[Bionic]

They are rather slow at bringing the coffee round though 

[bloomer]

They are rather slow at bringing the coffee round though 

no one can accuse Rosemary or Dan of being slow with the drinks, admittedly its predominantly tea, but there is plenty of it :-) 

[ballingall]

They are rather slow at bringing the coffee round though 

Lol- love it! And to be perfectly honest, I love Rosemary and Dan too 

[Padge]

As said  beautifully put Dan.........
Having read the aftermath i'm glad i'm a bit eyes wide shut
OH and i always find this to be a very forgiving helpful and well informed place to put your feet up
long may it continue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
i prefer wine.......and ice cream to coffee

[HappyHippy]

I'm sorry for my outburst 
Will try and be on my best behaviour from now on 

I love TAS and all that it's about 
Karen x

[plumseverywhere]

Shenanigans is a wonderful word though isn't it?


I'm so glad that Dan chose it for the subject title on this post, I've had 'sheepy shenanigans' running through my head all afternoon while I tried to find errant lambs (again) 

[NormandyMary]

I have always thought that this board is very warm and welcoming, and in a relatively short time, I have made many internet friends.(At least I hope I have!)
I remember last year I posted something on another forum, complaining about our local hunt leading its dogs over our front garden not 50 years from our front door. I thought I may have got a bit of sympathy, all I got was abuse about how I should be ashamed of myself, how I give the Brits a bad name in France and that I was making a fuss about nothing. I was so upset as having the goats and my chooks I was obviously worried for my animal's safety as I'd previously lost chooks to a hunt dog belonging to a neighbour.
Since that episode, I have never posted on that forum, but it just goes to show how people see things so differently, however the comments made about me were way over the top, were very hurtful (and were later deleted!). Well done Dan, you are one sound bloke and you do a grand job!!

[Brucklay]

Well said Dan and Rosemary from me too - I to understand the internet is not like sitting in the same room as someone and try to make allowances for that in my posting and replies and will continue to try too - on a lighter note can't wait to meet lots of you at the smaller holder show - yippie roll on September - actually not too soon I'll be yet another year older!!!

[clydesdaleclopper]

It's a really good point that it can be very difficult to know what people really mean by their posts sometimes. I agree with what others have said that this is a lovely friendly forum and personally I  don't often bother going elsewhere these days as I've always had such excellent advice on here.

[Small Farmer]

I take this forum extremely seriously: that's because most others do too.  Dan & Rosemary provide a sense of ownership which makes a lot of difference.

[Mallows Flock]

I take this forum extremely seriously: that's because most others do too.  Dan & Rosemary provide a sense of ownership which makes a lot of difference.

here here!!!

[jaykay]

This is such a great forum and mainly people are so helpful and positive.

This is what I find useful: There are the facts. Someone posted what they did. Then there is the interpretation of what they meant or the motivation behind them posting that. The interpretation isn't the fact and there is always more than one possible interpretation or motive behind it. A very good friend of mine once said 'I assume the most positive motivation possible when I don't actually know'. Which I thought was a pretty good plan  Even making yourself think of other possible motivations, as well as the one you instantly 'felt', tends to calm things down.

'course, I don't always manage this - but when I remember it, things turn out better 

Also:

We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
Anais Nin

[Penninehillbilly]

Just wanted to add - A big thanks to Dan and Rosemary, it's a great site, the first thing I look at when I switch on,
The advice and knowledge I pick up on these forums has been so useful, giving me ideas to work on and perhaps even saving animals lives. There is always someone who has been there, done that, who are gererous with their advice.
I have to admit, I'm totally confused by the 'shenanigans', I'm obviously missing something but I'm happy not to know, but it puts Dan and Rosemary in a difficult place at times, I think they handle things very well, it's deciding when to call 'stop' to a thread that must be hard.
 Perhaps the people concerned should try and think what image their posts are giving out about themselves, it can't be good all this backbiting.
I do hope I've never upset anybody, it would be unintentional if I do, I think I would prefer I quiet pm to give me the heads up so I could try and put things right.
 

[Berkshire Boy]

I to think this is a great site and I have learnt an awful lot since being on here and hopefully have helped some also.
I think we have to be careful about making a sterile environment where people are wary of voicing an opinion because it might upset someone. I think it is the downside of the internet that people lose the art of talking to people in person and become rude without meaning to be.

[Sylvia]

Though it's one thing to voice an opinion (politely!) and quite another to bring a personal issue on here.