Can farmers relax or is it just me?

jerseycowsman · Dec 28, 2021

It’s Christmas, but after just a few hours of sitting around watching telly etc, supposedly relaxing, I start to get itchy feet thinking I should be doing something outside on the farm. Arrgghh! Does anybody else get like this, is it just a farmer thing?
The only time I really relax is when I’m away from the farm and preferably out of the country!

nick... · Dec 28, 2021

I feel guilty doing nothing.my dad allways made me feel guilty if I done bugger all and even though he died nearly 15 years ago it’s still the same.
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jondear · Dec 28, 2021

Never have to worry milking twice a day always busy.

DrWazzock · Dec 28, 2021

No I can’t relax. Two days in the house and I’m going up the walls. Need a new project. Beet harvest has ground to a wet halt and the annual pilgrimage to the MIL’s is cancelled for this year, so no nice sandwiches at Baldock services.

Mark C · Dec 28, 2021

DrWazzock said:
No I can’t relax. Two days in the house and I’m going up the walls. Need a new project. Beet harvest has ground to a wet halt and the annual pilgrimage to the MIL’s is cancelled for this year, so no nice sandwiches at Baldock services.

That's a shame, there's a new Chippy in there now too!

Chae1 · Dec 28, 2021

jerseycowsman said:
It’s Christmas, but after just a few hours of sitting around watching telly etc, supposedly relaxing, I start to get itchy feet thinking I should be doing something outside on the farm. Arrgghh! Does anybody else get like this, is it just a farmer thing?
The only time I really relax is when I’m away from the farm and preferably out of the country!

I'm exactly the same.

Glad it's not just me. I thought there was something wrong with me.

I get itchy feet and can't sit doing nothing.

Your body and mind needs downtime. Bloody phones and forums don't help matters cause as soon as sit down pick it up and come on here.

Pan mixer · Dec 28, 2021

Workaholism can be treated easily by going outside and doing something I find.

betternextyear · Dec 28, 2021

Cleaned out a drain and put 200 yards of fence up today, very satisfying it was too. Relaxing this evening will be easy too.

Y Fan Wen · Dec 28, 2021

Dad always used to say, 'the things I do on Sunday are the things I want to do rather than things that need doing'. Most of the time it was 'plant a bag full of trees'. He loved his trees.
Going on holiday, I rarely think or worry about the farm. Last 10 years, all our foreign holidays have been organised by the same guy who runs a printing business. He is on the phone every evening, seems to be running it remotely.

Nearly · Dec 28, 2021

Tends to be theraputic welding here.
Looking on ebay just costs me money.

jerseycowsman · Dec 28, 2021

Chae1 said:
I'm exactly the same.

Glad it's not just me. I thought there was something wrong with me.

I get itchy feet and can't sit doing nothing.

Your body and mind needs downtime. Bloody phones and forums don't help matters cause as soon as sit down pick it up and come on here.

Yep! I can’t resist reaching in my pocket and getting my phone out!

Devil's advocate · Dec 28, 2021

Paperwork here, quite a backlog.

Also young niece & nephew need to be entertained, going playing ludo one evening over the holiday.

Will 1594 · Dec 28, 2021

Same here , sat and did nothing ,saturday , watched telly ,did a bottle baileys , and 4 tins smith smooth ,
sunday took side out of a trailer to redo side rail and cross members ,
shoot yesterday ,
today , been fettling trailer ,
feel guilty if dont do anynthing , but if go out say 8 ish instead of ten to7 like every day , and do a bit even till 12/1 ,can justify rest of day ,doing nowt , on a weekend , normal weekdays will do daily work , and come in for tea ,then go back out and have couple hours in workshop sometimes more , unless owt good on the box ,
been rebuilding 2 grammer seats on a night ,a job where you dont need any distraction ,withnall the fecking rollers and bits ,take pics make notes , got 3 super duper seats now and a spare ,

nxy · Dec 28, 2021

I would be feeling guilty about doing nothing except I am checking cattle passports.
Had a phone call from the cattle movement service and got an inspection of my records 9am sharp tomorrow.
Why can't the French civil service shut down for two weeks like the UK?

principal skinner · Dec 28, 2021

Mark C said:
That's a shame, there's a new Chippy in there now too!

Tried and tested? Always on the look out for a good chipper! Off to Norfolk tomorrow so hope 'Frenches' in Wells is open

FonterraFarmer · Dec 28, 2021

jerseycowsman said:
It’s Christmas, but after just a few hours of sitting around watching telly etc, supposedly relaxing, I start to get itchy feet thinking I should be doing something outside on the farm. Arrgghh! Does anybody else get like this, is it just a farmer thing?
The only time I really relax is when I’m away from the farm and preferably out of the country!

Yeah nah, think it's a farmer thing, I'm like that too so it must be abnormal.
It's a barsteward especially when ye can't easily go overseas.

Kidds · Dec 28, 2021

I would like to get the chance to sit down and do nothing for a change.
When I tell folk I have been on holiday to Oz they usually say they would love to go but couldn't manage the long flight, I always reply that it doesn't bother me because I enjoy the chance to sit down for so long.

Dry Rot · Dec 28, 2021

It doesn't get any better. Pulled a tree out of the ditch and mended the fence it broke on Christmas day. More fencing yesterday. Cut firewood. Etc. I'd love to have a lie in but the dogs need out.....

capfits · Dec 28, 2021

Do not worry about it these days.
Find presenteesim an enthusiasm killer.
We are busy most of the time and really busy some of the time. No guilt whatsoever if away at something else. Only here the once.
My wife says when we get a 2 week break it usually takes 3 days to wind down and I tend to get a bit more tetchy 2 days before we head back.
In last 2 years I have had 15 days off farm where I have done nothing on it.

roscoe erf · Dec 28, 2021

jerseycowsman said:
It’s Christmas, but after just a few hours of sitting around watching telly etc, supposedly relaxing, I start to get itchy feet thinking I should be doing something outside on the farm. Arrgghh! Does anybody else get like this, is it just a farmer thing?
The only time I really relax is when I’m away from the farm and preferably out of the country!

try two weeks in Portugal after day one I wanted to go home can't stand not doing

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