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Mistress Rose
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Shan
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Mistress Rose
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Shan
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Shan
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Mistress Rose
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Mistress Rose
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 19 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Yes, sadly most people wouldn't know a hay field and the damage they are doing to the crop. Some people regard the wood as 'waste ground' that they can do what they like in without it mattering.
I expect that when you retire, they will have to replace you either with one full timer or two part timers Gregotyn. You may be well past retiring age, but I am sure because you have been doing the job a long time, you are faster in many ways that someone younger would be.
As you say, jobs are no longer 2 a penny, particularly if you are unskilled. When I left school at 18 wanting training and day release to study furtner, but with A levels, I was offered 3 jobs, so took the one that looked the most interesting. Now, an 18 year old would struggle to find one. The students I see at a local 6th form college are now going either to university, which I would have encouraged in the past, or doing apprenticeships which sometimes involve block release or some other way of getting higher qualifications. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 19 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you MR., but I am slower than I was, but I know more now-just takes me longer to execute my duties, but I know where things are so that saves time and I am up to speed with their computers, which also helps. I don't think they will need 2 to replace me. I expect them to get a school leaver, farmer's son/daughter, to bring "on" from having basic knowledge of practical farming from home and an interest in machinery, with some liking/knowledge of New Holland tractors would help! not too much at 16, but cheap! It is time I went in reality, getting up in the morning is ok, but by 12 noon, I have had enough.
You are right about school leavers. Almost impossible for them to drop on a good job at 16 or even 18 with a future; they have to get further qualifications, if they are to get anywhere, or be very big lads who can wield a shovel! I was lucky to get a place on a farm at £4 per week, after 6 months, which I gave to my mother, who gave it back to me in food and a roof over my head! My father died when I was 8 and brother 13. So as you can imagine it was not too easy for her. I was into Hornby Dublo, Bakyo, Meccano and Dinky toys-still got them all, as my defunct marriage didn't produce children to destroy them!
I won't be around in the morning, I am having a pre MOT on the motor and that involves a wheel bearing change on the rear, we have done the front one already, both LHS so that says something about my driving! |
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15598
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 19 8:26 am Post subject: |
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It would be an interesting one Henry. I had to look it up, but it seems to be something about the composition of earthworms.
Hope the motor is all right Gregotyn. One of our trucks went in for MOT on Wednesday, and we have to pick it up today as it needed a new exhaust. We thought it did, so no surprise. We may also need a new tyre, but we will get that at a tyre place as we use mud terrains, and they are a bit specialist. It won't be cheap repairs, but at least it is a Ford, so cheaper than some other makes, and it is a 51 registration, so not doing badly. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 19 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Saturday was a bad day- the motor alarm was going mad so I went up to the mechanic's and we spent a morning putting that right. Not fun but most of it has come back to normal but the clock is wrong and if I want music when I am driving, I have to sort the radio!
I also had a doctor's appointment as I had been bitten some time ago and although he said I was not catching, the bites were taking a long time to heal, and I also have an allergy on my fore arms for some reason which he gave me some cortisone, and has suggested I use it all over both lots of troubles!
Work has got much better these last 2 days, the boys are not giving me any grief. I will be leaving soon, however, as I think it is time I spent my money and stopped hoarding the stuff, and went back to living on a proper budget, and enjoying doing "things"! |
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Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 9075 Location: South Wales
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15598
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