what like an estate agent does,? give out a load of ......
Well thats not for me , i would rather talk straight and be honest about things.
Are you all depressed ?
- Thread starter Clive
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Well thats not for me , i would rather talk straight and be honest about things.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Sure is some sharp ones on here who need to slacken their belts a bit [emoji23]
But having said that 4 years ago I was fat and missarable, stuck in the office all day eating and stressed ,
First thing I did was get out cycling , best thing out for destressing and losing weight
But having said that 4 years ago I was fat and missarable, stuck in the office all day eating and stressed ,
First thing I did was get out cycling , best thing out for destressing and losing weight
- Location
- Shropshire
Most of the people on here moaning day in day out have inherited an asset probably worth a few million don’t get me wrong I know they will have put the work in to keep a business running but if they don’t like it so much as they always moan why not sell up and do something else
True but I think the negative attitude is reflected in the way we are represented and perceived outside farming by consumers and policy makers ? - this creates a vicious circle resulting in a spiral of decline of an entire industry ?
- Location
- Shropshire
I often think would a lot of these people born into the job have chose it and a lot have never done anything else so wouldn’t know any different anyway
- Location
- Ceredigion
You'd be a lot less stressed if you gave up that antique plough and bought a drill
but Its a fine line Clive ,between being honest about 'stuff' and putting a 'red tractor' type spin on it.
CopperBeech
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- Location
- A Welsh man lost in England
Can you qualify this attitude thing - like what counts as a negative attitude and what about ? I am a tenant who is largely shafted by lots of institutional things about uk ag and land ownership, I can be negative about this and if consumers or policy makers would listen I would happily tell them my issues in an articulate way. Instead most of them just either ignore me, or treat me like I’m evil
honesty (even with ourselves) is often limited to all the bad stuff - the good stuff often forgotten like the environment we are lucky enough to live and work in, the house that often comes with the business, being our own boss maybe or working when you choose to no clocking into a factory, etc, no commute on a stuffy train, all that wealth in land owned or often inherited etc .................... stuff that millions can't even begin to dream of ever having
I'm not suggesting no farmer never has reason to get depressed but the majority of us should surely be some of the happiest people alive !
- Location
- Lincolnshire.
Is this right? There’s a lot of negativity on this forum but I don’t find that is reflected in farmers attitudes generally. Your over generalising surely?
Bit of ploughing helps me chill Derek, its dealing with people is the windup, all everyone seems to want is money these days,and they don't mind what crap they talk to get it.
apart from that I love my farming, in general, and the plan wont be to be doing anything else any days
soon.
Perhaps i should get a bicycle
Every day a challenge. When you stop enjoying the challenge it's time to get out. Some go on too long and challenge becomes a struggle.
Best job in the world.
- Location
- S. Staffs
@Cab-over Pete - great to hear the job is on the upturn for you Pete, you've had some crap weather to deal with for your job in the last couple of years.
Pity about the sheep though, I thought your daughter was very attached to them?
Pity about the sheep though, I thought your daughter was very attached to them?
I am generalizing yes but it's not just TFF - I find Twitter MUCH worse re negativity/victim culture to a point where I really do feel like deleting my account on there
How about you Clive? Do you still find joy in the job?
- Location
- Ceredigion
I love the farming part more than ever
Got this message today from a local farmer who was spreading slurry for me
That guy don't give praise lightly
"Haven't been up Cae Rhos for long time, Waw there's a hell of a difference here! Fair play credit when credits due[emoji108]"
Hate to be a party pooper on the jolly japes thread, but for the average size farmer ( 200 acres according to Google ) there ain't that much to be happy about ?
Straining hard...... but we do live in pleasant spots in the country though..
Straining hard...... but we do live in pleasant spots in the country though..
Thats a different matter,
...I do indeed appreciate, the place/ farm countryside i live on , very, very,much so, its beautiful this time of year, from the highest field its possible look around 360 and its full of a patchwork of rolling hills and coombes fields hedgrows,trees crops cattle and sheep ,an intricate managed mix.
Trouble is there's too many that don't realise why and how it looks like that.
- Location
- Lincolnshire.
That’s the answer. Delete your account! I recently watched a football match with some people who were also following it on Twitter, utterly bizarre experience!! Social media just isn’t a reflection of real life. One of the real problems with TFF is that you cannot delete your account.