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Georgies Dad · 14th January 2021, 13:17

Just had news from the vet,Georgie has had her tooth out,she is currently recovering from the anaesthetic and should be ready to come home later this afternoon

reworht · 14th January 2021, 13:19

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Originally Posted by Steamdrivenandy

We went over to filtered milk in the autumn because we found we were having to throw away some of the normal stuff as it had gone sour, even though within date. Cravendale is the branded filtered product, but that's very expensive and the supermarkets filtered own brand is £1.35, which isn't too bad compared to throwing away 50p worth a week. I can detect no difference in taste but it seems to keep for at least 19 days more than standard semi skimmed.

My 75 year old widowed neighbour buys the Cravendale - as you say, it has a much longer shelf life (she reckons about 3 - 4 weeks!) which means that she can get a couple of bottles with little chance of it going off before she uses it.
Looking at "milk prices" on Google - it would seem that increased prices for dairy products (including butter, cheese, yoghurts etc.) are here to stay. Listening to farmer friends they say that when the supermarkets INCREASE prices, little if any of that increase works it's way down to the guy with the cows. Conversely, if the supermarkets want to REDUCE prices, the cost of that reduction ends up being borne by the guy with the cows

stevestrat · 14th January 2021, 13:43

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A strange subject I know - but what are people paying for bog standard milk?
I've been paying Morrisons £1.09 for 4 pints (semi-skimmed) for some time and Aldi/Lidl etc. were charging the same. Back in November/December, this increased to £1.10 - no great problem. Today, it's priced at £1.15 for the same 4 pints - seems a bit of a savage increase so quickly after the last one?

Could always buy a cow and have your own supply. Just make sure its a cow as trying to milk a bull could get . . . . err . . . . interesting

reworht · 14th January 2021, 13:46

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Could always buy a cow and have your own supply. Just make sure its a cow as trying to milk a bull could get . . . . err . . . . interesting

Pull de udder one

Georgies Dad · 14th January 2021, 14:17

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Just had news from the vet,Georgie has had her tooth out,she is currently recovering from the anaesthetic and should be ready to come home later this afternoon

She is now causing mayhem at the vets,I can pick her up at 4pm

"She's coming home,she's coming home,Georgie is coming home"

trikey · 14th January 2021, 14:34

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She is now causing mayhem at the vets,I can pick her up at 4pm

"She's coming home,she's coming home,Georgie is coming home"

Great news, hope those treats are ready and waiting.

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Lancpudn · 14th January 2021, 14:42

We still have a milkman & it's 62p pint semi skimmed.

'orrible cold & sleety out there. I ventured out to the wheelie bin earlier & that's as far as I've been. We're having some seafood linguine balanced food 'ping' meal thing for tea tonight

they were reduced by 50% so my missus grabbed a load the other day.

They sound a bit diety to me

There are meat & tater pies in the fridge just in case

Steamdrivenandy · 14th January 2021, 14:56

Our place is opposite the fields of a modern dairy farm. The buildings are on the other side of a small hill and it's interesting to see how the fields have been divided up into areas. Some of the boundaries are old hedges but lots are electric fences and each area has a roadway that all link up back to the farm buildings.
The farmer puts the cows on an area for about a week and the cows automatically follow the open gates back to the selected area after milking. After a week or so, before the grass in the area is turned to mush, the cows are moved to the next area, allowing the grass to recover. They sort of progress around the hill in a clockwise direction over the weeks that they're out to grass.
Each area has a water supply and even an underground system that pumps the cows effluent from the yard back into the ground to help build soil nutrition.
The sad thing is that though there are some old hedges remaining, lots have obviously gone and the open areas, dotted with electric fencing, are almost as uninteresting and sterile as the enormous arable fields. There are very, very few trees too.
All seems to have been sacrificed to efficient milk production. There again, if the farmer is getting an abysmal price then efficiency is the way to improve the margin and at least keep them in business.

stevestrat · 14th January 2021, 15:15

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She is now causing mayhem at the vets,

Is she rattling her water dish against the bars of the cage

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'orrible cold & sleety out there. I ventured out to the wheelie bin earlier & that's as far as I've been.

Still steady sleety rain here, been like this for nigh on 24 hours.

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We're having some seafood linguine balanced food 'ping' meal thing for tea tonight

they were reduced by 50% so my missus grabbed a load the other day.

Not into microwave meals at all, prefer cooking stuff myself, least you know what's in it.

FLYING BANANA · 14th January 2021, 15:31

Afternoon all.

Turns out that my builder, Steve Nute, was a professional footballer. Played for Exeter City as their goalkeeper from 1978 to 1981.
He has made an amazing job on the house. Even had a couple of neighbours remark how it has transformed the house.

I asked him for the bill and he said there was no rush, he’ll pop it down one day next week.

We have had lovely sunshine all day but has started to turn chilly this evening.

Pork chop, mash n beans for dinner.

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Steamdrivenandy Avid contributor Thinking on Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Madeley, Staffs Posts: 188 Thanks: 31 Thanked 37 Times in 25 Posts	Our place is opposite the fields of a modern dairy farm. The buildings are on the other side of a small hill and it's interesting to see how the fields have been divided up into areas. Some of the boundaries are old hedges but lots are electric fences and each area has a roadway that all link up back to the farm buildings. The farmer puts the cows on an area for about a week and the cows automatically follow the open gates back to the selected area after milking. After a week or so, before the grass in the area is turned to mush, the cows are moved to the next area, allowing the grass to recover. They sort of progress around the hill in a clockwise direction over the weeks that they're out to grass. Each area has a water supply and even an underground system that pumps the cows effluent from the yard back into the ground to help build soil nutrition. The sad thing is that though there are some old hedges remaining, lots have obviously gone and the open areas, dotted with electric fencing, are almost as uninteresting and sterile as the enormous arable fields. There are very, very few trees too. All seems to have been sacrificed to efficient milk production. There again, if the farmer is getting an abysmal price then efficiency is the way to improve the margin and at least keep them in business. __________________ Morris 8 S2 Convertible, Fiat 500C Topolino, 105E Anglia, 1071 Austin Cooper S, MK 3 Cortina, Mk 2 Escorts, Renault 6, Renault 12, Maestro, Talbot Alpine, Citroen BX19, Vauxhall Carltons, Ford Mondeos, RAV4, Volvo 850, Octavia Est., Yaris Verso, Transit Camper, Adria motorhome, Kia Sorento, Kia Cee'd Est., Volvo V70, Yeti, Skoda Scala but where will it end?

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FLYING BANANA Moderator/Club Shop MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rattler Farm Posts: 22,568 Thanks: 9,270 Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts	Afternoon all. Turns out that my builder, Steve Nute, was a professional footballer. Played for Exeter City as their goalkeeper from 1978 to 1981. He has made an amazing job on the house. Even had a couple of neighbours remark how it has transformed the house. I asked him for the bill and he said there was no rush, he’ll pop it down one day next week. We have had lovely sunshine all day but has started to turn chilly this evening. Pork chop, mash n beans for dinner. __________________ 233,509. Thats our 3rd meet done. Might go again next weekend. onen hag oll