Question time

[The Heron]

Just watching question time a woman from the nfu stated that farmers live in rural communities. How I wish I had a university education. 

[NatureBoy]

13 minutes ago, The Heron said:

Just watching question time a woman from the nfu stated that farmers live in rural communities. How I wish I had a university education. 

They do ya Know!😉

[Walker570]

There may be people living in Cities who do not know that and probably don't know what a farmer is anyway.  Like the woman asking if quail had four legs.

Believe me they are about.  I remember quite a few years ago at an inner London school question time when some early teen kids where asked where their milk came from and NON said a cow. All thought it was made in a factory like soft drinks.   Some where taken out to a farm and where speechless when they saw open fields and animals etc.   That is scary.

Edited January 31, 2020 by Walker570

[johnphilip]

City folks these days despise the Cockie
Say with subsidies and dole, we've had it easy
But there's no drought or starving stock on a sewered suburban block
But it's nearly over now, and now I'm easy.

 

 

a Cockie is a smaller farmer just trying to make a living . A few lines  taken from a song by Eric Bogle . Called " now I'm easy " 

[The Heron]

13 hours ago, Walker570 said:

There may be people living in Cities who do not know that and probably don't know what a farmer is anyway.  Like the woman asking if quail had four legs.

Believe me they are about.  I remember quite a few years ago at an inner London school question time when some early teen kids where asked where their milk came from and NON said a cow. All thought it was made in a factory like soft drinks.   Some where taken out to a farm and where speechless when they saw open fields and animals etc.   That is scary.

I've lived around and worked in and around farms all my life I remember at school we were going to have sex lessons and there was much trepidation amongst parents and teachers I found it hilarious 😂 I had seen birth life and death on a large scale long before, then I have never forgotten the beauty of birth and the sadness of death I consider myself very lucky. 

[henry d]

23 hours ago, The Heron said:

Just watching question time a woman from the nfu stated that farmers live in rural communities. How I wish I had a university education. 

I suppose it's the same as people on here wanting driven chicken shoots.

[The Heron]

14 minutes ago, henry d said:

I suppose it's the same as people on here wanting driven chicken shoots.

Yes I read that and wondered if Hull 36gram high pheasant extreme would be big enough. 

[johnphilip]

12 hours ago, The Heron said:

I've lived around and worked in and around farms all my life I remember at school we were going to have sex lessons and there was much trepidation amongst parents and teachers I found it hilarious 😂 I had seen birth life and death on a large scale long before, then I have never forgotten the beauty of birth and the sadness of death I consider myself very lucky. 

Yes to that , love lambing  time , feel very sorry for the pet lambs though . They get so used to man . Watching the sillage cut , and the young tractor driver stacking it , brave lad .