Where are the radiators gone !!

[hillman]

Rather bizarre title I know but bare with me , it a saying I recently heard "Surround yourself with radiators not drains "
Basically postivily not negatively

Lately it seems a thread starts and its positive then the negatively starts and it doesn't end there it's turns more petty , why ?

Is there a reason behind this ?

I used to enjoy coming on here and reading the posts , and have met some great folk through this site , but sadly now it doesn't hold the same joy or can do it used to

Perhaps it's only me !

 

[7610 super q]

No, not just you. But there's 2 or 3 that the forum would be better off without. OK, childish slanging matches are fun to look at for a while, but eventually get tedious.
Everyone get's it wrong now and again, decent folks admit it, and apologise, half decent folks realize they're wrong and quietly leave the topic.
Others just carry on insulting other posters to the bitter end.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Natural forum-land evolution I think.

Just try and keep positive and catch yourself before you hit the spiral....If it's all too much you need a digital detox.

I've noticed a few big regulars go awol for a couple of months then spring back into action.

 

[Tim W]

Us radiators are out here --- but I think we have learnt that it doesn't pay to get entangled in a slanging match with the drains ---why get dragged down ?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

No, not just you. But there's 2 or 3 that the forum would be better off without. OK, childish slanging matches are fun to look at for a while, but eventually get tedious.
Everyone get's it wrong now and again, decent folks admit it, and apologise, half decent folks realize they're wrong and quietly leave the topic.
Others just carry on insulting other posters to the bitter end.

It sometimes takes a helluva lot of self restraint. Having a drop or two at the end of day doesn't appear to help when the 'reply' button is begging to be pressed.

 

[Great In Grass]

Us radiators are out here --- but I think we have learnt that it doesn't pay to get entangled in a slanging match with the drains ---why get dragged down ?

Lesson I've learnt in the past week & left a thread. Some have an agenda which overrides common sense & current thinking. Let 'em get on with it I say.

 

[7610 super q]

It sometimes takes a helluva lot of self restraint. Having a drop or two at the end of day doesn't appear to help when the 'reply' button is begging to be pressed.

When some folks log on....I log off these days.

 

[Great In Grass]

It sometimes takes a helluva lot of self restraint. Having a drop or two at the end of day doesn't appear to help when the 'reply' button is begging to be pressed.

Haha yes too true found that out recently even more difficult when you know things quoted are not quite right or even wrong.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

When some folks log on....I log off these days.

I'll call ahead.

 

[7610 super q]

Anyway.....thought this thread was going to be about some sort of plumbing crime.

 

[GTB]

I hope I'm not one of the culprits? Apologies if I am. I must admit I'm feeling a bit flat and can't be asked at the moment and I'm sure it shows in my posts. There's a lot of uncertainty in the industry right now and this combined with poor prices and sh!t weather leaves us all in a bad mood I'm afraid.

 

[7610 super q]

I hope I'm not one of the culprits? Apologies if I am. I must admit I'm feeling a bit flat and can't be asked at the moment and I'm sure it shows in my posts. There's a lot of uncertainty in the industry at the moment and this combined with poor prices and sh!t weather leaves us all in a bad mood I'm afraid.

No, not as far as I'm aware.
Not going to mention any names, but one troublemaker seems to have left anyway, after meeting his ' Waterloo ' on a competition ploughing topic.
Another, whilst being a leading world authority on what oil goes in the back end of a tractor, really does come across on the forum as an obnoxious prat.

 

[joe soapy]

I hope I'm not one of the culprits? Apologies if I am. I must admit I'm feeling a bit flat and can't be asked at the moment and I'm sure it shows in my posts. There's a lot of uncertainty in the industry right now and this combined with poor prices and sh!t weather leaves us all in a bad mood I'm afraid.

there is alot to be positive about, interest rates very low, land prices just off their peak, beef price holding up, some reporting 29p for milk,
diesel still sub 50p a litre and can average profits back 5 years to save tax..
just look at the pickup or ney car threads, farmers happily paying £25000 + for a pickup of £50000+ for personal transport

 

[hillman]

No @GTB your not , and the same things affecting yourself affect the most of us on here

And maybe your mentioned reasons are part of the problem, we are slowly been ground down by the winter chores , like young lambs we need sun on our backs to lift the mood

 

[Ukjay]

I believe the immense pressure which is placed upon the farming community to keep on providing produce to such a substantially low price, plus the ongoing scaremongering over Brexit, then the additional potential misinterpretation of the written word, then you unfortunately end up with some spats as par for course.

I simply view this as something not to take personal, as it is a forum. It cannot hurt me personally - and more importantly, life is too short to be making enemies. Yes sometimes we may get our feathers ruffled or unintentionally end up ruffling someone elses feathers to the point their heckles pop up, but on the whole I believe it balances out for the better.

 

[devonshire farmer]

I've not been on as much for 6 months for the reasons above, not the place it was in the earlier days!

 

[Ukjay]

Another, whilst being a leading world authority on what oil goes in the back end of a tractor.

Do we have a special thread for this then, as I may need to read up on what to use for my olg girl

 

[Great In Grass]

I've not been on as much for 6 months for the reasons above, not the place it was in the earlier days!

Something that's not gone unnoticed other interesting posters have gone AWOL too, shame.

 

[devonshire farmer]

Something that's not gone unnoticed other interesting posters have gone AWOL too, shame.

Glad you missed me

 

[Bloders]

yes, its becoming a much less enjoyable place to spend some time.