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A Blast from the Past 17 The Old Seed Fiddle
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<blockquote data-quote="Pennine Ploughing" data-source="post: 7426145" data-attributes="member: 999"><p>You forgot the full attire, a full 3 piece "Harris tweed" suit, a "Gucci" fine woven checked shirt, c/w a quality old private school tie, along with a Harris Tweed cap, plus 4s and "Ray-Ban" sunglasses, oh and the concealed hip flask with a wee dram for cold mornings, dressed like that ever day, just so you think their off to do some jobs on a shooting morning, <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😆" title="Grinning squinting face :laughing:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" data-shortname=":laughing:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /> , </p><p>Don't get me wrong its not all new kit their wearing, its just last years clothes as they needs the new colours for this shooting season, <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😆" title="Grinning squinting face :laughing:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f606.png" data-shortname=":laughing:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /> </p><p></p><p>Bit different to a livestock farmer, that wears a second hand Hi-viz jacket he got off a lorry driver down the pub, trouble is pubs been shut that long, its gone from a crisp clean yellow to a cow sh1t shade of brown with mould growing out of it, leggings that have more rips from barbed wire than the daughters new stylish jeans that they think is fashionable, and old pair of Nora wellies that are no longer watertight from hours on end in the milking parlour, but to good to throw out, so use them on dry field sowing days too save the good ones, and to top it all off, 1 of those deputy dog hats, you know the type, the ones that have ear flaps the either press stud up on top, or under the chin on cold days to keep the ears warm, yet the press studs no longer work, and they just flap about in the wind, the rest of the hat has melted bits and burned, where they used the hat like a welding mat to lift some hot metal they were welding, as they had no time to wait of it cooling, unlike arable farmers, they would go for a cup of tea in the house for half an hour, farmers a very bright in general, but never seem to get the fact of, nylon and heat don't mix well, <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /> </p><p>As for time keeping, the arable farmer will have a pocket watch on a chain on his waist coat, so he knows the time to return to the house for lunch, where as the livestock farmer, is always to hunt by the wife, either by phone, or shouting "Dinner time " <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😠" title="Angry face :angry:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f620.png" data-shortname=":angry:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤬" title="Face with symbols on mouth :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f92c.png" data-shortname=":face_with_symbols_over_mouth:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😡" title="Pouting face :rage:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" data-shortname=":rage:" />,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pennine Ploughing, post: 7426145, member: 999"] You forgot the full attire, a full 3 piece "Harris tweed" suit, a "Gucci" fine woven checked shirt, c/w a quality old private school tie, along with a Harris Tweed cap, plus 4s and "Ray-Ban" sunglasses, oh and the concealed hip flask with a wee dram for cold mornings, dressed like that ever day, just so you think their off to do some jobs on a shooting morning, 😆 🤣 😂 , Don't get me wrong its not all new kit their wearing, its just last years clothes as they needs the new colours for this shooting season, 😆 😂 Bit different to a livestock farmer, that wears a second hand Hi-viz jacket he got off a lorry driver down the pub, trouble is pubs been shut that long, its gone from a crisp clean yellow to a cow sh1t shade of brown with mould growing out of it, leggings that have more rips from barbed wire than the daughters new stylish jeans that they think is fashionable, and old pair of Nora wellies that are no longer watertight from hours on end in the milking parlour, but to good to throw out, so use them on dry field sowing days too save the good ones, and to top it all off, 1 of those deputy dog hats, you know the type, the ones that have ear flaps the either press stud up on top, or under the chin on cold days to keep the ears warm, yet the press studs no longer work, and they just flap about in the wind, the rest of the hat has melted bits and burned, where they used the hat like a welding mat to lift some hot metal they were welding, as they had no time to wait of it cooling, unlike arable farmers, they would go for a cup of tea in the house for half an hour, farmers a very bright in general, but never seem to get the fact of, nylon and heat don't mix well, 😉 As for time keeping, the arable farmer will have a pocket watch on a chain on his waist coat, so he knows the time to return to the house for lunch, where as the livestock farmer, is always to hunt by the wife, either by phone, or shouting "Dinner time " 😠 🤬 😡, [/QUOTE]
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