F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

selectamatic · 19-11-2017 02:39AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

For some reason that song always reminds me of GTA. Was it on one of the radio stations or in a gay bar or something?

Near certain you're thinking of "dance hall days" by Wang Chung.

Twas on Flash fm on Vice City and it near always played in the background of the Malibu Club.

And before anyone says anything yes I spent an unhealthy amount of my childhood playing GTA and I still turned out grand :P

gozunda · 19-11-2017 02:55AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

For some reason that song always reminds me of GTA. Was it on one of the radio stations or in a gay bar or something?

One of MTVs much played afair ...

Grueller · 19-11-2017 11:42AM

selectamatic wrote: »

Near certain you're thinking of "dance hall days" by Wang Chung.

Twas on Flash fm on Vice City and it near always played in the background of the Malibu Club.

And before anyone says anything yes I spent an unhealthy amount of my childhood playing GTA and I still turned out grand :P

Who told you that?

lakill Farm · 19-11-2017 11:55AM

Busy fecker of a week

Dropped mother to cork last weekend to her sisters. Then got word Thursday she wasn’t well. Her oncology team no way to travel back to Mullingar area without going to cork oncology first for xray bloods and CT scan

Tax deadline

Organising head and timing belt kit for the jeep

52meters of laurel hedge out individually with a sling on Friday.

Fencing contractor here yesterday morning and up with a new stud railing and chainlink on inside

At same time as feeding them brekkie and lunch had a crew from tullamore collecting the laurels with a curtain side lorry. I loaded them with the tractor.

Fed the cattle and herself looked after a sick toddler and bitch and pups

Going to clean the chimneys now after brekkie as the last load of hedging is gone.

Then go see the mother and wash the tractor and digger

Lady Haywire · 19-11-2017 12:04PM

Jaysus Lakill, I'm tired just reading that!

I was combing the bull here this morning, turned my back for a min and he pushed the gate open and got out of the pen. Well he strutted straight over to the cows rolling his eyes & booing like a good'un! Got himself so rose up he wouldn't even eat his morning ration

CloughCasey1 · 19-11-2017 02:16PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Jaysus Lakill, I'm tired just reading that!

I was combing the bull here this morning, turned my back for a min and he pushed the gate open and got out of the pen. Well he strutted straight over to the cows rolling his eyes & booing like a good'un! Got himself so rose up he wouldn't even eat his morning ration

Ara we're all like that!!☺

gozunda · 19-11-2017 02:24PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

Busy fecker of a week

Dropped mother to cork last weekend to her sisters. Then got word Thursday she wasn’t well. Her oncology team no way to travel back to Mullingar area without going to cork oncology first for xray bloods and CT scan

Tax deadline

Organising head and timing belt kit for the jeep

52meters of laurel hedge out individually with a sling on Friday.

Fencing contractor here yesterday morning and up with a new stud railing and chainlink on inside

At same time as feeding them brekkie and lunch had a crew from tullamore collecting the laurels with a curtain side lorry. I loaded them with the tractor.

Fed the cattle and herself looked after a sick toddler and bitch and pups

Going to clean the chimneys now after brekkie as the last load of hedging is gone.

Then go see the mother and wash the tractor and digger

What was the story with taking out the laurel hedging

lakill Farm · 19-11-2017 02:59PM

gozunda wrote: »

What was the story with taking out the laurel hedging

Since we bought the house I always said they were going. They were 6ft high when cut and 6/7ft wide. Unmanageable

So 1st sept my hedgecutting contractor cut them for me and I advertised them for sale. And sold them.

Organised this weekend as I knew I could do with a day out of office and booked the fencing lads to come for the Saturday morning

Finished taking the hedge out at 11pm Friday. First post was in the ground at 840am Saturday morning

gozunda · 19-11-2017 03:40PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

Since we bought the house I always said they were going. They were 6ft high when cut and 6/7ft wide. Unmanageable

So 1st sept my hedgecutting contractor cut them for me and I advertised them for sale. And sold them.

Organised this weekend as I knew I could do with a day out of office and booked the fencing lads to come for the Saturday morning

Finished taking the hedge out at 11pm Friday. First post was in the ground at 840am Saturday morning

52 metres of 6 foot laural hedge is some amount of hedge.

I have noticed that since the extended cold snap of a few years ago when alot of Grisilinia was killed - Laural has been increasingly used for hedging ...

I generally advise against planting laurel due to the rampant nature of its growth even allowing for regular cutting etc.

There is an old wood that borders us, which was once part of a old estate. Many years ago the wood had been planted with a number of non native species including laurel for cover. A number of the laurals in that wood are now of a similar height to nearby native mature trees and make you realise how unsuited it is as a long term hedging species.

Floki · 19-11-2017 04:05PM

gozunda wrote: »

There is an old wood that borders us, which was once part of a old estate. Many years ago the wood had been planted with a number of non native species including laurel for cover. A number of the laurals in that wood are now of a similar height to nearby native mature trees and make you realise how unsuited it is as a long term hedging species.

By that reasoning then beech is unsuitable also as a hedge.
But it's that speed of growth and ability to hard prune that make beech and laurel two of the best sellers. Along with a bit more screening in the winter.

I always maintain if you want a labour free "hedge" the best solution is to build a wall and cover it with a creeper.

gozunda · 19-11-2017 04:15PM

Floki wrote: »

By that reasoning then beech is unsuitable also as a hedge.
But it's that speed of growth and ability to hard prune that make beech and laurel two of the best sellers. Along with a bit more screening in the winter.

I always maintain if you want a labour free "hedge" the best solution is to build a wall and cover it with a creeper.

Thanks for that but No I don't agree with your summation. Beech is not as a quick grower as Laurel in this country. Laurel may also become invasive as in the example I gave. Beech does not. Beech is also decidous and a bit easier managed in my experience.

See:
http://www.hedging.ie/advice/beech-and-laurel-irelands-favourite-hedges.html#.WhGjo9DLfqA

Oh and one important factor is that Laurel can be poisonous to livestock

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/laurel-shrubs-and-cattle.34363/

Btw I mentioned nothing about a 'Labour free' hedge either and I would be in agreement with the posters decision to remove the hedge ...

Lady Haywire · 19-11-2017 04:17PM

^Also f*cking Rhododendron!

lakill Farm · 19-11-2017 05:41PM

I set 4ft green beech around the office. And every 20ft I set a 12/15ft oak tree

Going to do the same at the house and 100m along another field.

Floki wrote: »

By that reasoning then beech is unsuitable also as a hedge.
But it's that speed of growth and ability to hard prune that make beech and laurel two of the best sellers. Along with a bit more screening in the winter.

I always maintain if you want a labour free "hedge" the best solution is to build a wall and cover it with a creeper.

Floki · 19-11-2017 06:03PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

I set 4ft green beech around the office. And every 20ft I set a 12/15ft oak tree

Going to do the same at the house and 100m along another field.

All accessible with the tractor hedgecutter ??

Lady Haywire · 19-11-2017 06:10PM

I'm watching Ballykissangel and enjoying it, I must be getting ill or something :pac:

Reggie. · 19-11-2017 06:15PM

Got this planted yesterday

Floki · 19-11-2017 06:18PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm watching Ballykissangel and enjoying it, I must be getting ill or something :pac:

Dervla Kirwan was a fine thing in that.

Edit: Her great uncle was Michael Collins of foundation of the state fame.

gozunda · 19-11-2017 06:40PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Got this planted yesterday

Don't let the stock near it ....

Lady Haywire · 19-11-2017 06:41PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Got this planted yesterday

Looks well, laurel used at the house here for a windbreaker but be careful of that fence in the wind

:D

selectamatic · 19-11-2017 06:59PM

Grueller wrote: »

Who told you that?

National Vetting Bureau

Pidae.m · 19-11-2017 07:03PM

Floki wrote: »

Dervla Kirwan was a fine thing in that.

Edit: Her great uncle was Michael Collins of foundation of the state fame.

Ha ha I always think of her in the Christmas fr Ted !!

Floki · 19-11-2017 07:09PM

Pidae.m wrote: »

Ha ha I always think of her in the Christmas fr Ted !!

"Ted Ted."
"Do you want a peanut?":D

farmersfriend · 19-11-2017 07:20PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm watching Ballykissangel and enjoying it, I must be getting ill or something :pac:

me too!!

Lady Haywire · 19-11-2017 07:28PM

farmersfriend wrote: »

me too!!

Priest wasn't too bad looking, I'd definitely go to mass if he was giving the sermons

:D

lakill Farm · 19-11-2017 07:48PM

Floki wrote: »

All accessible with the tractor hedgecutter ??

Yes. But going to get a hedge cutter for the mini digger. Slanetrac do them

Lady Haywire · 19-11-2017 09:16PM

A really really weird coincidence just happened. I was in town getting chips & a kebab (can't be losing weight, have too much clothes for that

) and I spotted a bank card on the ground opposite the bank. So picked it up, seen it was a business account one so intended to stick it in the banks letterbox on the way back. Took a glance at it in the chippers, and whose was it only my next door neighbours card!! So was able to ring him from the chippers and tell him it was safe.
What are the chances!!!

Floki · 19-11-2017 09:16PM

Guy Martin is on CH4 now rebuilding a ww1 tank with the help of jcb.
For anyone that's interested.

Reggie. · 19-11-2017 09:24PM

Floki wrote: »

Guy Martin is on CH4 now rebuilding a ww1 tank with the help of jcb.
For anyone that's interested.

On record. Sounded good

Floki · 19-11-2017 09:29PM

Reggie. wrote: »

On record. Sounded good

It is good.
Jcb factory, ag scrapyard and some lad who has 20 tanks.

Grueller · 19-11-2017 09:42PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

A really really weird coincidence just happened. I was in town getting chips & a kebab (can't be losing weight, have too much clothes for that ) and I spotted a bank card on the ground opposite the bank. So picked it up, seen it was a business account one so intended to stick it in the banks letterbox on the way back. Took a glance at it in the chippers, and whose was it only my next door neighbours card!! So was able to ring him from the chippers and tell him it was safe.
What are the chances!!!

In Lietrim with its population of 12 people, fairly good I would say!!!! ðŸ˜‰

F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

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