Farming Chit Chat II

Conmaicne Mara · 27-09-2013 06:54AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Kovu is just upset at being up at 5am!
And that photo is NOPE NOPE NOPE for me. Still have my fear of water!

(for those that don't know, I was washed off a cliff in Dingle)

you weren't too upset about it when the Belgian lad was around lol

Sharpshooter82 · 27-09-2013 07:29AM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

you weren't too upset about it when the Belgian lad was around lol

There's a story here

Dampintheattic · 27-09-2013 08:06AM

Clare and Cork posters, do ye have tickets

It's a furkin disaster in Clare.
Looks like it's watch it on TV for me:mad:

bob charles · 27-09-2013 08:11AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Clare and Cork posters, do ye have tickets
It's a furkin disaster in Clare.
Looks like it's watch it on TV for me:mad:

there must be tickets about in the other counties, I know a 3 at least boys that go to every all-ireland but as a kinda protest are not going to one on a Saturday at 5pm:rolleyes:

Dampintheattic · 27-09-2013 08:19AM

bob charles wrote: »

there must be tickets about in the other counties, I know a 3 at least boys that go to every all-ireland but as a kinda protest are not going to one on a Saturday at 5pm:rolleyes:

Seems many clubs in Clare, got smaller allocation than they did for the first match. That despite there being no minor match.
You would think, there would be a bigger allocation, to the two counties playing. By a big factor!!!

FT7 · 27-09-2013 08:49AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Clare and Cork posters, do ye have tickets
It's a furkin disaster in Clare.
Looks like it's watch it on TV for me:mad:

local wedding here of a gaa player so plenty tickets, between the wedding & the match no relief milker available,

vanderbadger · 27-09-2013 08:51AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Clare and Cork posters, do ye have tickets
It's a furkin disaster in Clare.
Looks like it's watch it on TV for me:mad:

ya the brother got a few in dublin , to be honest i need to come back down after match, saturday evening at 5 o clock is a balls of a time i think anyway

pakalasa · 27-09-2013 09:12AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Clare and Cork posters, do ye have tickets
It's a furkin disaster in Clare.
Looks like it's watch it on TV for me:mad:

Ya got tickets for Upper Hogan, but right in the corner, looking down on the corner flag. From what I hear they are very hard to get, demand is up on the last day. You know the story, people getting tickets for their first hurling match of the year. Sickens me, to be honest. It's time the GAA introduced some kind of loyalty thing, so the tickets actually go to the real supporters.

freedominacup · 27-09-2013 09:18AM

pakalasa wrote: »

Ya got tickets for Upper Hogan, but right in the corner, looking down on the corner flag. From what I hear they are very hard to get, demand is up on the last day. You know the story, people getting tickets for their first hurling match of the year. Sickens me, to be honest. It's time the GAA introduced some kind of loyalty thing, so the tickets actually go to the real supporters.

I was involved with the local club committee in '08 when Waterford got hammered. We had to stop accepting memeberships after the semi-finals or the memebers in long standing were going to riot. We had no bother in getting tickets for club members though. We did have to call a halt to the co boards plans, they were planning to sell the tickets at the county grounds on a first come first served basis but the club chairmen put their heads together for once and knocked that on the head.

FT7 · 27-09-2013 09:28AM

pakalasa wrote: »

Ya got tickets for Upper Hogan, but right in the corner, looking down on the corner flag. From what I hear they are very hard to get, demand is up on the last day. You know the story, people getting tickets for their first hurling match of the year. Sickens me, to be honest. It's time the GAA introduced some kind of loyalty thing, so the tickets actually go to the real supporters.

local club sec told me a lady demaded 5 stand tickets off him for the first game, he had never set eyes on her before, when he denied she said do you know who my brother is don't you

he told her to f.o. and get the tickets from her bro

hugo29 · 27-09-2013 09:30AM

freedominacup wrote: »

I was involved with the local club committee in '08 when Waterford got hammered. We had to stop accepting memeberships after the semi-finals or the memebers in long standing were going to riot. We had no bother in getting tickets for club members though. We did have to call a halt to the co boards plans, they were planning to sell the tickets at the county grounds on a first come first served basis but the club chairmen put their heads together for once and knocked that on the head.

would ya believe i was at that game, and it was my first EVER hurling match, never mind first match of season, sat in the middle of the either the hogan or cusack stand 3 rows from the front, not fair i suppose on people who went to all the games, but i had a genuine reason to be there and I have to say loved every minute of the experience, what a great sport live, pity about the result that day

vanderbadger · 27-09-2013 09:43AM

does anyone know how the bike to work scheme works? you can buy a bike up to 1000 euro and end up paying about 50% of that amount thru your wages, is that right??

hugo29 · 27-09-2013 09:46AM

vanderbadger wrote: »

does anyone know how the bike to work scheme works? you can buy a bike up to 1000 euro and end up paying about 50% of that amount thru your wages, is that right??

something to that effect, couple lads at work got it, will ask

Marooned75 · 27-09-2013 09:47AM

Loyalty has nothing to do with it I know lots of people who wouldn't cross the road if the league final was on who think they are entitled to tickets.Best way is to keep Stubbs from all games during year that you attend and then have a sliding scale system for finals more games attended best dressed for tickets least or no games attended lottery system.it might stir a bit of interest in ****e league games for people to go.

Dampintheattic · 27-09-2013 09:50AM

vanderbadger wrote: »

does anyone know how the bike to work scheme works? you can buy a bike up to 1000 euro and end up paying about 50% of that amount thru your wages, is that right??

You get your employer to buy the bike, on your behalf.
They then dock the full price from your gross wages

So if you are on the higher rate of tax, you save that amount in repayments to the employer.

Marooned75 · 27-09-2013 09:51AM

vanderbadger wrote: »

does anyone know how the bike to work scheme works? you can buy a bike up to 1000 euro and end up paying about 50% of that amount thru your wages, is that right??

There are forms to be signed to go thru your wages normally a cyclist at work will do the work for you.Once you pick a bike the seller waits for scheme to be signed off takes about two weeks for him to get money.A bit vague but its near to what happens AFAIK.

bob charles · 27-09-2013 09:52AM

hugo29 wrote: »

but i had a genuine reason to be there

you kept that quiet. Arthur Guinness's best customer? or what

hugo29 · 27-09-2013 09:55AM

bob charles wrote: »

you kept that quiet. Arthur Guinness's best customer? or what

i was the taoiseach

Dampintheattic · 27-09-2013 10:00AM

Marooned75 wrote: »

There are forms to be signed to go thru your wages normally a cyclist at work will do the work for you.Once you pick a bike the seller waits for scheme to be signed off takes about two weeks for him to get money.A bit vague but its near to what happens AFAIK.

Simon Coveney, is coming out with a similar tractor scheme , for suckler farmers. :cool:

redzerologhlen · 27-09-2013 10:00AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Clare and Cork posters, do ye have tickets
It's a furkin disaster in Clare.
Looks like it's watch it on TV for me:mad:

Upper davin any good to ya?

bob charles · 27-09-2013 10:02AM

hugo29 wrote: »

i was the taoiseach

butbutbutbutbut

Dampintheattic · 27-09-2013 10:08AM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Upper davin any good to ya?

It's like waiting for a bus ........... wait for hours (days) and several come along together. Just got sorted with pair of Hogans from Kilkenny:D Have to go that way tomorrow to collect.
Thanks ever so much for the offer:cool:

hugo29 · 27-09-2013 10:09AM

bob charles wrote: »

butbutbutbutbut

aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa ccccaaassh please,

hugo29 · 27-09-2013 10:11AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Just got sorted with pair of Hogans from Kilkenny:D Have to go that way tomorrow to collect.
Thanks ever so much for the offer:cool:

is one woman not enough for you:D why you need a pair and kilkenny women at that;)

moy83 · 27-09-2013 10:12AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

It's like waiting for a bus ........... wait for hours (days) and several come along together. Just got sorted with pair of Hogans from Kilkenny:D Have to go that way tomorrow to collect.
Thanks ever so much for the offer:cool:

The fathers uncle was president of the gaa building in boston and would always have tickets sent over to our house . Ironic because we wouldnt even switch on the tv to watch a match !

redzerologhlen · 27-09-2013 10:30AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

It's like waiting for a bus ........... wait for hours (days) and several come along together. Just got sorted with pair of Hogans from Kilkenny:D Have to go that way tomorrow to collect.
Thanks ever so much for the offer:cool:

No bother, I have been promised 2 nally tickets, 2 stand tickets together and all I have got for sure is one upper davin which is feck all good to me. I could be staying at home myself yet if I dont get 2 stand tickets together.

RobertKK · 27-09-2013 10:38AM

Had a lovely black salers bull weanling die yesterday evening, he was a bit of a pet very quiet (out of a belgian blue cow). He and others were fed some meal as usual, was fine and in great form, then within an hour had bloated up very badly and died. I came back as the mother a suckler is with the dairy cows and she was being let over to the three animals she rears.
Got a shock to say the least to see the animal dead, but thats farming for you, expect the unexpected

vincenzolorenzo · 27-09-2013 10:51AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

(for those that don't know, I was washed off a cliff in Dingle)

Can't say I've heard that one, do tell?

delaval · 27-09-2013 10:54AM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Seems many clubs in Clare, got smaller allocation than they did for the first match. That despite there being no minor match.
You would think, there would be a bigger allocation, to the two counties playing. By a big factor!!!

Little fishes, it's a conspiracy!!!!

Dampintheattic · 27-09-2013 10:57AM

delaval wrote: »

Little fishes, it's a conspiracy!!!!

Pirhannas, are classed as little fishes:cool: Beware;)

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