whelan2 wrote: » One of our Angus bulls had a pig tail post wrapped in his ring this morning
Sorry Roosterman but I think that’s a poor argument. The landowner owns the ditch so should be responsible for maintaining it. If for no other reason than just courtesy to your neighbours and fellow road users it should be done.
There are a few bad 90 degree bends within a few hundred metres of my yard. I don’t own the land on any of them bends and unfortunately the people that do own them are it the lazy/greedy category and don’t want to pay anyone to trim them.
I get my hedge cutter man to trim around the bends every time he does my hedges. For the bit of time it takes him it’s probably not costing me any more than €40 or €50 a year and the neighbours are happy as it makes the roads safer for everyone using them.
And there you are now paying for someone to do a job that someone else is responsible for. Of course the neighbours won't cut it cos they know you will. I've lads like that beside some of my land. Landowner normally owns out to the middle of the road. Are you now responsible for filling the potholes? If someone falls on that road is it your responsibility? It's a joke.
@whelan2 careful with filling in holes on council owned stuff. Anything happens, they'll come after you. Happened to a man outside Portlaoise in 2004. He filled in potholes outside his house. Someone slipped on it in frost and the council sent him to the mans place for compo as the hole wasn't filled with the required components, no H&S when the job was done, no engineer signed off. Cost him 20k in court.
I only do around the bends which would account for a very small percentage of his hedges.
It benefits me to have them cut as I use that road a lot as well as employees of mine driving my machinery. I’d much rather spend the small amount it costs every year to keep the bends safe and help to avoid an accident that could cost a lot more than just money.
Along the straights they are growing wild for years and the tractors and lorries have to drive in the middle of the road to avoid breaking mirrors off the branches.
Maybe I was just brought up different to some people and maybe I’m in the minority but to me it’s just courtesy and manners to try and keep the place safe for everyone.
I suppose I better not tell you I also clean the council gulleys on one of the bends to prevent the road from flooding in the winter too or you’ll really have it in for me!
Haha! Not at all. Do the same myself.
Last weekend there I was cutting hedges across the road from our house. Got up to the entrance to the housing estate up the road and the estate agent and the developer who are in finishing it told me to sling my hook and don't cut the bit at their entrance. It's about 10ft away from the end of our land and cars coming out of the estate have to have the nose of the car on the middle of the road to be able to see out. More than once I've nearly taken the nose off one as it popped out when I passed. Other neighbours have no such issues as it benefits them too around gate entrances, etc.
Luckily enough for me the road hedges are mostly back in off the road with a grass verge between them and the road and don't have to manage them outside of the open season.
I still say roads and their safety are a council issue.
Some people are bastards who do nothing and expect others to do it for them. Actually, was in the pub one night a few years ago and overheard a lad crowing about how my father was out trimming the hedge outside his house so he could have sightline down the road to get in and out safely. Pure delighted with himself that someone else was doing stuff they should be doing themselves. Got some land when I reached in beside him to pick up my pint
Neighbour decided to peg the remains of her wildflower meadow over to my side on top of electric fence, some neck on her
I'd throw it back over
I'd have her throw it over herself
Same as that. And if it came back into my side again I’d be leaving it at her front door the next time!
Was back over her side within 10 minutes of seeing it,
Magic. 😅
That's a nice boundary for a hedge. Whitethorn quicks seeing as the other side is wildlife conscious.
Only in the last few years !!!
It is nearly thirty years - since the 1993 Roads Act . Time for the Councils to start implementing it across rural areas.
Let us know how that goes. Will it appear back over the fence or will you just be getting the daggers from the neighbour😂
Them doors looking terrible
Thousands of motorists in Ireland everyday drive on roads, not lanes, that can, do & will damage their vehicle.
I see very little done by county councils on this matter. All the while road users on the highway legally present their vehicles annually, biannually or when 4years old for cvrt/nct.
Seems a fair deal alright.
I posted a press release from drinks Ireland dated in April this year in the dairy thread. This was released in April. April. Are ye with me April.
In a couple hours of me doing so on here. The farmer journal types up about the press release and posts on twitter.
How's it going Siobhan. Go on you good thing..
You know, that sorta thing could be abused 😂
Yea but you need to design an official looking website. Wait a while and then post their press release that sounds favourable. 🤔🙂
There was another one one time from Darragh McCullough about farmer anger with glanbia. It was a fairly similar article to posts on here.
Ah lads that is gas 🤣🤣🤣wouldn't ya love to set them up for a fall
Out in the jeep to collect daughter and her bike. Met a lad running wearing a black t-shirt and shorts, it's nearly dark. Ffs. Had to jam on to avoid him
see the UK are doing away with the need for the B+E test.
wish to god they would do the same here.
Anyone hear anything about ANC ? Sep 10th last year, when should the ploughing championships be normally held ?
It would have been on next week.
On financial services it was paid on 16th last year
Showing in "Amounts Due" with payment date 15/9/21.
That's great thanks. We made a lot of changes here this year and wasn't expecting it on time. It's there
Showing here aswell
Thought the all Ireland was on at half 5 ....
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