No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Reggie. · 15-01-2021 9:56am

Looks like peat is gone.

https://m.independent.ie/news/bord-na-mona-confirms-it-has-ended-peat-harvesting-for-good-39970397.html

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 10:03am

Just after hearing a Ritchie kavanagh song the battered sausage on local radio. Worth a listen to for a

roosterman71 · 15-01-2021 10:11am

whelan2 wrote: »

Just after hearing a Ritchie kavanagh song the battered sausage on local radio. Worth a listen to for a

Can't stand that lad

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 10:13am

roosterman71 wrote: »

Can't stand that lad

Neither can I but needed a laugh this morning.

roosterman71 · 15-01-2021 10:16am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LQFS-7FIWI

We've a different sense of humour!

"And thats the truth"

Lime Tree Farm · 15-01-2021 10:21am

Always brings a smile to my face when I remember my brother on maintenance at the ploughing. He was located near stands where Richie's song the Aon Focal was on constantly, he was sorely tempted to use the snips on the cables.

_Brian · 15-01-2021 10:22am

This day 74 years ago - 15 January 1947 - electricity was switched on for the first time as part of the rural scheme introduced by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

Saw that over on Twitter.
A mere 74 years. It’s brought some change. I’ve often talked with my mum about this. She was 12 when they got electricity in. These people have seen change on an unimaginable scale, it’s hard to think of a generation that will see similar change in lifestyle

mayota · 15-01-2021 10:34am

_Brian wrote: »

This day 74 years ago - 15 January 1947 - electricity was switched on for the first time as part of the rural scheme introduced by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

Saw that over on Twitter.
A mere 74 years. It’s brought some change. I’ve often talked with my mum about this. She was 12 when they got electricity in. These people have seen change on an unimaginable scale, it’s hard to think of a generation that will see similar change in lifestyle

Yesterday my daughter,8, as part of home schooling, was reading about the 1947 blizzard and she asked did the people order in the shopping? Order how, I asked? Online she said.!!

gozunda · 15-01-2021 10:36am

Reggie. wrote: »

Looks like peat is gone.

https://m.independent.ie/news/bord-na-mona-confirms-it-has-ended-peat-harvesting-for-good-39970397.html

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 10:40am

mayota wrote: »

Yesterday my daughter,8, as part of home schooling, was reading about the 1947 blizzard and she asked did the people order in the shopping? Order how, I asked? Online she said.!!

My mother was born in April 1947. There was still snow up the height of the ditches

_Brian · 15-01-2021 10:43am

gozunda wrote: »

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

This is 20 years coming, you can’t tell me an industry can’t develop an alternative in 20’years.

orm0nd · 15-01-2021 10:45am

whelan2 wrote: »

My mother was born in April 1947. There was still snow up the height of the ditches

local tragedy here in that snow.

b4 my time but often heard it discussed .

I think in the midlands the ground was frozen so bad they had difficulty opening graves

Lime Tree Farm · 15-01-2021 10:46am

Heading for Mayo - fabulous Hay - wouldn't say no.

I like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4prYO-EIA-A&feature=emb_rel_end

_Brian · 15-01-2021 10:51am

orm0nd wrote: »

local tragedy here in that snow.

b4 my time but often heard it discussed .

I think in the midlands the ground was frozen so bad they had difficulty opening graves

I was told fires were lit on ground to thaw it for digging:(

NcdJd · 15-01-2021 11:09am

gozunda wrote: »

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

Was speaking with someone last week about this and he said there's enough peat harvested to last three years for commercial horticulture and vegetable growers. Either a uniform alternative will be developed or it will be imported from the Baltic region. I would hope a suitable alternative would be found rather than importing peat from another country!

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 11:19am

whelan2 wrote: »

We ordered a bike in halfords at the end of December for daughters birthday tomorrow. Was getting emails and texts from them to collect it this evening. Went in bike hasn't even arrived in Ireland. I lost my ****. 4 workers standing having a laugh and not one of them would text, call or email to say not to come in. We are in a pandemic ffs. No idea when it will be in. I'm having my first glass of wine of 2021

Just got a bike in a small bike shop locally. The owner said halfords let so many people down at Christmas time.

15-01-2021 11:53am

whelan2 wrote: »

Just got a bike in a small bike shop locally. The owner said halfords let so many people down at Christmas time.

They seem more interested in ignoring customers in the nearest Halfords to here as well, could be a culture in the company.

Reggie. · 15-01-2021 11:53am

gozunda wrote: »

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

She the Healy raes are on it. We'll be sound

Reggie. · 15-01-2021 11:55am

NcdJd wrote: »

Was speaking with someone last week about this and he said there's enough peat harvested to last three years for commercial horticulture and vegetable growers. Either a uniform alternative will be developed or it will be imported from the Baltic region. I would hope a suitable alternative would be found rather than importing peat from another country!

Its harvested but will they bring it to the depots. They dont mill the peat anymore tho

NcdJd · 15-01-2021 12:01pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Its harvested but will they bring it to the depots. They dont mill the peat anymore tho

Must keep a bag or two of the BNM peat and a bale of briquettes for posterity.

I wonder will briquettes be collector's items in 10 years time.

Reggie. · 15-01-2021 12:04pm

NcdJd wrote: »

Must keep a bag or two of the BNM peat and a bale of briquettes for posterity.

I wonder will briquettes be collector's items in 10 years time.

Turf will be the next thing

Say my name · 15-01-2021 12:07pm

World shearing record broken by Megan Whitehead.

https://twitter.com/maggiepayne_/status/1349839469550080001?s=20

The power of ACDC!!

endainoz · 15-01-2021 12:19pm

_Brian wrote: »

This is 20 years coming, you can’t tell me an industry can’t develop an alternative in 20’years.

Well there are alternatives with peat free compost etc. But they obviously will cost quite a bit more. Maybe it'll encourage people to compost more, it'll be hard to find the minerals that good peat moss can bring though.

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 1:13pm

Deleted User wrote: »

They seem more interested in ignoring customers in the nearest Halfords to here as well, could be a culture in the company.

I just rang halfords to complain

whelan2 · 15-01-2021 1:14pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Turf will be the next thing

Every teenager made save the turf will be rejoicing

gozunda · 15-01-2021 1:46pm

_Brian wrote: »

This is 20 years coming, you can’t tell me an industry can’t develop an alternative in 20’years.

Yeah. Most commercial horticultural production here still relies on Irish produced compost for planting seeds and potting on. The fact it is produced here keeps costs down.

There's alternatives all right - most of which are imported from abroad and often of variable quality. As I said that's going cause problems especially atm.

But yeah theres definitely a business opportunity for someone.

Nekarsulm · 15-01-2021 2:05pm

_Brian wrote: »

This day 74 years ago - 15 January 1947 - electricity was switched on for the first time as part of the rural scheme introduced by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

Saw that over on Twitter.
A mere 74 years. It’s brought some change. I’ve often talked with my mum about this. She was 12 when they got electricity in. These people have seen change on an unimaginable scale, it’s hard to think of a generation that will see similar change in lifestyle

My mum was working in Athlone in a hotel kitchen in the early 1950's, and like many people wrote home every week, if not twice a week.
What we have are the Granny's replies to her, which she kept.
Every second letter tells about "so and so got the Electric" and and there is an air of suspense as the lines got closer to their part of Co. Leitrim.
"It will be a great help to the men" was a common phrase, and talk of buying a milking machine.
It's a great reminder of how difficult life was only a generation ago.

zetecescort · 15-01-2021 2:31pm

_Brian wrote: »

This day 74 years ago - 15 January 1947 - electricity was switched on for the first time as part of the rural scheme introduced by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

Saw that over on Twitter.
A mere 74 years. It’s brought some change. I’ve often talked with my mum about this. She was 12 when they got electricity in. These people have seen change on an unimaginable scale, it’s hard to think of a generation that will see similar change in lifestyle

https://esbarchives.ie/2016/09/21/book-launch-of-then-there-was-light/

Would recommend this book if you can get your hands on it. Some great stories in it. Excitment of what the electric could do along with fear of the unknown in alot of people

SouthWesterly · 15-01-2021 2:33pm

Grueller wrote: »

Mushrooms and onions would be my accompaniment of choice.

Had home grown spuds kale and onions.

I even knew the steak in a former life:)

Lime Tree Farm · 15-01-2021 3:21pm

Under the tree at Spar - Car Insurance.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/uninsured-driver-on-school-run-displayed-spar-receipt-as-disc-39971552.html

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