Farmer Pastimes

whelan2 · 16-10-2019 1:49pm

My nephew is 12. He has free run of the internet, ps4 and his phone. There are days when he doesn't even get out of his pyjamas. Can play over 18s games etc. He hates coming to our house as he has to play outside. Although he does enjoy it when he gets going. As a result of this my youngest lad who is 11, doesn't want a phone. Never plays the playstation as he doesn't want to come addicted to it. Outside kicking ball before school etc. Total opposite teach other.

Muckit · 16-10-2019 4:26pm

Can we get back on topic please?
Child rearing isn't a pastime!

selectamatic · 16-10-2019 4:33pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Have you seen Vasyl Lomachenko? Unreal, his father took him out of boxing when he was young for 3 years to learn traditional Ukraine dancing. His footwork and movement is unreal.

Naoya Inoue.

Is another boxer from the lighter weights to have a look at. Fast on his way to becoming a superstar especially if he dispatches of Nonito Donaire in similar fashion to his previous opponents.

PoorFarmer · 16-10-2019 4:35pm

Used to love mountain running too but a fecked up knee put an end to it last year. Still try to get a hike in few times a month just to clear the head. Do a bit of kayaking too on the lakes. Great for a bit of peace and quiet and an odd fresh trout thrown in for good luck too.
If it stays raining I might even get my own lake before too long

bogman_bass · 16-10-2019 5:21pm

Macra is my big passion Debating, Stock Judging, Drama you name it I’ll do it. My competitive streak comes out.

I suppose the unusual pass time I had is ultimate frisbee. Took it up in collage and kept at it. Played in 2 world Championships and 1 Euros for Ireland.
A great sport with a great community.

Muckit · 16-10-2019 6:02pm

Frisbee sounds very interesting! So what does it entail in lay man's terms?

I knew there would be some interesting and unusual hobbies on here!

whelan2 · 16-10-2019 6:04pm

Anyone going to run the marathon next week?

Gods Gift · 16-10-2019 6:09pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone going to run the marathon next week?

Testing next week so will only be a mini marathon. Fingers crossed.

Limestone Cowboy · 16-10-2019 6:41pm

Muckit wrote: »

Frisbee sounds very interesting! So what does it entail in lay man's terms?

I knew there would be some interesting and unusual hobbies on here!

Looks cool. https://youtu.be/HhUays2ehyI

Muckit · 16-10-2019 7:00pm

Class!! Looks kinda like American football... but with a frisbee!

bogman_bass · 16-10-2019 9:40pm

The basics:
Teams of 7.
End zone either end of the pitch. Catch it in the end zone for a point
If you have the disc in your hand you can’t run but you can pivot. Once you’ve thrown you can move again. (A bit like netball)
If a pass isn’t completed for whatever reason (disc hits the ground, goes out of bounds, gets knocked down by a defender or intercepted) then possession turns over.

The most interesting aspect is that it has no referee. Totally self refereed.

Toughest aspect is you could play 8 matches over the course of a weekend.

Limestone Cowboy · 16-10-2019 9:52pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

The basics:
Teams of 7.
End zone either end of the pitch. Catch it in the end zone for a point
If you have the disc in your hand you can’t run but you can pivot. Once you’ve thrown you can move again. (A bit like netball)
If a pass isn’t completed for whatever reason (disc hits the ground, goes out of bounds, gets knocked down by a defender or intercepted) then possession turns over.

The most interesting aspect is that it has no referee. Totally self refereed.

Toughest aspect is you could play 8 matches over the course of a weekend.

How long does a game last?

bogman_bass · 16-10-2019 11:17pm

Depends on number of pitches but usually 70 minutes but could be cut down to 50 or 60

_Brian · 17-10-2019 7:55am

Muckit wrote: »

I agree with all you said _brian. But ld draw the line at kids having priority.

Every member of the family are equally important.

A parent is no good to their kids if they are a basket case.

It’s a valid point and I’ve been guilty of not looking after myself in the past both physically and mentally.

_Brian · 17-10-2019 7:57am

PoorFarmer wrote: »

Used to love mountain running too but a fecked up knee put an end to it last year. Still try to get a hike in few times a month just to clear the head. Do a bit of kayaking too on the lakes. Great for a bit of peace and quiet and an odd fresh trout thrown in for good luck too.
If it stays raining I might even get my own lake before too long

Last time we climbed Sleive Donnard in the Mournes there was a race on, saw a guy take a terrible tumble, it’s a sport that must be horrific on the body.

PoorFarmer · 17-10-2019 9:24am

_Brian wrote:

Last time we climbed Sleive Donnard in the Mournes there was a race on, saw a guy take a terrible tumble, itâ€™s a sport that must be horrific on the body.

You sort of have to go out with the mindset that you most likely will fall at least once on race day. Lucky I never had anything more than a few scratches and dislocated fingers.

Nothing quite like the feeling of bombing down the side of a mountain barely in control.

bogman_bass · 17-10-2019 9:41am

Mountain running is tough (or looks it I have t tried it) ankles and knees must take a pounding

Muckit · 17-10-2019 10:15am

I used to like the jogging myself. Nothing major 5k mostly. I hadn't jogged in about 6years and touch a notion during the summer just gone. Circumstances had changed. We'd moved location, changed house and had two kids. So l planned a route, l donned the gear and off l headed.

I finished it without stopping. Twas like l had won the Dublin city Marathon. Great sense of achievement. I couldn't believe what l had done and no training in a long long time. The power of the mind and determination. Unfortunately l only repeated it twice more in the weeks that followed and l haven't gone out since... to be continued..

The fittest l ever was was at 35, 7 years ago, the year l got married. I had a strict jogging and exercise routine, and ate very cleanly. I was looking after myself.

I now know that regular exercise isn't an option. It's a necessity. At any age. The time has to be found to include it in an already busy life. The pie is still the same, the slices just have to be cut smaller. The benefits in doing it to both physical and mental health are immense.

Lady Haywire · 17-10-2019 5:39pm

I forgot about the auld horse-riding! Though as I don't have one of my own right now the tack is languishing in the attic.

If we're on about weird ones I used to be mad into rock climbing. Dalkey, Glendalough, Mournes etc, even went to the Alps one year. Got a bad doing on one incident & even though I climbed the same route the following year, I never went back to it.

Love cooking as well, though now I live by myself it's not so much fun

PoorFarmer · 17-10-2019 8:38pm

Not as bad as you would think once you train on uneven surfaces and dont take huge strides on the downhill sections (says the lad with the gamey knee :-D)

Great way to see the hidden areas of the mountains and countryside that you would never normally see. Can be breathtaking at times and right on our doorstep too. Really nice friendly bunch involved down here in Munster too

Have gone white-water rafting a few times on holidays. Seriously good fun if get a good fast run

Dunedin · 17-10-2019 9:26pm

GAA is the main hobby here. Would have done an awful lot of fishing, hunting and snooker in my younger (single pre-kids) days but rarely get to them now.

It’s important though to keep at something and will always make time to get to games, both club and county.

orm0nd · 17-10-2019 10:15pm

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Ha Ormond, no flies on you. Yeah I’m not able to make it as I couldn’t trust myself to go there and not imbibe and then be in some sort of shape for the mountains on Saturday morning. This race has been on my radar for too long to jeopardise it despite the incentives.

Congratulations

Great achievement, well deserved !!

KatyMac · 18-10-2019 10:40am

I love crafts - knitting, patchwork, crochet. Also learned a few years how to do wood-turning, but as I haven't got my own lathe it's on the back-burner at the moment.
I think I'm in the middle of a mid-life crisis as I've spent a year studying and am in the middle of the second year - and the subject, do I hear anyone ask? - Theology.

Water John · 18-10-2019 10:41am

Good God!!!

Are you considering becoming a church deacon from your studies?

KatyMac · 18-10-2019 10:56am

Water John wrote: »

Good God!!!

Are you considering becoming a church deacon from your studies?

I was ordained a deacon in September, will be priested next year if I don't mess up in the meantime! Maybe I should change my log in name to RevKatyMac, but then ye'd probably ban me from F&F

Water John · 18-10-2019 11:54am

Great news. All Boardsies will want a blessing. Good for you.

Muckit · 18-10-2019 12:13pm

It always amazes me the different and varied interests people have. Love hearing about them!

memorystick · 18-10-2019 1:14pm

KatyMac wrote: »

I love crafts - knitting, patchwork, crochet. Also learned a few years how to do wood-turning, but as I haven't got my own lathe it's on the back-burner at the moment.
I think I'm in the middle of a mid-life crisis as I've spent a year studying and am in the middle of the second year - and the subject, do I hear anyone ask? - Theology.

Studied Theology for a few years. Terrible rubbish.

Water John · 18-10-2019 1:19pm

To each their own. Would you come here rubbishing the lads running up the sides of mountains?

Dinzee Conlee · 18-10-2019 1:48pm

Water John wrote: »

To each their own. Would you come here rubbishing the lads running up the sides of mountains?

Ha, I won’t lie Walter - when I was reading about the lads running down mountains, and the possible injuries... I was thinking ‘FFS, that’s pure silliness!’

But you’re right, each to their own...

I will admit, farming is kinda my pastime - and I don’t get a whole pile of time at it. With work and then kids, I don’t know how lads fit in the time - fair play to ye...
I wouldn’t mind something else when I get the time, not sure what... no interest whatsoever in sports, or running down mountains...

But, I guess you have to make time for these things...

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