Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.

[hendrebc]

the other night I parked the wifes car out the way and reversed the ifor flat trailer into its spot.
i felt a bump, having clunked the stock trailer in the dark.
i pulleds forward, and the stock trailer passed me going downhill, and hit the wifes car

insurance estimate £1400

I shouldn't laugh.....










....But I did

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

I shouldn't laugh.....










....But I did

Always humorous when it's not you....

 

[ShooTa]

good to know that yale fences - always worth knowing a competant one....

 

[Yale]

good to know that yale fences - always worth knowing a competant one....

Didn’t say I was competent.........going by today’s escapades.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Nope, he should have taken necessary precautions to mitigate this ?

He needs to buy All TFF a beer ?

We scots are generous


But not that feckin generous

 

[Ukjay]

We scots are generous


But not that feckin generous

Err, are you a Jock ?

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Err, are you a Jock ?

Of course
A Kiwi but still definitely a Scot, my great-grandfather came here on a ship but took a lot of Scotland with him

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Of course
A Kiwi but still definitely a Scot, my great-grandfather came here on a ship but took a lot of Scotland with him

Like the thistles

 

[Pilatus]

I have just seen some of the figures for areas of land that have been burnt not far from Sydney due to forest fires. What type of vegetation is it mainly in those huge areas that have been burnt out . Hard to come to terms with such huge areas being affected by fire, are those areas mainly livestock ranches with very low stocking rates per ha ???
Very sad to see a volunteer firefighter has been arrested for arson what a sad case, wherever the guy was starting fires.

 

[glasshouse]

I have just seen some of the figures for areas of land that have been burnt not far from Sydney due to forest fires. What type of vegetation is it mainly in those huge areas that have been burnt out . Hard to come to terms with such huge areas being affected by fire, are those areas mainly livestock ranches with very low stocking rates per ha ???
Very sad to see a volunteer firefighter has been arrested for arson what a sad case, wherever the guy was starting fires.

Did he need the overtime?

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Like the thistles

Yes, and gorse, and broom
He was going to the goldrush but it was basically over by the time they were married and set sail, so he became a seedsman instead

Better goldmine selling to farmers than mining gold anyway!

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Did he need the overtime?

They dont get paid. That's the whole point of it being "volunteer ".

I have just seen some of the figures for areas of land that have been burnt not far from Sydney due to forest fires. What type of vegetation is it mainly in those huge areas that have been burnt out . Hard to come to terms with such huge areas being affected by fire, are those areas mainly livestock ranches with very low stocking rates per ha ???
Very sad to see a volunteer firefighter has been arrested for arson what a sad case, wherever the guy was starting fires.

99.9% uncleared mountainous bush.

 

[Pilatus]

They dont get paid. That's the whole point of it being "volunteer ".

99.9% uncleared mountainous bush.

OK is it farmed, is it Government owned, or privately owned.???
We foreigners only get the story that suits the media, however that effects the individuals that in reality are being effected.

 

[glasshouse]

They dont get paid. That's the whole point of it being "volunteer ".

99.9% uncleared mountainous bush.

Pyromaniac then

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

OK is it farmed, is it Government owned, or privately owned.???
We foreigners only get the story that suits the media, however that effects the individuals that in reality are being effected.

National park

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Most of the bush that has been burnt is either state Forrest or crown land or national park. Some would be private bush land that adjoins the above. But that's mainly in the other areas of the state.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

They dont get paid. That's the whole point of it being "volunteer ".

99.9% uncleared mountainous bush.

There was a guy (we were spun this yarn by our driving instructor, Paddle) who did his driving course and then realised it'd be a whole year til his certificate (you need 12 drives or 12 months probation to complete the course) because of the lack of activity in their fire area.

So, after brigade meeting, he whipped over to the sawmill and touched off a pile of sawdust (in his undress uniform, caught on CCTV) so he'd get a drive ticked off

Let's just say he's not a driver in the fire service anymore

 

[Blaithin]

Here’s an interesting one I found on my phone. The 1951 cu ft on the lid is saying how large the hopper is (I’ve always assumed anyway.) I was fitting 38-40 tonnes in it.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Does the train just creep along as you shuttle the grain into the cars? Cheers

 

[TelesnaAg]

Theres been 680 homes destroyed by fires, they do not give a rating or statistic of how many of those houses would be deemed safe or high risk frim being built in amongst trees and bush.

When u see where alot have built its of no surprise.

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