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Clarkson’s farm

hoggs11 said:
Believe me at that time of year when the pressures on i could quite of happily chucked a mash hammer through the combine windscreen so i know how he feels but id have to pay to repair it.
The pressures on family farmers are extreme, i knock about with a group of lads that iv knocked about with for years, theres 4 famers 1 cheif fireman, 1 miner, 1 agri sales rep 1 taxi driver. The farm lads me included look haggard as fuck and stressed, the others not so much but they all great lads.
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Can well believe it. Wont spoil it for those that havent seen it but theres a little very very very brief clue toward the end of episode 8 that looks like series 5 is going to be even worse
 

yorkyexile said:
Can well believe it. Wont spoil it for those that havent seen it but theres a little very very very brief clue toward the end of episode 8 that looks like series 5 is going to be even worse
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It was a political point. Clarkson has been very public on his feelings about inheritance tax and how it affects farms.
At this point we are only half way through the farming season, so no way he can predict exactly how the weather will play out.
 
hoggs11 said:
Believe me at that time of year when the pressures on i could quite of happily chucked a mash hammer through the combine windscreen so i know how he feels but id have to pay to repair it.
The pressures on family farmers are extreme, i knock about with a group of lads that iv knocked about with for years, theres 4 famers 1 cheif fireman, 1 miner, 1 agri sales rep 1 taxi driver. The farm lads me included look haggard as fuck and stressed, the others not so much but they all great lads.
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It's paying for the Range Rovers & Defenders that causes stress...
 
MadMackem10 said:
To be fair I think Clarkson will through a shed load of money at the pub to get it sorted
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I think the ridiculous self imposed deadline was a mistake. He can summon up a crowd anytime he likes.

The fact he won’t serve Coca Cola or pepper is daft. I absolutely get he wants to promote British goods and British farming but not serving French wine or foreign grown pepper is just a step too far.

An uncompromising stance can have negative outcomes.
 
Big Jeff said:
I think the ridiculous self imposed deadline was a mistake. He can summon up a crowd anytime he likes.

The fact he won’t serve Coca Cola or pepper is daft. I absolutely get he wants to promote British goods and British farming but not serving French wine or foreign grown pepper is just a step too far.

An uncompromising stance can have negative outcomes.
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I think his celebrity status will outrun that. He'll have given the local farms a lifeline as well.
 
Big Jeff said:
I think the ridiculous self imposed deadline was a mistake. He can summon up a crowd anytime he likes.

The fact he won’t serve Coca Cola or pepper is daft. I absolutely get he wants to promote British goods and British farming but not serving French wine or foreign grown pepper is just a step too far.

An uncompromising stance can have negative outcomes.
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It's a TV show. He needs friction. I'm sure a lot of the limitations - and the 'mistake' about the date of the Bank Holiday - were scripted in advance. Otherwise, how would they have filled eight episodes?

I wondered who'd want to queue for hours to visit Clarkson's pub. Just watched the last two episodes, and my wife now wants to go there for her birthday. Odd that she never wanted to visit the very same pub ten years ago, when we passed it every other week while living in the Cotswolds.
 
Monty Pigeon said:
It's a TV show. He needs friction. I'm sure a lot of the limitations - and the 'mistake' about the date of the Bank Holiday - were scripted in advance. Otherwise, how would they have filled eight episodes?

I wondered who'd want to queue for hours to visit Clarkson's pub. Just watched the last two episodes, and my wife now wants to go there for her birthday. Odd that she never wanted to visit the very same pub ten years ago, when we passed it every other week while living in the Cotswolds.
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I love the show but have no desire to visit the pub. Take your own Coca Cola 😂
 
I watched the last 2 episodes last night. He was very stressed, gave himself way too much to do. I thought the 2 interior designers were taking advantage a bit, they were given a budget but they just kept coming back with more demands.

I know the public were excited to see it open but there’s no way I’d be queuing up on day one to a new restaurant especially his. You know there’ll be teething problems and about 500 people in the queue.

The bit where the tractor sped off on its own doing the drilling was hilarious.

All in all it’s a good programme that shows how difficult farmers have it, I barely knew a thing about farming beforehand.
 
JL1985 said:
I watched the last 2 episodes last night. He was very stressed, gave himself way too much to do. I thought the 2 interior designers were taking advantage a bit, they were given a budget but they just kept coming back with more demands.

I know the public were excited to see it open but there’s no way I’d be queuing up on day one to a new restaurant especially his. You know there’ll be teething problems and about 500 people in the queue.

The bit where the tractor sped off on its own doing the drilling was hilarious.

All in all it’s a good programme that shows how difficult farmers have it, I barely knew a thing about farming beforehand.
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I know all about moisture tests and Hagberg Falling Number testing.

Thanks Jezza!
 
Monty Pigeon said:
It's a TV show. He needs friction. I'm sure a lot of the limitations - and the 'mistake' about the date of the Bank Holiday - were scripted in advance. Otherwise, how would they have filled eight episodes?

I wondered who'd want to queue for hours to visit Clarkson's pub. Just watched the last two episodes, and my wife now wants to go there for her birthday. Odd that she never wanted to visit the very same pub ten years ago, when we passed it every other week while living in the Cotswolds.
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That's the pull, isn't it? The chance you might come across Kaleb, Gerald or the man himself (me and Lady Ruleigan have a theory that Gerald talks like Nigel Havers off camera ;) )

Probably much less stressful then it looked - you can send the stars out to press the flesh to keep everyone happy while you sort the problems.

We've got friends down there and that's where we'll go when we visit no doubt.
 
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Monty Pigeon said:
It's a TV show. He needs friction. I'm sure a lot of the limitations - and the 'mistake' about the date of the Bank Holiday - were scripted in advance. Otherwise, how would they have filled eight episodes?

I wondered who'd want to queue for hours to visit Clarkson's pub. Just watched the last two episodes, and my wife now wants to go there for her birthday. Odd that she never wanted to visit the very same pub ten years ago, when we passed it every other week while living in the Cotswolds.
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Same with any "celebrity" owned pub or restaurant. People will travel across the country and wait for hours to visit even though there is zero chance of seeing the proprietor.
 
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