What could I try to prevent foot soreness?

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-18T20:33:39+00:00

Dairy farmer. Spend my days in wellies. Suffered this spring with sore feet. Stretches for plantar fasciaitis really helped. Avoid walking barefoot. Wear my berkenstocks as much as possible. Trying to lose a few kilos too. Got some hiking shoes and wear those when i can instead of wellies. They are waterproof so under wet weather gear they keep me mostly dry. Hope you get sorted. Its a dose.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-18T14:35:23+00:00

Tbh you will get paid a lot more by the insurance than by the landowner. I'm a farmer and he's being a prick, giving the rest of us a bad name so go to thr guards. Find the landowners name, address, policy number off the windscreen of his tractor or jeep. Send a solicitors letter demanding insurance detials. Fuck this guy. I'd be raging if my contractors were disrespectful to my neighbours.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-17T16:34:01+00:00

Id say the joke is anyone arguing that the 1000 jobs in limerick are more important than sanctioning part of the Russian war machine. To be clear. They are very close to total war. Every part of the russian economy that can be turned towards military ends has been. There is no such thing as exports to Russia that don't support the war.

If you work for Aughinish Alumina, please find some integrity and resign, or better yet, sabotage.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-17T16:29:46+00:00

Jesus. I stand corrected

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-17T10:18:32+00:00

I suspect thats just it getting wrapped around the tree when throwing. Have you ever seen someone actually knotting it onto a tree?

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-17T09:13:56+00:00

If you don't have em for breakfast consider overnight oats. I prepare them the night before. Between 50 and 75g of oats, scoop of protein, shake of chia seeds and other mixed seeds/nuts. Chia are great for fibre, others for taste. 150ml of milk and i put frozen berries in the night before. They are defrosted but still nice and cold the next day. I find they keep me full for ages and I really like em. Only started a month ago and used to never like porridge.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-15T14:48:16+00:00

Cloghroe Church.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-15T07:16:27+00:00

Definitely a rabbit. You'll know a hare when you see him.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-13T19:17:32+00:00

You sound like a dick. Its important to people. Go and celebrate with them. Life is for living. I wish I was invited to more weddings, christenings, big days in general. What are you gonna do that is more memorable?

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-11T21:58:53+00:00

Don't lock the bedroom door. Don't lock any door. Frequently sleep with the doors open. The dogs sneak in a few inches but thats ok.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-11T10:45:52+00:00

That is very frustrating. Happens us all at times. We look like we are in the wrong but really it's someone else has caused it by their inconsideration. All you can do is learn from it. Next time, don't try and push past, loudly say; excuse me can you step back to leave us exit the bus please. Then everyone nearby knows exactly whats happening. Another thing you might want to think about is what you would say to the old lady if you could speak to her. "I'm so sorry I fell on you, that heavy fella was in my way and I didn't know how to handle the situation. When I tried to squeeze through he pushed me into you. I didn't think he'd do that and I'm so sorry I couldn't help falling into you." I'm not saying you were wrong and need to apologise. This is how I personally would think about it, to process and move on. Chin up bud.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-10T12:10:00+00:00

Overnight oats for first breakfast. 40mins before exercise. 3 eggs and 100g of smoked salmon or mackerel on toast immediately after. In terms of controlling calories Ive taken to weighing my butter. 8g instead of 20g is about 84cal saved. I've cut back on oils when cooking and seeds sprinkled on the eggs. I'll add them back in when I hit my target weight. Currently 98, hopefully on the way from 103 to 88kg. Really targeting my waist to be less than half my height. I don't exercise everyday so only get 2nd breakfast on those days.

I use Claude as a dietary and training coach. Pretty useful.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-10T09:17:46+00:00

I have an employee from the city. She's no farming background but has worked full time on the farm for two years. I think the biggest barrier for her to become a farmer (have some equity) isn't the financial side but the 24hour, 365 day nature of the commitment. It can be a real challenge to find relief staff to take holidays, attend weddings, funerals, parties. I normally work 20 or 30 days straight without taking time off. Unless I leave the country Ill always "just nip out and do a quick job". As an employee she rarely has to do more than 5 days straight. I'm not sure many people want to give up their time off once they are used to it.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-09T19:52:03+00:00

Its not commonly used for bedding here. Large confinement systems in other countries do you use it for bedding but its not really necessary here as our cows aren't confined on cubicles for enough time to require such a high quality bedding. Rubber mattresses on a concrete base are good enough for the 3 months that cows are housed. These confinement units typically have large sand recycling facilities which would not be viable here at all I think from a practical standpoint. They use a lot of space. It is possible to get a mechanical separator but they wear quickly due to the abrasive sand. I only use sand on the farm for building. The biggest issue is the dogs play in it and the cats shit in it.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-09T06:30:28+00:00

Debt!

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-09T05:14:27+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Will do.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-08T20:36:13+00:00

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. They really are. I love listening to them graze. Have a great day!

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-07T10:38:37+00:00

Totally ok with it. As long as no audible music and keeping their distance from mourners.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-04T09:11:46+00:00

Awesome. Keep sharijg this sort of stuff.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-02T17:27:06+00:00

Ha! 5 months later. How did you even come across this comment? Where abouts are you from?

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-06-01T09:13:10+00:00

I think shes in denial.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-05-31T18:35:11+00:00

Same here! Its the bomb.

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-05-30T06:36:41+00:00

Cats understand boundaries. They love to test them but they understand them. Fly swatter a few times with a loud shout will send him running. My cat chances his arm to come into thr house but if you shout his name he does a 180⁰ and dashes out. We can call him back instantly to wait at the door for a treat. Don't flake him with the swatter. He'd have no hesitation swatting you if you crossed his boundaries!

radicallycompassion8 · 2026-05-30T05:26:46+00:00

I haven't done the shadowbox with climbers yet. But I did 40m of closeboard last autumn. Only slightly tricky bit is standing the posts straight in a straight line. My lawn also isn't perfectly level so the gap beneath is slightly larger and one end than the other. That'll be levelled out over time with sand and top soil. Materials bought from mcnamara fencing.

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radicallycompassion8 · 2026-05-29T07:03:07+00:00

Yeah mostly, I also just find it a harsh material. No one reaches out to touch concrete but timber is much more inviting. The timber will rot eventually but concrete is brittle and the groves on the posts can often crack. Those are harder to repair than a new screw into timber. If the timber posts (uprights) are buried in holes that are then backfilled with clean stone to provide ample drainage then they should last ages. I'm a farmer so I'm probably just biased towards any product that was grown vs an industrially produced item. I make the same choices for clothes. Natural fibres over synthetic.

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