Dairy chit chat II

Water John · 03-03-2018 08:22PM

Fearlessly on the processors side.

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 08:33PM

Truckermal wrote: »

They weren't anxious but abusive as I said plus they made no attempt to clear there own yards or passages for a Truck calling! I will be calling to the sound lads first and the assholes who only think of themselves will be waiting!

Milk has just been collected here. The fullest my tank has ever been

Base price · 03-03-2018 08:35PM

Truckermal wrote: »

One of the lads went out in a 4×4 to check as the passages are high! That driver was right too about the dirty yard as those boots will be walking around a food production facility later in the day!

Eh, why would a haulier be walking around a food production facility other than authorised public areas.
So you're saying that a milk lorry driver has access to the inner operations of a milk processing facility - I doubt it :eek:

wrangler · 03-03-2018 08:38PM

Base price wrote: »

Eh, why would a haulier be walking around a food production facility other than authorised public areas.
So you're saying that a milk lorry driver has access to the inner operations of a milk processing facility - I doubt it :eek:

He'd have clean boots for driving, most drivers have great pride in their lorries now

tanko · 03-03-2018 08:41PM

Water John wrote: »

Fearlessly on the processors side.

Never misses an opportunity to stick the boot into farmers.

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 08:44PM

Glad I gave the milkman a generous Christmas bonus now

visatorro · 03-03-2018 08:45PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Milk has just been collected here. The fullest my tank has ever been

Have you to milk now? Lorry came after two here. Started milking at three. No milking done this morning.

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 08:47PM

visatorro wrote: »

Have you to milk now? Lorry came after two here. Started milking at three. No milking done this morning.

No. In house eating a takeaway

wrangler · 03-03-2018 08:54PM

tanko wrote: »

Never misses an opportunity to stick the boot into farmers.

Be realistic, If the PS hasn't the roads cleared, how is the processor responsible for not collecting.
This last few days would only be a damp squib in any other country

Base price · 03-03-2018 09:01PM

wrangler wrote: »

He'd have clean boots for driving, most drivers have great pride in their lorries now

Lord forbid he ever has to get outta the cab in a building site :eek:
We have great pride in our lorries too and even more aware of disease controls. One wonders how many dairy collection drivers bother to dip their boots between collections.

Truckermal · 03-03-2018 09:04PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Glad I gave the milkman a generous Christmas bonus now

You see I go out of my way to help lads like you if it means going out of my way to collect a sample for testing or doing you favours throught the year! Not many lads give a tip now but it's very much appreciated!

The Talking Bread · 03-03-2018 09:12PM

Truckermal wrote: »

You see I go out of my way to help lads like you if it means going out of my way to collect a sample for testing or doing you favours throught the year! Not many lads give a tip now but it's very much appreciated!

It is a national emergency. You have the means to ease hardship for many and save a lot of money also. Swallow your pride, accept that pressure will exacerbate people's moods and if the yards are dirty and you get a little muck on you clean your cab tomorrow.

Even coming on here to make your point is only going to aggrieve those farmers that are under pressure and listening to collectors like yourself boasting about your great principles.

It is not all sunshine and roses these last few days. You sound extremely petty.

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 09:17PM

The Talking Bread wrote: »

It is a national emergency. You have the means to ease hardship for many and save a lot of money also. Swallow your pride, accept that pressure will exacerbate people's moods and if the yards are dirty and you get a little muck on you clean your cab tomorrow.

Even coming on here to make your point is only going to aggrieve those farmers that are under pressure and listening to collectors like yourself boasting about your great principles.

It is not all sunshine and roses these last few days. You sound extremely petty.

Have to say I found today to be the toughest day I have had farming in many years. The stress of not knowing if I would have to dump the milk added immensely to that

longgonesilver · 03-03-2018 09:22PM

Did the lorries have snow chains on today?

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 09:24PM

longgonesilver wrote: »

Did the lorries have snow chains on today?

Not here anyway

JeffKenna · 03-03-2018 09:27PM

I'll check the cows now and if none are calving I reckon I'll head to bed. Had enough of it today.

wrangler · 03-03-2018 09:27PM

Base price wrote: »

Lord forbid he ever has to get outta the cab in a building site :eek:
We have great pride in our lorries too and even more aware of disease controls. One wonders how many dairy collection drivers bother to dip their boots between collections.

First thing our lamb haulier does is change the boots and put on waterproofs, even with dry lambs. cab is spotless

The Talking Bread · 03-03-2018 09:29PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Have to say I found today to be the toughest day I have had farming in many years. The stress of not knowing if I would have to dump the milk added immensely to that

I hope you had your yard spotless though. Priorities.

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 09:35PM

The Talking Bread wrote: »

I hope you had your yard spotless though. Priorities.

oh is a lorry driver. He loves his lorry, he cleared the yard, the road and the lane for the milk man

Now if only he could keep the house as clean as his lorry..........

Base price · 03-03-2018 09:52PM

wrangler wrote: »

First thing our lamb haulier does is change the boots and put on waterproofs, even with dry lambs. cab is spotless

First thing that I do when driving into a yard is to put on a pair of disposable booties irrespective if there is a foot bath within a few paces. They are cheap to buy from most agri stores.
https://www.woodies.ie/draper-disposable-overshoe-covers-box-of-100-1085319?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CjwKCAiArOnUBRBJEiwAX0rG_cjTabQ9BGBoZ4AF3RXzHDVhrPxq_wHwJplXMPDqhOrjxMmRM1Ln4xoClwcQAvD_BwE

Waffletraktor · 03-03-2018 10:13PM

The Talking Bread wrote: »

It is a national emergency. You have the means to ease hardship for many and save a lot of money also. Swallow your pride, accept that pressure will exacerbate people's moods and if the yards are dirty and you get a little muck on you clean your cab tomorrow.

Even coming on here to make your point is only going to aggrieve those farmers that are under pressure and listening to collectors like yourself boasting about your great principles.

It is not all sunshine and roses these last few days. You sound extremely petty.

I'm sure on health and safety grounds he's perfectly entitled to sit by the fire for another day or so. The rent a mob wanted to lambaste a guy carting cattle is shyte weather last week, but the bloke who would rather not do something equally dodge is petty ffs.
Ye're a great bunch don't change :pac:

The Talking Bread · 03-03-2018 10:39PM

Waffletraktor wrote: »

I'm sure on health and safety grounds he's perfectly entitled to sit by the fire for another day or so. The rent a mob wanted to lambaste a guy carting cattle is shyte weather last week, but the bloke who would rather not do something equally dodge is petty ffs.
Ye're a great bunch don't change :pac:

??

I am merely commenting on the reasons the truck driver gave for not going out. He insinuated he would have (ie it was possible for him to) com and collect but a few farmers apparently weren't chirpy to him

If there was other more health and safety issues involved, that is fair game, never put yourself at risk, they were not reasons he cited though, but reasons like the possibility of getting mucky boots and expecting everyone to be chirpy, considering the circumstances.

That is the only reason I pulled him up on this.

I would be interested to hear what exactly was said to him tbh.

Ps, this "ye're" nonsense. I speak for myself only and amn't part of any mob. In fact this is my first time posting on this thread!

Waffletraktor · 03-03-2018 10:51PM

The Talking Bread wrote: »

??

I am merely commenting on the reasons the truck driver gave for not going out. He insinuated he would have (ie it was possible for him to) com and collect but a few farmers apparently weren't chirpy to him

If there was other more health and safety issues involved, that is fair game, never put yourself at risk, they were not reasons he cited though, but reasons like the possibility of getting mucky boots and expecting everyone to be chirpy, considering the circumstances.

That is the only reason I pulled him up on this.

I would be interested to hear what exactly was said to him tbh.

Ps, this "ye're" nonsense. I speak for myself only and amn't part of any mob. In fact this is my first time posting on this thread!

Your atleast a whole 2 or 3 posts in at this stage

, so your now officially in the rent a mob of outrage. Welcome!
Truckm said a work colleague had done a reccy and came across un navigable road. The fact a few folks rang him for not putting himself in danger because their milk is more important says more about them.

Coolfresian · 03-03-2018 10:58PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Milk has just been collected here. The fullest my tank has ever been

Milk collected here too this evening. Cleared the yard and roads to the farm with the loader. Full milk tank as well so delighted with the effort made to collect. Not an easy job and the drivers deserve a lot of credit. Tough job in difficult conditions.

straight · 03-03-2018 11:04PM

Tis a hard way to earn a living. A lot to be said for part time with a job.

whelan2 · 03-03-2018 11:06PM

straight wrote: »

Tis a hard way to earn a living. A lot to be said for part time with a job.

I just keep thinking in 4 months I will be on my holidays...tough going

Keepgrowing · 03-03-2018 11:42PM

Truckermal wrote: »

I was going to chance going out later collecting but received two phone calls from farmers giving loads of verbal abuse, I have my phone off now and going no where. Some lads take their grievances of the co-op on the driver who don't even work for the co-op....

I'm glad your not collecting my milk and hope you never will. I'm sure there are more than two farms in your round.

Shyte attitude, suck it up and get on with it

Keepgrowing · 03-03-2018 11:48PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Have to say I found today to be the toughest day I have had farming in many years. The stress of not knowing if I would have to dump the milk added immensely to that

I totally agree, I'm absolutly exhausted

alps · 04-03-2018 12:09AM

Truckermal wrote: »

One of the lads went out in a 4×4 to check as the passages are high! That driver was right too about the dirty yard as those boots will be walking around a food production facility later in the day!

If you walk around a farm yard, you are walking around a food production facility....

mahoney_j · 04-03-2018 12:15AM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

I'm glad your not collecting my milk and hope you never will. I'm sure there are more than two farms in your round.

Shyte attitude, suck it up and get on with it

Agree which is exactly what us dairy farmers have gave the last 2/3 days doing .new calves ,kept milking parlour going ,water flowing ,stock fed and few hours today doing all above and clearing access roads to farms and trying to give tanker driver every available chance to collect milk.all worth while this evening milk collected ,water flowing everywhere all stock content im pure fooked but seriously content but never want to see snow or cold like it again .......unless it’s an Austrian ski resort

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