Will you go to the ploughing 2018

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

Got a text from kids secondary school. They are offering the bus and entry to ploughing for €5! Parents are welcome

Parents welcome - to chaperone someone else’s mud caked kids !!
I’ll pay top notch and go on my own, and there’s a strong chance I won’t puke on the way home

My daughter is in TY so I expect she will be one of the gangs going about splashing ye all this year, enjoy !!

lakill Farm

_Brian wrote: »

Parents welcome - to chaperone someone else’s mud caked kids !!
I’ll pay top notch and go on my own, and there’s a strong chance I won’t puke on the way home

My daughter is in TY so I expect she will be one of the gangs going about splashing ye all this year, enjoy !!

With white runners and tracksuits

White Clover

lakill Farm wrote: »

With white runners and tracksuits

Have you a tent there this year Lakill?ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

lakill Farm

White Clover wrote: »

Have you a tent there this year Lakill?ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

No 😂. Finishing the stables at moment after a structural **** up by the builder

And the tent is retired. Invested in a 24ft exhibition trailer. If it blows over we are all in trouble. With added benefit of fridge. Microwave and tae

White Clover

lakill Farm wrote: »

No 😂. Finishing the stables at moment after a structural **** up by the builder

And the tent is retired. Invested in a 24ft exhibition trailer. If it blows over we are all in trouble. With added benefit of fridge. Microwave and tae

That's a pity....it's supposed to be windy ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

Sorry to hear about the stables, can you say what the problem is ?

lakill Farm

White Clover wrote: »

That's a pity....it's supposed to be windy ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

Sorry to hear about the stables, can you say what the problem is ?

roof purlins were not supported correctly. Have since retro fitted in steel purlins so its sorted and back on course

whelan2

Wont be going this year

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

Wont be going this year

Finally going for a hernia repair next monday so be stupid to go to the ploughing this year.
Private hospitals are as busy as the public one also August seems to be favourite for consultants holidays

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Wont be going this year

Why not? I'll take your free tickets so

tractorporn

Pidae.m wrote:

Working there at my father in laws stand for the Tuesday. Its harder than any day testing at home. It's my penance for the year!

You'll have sympathy for us doing the three days on a stand so?

Dunedin

Hopefully will get there on the Thursday

kollegeknight

Going for the full day on Tuesday with a bus load of teens.

OH and the two small ones are going to drive up and meet me there

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Why not? I'll take your free tickets so

If they come in the post today. I will post one to you

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

If they come in the post today. I will post one to you

Score

bogman_bass

Fingerbar would be tidier IMO providing you have straight hedges

You’ll get a contractor though no bother. No shortage of lads about.

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Score

On it's way to you now, hope you bring me back something nice

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

On it's way to you now, hope you bring me back something nice

Another hat

Purple Mountain

Folks if I'm coming up the m8 from Cork direction what way do I head?
It's my first time going.

Vex Willems

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Folks if I'm coming up the m8 from Cork direction what way do I head?
It's my first time going.

From the NPA

Traffic travelling Northbound on the M8 will exit at Junction 6 (Horse & Jockey) and proceed to Thurles and onto Templemore and Roscrea on the N62. At Birr traffic will join the N52 travelling northbound via Kilcormac and Blueball and onto the event site at Screggan, Tullamore.

It'll be well signposted

hopeso

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Folks if I'm coming up the m8 from Cork direction what way do I head?
It's my first time going.

http://www.npa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-TRAFFIC-PLAN-FINAL.pdf

maconof

Looks like we might be needing the waterproofs & the wellies again this year.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/ireland-may-face-very-disturbed-weather-as-hurricane-helene-hits-1.3628615

_Brian

maconof wrote: »

Looks like we might be needing the waterproofs & the wellies again this year.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/ireland-may-face-very-disturbed-weather-as-hurricane-helene-hits-1.3628615

Might be enough to put me off.

Reggie.

maconof wrote: »

Looks like we might be needing the waterproofs & the wellies again this year.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/ireland-may-face-very-disturbed-weather-as-hurricane-helene-hits-1.3628615

Giving Tuesday dry atm

Iodine1

If its wet Im staying home. Its the most miserable awful muck hole to have to pay into in the wet.

boggerman1

Not going this yr.was there last year on the first day and the ground wasn't hectic in parts.with the weather that's forecast for next week I can plough around in ****e on my own place without paying for the privilege of doing it.

TooOldBoots

I think we need to redo the poll. I bet everyone will stay at home with the weather thats forecast.

whelan2

TooOldBoots wrote: »

I think we need to redo the poll. I bet everyone will stay at home with the weather thats forecast.

I went on the Wednesday last year. It lashed rain. I survived.

SuperTortoise

Not going this year, went on Wednesday last year, got in early and had everything worth seeing seen by 1:30, the rain came and i sodded off home.

Never wrestle with pigs

Not going to bother. Usually go every year but that is the worst sight. To small and wet. I'd say numbers will be well down this year.

wrangler

Blowing a gale here at the moment.....mightn't have to wait til monday to wreck the place.
BBC is giving the weather very bad next week for the midland s here

Reggie.

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

Not going to bother. Usually go every year but that is the worst sight. To small and wet. I'd say numbers will be well down this year.

Never. The attendance always goes up every year........so the NPA says anyways

Base price

Well if the rest of ye are staying at home cause of a few drops of rain then I reckon myself and OH will go for one day. Less people about and we've good quality rain gear

Reggie.

Base price wrote: »

Well if the rest of ye are staying at home cause of a few drops of rain then I reckon myself and OH will go for one day. Less people about and we've good quality rain gear

Can't see where all this rain is that's going to be an issue. Tuesday is dry all day and only wet the night before

jimmy G M

Reggie. wrote: »

Can't see where all this rain is that's going to be an issue. Tuesday is dry all day and only wet the night before

Going on weds hopefully. Was there on weds last year and it piszed down all day. Bought a poncho... looks a bit stupid but a mighty job for the rain... and ya don't get all sweaty either.

Iodine1

Had a look at Jean today, rain, scattered showers and more rain, but looks like we could miss the worst of the storm. Still don't know what i'll do yet.

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

Can't see where all this rain is that's going to be an issue. Tuesday is dry all day and only wet the night before

Friday BBC WAS giving that the bad weather was crossIng the whole country, this morning they were saying it was swinging north of the country .....so there's hope

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

Friday BBC WAS giving that the bad weather was crossIng the whole country, this morning they were saying it was swinging north of the country .....so there's hope

Met giving Tuesday grand

dzer2

The plan was to go Thursday but I'll wait and see what the weather does

RobinBanks

Does it be very mucky there if wet? Would I need Wellies or will boots be grand

goat2

Sacrolyte wrote: »

What’s access like?

They have done it a few times already, they have it fine tuned, great to get into and out of the place, but you better study the map that come with farmers journal, take note of your gate and parking colour, and stands near gate, so you can get out without trouble, this is my big issue, also if you ask the lads in yellow coats near gates, they are not always well up on giving directions

goat2

RobinBanks wrote: »

Does it be very mucky there if wet? Would I need Wellies or will boots be grand

I always go in the wellies, you never know if showers come, then it can turn into a ploughed field in the spots that the steel walkway is not covering, and that walkway gets very congested in mucky times, can move faster with wellies in the uncovered part then

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

Do you get any free burgers?

goat2

ugbsltn1r52ike wrote: »

Do you get any free burgers?

There are small food samples, very little, but the burgers there in the big tent are fab, nothing is free

White Clover

ugbsltn1r52ike wrote: »

Do you get any free burgers?

No, just bits of cheese!

tanko

ugbsltn1r52ike wrote: »

Do you get any free burgers?

The horsemeat burgers are half price.

tractorporn

Anybody been on site yet? What are conditions like?

_Brian

Daughters TY class not going to the ploughing, they’re going surfing instead.

Reggie.

From Facebook the conditions look ok. Have to make out my shopping list today

Lady Haywire

I'm selling two heifers tonight, if i go will depend on how they sell :pac::D

Icelandicseige

_Brian wrote: »

Daughters TY class not going to the ploughing, they’re going surfing instead.

Right weather for it!