Signs you are dealing with a 'Rooter'

Finty Lemon · 09-12-2020 8:21pm #1

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

Mooooo · 09-12-2020 9:07pm

Everyone is different, deal with them if you want to, don't if you don't. Grand stereotypes but nobody knows what's going on or has gone on in anyone's background so unless its affecting you why bother?

kevthegaff · 09-12-2020 9:36pm

Some of them are funny!

JeffKenna · 09-12-2020 9:44pm

Never heard of that phrase in my life.

09-12-2020 10:13pm

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

Hang on there, when did we meet again?

Jjameson · 09-12-2020 10:38pm

I got a good laugh! I’m guilty of more than one or two points I’d say!

Stihl waters · 09-12-2020 10:41pm

Roothalies we call them around here, the sort of lad scratching his arse all day and head off herding with a torch when it gets dark, know a couple like them alright

Say my name · 09-12-2020 10:56pm

Stihl waters wrote: »

Roothalies we call them around here, the sort of lad scratching his arse all day and head off herding with a torch when it gets dark, know a couple like them alright

That's depression.
I'm not talking about anyone looking on.

ruwithme · 09-12-2020 11:49pm

Some of the wealthiest & healthiest men i know tick many off them box's above op.

Shur who wrote a rule book,only alad who never did much else.

Cattlepen · 10-12-2020 12:25am

To each their own and only god can judge

K.G. · 10-12-2020 9:49am

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Horns on the weanlings
No tags on the calves
Tractor left ready for the hill start
Green diesel in the jeep
Silage in September
Reseeding in October
Slurry in December
Pallets on the manholes
Netting in the tank
An old cow kept to feed a few calves
Cash only
Homeopathic cures
Homemade remedies
Has an invention that is really a contraption
Cattle left out too late in autumn
Cattle left in too late in spring
Feeds a lot of salt
Blames copper for everything
Small squares
Penstrep
Ringworm
Anti-vax
Keeps the PI's
Ignores the lame ones
Buys stock based on colour
Sells stock based on panic
Never washes the trailer
Still milking at 10 in the morning
Still milking at 10 at night
Asleep at the back of the meeting
First in line for the grant

And they all have small horses

kevthegaff · 10-12-2020 9:50am

Alad said to me before if u get the name of getting up early, you can stay in bed all day

10-12-2020 10:02am

kevthegaff wrote: »

Alad said to me before if u get the name of getting up early, you can stay in bed all day

There used to be a man in these parts, he'd be up before it got bright at all, mucking out a stable with a fork, barrow and a light. He'd be finishing up as we'd be walking to primary school. It wasn't until years later his nephew told me he used to go back to bed for the day.

Thargor · 10-12-2020 10:31am

What's netting in the tank in reference to?

Jb1989 · 10-12-2020 10:48am

Thargor wrote: »

What's netting in the tank in reference to?

The net that holds silage bales together under the plastic usually ends up in the slurry tank

patsy_mccabe · 10-12-2020 12:21pm

'Ah, it will be grand.' A dead giveaway for me.

Finty Lemon · 10-12-2020 12:41pm

ruwithme wrote: »

Some of the wealthiest & healthiest men i know tick many off them box's above op.

Shur who wrote a rule book,only alad who never did much else.

Rootin' is the Cavan way

FintanMcluskey · 10-12-2020 1:58pm

Deleted User wrote: »

There used to be a man in these parts, he'd be up before it got bright at all, mucking out a stable with a fork, barrow and a light. He'd be finishing up as we'd be walking to primary school. It wasn't until years later his nephew told me he used to go back to bed for the day.

Get the name of an early riser and you can stay in bed all day

Captcha · 10-12-2020 2:01pm

Linksys rooters used to be popular

memorystick · 10-12-2020 2:51pm

Putting mustard on the nipples of the belly bacon

tabby aspreme · 10-12-2020 5:29pm

You'd see a few people wearing rings in their noses, would that prevent them becoming rooters.

10-12-2020 5:32pm

tabby aspreme wrote: »

You'd see a few people wearing rings in their noses, would that prevent them becoming rooters.

Only if they get a shot of the electric fence through it I think

Cavanjack · 10-12-2020 7:20pm

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Rootin' is the Cavan way

Ah here

farawaygrass · 10-12-2020 8:42pm

Dad was only telling me of two different farmers recently when he was young. One would be out very early but always would be going home by 5. He said if he was thinning beet or the like and there was only one row left at quitting time he’d leave it until the next day. He was the first to have all the seasonal work done and not under pressure.
Another man would be heading out as it was getting dark to do the herding and not doing much during the day. Was always rushing.
Das always said there has to be something about getting up early and stuck in. All the successful top horse racing yards are at it early

10-12-2020 8:51pm

farawaygrass wrote: »

Dad was only telling me of two different farmers recently when he was young. One would be out very early but always would be going home by 5. He said if he was thinning beet or the like and there was only one row left at quitting time he’d leave it until the next day. He was the first to have all the seasonal work done and not under pressure.
Another man would be heading out as it was getting dark to do the herding and not doing much during the day. Was always rushing.
Das always said there has to be something about getting up early and stuck in. All the successful top horse racing yards are at it early

I was just thinking about that today, even these shorter days the amount of work you'll get done before noon is unreal if you have at it. Like yesterday I had to go into town, half the day wasted, by the time I got home and organised I got sfa done. But today, out the gap early and got tons done.

Grueller · 10-12-2020 8:56pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I was just thinking about that today, even these shorter days the amount of work you'll get done before noon is unreal if you have at it. Like yesterday I had to go into town, half the day wasted, by the time I got home and organised I got sfa done. But today, out the gap early and got tons done.

Often see a post on here from Whelan2 at 5.45ish am. She manages to have milking and all done and able to drop kids to school. Hard to beat an early start.

Feisar · 10-12-2020 8:58pm

farawaygrass wrote: »

Das always said there has to be something about getting up early and stuck in. All the successful top horse racing yards are at it early

Not a farmer but I have to agree. When I was repeating my leaving I used to reckon if I didn’t have three good hours study done by 11 at the weekend the day was a waste. Three good hours for me meant 1.5, break an hour and 1.5 after that. So ya needed to be at the books at 7. In construction now if you don’t get run at the morning yer at nothing.

Jb1989 · 10-12-2020 9:00pm

Grueller wrote: »

Often see a post on here from Whelan2 at 5.45ish am. She manages to have milking and all done and able to drop kids to school. Hard to beat an early start.

I know in our household, there be no looking on Internet at 5,45. Phone is left alone till later in the day. Seldom need for technology at that time of the day.

whelan2 · 10-12-2020 9:06pm

Jb1989 wrote: »

I know in our household, there be no looking on Internet at 5,45. Phone is left alone till later in the day. Seldom need for technology at that time of the day.

Apologies. Everyone's life is different. Internet connection is very bad here, all banking done before 6am before I head to milk

Stihl waters · 10-12-2020 9:07pm

The lad I trained with always said 10 minutes in the morning was a half an hour in the evening, he said if you'd the mixer or drill going at ten to 8 you were finished at 5, anything after 8 and you weren't out the gap until half 5 and I've seen it happen over the years where a late start of only 5 or 10 minutes has a knock on effect all day long

Jb1989 · 10-12-2020 9:08pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Apologies. Everyone's life is different. Internet connection is very bad here, all banking done before 6am before I head to milk

No need to apologise at all,

Signs you are dealing with a 'Rooter'

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