No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

I'm afraid you are falling for propaganda and lies.

Notable examples of totalitarian states include Italy under Benito Mussolini (1922–43), the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin (1924–53), Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler (1933–45), the People's Republic of China under the influence of Mao Zedong (1949–76), and North Korea under the Kim dynasty (1948– ).

We are the 15 longest democracy in the world. We survived the 20's and 30's and did not slide into a totalitarian state then.

For all your dismissal them FG and FF have observed the rules of democracy. In 1932 the Cumann na nGaedheal handed over power peacefully even though one of there TD's was shot during the election ( many political parties would have used less of an excuse to hold onto power back then).

You might not like that we have had a two and a half party state of the first 80-90 years of our existence and that these parties which are centrist controlled the state, but remember they were elected

'' by the people for the people off the people''.

I am not sure what you mean by the independent media. I have never seen a serious publication refer to the Taoiseach as Leo the Leak or to the present government as FFG. You may find that a few independent contributors referring to them as that but in generally the mainstream media refer to them but there proper initials.

Government's generally accross the world avoid loaded questions by the opposition. SF and the Left parties will do the same when and if they get into government. Government task is to govern. It's something many conveniently forget.

I do not think that I ever referred to ER as cabbage head. I have referred to SF as the Shinnors, however it generally on another forum in reply to a general disparaging post that use offencivies terms for the government.

The Blueshirts sent a load of loopers to Spain to fight for Franco in the 30's - so we came dam close. As for media, you must be living a seriously sheltered life if you think the opposition get a fair hearing in the mainstream media such as Indo newspapers or RTE. None of them have covered the many scandals involving Government TDs in term of the planning process or failing to follow members interests rules that have been exposed by independent journalists like the lads behind The Ditch , The Village in the past few years. Even stories that do get out like the Nursing Home Fees scandal were broke initially by smaller independent media. The treatment of whistleblowers that exposed serious wrong doing within the AGS, Health Service, ESB etc. all point to a similar culture. Your reference to "loaded questions" in terms of the opposition holding the government to account point to your own poltical bias.

If you take the time to read posts properly before replying to them and going on a rant you’ll realise I never said farmers are the only ones affected.

I said “unlike a lot of people voting…” And that I fully stand over and anyone that reads it and understands it will agree. There are a lot of voters in this country that have nothing to lose as everything they have was handed to them, not worked for.

These are the people Sinn Fein, PBP etc. target for votes because as long as you can convince them you will give them more than they’re already getting you will buy their vote.

If you think Sinn Fein would be a good governing party for farmers, business owners, multinationals who pay their taxes here, you average tax payer, or even the country in general then the “nuts” part of your name is certainly true.

Although in a funny way it’s people like you that would strongly have me considering voting for Sinn Fein in the next election. It’s probably inevitable they will get into power at some stage in the future so maybe we should take short term pain for long term gain and get them into government as quick as possible. That way when all the gullible people that wanted them in power realise that the magic money tree doesn’t exist and they still can’t get all they were promised, Sinn Fein would be out of government again and probably be forgotten about for a generation or 2.

They can go back to what they’re good at then and shout from the sidelines.

I hope they leave the greens out on principle. but then politicians havenever been known for having that

We have a huge lawn here, an hour and 40 mins every week on the ride in, and I can't get to it every week. It's fragmented so a robot will only do the biggest one. I'm beside the parents so thays part of it.

It's either a bigger ride on, which would be a beast of yoke, I have a 17 hp husky.

Or a conditioner mower for the back of the ferguson 20 for about 2k? Would it give a good finish?

A few sheep?

No mow May!

A conditioner mower won’t leave a lawn finish. Plenty of robotic mowers on market now. They have come down allot in price and you can programme them to come do it as often as you like.

Wash your mouth out

This is my solution, if I was buying again I wouldn't bother with the large pneumatic wheels though, they really stick out the back and it reduces how far back I can reverse up to a corner.

This was the old one, was much smaller, but better in tidying up corners. I still have the grass collector, just had to put a longer drawbar on it.

"Dandelions growing on headlands, showing their unloved hearts to everyone." Kavanagh

The lawn gets cut here when the dandelions have gone to seed to give the bees a chance to feed.

I don’t think people blamed McCreevy. I though most people put the blame squarely on Bertie and Cowan??