Extreme cold weather from Feb 25th on, and now St. Patrick's Day on...

Grueller · 03-03-2018 09:10PM

Willfarman wrote: »

Il be a grumpy of man...
Squirly screen to 2048

.. back in 18 we hadn't fancy laser powered snow zappers, we had to push shovel and plough it,, I remember I made my first million that year out of cattle..

There I was believing you until that last sentence. Unless of course you started with 2 million.

_Brian · 03-03-2018 09:26PM

Muckit wrote: »

Snowmen seem to be old hat alright. The nephews efforts..

The girls were five hours out in the snow without a break, having a ball, sledding, throwing snowballs and then tie igloo, I helped them finish off the top.

tanko · 03-03-2018 09:38PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

Guess who found their phone?

Is it still working?

bogman_bass · 03-03-2018 09:47PM

Yep! Had 1% battery left.
Otter box paid for itself this time!

I says · 03-03-2018 10:42PM

Bollocks water gone in the shed the in take pipe has froze fcuking snow drifts.

giveitholly · 03-03-2018 10:46PM

Only just getting a chance to post here but a big thanks to George and I think Villain who called this so early and we could get some bit prepared for it,even though some posters were quick to dismiss them

Dakota Dan · 03-03-2018 10:58PM

The milk pump gave up here 2 days ago pulsator also froze :mad: I ended up having to dump 5 milkings as the service man couldn't come because of snow even though he drives a landcruiser and lives 7 miles away:rolleyes: Today I managed to do a Mcgyver job on the electric milk pump that's used to boost the wash and got this evenings milking back into the tank until I switched on the tank and nothing happened :mad: Luckily enough after about 10 minutes after trying trip switches and reset switches the compressor decides to come on of it's own accord

Dakota Dan · 03-03-2018 10:59PM

I says wrote: »

Bollocks water gone in the shed the in take pipe has froze fcuking snow drifts.

What part of the country is that? there's a big thaw here in Cork.

Willfarman · 03-03-2018 11:05PM

Thawing well here in wex too. Cold rain falling. Have to say thank god for great neighbours.

A cow called Daisy · 03-03-2018 11:12PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I brought in a bottle of beer from the garage earlier and put it in the fridge hoping it would warm up enough to drink later:o

alps wrote: »

Couldn't make out over the last few days, how the bulk tank kept the milk warm?

Know of man who, in 2010, was getting new heating put in an old house. When work started there came that snow. This meant that boiler etc was in some warehouse waiting to be delivered to local store and then on the house owner. Christmas time and impassable roads meant he spent a couple of weeks in a house with no heating and it about -12° outside.
One night he put a glass of water on the single glazed kitchen windowsill (inside) and another glass of water in the fridge. Next morning, the water at the window was froze while the glass in the fridge wasn't :cool:

When asked how he coped with the cold he said, 'ah it wasn't that bad...anytime I felt cold I'd just open the fridge door and let out the heat

Dakota Dan · 03-03-2018 11:17PM

Willfarman wrote: »

Thawing well here in wex too. Cold rain falling. Have to say thank god for great neighbours.

I can second that. When you ask your own they wouldn't go out of their way :mad:

Dakota Dan · 03-03-2018 11:20PM

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Know of man who, in 2010, was getting new heating put in an old house. When work started there came that snow. This meant that boiler etc was in some warehouse waiting to be delivered to local store and then on the house owner. Christmas time and impassable roads meant he spent a couple of weeks in a house with no heating and it about -12° outside.
One night he put a glass of water on the single glazed kitchen windowsill (inside) and another glass of water in the fridge. Next morning, the water at the window was froze while the glass in the fridge wasn't :cool:

When asked how he coped with the cold he said, 'ah it wasn't that bad...anytime I felt cold I'd just open the fridge door and let out the heat

Back in 2010 with the big freeze we had to get the hair dryer to free the door open :eek: the condensation on the door froze it solid.

I says · 03-03-2018 11:37PM

Dakota Dan wrote: »

What part of the country is that? there's a big thaw here in Cork.

Midlands

TITANIUM. · 03-03-2018 11:46PM

A grand thaw on tonight, got the water going again thank God, no more cattle droves down to the river.

Dakota Dan · 03-03-2018 11:53PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

A grand thaw on tonight, got the water going again thank God, no more cattle droves down to the river.

Is it private or public water? i have my own well and it's underground within 50 meters of the cubicle shed, I was driven demented the first two days and then i decided to loosen the water trough connection and let it flow during the night, the cows had plenty water, easier than trying to defrost hoses.

Cantona's Collars · 04-03-2018 12:01AM

I don't normally post here but I'd like to give a huge thanks to all the farmers that helped clear roads and tow vehicles.
Epic snow in Co. Wexford and without their help so many roads would be impassable for days to come even with the thaw.
The mother told me 2 lads near her cleared several miles of road into Enniscorthy.

emaherx · 04-03-2018 08:57AM

All water back running here this morning.
Things starting to look like normal again.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 04-03-2018 10:32AM

Dakota Dan wrote: »

The milk pump gave up here 2 days ago pulsator also froze :mad: I ended up having to dump 5 milkings as the service man couldn't come because of snow even though he drives a landcruiser and lives 7 miles away:rolleyes: Today I managed to do a Mcgyver job on the electric milk pump that's used to boost the wash and got this evenings milking back into the tank until I switched on the tank and nothing happened :mad: Luckily enough after about 10 minutes after trying trip switches and reset switches the compressor decides to come on of it's own accord

That's a right pain in the ass.

When the water heater went here last week, I called the electrician to confirm it was the heater tripping the main switch. He disconnected the wire from the fuse and we also lost the milk pump, submersible pump and washdown pump. No way could he get them all back or when he did, we lost some lights as well. He was only a few weeks after getting stents in his heart and had to go to the doctors as he lost feeling in his fingers (all ok now, thankfully).

The service man gerryrigged a connection to the starter motor of the milking machine to get the milk pump going but lots of exposed wiring, which I wasn't happy about. No hot water, submersible pump or washdown pump. Spent the next two days on the phone trying to find an electrician to get us going again. Finally got a lad out and sorted it all in a few minutes, bar the washdown pump.

So I spent yesterday trying to wash clusters and floors of the parlour with a brush and mains water. Same again today and hopefully the sercice man can get it sorted tomorrow. I fekkin hate milking with dirty clusters:mad:

patsy_mccabe · 04-03-2018 11:49AM

Dakota Dan wrote: »

I can second that. When you ask your own they wouldn't go out of their way :mad:

I was sick for the last 10 days. The first 3 days I was really bad. Slept 20 hours every day. Just got up to do the bits on the farm and back to bed. This was at the start of the bad weather. Brother lives next door and not once offered to help. At the end of the 3rd day I let fly and gave him a piece of my mind. Told him I wouldn't forget it. Wouldn't mind but I've helped him out big time in the past. He ended up telling me to fook off.

roosterman71 · 04-03-2018 11:52AM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I was sick for the last 10 days. The first 3 days I was really bad. Slept 20 hours every day. Just got up to do the bits on the farm and back to bed. This was at the start of the bad weather. Brother lives next door and not once offered to help. At the end of the 3rd day I let fly and gave him a piece of my mind. Told him I wouldn't forget it. Wouldn't mind but I've helped him out big time in the past. He ended up telling me to fook off.

Ah families. Always the best

blue5000 · 04-03-2018 11:54AM

That's tough Patsy, my guess is there's a lot more to this than you being sick.

wrangler · 04-03-2018 12:01PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I was sick for the last 10 days. The first 3 days I was really bad. Slept 20 hours every day. Just got up to do the bits on the farm and back to bed. This was at the start of the bad weather. Brother lives next door and not once offered to help. At the end of the 3rd day I let fly and gave him a piece of my mind. Told him I wouldn't forget it. Wouldn't mind but I've helped him out big time in the past. He ended up telling me to fook off.

Was it the flu, do you get the vaccine, a lot saying it didn't work

Centrepassage · 04-03-2018 01:21PM

Hope you up and running again soon patsy. Fair tough going in East Clare at the moment. Still no water in sheds. Roads still impossible except for tractor.

farmersfriend · 04-03-2018 01:37PM

oh went to try go to outfarm to see cattle today, got as far as our road gate, four feet of snow on road,nothing except a set of footprints going one way!!

memorystick · 04-03-2018 01:54PM

The local contractor here drove into Aldi and Lidl to clear car parks. He had the plough lifted on his own local roads and didn't bother clear for neighbours. Money money money. Lads are fair pîssèd with him.

whelan2 · 04-03-2018 02:10PM

I'm off to bed for an hour before I collapse....

Angus2018 · 04-03-2018 03:53PM

Running on 1% battery here after this morning, so much clearing to do around and in the sheds, place is absolutely drenched but can open doors and close gates now. So much wasted silage and I've had to use a lot of straw in the pens with calves. Nice to have running water and no cold snow blowing on my face though.

Came out this morning to find a surprise calf in the cow shed. Metre of snow blocking the gate in so just had to improvise and build a pen in the pen around the cow. Calf and cow seem happy enough, had her down for 3 weeks time, not the first time I've been caught out with a ghost heat. Cranky cow too so was hoping to have her in the pens well before calving.

I think we can all be happy that this didn't happen in December or January where it could have lasted a few days longer!

L1985 · 04-03-2018 03:55PM

We finally got our water back as well-the house was the last place to get it!! Worst thing is I spent today undoing all of the things I had to do for the snow!! Loads of bits still to be tidied away and buckets everywhere to collect the water!! Will be happy if we never see snow again but at least we got through it ok

. And I get to shower!!!

patsy_mccabe · 04-03-2018 04:51PM

wrangler wrote: »

Was it the flu, do you get the vaccine, a lot saying it didn't work

I suppose it was the flu, in hindsight. No vaccine.

wrangler · 04-03-2018 04:57PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I suppose it was the flu, in hindsight. No vaccine.

Yea , the twenty hours a day sleeping rings a bell alright, got it years ago. Whoever said ''if you can go to the doc you don't have the flu'' knew what they were talking about

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