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grassroot1 wrote: »

too late lad the pension is what you want!

Pension is still available. Just need to get the right job

Keep Sluicing

roosterman71 wrote: »

Where do you even see these jobs?

Public jobs.ie and go onto the local county council website every friday for new jobs posted

_Brian

Just back from a Santa 🎅 visit at Causey Farm outside Kells, It’s a serious slick operation.
Now that’s a profitable farm enterprise if ya had the cahoonas to go for it !!

The Santa was the best I’ve seen without exception, a real beard and a great way with kids, proper natural.

We were there maybe 8years ago and it’s come on allot since then.

whelan2

Santas cottage up north was the best Santa experience here. Causey farm is great too.

Hard Knocks

_Brian wrote: »

Just back from a Santa 🎅 visit at Causey Farm outside Kells, It’s a serious slick operation.
Now that’s a profitable farm enterprise if ya had the cahoonas to go for it !!

The Santa was the best I’ve seen without exception, a real beard and a great way with kids, proper natural.

We were there maybe 8years ago and it’s come on allot since then.

Good to hear
We’re there tomorrow
Is it hard found?

Dinzee Conlee

_Brian wrote: »

Just back from a Santa 🎅 visit at Causey Farm outside Kells, It’s a serious slick operation.
Now that’s a profitable farm enterprise if ya had the cahoonas to go for it !!

The Santa was the best I’ve seen without exception, a real beard and a great way with kids, proper natural.

We were there maybe 8years ago and it’s come on allot since then.

I thought yours would be a bit old for Santa now Brian?

Or were you just there by yourself?

_Brian

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

I thought yours would be a bit old for Santa now Brian?

Or were you just there by yourself?

Yea
Youngest is 11, we went with other family too.

Hey, I got to shake the big fella’s hand too.

_Brian

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Good to hear
We’re there tomorrow
Is it hard found?

Not at all.
Good auld google maps.

Was black dark and lashing rain, didn’t notice any signposts but we came across back road from having dinner in Silver Tankard beforehand.

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

Santas cottage up north was the best Santa experience here. Causey farm is great too.

We were there last year, very good.

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

Just back from a Santa 🎅 visit at Causey Farm outside Kells, It’s a serious slick operation.
Now that’s a profitable farm enterprise if ya had the cahoonas to go for it !!

The Santa was the best I’ve seen without exception, a real beard and a great way with kids, proper natural.

We were there maybe 8years ago and it’s come on allot since then.

Was there myself at 4pm today

Hard Knocks

_Brian wrote: »

Not at all.
Good auld google maps.

Was black dark and lashing rain, didn’t notice any signposts but we came across back road from having dinner in Silver Tankard beforehand.

Was thinking of google maps but the odd time it can go awol

Going to stop for dinner in Riverfront on the way
Should be good

Lady Haywire

I found these dinky little donkey milk soaps in a shop in Carrick on Shannon today. Locally (to me) made in Fenagh & not crazy expensive, they could be a nice last minute gift for the missus in your life, or yourself either, I doubt ye are fussy
Can confirm they smell amazing & I used one of the sheep ones earlier, which left my hands feeling softer than usual so all looking good so far.

http://12quailfarm.com/soapstudio/base/donkey-milk/

gozunda

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I found these dinky little donkey milk soaps in a shop in Carrick on Shannon today. Locally (to me) made in Fenagh & not crazy expensive, they could be a nice last minute gift for the missus in your life, or yourself either, I doubt ye are fussy
Can confirm they smell amazing & I used one of the sheep ones earlier, which left my hands feeling softer than usual so all looking good so far.

http://12quailfarm.com/soapstudio/base/donkey-milk/

Again interesting story of diversification there. Quail eggs and soaps. Though to be fair I dont think I'd want to be milking donkies. They're fiesty wee buggers when they want to be

Lady Haywire

gozunda wrote: »

Again intersting story of diversification there. Quail eggs and soaps. Though to be fair I dont think I'd want to be milking donkies. They're fiesty wee buggers when they want to be

Soaps seem to be doing well though! I dunno where in fenagh they're based, would be interesting to watch the milking alright
Sure when we're using them for L/U we're as well find another way to diversify with them.

_Brian

Interesting post over in Weather forum by the resident expert MT regarding climate change theories including his own position, which I would see as being a very sensible position.

https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=112063159#

gozunda

_Brian wrote: »

Interesting post over in Weather forum by the resident expert MT regarding climate change theories including his own position, which I would see as being a very sensible position.

https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=112063159#

An interesting read. Notably the weather forum which had many experienced weather posters has significantly less screaming about the end of civilisation etc than some of the climate related threads elsewhere.

Whatever someones opinion on the topic might be - the issue has certainly become weaponized in the massmedia and elsewhere.

On social media - its little better. We had one poster suggesting this . Read on down for the cracker. And I dont think they were joking.

Say my name

New toy.









The things you'd be wondering about when opening a bale of silage..

Waffletraktor

Say my name wrote: »

New toy.









The things you'd be wondering about when opening a bale of silage..

The chef of the house(if not you) mightn't like it but, be interesting to prod different batches of same brand ham etc for varying nitrates content with the silvery shine some has

Say my name

Waffletraktor wrote: »

The chef of the house(if not you) mightn't like it but, be interesting to prod different batches of same brand ham etc for varying nitrates content with the silvery shine some has

I'll try it anyway.

I mostly bought it to test dirty water and the Geiger counter was the bonus.
I probably better test any meat first though before sticking it in cow's faeceas and urine.:D

_Brian

Many of us will relate to much of this tale from Seamus.

https://www.facebook.com/100001412817525/posts/2752309664826100/?d=n

Buford T. Justice XIX

Just had 2 gentleman of the non fixed abode status call in with a number of dogs. Had to laugh, crossed a waist high river in their hurry to get away.

Fat lads can run fair quick with full welies with a dog and farmer after them...

gozunda

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Just had 2 gentleman of the non fixed abode status call in with a number of dogs. Had to laugh, crossed a waist high river in their hurry to get away.

Fat lads can run fair quick with full welies with a dog and farmer after them...

Say my name

Detective Clusoe here out for a drive around with his Geiger counter.

It's one way to put the frights up ye.

I'm living in a good area. But in an area that people have been getting cancer in, it went up. Then there was one river coming off a granite mountain that was up around
0.26 uSv/h. All along this stream and river it was high and you'd notice the counter going up when driving over a bridge on this river.

And this is natural radiation from dissolving granite.
In the same vein, Aberdeen in Scotland is supposed to be the most radioactive city in the UK due to all the granite buildings.

148multi

Say my name wrote: »

Detective Clusoe here out for a drive around with his Geiger counter.

It's one way to put the frights up ye.

I'm living in a good area. But in an area that people have been getting cancer in, it went up. Then there was one river coming off a granite mountain that was up around
0.26 uSv/h. All along this stream and river it was high and you'd notice the counter going up when driving over a bridge on this river.

And this is natural radiation from dissolving granite.
In the same vein, Aberdeen in Scotland is supposed to be the most radioactive city in the UK due to all the granite buildings.

Devon and Cornwell have twice the lung cancer rates of rest of the UK, they have large deposits of granite as well.

_Brian

Having a family card night tonight. It’s something we do every Christmas, we get in a few prizes and there’s a few euro on the side too.

Between kids grown up and few family who have been banished it isn’t as big as it once was, we would have near 40 guests at one stage.

Probably 20 tonight, few beers, some food and plenty games of 25.

Say my name

148multi wrote: »

Devon and Cornwell have twice the lung cancer rates of rest of the UK, they have large deposits of granite as well.

It's something you'd never really think about. The water connection just never came into my head.

Limestone Cowboy

I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger... Great excitement around the place for Christmas

Grueller

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger... Great excitement around the place for Christmas

Fair play. Limestone cowgirl found.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger... Great excitement around the place for Christmas

Congratulations. Long life and happiness and a Christmas to remember for you both.

Reggie.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger... Great excitement around the place for Christmas

Your ****ed now