Farming Chit Chat sallies Fourth

Charliebull

on the river wrote: »

or maybe 'on you';)

:eek: sweet jayus, its been a while since ive been jumped on:D

on the river

Charliebull wrote: »

:eek: sweet jayus, its been a while since ive been jumped on:D

cows not coming in heat:D

Charliebull

on the river wrote: »

cows not coming in heat:D

no i just always like to know whats jumping on me first:)

flat out !!

"Minister Noonan has announced exemption from Capital Gains Tax on gains from forced sale of SFP Entitlements as a result of changes to CAP. ICMSA."

on the river

Charliebull wrote: »

no i just always like to know whats jumping on me first:)

ya i know you do;)

moy83

gadetra wrote: »

Bleugh that makes my skin crawl. Hideous old fcuker. I be boiling wit rage if I was one of those young ladies (although it's been a while since I was in school :pac: ). He'd be getting a right earful from me the next morning. Ugh!

Probably as well not staying with me alight at the weekend :D:D

exercise is the antidote

flat out !! wrote: »

"Minister Noonan has announced exemption from Capital Gains Tax on gains from forced sale of SFP Entitlements as a result of changes to CAP. ICMSA."

Seen this the other day on my travels

Conmaicne Mara

gadetra wrote: »

Ha ha no way I will wave at you when I go by! Where are you on the route? I will keep my eyes peeled for *insert Fraaanch accent* grand project drain-age

Mine is the gate with the crumpled bicycles hanging from it Can't see feck all of my farm from the road, thank God, nice wood outside of it :cool:

Greengrass1

Off to rally of the lakes for a weekend of beer tomorrow evening. Can't wait for a break. Will be good to catch up with the lads from college again

whelan2

youngest lad just told me to give up farming and get a proper job:eek:

Timmaay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Off to rally of the lakes for a weekend of beer tomorrow evening. Can't wait for a break. Will be good to catch up with the lads from college again

This week has been on of the laziest for me in ages I'll admit ha, have been off the farm last 4days during most the day, and will be away sat mon and tue! I could get use of this part time farming

Charliebull

whelan2 wrote: »

youngest lad just told me to give up farming and get a proper job:eek:

The future minister of agriculture that lad

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

youngest lad just told me to give up farming and get a proper job:eek:

Any idea what he would call a proper job?

Charliebull

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Any idea what he would call a proper job?

Power washing maybe

Genghis Cant

I see the Giro d'Italia is nearly goin by Whelans gate. Will ya tip down for a gander W1?

Greengrass1

Timmaay wrote: »

This week has been on of the laziest for me in ages I'll admit ha, have been off the farm last 4days during most the day, and will be away sat mon and tue! I could get use of this part time farming

This has been my busiest week. Up at 6 each morn and not finished till 8 most nights. Not even finished yet ha

C0N0R

Greengrass1 wrote: »

This has been my busiest week. Up at 6 each morn and not finished till 8 most nights. Not even finished yet ha

Clearly spending to much time on boards!

whelan2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I see the Giro d'Italia is nearly goin by Whelans gate. Will ya tip down for a gander W1?

yup. should be interesting

Conmaicne Mara

whelan2 wrote: »

youngest lad just told me to give up farming and get a proper job:eek:

Sell him to the circus, that'll learn him.

whelan2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Any idea what he would call a proper job?

the ads on kids channel, they say if you are in full time employment you can get a loan, think its terrible having these ads on kids channels. Just after christmas the same lad said to me that need to log on to park.co.uk -a catalogue company- as i would have a stress free christmas next year:cool: they where advertising alot then

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moy83 wrote: »

Probably as well not staying with me alight at the weekend :D:D

Jaysus will I be safe only an hour away? :eek:

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Mine is the gate with the crumpled bicycles hanging from it Can't see feck all of my farm from the road, thank God, nice wood outside of it :cool:

:eek: I'm taking my life into my own hands crossing the Shannon by the sounds of it!

Ah you're not advertising your draining prowess being behind a wood. Don't hide your light under a bushel

I will be easy to spot. There will be two 'peletons' speeding along. After this a variety of stragglers will remain. I will be amongst them!

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

the ads on kids channel, they say if you are in full time employment you can get a loan, think its terrible having these ads on kids channels. Just after christmas the same lad said to me that need to log on to park.co.uk -a catalogue company- as i would have a stress free christmas next year:cool: they where advertising alot then

It's frightening the power of advertising. I often hear my own lads reciting ads word for word, without even thinking about it!

_Brian

Genghis Cant wrote: »

It's frightening the power of advertising. I often hear my own lads reciting ads word for word, without even thinking about it!

We ditched the TV
Only Netflix and RTE player.
Kids never see a TV ad now at all.
Saves a few hindered euro a year too.

C0N0R

_Brian wrote: »

We ditched the TV
Only Netflix and RTE player.
Kids never see a TV ad now at all.
Saves a few hindered euro a year too.

Is netflix expensive?? It is tv series and films aye?

Farrell

_Brian wrote: »

We ditched the TV
Only Netflix and RTE player.
Kids never see a TV ad now at all.
Saves a few hindered euro a year too.

Would you still have to get a tv licence?

Farrell

Just registered some calves on agfood, & saw link for sustainable use directive system.
Does anyone know what this is?

Nekarsulm

Farrell wrote: »

Would you still have to get a tv licence?

The licence is for possession of an "apparatus capable of receiving a signal"
So even if RTE ceased broadcasting altogether, you would still be legally required to have a licence if you have a TV.:rolleyes:

moy83

gadetra wrote: »

Jaysus will I be safe only an hour away? :eek:

All depends on Cons report of the saddle view and of course in the interest of your safety make sure to bring the bike up onto the ditch if there is a car coming . Them Conemara men only give way to sheep and bigger/faster vehicles

C0N0R

Nekarsulm wrote: »

The licence is for possession of an "apparatus capable of receiving a signal"
So even if RTE ceased broadcasting altogether, you would still be legally required to have a licence if you have a TV.:rolleyes:

You can disable a tv from receiving signal. Either that or buy a computer monitor, problem solved!

_Brian

Netflix costs €7 a month. There is a patch or bypass which allows you to choose which country it sees you as being in. This opens considerably more content. Films, documentaries, TV series, raft of kids program's.

Ye we would still need a TV liscence (in theory)

There are also sites to download movies from, but best not get into that here. I hear they have all the best latest movies.

_Brian

C0N0R wrote: »

You can disable a tv from receiving signal. Either that or buy a computer monitor, problem solved!

Yes and no.
The new broadcasting charge will just charge every household based on the theory that every house will have a device capable of viewing media. Be that broadcast, streamed or downloaded.

C0N0R

_Brian wrote: »

Yes and no.
The new broadcasting charge will just charge every household based on the theory that every house will have a device capable of viewing media. Be that broadcast, streamed or downloaded.

Closing all loopholes I see. How good is your internet connection? Are you streaming or can you download before you watch?

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moy83 wrote: »

All depends on Cons report of the saddle view and of course in the interest of your safety make sure to bring the bike up onto the ditch if there is a car coming . Them Conemara men only give way to sheep and bigger/faster vehicles

Ha ha, I am imagining an Anne Doyle style news report! I hope your place isn't on the route too :eek:

Onto the ditch? Nah, punctures are not fun. And I can give him a run for his money up to 68kmph. Down a hill. A large hill. On a smooth road! (Twas fairly shaky going over 65 on my trusty old steed. But speeeeeeeed :pac: ) Sure I can draft him uphill Cyclist friendly handles on all tractors in the vicinity would be muchly appreciated

_Brian

C0N0R wrote: »

Closing all loopholes I see. How good is your internet connection? Are you streaming or can you download before you watch?

Our connection is poor..
1.4-1.8Mb down and 0.2Mb up..

Netflix runs on away fine and only rarely has to buffer for 20seconds, rarely meaning I haven't see it do that in maybe two months. Netflix is a streaming only service.

I would download movise to watch later, not from netflix

Muckit

Where did iaklills tread this morning go??

Genghis Cant

Muckit wrote: »

Where did iaklills tread this morning go??

I wondered the same. I assume mod intervention for some reason?

Nekarsulm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I wondered the same. I assume mod intervention for some reason?

Probably self preservation ..............

Muckit

I pm'd kovu and heard nothing

Genghis Cant

Muckit wrote: »

I pm'd kovu and heard nothing

It was an odd situation to find oneself in. Life can deal ya a funny hand betimes!

whelan2

Farrell wrote: »

Just registered some calves on agfood, & saw link for sustainable use directive system.
Does anyone know what this is?

i asked that on here a few weeks ago, didnt get any replies

A cow called Daisy

Is it just me or has the farmers journal got more and more pointless/uninteresting over the last while. Used to buy and read several bits in it. Now i just glance through it and see very little of interest that i could be bothered reading - not even when lighting the fire with it!

whelan2

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Is it just me or has the farmers journal got more and more pointless/uninteresting over the last while. Used to buy and read several bits in it. Now i just glance through it and see very little of interest that i could be bothered reading - not even when lighting the fire with it!

i normally buy papers in the morning and give them to my parents in the evening time. Havent had a chance to read the journal in ages. Most days i give the papers to them unopened

I said

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Is it just me or has the farmers journal got more and more pointless/uninteresting over the last while. Used to buy and read several bits in it. Now i just glance through it and see very little of interest that i could be bothered reading - not even when lighting the fire with it!

Social media is passing it by

rangler1

I said wrote: »

Social media is passing it by

I'd say reporting on farming is like reporting on paint drying......nothing new happening, industry dying, no new blood coming into farming.
Same thing happening in the discussion groups, rehashing the same thing over and over again....outlook bleak.
Unlike F Indo, I'd imagine IFJ have probably been asked not to talk down the price of milk until it actually happens, so they have missed the chance to comment on what appears to be a major development this week, whereas indo gave it the front page

Rovi

Muckit wrote: »

I pm'd kovu and heard nothing

Mods have to sleep a bit too!

PM sent.

jt65

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Is it just me or has the farmers journal got more and more pointless/uninteresting over the last while. Used to buy and read several bits in it. Now i just glance through it and see very little of interest that i could be bothered reading - not even when lighting the fire with it!

I havent bought the journal in years

no interest in machinery ads, (especially when 4 months old)

not interested in photos of who is at such a mart or show

the factory quotes are inaccurate

& a certain dairy columnist writes rubbish

lakill Farm

I actually asked the mods to delete the thread and Rovi kindly did, and woops i had the wrong Kovu on the PM

I was simply asking a question yesterday. There was no other motive.

I was simply trying to facilitate someone who had their backs against the wall. No means of credit was available and I simply was exploring all options they had offered as alternate security

blue5000

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Is it just me or has the farmers journal got more and more pointless/uninteresting over the last while. Used to buy and read several bits in it. Now i just glance through it and see very little of interest that i could be bothered reading - not even when lighting the fire with it!

You'd wonder about it, has it a future? I'm the opposite to whelan, my parents buy it and then pass it on to me. Most weeks I just glance through it, maybe we should have a review of it on here at lunchtime on thursdays, one of us buy it and the rest of us can find out if it's worth the money or not for that week.

I reckon when my parent's generation pass on the journal will go with them. Still it's probably better than the 'yellow peril':pac:

_Brian

blue5000 wrote: »

You'd wonder about it, has it a future? I'm the opposite to whelan, my parents buy it and then pass it on to me. Most weeks I just glance through it, maybe we should have a review of it on here at lunchtime on thursdays, one of us buy it and the rest of us can find out if it's worth the money or not for that week.

I reckon when my parent's generation pass on the journal will go with them. Still it's probably better than the 'yellow peril':pac:

Surely Agriland.ie is the final nail in the Journal's coffin..
When you read the rag it seems stuffy, old and what I would imagine only applicable to a small number of farmers on any week.. the machinery ads have taken over too..
I'd love to see actual circulation figures... surely they're down.

rangler1

_Brian wrote: »

Surely Agriland.ie is the final nail in the Journal's coffin..
When you read the rag it seems stuffy, old and what I would imagine only applicable to a small number of farmers on any week.. the machinery ads have taken over too..
I'd love to see actual circulation figures... surely they're down.

I like the IFJ, read most of it everyweek.
Irish Times wrote a report on it a couple months ago which I thought summed it up, it gives the circulation there as well

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/irish-farmers-journal-a-leader-in-the-newspaper-field-1.1705625?page=2