No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Albert Johnson

ganmo wrote: »

The ould lad got a book on the local history. And theres a picture overlooking our ground and I said that was taken a while ago. Ah no my dad says it was only taken in 1974!!
Theres trees in the picture that were cut, replanted and ready to be cut again!!

An older neighbour relayed to me recently that he remembered helping save hay in an adjoining piece of ground now afforested. This land was planted, harvested and the second timber crop is now approaching maturity. His point being that he knew he was getting old when he'd witnessed all this and still remembered what it was like beforehand.

Reggie.

farmersfriend wrote: »

Hope everyone has a great day,

My weight gain today is impressive or shocking depending on which side of the fence you are on

Mooooo

Waddling round the yard here, outdone myself this year with the amount ate, doesn't feel as good now! Hope everyone has a good Christmas

greysides

Reggie. wrote: »

My weight gain today is impressive or shocking depending on which side of the fence you are on

I don't mind as long as I'm not sitting on top of it with you.

roosterman71

Child is in bed and I've tea in my belly. Time to play with his toys in peace

Lady Haywire

roosterman71 wrote: »

Child is in bed and I've tea in my belly. Time to play with his toys in peace

I'm about to have a second dinner

whelan2

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm about to have a second dinner

Is that dinner, tea or supper?

Base price

Did anyone get any nice Christmas presents.
OH bought me a pb Shorthorn bull a few weeks ago. I bought him a new set of rain gear. His old ones are five years old and are wearing out.

Lady Haywire

whelan2 wrote: »

Is that dinner, tea or supper?

Dinper? :pac:

Say my name

Happy St. Stevenseses Day!

May ye all have power still this time tomorrow..

Looks rough for Wales and southern England too.

whelan2

Ham, stuffing, mushy peas and cheese toasted sandwich for breakfast, yum

NcdJd

Polished off the last of the box of chocolates that were hanging around in the kitchen this morning with a mug of coffee.

Dinzee Conlee

Ham, turkey and sausage meat sandwich for breakfast, with trifle and custard for breakfast desert...

That was a bit ago, haven’t been able to move since

whelan2

Just did the goal mile. Nice morning for it

Is there such a thing as a reliable budget chainsaw? I'd be exaggerating if I said I was an occasional user, it's much less than that! A chainsaw would be handy for a few small jobs, I want to split a few hundred posts lengthways to support tree guards. Be handy for trimming and shaping posts fencing as well. My old saw is beyond saving. I don't be cutting trees or logs.

Say my name

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is there such a thing as a reliable budget chainsaw? I'd be exaggerating if I said I was an occasional user, it's much less than that! A chainsaw would be handy for a few small jobs, I want to split a few hundred posts lengthways to support tree guards. Be handy for trimming and shaping posts fencing as well. My old saw is beyond saving. I don't be cutting trees or logs.

The ProPlus chainsaw is a nice weighted saw.
I have mine a few years now with no issues.

Grueller

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is there such a thing as a reliable budget chainsaw? I'd be exaggerating if I said I was an occasional user, it's much less than that! A chainsaw would be handy for a few small jobs, I want to split a few hundred posts lengthways to support tree guards. Be handy for trimming and shaping posts fencing as well. My old saw is beyond saving. I don't be cutting trees or logs.

The way I would approach it is to go to your local small engine shop and see what they have. At least they will have parts backup and it can be repaired when you need it.
They may also have a reconditioned 2nd hand that they will warranty at a fraction of the price of a new one. I tried that 10 years ago and got a 1 year old stihl ms390 for 50% the price of a new one. It has been bulletproof ever since.

Hard Knocks

Question to a point on another thread

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Reseeding in its self is no panacea to improve grass land management. IMO getting land fertility righ is the first key issue. PH and adequate NPK will.inctease grass output by 40-50% even on old swards. Spraying for weeds can I crease output by 20-40% in fields and meadows where there is large infestation of docjs, nettle and thistles. Mowing rushes if possible can be another effective method of controlling them

Agree getting the management & fertility right is the first and main thing
But for land not ploughed in generations would ploughing to open the soil

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Just did the goal mile. Nice morning for it

Haven't eaten at all today yet. Just did a 5k. Getting hungry now

roosterman71

Back from a run myself. Quiet back roads where be very little traffic. Seen a man out spreading dung with a side slinger and a Massey of some sort. Road covered in ****e then too.

Reggie.

roosterman71 wrote: »

Back from a run myself. Quiet back roads where be very little traffic. Seen a man out spreading dung with a side slinger and a Massey of some sort. Road covered in ****e then too.

Git caught rightly one night out running. Went down a road and a fella was pulling beet. Was too far on to turn back.

The road was destroyed and so was I by the end of it

Say my name

Anyone able to arrange Evenflow meeting The bachelors in trouble?

zetecescort

Say my name wrote: »

Anyone able to arrange Evenflow meeting The bachelors in trouble?

Stag trip to Amsterdam

Say my name

zetecescort wrote: »

Stag trip to Amsterdam

With the dyna.

Lime Tree Farm

I've just polished off the last of the white wine, and the Christmas pudding with about a quarter pint of cream. Now for a cup of tea.

as the saying goes, "There's no waste where you have a pig"

Reggie.

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

I've just polished off the last of the white wine, and the Christmas pudding with about a quarter pint of cream. Now for a cup of tea.

as the saying goes, "There's no waste where you have a pig"

3 tubs of sweets still here

NcdJd

Lovely documentary on about Liam Og O'Flynn on TG4 there, really enjoyed it. TG4 always seems to save the day for me as I've only got the saorview stations and the other stations can be pure muck sometimes.

I figure I'm done with this shop local nonsense, apart from bulky or heavy items. I bought some nice whiskey as presents this year, cost €75 a bottle online here in Ireland. Coincidentally herselfs mother bought me the same bottle for a Christmas present, I said you shouldn't have spent so much on me. She reckoned she didn't. Tonight she tells me she bought it on a Spanish site for €42.50!

We get robbed here!

NcdJd

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I figure I'm done with this shop local nonsense, apart from bulky or heavy items. I bought some nice whiskey as presents this year, cost €75 a bottle online here in Ireland. Coincidentally herselfs mother bought me the same bottle for a Christmas present, I said you shouldn't have spent so much on me. She reckoned she didn't. Tonight she tells me she bought it on a Spanish site for €42.50!

We get robbed here!

You bought one and got one free. That's a good deal.

NcdJd

NcdJd wrote: »

You bought one and got one free. That's a good deal.

I bought 5. For the price of 5 in Ireland I could have bought 8.8 (.8 yeah I know) from Spain.

I'll take Mary Harneys advice, shop around!