do you think we will see the bog this year

the_pen_turner

turf bog not the other type.

I was talking to a neighbour today on the phone. he is very concerned about this whole situation . he is running out of fuel . no fear this spring but next winter he would have nothing.

I can only assume there are a lot of people out there with no supply for next winter.

do you think we will get to the bog and if not whats going to happen

biko

Sure, just keep a few meters away from one another.

the_pen_turner

biko wrote: »

Sure, just keep a few meters away from one another.

not sure about it.
its farther than 2km
its not exercise
the contractor cant cut
you couldn't deliver it
its not agricultural

Glebee

At last something good has come from the Corona virus.
I detest the bog with a passion, would do anything else, but not the bog.
I suppose though for alot of people it is essential..

the_pen_turner

Glebee wrote: »

At last something good has come from the Corona virus.
I detest the bog with a passion, would do anything else, but not the bog.
I suppose though for alot of people it is essential..

I hate it too. but right now I would love a day in the bog

Harry Palmr

Save the bog!

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A local contractor was saying this to me on Monday. He sells turf

Still waters

Its a lot handier buy a few bags of coal

Roadtoad

Oil is cheap for next winter.

Thelonious Monk

This whole situation seems to be a win win for nature

the_pen_turner

Roadtoad wrote: »

Oil is cheap for next winter.

not if you have no burner

Still waters

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

This whole situation seems to be a win win for nature

I have thought about this every day, there must be big environmental benefit from the virus

SnowyMuckish

There’s probably only a few years left of cutting. Anyway who’s going to be watching up a lonely bog road with no one around for miles? I think the guards have better things to be doing with their time!

SnowyMuckish

HATE the bog too. So conflicted about it ethically on top of that!

Dank Janniels

Michael Fitzmaurice said on his facebook page something along the lines that it counts as an essential necessity and be dammed any1 who tries to stop him etc etc.

biko

For me the bog is 4/6 weeks away so hopefully restrictions will have lifted.

ZX7R

biko wrote: »

For me the bog is 4/6 weeks away so hopefully restrictions will have lifted.

Fuel merchants who source turf from there own plat are allowed.
I'm not sure about individuals who lease /buy a seasonal plot.
If the plot is privately owned I can't see a problem

SnowyMuckish

There’s nowhere more socially isolated on the planet than the bog!

biko

It would defiantly be considered essential, don’t see why it wouldn’t.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I'm on lockdown in a 2 bed apartment with a 4 year old and a girlfriend who is running out of patience with us both.

10 spreads of turf to be footed would be a glorious release.

glaswegian

Sorry if this has been asked before, without turning this into a debate about whether saving turf is right or wrong, has anyone a definitive answer as to whether I can travel to the bog to turn turf this weekend? I have to travel for around 30 minutes to get there but i'd rather not go if there is a chance i'll be turned back by the guards, so is saving turf deemed as an essential activity or not?
Thanks.

mikhail

I would have thought so. It's still an important source of heat for some people. Surely a safer bet would be to ring the local garda station though?

biko

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/turf-cutting-also-classed-an-essential-agricultural-activity/

glaswegian

biko wrote: »

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/turf-cutting-also-classed-an-essential-agricultural-activity/

Thanks biko, i'm still unsure after reading that as it refers to the digger driver and the hopper driver remaining in their cabs during cutting, it doesn't mention whether members of the public are allowed to travel to and save turf on the bog.

Beasty

Threads merged

Glebee

Bog in full flow here in the midlands it seems. Turf being cut and god help any guard who gets in the way of a man trying to get his turf saved.

glaswegian

Rang the local barracks this morning, guard said to go ahead as saving turf is deemed essential work.

Thelonious Monk

So is the plan to just keep destroying the bog till it's gone?

Still waters

I could never see the draw of the bog, i suppose if you had a bit of help and a dry year and plenty time on your hands it's easy work, ive spent enough time in the bog over the years to realise it's not worth the hassle, especially if you're above on your own and working full time

coolio2020

What do people mean when they say box foot a hopper

Is it put the sods standing up or is when they put them zig zag on top of each other?