Xmas gifts for the other half

Brilliant bottles last forever and the flip tops can be purchased/updated - they do not leak! Never go out even in the car without a drinks bottle.
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Flatlander

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
Why bring them in? Twice the yardage, stack and then use. Then you need a big enough bale yard too.

Easy to get when the frost is in, no ruts. Work as snow catches to keep snow in the field.

Plus it looks better on TV.
Also kills the grass underneath and let’s weeds grow. Terrible farming practice if you ask me. See it a lot here that first cut still in the field and second cut laying in swaths around them. With my ocd it would drive me nuts
 

Flatlander

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
When I first got married i was hauling grain every day and got to the stage I wasn’t able to go shopping so one night I was reading the combine forum and an add for vacations in Cuba popped up. Looked great and I knew the with always wanted to go somewhere warm in the middle of winter. So I booked a couple of weeks as a Christmas surprise. leaving Boxing Day morning I thought it wise to tell her si she could do the usually shopping and packing so I sat her down and told her. Expecting to hear I was the best husband ever and a super happy to boot. Was I ever wrong. Tears screaming doors slamming and me left with mouth open and a wtf feeling. Turned out the reason she had never flown was she was terrified of it. Anyhow after saying to her she had nothing to worry about because it was last minute and our seats were at the back and never before had a plane reversed into the side of a mountain did nothing to help lol. After she calmed down her friend recommended adovan. Next day she went to the dr and got a bunch. I flew with a drugged up wife but we had a great time there. Still can’t get her on a plane with out them thou. Was a Christmas day from hell thou.
 

Tractorstant

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Location
Monaco.
When I first got married i was hauling grain every day and got to the stage I wasn’t able to go shopping so one night I was reading the combine forum and an add for vacations in Cuba popped up. Looked great and I knew the with always wanted to go somewhere warm in the middle of winter. So I booked a couple of weeks as a Christmas surprise. leaving Boxing Day morning I thought it wise to tell her si she could do the usually shopping and packing so I sat her down and told her. Expecting to hear I was the best husband ever and a super happy to boot. Was I ever wrong. Tears screaming doors slamming and me left with mouth open and a wtf feeling. Turned out the reason she had never flown was she was terrified of it. Anyhow after saying to her she had nothing to worry about because it was last minute and our seats were at the back and never before had a plane reversed into the side of a mountain did nothing to help lol. After she calmed down her friend recommended adovan. Next day she went to the dr and got a bunch. I flew with a drugged up wife but we had a great time there. Still can’t get her on a plane with out them thou. Was a Christmas day from hell thou.

"I ain't getting on no plane fool! "
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Wooly

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Romney Marsh
When I first got married i was hauling grain every day and got to the stage I wasn’t able to go shopping so one night I was reading the combine forum and an add for vacations in Cuba popped up. Looked great and I knew the with always wanted to go somewhere warm in the middle of winter. So I booked a couple of weeks as a Christmas surprise. leaving Boxing Day morning I thought it wise to tell her si she could do the usually shopping and packing so I sat her down and told her. Expecting to hear I was the best husband ever and a super happy to boot. Was I ever wrong. Tears screaming doors slamming and me left with mouth open and a wtf feeling. Turned out the reason she had never flown was she was terrified of it. Anyhow after saying to her she had nothing to worry about because it was last minute and our seats were at the back and never before had a plane reversed into the side of a mountain did nothing to help lol. After she calmed down her friend recommended adovan. Next day she went to the dr and got a bunch. I flew with a drugged up wife but we had a great time there. Still can’t get her on a plane with out them thou. Was a Christmas day from hell thou.

This year just swap the adovan with sleeping tablets and go on your own. By the time you are back she will just be waking up !

Tune in next week for some more money saving tips...... :D
 

Flatlander

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
This year just swap the adovan with sleeping tablets and go on your own. By the time you are back she will just be waking up !

Tune in next week for some more money saving tips...... :D
If I did that I’ll be sleeping on your sofa. Followed by a divorce went to Cuba for a quick week away. British passport and an overbooked flight got me a trip to the embassy and four days in Havana. Found out later that’s common that they’ll find an issue.flip side was a great adventure in a taxi going from southern Cuba to the north coast. Havana is party central 🤪
 
When the Mrs asked me what I would like Santa to leave under the tree for me I, quick as a flash, said I would like some extra airgun pellets.

Following grunt and the raising of eyes, the matter appeared to be a closed subject. Well, I went ahead and ordered five tins of Crosman 0.177 domes and not the ten tins that I was hoping for.

The good lady suddenly asked me this morning if I had ordered the pellets yet and I confirmed that I had, along with two books off ebay but not to worry they (the books) were used, to keep the price down.

With a very puzzled look on her face she said 'How on earth are you going to make use of used pellets?' :rolleyes:
 

Flatlander

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
When the Mrs asked me what I would like Santa to leave under the tree for me I, quick as a flash, said I would like some extra airgun pellets.

Following grunt and the raising of eyes, the matter appeared to be a closed subject. Well, I went ahead and ordered five tins of Crosman 0.177 domes and not the ten tins that I was hoping for.

The good lady suddenly asked me this morning if I had ordered the pellets yet and I confirmed that I had, along with two books off ebay but not to worry they (the books) were used, to keep the price down.

With a very puzzled look on her face she said 'How on earth are you going to make use of used pellets?' :rolleyes:
Goes to show women are wired differently some times. No offence intended. We had a nanny watching the kids and totally blonde. had a dead squirrel in the yard and wedged it tail under the windscreen to hold him upright and places a crab apple in front of it, she was there an hour taking pictures before the penny dropped.
 

flowerpot

Member
Famous around here, when the boyfriend gave the girlfriend one of those really expensive stand mixers, several hundred pounds worth.

She rejected it, saying "this is not the sort of present a boyfriend gives to his girlfriend."

Wow, that was pretty brave. But they have since got married.

As for OP, if there is something domestic that the wife wants and would be pleased with - mixer, fancy pan, etc, then that is OK.

Other than that, unless actually asked for, wives don't want anything for the house, they would prefer something for them. Even if it is nice bath stuff, which can be surprisingly expensive. Although that is desperate.

The best present is something that someone would like, but wouldn't buy for themselves. So whatever it is, something a bit more upmarket than "normal"
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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