote: »

After reading this post I went to look at ground I wanted to spread fym on.
Still too wet. So I looked at the weather forecast. Rain Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and unsettled looking into the week with a polar plunge with sleet and snow at the weekend.
So plan b was called for then and I spread on drier ground. I'll be finished up altogether tomorrow. An end came off a chain as well. Not great considering it's a brand new spreader. But then a stone came out so it must have done the damage.
Great drying out here atm. This downturn in weather will put the milkers in for good though.
Everyone is saying there's not a hope you'd get the local contractor to spread dung atm such is the back log in work so glad to have my own machine.

I was spreading dung on the day the planes hit the twin towers and I've maintained ever since that's the time when dung should be spread. It gets too dodgy after it.
Only this year me Fein had to wait to buy a spreader. Lesson learnt again...

I agree September is the time to spread, but it's been too wet here until this week, like you I had to compromise on which fields I spread on, but glad to get it out without creating too much muck.

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emaherx wrote: »

I agree September is the time to spread, but it's been too wet here until this week, like you I had to compromise on which fields I spread on, but glad to get it out without creating too much muck.

Will get finished tomorrow. The drier fields are in great order and no tracks except at the gateways.

Buford T. Justice XIX

emaherx wrote: »

I agree September is the time to spread, but it's been too wet here until this week, like you I had to compromise on which fields I spread on, but glad to get it out without creating too much muck.

September is too early here, ideally spread when ground closed to stop taint in the grass when grazing again after September spreading.

emaherx

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

September is too early here, ideally spread when ground closed to stop taint in the grass when grazing again after September spreading.

Guess everyone's farm is different, farm here is very disjointed, I'd normally have closed some fields by mid September after moving cattle to after grass in other blocks.

wrangler

You wanna see how quick the national debt is increasing.

https://commodity.com/debt-clock/ireland/

toleratethis

wrangler wrote: »

You wanna see how quick the national debt is increasing.

https://commodity.com/debt-clock/ireland/

Note the word "increase" 😵

"In the case of Ireland, there is one other obligation, which would increase the record figure of Ireland’s national debt if it was recognized by standard accounting conventions in the governments account. That is the guarantees that the Irish government issued to underwrite all deposits made to Irish banks.

Read more at: https://commodity.com/debt-clock/ireland/"

ruwithme

wrangler wrote: »

You wanna see how quick the national debt is increasing.

https://commodity.com/debt-clock/ireland/

Interesting.just like a ticking clock.good job we are all in it together. (Majority of us anyway)

Say my name

Just like last week it's happening again.


https://twitter.com/Riordanger/status/1188892635525799937?s=20


I believe this is how the first transformers movie started.
https://youtu.be/c3BlZWYGjBY

I'm not saying it's aliens but ....

(Seen from Cork to Liverpool).

ganmo

I did see something about the earth goin through a comets tail so expect meteor showers

_Brian

Say my name wrote: »

Just like last week it's happening again.


https://twitter.com/Riordanger/status/1188892635525799937?s=20


I believe this is how the first transformers movie started.
https://youtu.be/c3BlZWYGjBY

I'm not saying it's aliens but ....

(Seen from Cork to Liverpool).

I hope there’s news soon, if it’s Aliens I’m not going to work tomorrow, even the kids are off !