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emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

Wouldn't like to be the first one to test it out

Nor me.
And to be honest, given the size weight and speed of modern agri machinery, don't think there should be any exemption for them either.

Reggie.

Different type of reseed going on here tonight #pressure

whelan2

Just back from tesco. It was crazy..

Odelay

I’ll be glad when this Christmas thing is over.

Bullocks

whelan2 wrote: »

Just back from tesco. It was crazy..

I went in last night at about 10 o clock and it was grand . TK Maxx open till 11 here aswell which was handy . It sure beats mingling with big crowds , I reckon I have social anxiety anyhow cos I just can't deal with crowds anymore

whelan2

Odelay wrote: »

I’ll be glad when this Christmas thing is over.

I'm kind of the same, only for the kids I work through it. A load of birthdays around Christmas here too. Roll on February

Muckit

Ah lads will ye eat a few sweets/crisps or have a small drink and relax!

whelan2

Muckit wrote: »

Ah lads will ye eat a few sweets/crisps or have a small drink and relax!

My dad has just plumbed me with wine... I don't know if it's just our family but someone always seems to be sick at Christmas. Thought I had lost daughters main present earlier, so that was panic, bought it in August

Snowfire

I know some of the agri stores are open for a few hours tomorrow, so I’m wondering would the tyre places. Flat tyre on tractor this morning... lovely

Odelay

Snowfire wrote: »

I know some of the agri stores are open for a few hours tomorrow, so I’m wondering would the tyre places. Flat tyre on tractor this morning... lovely

Phone them, I’m sure the lads will be delighted with a call out to escape the madness!

whelan2

Snowfire wrote: »

I know some of the agri stores are open for a few hours tomorrow, so I’m wondering would the tyre places. Flat tyre on tractor this morning... lovely

Local mobile tyre man here is 24/7 50 euro to fix a puncture including call out fee

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

My dad has just plumbed me with wine... I don't know if it's just our family but someone always seems to be sick at Christmas. Thought I had lost daughters main present earlier, so that was panic, bought it in August

It's not just your family, hospitals are always crowded at Chrstmas so it's common.
People tend to eat and drink too much as well, putting more pressure on themselves,
Short days and no sunshine, all in all a perfect storm .......bah humbug
,

Birdnuts

Apparently there was big protests in Brussels this week from East European farmers and their share of CAP money. You can't blame them really when you see how big a share the fat cats are getting here(including corporations) and across more established EU members in general. The current CAP is one sick puppy on so many levels but will we see the radical reform needed to safeguard the future of rural populations, rural environment and industries related to them??

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

Local mobile tyre man here is 24/7 50 euro to fix a puncture including call out fee

Most are 24/7 now, they have to be able to get lorries moving again in the event of a puncture.

Say my name

Snowfire wrote: »

I know some of the agri stores are open for a few hours tomorrow, so I’m wondering would the tyre places. Flat tyre on tractor this morning... lovely

I just had my local mobile tyre man out this evening at 7 o clock for the new tractor of all things.
It had perished rubber on the valve on the front wheel. So he replaced the valves on the two front wheels as the other one looked dodgy too.
I rang him at 1 but he told me then he wouldn't get to me till late. Which was fair enough. He was buying turtles for the son.
After me he was going to someone else with a flat tractor tyre. This time outside a chipper.

I was allowing myself it'd be better today than tomorrow or the next day.

MickeyShtyles

Reggie. wrote: »

Different type of reseed going on here tonight #pressure

I thought it was gonna be a pic of yer head. :P

Say my name

There's an area local to me with neighbours not blood related but the common link between them are the cases of cancer that are popping up.
Every house nearly has someone who has suffered.
In one case the husband had cancer and now the wife has just been confirmed.

The only link between them all is the area.

The only thing I can personally think of is that it's a natural radiation from bedrock underneath?

Water John

You can have clusters, on chance. Considering one in three will have some form in their lifetime.

ganmo

Say my name wrote: »

There's an area local to me with neighbours not blood related but the common link between them are the cases of cancer that are popping up.
Every house nearly has someone who has suffered.
In one case the husband had cancer and now the wife has just been confirmed.

The only link between them all is the area.

The only thing I can personally think of is that it's a natural radiation from bedrock underneath?

When we're the houses built?
The other thing to look at would be the water

ganmo

Say my name wrote: »

I just had my local mobile tyre man out this evening at 7 o clock for the new tractor of all things.
It had perished rubber on the valve on the front wheel. So he replaced the valves on the two front wheels as the other one looked dodgy too.
I rang him at 1 but he told me then he wouldn't get to me till late. Which was fair enough. He was buying turtles for the son.
After me he was going to someone else with a flat tractor tyre. This time outside a chipper.

I was allowing myself it'd be better today than tomorrow or the next day.

Will ya be sending the bill to the seller

Say my name

Water John wrote: »

You can have clusters, on chance. Considering one in three will have some form in their lifetime.

This is no chance. It's gone way beyond that in this small area.

If we all took that opinion we wouldn't be testing for radon gas, etc.

Say my name

ganmo wrote: »

Will ya be sending the bill to the seller

For the sake of a small few quid. No.

Say my name

ganmo wrote: »

When we're the houses built?
The other thing to look at would be the water

The houses would be all different from hundreds of years old to 15 years old.

They're on the group scheme water supply same as my area and beyond and cancer would be no where near as prevalent.

Reggie.

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

I thought it was gonna be a pic of yer head. :P

Ya cheeky bastard

blue5000

Say my name wrote: »

The houses would be all different from hundreds of years old to 15 years old.

They're on the group scheme water supply same as my area and beyond and cancer would be no where near as prevalent.

When were the pipes laid? A fair bit of asbestos pipes used in the 1960s-70s around the country. They're ok until a new connection is joined on, then the asbestos fibres get in the water supply when the pipes are cut into.

Nekarsulm

I wonder if any houses in the area have had radon detectors installed? Usually they are left for 3 months and then analysed .

Mind you, I once got a trip down the coast from Greenore in a truck, and the driver pointed out every house we passed, and related who had died of cancer in the last 2 years.
He blamed Sellaefield, across the water.
That was 20 years ago.

ganmo

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I wonder if any houses in the area have had radon detectors installed? Usually they are left for 3 months and then analysed .

Mind you, I once got a trip down the coast from Greenore in a truck, and the driver pointed out every house we passed, and related who had died of cancer in the last 2 years.
He blamed Sellaefield, across the water.
That was 20 years ago.

Good granite rock area so radon would be a better bet.
I've only ever heard of asbestos causing lung cancers.
What type of cancers are they

Say my name

Water pipes probably in the 60's.

I wouldn't be 100% on what they're made from.

On the radon detectors. I'm not sure if any of them has been tested.
It's a bit taboo to be saying sorry for the loss of your wife but have you had a radon detector fitted. Unfortunately.

On the radon map. This part of the country would be in a red area.

whelan2

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I wonder if any houses in the area have had radon detectors installed? Usually they are left for 3 months and then analysed .

Mind you, I once got a trip down the coast from Greenore in a truck, and the driver pointed out every house we passed, and related who had died of cancer in the last 2 years.
He blamed Sellaefield, across the water.
That was 20 years ago.

Yes it wasn't just in greenore, nothing was ever proven though, seemed to be a big coincidence.

Panch18

Would I be correct in thinking that a certain farming boardsie has an article in the independent today??

Well done, an interesting read

_Brian

The U.K. has gone certified bat**** crazy.

Despite a number of amature footage in existence from Gatwick, plus plenty of people who saw a drone, police are now saying that they are investigating the option that there was no drone at the airport at all.

Water John

I think they may have used Israeli technology to neutralise them. Then they may not want this displayed in public court. Might be a demand of the Israelis in return for its use.
Am I in conspiracy theory territory?

_Brian

Was reading on Sky news that the police actually recovered a damaged drone from the airport grounds.

Dozer1

had a 4 month old calf looking a bit off Saturday, got the vet yesterday, said he'd pneumonia and a raised heart beat but looked fairly ok.....4 feet up this morning and no collection till a few days..ffs

_Brian

Dozer1 wrote: »

had a 4 month old calf looking a bit off Saturday, got the vet yesterday, said he'd pneumonia and a raised heart beat but looked fairly ok.....4 feet up this morning and no collection till a few days..ffs

Shiit
Mild enough weather too

kollegeknight

Dozer1 wrote: »

had a 4 month old calf looking a bit off Saturday, got the vet yesterday, said he'd pneumonia and a raised heart beat but looked fairly ok.....4 feet up this morning and no collection till a few days..ffs

Oh asked me to mind lads this morning and swore blind she would be home by 9am. 12:30 before I got into sheds and a cow has calves a few weeks early: reckon calved around 7-8am. Dunno will she do. Last year of calving for me I’d say. I’ll have to change system.

sea12

kollegeknight wrote: »

Oh asked me to mind lads this morning and swore blind she would be home by 9am. 12:30 before I got into sheds and a cow has calves a few weeks early: reckon calved around 7-8am. Dunno will she do. Last year of calving for me I’d say. I’ll have to change system.

I know that feeling. I gave up lambing for that reason. Unless your able to drop things and go lambing or calving is a disaster.

jimmy G M

Muckit wrote: »

Something tells me l was supporting your local club! No I'm not going to it but sounds good

Here's a promotion clip to help you change your mind...

A pint if you can identify any of the locations .....

https://www.facebook.com/KevinRoweEvents/videos/360658884499278/

_Brian

kollegeknight wrote: »

Oh asked me to mind lads this morning and swore blind she would be home by 9am. 12:30 before I got into sheds and a cow has calves a few weeks early: reckon calved around 7-8am. Dunno will she do. Last year of calving for me I’d say. I’ll have to change system.

I hated seeing the cows going but with working away from the house and not many lads locally I’d call on for a hand it had to happen.

Not having a good neighbor is a big miss. Had a great lad I could call on but even he is working more and more off farm to keep the show on the road.

kollegeknight

_Brian wrote: »

I hated seeing the cows going but with working away from the house and not many lads locally I’d call on for a hand it had to happen.

Not having a good neighbor is a big miss. Had a great lad I could call on but even he is working more and more off farm to keep the show on the road.

It’ll kill me but it kills me with stress when stuff like this happens.

And I have none. All farmers are dead and gone or working part time. If I were to get stuck with the tractor- it could be a week there.

jimini0

Advice needed.
A 2 month old heifer calf hurt her leg last week. Got herself tangled up in feed barrier ars3 stuck and one back leg in passage way and one still inside. Found her lying down in a heap with arse and leg stuck. Vet reckons nothing broke but nerve and muscle damage in hip area. Gave me 3 shots of anti inflammatorys. Which I gave last jab yesterday. She is still not right. Her leg seems to be twisted outwards slightly. What would ye do? Let it heal in time? More drugs? Another visit from vet?

_Brian

kollegeknight wrote: »

It’ll kill me but it kills me with stress when stuff like this happens.

And I have none. All farmers are dead and gone or working part time. If I were to get stuck with the tractor- it could be a week there.

We’re lamdlocked with 5 bachelors, two are raving alcoholics, one is pure antisocial and the other two both had strokes in last two years.

greysides

jimini0 wrote: »

Advice needed.
A 2 month old heifer calf hurt her leg last week. Got herself tangled up in feed barrier ars3 stuck and one back leg in passage way and one still inside. Found her lying down in a heap with arse and leg stuck. Vet reckons nothing broke but nerve and muscle damage in hip area. Gave me 3 shots of anti inflammatorys. Which I gave last jab yesterday. She is still not right. Her leg seems to be twisted outwards slightly. What would ye do? Let it heal in time? More drugs? Another visit from vet?

Time. The outward twist is a sign I associate with a dislocated hip.

whelan2

jimini0 wrote: »

Advice needed.
A 2 month old heifer calf hurt her leg last week. Got herself tangled up in feed barrier ars3 stuck and one back leg in passage way and one still inside. Found her lying down in a heap with arse and leg stuck. Vet reckons nothing broke but nerve and muscle damage in hip area. Gave me 3 shots of anti inflammatorys. Which I gave last jab yesterday. She is still not right. Her leg seems to be twisted outwards slightly. What would ye do? Let it heal in time? More drugs? Another visit from vet?

I had one got stuck in a round feeder about 2 months ago. She got anti inflammatory injections and is back 100 per cent now. You wouldnt know her now.

jimini0

greysides wrote: »

Time. The outward twist is a sign I associate with a dislocated hip.

That's what I thought but vet checked and she said it's swollen in the hip. And it could take 3 to 4 weeks to heal. I just hate to see an animal in pain or discomfort.

jimini0

whelan2 wrote: »

I had one got stuck in a round feeder about 2 months ago. She got anti inflammatory injections and is back 100 per cent now. You wouldnt know her now.

How long did you give it inflammatorys for?

whelan2

jimini0 wrote: »

How long did you give it inflammatorys for?

The vet gave her 2 injections. I assume one was pain relief and the other anti inflammatory. I did think she was a lost cause at the beginning but I put her in a deep bedded straw shed on her own and looked after her well. She went back in with her mates about 3 weeks later. If I get a chance later I'll look up what injections she got

Muckit

Dozer1 wrote: »

had a 4 month old calf looking a bit off Saturday....4 feet up this morning and no collection till a few days..ffs

**** on it anyways

Leave him out for santy!

jimini0

whelan2 wrote: »

The vet gave her 2 injections. I assume one was pain relief and the other anti inflammatory. I did think she was a lost cause at the beginning but I put her in a deep bedded straw shed on her own and looked after her well. She went back in with her mates about 3 weeks later. If I get a chance later I'll look up what injections she got

I have her in solitary confinement on straw bed. I let the cow into her for a suck twice a day. She is eating hay and meal so happy out in her little bed. I know time and patience is key but I just worry about these things I'm just over thinking it I suppose

Say my name

Say my name wrote: »

Imagine if this was that £160,000 ram sold lately. :eek:

Still bull**** though.
The continued reduction in people's IQ never fails to disappoint.

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/17006740.bad-sport-on-islay/

It seems the sheep shooter is in trouble with plod.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6526885/US-hunter-boasted-gunning-animals-trip-Scottish-island-faces-criminal-charges.html

She's a real catch. That one!..