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Tuesday 5 January 2021

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

 The weather here is a little strange. Last Saturday it was minus silly degrees centigrade, Sunday morning much the same. Then it warmed up and snowed a bit, it then rained a bit and I went to bed. It must have hammered down in the night as the ground was covered in about an inch of hard ice. Monday morning was much the same but the ice was harder. The new wellies failed to cope and I couldn't find my spiky feet. I could find my crampons but folk take the piss if I put those on. Nasty racist bigots they are hereabouts. Ignorant anti-cramponists. 

Monday was quite a good day, I was given two hen pheasants, some folk are very nice. I drew them and skinned them, cut the breasts out and the dogs got half each of what was left less the heads and feet, I chucked them and the guts over the fence for the crows. A posh New Years tea for the dogs and the crows. I have made a stew of the breasts, washed gizzards, hearts and livers. Will keep me going for several days. 

I woke this morning to the news that we are locked down again. I am not starting the shopping run this time. If the idiots still want to protect the NHS then they can get the NHS to do the bloody messages. Deaths seem little different to normal, the NHS are at breaking point but I can't remember a winter when they weren't so sod them. The test is the disease. Where do they get all the test results from over Christmas? I doubt they do. The buggers are making them up. There is another agenda here and always was.

 Were a lockdown imperative to save us then I would stop all flights. All cross border incursions and any invaders landing would be banged up tight in camps. It would be a war footing. It isn't so until it is I will carry on pleasing myself.

Despite all this I am happy, I found my spikey feet and got water without breaking my neck.

I never really used these as the self tapping screws supplied just bent but I swapped them for good screws and they work a treat. No skiddy or slip/slidey over for me.


It's like this all round the farm and the glen road is little better. I am not an expert but when a tractor left hand wheel starts turning in a different direction to the right hand wheel it's time for the differential locks and whatever you do don't forget to also pop the brake peddle lock on. Machines are heavy and can easily get out of control on sheet ice. I know. Squeaky bum time it is. 
Have fun. It must be pot banging time again as it worked so well last time.




10 comments:

  1. Glad you found the right footgear - looks like you really need them there. On the other hand, the "streets" don't look too crowded where you are... Stay safe.

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    1. Monica, Scotland is locked down. Again. Touch wood they don't seem to enforce it if one keeps a low profile.

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  2. I keep an old pair of shoes permanently fitted with ice spikes. Not had to use them so far this Winter. Won't be long though by te look of various forecasts. Being near the North Sea keeps us slightly milder until the sea temperature drops a bit more. Not that you would notice much with the biting wind today.

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    1. John, we need the wind for the electric. I noticed at 1700h yesterday the grid was getting close to capacity.
      It looks cold again this morning and I've got some brakes to do.

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  3. Oh gosh, that looks cold! Your spikey feet look rather serious, I like the hi viz look, if you do slip over your rescuer/s will know which end is which. Unless you have a matching helmet, which might be a good idea with all that ice around. Stay safe.

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    1. Pauline, you have made me think. I doubt I would be missed round here, certainly not for several hours by which time I'd be a Covid statistic.

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    1. Piers Morgan? Karen from Facebook? Nobody with an ounce of wit that's for sure.

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  5. Thanks for reminding me about the ice spikes. I quite forgot that I have some. Could have done with them the last few days of sheet ice.

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    1. Graham, I don't know which of us is worse me not being able to find mine or you forgetting you had any.

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