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whelan2

Parishlad wrote: »

Clear herd test today. That’s enough stress for one week.
Only a week away from the marathon. Can’t wait for it now. Have great plans to go on a bit of a tear after it but it rarely happens. Chances are I will be in bed with aching legs early on Sunday night.......but you’d never know! ��

Best of luck with it. There's a big crew from around here doing it every year. Team Carrie. You probably heard of them

Parishlad

Reggie. wrote: »

Signs are up in Dublin already for it

Mighty. Wouldn’t do to get lost! It’s long enough. 😀
A friend of mine did the Stockholm marathon during the Summer. There is a loop in one section of it but it was badly signed and marshaled and he ended up doing the loop twice. He ended up running over 50k that day! 😳

Parishlad

whelan2 wrote: »

Best of luck with it. There's a big crew from around here doing it every year. Team Carrie. You probably heard of them

Sure have. Big crew from here going also - Clare Crusaders. We’re supporting a local charity and a crew goes up every year.

Reggie.

Parishlad wrote: »

Mighty. Wouldn’t do to get lost! It’s long enough. 😀
A friend of mine did the Stockholm marathon during the Summer. There is a loop in one section of it but it was badly signed and marshaled and he ended up doing the loop twice. He ended up running over 50k that day! 😳

**** that

whelan2

3 friends of mine went to the Berlin marathon a few weeks ago. A few miles in one of them didn't feel well and the 3 of them walked it together. They were happy to finish as the world record was broken that day - not by them

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

**** that

Are you still running?

Buford T. Justice XIX

whelan2 wrote: »

Are you still running?

Nah, she caught him a few years back:D

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Are you still running?

Once every fortnight or so

Icelandicseige

How can you put excellent rates and 9.65 per hour in the same sentence haha

https://ie.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=a49042b5c655d215&from=ja&alid=5bca47d99008f3e6824ac3ae&utm_source=jobseeker_emails&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_alerts&rgtk=1cq9kt21d2ttb800

Base price

Icelandicseige wrote: »

How can you put excellent rates and 9.65 per hour in the same sentence haha

https://ie.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=a49042b5c655d215&from=ja&alid=5bca47d99008f3e6824ac3ae&utm_source=jobseeker_emails&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_alerts&rgtk=1cq9kt21d2ttb800

It must be something to do with the long term unemployed/farm assist programme that was advertised last year or else they are cheapskates looking for yellow pack workers.
https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/dairy/plans-to-put-jobseekers-to-work-on-dairy-farms-a-shortterm-solution-warns-expert-36019379.html

L1985

Base price wrote: »

It must be something to do with the long term unemployed/farm assist programme that was advertised last year or else they are cheapskates looking for yellow pack workers.
https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/dairy/plans-to-put-jobseekers-to-work-on-dairy-farms-a-shortterm-solution-warns-expert-36019379.html

That's 10cents above the minimum wage-the way it's phrased is a bit insulting TBH-paying an experienced person 10cent more then the legal requirement!!

Bass Reeves

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Csn anyone tell me why Presidential Elections are full Proportional Representation?
Its not like we elect a vice-president.
Or is there a quorum of votes/percentage of the vote which must be resched?

The quorum is 50%+1 vote. Most countries that elect a President expect this in one form or another. In France and the Russia all canditates stand and there is a run off between 1st and 2nd place if a candidate fails to get 50%+1

The US is slightly different as it is a very old democracy before PR was invented it elected delegate's for different candidate's who then cast there votes for those candidate's. If a candidate's failed to get elected then delegates were technically free to vote for other candidates. However delegates followed party/candidate lines. In general for all its flaws it worked.
Only five US presidents in history have been elected despite losing the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump this November.

Believe it or not PR was imposed on us by the British who have a first past the post system.

Icelandicseige

Base price wrote: »

It must be something to do with the long term unemployed/farm assist programme that was advertised last year or else they are cheapskates looking for yellow pack workers.
https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/dairy/plans-to-put-jobseekers-to-work-on-dairy-farms-a-shortterm-solution-warns-expert-36019379.html

I doubt it. Just another Large Dairy farmer looking to take advantage and by the way its phrased id say there looking for someone to basically run the whole thing. I cant see someone coming off that scheme and being able to run a dairy farm. I dont mean any offense by saying that.

Reggie.

That article is over a year old

Willfarman

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/presidential-election-2018/peter-casey-to-stay-in-aras-race-as-he-slams-welfaredependent-state-37441787.html Leo said he wants a clear message. I hope he gets one.

whelan2

Our local gaelic team are in the county Senior football final today. First time in the clubs history.

White Clover

whelan2 wrote: »

Our local gaelic team are in the county Senior football final today. First time in the clubs history.

A massive day for the parish. I wonder if it's another boardsie that is reffing that game today?

Lady Haywire

I'm getting a heifer sent to me for halter training next week, that's a new one on me!

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

Our local gaelic team are in the county Senior football final today. First time in the clubs history.

Shels won the Wexford senior final yesterday for their first time. Won it handy enough too on the scoreboard. After coming from behind to earn a draw last week!

I think it's the Blues up in Louth. They won their fair share of them but history is there to be written.
Best of luck.

whelan2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Shels won the Wexford senior final yesterday for their first time. Won it handy enough too on the scoreboard. After coming from behind to earn a draw last week!

I think it's the Blues up in Louth. They won their fair share of them but history is there to be written.
Best of luck.

It's great for the kids too they know a good few of the players. Ye we will be against the blues today

orm0nd

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Shels won the Wexford senior final yesterday for their first time. Won it handy enough too on the scoreboard. After coming from behind to earn a draw last week!

I think it's the Blues up in Louth. They won their fair share of them but history is there to be written.
Best of luck.

October is turning out to be one b1tch of a month. 5 of my friends from my youth have died in a little over 2 weeks, another won't see Christmas.

I know we're not exactly spring chickens but all these worked hard during their lives and deserved to enjoy a few years of their retirement.

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm getting a heifer sent to me for halter training next week, that's a new one on me!

Is she for the fair?

Lady Haywire

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Is she for the fair?

Yes indeed! So going to do my calf along with her. Nearly as easy to train two as one.

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Yes indeed! So going to do my calf along with her. Nearly as easy to train two as one.

Do they have to be fat or just good muscled for it?

Lady Haywire

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Do they have to be fat or just good muscled for it?

A fine medium. Base confirmation can't be covered up so if you've got a fat calf with mediocre style it's not going to get anywhere. But also if you've a nice calf but overfed it's not good either.
Depends on the judge on the day though, seen some iffy decisions before.
The heifer I'm getting is a red blue, not eating yet, so should be interesting to see her against the others.

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

A fine medium. Base confirmation can't be covered up so if you've got a fat calf with mediocre style it's not going to get anywhere. But also if you've a nice calf but overfed it's not good either.
Depends on the judge on the day though, seen some iffy decisions before.
The heifer I'm getting is a red blue, not eating yet, so should be interesting to see her against the others.

can you throw up a pic when she comes
Friend telling me to enter 1, but don’t know if good enough

Lady Haywire

Hard Knocks wrote: »

can you throw up a pic when she comes
Friend telling me to enter 1, but don’t know if good enough

Will do, I bred her mother years ago so looking forward to seeing her too.

charolais0153

Hard Knocks wrote: »

can you throw up a pic when she comes
Friend telling me to enter 1, but don’t know if good enough

Put a pic up here sure

The man in red and black

Lady Haywire wrote: »

A fine medium. Base confirmation can't be covered up so if you've got a fat calf with mediocre style it's not going to get anywhere. But also if you've a nice calf but overfed it's not good either.
Depends on the judge on the day though, seen some iffy decisions before.
The heifer I'm getting is a red blue, not eating yet, so should be interesting to see her against the others.

Are these fatstock shows for non-pedigree animals? Never fully understood these. Is this why you occasionally see people spending crazy money (2000e+) on non-pedigree animals to breed off of them for these shows?

Lady Haywire

The man in red and black wrote: »

Are these fatstock shows for non-pedigree animals? Never fully understood these. Is this why you occasionally see people spending crazy money (2000e+) on non-pedigree animals to breed off of them for these shows?

Yep! I'd put it in the expensive hobby section, similar to breeding in-hand showing ponies that don't get ridden. Never underestimate the power of grá for nice cattle and money in the pocket

L1985

It was lucky I wasn't out last night-I had to clean out two water troughs today. I'd be v careful with the troughs up there as they are by a woodland and are mainly silage ground so get cleaned out before cattle go up each time.So went at it and first trough dead mouse floating-lovely. Kept going and found a dead hen or pheasant near the bottom. Honestly nearly got sick as guts and everything were floating around....then moved to the second one(both are large tanks). This one had a dead mouse floating around and another dead pheasant/chicken! Never found anything dead in the trough before. My dad was saying it's from the drought and they could have been there since august. Not a good start to the day.

Lady Haywire

L1985 wrote: »

It was lucky I wasn't out last night-I had to clean out two water troughs today. I'd be v careful with the troughs up there as they are by a woodland and are mainly silage ground so get cleaned out before cattle go up each time.So went at it and first trough dead mouse floating-lovely. Kept going and found a dead hen or pheasant near the bottom. Honestly nearly got sick as guts and everything were floating around....then moved to the second one(both are large tanks). This one had a dead mouse floating around and another dead pheasant/chicken! Never found anything dead in the trough before. My dad was saying it's from the drought and they could have been there since august. Not a good start to the day.

Ick! Throw a lump of a log or branch into each, just means birds can alight on them and drink without drowning. Little tip I picked up god knows where.

dodo mommy

Any report from the Midlands & Western mixed pedigree sale yesterday?

Hard Knocks

Feeling old
Do the bart man on the radio & Trying to explain to nieces & nephews

Reggie.

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Feeling old
Do the bart man on the radio & Trying to explain to nieces & nephews

I didn't do it
Nobody saw me do it
You can't prove anything

Right there with ya

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

Our local gaelic team are in the county Senior football final today. First time in the clubs history.

6 pts up at half time. Massive 30 mins ahead of them.

Genghis Cant

Genghis Cant wrote: »

6 pts up at half time. Massive 30 mins ahead of them.

You couldn't make it up.

Newtown Blues win by a point having played second fiddle for most of the game.

whelan2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

You couldn't make it up.

Newtown Blues win by a point having played second fiddle for most of the game.

Ye gutted.

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

Ye gutted.

Hard to take alright. I listened to Andy McDonald interviewed there on the radio and he was shellshocked. He couldn't believe they won it and admitted they were very lucky.

Finals often take on a life of their own. It's often very difficult to get across the line in the final few minutes.

Lady Haywire

I watched this earlier today and i keep thinking back on it & laughing :D

https://twitter.com/R_o_s_i_e_H/status/1053700909891575808

Willfarman

Gorey had their first ever county final win today.

Genghis Cant

Willfarman wrote: »

Gorey had their first ever county final win today.

Big win for them too. I think Martins with 6 county men were favourites?

Willfarman

They were. The old guard is changing in the county.

The man in red and black

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I watched this earlier today and i keep thinking back on it & laughing :D

https://twitter.com/R_o_s_i_e_H/status/1053700909891575808

Absolutely brilliant. I especially liked when he was about to go for second mount then thought, "Oh no, I need more of a run up, go again"

Lady Haywire

The man in red and black wrote: »

Absolutely brilliant. I especially liked when he was about to go for second mount then thought, "Oh no, I need more of a run up, go again"

That's what's making me laugh!! He was clearly thinking ahead....and they say sheep are stupid

davidk1394

How do ye attach a photo to a post ?

Lady Haywire

The little highlighted paperclip yokebob.



Or if you're on a phone, the 'attach files' link.

Say my name

davidk1394 wrote: »

How do ye attach a photo to a post ?

Some people use imgur.
But I use postimage. Cos I'm worth it .. and Samsung doesn't copy links too well from imgur.

Upload your photo on any of those image hosting sites and then copy the direct link with your message here with

Birdnuts

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I watched this earlier today and i keep thinking back on it & laughing :D

https://twitter.com/R_o_s_i_e_H/status/1053700909891575808

LOL - reminds me of an ex-boss of mine and his 6ft wife:pac:

Willfarman

She wasn’t tall lying down though!