Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

rangler1 · 09-05-2017 06:50PM

Bullocks wrote: »

Its still going , there is tiny bits of ash falling here now aswell

I said on the news that it was gaining momentum again this evening

charolais0153 · 09-05-2017 06:53PM

Its sort of smoky around here this evening and we ain't too near Connemara

pedigree 6 · 09-05-2017 06:58PM

Bullocks wrote: »

Its still going , there is tiny bits of ash falling here now aswell

Clearly visible on todays satellite image even from the blurry images that NASA release to the public.

Edit: just noticed the black burnt areas.

pedigree 6 · 09-05-2017 07:08PM

Here's the website for anyone that's interested.

https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/

You can check out the snow in Scandinavia and eastern Europe still today and you'll know then why the east of Ireland was getting temps of 10 to 12 degrees from the east wind last week.

Limestone Cowboy · 09-05-2017 09:32PM

Bullocks wrote: »

Its still going , there is tiny bits of ash falling here now aswell

Is that the biggest fire over there in recent years. Remember nearly 10 years ago roughly looking over from Doolin and there was a big blaze aswell. Don't think it stayed going as long as this though.

Bullocks · 10-05-2017 05:37AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Is that the biggest fire over there in recent years. Remember nearly 10 years ago roughly looking over from Doolin and there was a big blaze aswell. Don't think it stayed going as long as this though.

It must be even though there has been a few big ones I'd say there is more notice paid to this one because its so close to the windmills .
There would be lads back west in a catch 22 situation with stocking rates and vegetation /overgrowth that might have to burn hills to qualify for some of their payments . The dept was worried about it happening last year

CloughCasey1 · 10-05-2017 06:45AM

_Brian wrote: »

Remember something like that scattering hay that was rowed up for baling

Did it to our hay last year.

ABlur · 10-05-2017 08:07AM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Did it to our hay last year.

Sure that was just the lad on the Haybob Snapchat ting and not paying attention!!

OilBaron · 10-05-2017 08:10AM

Was back around for a gawk last night and the fires are still blazing well. It's unreal the ammount of ground that's been blackened. It seemed to be getting strong up in the forrestry that time aswell

Limestone Cowboy · 10-05-2017 08:11AM

Bullocks wrote: »

It must be even though there has been a few big ones I'd say there is more notice paid to this one because its so close to the windmills .
There would be lads back west in a catch 22 situation with stocking rates and vegetation /overgrowth that might have to burn hills to qualify for some of their payments . The dept was worried about it happening last year

Ya I understand why they do it alright, plenty lads around here burning briars and dead ferns from last year but they would have nowhere to travel, just small bits. Winds must have changed a bit last night. Very smokey here this morning.

rangler1 · 10-05-2017 12:34PM

Anyone going to this, probably wouldn't go myself only it's within walking distance.
Could turn into a long night

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/icsa-knowledge-transfer-reseeding-demonstration-this-friday/

I said · 10-05-2017 02:05PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Anyone going to this, probably wouldn't go myself only it's within walking distance.
Could turn into a long night

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/icsa-knowledge-transfer-reseeding-demonstration-this-friday/

Yeah am heading to it

pedigree 6 · 10-05-2017 03:13PM

With this weather and the grassland spray thread on here.
I'd say there's not a dock or thistle or nettle left in the country.:p

davidk1394 · 10-05-2017 03:16PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

With this weather and the grassland spray thread on here.
I'd say there's not a dock or thistle or nettle left in the country.:p

Working hard on it here I can tell you !!!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 10-05-2017 03:25PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

With this weather and the grassland spray thread on here.
I'd say there's not a dock or thistle or nettle left in the country.:p

11 days after spraying.

Calves going out there on Monday. Badly needed spraying but done there for a few weeks before the late ones start appearing.

ganmo · 10-05-2017 04:17PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

With this weather and the grassland spray thread on here.
I'd say there's not a dock or thistle or nettle left in the country.:p

headin out most evenings with the knapsack most evenings here, plenty of them spear thistles left to do.

MickeyShtyles · 10-05-2017 05:24PM

ganmo wrote: »

headin out most evenings with the knapsack most evenings here, plenty of them spear thistles left to do.

Brushwood killer will knock them out and spare the grass.

Reggie. · 10-05-2017 06:01PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Anyone going to this, probably wouldn't go myself only it's within walking distance.
Could turn into a long night

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/icsa-knowledge-transfer-reseeding-demonstration-this-friday/

Yeah I'm heading. It has to be over by 8pm or 830pm. Farm is to be cleared by then.

rangler1 · 10-05-2017 06:05PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah I'm heading. It has to be over by 8pm or 830pm. Farm is to be cleared by then.

Are you bringing the tractor, some machinery being demonstrated on the night

Reggie. · 10-05-2017 06:07PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Are you bringing the tractor, some machinery being demonstrated on the night

Yeah. The harrow is going. They couldn't find one in my side of westmeath and found me on Twitter

kollegeknight · 10-05-2017 07:21PM

Anybody use a gripple tool? Is it worth the money. Works out about €150 with 50 gripples.

I have a lot of fencing to do. Realistically 80 acres of it in the next few years. Those ratchet strainers can be hit and miss and are €5 locally

Base price · 10-05-2017 08:31PM

Do the Dept still issue blue herd registers?
A neighbour has his old one nearly filled and he asked me earlier this evening - "Its all done on the airwaves now" he said :-))

Grueller · 10-05-2017 08:41PM

Base price wrote: »

Do the Dept still issue blue herd registers?
A neighbour has his old one nearly filled and he asked me earlier this evening - "Its all done on the airwaves now" he said :-))

They do. I use the online version though. Hassle of filling that ****e.

laoch na mona · 10-05-2017 08:47PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

There's some fire burning over in Connemara lads, can see the flames as clear as day from my place across Galway bay. Looks massive.

some serious damage, doubt the lads who started it are to worried though it's not like they'll be charged with anything

Base price · 10-05-2017 09:39PM

Grueller wrote: »

They do. I use the online version though. Hassle of filling that ****e.

Online version is only appropriate if you have a good internet connection and are computer literate.
Internet is crap around here and not likely to improve in the foreseeable future. I'm on Agfood to do a few calf/cattle movements but I would go demented if I was trying to maintain an online register. I help a few older neighbours with their herd registers. Most of them pay their bills by cash or cheque and feel very let down when the bank that they have dealt with for years decide to close the local branch and offer free internet banking!! That's like offering a head of cabbage to your dog.

Nekarsulm · 10-05-2017 10:06PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Anybody use a gripple tool? Is it worth the money. Works out about €150 with 50 gripples.

I have a lot of fencing to do. Realistically 80 acres of it in the next few years. Those ratchet strainers can be hit and miss and are €5 locally

Handy for joining high tensile rolls of sheep wire, as you can "adjust" till you get a neat straight join. You don't need the actual gripple tool for that though.
Course, if you go too far, you will have to cut it off and start again.

ganmo · 10-05-2017 10:12PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Handy for joining high tensile rolls of sheep wire, as you can "adjust" till you get a neat straight join. You don't need the actual gripple tool for that though.
Course, if you go too far, you will have to cut it off and start again.

Ya get them on most rolls of wire

Muckit · 11-05-2017 06:10AM

Was sorry to hear of the passing of Robert Miles. Probably a few here of my vintage would remember him from the 90s. Had about 5 CDs in my collection in college and his album 'Dreamland' was one of them.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0510/873963-trance-legend-robert-miles-had-died-aged-47/

Username John · 11-05-2017 06:57AM

Muckit wrote: »

Was sorry to hear of the passing of Robert Miles. Probably a few here of my vintage would remember him from the 90s. Had about 5 CDs in my collection in college and his album 'Dreamland' was one of them.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0510/873963-trance-legend-robert-miles-had-died-aged-47/

This is a post that will tell lads ages...

Glory days ha Muckit

Reggie. · 11-05-2017 07:10AM

Username John wrote: »

This is a post that will tell lads ages...

Glory days ha Muckit

Oh I'm in that category aswell

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