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  • #962
    straight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,606 ✭✭✭straight


    Danzy wrote: »
    The FAI are a Farmer's Union.

    No they're the football association of ireland.


  • #963
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,835 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Not all teachers are like this, yes as in all jobs there are those who take the piss, but there are also those who can't do enough for their pupils.

    Other than a small number all the teachers I’m aware of have a great attitude and work ethic. Pleasant to deal with and genuinely interested in their jobs and helping students.

    Every industry has its wasters, god knows farming has its fair share and possibly a few spares.


  • #964
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,084 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Mod note; I've moved a few recent posts on vaccines to the Corona virus thread.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058059952&page=166

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #965
    straight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,606 ✭✭✭straight


    _Brian wrote: »
    Other than a small number all the teachers I’m aware of have a great attitude and work ethic. Pleasant to deal with and genuinely interested in their jobs and helping students.

    Every industry has its wasters, god knows farming has its fair share and possibly a few spares.

    Our teachers are very nice too and helpful and mad for the kids. They dress up for Halloween, xmas, etc. And they don't beat the children like the old days which is always a plus. It's the work ethic thing that I don't like. My teacher had a second job when I was in school and he loved talking about it and he was passionate about it. On the other hand I was dropping off my children one morning and their teacher was eating a bowl of cereal in the yard as the kids went in. She'd have got a ball in the face if it was back in my day.


  • #966
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    straight wrote: »
    No they're the football association of ireland.

    Lol, that is correct.


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  • #967
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,815 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    _Brian wrote: »
    Yes, yes many of us sat in damp cold classrooms with leaky roofs and mouse holes in the floor.
    But life has moved on folks, I wouldn’t do it now and I’m just saying it’s tough going for students and teachers. Nobody wants the schools closed.

    As for it being a brief inconvenience, this has spanned across the two academic years of current LC students and is continuing to have a large impact on their lives, if it affects their LC grades it has a direct impact going forward.

    People have done their LC and degree at every age, just because they can't do it at 17 isn't the end of the world, Most LC students last year seemed to have got on a lot better than expected. I've always said here that this'll have to rattle through the population of the world but now it seems that vaccine will be on track sooner, there's a fortune being spent on everyone, for one sector to be looking for special attention seems pointless...... apart from IFA of course.
    A neighbour telling me this morning that he got €10000 in the post seems to contradict my argument


  • #968
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,934 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Danzy wrote: »
    The FAI are a Farmer's Union.

    You could be closer to the truth than you intended.


  • #969
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    _Brian wrote: »
    Other than a small number all the teachers I’m aware of have a great attitude and work ethic. Pleasant to deal with and genuinely interested in their jobs and helping students.

    Every industry has its wasters, god knows farming has its fair share and possibly a few spares.

    This is what I'd be thinking too.
    I've a young lad of an age to be thinking about his career path. Teaching is there for him if he wants to give it a go . It's there for everyone in fact.
    My own dealings with teachers locally are almost exclusively good. I know several involved with school football for e.g. who, as we speak ,come in for 7am Monday morning for training, after school Wednesday and Friday.
    A few give grinds foc to lads involved too.

    Teaching is there for anyone that wants it.


  • #970
    roosterman71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    Were there cheques in the post issued in the last few days? Had 3 different farmers into me last night and this morning paying their bills for work done.


  • #971
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,835 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    This is what I'd be thinking too.
    I've a young lad of an age to be thinking about his career path. Teaching is there for him if he wants to give it a go . It's there for everyone in fact.
    My own dealings with teachers locally are almost exclusively good. I know several involved with school football for e.g. who, as we speak ,come in for 7am Monday morning for training, after school Wednesday and Friday.
    A few give grinds foc to lads involved too.

    Teaching is there for anyone that wants it.

    My eldest is heading to teaching. She’s been very inspired by all the great teachers she’s interacting with. She’s been teaching swimming for a few years and loves it, really misses it at the moment.


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  • #972
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,043 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    _Brian wrote: »
    My eldest is heading to teaching. She’s been very inspired by all the great teachers she’s interacting with. She’s been teaching swimming for a few years and loves it, really misses it at the moment.

    Daughter was thinking of teaching, only thing putting her off is dealing with the parents


  • #973
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,835 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Daughter was thinking of teaching, only thing putting her off is dealing with the parents

    Yes, what she’s found is that the pleasant parents way outweigh the difficult ones.

    I considered teaching myself and one of my teachers was pushing me towards it, but my patience wouldn’t have been sufficient to keep at it.


  • #974
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,307 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    roosterman71 wrote: »
    Were there cheques in the post issued in the last few days? Had 3 different farmers into me last night and this morning paying their bills for work done.

    Bit of Sheep Welfare scheme paid, I believe.


  • #975
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,815 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Water John wrote: »
    You could be closer to the truth than you intended.

    Yea, they got €150m for their members in the last 6 mths ....scandalous


  • #976
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,043 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    Bit of Sheep Welfare scheme paid, I believe.

    And beef finisher scheme


  • #977
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,514 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Daughter was thinking of teaching, only thing putting her off is dealing with the parents

    The concern I have
    Lots take up training to become teachers but how many get full time positions


  • #978
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,514 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Have a cow repeating today
    Calved in June and I decided to hold off to calve next autumn
    Bulling every 3 weeks, AI’d 3 weeks tomorrow, but in heat from lastnight
    Is there some reason that the cycle should change


  • #979
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,174 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Have a cow repeating today
    Calved in June and I decided to hold off to calve next autumn
    Bulling every 3 weeks, AI’d 3 weeks tomorrow, but in heat from lastnight
    Is there some reason that the cycle should change

    As in she came in heat at 20 days? 19-21 days is normal, won't be the same every time.


  • #980
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,514 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    As in she came in heat at 20 days? 19-21 days is normal, won't be the same every time.
    Thanks good to know
    Generally a repeat is 12 or 21 days here


  • #981
    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Thanks good to know
    Generally a repeat is 12 or 21 days here

    The repeat can be anytime around 21 days but you'd want to be watching them for a few days before and after to avoid getting caught out. Any time a cow started repeating at 8-12 days or more irregular cycles I never had much luck with A.I. but that's just my experience.


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  • #982
    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    I'm looking for two new 650 R16 tyres and 5 stud rims for a trailer. Any place locally wants around €140 each, is that fairly competitive or would there be better value to be got?


  • #983
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,514 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    I'm looking for two new 650 R16 tyres and 5 stud rims for a trailer. Any place locally wants around €140 each, is that fairly competitive or would there be better value to be got?

    Make sure the tyres are 10 ply minimum


  • #984
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,835 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    I'm looking for two new 650 R16 tyres and 5 stud rims for a trailer. Any place locally wants around €140 each, is that fairly competitive or would there be better value to be got?

    Surely including rims and fitted that’s not bad at all.


  • #985
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    The repeat can be anytime around 21 days but you'd want to be watching them for a few days before and after to avoid getting caught out. Any time a cow started repeating at 8-12 days or more irregular cycles I never had much luck with A.I. but that's just my experience.

    The only time a 12 day heat would be acceptable is the first to second oestrus after calving. Other times she's liable to be cystic so it's not a true heat. It could also be a situation where a mistake has been made recognizing/recording heats.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #986
    148multi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭148multi


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    I'm looking for two new 650 R16 tyres and 5 stud rims for a trailer. Any place locally wants around €140 each, is that fairly competitive or would there be better value to be got?

    R16 for trailers seem to be a rare size now. Are the tyres priced c rated


  • #987
    148multi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,672 ✭✭✭148multi


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Have a cow repeating today
    Calved in June and I decided to hold off to calve next autumn
    Bulling every 3 weeks, AI’d 3 weeks tomorrow, but in heat from lastnight
    Is there some reason that the cycle should change

    As others have said 19 - 21 normal, I've always found anytime 17 days or under not a great for conception.


  • #988
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Be great if some neighbours would mind their own business. Spotted one climbing out over my fence, she saw me before I saw her, walked directly away carrying something in a bag.


  • #989
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,307 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    I'm looking for two new 650 R16 tyres and 5 stud rims for a trailer. Any place locally wants around €140 each, is that fairly competitive or would there be better value to be got?

    Haven't priced locally, but that seems mad dear compared to on-line.
    https://www.tyreleader.ie/car-tyres/riken/cargo/6.5r16c-108-107l-508625?utm_source=compare&utm_medium=google-shopping&utm_campaign=tyre&gclid=CjwKCAiA7939BRBMEiwA-hX5JxIKh8KN0rL78iuowo5aEFnOJ-mYycbZxUpwuMS08y-I_Ld2u4CIdhoC1rQQAvD_BwE

    That's the traditional "landrover" size.
    I'll be in Cassidays tomorrow, and I'll ask if I remember


  • #990
    Lime Tree Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Be great if some neighbours would mind their own business. Spotted one climbing out over my fence, she saw me before I saw her, walked directly away carrying something in a bag.

    Could it be a leg of lamb?


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  • #991
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Daughter was thinking of teaching, only thing putting her off is dealing with the parents

    I had an opportunity to take on a role in my local school but stuck to where I was 30 miles away. Was second guessing myself but went to the pub and was targeted by a father over a soccer decision and was very glad of my decision.


    As for this crack on the radio about teachers, it is not countrywide and I reckon it’s a bit of deflection from other things.


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