Just a thought….needs a willing auctioneer.

Aye-up,

I’ve not yet met anyone who isn’t bothered by the Ukraine situation and it seems to me that the overwhelming majority of folks want to help.

The constraints of time and money as we approach a busy spring might mean some, myself included, don’t feel they have much time to give and that pounds given may not get to where it needs to be.

But what I can do is give something that needs to be turned into cash……

I have a fertiliser spreader I never use. It needs a bit of fettling but I’m sure it could be some use to someone. That’s hardly the point though. It’s sat in my yard for nearly 10 years just doing nothing and it occurred to me that there could be thousands of such pieces of kit out there that could be sold at a collective sale. Even if these items only come to scrap value, that would be better than just sitting in a barn or a patch of nettles. The donators shift useless stuff that is of very little value or use to them, the auctioneer gives his time and the buyer makes the payment either as a further user or a scrap dealer.

So is there an auctioneer who would be willing to pull it together? It will need a reasonably central position to collect it all together and a date for the sale and that needs to get shifting soon as time is of the essence.

A big undertaking and maybe not a goer, but just a thought.

I had EMR Metals call me last week to see if I had any scrap so as time allows I’m going to load mine up and give the proceeds to a charity. We could all do something similar.

Cheers, Pete.
 

Kevtherev

Member
Location
Welshpool Powys
What about your rascal Pete?
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Location
Devon
Aye-up,

I’ve not yet met anyone who isn’t bothered by the Ukraine situation and it seems to me that the overwhelming majority of folks want to help.

The constraints of time and money as we approach a busy spring might mean some, myself included, don’t feel they have much time to give and that pounds given may not get to where it needs to be.

But what I can do is give something that needs to be turned into cash……

I have a fertiliser spreader I never use. It needs a bit of fettling but I’m sure it could be some use to someone. That’s hardly the point though. It’s sat in my yard for nearly 10 years just doing nothing and it occurred to me that there could be thousands of such pieces of kit out there that could be sold at a collective sale. Even if these items only come to scrap value, that would be better than just sitting in a barn or a patch of nettles. The donators shift useless stuff that is of very little value or use to them, the auctioneer gives his time and the buyer makes the payment either as a further user or a scrap dealer.

So is there an auctioneer who would be willing to pull it together? It will need a reasonably central position to collect it all together and a date for the sale and that needs to get shifting soon as time is of the essence.

A big undertaking and maybe not a goer, but just a thought.

I had EMR Metals call me last week to see if I had any scrap so as time allows I’m going to load mine up and give the proceeds to a charity. We could all do something similar.

Cheers, Pete.
Plenty of people in the UK need help and have done for a long time.

Why have you not suggested the above before for UK people or is it just like most on SM they want to be seen to be doing the current in-thing??

Also i would not believe anything you read/see from the papers/ likes of BBC in relation to Ukraine, plenty of reports coming out that Ukraines that have gone to Poland etc and have been housed/ helped by local people have been complaining like hell about things like the clothes offered/ accom/ food cooked for them/ no swimming pool/Gym nearby and so the list goes on not being good enough for them,

But you will not see this reported on the main stream media!

Very sad what is going on in Ukraine but we cannot help everyone!
 

Exfarmer

Member
Location
Bury St Edmunds
Plenty of people in the UK need help and have done for a long time.

Why have you not suggested the above before for UK people or is it just like most on SM they want to be seen to be doing the current in-thing??

Also i would not believe anything you read/see from the papers/ likes of BBC in relation to Ukraine, plenty of reports coming out that Ukraines that have gone to Poland etc and have been housed/ helped by local people have been complaining like hell about things like the clothes offered/ accom/ food cooked for them/ no swimming pool/Gym nearby and so the list goes on not being good enough for them,

But you will not see this reported on the main stream media!

Very sad what is going on in Ukraine but we cannot help everyone!
Come on admit it, you are a Russian troll!
 
Location
Devon
Come on admit it, you are a Russian troll!
I thought you would be in Ukraine fighting by now given how keen you are on war and sending other people's loved ones to fight and possible die!

And no i am not a Russian Troll, what Russia is doing is disgusting but Ukraine have/are not helping themselves either, overnight Ukraine shot and killed one of their own people who has been trying to broker peace with Russia!
 
If I could have named three members to put a dampener on anything you would be one of them.

If you don’t want to help, then don’t.

I’ve done and given plenty over the years to help local people and causes, not that it’s any of your business.

Never mind the politics, there are hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who will suffer.

It was just an idea. One day you might need some help yourself.
 

melted welly

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
DD9.
Plenty of people in the UK need help and have done for a long time.

Why have you not suggested the above before for UK people or is it just like most on SM they want to be seen to be doing the current in-thing??

Also i would not believe anything you read/see from the papers/ likes of BBC in relation to Ukraine, plenty of reports coming out that Ukraines that have gone to Poland etc and have been housed/ helped by local people have been complaining like hell about things like the clothes offered/ accom/ food cooked for them/ no swimming pool/Gym nearby and so the list goes on not being good enough for them,

But you will not see this reported on the main stream media!

Very sad what is going on in Ukraine but we cannot help everyone!
You ASSUME that the OP does nothing for UK causes, do you know every intricate detail of his social conscious?

Because if you don’t, your comment about says more about you than it does about him.

Was he not recently on a tractor run for local charities? As shown on the Zetros thread?

Tit
 
Location
Devon
If I could have named three members to put a dampener on anything you would be one of them.

If you don’t want to help, then don’t.

I’ve done and given plenty over the years to help local people and causes, not that it’s any of your business.

Never mind the politics, there are hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who will suffer.

It was just an idea. One day you might need some help yourself.
There is a section on here dedicated to helping these people and its amazing and utterly fantastic how much money/ clothes etc etc has been raised for them in such a short space of time!

But there are hundreds of thousands of UK people that need help and have done for many years so i am just intrested why you have not suggested something similar in the years gone by for UK People?

And if you really want to help the Ukraine people then a good place to start would be asking your local MP why artics/ vans etc that are full of donations for Ukraine people are being turned back at British ports by British authority's even thou the French have said they can enter France!
 

icanshootwell

Member
Location
Ross-on-wye
Aye-up,

I’ve not yet met anyone who isn’t bothered by the Ukraine situation and it seems to me that the overwhelming majority of folks want to help.

The constraints of time and money as we approach a busy spring might mean some, myself included, don’t feel they have much time to give and that pounds given may not get to where it needs to be.

But what I can do is give something that needs to be turned into cash……

I have a fertiliser spreader I never use. It needs a bit of fettling but I’m sure it could be some use to someone. That’s hardly the point though. It’s sat in my yard for nearly 10 years just doing nothing and it occurred to me that there could be thousands of such pieces of kit out there that could be sold at a collective sale. Even if these items only come to scrap value, that would be better than just sitting in a barn or a patch of nettles. The donators shift useless stuff that is of very little value or use to them, the auctioneer gives his time and the buyer makes the payment either as a further user or a scrap dealer.

So is there an auctioneer who would be willing to pull it together? It will need a reasonably central position to collect it all together and a date for the sale and that needs to get shifting soon as time is of the essence.

A big undertaking and maybe not a goer, but just a thought.

I had EMR Metals call me last week to see if I had any scrap so as time allows I’m going to load mine up and give the proceeds to a charity. We could all do something similar.

Cheers, Pete.
Funnily enough I have just taken down a shed roof which is the old heavy tin, It's in a 12 ton trailer, I would be more than happy to donate that, I should be able to find a bit more lying around to fill the trailer up.
 

Exfarmer

Member
Location
Bury St Edmunds
There is a section on here dedicated to helping these people and its amazing and utterly fantastic how much money/ clothes etc etc has been raised for them in such a short space of time!

But there are hundreds of thousands of UK people that need help and have done for many years so i am just intrested why you have not suggested something similar in the years gone by for UK People?

And if you really want to help the Ukraine people then a good place to start would be asking your local MP why artics/ vans etc that are full of donations for Ukraine people are being turned back at British ports by British authority's even thou the French have said they can enter France!


And no i am not a Russian Troll,
can you identify one vehicle of goods bound for Ukraine which has been turned back by UK customs.
oh sorry, thought tou could not!
TROLL TROLL TROLL
 
Location
Devon
can you identify one vehicle of goods bound for Ukraine which has been turned back by UK customs.
oh sorry, thought tou could not!
TROLL TROLL TROLL
Yep i can actually.

A young farmer from Scotland has organized three artic's to take aid out, first one went fine and no problems, second one went after some hassle and the third one they will not let go!

And that is just one example i could post of, plenty more sadly!

You are the troll exfarmer and you CERTAINLY need to open your eyes and not just believe what you want to believe!

But of course you just like scoring points against people that do not hold your narrow left wing views! ( very very sad )
 

Oldmacdonald

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Scotland
Plenty of people in the UK need help and have done for a long time.

Why have you not suggested the above before for UK people or is it just like most on SM they want to be seen to be doing the current in-thing??

Also i would not believe anything you read/see from the papers/ likes of BBC in relation to Ukraine, plenty of reports coming out that Ukraines that have gone to Poland etc and have been housed/ helped by local people have been complaining like hell about things like the clothes offered/ accom/ food cooked for them/ no swimming pool/Gym nearby and so the list goes on not being good enough for them,

But you will not see this reported on the main stream media!

Very sad what is going on in Ukraine but we cannot help everyone!

Jesus Christ man, give it a rest.
 

Exfarmer

Member
Location
Bury St Edmunds
Yep i can actually.

A young farmer from Scotland has organized three artic's to take aid out, first one went fine and no problems, second one went after some hassle and the third one they will not let go!

And that is just one example i could post of, plenty more sadly!

You are the troll exfarmer and you CERTAINLY need to open your eyes and not just believe what you want to believe!

But of course you just like scoring points against people that do not hold your narrow left wing views! ( very very sad )
Names
just name the farmer who has issues!
call me what you like will never worry me 😂😂😂
 

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