No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Grueller

Albert Johnson wrote: »

I'd imagine every filling station locally has a green diesel pump, I have a tank at the house and work from that (for the tractor only mind) but lots of lads get it from the forecourt as needed so there's plenty of demand. He could drink it from the pump for all I care but it's not a great plan filling directly on the fore court in full view of passing traffic.

Local man here has driven on it for 50 years. He tells everyone that he does as he says whenever there is a checkpoint he gets a multitude of warnings.

Say my name

Hiace drivers. :pac:

ruwithme

Lets not moraliz too much over the green diesel users in the wrong vehicle. Countries awash with tractors involved in non agricultural construction related activities on the roads.

Doubt its the white stuff in use there.

straight

Say my name wrote: »

Hiace drivers. :pac:

Evenflow? Some pilot in the hiace.

Albert Johnson

Grueller wrote: »

Local man here has driven on it for 50 years. He tells everyone that he does as he says whenever there is a checkpoint he gets a multitude of warnings.

That's brilliance in fairness. Sure enough if I met a customs check point I'd have a fair idea who'd need a head's up and who would pass without issue. If I was running on green I'd keep it a secret and of course would be told nothing about the check point.

Anto_Meath

A friend of mine has the car & the Jeep running on green from the tank in yard. The accountant asked him last year was he doing contracting as there was that much green used. So my lad said no, but told the accountant what he was using it for. The accountant would only let him out in half the invoices as he said it could flag as something with revenue that so much was used & bring on an audit...
I have heard it said that some places around here have been caught sell green out of the white pump, so if lads get caught locally they tell the customs they bought it in such & such filling station..

whelan2

Cul camps are now open for booking. We were texted late Tuesday night to tell us. Other clubs didn't tell parents and they are sold out in some cases. Might be worth checking on the site if your kids are going this year

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

Cul camps are now open for booking. We were texted late Tuesday night to tell us. Other clubs didn't tell parents and they are sold out in some cases. Might be worth checking on the site if your kids are going this year

It's very optimistic to think it'll open, I see three people tested positive this morning in the quarantine hotels.
Government is foolish to think of opening up anything for another three months.
Nothing is safe yet

whelan2

wrangler wrote: »

It's very optimistic to think it'll open, I see three people tested positive this morning in the quarantine hotels.
Government is foolish to think of opening up anything for another three months.
Nothing is safe yet

Camps not on until july

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

Camps not on until july

Isn't underage starting this month, Gatherings like that will only be superspreaders

CHOPS01

whelan2 wrote: »

Camps not on until july

Must be only in certain counties. Just checked now when I saw your message and says no camps available in Clare

whelan2

CHOPS01 wrote: »

Must be only in certain counties. Just checked now when I saw your message and says no camps available in Clare

You'd think they'd put the whole lot up the one day. Some clubs are sold out already. This will be our last cul camp this year. I booked it, if it happens it happens. Same kit as last year

whelan2

wrangler wrote: »

Isn't underage starting this month, Gatherings like that will only be superspreaders

20 kids standing around local cross road would be more of a super spreader than a maximum of 15 underage kids in non contact outdoor training imo

Lime Tree Farm

No harm to hear Gavin Jennings get a "Who began it" from Paschal Donogue this morning.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/buy-childrens-shoesonline-says-finance-minister-paschal-donohoeas-he-hits-back-angrily-at-link-to-fine-gaels-1982-budget-40260370.html

Ard_MC

Albert Johnson wrote: »

I pulled up at the local filling station earlier for some much need chocolate and coke (of the coca cola variety before anyone jumps to conclusions). There was a young lad filling his audi out of the agri pump, it's one way to combat rising fuel cost's. I'd know a fair few yolks that would never see anything only green but they'd fill from a tank at the house or similar. I haven't seen anyone filling directly on the forecourt in a few year's.

Yellow plates on her i bet?

tanko

Ard_MC wrote: »

Yellow plates on her i bet?

DL just as likely.

Albert Johnson

Ard_MC wrote: »

Yellow plates on her i bet?

Yellow plates but southern reg. Standard boy racer type, lowered, aerials, tinted window's ect.

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

Cul camps are now open for booking. We were texted late Tuesday night to tell us. Other clubs didn't tell parents and they are sold out in some cases. Might be worth checking on the site if your kids are going this year

Clare not up yet. They were a god send lady year. The GAA and soccer club locally is just mighty. Trying everything to keep the show on the road and following guidelines and our little lady all the better from it too.

kollegeknight

Anyone know where I might get bulk sunflower seeds to plant. Thinking of doing 1/4 of an acre in a veg garden that I’m not going to use this year. Worst case scenario I’ll plant wild flower seeds.

Google seems to show up bird seed. Thanks in advance.

Base price

kollegeknight wrote: »

Anyone know where I might get bulk sunflower seeds to plant. Thinking of doing 1/4 of an acre in a veg garden that I’m not going to use this year. Worst case scenario I’ll plant wild flower seeds.

Google seems to show up bird seed. Thanks in advance.

I was going to suggest https://www.fruithillfarm.com but I see that online orders are temporarily suspended until the 6th of April. They sell one and five kg packs of organic ones - https://www.fruithillfarm.com/sunflower-seeds-in-shell-organic.html
Maybe phone them tomorrow and ask. I buy the phacelia seed for the wbc from them and find them excellent to deal with.

kollegeknight

Base price wrote: »

I was going to suggest https://www.fruithillfarm.com but I see that online orders are temporarily suspended until the 6th of April. They sell one and five kg packs of organic ones - https://www.fruithillfarm.com/sunflower-seeds-in-shell-organic.html
Maybe phone them tomorrow and ask. I buy the phacelia seed for the wbc from them and find them excellent to deal with.

Brilliant thank. Shur April 6th is only Around the corner.

Water John

Tom Fouhy, Fermoy tillage farmer, grows 2 acres of sunflowers for the hospice.

kollegeknight

Water John wrote: »

Tom Fouhy, Fermoy tillage farmer, grows 2 acres of sunflowers for the hospice.

There was a lad in north Clare that was doing it too.

Base price

I got some Bank of England sterling to give to youngest when he heads to Scotland later on next week and was surprised that it's plastic money like the Australian dollar. I presume it lasts longer in circulation than our cotton money.

whelan2

Base price wrote: »

I got some Bank of England sterling to give to youngest when he heads to Scotland later on next week and was surprised that it's plastic money like the Australian dollar. I presume it lasts longer in circulation than our cotton money.

Ye I think it's like that a while. Is the exchange rate good at the moment

Cionn80

whelan2 wrote: »

Ye I think it's like that a while. Is the exchange rate good at the moment

Not great €1 =£0.85.

Base price

whelan2 wrote: »

Ye I think it's like that a while. Is the exchange rate good at the moment

I got £500stg to help him on his way and it cost €597.92.

whelan2

I remember going over a few years ago and the rate was €1 =65p. Terrible

Hard Knocks

whelan2 wrote: »

I remember going over a few years ago and the rate was €1 =65p. Terrible

That was before the crash in 09
Up to the €150 was £100

Kevhog1988

When I bought land here a few years ago I got €1.35 to every £1 I transferred home