For those that have been asking how wet me farm is...

**cowpoos** · 10th July 2006, 09:46

A small army of you guys on here have PMed me asking how shit is with me farm and the Moo's etc after the flooding down here in the rapa...so I thought I might just start a thread coz I'm too lazy to PM ya all back....lol...

Well to start with during the rain,etc on wensday and thursday last week we were relitivly okay at the that stage...flood pumps and stopbanks had minimilised most of the flooding to sweet buggar all....but from friday...the lake it self and the otakura river and many of out drains and water ways have got higher and higher as the valley in the wairarapa has drained and other farmers flood pump out there water and make new drains etc...the farm I'm on runs along the north eastern end of lake wairarapa...and is very low lying...we have a 140Ha that is floodpumped year round as its below lake level...so whats happened to us is as all the other farmers drain there land we have been getting more and more flooded to the point on saturday morning 70% of the farm was under water...and so we had a few cow rescuing missions...I had to go swimming on friday and it was so cold I lost my nuts for about 3 hours...in the end we had to get a helecopter to come in a spot for cows and a boat to go round them up...and that was a arse of a mission...but all the Moo's are good...a number of them had to do some swimming but they are good swimmers!! the good news is...the otakura peaked on saturday afternoon and has gone down draining away a fair bit of water from that part of the farm...but we have still got a hole in the stopbank right by the lake where it blew through draining the lake in to our flood pumped area of the farm...which we are about to go sandbag...yippie!!
so heres a few pic's off my cell phone....small but ya get the idea.
the one with the ute in it is my drive way!!!

Ps: thanks to richard osbourne from civil disobedience for ring to see if I was okay....Ya fucker!!!

**Str8 Jacket** · 10th July 2006, 09:48

Do cow pooh's float?

**cowpoos** · 10th July 2006, 09:51

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Do cow pooh's float?

nah....they mix in to water....make it go green....twit!

**u4ea** · 10th July 2006, 09:53

bloody hell!

!!!!!!my place was was neally under due to low land too but thats just scary!!!!!!!!!.....................o and would you marry me

you sexy beast ...........o hang on maybe these are good painkillers............

**cowpoos** · 10th July 2006, 09:55

Originally Posted by u4ea

o and would you marry me

you sexy beast ..........

sorri luv....that ain't me in that pic....its Mr WT....he's in need of a good flood pumping in that pic!

**u4ea** · 10th July 2006, 10:00

oooooooooooo anyway consumation would burst my banks i mean stitches anyhoo................

**Finn** · 10th July 2006, 10:46

Hey Poos, did you have any contact with Civil Defence? I heard their local man, Richard Osbourne was onto it.

Finn: Good evening, Richard Osbourne Civil Defence. Am I speaking to "Poos real name"?
Poos: Oh yeah gidday.
Finn: Just checking in to see if everything is okay.
Poos: Yeah, yeah, fine mate.
Finn: Do you have road access?
Poos: Yeah mate, she's a bit flooded but okay.
Finn: Do you have power?
Poos: Yip, yip she's all go mate.
Finn: How's the stock? All accounted for?
Poos: Yeah mate, all but one. Mavis has gone missing. Oh yeah if you find her, don't listen to a word mate. She's a fucken liar! (he didn't really say that) Nah mate, I'm fine. I'm sitting at the computer with the fire roaring...
Finn: Poos you fuck knuckle, it's Finn!

Crank call!

**Crisis management** · 10th July 2006, 11:01

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Do cow pooh's float?

She meant you boy!

Good to hear all is well, tho, you have put us Jafa's to shame....again.

**Racey Rider** · 10th July 2006, 11:04

Still,,, at least you can get out the Fly rod and trawl it behind the motorbike!

**Macktheknife** · 10th July 2006, 11:35

Pretty impressive stuff poos, good luck getting that lot cleaned up. I would come and help you but Im not sure how much good one-armer would be.... no offence OAB. lol

**kiwifruit** · 10th July 2006, 11:37

Farkin ell bro
i hope its all back to normal soon 4 ya

**Postie** · 10th July 2006, 11:45

that looks beatiful mate, what ya complaining about, you've got lakes and rivers on your property, some people pay tens of thousands to get water features like that.
You could do a spot of fishing from the comfort of your armchair