diary of a comedy sheep farm

[redsloe]

don't give up the day job m8 probably best to leave 'funny stuff' to me

I'd better laugh then.

 

[primmiemoo]

Honestly, spin, the biggest twists and turns here, today, have been from rolling and packing fleeces, etc, and I'm nacred. How in Swansea do you juggle what you do??

 

[spin cycle]

Honestly, spin, the biggest twists and turns here, today, have been from rolling and packing fleeces, etc, and I'm nacred. How in Swansea do you juggle what you do??

coffee + rollie breaks while i plan next move .....have a list you 'have to do'....'want to do'....'like to do'..... right down to 'jobs i should do but can't arsed'

more fun than my former arable life

 

[robbie]

Well it made me chuckle!!!!!

Have you heard the one about the Welsh Shepherd and the tourist???????

 

[Lodekka]

This is going SOOO well!
Might have to have two gatherings as the guest list is growing exponentially ...

 

[spin cycle]

This is going SOOO well!
Might have to have two gatherings as the guest list is growing exponentially ...

real fekkin 'asset' you are ...if it wern't for you the rest would've blissfully 'sailed' past 200 pages....i love you really

anyhoo seeing as i'm awake/relaxed i'll tell you a little tale of a former life cos it sorta fits with primmy's question about my eclectic workload

for 17 yrs i ran a 'public address' business as a sideline...nowt flashy ...just a little business serving local events around here....in the end i got fed up.....was behind with the barn i was converting and mum + dad doing less on farm

SO....there are two types of sound system....'8 ohm' the more glamourous music band stuff......hoards of hairy blokes lugging speakers onto stages with technical looking guys pouring over mind numbing mixer desks.....they despise us '100v line' guys....the difference in the two systems can be described by using a house heating analogy....8 ohm is the blazing fire...looks good but is to hot nearby....ok further away ....then useless in other rooms.....where as 100v line is like central heating....a little heat in every room ....you'll find 100 v line in stadia...hotels....airports and such...it has less 'bass' so not good for serious music but it's for clarity of speech....the problem with it is that it's cables and speakers need running out and placed amongst the crowd you're covering which makes it a logistically and safety challenging job....it's easy in permanent fixed locations but to just 'rock up' at a site you've not seen ....install it,,,use it a few hours then take it away...not so easy.....add to that i was often doing 3+ locations spread over sometimes 30 miles in a day and i described the job as 'spinning plates'....much as my life today

99% of jobs went well but now/then you had 'problems'...i quickly learnt that customers a/ often vastly over estimated the crowd they were going to get and b/ treated you like a 'supermarket list' for what they wanted regardless of practicalities.........so it was i was asked to cover a 'd day' comemeration in holt.....the customer explained the event would be centred around the war memorial /flag pole which is on an island flanked by roads....two of which would be closed..the other open.....asked how many ppl and where they'd be the organiser..... '100's and all around' waving enthusiastically towards the 'island ' ...i pondered...i had hoped that 4 van mounted speakers broadcast would be simple/effective especially as area was relatively small....trouble was furthest point was 40m....top range really and crowds absorb sound so if the '100's' turn up it wouldn't be good enough....i spy the flag pole on the island and have an idea....two lamp post brackets and i can fix speakers to that.....surround sound going at the crowd.....i could drop speaker the line back to a lampost so no trip hazard,,,,i set it up and man..it was perfect....radio mic and they could go virtually where they wanted

i settle back for coffee and ciggie....about half an hour to go...ppl start turning up but it soon becomes clear that '100s' is a clear over estimate.....they're also congregating in one place.....my intial van broadcast plan woulda been fine......coupla minutes before start i get a service sheet....i scan it.....OH FECK......'last post...reville'....i didn't think a that....they're only gonna wanna lower/raise the flag....the service has started...i watch in angst......at the dreaded time a boy scout troops out to the flag pole an attempts to lower it to the bugle 'last post'....it gets to the speaker bracket and stops....the boy scout tugs furiously...the organiser gesticulates for him stop....then ,at 'reville' signals him to raise it back up.....but the flag is stuck fast

 

[Lodekka]

real fekkin 'asset' you are ...if it wern't for you the rest would've blissfully 'sailed' past 200 pages....i love you really

That’s what i’m here for
Just keeping you focussed...

 

[spin cycle]

peaked a bit early thursday.....got more and more tired as day went on... then again today.....felt down/awful/ tired......had a sleep this afternoon and feel better......possibly the last month with the admiral and all catching up with me....i dunno

SPK got as far as he can with wet room so need plumber back.....had a slight change of plan which will be more expensive but better in long run......tinkered with vermeer baler but heart not in it.....organised a repair to cs check chain assembly.....fil got smaller field mowed/wilted/ baled + wrapped....95 bales off 7 ac which he's pleased about...i don't think i want any of it though as bales feel more silage than hay

other day i sent admiral + K off to 'find peggy and check grazing marsh'....they did neither.....so i went back and did it.....all ok plus found fresh setta twins and the maize is up....gs V1....in less than a week...only trouble is sheep not fenced off it.....K's job sat

today got some culls and couples sorted for mart tommoz....cleaned/washed trailer...essential services and aforementioned sleep

better news is admiral coming on leaps/bounds.....using the frame more to get around....even did some basic cooking and washed up.....i'd collapsed in a heap lunchtime....slept two hours but coming downstairs more evidence the admiral is improving...she was giving someone an ear bashing on the phone....turns out if was nfu bod phoning back in response to a 'rant' i'd sent in reply to 'minnys vlog' t'other week......she handed phone to me and i had a right good go....not irrational just forthright...i mentioned 'wla'....'it's not an rt standard' she spluttered...'i know says i ' but where were you {nfu}?'......'err ...we were on the fence' she admitted......i told her it was time the nfu 'got off the fence'

 

[spin cycle]

sat

still 'down in the dumps'....no matter how i tried to count positives everything took a negative 'spin'.....took some culls and ewe/lamb outfits to mart...blimey it was quiet in sheep section.....i suppose it was only 8am when i left and there was a steady 'trickle' behind me

back home K and i fenced off the maize.....sat in heap resta day

sunday

better for the rest and prezzies for fathers day from boy and cinders....HH been to london with a friend to see a shakespeare play....cept they got the muddled up with tickets and turned up wrong night...i can't talk though...on my sandwich year a college friend got married.....i drove worcs to derbyshire.....found hotel....found wedding....put my prezzie on table.... but looking round couldn't see anybody i knew......i was a week early......wrong wedding....had to get my prezzie back and go

pottered about this morning waiting for bopeep and shoes ......'puppydog' my wilt/exlana butted me over in pen...b'stard can go cull for that ....the actuator i bought for vermeer's tieing mechanism fits perfectly ....whether it works yet to be seen though

had roast lunch....was ferrying admiral up to ours when met bopeep and shoes in lane...left them to it......apres took admiral back and just looked in as last sheep was being finished....a ewe i'd marked to cull as barren but a developing udder has saved her....finished shearing though

remember 'mmn' ?....new million pound neighbour.....turns out his wife has just taken a pay cut to become a judge ....anyhoo he keeps coming over trying to be friendly ffs.....the other day i was having a rollie in the fox and he came up to me and asked if 'james was about'....rekon he thought i was the gardener or summat......i swear he waits til he see's me come home and the nips over....NOW i'm 'not at my best' when i first get home and all this 'pally pally' stuff soon gets on my nuts.......honestly it's degenerating into a homer simpson/ned flanders situation

HH home with card + prezzie .....hopefully lush'll be over later for catan

 

[robbie]

sat

still 'down in the dumps'....no matter how i tried to count positives everything took a negative 'spin'.....took some culls and ewe/lamb outfits to mart...blimey it was quiet in sheep section.....i suppose it was only 8am when i left and there was a steady 'trickle' behind me

back home K and i fenced off the maize.....sat in heap resta day

sunday

better for the rest and prezzies for fathers day from boy and cinders....HH been to london with a friend to see a shakespeare play....cept they got the muddled up with tickets and turned up wrong night...i can't talk though...on my sandwich year a college friend got married.....i drove worcs to derbyshire.....found hotel....found wedding....put my prezzie on table.... but looking round couldn't see anybody i knew......i was a week early......wrong wedding....had to get my prezzie back and go

pottered about this morning waiting for bopeep and shoes ......'puppydog' my wilt/exlana butted me over in pen...b'stard can go cull for that ....the actuator i bought for vermeer's tieing mechanism fits perfectly ....whether it works yet to be seen though

had roast lunch....was ferrying admiral up to ours when met bopeep and shoes in lane...left them to it......apres took admiral back and just looked in as last sheep was being finished....a ewe i'd marked to cull as barren but a developing udder has saved her....finished shearing though

remember 'mmn' ?....new million pound neighbour.....turns out his wife has just taken a pay cut to become a judge ....anyhoo he keeps coming over trying to be friendly ffs.....the other day i was having a rollie in the fox and he came up to me and asked if 'james was about'....rekon he thought i was the gardener or summat......i swear he waits til he see's me come home and the nips over....NOW i'm 'not at my best' when i first get home and all this 'pally pally' stuff soon gets on my nuts.......honestly it's degenerating into a homer simpson/ned flanders situation

HH home with card + prezzie .....hopefully lush'll be over later for catan

Just remember spin to "summer 'n' winter 'em" before you get too civil with there bloody outsiders.

Perhaps you need FD to give them a hint

 

[Will 1594]

I see i made your wife smile with a comment

 

[robbie]

I see i made your wife smile with a comment

You haven't been telling that hossy lot on face ache a few home truths again have you!!!

 

[Will 1594]

You haven't been telling that hossy lot on face ache a few home truths again have you!!!

Sort of , tits and teeth messages ,
normally would not go ,but had a few marked bales to shift ,
so gets loaded up at wavey daves ,with the man killing lawn mower ,more on that later ,
was going to bagshaws sale at cawthorne to try and get emma the marquee ,ready for the big party later on ,
so was not that bothered as she said she would have two pig tents again ,
so messages t and t , will be there at 4 , get home load up ,and set off , t and t messages when we just pass canary and linnet ,dont want it now , so rings two of her mates who get a bit ,and explained the craic , we will sort it , , ; b g Speaks to her as they say the preverbial hit the fan ,

 

[spin cycle]

I see i made your wife smile with a comment

no that was me.......i hijack her facebook time to time

 

[Peckerhead]

no that was me.......i hijack her facebook time to time

In which case it's only fair the long suffering Mrs spin gets a go on here then I recon! We nearly got royal comment from HH back along!!

 

[robbie]

Perhaps she should start here own thread, The trials and tribulations of a comedy sheep farmers wife.

 

[spin cycle]

monday

bit 'meh' .....starting to sort out grass/fencing.....cutting edge pasture management it ain't...but sheep look well AND arn't out

headache bug going thru family....felt rough last night

tuesday

felt a bit better....K had day off to pursue her other job....handmade soap....things were grim during pandemic but demand has rebounded and they're keen to maximise sales to get markets back....i always think of the film 'fight club' when handmade soap is mentioned.....K is the firms only employee who's seen the film

hoping to go spraying tommoz ...BUT... it's day of big sale .......so i went over and had a look today....took admiral for the ride out which did her good and she enjoyed......some nice stuff there...mighta left a cheeky commission bid

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

monday

bit 'meh' .....starting to sort out grass/fencing.....cutting edge pasture management it ain't...but sheep look well AND arn't out

headache bug going thru family....felt rough last night

tuesday

felt a bit better....K had day off to pursue her other job....handmade soap....things were grim during pandemic but demand has rebounded and they're keen to maximise sales to get markets back....i always think of the film 'fight club' when handmade soap is mentioned.....K is the firms only employee who's seen the film

hoping to go spraying tommoz ...BUT... it's day of big sale .......so i went over and had a look today....took admiral for the ride out which did her good and she enjoyed......some nice stuff there...mighta left a cheeky commission bid

These were a fair age....
As was a lot of other stuff.....

 

[Tomr10]

5

 

[robbie]

monday

bit 'meh' .....starting to sort out grass/fencing.....cutting edge pasture management it ain't...but sheep look well AND arn't out

headache bug going thru family....felt rough last night

tuesday

felt a bit better....K had day off to pursue her other job....handmade soap....things were grim during pandemic but demand has rebounded and they're keen to maximise sales to get markets back....i always think of the film 'fight club' when handmade soap is mentioned.....K is the firms only employee who's seen the film

hoping to go spraying tommoz ...BUT... it's day of big sale .......so i went over and had a look today....took admiral for the ride out which did her good and she enjoyed......some nice stuff there...mighta left a cheeky commission bid

WHAAAAATTTTT!!!!!!! That's badness that is!!!! all week I've been looking forward to the sale to see that ole spinny bloke but at the 11 hour he pulls a sicky

Are you going @carbonfibre farmer