2021 Last Person Standing January Quiz

khalessi

Soooo close but sooo far

Green&Red

Khalessi asked me to expand a little
My dad got out of dairy cows 15 years ago when there used to be a quota limit on how much you could milk. Not driven by that, he was just getting older. Quota was abolished in 2015 and there has been a major expansion in milk production. We export €4.4 billion worth of dairy, Ireland's largest export, mainly in the form of butter, cheese and milk powder.

I met an investor three years ago who specialised in dairy investment in South America, he convinced me that going back into dairy would be a great move and that it wouldn't be completely detrimental to my finances. Did a good bit of work on a business plan for me. So I set about getting the farm ready, I'm amazed at how much more science there is to it now than 15 years ago, that bit really suits me. I had been working, in the real world I'm a cleanroom specialist, but when covid came that was all put on hold, so since then I've been farming full time. First heifers are due to calf down in February, can't wait. I think its a great lifestyle, gives great flexibility and I'll get to be around while my kids go up.

duffman13

That's a shocking amount, I thought around 50c was a reasonable guess given the price in a supermarket. Feck that

Kolido

duffman13 wrote: »

That's a shocking amount, I thought around 50c was a reasonable guess given the price in a supermarket. Feck that

I assume G just milks the cow and hands it over for that price, there is a lot more work involved before it reaches Tescos self?

kitten_k

Ah that’s a pity, best of luck to everyone left.

khalessi

What's a cleanroom specialist? im imaginig crimescene clean up

Green&Red

khalessi wrote: »

What's a cleanroom specialist? im imaginig crimescene clean up

Yes


I kill people professionally


Anyone with an address for LeVar?

Green&Red

Kolido wrote: »

I assume G just milks the cow and hands it over for that price, there is a lot more work involved before it reaches Tescos self?

Ya in fairness it’s unpasteurised when it leaves my yard, it’s treated and packaged after that

rainbowtrout

Kolido wrote: »

I assume G just milks the cow and hands it over for that price, there is a lot more work involved before it reaches Tescos self?

Pasteurisation, homogenisation, packaging for the most part.

Most work is done by the farmer. Can't sell milk when a cow has been treated with antibiotics, those cows must be milked separately. Milk must be cooled and stored in a bulk tank for collection. All cows teats washed and disinfected at each milking, milking machine lines washed down at each use. Milk is priced based on protein and fat content. Lower solids mean a lower price. You can just sell it to the shops like was queried earlier so dependent on the price the dairy processor offers. But dairy is probably a better place to be than beef.


G&R: Friesians, Jerseys, other?

Irish Aris

op, survived another day!!!

Sephiroth_dude

Sephers Survives to fight another day awoooohooo

KathleenGrant

Green&Red wrote: »

Yes


I kill people professionally


Anyone with an address for LeVar?

Andrea Corr I heard.

khalessi

Just to remind you working with cows is not always safe

Electric Nitwit

Green&Red

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Pasteurisation, homogenisation, packaging for the most part.


G&R: Friesians, Jerseys, other?

Jersey X, they’re like pets. Few of them would be up nudging you to be petted

Like a bovine version of Ted

Green&Red

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

You love it

Minor detail..

Why did that one cow get referred to as a 'he' who was well hung, while also sporting some fine udders?

Declan A Walsh

Deleted User wrote: »

Minor detail..

Why did that one cow get referred to as a 'he' who was well hung, while also sporting some fine udders?

Good point. Clearly he, I mean she, was no bull.

rainbowtrout

khalessi wrote: »

Just to remind you working with cows is not always safe

I haven't seen that in about 20 years, completely forgotten it existed!:D

cj maxx

rainbowtrout wrote: »

I haven't seen that in about 20 years, completely forgotten it existed!:D

1st time seeing it. Brilliant

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Green&Red wrote: »

Yes


I kill people professionally


Anyone with an address for LeVar?

G&R threatened me via PM this morning because I figured out that a cleanroom specialist was code for contract killer, and then goes and admits it openly on the forum... and still somehow I need to die for knowing... :rolleyes:

Well, you'll never find me, I'm a master of disguise...

Green&Red

khalessi wrote: »

What's a cleanroom specialist? im imaginig crimescene clean up

As a genuine answer - I look after the construction of clean rooms in pharma plants.

khalessi

Green&Red wrote: »

As a genuine answer - I look after the construction of clean rooms in pharma plants.

They're murdering people in pharma plants too:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Green&Red

khalessi wrote: »

They're murdering people in pharma plants too:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Saving lives Khal



You’re welcome

aaronjennings

You sound surprised, Khal. How else would they dispose of the human trials that didn't survive?

Green&Red

Right, a lot simpler this morning

Mrs G&R and myself went to Colombia on honeymoon for last November.

According to the Lonely Planet how much would one night in a double room in a top-end hotel in Colombia cost?

Answers in € please



Edit: Top end is subjective

Trigger

Green&Red wrote: »

Right, a lot simpler this morning

:pac:

Collie D

Green&Red wrote: »

Right, a lot simpler this morning

Mrs G&R and myself went to Colombia on honeymoon for last November.

According to the Lonely Planet how much would a double room in a top-end hotel in Colombia cost?

Answers in € please

Define top end please. There are people here from Westmeath.

Green&Red

Guys, while yer here, there is a one-night game of werewolf taking place on Friday evening

Its a great chance to give it a go, its a great game. Basic premise is three people are nominated wolves and get to kill of other players, while the other players try to find them, based on nothing but their interactions. Not dissimilar to Among Us

Link to the sign-up is here

hurlingman97

For how long?