Will Blackburn
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- Cheshire
They must have 200 milking cows to pay for that lot? If not they're a bunch of good for nothing lazy fudgers.
Are modern farmers lazy?
- Thread starter Thomas5060
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- Larne, Northern Ireland
Atleast 200, then suck cows and sheep as well
Grouse
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Yea a few do. And the ones I haven't told I have left strong hints at them[/QUOTE]
Blimey I bet you are popular in the village pub
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- Larne, Northern Ireland
JD-Kid
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- Akaroa.. New Zealand
well thats true if after costs if i only have 30 dollars to pay the fencer i'm at a loss but then again to do what he dose in a hour would take me 2 hours of my time
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- Larne, Northern Ireland
Was sarcasm, don't have a village pub
[/QUOTE]Was said in a non argumentative manner
Once had a 15 minute row with a chef/ex school classmate about how good he was. He didn't understand what modesty was.
Lazy feckers couldn't be bothered to walk to the pub so it closed down no doubt
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- Larne, Northern Ireland
Was said in a non argumentative mannerWas sarcasm, don't have a village pub
Once had a 15 minute row with a chef/ex school classmate about how good he was. He didn't understand what modesty was.
Lazy feckers couldn't be bothered to walk to the pub so it closed down no doubt
[/QUOTE]There was a hotel/nightclub which held raves but it shut down before my time
Tarw Coch
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[QUOTE="davieh3350, post: 4046894, member: 52292[/QUOTE]
Lazy feckers couldn't be bothered to walk to the pub so it closed down no doubt[/QUOTE]
I prefer to drive to/from the pub, I guess I'm one of these modern lazy farmers. At least it keeps me out of the cold, rain or snow.
Lazy feckers couldn't be bothered to walk to the pub so it closed down no doubt
[/QUOTE]I prefer to drive to/from the pub, I guess I'm one of these modern lazy farmers. At least it keeps me out of the cold, rain or snow.
Lazy feckers couldn't be bothered to walk to the pub so it closed down no doubt
[/QUOTE]I prefer to drive to/from the pub, I guess I'm one of these modern lazy farmers. At least it keeps me out of the cold, rain or snow.[/QUOTE]
I had a two mile walk to the pub. The best, and also the worst night walking there and back was when the heather was covered in hard packed frozen drift, so easy to walk on.
I drank copious amounts of falling down juice and set off home... Trouble was that it had warmed up and had been snowing hard... Up to the knees most steps.. I was fecked (but sober) when I got home!
I'm lazy now. I stay at a friends place a lot of the time now.
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
God these mixed up quotes are a right head blag
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- Northern Ireland
I try to reduce this whole idea down to one thing.
Profit. That's what I'm here to make. There are no prizes for over working yourself.
In fact, in business, there are no prizes for any work as such. The only prize is for achieving profit. Employees quite often get paid to do work. But they are in a completely different situation. Provided their work is of an acceptable standard to their employer, they are guaranteed to be paid. As self employed, I have absolutely no guarantees.
Personally, I don't think I am yet making a good enough job of profit. I could do things better, and make more than I do. I certainly don't need to distract myself from the main purpose by building and plastering walls (though I have had enough practice at both to be able to make a pretty decent stab at them). For that matter, I probably need to be doing less manual work, not more, if I'm to manage things better.
Profit. That's what I'm here to make. There are no prizes for over working yourself.
In fact, in business, there are no prizes for any work as such. The only prize is for achieving profit. Employees quite often get paid to do work. But they are in a completely different situation. Provided their work is of an acceptable standard to their employer, they are guaranteed to be paid. As self employed, I have absolutely no guarantees.
Personally, I don't think I am yet making a good enough job of profit. I could do things better, and make more than I do. I certainly don't need to distract myself from the main purpose by building and plastering walls (though I have had enough practice at both to be able to make a pretty decent stab at them). For that matter, I probably need to be doing less manual work, not more, if I'm to manage things better.
buffalo_soldier
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- cumbria
Only skim read this thread, but i like this quote:
Go to any Ag show and have a look at the old boys hobbling round. You only get one back, so use someone elses.
Shortly after my eldest was born i was on top of a roof in the rain and the dark fixing some slipped slates so my hay didn't get wet.
Wellies and water proofs i was wearing and i just thought to myself you silly bugger. Haven't been on a roof since.
Flip side is though, maintenence costs money. Money that has to be budgeted, otherwise your doing things on a whim which is not a good way to go about it.
Go to any Ag show and have a look at the old boys hobbling round. You only get one back, so use someone elses
.Shortly after my eldest was born i was on top of a roof in the rain and the dark fixing some slipped slates so my hay didn't get wet.
Wellies and water proofs i was wearing and i just thought to myself you silly bugger. Haven't been on a roof since.
Flip side is though, maintenence costs money. Money that has to be budgeted, otherwise your doing things on a whim which is not a good way to go about it.
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
I think this is where many farmers struggle.
If I didn't do any maintainance, the place would look awful. I have some stone buildings here with tile roofs that cost ££££ to repair and maintain, but earn me very little, and being in the middle of the farmyard it's not easy to turn them into offices/wedding venues etc. I do my bit to keep them going and improve them before they get worse as leaks and water damage can soon multiply the repair bill.
If I only had to farm, and not do such maintainance, it wouldn't be a problem.
The trouble is farming income alone, with extra costs like this that add no margin just doesn't stack up.
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
P.S and no DEFRA I'd rather not waste 100 piece of paper (created from trees - note to greenies) apply for a grant or environmental scheme to have money to help such repairs. I'd rather have no subs at all and a real price for what I produce.
In reality, I'm trying to do more non-farming and less farming so I can earn money to do such projects. Farming doesn't make you lazy...but you do get ground down sometimes having to make do on a shoe string to do jobs other industries can build into their own cost of production.
In reality, I'm trying to do more non-farming and less farming so I can earn money to do such projects. Farming doesn't make you lazy...but you do get ground down sometimes having to make do on a shoe string to do jobs other industries can build into their own cost of production.
Our place was pretty run down when we bought it 25 years ago. Still is in some parts. Part of the ' fun ' is improving the place, bit of stone wall repair, re sheeting sheds etc. Being tied to milking cows 24/ 7, or stuck on a tractor all day would be boring IMO. Plus the fact I can't afford to get tradesmen in. Plus the fact farming earns f**k all.
There's no shame in getting off that Fendt now and again to mix a bit of cement.....
There's no shame in getting off that Fendt now and again to mix a bit of cement.....
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
Our place was pretty run down when we bought it 25 years ago. Still is in some parts. Part of the ' fun ' is improving the place, bit of stone wall repair, re sheeting sheds etc. Being tied to milking cows 24/ 7, or stuck on a tractor all day would be boring IMO. Plus the fact I can't afford to get tradesmen in. Plus the fact farming earns fudge all.
There's no shame in getting off that Fendt now and again to mix a bit of cement.....
I used to put the Fendt on the concrete mixer!
would the old rubbish drive it ?I used to put the Fendt on the concrete mixer!
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
Yes but repairing a few slates is going to be a lot better than getting hay ruinedOnly skim read this thread, but i like this quote:
Go to any Ag show and have a look at the old boys hobbling round. You only get one back, so use someone elses
Shortly after my eldest was born i was on top of a roof in the rain and the dark fixing some slipped slates so my hay didn't get wet.
Wellies and water proofs i was wearing and i just thought to myself you silly bugger. Haven't been on a roof since.
Flip side is though, maintenence costs money. Money that has to be budgeted, otherwise your doing things on a whim which is not a good way to go about it.
Also fixing a few slates is a lot more cost effective than waiting for the whole roof to fall down