Signs you are dealing with a 'Rooter'

Finty Lemon

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

Mooooo

Everyone is different, deal with them if you want to, don't if you don't. Grand stereotypes but nobody knows what's going on or has gone on in anyone's background so unless its affecting you why bother?

kevthegaff

Some of them are funny!

JeffKenna

Never heard of that phrase in my life.

Finty Lemon

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

Hang on there, when did we meet again?

Stihl waters

Roothalies we call them around here, the sort of lad scratching his arse all day and head off herding with a torch when it gets dark, know a couple like them alright

Say my name

Stihl waters wrote: »

Roothalies we call them around here, the sort of lad scratching his arse all day and head off herding with a torch when it gets dark, know a couple like them alright

That's depression.
I'm not talking about anyone looking on.

ruwithme

Some of the wealthiest & healthiest men i know tick many off them box's above op.

Shur who wrote a rule book,only alad who never did much else.

Cattlepen

To each their own and only god can judge

K.G.

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

And they all have small horses

kevthegaff

Alad said to me before if u get the name of getting up early, you can stay in bed all day

kevthegaff

kevthegaff wrote: »

Alad said to me before if u get the name of getting up early, you can stay in bed all day

There used to be a man in these parts, he'd be up before it got bright at all, mucking out a stable with a fork, barrow and a light. He'd be finishing up as we'd be walking to primary school. It wasn't until years later his nephew told me he used to go back to bed for the day.

Thargor

What's netting in the tank in reference to?

Jb1989

Thargor wrote: »

What's netting in the tank in reference to?

The net that holds silage bales together under the plastic usually ends up in the slurry tank

patsy_mccabe

'Ah, it will be grand.' A dead giveaway for me.

Finty Lemon

ruwithme wrote: »

Some of the wealthiest & healthiest men i know tick many off them box's above op.

Shur who wrote a rule book,only alad who never did much else.

Rootin' is the Cavan way

FintanMcluskey

Deleted User wrote: »

There used to be a man in these parts, he'd be up before it got bright at all, mucking out a stable with a fork, barrow and a light. He'd be finishing up as we'd be walking to primary school. It wasn't until years later his nephew told me he used to go back to bed for the day.

Get the name of an early riser and you can stay in bed all day

Captcha

Linksys rooters used to be popular

memorystick

Putting mustard on the nipples of the belly bacon

tabby aspreme

You'd see a few people wearing rings in their noses, would that prevent them becoming rooters.

tabby aspreme

tabby aspreme wrote: »

You'd see a few people wearing rings in their noses, would that prevent them becoming rooters.

Only if they get a shot of the electric fence through it I think

Cavanjack

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Rootin' is the Cavan way

Ah here

farawaygrass

Dad was only telling me of two different farmers recently when he was young. One would be out very early but always would be going home by 5. He said if he was thinning beet or the like and there was only one row left at quitting time he’d leave it until the next day. He was the first to have all the seasonal work done and not under pressure.
Another man would be heading out as it was getting dark to do the herding and not doing much during the day. Was always rushing.
Das always said there has to be something about getting up early and stuck in. All the successful top horse racing yards are at it early

farawaygrass

farawaygrass wrote: »

Dad was only telling me of two different farmers recently when he was young. One would be out very early but always would be going home by 5. He said if he was thinning beet or the like and there was only one row left at quitting time he’d leave it until the next day. He was the first to have all the seasonal work done and not under pressure.
Another man would be heading out as it was getting dark to do the herding and not doing much during the day. Was always rushing.
Das always said there has to be something about getting up early and stuck in. All the successful top horse racing yards are at it early

I was just thinking about that today, even these shorter days the amount of work you'll get done before noon is unreal if you have at it. Like yesterday I had to go into town, half the day wasted, by the time I got home and organised I got sfa done. But today, out the gap early and got tons done.

Grueller

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I was just thinking about that today, even these shorter days the amount of work you'll get done before noon is unreal if you have at it. Like yesterday I had to go into town, half the day wasted, by the time I got home and organised I got sfa done. But today, out the gap early and got tons done.

Often see a post on here from Whelan2 at 5.45ish am. She manages to have milking and all done and able to drop kids to school. Hard to beat an early start.

Feisar

farawaygrass wrote: »

Das always said there has to be something about getting up early and stuck in. All the successful top horse racing yards are at it early

Not a farmer but I have to agree. When I was repeating my leaving I used to reckon if I didn’t have three good hours study done by 11 at the weekend the day was a waste. Three good hours for me meant 1.5, break an hour and 1.5 after that. So ya needed to be at the books at 7. In construction now if you don’t get run at the morning yer at nothing.

Jb1989

Grueller wrote: »

Often see a post on here from Whelan2 at 5.45ish am. She manages to have milking and all done and able to drop kids to school. Hard to beat an early start.

I know in our household, there be no looking on Internet at 5,45. Phone is left alone till later in the day. Seldom need for technology at that time of the day.

whelan2

Jb1989 wrote: »

I know in our household, there be no looking on Internet at 5,45. Phone is left alone till later in the day. Seldom need for technology at that time of the day.

Apologies. Everyone's life is different. Internet connection is very bad here, all banking done before 6am before I head to milk

Stihl waters

The lad I trained with always said 10 minutes in the morning was a half an hour in the evening, he said if you'd the mixer or drill going at ten to 8 you were finished at 5, anything after 8 and you weren't out the gap until half 5 and I've seen it happen over the years where a late start of only 5 or 10 minutes has a knock on effect all day long

Jb1989

whelan2 wrote: »

Apologies. Everyone's life is different. Internet connection is very bad here, all banking done before 6am before I head to milk

No need to apologise at all,

whelan2

Jb1989 wrote: »

No need to apologise at all,

No need for the constant digs either

PoorFarmer

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

No handles on the electric fence. Knot it instead.
When I was driving for a contractor I used to have a snips to get into certain farms

Jb1989

PoorFarmer wrote: »

No handles on the electric fence. Knot it instead.
When I was driving for a contractor I used to have a snips to get into certain farms

Hopefully the power was off

DBK1

Jb1989 wrote: »

I know in our household, there be no looking on Internet at 5,45. Phone is left alone till later in the day. Seldom need for technology at that time of the day.

Have to say I’d disagree completely with that. I’d use the technology either early in the morning or late at night a lot more than I would during the day. Just because we’re asleep during our night time doesn’t mean the whole world is asleep at the same time!! A lot of things happen all around the world when we’re asleep so I like to check the news websites in the mornings when I wake up to see what has happened. It gives you a few minutes to wake up before getting out of the bed too.

Plus any lad that’s busy shouldn’t have time to be looking at the technology during the day!

Jb1989

DBK1 wrote: »

Have to say I’d disagree completely with that. I’d use the technology either early in the morning or late at night a lot more than I would during the day. Just because we’re asleep during our night time doesn’t mean the whole world is asleep at the same time!! A lot of things happen all around the world when we’re asleep so I like to check the news websites in the mornings when I wake up to see what has happened. It gives you a few minutes to wake up before getting out of the bed too.

Plus any lad that’s busy shouldn’t have time to be looking at the technology during the day!

Yea that suits you completely,
Here, the kids usually come in to bed first thing so I have craic with them firstly, as won't see them till late and they are all the news I need at that time of the morning.

I look at it at 10.00 tae, don't switch on Internet till then.

keepalive213

Battery dead in everything

Machinery doors broken, farm gates hung with rope.

Get bogged in the same field every year without fail

A penny wise and a pound foolish...

donald trump supporter

DBK1

Jb1989 wrote: »

Yea that suits you completely,
Here, the kids usually come in to bed first thing so I have craic with them firstly, as won't see them till late and they are all the news I need at that time of the morning.

I look at it at 10.00 tae, don't switch on Internet till then.

Fair play, and that suits you. That time with the kids is definitely more important than anything else but mine are a bit gone past coming into the bed in the mornings. Although I’d have been doing well to have them up by 5.45 no matter what age they were!

Birdnuts

A collector of old tractor and land rover parts for no obvious reason(luckily the chap I have in mind has no intention of ever joining the online community...);)

farawaygrass

Another thing I notice too is that most people I encounter who spent a good few years in America are great for the mornings snd always on time. One guy told me before that if you are 5 minutes early you are on time, if you are just on time you are late

whelan2

farawaygrass wrote: »

Another thing I notice too is that most people I encounter who spent a good few years in America are great for the mornings snd always on time. One guy told me before that if you are 5 minutes early you are on time, if you are just on time you are late

People always being late really annoys me. Anyone can get delayed but when it's the same people all the time ....

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

People always being late really annoys me. Anyone can get delayed but when it's the same people all the time ....

That shows a general disrespect for everyone, like one has anything better to do but wait on them.

whelan2

_Brian wrote: »

That shows a general disrespect for everyone, like one has anything better to do but wait on them.

And then they think it's all a joke

eastie17

very true, it shows a complete lack of respect for others, coming around the corner on 2 wheels, roaring at people coz their late and under pressure.
Well its not the worlds fault, its your own, plan your **** better and it wouldnt happen, but deep down they dont really care. The world is there to serve them, very selfish trait.

whelan2

One of the teams one of my kids is on they are told if you are not at least 10 minutes early it's a strike against you getting picked for the team. With covid restrictions now the protocols have to be done before training can start. If someone is late a coach has to leave the team and go and sign the kid in.

whelan2

Jjameson wrote: »

So why not call the real time 10 minutes early?

Because then people would still be late. Look if I can be up, cows milked etc and be 45 minutes away for say 8.45am surely the rest of the team can also be there on time?

Limestone Cowboy

farawaygrass wrote: »

Another thing I notice too is that most people I encounter who spent a good few years in America are great for the mornings snd always on time. One guy told me before that if you are 5 minutes early you are on time, if you are just on time you are late

Ya, the fella I am at the shuttering with was in America for a few years and he is the same. We used to start at 7 most mornings during the summer and finish at 4 or earlier if we had everything ready for the following day because we are both farming aswell. Worked well, always try to have concrete coming first run in the morning too.

minerleague

So finally have a name for it ! I am a " rooter" left out a few signs :
bales left in corner of meadow in summer for rootin in winter
more vicegrips than spanners
4 or 5 " vintage " yokes instead of 1 fresh one
nice flighty lim/saler sucklers
forms filled last possible second

_Brian

minerleague wrote: »

So finally have a name for it ! I am a " rooter" left out a few signs :
bales left in corner of meadow in summer for rootin in winter
more vicegrips than spanners
4 or 5 " vintage " yokes instead of 1 fresh one
nice flighty lim/saler sucklers
forms filled last possible second

The shame of it
We’ve square bales in a shed for handiness and feeding round bales with a mid 70’s tractor

Base price

_Brian wrote: »

The shame of it
We’ve square bales in a shed for handiness and feeding round bales with a mid 70’s tractor

+1
The youngest tractor on this farm is 1986. The lad with the auld tractors doesn't have to worry about meeting repayments and the dashboard lighting up like a Christmas tree with electronic faults and they get the same job done.

older by the day

Base price wrote: »

+1
The youngest tractor on this farm is 1986. The lad with the auld tractors doesn't have to worry about meeting repayments and the dashboard lighting up like a Christmas tree with electronic faults and they get the same job done.

And feeling not guilty when you jump in with dirty wet oil skins and s nd slurry dripping off your Wellingtons. Or scrapping it off a big white thorn Bush going out narrow gaps

BENDYBINN

Base price wrote: »

+1
The youngest tractor on this farm is 1986. The lad with the auld tractors doesn't have to worry about meeting repayments and the dashboard lighting up like a Christmas tree with electronic faults and they get the same job done.

Yea,and all the neighbors laughing at you sayin your backward as fucck, stuck in the dark ages!!