Our good friend and his wife will lose their cows this week as they have had a confirmed case of F & M in the farm next to them. And more of our friends will lose their sheep and in some cases their cows as well. I am now at the point where I cannot sleep at all, the latest case is only 3 miles from my SIL and her family on their farm, they will lose their sheep as well, and I hope their cows do not go as well. I think that it will spread like wildfire throughout our area leaving nothing in it's path, maybe not even us. Our sheep and bulls are going on saturday to the welfare scheme, poor buggers, I cannot bring myself to even really think about it, there will be many tears shed on saturday morning at around 6.30am when they go away. How do I explain to my eldest that they have to go, I have done this and it has been one of the hardest things I have ever done, at least when I told her about her granny's death there was a reason, for this there is none, only that mummy and daddy cannot keep the sheep etc as we have no grass or shed space for them. Some may think that I am soft at 31 crying over a few sheep and cattle, that is the way I am, and I think you all know me well enough now, to realise that my bark is worse than my bite!. According to my mum, I give the impression of being very "tough" on the outside, but, as she says looking and being are 2 different things. Hold on hanky needed, right thats me, nose sorted and glasses back on. Ok then this softie is away for a cup of coffee.
Lil, I did what you said last night and had a bloody big gin and many fags, probably do the same again tonight!.