Farmer, Camper and slurry/muck

[Farfrae]

What's your opinion on this (from the Sun's Twitter page) ? Where a farmer sprays a camper/cyclist with slurry.

Whilst the farmer's frustration is probably valid, I'm not sure that his reaction and possible assault in respect of a civil matter is doing farming any favours.


Thoughts?

 

[yoki]

Horrible, horrible, thing to do and the height of ignorance on the part of the farmer.

Forget about "wider implications for the farming industry" or any of that aul pish, that was downright nasty.

 

[RAF]

That video is a few yrs old . But yes the farmers an idiot . No need for that

 

[spin cycle]

if it'd been a whole loada itinerant campers....bbqing littering... in middle of field maybe...but one bloke..tight up agin the hedge....just bunked up for the night obviously trying to as unobtrusive as possible...think that's harsh bordering cruel....I mean to pause the tractor deliberately

lads arrogant entitled git who should know better IMO

tin hat on

 

[MrNoo]

That video is a few yrs old . But yes the farmers an idiot . No need for that

No there was another one from about three years ago. Think this one is pretty recent. Shocking despite my dislike of cyclists, if I employed him he'd be looking for another job.

 

[deleted user 837354]

What if the bloke had told the guy to leave and he was refusing?

 

[ColinV6]

Yeah absolutely no need for that. That’s a classic case of just being a cvnt!!

 

[ColinV6]

What if the bloke had told the guy to leave and he was refusing?

What possible harm could he be doing in a freshly cut field tucked right up against the hedge. I’m sure he was only there for one night and move on some folk really get too wound up about stuff.

Go up and have a chat with him, see where he’s from he could be from abroad even. We are regularly getting the cows in and a cyclist comes along from Netherlands etc it’s really cool chatting to them and they always love seeing what we are up to.

 

[Nearly]

(but we've all been tempted)

 

[deleted user 837354]

What possible harm could he be doing in a freshly cut field tucked right up against the hedge. I’m sure he was only there for one night and move on some folk really get too wound up about stuff.

Go up and have a chat with him, see where he’s from he could be from abroad even. We are regularly getting the cows in and a cyclist comes along from Netherlands etc it’s really cool chatting to them and they always love seeing what we are up to.

If someone started trying to camp in my drive or garden you can bet I'd be less than enthused about it.

It's someone's property. I don't care if it's a 200 acre field of rewilded grassland no one ever lays eyes on or a 9.5 million 18 hole golf course. The principle is the same. One has to have respect for private property. I would suggest from the video the guy driving the tractor has already told the guy to leave. I agree it was a bit much to cover the bloke in the good stuff though. I should think any notion of camping anywhere near the place would have been deleted the second you spread a tankerload along side where the guy was as the smell wouldn't surely be enough to convince anyone it isn't the best place to spend the night.

 

[Welderloon]

Pretty grim & quite sad behaviour from the tractor driver, no doubt he got his quota of social media laugh emoji's for the day
Karma is a funny thing, hopefully his victim isn't his future dentist, surgeon or county court judge.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Cyclist was in the wrong, so ask him politely to move. Zero empathy from the tractor driver. He could be charged with assault I am sure (while trespass is a civil offence). Tractor driver is or was a twit.

 

[czechmate]

I hope he ends up in court

 

[David1968]

I would suggest from the video the guy driving the tractor has already told the guy to leave.

Bullsh!t. That was the first time he saw the guy. He got off the tractor to get a better look, got back in and reversed back before turning in the gate. He wasn't even heading into that field.

The tractor driver is a moron three times over. For doing it, for filming it, and for posting it.
I hope he gets done for it.

 

[czechmate]

What if the bloke had told the guy to leave and he was refusing?

Even if that was the case this is still not excusable

 

[melted welly]

Drivers got his name and face all through the article.

if the camper was being an arse, then it wasn’t apparent. To do what driver did was just nasty, no need to cover the bloke and all his kit in shite, he even reversed ffs.

a thick dose along the exit route and around the gate would’ve made his point without going near the chap.

 

[melted welly]

And I thought application via splash plate wasnt allowed now, or is that a Scottish thing?

 

[Nearly]

And I thought application via splash plate wasnt allowed now, or is that a Scottish thing?

All part of the nitrogen cycle.

 

[David1968]

And I thought application via splash plate wasnt allowed now, or is that a Scottish thing?

Low level splash plates are still allowed for now, if you've under 200 LU on the farm.

 

[Oilseed]

Christ some farmers are miserable. I think its good to see people out enjoying the country side, if he was camping in my field I would of stopped and had a chat with him, he could have ben doing a charity bike ride or something.