1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Have an Eckland morning morning look, and you're waking up 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: at Mount Summer station with no wind for a change. 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: What I know. 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: I know we flipped into November and the windows stopped. Well, 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: touch wood, the windows stopped. It's outstanding a beautiful day. 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 2: And I know my team up here they had a 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: great detailing yesterday and actually shot up to the lakes. 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 2: So yeah, the windows hopefully gone. 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: Having the dream. How were conditions on set today, because 10 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: I hear that you were one of the unhinged individuals 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: that tackled Mission Mount Summers. 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: It was a great day out on the hills, wasn't 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: too hot, good number of runners and you know, it 14 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: was awesome fun. 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: What is the challenge here? 16 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: Remind us again, it was a couple of challenges. I 17 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: only did the half marathons, so that's from Walching Creek 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 2: around to Stavely, but there's a there's a full marathon 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: for those who are nutty enough to do that, which 20 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: is pretty impressive. Because I was slogging away and one 21 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: of those guys came blasting past me coming out of 22 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: from Pinnaples Hut towards towards and they fresh airs and 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: I was I was a bit under the under the 24 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: pump by that stage, so no, it is impressive. It's 25 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: great to have that as set in the community. You 26 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 2: think back to you, David Howden and all those guys 27 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: kicking that off in the eighties and building that tracks 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: and stuff like that, so it's a great you know, 29 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: we've seeing a huge number of people up up the 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: gorge here nowadays to go and walk that track, so 31 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: that's awesome. 32 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: We family claim to fame there. Absolutely. You mentioned busy times, 33 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: busy times all around, it seems at the moment. Somebody 34 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: reminded me a few weeks ago that it's termed four 35 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: at school, so their heck, Dick, is it the same 36 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: sort of thing on farm? Is it sort of busy busy? 37 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, mad well, especially on the dairy unit, so 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 2: just you know, into the into the mating period, so 39 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: that's a selly busy period for people making sure they 40 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: get that right otherwise the next season is not much fun. 41 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: And then yeah, sheven beef, we're getting towards the end 42 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: of tailing or docking and trying to get one to 43 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: feed done for next year. So it's all those sorts 44 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: of things that just have to happen and to do 45 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 2: it without windows is absolutely wonderful. 46 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: Good to take some time to get off farm and 47 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: continue to socialize. Got a couple of good, good excuses 48 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: and opportunities coming up, including the christ Show, which is 49 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: back with force next week. You're going to be hitting 50 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: that up. 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll be heading up there. I think we've got 52 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 2: a Lambs wall blanket. I think they've got to focus 53 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: on walls, so we've got our Lambs will blankets up 54 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: there next week, so that'll be fun. I think we'll 55 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 2: have the kid manning next then, because I don't think 56 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: I could cope with that. But so that's I think 57 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: the show is. Yeah, shows Thursday, Friday, Saturday, which is 58 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 2: a bit of a new format because it used to 59 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: start kick off on Wednesday, so now and it sounds 60 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 2: like there's a good number of exhibitors back there and 61 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: hopefully they get some blue sky and sunshine and we 62 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 2: get that classic classic Kennerby showed to me, which was 63 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: always hot and dusty and and seeing kids of her 64 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: scratching and seeing too much done by the end of 65 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: the day, and sugar hasn't it isn't that That's what 66 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 2: the Christi Shows all about. Animals and and catching up 67 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: with friends, so it'll be it'll be a good day 68 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: or a good couple of days for those that do that. 69 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: And then you've got the racing calendar for the week 70 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 2: as well, so lot's going on.