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Just thinking - do farmers take more daring liberties than any other kind?
1 - I made a quantity of real good 1st cut silage. Put in a serious effort (time off work) etc to get it a good. Neighbour is in a bigger way of going than me and made pit silage. With the year it was, neighbour had to house 12 or 16 cattle early. Came and asked could he use a few of my bales as he hadn't enough cattle in to open the pit. Said he would replace with his bales once he makes them. I said 'hmmm suppose so' (I'm too soft). Turns out he used 20 of my bales, and the bales he says he will replace my good 1st cut with is 20 bales of 3rd cut made at Halloween!! The cheek of it!
2 - Dad doesn't farm - but I bought a tractor a few years back - a fairly fresh model. I was at home one day this week (working from home). Next thing I see is an old neighbour pull up in his 2wd tractor. Him and dad head off in my tractor (my diesel) to start setting in round bales for said neighbour. I challenge dad after about what the hell they were at - he says 'ah so and so's tractor isn't fit to set in the bales - she wont lift them'....only I was at home by chance I would never have known - my bloody diesel and all! God knows how long that has been going on for.
3 - I got some good asphalt screenings when a road was being resurfaced close to me. Had to call in a few favours to get it. 2 neighbours land asking can they have some to fill in pot holes in their drives - of course dad tells them to work away!! The stuff is as good as tar & like hens teeth to find. I need far more than I have yet dad tells them to work away!
4 - Years ago I was only a teenager and to pay off some farming debt I was selling firewood. Worked bloody hard at it. Anyway, an older cousin of mine moved into a new house. Said cousin is a useless fecker - wouldn't work on batteries. Of course dad tells him to call and get some firewood as a house warming present. Didn't he land and take around £100 quids worth with him. I was fair pee'd off that day haha
I'm too soft by not putting an end to it, dad is too soft for not saying no. I blame the people who take the liberties!!
Doesn't really annoy me - its just laughable!!
1 - I made a quantity of real good 1st cut silage. Put in a serious effort (time off work) etc to get it a good. Neighbour is in a bigger way of going than me and made pit silage. With the year it was, neighbour had to house 12 or 16 cattle early. Came and asked could he use a few of my bales as he hadn't enough cattle in to open the pit. Said he would replace with his bales once he makes them. I said 'hmmm suppose so' (I'm too soft). Turns out he used 20 of my bales, and the bales he says he will replace my good 1st cut with is 20 bales of 3rd cut made at Halloween!! The cheek of it!
2 - Dad doesn't farm - but I bought a tractor a few years back - a fairly fresh model. I was at home one day this week (working from home). Next thing I see is an old neighbour pull up in his 2wd tractor. Him and dad head off in my tractor (my diesel) to start setting in round bales for said neighbour. I challenge dad after about what the hell they were at - he says 'ah so and so's tractor isn't fit to set in the bales - she wont lift them'....only I was at home by chance I would never have known - my bloody diesel and all! God knows how long that has been going on for.
3 - I got some good asphalt screenings when a road was being resurfaced close to me. Had to call in a few favours to get it. 2 neighbours land asking can they have some to fill in pot holes in their drives - of course dad tells them to work away!! The stuff is as good as tar & like hens teeth to find. I need far more than I have yet dad tells them to work away!
4 - Years ago I was only a teenager and to pay off some farming debt I was selling firewood. Worked bloody hard at it. Anyway, an older cousin of mine moved into a new house. Said cousin is a useless fecker - wouldn't work on batteries. Of course dad tells him to call and get some firewood as a house warming present. Didn't he land and take around £100 quids worth with him. I was fair pee'd off that day haha
I'm too soft by not putting an end to it, dad is too soft for not saying no. I blame the people who take the liberties!!
Doesn't really annoy me - its just laughable!!