diary of a comedy sheep farm

[delilah]

wasn't you was it




i think you maybe 'off course' as it might have been a field trial of the new @delilah 'biological fence systems'

WTF were you doing on here at 2.48am ?
Oh yeah, course. October. You'll be lambing.
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[Flat 10]

WTF were you doing on here at 2.48am ?
Oh yeah, course. October. You'll be lambing.
.

Mean but true.....

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Nervous anticipation of another trip to carbon fibre towers?

 

[Flat 10]

Nervous anticipation of another trip to carbon fibre towers?

Carbonfibre towers gives me quite a space age mental image....,

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Carbonfibre towers gives me quite a space age mental image....,

That's the irony....it's like going back to the 1950s here

 

[Flat 10]

That's the irony....it's like going back to the 1950s here

I’ve seen the pictures

 

[Chopsy Varmint]

That's the irony....it's like going back to the 1950s here

Although I bet you've progressed beyond pooping in a bucket.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Although I bet you've progressed beyond pooping in a bucket.

 

[spin cycle]

I've been busy today .....this to norfolk police....more later




Unfortunately this morning I've found more cause for complaint with the policing at the approach road to Norwich Livestock Market 17/10/20.

The situation was exacerbated this morning by a temporary set of traffic lights.....as I turned off the roundabout two officers were positioned on the left of the carriageway with a 'group' of unidentified individuals to the left. NOW this is important as I use the the term 'unidentified individuals' because they had no banners or placards indicating who they were....a member of the public would not know they were 'alleged vegan protesters'. Once off the roundabout the light ahead of me was red and i opted to stop at a distance for them to change rather than draw up to the lights next the 'vegans'....at this point a youngish 6ft white male detached himself from the 'unidentified group' and began running up the road towards me..... fearing confrontation I opt then to go foward to the lights and stopping remonstrate with the two inactive officers whose only response was to remind me I could not cross the red light and the 'unidentified group' had the 'right to protest'....my contention therefore was that this 'group' ,because they had no banners/placards, had no interest in legitimate protest and only intimidating law abiding road users putting them in dilemma as how to proceed safely without breaking the law and that your officers either fail to notice this or turned a blind eye to what I can only define as 'vegan ultras'



Carrying on to market the vegans near the market entrance had placards and thus I have no problem.....upon exiting the market i saw an individual mounting a camera on a tripod presumably with the intention of filming people as they left the market and the two officers engaged in conversation with two 'ultras'.....quite cross by this stage I decide to stop and remonstrate with your officers and decide to ask for their numbers PC xxx gave his number but continued to talk thus making it hard to take PC yyyy's number....this resulted in a momentary lapse in concentration and, fraction late checking my mirror, almost missed a grey van overtaking....this delighted PC yyyy who lost no time in getting animated...if only he'd had half the enthusiasm when I was being charged at by the white male mentioned earlier ....both officers are Earlham I believe.



Based then on my story I would like to make the following complaints



1/ That PCs xxx and yyyy didn't have the proper training to realise that a group of people with no banners/placards or other means of identification cannot constitute a protest and by default the group had other 'aims'....or worse the officers had no inclination to carry out their duties even handedly

2/ Based on my experience today I would like allege that Norfolk Police is acting in favour of the vegan 'protesters' and ignoring their attempts to intimidate market users



I would be grateful if we could push ahead with these to complaints.....further more might I seek your advice about who to contact/liase with as ,frustrated with the lack of consistency, I'm considering organising a counter protest to highlight that protests can be done peacefully \, highlight the vegan intimidation and educate your officers as to what a lawful protest should look like



I have tried to copy in Lorne Green and shall be contacting him to try and ascertain why law abiding people going about their business to pay their taxes should be subject to intimidation with the .in my view, closet endorsement of Norfolk Constabulary

 

[primmiemoo]

Wow, spin! I didn't expect you'd have to deal with that sort of thing. Hope you receive a sensible reply.

 

[haggard143]

Good luck getting somewhere, police not interested and don't do their job, and landowner undoubtedly "unhelpful" at the least, best I say no more

 

[Suffolksucklers]

The other week it was questioned how they are allowed to congregate with more than six under the current regs, only to be told to drive on by the police

 

[spin cycle]

Good luck getting somewhere, police not interested and don't do their job, and landowner undoubtedly "unhelpful" at the least, best I say no more

i'm gonna make the fekkers interested ...i won't be bullied and i'm as mad as hell

 

[ImLost]

I arrived as late as possible today, so they were packing up as I parked in the b&q car park. Always worries me leaving the trailer there with vegans around, but there's rarely room in the market car park.

The police do annoy me though, they don't do enough there.

 

[Lodekka]

Yeah, but the snot don’t give a sh*t...

 

[Lodekka]

This last post was in reply to the bucket episode but for some reason it didn’t paste the related post...

 

[spin cycle]

moving swiftly on ....by the time i get to charlie's for some pea haulm i've calmed down a bit....driving in he's ploughing and a very sprightly snr charlie walking across the headland c/w bag of vittels to take over....in the yard the cultivator stands ready to go....apparently....lets put it this way.....it looks like the last points were paid for in £ s d.....not a fan of pulling up a tilth obviously....i'll take him some of my worn up triple k tines next time....should get him thru to retirement

off to dereham and mcs....bopeep demeans herself to serve me today...i spend £285 ffs......horse coat...hep p....horse stakes.......back home...everything in order.....but still mad so i type the aforementioned missive to norfolk plod.....bear in mind i type one fingered so it took some time

2:45 the sun is shining so i go pasture topping til 4:30....feed fats and home

 

[yellowbelly]

I have tried to copy in Lorne Green and shall be contacting him to try and ascertain why law abiding people going about their business to pay their taxes should be subject to intimidation with the .in my view, closet endorsement of Norfolk Constabulary

I have no wish to make light of this serious matter, Spin, I'm behind you all the way on this - your Norfolk police seem about as much use as ours but I'm struggling to understand why you're trying to 'copy in' that bloke from Bonanza

...........surely he popped his clogs ages ago

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

moving swiftly on ....by the time i get to charlie's for some pea haulm i've calmed down a bit....driving in he's ploughing and a very sprightly snr charlie walking across the headland c/w bag of vittels to take over....in the yard the cultivator stands ready to go....apparently....lets put it this way.....it looks like the last points were paid for in £ s d.....not a fan of pulling up a tilth obviously....i'll take him some of my worn up triple k tines next time....should get him thru to retirement

off to dereham and mcs....bopeep demeans herself to serve me today...i spend £285 ffs......horse coat...hep p....horse stakes.......back home...everything in order.....but still mad so i type the aforementioned missive to norfolk plod.....bear in mind i type one fingered so it took some time

2:45 the sun is shining so i go pasture topping til 4:30....feed fats and home

I'll have you know that's a very up-to-date Markstig harrow. The embodiment of modern, progressive Norfolk arable farmers

 

[spin cycle]

I'll have you know that's a very up-to-date Markstig harrow. The embodiment of modern, progressive Norfolk arable farmers

the harrow is fine but.... .....how can i put this.......i've got better teeth than that and i'm still waiting for my new dentures

been poorly today....sick last night...a combination of overdoing chinese takeout and stress possibly....i've not been taking my medication regularly enough and mentally the vegan episode tipped me over the edge a little...i take citalopram...i call them my 'rage pills'....if i get behind it creeps up on me....something happens to set of a bout of anxiety/worry/anger.....on the other hand it could just be 'bhuna deficiency'

wrote some letters today to hopefully exert pressure on norfolk's finest ......made me feel better....decent sleep cos had a bad night...nice tea and watched a ludicrous creature feature 'rampage'

gotta get me strength up.....forlifts got a puncture and dead elderly wilt in the barn.... she was one of my originals bought at least she passed away on bed of straw after 10 years service

never the less 'roll on monday'