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No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

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  • #1352
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Yes there was no testing being carried out on players but we weren't in the competition for long. Local club won the county senior title, they celebrated for about a week and somehow there was no cases

    Local club celebrated the County final here too for a week but they didn't win it ??????


  • #1353
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Think that was cavan.

    It was indeed, was very bad


  • #1354
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Good few cases in louth recently. In dundalk south.


  • #1355
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Good few cases in louth recently. In dundalk south.

    Any areas heading into this week with lockets of numbers could be in for a spike when people loose the run of themselves over the festive period.


  • #1356
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Had 2 messages from kids at the end of milking. First one was my daughter saying the girl she sits beside at school is being tested for covid. The other from youngest lad saying their maths teacher told them about santa .....


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  • #1357
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    Interesting piece on the future of the SFP in the UK post Brexit on the lunchtime news today on BBC 1 - the current government has announced that by 2026 all payments will be related to public services like Biodiversity, Flood control, water quality etc. Also a certain % for the adoption of new tech that reduces reliance on Chem fert, pesticides and antibiotics. Have to say its pretty impressive if it all sees the light of day. Makes even the proposed changes to the current CAP look rather unimpressive in comparison:(


  • #1358
    Wildsurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭Wildsurfer


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Had 2 messages from kids at the end of milking. First one was my daughter saying the girl she sits beside at school is being tested for covid. The other from youngest lad saying their maths teacher told them about santa .....
    What age is the young lad? I remember our teacher making a throwaway remark to us in 4th class... 'but none of ye still believe in Santa I presume' I nearly went into shock!


  • #1359
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Wildsurfer wrote: »
    What age is the young lad? I remember our teacher making a throwaway remark to us in 4th class... 'but none of ye still believe in Santa I presume' I nearly went into shock!

    He's 12, was hoping to get one last year out of it.


  • #1360
    Jb1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Jb1989


    whelan2 wrote: »
    He's 12, was hoping to get one last year out of it.

    That's a subject best not discussed here or online.
    He's still real no matter about what some people say.


  • #1361
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    whelan2 wrote: »
    He's 12, was hoping to get one last year out of it.

    Surprised he believed until he was 12, we dragged it out a few years after knowing, We found the pressies and said nothing.
    Parents finally told us before we went off to boarding school


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  • #1362
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    Anyone short of electricity this evening? Led lights in the house are the only thing getting enough power to work


  • #1363
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    wrangler wrote: »
    Surprised he believed until he was 12, we dragged it out a few years after knowing, We found the pressies and said nothing.
    Parents finally told us before we went off to boarding school

    Eldest lad was in second year. Just burnt my hand cooking the tea. The day that keeps giving...


  • #1364
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,926 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



  • #1365
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.

    Very difficult viewing. Makes my blood boil.


  • #1366
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,926 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    NcdJd wrote: »
    Very difficult viewing. Makes my blood boil.

    Ya, crazy times and not that long ago. 15,000 British troops in Ireland in 1845. That was increased to 29,000 in 1847 to quell any threat of a revolution. One of the Rothschield bankers gave a million pounds to help out. Even native Americans sent money. It was worldwide news at the time. That Travelyn was some bollocks ......

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



  • #1367
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.

    Must write myself a reminder to catch up on that, I wasn't near a gogglebox last night.


  • #1368
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,704 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Mod note I have pulled a few posts on agitating out of chit chat to a new thread, here https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058137352#

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



  • #1369
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Yet another multinational corporation flogging their products wanting to "shift the masses" to yet another new planetary type diet ...

    https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/11/30/Knorr-launches-the-Good-Food-Lab-to-fuel-next-generation-innovation?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-Nov-2020#


  • #1370
    Gary kk
    Registered Users Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Gary kk


    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.


  • #1371
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    gozunda wrote: »
    Yet another multinational corporation flogging their products wanting to "shift the masses" to yet another new planetary type diet ...

    https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/11/30/Knorr-launches-the-Good-Food-Lab-to-fuel-next-generation-innovation?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-Nov-2020#

    The fight against farming is plying right into the corporate world of false food production. This is no accident, amd no revolution by vegans. This is a carefully orchestrated push to control food supplies, amd beating down on farmers is very much part of that.

    Move land into vast tracts of monoculture tended by automated equipment producing commodities that mega corporations turn into false foods to supply the idiots who faught against farmers producing actual food.


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  • #1372
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Gary kk wrote: »
    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.

    Noticed one of those earlier today alright, 'used to clear the land of people & turn it into cattle ranches' :rolleyes:


  • #1373
    Gary kk
    Registered Users Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Gary kk


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Noticed one of those earlier today alright, 'used to clear the land of people & turn it into cattle ranches' :rolleyes:

    Yeah that would be it. I totally wanted to call her on it but I didn't feel like fighting today.


  • #1374
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Gary kk wrote: »
    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.

    And yet it was the vegetarian food option that failed, not the animal based one...


  • #1375
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Gary kk wrote: »
    Yeah that would be it. I totally wanted to call her on it but I didn't feel like fighting today.

    You were right.
    Lack of any elected position is creating a situation where that person feels like they aren’t being heard enough so they tweet out silly stuff just to get a reaction. Best ignored.


  • #1376
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Gary kk wrote: »
    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.

    I had to go and look, and one of the first mentions of cattle and famine in a search is from an unelected person I have muted. Twitter is a nicer place with good use of the mute button.


  • #1377
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,777 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    What's that poem of the author keeping Kerry cattle and they looking across the valley at their neighbours herd of Jerseys and being a bit envious?

    I read it in secondary school but for the life of me I don't know the author or poem.


  • #1378
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Did any of ye do Movember?


  • #1379
    Jb1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Jb1989


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    Not here anyway. What about yourselves?


  • #1380
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,777 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Say my name wrote: »
    What's that poem of the author keeping Kerry cattle and they looking across the valley at their neighbours herd of Jerseys and being a bit envious?

    I read it in secondary school but for the life of me I don't know the author or poem.

    This is going to be a tough one.

    Google says it could be a poem called "The Black Stripper" .
    I don't think it's in text online or the author given.
    Or it could even be As Gealige.

    Anyways moving on..:pac:

    Edit: I'm sure it was an Irish poem. As above..


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  • #1381
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    My sister did it- walked 500000 steps. Big effort from her. She did a great job. Sponsored her but didn’t sign up to see it.

    I didn’t do Movember- I’d go mad with facial hair.


  • #1382
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    kollegeknight wrote: »
    My sister did it- walked 500000 steps. Big effort from her. She did a great job. Sponsored her but didn’t sign up to see it.

    I didn’t do Movember- I’d go mad with facial hair.

    I did the 500000 steps. Feel alot better for it. Nephew did movember, he might need a few more months to be able to see the moustache. I sponsored him


  • #1383
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    See Kelleher is starting for liverpool, great inspiration for all the young footballers out there


  • #1384
    Jb1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Jb1989


    whelan2 wrote: »
    I did the 500000 steps. Feel alot better for it. Nephew did movember, he might need a few more months to be able to see the moustache. I sponsored him

    That's a great achievement. Fair play to you


  • #1385
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Say my name wrote: »
    What's that poem of the author keeping Kerry cattle and they looking across the valley at their neighbours herd of Jerseys and being a bit envious?

    I read it in secondary school but for the life of me I don't know the author or poem.

    Don't remember that one. This one comes to mind though.

    https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-kerry-cow/


  • #1386
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.
    Is there a second part?


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  • #1387
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    Got a beard u would lose a badger in so no good... noticed the Cavan Team had several Freddy Mercury lookalikes the last day:D


  • #1388
    zetecescort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,166 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Is there a second part?

    yes


  • #1389
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,232 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    Not personally but contributed to a few.

    Junior farm manager raised just under 500


  • #1390
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    zetecescort wrote: »
    yes

    When is it on


  • #1391
    zetecescort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,166 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    When is it on

    sorry. next Monday at 9:30


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  • #1392
    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,899 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    whelan2 wrote: »
    I did the 500000 steps. Feel alot better for it. Nephew did movember, he might need a few more months to be able to see the moustache. I sponsored him

    Well done to all involved. What sort of steps would people be clocking up daily? 500,000 sounds a lot and it is but broken down over the month it's under 17,000 daily. I'd surpass the daily target of 10,000 steps most days but I know a lot of office worker's who'd struggle to hit 5,000 without making an effort.


  • #1393
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    Well done to all involved. What sort of steps would people be clocking up daily? 500,000 sounds a lot and it is but broken down over the month it's under 17,000 daily. I'd surpass the daily target of 10,000 steps most days but I know a lot of office worker's who'd struggle to hit 5,000 without making an effort.

    We have a group on another forum. I set up the challenge at the start of November. Some of them were on way under 10k steps a day. I would post on a Sunday morning that I had 5k gone at 9am, some of them had no steps. A few just tried to get more than they'd normally get. Going for it again in December . My aim is 5000 steps by breakfast time, another 5000 by dinner time. 5000 more by tea time. Then clock up whatever I can after


  • #1394
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Albert Johnson wrote: »
    Well done to all involved. What sort of steps would people be clocking up daily? 500,000 sounds a lot and it is but broken down over the month it's under 17,000 daily. I'd surpass the daily target of 10,000 steps most days but I know a lot of office worker's who'd struggle to hit 5,000 without making an effort.

    I walk about10000 steps every morning with the dogs, Love every minute of it,
    It takes about 90mins, OH does it a few times a week but does it in an hour.
    It seems to be no help to losing weight though. :(

    Would do about 2-4000 steps then in the rest of the day


  • #1395
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,852 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    wrangler wrote: »
    I walk about10000 steps every morning with the dogs, Love every minute of it,
    It takes about 90mins, OH does it a few times a week but does it in an hour.
    It seems to be no help to losing weight though. :(

    Would do about 2-4000 steps then in the rest of the day

    Walk faster. Aim to do it in an hour


  • #1396
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    whelan2 wrote: »
    We have a group on another forum. I set up the challenge at the start of November. Some of them were on way under 10k steps a day. I would post on a Sunday morning that I had 5k gone at 9am, some of them had no steps. A few just tried to get more than they'd normally get. Going for it again in December . My aim is 5000 steps by breakfast time, another 5000 by dinner time. 5000 more by tea time. Then clock up whatever I can after

    Work in front of a computer all day - if I didn’t make an effort, I could easily get through the day on less than 3k steps...

    Would try to get between 5-10k but would have to make a special effort, and it’s not always possible to fit it in...


  • #1397
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    Fair play Whelan.

    I started in Jan to walk/run 2020km by end of December. I used a couch to 10km app. Hit the target about a month ago. Reset my target to run a half marathon.

    Started on Sunday- ran 15km- was delighted- wrecked but delighted.

    I had stopped running during the lock down as was afraid of twisting ankle (broke it before when I was 17) but said feck it once I saw there was no rush on the hospitals.

    I have lost around 12kg-from 114 to 102kg. I would love to get to under 100kg by Christmas but happy with maintaining it also.


  • #1398
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    kollegeknight wrote: »
    Fair play Whelan.

    I started in Jan to walk/run 2020km by end of December. I used a couch to 10km app. Hit the target about a month ago. Reset my target to run a half marathon.

    Started on Sunday- ran 15km- was delighted- wrecked but delighted.

    I had stopped running during the lock down as was afraid of twisting ankle (broke it before when I was 17) but said feck it once I saw there was no rush on the hospitals.

    I have lost around 12kg-from 114 to 102kg. I would love to get to under 100kg by Christmas but happy with maintaining it also.

    I think I am living the exact opposite life to you College... :):(


  • #1399
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Walk faster. Aim to do it in an hour

    Can you do it in an hour, OH is walking fairly fast to do it in an hour, that's about 5mph, it's not bad
    I have heart failure, I'm getting hard enough to maintain what fitness I have.
    I don't have any fancy equipment just what was on a new phone. I entered in my age and weight and it set 30 heart points/day and 7000steps/day, most days I'd almost double those


  • #1400
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,048 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Does it take into account height, I have long strides


  • #1401
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,808 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Does it take into account height, I have long strides

    Ah I can beat you there. My phone tells me I did 8K yesterday (correct) and took 1,400 steps.


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