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diary of a comedy sheep farm
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<blockquote data-quote="spin cycle" data-source="post: 8155700" data-attributes="member: 12281"><p>wednesday <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> </p><p></p><p>good rain last night<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />...unfortunately the hay i bought last week was still outside<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face :sob:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f62d.png" data-shortname=":sob:" />...really was time to get it in.....i wanted to stack it in the cleaned out part of the lambing shed cept the end bay i wanted to use had ,in the past, stored the combine.....the floor was 6'' lower to accommodate our previous jd960 (the 'dommy' goes under 12ft eaves)......anyhoo after the rooks completely filled the engine compartment in 'nestings' in 2019 i opted to move her elsewhere.....the floor though was pita so i opted to put that right with some 'neddy rubble'......by the time i did that and put hay away it was 12:45.....admiral appears waving frantically<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />......community matron on her way..i need to secure fd<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>matron arrives......conversation like this<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>matron....'hello how are we today?'</p><p>admiral....'i'm anxious'</p><p>matron...'oh dear....how is your breathing? any difficulty?'</p><p>admiral..'only when i'm anxious'</p><p>matron...'i see.....any other health worries?'</p><p>admiral...'only my anxiety'</p><p></p><p>get the picture<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />.....anyhoo matron gives her i good 'mot'.....oxygen level 'good'....blood sugar 'good'.....blood pressure 'good'....i actually got her to do my blood pressure as well which ,given the moment, was surprisingly 'good' (i am on blood pressure pills).....we discussed mobility and stuff....some equipment is going and some new is arriving<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />......matron gives me 'pat on the back' for way i'm looking after her (which was nice TBH)....departs....late lunch</p><p></p><p>bitta curtailed afternoon but made start mucking out another barn to make space for shearing<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> .......quarter to four......decision should i 1/have a few minutes on tonka or 2/ skive a rollie<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />......plan was fettle admiral at 4pm then go to timber yard for some more floor beams i'd ordered.....being dutiful i opted for tonka.....drove over a raised bitta concrete that was an old grain pit......thought 'steady you'll have a track off.....nah i won't'.....off came track<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face :sob:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f62d.png" data-shortname=":sob:" />.......quick fiddle to see if i could run track back on (fail)......late doing chores.....ten to five before ready to go.....merchant shuts at five<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite44" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /></p><p></p><p>moral of story...'ALWAYS SKIVE FOR A ROLLIE'<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spin cycle, post: 8155700, member: 12281"] wednesday :rolleyes: good rain last night(y)...unfortunately the hay i bought last week was still outside😭...really was time to get it in.....i wanted to stack it in the cleaned out part of the lambing shed cept the end bay i wanted to use had ,in the past, stored the combine.....the floor was 6'' lower to accommodate our previous jd960 (the 'dommy' goes under 12ft eaves)......anyhoo after the rooks completely filled the engine compartment in 'nestings' in 2019 i opted to move her elsewhere.....the floor though was pita so i opted to put that right with some 'neddy rubble'......by the time i did that and put hay away it was 12:45.....admiral appears waving frantically:rolleyes:......community matron on her way..i need to secure fd:rolleyes: matron arrives......conversation like this:rolleyes: matron....'hello how are we today?' admiral....'i'm anxious' matron...'oh dear....how is your breathing? any difficulty?' admiral..'only when i'm anxious' matron...'i see.....any other health worries?' admiral...'only my anxiety' get the picture:rolleyes:.....anyhoo matron gives her i good 'mot'.....oxygen level 'good'....blood sugar 'good'.....blood pressure 'good'....i actually got her to do my blood pressure as well which ,given the moment, was surprisingly 'good' (i am on blood pressure pills).....we discussed mobility and stuff....some equipment is going and some new is arriving:rolleyes:......matron gives me 'pat on the back' for way i'm looking after her (which was nice TBH)....departs....late lunch bitta curtailed afternoon but made start mucking out another barn to make space for shearing:rolleyes: .......quarter to four......decision should i 1/have a few minutes on tonka or 2/ skive a rollie:scratchhead:......plan was fettle admiral at 4pm then go to timber yard for some more floor beams i'd ordered.....being dutiful i opted for tonka.....drove over a raised bitta concrete that was an old grain pit......thought 'steady you'll have a track off.....nah i won't'.....off came track😭.......quick fiddle to see if i could run track back on (fail)......late doing chores.....ten to five before ready to go.....merchant shuts at five:banghead: moral of story...'ALWAYS SKIVE FOR A ROLLIE':rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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