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    #1802
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,856 ✭✭✭endainoz


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Indo says christmas is could be cancelled:( wouldn't like to be working in the retail/hospitality sector.

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/

    That's the big fear right now alright, I'm afraid it could be inevitable at this point.

    Getting back to farming related issues, what is the protocol in marts with level 3? Will have a few weanlings to sell soon.


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    #1803
    Jjameson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭Jjameson


    Aul lads gomming into the mart “for a look”. One with an mask over his mouth and not his nose. The sight thats in front of me. The at risk group have to this for themselves. There has to be targeted approach and right away there is no need for these lads to be here. A retired priest ffs.


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    #1804
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    Jjameson wrote: »
    Aul lads gomming into the mart “for a look”. One with an mask over his mouth and not his nose. The sight thats in front of me. The at risk group have to this for themselves. There has to be targeted approach and right away there is no need for these lads to be here. A retired priest ffs.

    Sorry I know your been serious but I laughed at the image that post put into my head. Feckin oul lads :D


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    #1805
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,399 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    endainoz wrote: »
    That's the big fear right now alright, I'm afraid it could be inevitable at this point.

    Getting back to farming related issues, what is the protocol in marts with level 3? Will have a few weanlings to sell soon.

    By the sound of things it could be level 4 protocols shortly


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    #1806
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Fines to be introduced for breaking Covid rules
    https://www.thejournal.ie/proportional-system-of-fines-to-be-introduced-for-breaking-covid-19-rules-5229328-Oct2020/?utm_source=facebook_short&fbclid=IwAR0F54DLMoOi2DjOBWgkZocaQPBZScW9a_hVH-dMQCj0rX9JTmTWs6y-0mI


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    #1807
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,738 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #1808
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,111 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Over a thousand Covid cases today........ looking like it's going to be a lockdown christmas


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    #1809
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,355 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    It's not looking good.


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    #1810
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,539 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Last two weeks in Cavan has been a total **** show of GAA related celebrations and a general decrease in people following the guidelines.

    It’s showing now on the cases and hospitalisations.

    I get that people are fatigued with restrictions but there’s literally no other option


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    #1811
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,399 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    wrangler wrote: »
    Over a thousand Covid cases today........ looking like it's going to be a lockdown christmas

    Halloween at least


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    #1812
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,304 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    wrangler wrote: »
    Over a thousand Covid cases today........ looking like it's going to be a lockdown christmas

    Which year?


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    #1813
    morphy87
    Registered Users Posts: 1,125 ✭✭✭morphy87


    What’s the story with Marts if we move to level 4?


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    #1814
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,355 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Say my name wrote: »
    Which year?

    Last Christmas


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    #1815
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,304 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Last Christmas

    I gave you my heart.


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    #1816
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,539 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    morphy87 wrote: »
    What’s the story with Marts if we move to level 4?

    Think it’s L5 they close at.


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    #1817
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    _Brian wrote: »
    Think it’s L5 they close at.

    Local mart had show & sale today
    Garda car was frequenting


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    #1818
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    Heard on Friday a good friend of the family is currently in ICU. Man is in his early 80s but was one of those men you'd think was in his early 70s if you met him. Lovely character and was very careful. Horrible fckin disease.


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    #1819
    [Deleted User]
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    morphy87 wrote: »
    What’s the story with Marts if we move to level 4?

    Spoke to our mart manager today, she seemed quite hopeful particularly with the advent of MartEye. Once sellers can unload, and buyers can view stock at some point everything else is manageable. A lot of foot traffic around marts is gawkers.


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    #1820
    morphy87
    Registered Users Posts: 1,125 ✭✭✭morphy87


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Spoke to our mart manager today, she seemed quite hopeful particularly with the advent of MartEye. Once sellers can unload, and buyers can view stock at some point everything else is manageable. A lot of foot traffic around marts is gawkers.

    Will people still be ringside at level 4? Back our way only buyers are in the mart at the moment sellers drop off their animals without getting out of their vehicles


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    #1821
    [Deleted User]
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    morphy87 wrote: »
    Will people still be ringside at level 4? Back our way only buyers are in the mart at the moment sellers drop off their animals without getting out of their vehicles

    I'm not sure. I sold yesterday and sellers could drop off stock, park up, sort stock, put the sticky number on lots, submit paperwork then leave the yard.

    Yard was reopened later for a time for buyers to inspect stock. There was limited places around the ring for buyers plus MartEye. Lots sold in order of number so as a seller I just proceeded to the box as normal.

    Just my own opinion but based on ones technological ability once stock can be inspected/handled before the auction then the ring could be closed to everyone except mart staff and all bidding could be done on MartEye. It's one avenue of keeping the show on the road at least.


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    #1822
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,111 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    We are fortunate in how little Covid is affecting our business, we can get out in the fields, we can buy and sell and if factories were in any other line of business they'd be closed down due to Covid spread......


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    #1823
    [Deleted User]
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    wrangler wrote: »
    We are fortunate in how little Covid is affecting our business, we can get out in the fields, we can buy and sell and if factories were in any other line of business they'd be closed down due to Covid spread......

    When our lad had to be tested and we were all to self isolate I was even allowed out to farm on condition that I wasn't in contact with anyone, which is the normal situation to be fair. Obviously I couldn't go to a merchants or to the mart or anything else where there would be people.


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    #1824
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,355 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Deleted User wrote: »
    When our lad had to be tested and we were all to self isolate I was even allowed out to farm on condition that I wasn't in contact with anyone, which is the normal situation to be fair. Obviously I couldn't go to a merchants or to the mart or anything else where there would be people.

    Nephew was being tested a few weeks ago. All told to isolate until results came back. They let my niece go in on bus to secondary school. I was livid. knowing they shouldn't.be leaving the house. She's in ty so wasn't going to be missing out on anything. . One rule for them and another for everyone else.


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    #1825
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,959 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    Very surreal watching a large proportion of society calling for the destruction of their livelihoods. The sooner people start to really feel the effects of what's happening in their pockets the better as the more dragged out this is, the less of a future any of us normal people will have while it provides an amazing opportunity for the super rich to get richer


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    #1826
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,261 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Buying in the mart yesterday, (would do marteye but my internet is very iffy ATM)
    20 buyers allowed in, no sellers in the box. Sold, and sale confirmed later by seller on the phone.


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    #1827
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    yosemitesam1 wrote: »
    Very surreal watching a large proportion of society calling for the destruction of their livelihoods. The sooner people start to really feel the effects of what's happening in their pockets the better as the more dragged out this is, the less of a future any of us normal people will have while it provides an amazing opportunity for the super rich to get richer

    Christ if I was to respond to that comment I'd be banned.


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    #1828
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,355 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    NcdJd wrote: »
    Christ if I was to respond to that comment I'd be banned.

    Ah , go on ....


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    #1829
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,959 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    NcdJd wrote: »
    Christ if I was to respond to that comment I'd be banned.

    Instead actually think about what's going on. There's a minimum of a year of this nonsense ahead of us on the current trajectory, then the mother of all recessions and possibly issues with currency/severe inflation to top it all off


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    #1830
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,856 ✭✭✭endainoz


    yosemitesam1 wrote: »
    Instead actually think about what's going on. There's a minimum of a year of this nonsense ahead of us on the current trajectory, then the mother of all recessions and possibly issues with currency/severe inflation to top it all off

    Right so Bill Gates gets richer, didn't know tin foil hats were allowed in the farming forum.


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    #1831
    Base price
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    endainoz wrote: »
    Right so Bill Gates gets richer, didn't know tin foil hats were allowed in the farming forum.
    Gemma O'Doherty will be along shortly to inform us all :rolleyes:


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