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    On the night of Tuesday, August 22nd 2017 two thirds of Northern Ireland's average rainfall for August came down in just 8 hours. Watch the story of the men who stepped up in the crisis and the impact to the farming community in the Plumbridge area.
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Komentáře • 244

  • @magsprettejohn2160
    @magsprettejohn2160 Před 3 lety +221

    Farmers are great people, they know hardship and will all pull together to help others going through tough times.

  • @trollbarbu1979
    @trollbarbu1979 Před 3 lety +32

    As a non-native-english-speaker, I must say this accent is fantastic

  • @johnbeirne5986
    @johnbeirne5986 Před 3 lety +177

    Its shocking how farmers can come together to help out every1 who travels on these roads but yet they have to protest for a better price for their cattle at factories

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +46

      too many take the farmers forgranted

    • @The_JEB
      @The_JEB Před 3 lety +5

      The easiest solution is to not sell the cattle to the factories. Yeah the farmer may not get paid but the factory would likely cave once they run out of product to sell.

    • @boydboys9084
      @boydboys9084 Před 3 lety +5

      @@The_JEB nope the meat packers lobby the Gov to bring in cattle from Argentina and other places so you can't make a livin off Cattle alone in the US

    • @trygveevensen171
      @trygveevensen171 Před 3 lety +2

      @@boydboys9084 lobbying is just annother word for legal corruption

    • @andrewbyers1555
      @andrewbyers1555 Před 3 lety

      @@The_JEB you have to get rid of cows sometimes you just can’t milk them any more

  • @lunalyric9569
    @lunalyric9569 Před 3 lety +26

    Bless these men. They took action without question even when their own properties were suffering.

  • @ShowCat1
    @ShowCat1 Před 3 lety +17

    Couldn't understand a word they said, but I have great respect for these people.

  • @AutoCrete
    @AutoCrete Před 3 lety +31

    7 years ago we had massive floods in the area. Staff and customers were stranded in a 100K+ sq ft grocery store. Those people were rescued by a farmer. You would be pretty surprised at just how many people can fit on a combine. I hope those farmers were sick of all of the coffee, doughnuts, sandwiches and thank you's being brought to them.

  • @TheSumpBuster
    @TheSumpBuster Před 3 lety +23

    Still recovering from the effects of this storm, three years on!
    That’s our holm and stock Alister is talking about @ 5:50.
    Thankful for all those that helped that night to save them.
    Unfortunately we lost some ewes and a ram in the holm opposite.
    A night I’ll never forget!

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +3

      Not a nice thing to have to deal with at all

  • @TheWhatman21
    @TheWhatman21 Před 3 lety +3

    As a farmer in the U.S.A I'm happy to see the farmer community mentality crosses into other countries. We help each other when in need.

    • @daddyrabbit835
      @daddyrabbit835 Před 3 lety

      It's a European / people of European descent thing for sure. We have a special knack for this kind of thing.

  • @funvizfunviz
    @funvizfunviz Před 3 lety +67

    WoW! But it’s a real tonic to see the Farmers and Contractors leading the way forwards by working together.
    Committee’s and Councils are really just ‘talking shops’ and tax gatherers.

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +5

      takes the farmers and contractors ;)

  • @kevinjensen7465
    @kevinjensen7465 Před 3 lety +3

    Well done to all the people involved in this. I'm watching this 3 years after the event. Farmers giving up their time to help.👍

  • @kickinthegob
    @kickinthegob Před 3 lety +10

    I'm from Australia and in 2002 we got a whole month's of rainfall in 2 hours. I made a cup of tea with it.

  • @pugmahone9439
    @pugmahone9439 Před 3 lety +2

    Great to see everyone working together for the good of the community.

  • @enidmiller5934
    @enidmiller5934 Před 3 lety +4

    You are all amazing, Farming is a way of life and always there to help.

  • @michaelcroke7439
    @michaelcroke7439 Před 3 lety +6

    Fair play to all the farmers and contractors. That is just amazing what they do for the public

  • @toonaconsooma5941
    @toonaconsooma5941 Před 3 lety +1

    Great to see everyone working together in a time of need

  • @matthewdestombe4714
    @matthewdestombe4714 Před 3 lety

    This is community and care! Love the care shown here!

  • @randylanhart1387
    @randylanhart1387 Před 3 lety +1

    Bless all farmers.THE WORLD CANNOT DO WITHOUT THEM.

  • @mary-ruthflores4107
    @mary-ruthflores4107 Před 3 lety +14

    Country people , ranchers , farmers, just put their head down and do it! It’s the way of life!

  • @vossejongk
    @vossejongk Před 3 lety +2

    when we had 12" of snow here all the farmers in the region helped out clearing roads and parking places of hospitals & elderly care homes, because government snow plows were busy clearing the highways and main roads :)

  • @jascollinscork
    @jascollinscork Před 3 lety +3

    Had forgotten about this...... such a tragic time for many people up north that time...... farmers/contractors have great ability for teamwork!!! Great insight Farmflix!!! Looks like August not shaping up great for some people especially after Storm Ellen.....😢🙏🏻

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +1

      would have been tough but great to see the locals pulling together

  • @patrick0connell772
    @patrick0connell772 Před 3 lety +37

    Some curse the farmer when things are good but when things go bad the farmers will always help

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +4

      hats off to the farmers

    • @raypitts4880
      @raypitts4880 Před 3 lety

      no body is complaining farmers blocking the bridge are they combine or muck spreader call the police.

  • @adi7795
    @adi7795 Před 3 lety +1

    Great job to the farmers a big thank you.

  • @YorkshiresFarming
    @YorkshiresFarming Před 3 lety +2

    Lovely to see everyone working together

  • @marinapepper9899
    @marinapepper9899 Před 3 lety +12

    Fair play to the farmers, well done guys x

  • @pnwRC.
    @pnwRC. Před 3 lety +2

    WOWZERS! A whole months worth of rain in 8 hours, I can't even imagine how devastating that must be to deal with!

  • @benjaminbauer4883
    @benjaminbauer4883 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks guys this was a great video show what Mother Nature can do. But also showing community and how strong that is

  • @johnmoore8016
    @johnmoore8016 Před 3 lety +1

    farmers helping people they didn't know and people they did, it didn't matter as they needed help. I remember that from my days on the farm. (Mississippi gulf coast, USA)

  • @brandoncaldwell95
    @brandoncaldwell95 Před 3 lety +48

    Now, i cant speak for a few minutes. Not due to the event, but i may start talking with an irish accent.

  • @jameslynch165
    @jameslynch165 Před 3 lety +3

    Well done to all involved, the way it should be. We can all learn a lesson here.... good on you lads!!

  • @johnphelan6623
    @johnphelan6623 Před 3 lety +2

    Best thing about this video. The second names tell me that both sides of the NÍ community are working together on this. Class. We've come a long way 👍🏽

  • @midwestdairyfs3122
    @midwestdairyfs3122 Před 3 lety +1

    We did this a week ago here in Australia in the desert u wouldn’t expect flooding the road is gone for good it’s washed away past replacing needs a hole new base and stuff

  • @jacquelinealcorn8637
    @jacquelinealcorn8637 Před 3 lety +5

    Good job on the vid.
    The farmers are always there to help! 👍

  • @patodwyer721
    @patodwyer721 Před 3 lety +3

    Nature can hit hard when you least expect it. Fair play to the Agri men, the dont have to sit down and discuss it, they get stuck in. Well done to all involved.

  • @ben-jam-in6941
    @ben-jam-in6941 Před 3 lety

    My family owned a Livestock Auction here in North Alabama in the US from before I was born until I was about 24 years old and now that I’m in my 30’s I sure wish we had never sold it. Anyway the Stockyards do bring farmers of the community together and it’s very important that farmers have that income from sales on time. I hate seeing that happen to this Market but it’s nice seeing that farmers so far away will help each other and the community out like our farmers do here.

  • @jerryodriscoll3691
    @jerryodriscoll3691 Před 3 lety +1

    Just shows how strong our farming communities really are when things go wrong

  • @lucid4278
    @lucid4278 Před 3 lety +2

    This is why you don’t complain about farmers, Farmers were affected the worst out of this and still came out to help

  • @billyminihan901
    @billyminihan901 Před 3 lety +2

    God bless the community spirit.. people need to realise farmers make the world tick over.

  • @ArchersView
    @ArchersView Před 3 lety +38

    Excellent video of a rubbish reality of nature, the story was told & filmed in a harrowing way which was stunning! 👌

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +3

      not an easy thing to have to go through

  • @eddiejohnson3458
    @eddiejohnson3458 Před 3 lety +1

    i really like seeing this farmers helping city folks i just want too thank them personaly i wanted to do a fram myself for years i make enough for myself and if i have extra i would donate all extra too homeless shealters and it that was more than enough i send it too local pig farmers for slop

  • @nathanping5729
    @nathanping5729 Před 3 lety +27

    Yet here in United States us as farmers don’t matter n no one respects us on the road! Much respect to all farmers n all countries

    • @greyruff6313
      @greyruff6313 Před 3 lety +2

      Nathan Ping I respect you

    • @lunalyric9569
      @lunalyric9569 Před 3 lety +1

      You're 100% correct. I was once of those people. However the more I became exposed to the life of a farmer on youtube I have gained a whole new respect for you all. I hope there's a widespread movement where the populations are educated on farming and their families.

    • @t-yoonit
      @t-yoonit Před 3 lety +1

      Farming and skilled trades are now condemned industries here in the US. It's a damn shame but all the powers that be, seem to be committed to destroying the fabric that this country was built on. Why? Who the fuck knows. It's gonna be a sad day when they come to the realization that those industries are the backbone of the nation and the people within those industries are some of the best in the world.

    • @Jesse_andrew
      @Jesse_andrew Před 3 lety

      @@t-yoonit literally the exact same thing here in New Zealand

  • @michaelscottalloway8915
    @michaelscottalloway8915 Před 3 lety +3

    seeing these pictures of the flood reminds me of what happened here in Iowa back in 2008 . We had major flooding that wiped out roods,cities and lots of land .

  • @jackronan5797
    @jackronan5797 Před 3 lety +3

    Good video John I remember when it happened. It was terrifying.

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +1

      not good , hopefully dont see the likes of it again

  • @judgetk8327
    @judgetk8327 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm an old man now, but remember when they passed a bill to stop farmers from giving milk and butter to their neighbors and themselves. I watched as some so-called farm regulators dumping good butter and milk in the ditch so they could not benefit from their farm work. Sometimes the government can be so stupid and greedy cause they are getting paid to make these laws. If it was up to me the farmers should not have to pay taxes at all. They are the people that try to make a living by feeding us.

  • @seamuspower5900
    @seamuspower5900 Před 3 lety +2

    Any footage from the area now to see the recovery of the land ? great video by the way

  • @andycole366
    @andycole366 Před 3 lety +5

    How can you thumbs down this?! Was it not tragic enough??
    I know we're entitled to our own opinions but some people baffle me!
    Fantastic video of the worlds weather getting more wilder and more unpredictable! But most of all, communities coming together!

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +2

      would not have been pleasant for those who had to suffer it but yes it was great to see folk coming together and helping each other

  • @peterpurpose
    @peterpurpose Před 3 lety +1

    Thank heaven for farmers.

  • @Ham68229
    @Ham68229 Před 3 lety +24

    Farmer = masters at doing everything that "professional's" are over paid to do. Here in the states, there's still farming communities that come together to help each other. Unfortunately, it's farmers that are always under appreciated. Cheers :)

    • @nielsrooiman772
      @nielsrooiman772 Před 3 lety +2

      Here in the Netherlands to

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety +3

      Have to support our farmers

    • @thoughtfox2409
      @thoughtfox2409 Před 3 lety

      Well, over in germany these "overpaid" professionals don't get anything, as over here what the farmers did there Firefighters and the THW (Technisches Hilfswerk - Technical Relief Agency) would do, and 97% of the Firefighters and almost 100% of the THW are volunteers, who don't get paid a cent. And i am pretty sure that that is also true for the US. At least i can't immagine that small districts have enough funds to pay for a professional firebrigade. But yeah, the Farmers helping is really appreciated!

  • @60secondmediauk
    @60secondmediauk Před 3 lety

    what a fantastic bunch of people!!

  • @torbenalstrup3902
    @torbenalstrup3902 Před 3 lety

    For some reason I never heard about this incident. But hats off for a major effort. And yes I will keep consuming both milk and hamburgers. Support your farmers, they are making your food. Don´t get pissed off the day a big combine or a slurry wagon slows traffic down. At the end of the day it benefits yourself.

  • @channeljp1607
    @channeljp1607 Před 3 lety +1

    Fair play to all involved.

  • @lejjan94
    @lejjan94 Před 3 lety +3

    farmers are the best and very hard working for us others to have Food and much more :D

  • @McferranGlenn
    @McferranGlenn Před 3 lety

    BIG WORK YOU LADS

  • @matthewporter7712
    @matthewporter7712 Před 3 lety

    I can see that road from my house roof but what year was this i didnt hear anything bout ti

  • @sammyd7857
    @sammyd7857 Před 3 lety

    So i wonder if they will fix the drainage and lack of levy problems.

  • @f0rumrr
    @f0rumrr Před 3 lety

    Reminds me of the wild fires on the west coast. People coming together to help.

  • @havok9001
    @havok9001 Před 3 lety +1

    this video post on my Birthday

  • @Skud0rz
    @Skud0rz Před 3 lety +5

    6:41 looks like a typical Irish public bathroom to me

    • @danquaid7103
      @danquaid7103 Před 3 lety +1

      At least it got a good wash from the flood

  • @burtbrooks7731
    @burtbrooks7731 Před 3 lety +2

    We got all the toys to get er done💪

  • @milesrand8675
    @milesrand8675 Před 3 lety +6

    Really could use some of that rain in Iowa right about now.

    • @gravelydon7072
      @gravelydon7072 Před 3 lety

      You could have some of ours. We are in the midst of the remnants of TS Sally as it moves off. Center of it went by about 10 miles North of us. Been raining off and on now for three days and it will be raining again tomorrow. In areas where the surface level is 6'ASL, the water currently is at 7.4'ASL. We sit on a ridge at 10' ASL so we are safe. But the ground is soaked.

  • @Battttt
    @Battttt Před 3 lety

    you guys are giant goats, stay goated lads!
    flash floods in august, thats kinda rare if you ask me

  • @user-mv6pv7bw1l
    @user-mv6pv7bw1l Před rokem

    I big fan of your the new program

  • @theretrogamer5843
    @theretrogamer5843 Před 3 lety +1

    People at their best!

  • @markoloughlin7079
    @markoloughlin7079 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video.

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety

      great to see everyone pulling together

  • @ianmartin762
    @ianmartin762 Před 3 lety

    When did all this happen?

  • @robertenglnad8029
    @robertenglnad8029 Před 3 lety +1

    I lived in a farming area in my youth and know how farmers help each other. I was in a dairying area and if a farmer was too sick to milk his cows neighbours would help out, If someone became bogged, neighbours would help out because that is the way that farmers think, always ready to think. I was a little worried about the lad commentating, he seemed to have the need to hold onto certain parts of his body while speaking. I wonder if he was frightened that they might wash away???

  • @daddyrabbit835
    @daddyrabbit835 Před 3 lety +1

    This is so European .... We are special people that deserve a place in the world. Unfortunately, we are criminalized when all we want is to help our neighbors/fellow men. We open our borders to let people flood in hoping they find a better life at the cost of our own standard of living. God bless you and our people... We would do the same thing in the rural U.S. where I live... I'm mostly descended from the U.K., especially Scotland.

  • @MrE30
    @MrE30 Před 3 lety +2

    I remember that episode well, and that time of 2017

  • @repentuklondonwatchman1373

    BEAUTIFUL PEOPLES

  • @mikecrystalrobert7898
    @mikecrystalrobert7898 Před 3 lety +1

    Can’t say u didn’t give it 100percent to try nice to see neighbors/community coming together when there’s a emergency

  • @MegaVolvic
    @MegaVolvic Před 7 měsíci

    Where was it

  • @99Getrdone
    @99Getrdone Před 3 lety

    a what pump?

  • @lukehorgan9170
    @lukehorgan9170 Před 3 lety +1

    That must be some flood

  • @Rana_Sahab1
    @Rana_Sahab1 Před 3 lety

    Farmers are always with u... when you are in big trouble...🙏🙏
    Another Example :- In India now, it's not a farmer's protest only...But also for those who are going to bear the burden of inflation...🙏🙏

  • @Dan55788
    @Dan55788 Před 3 lety

    Fair play to them putting others above of themselves

  • @modelfarmer-bj7ll
    @modelfarmer-bj7ll Před 3 lety +1

    I was clearing lots of water too I done it for people for free i done it all with a John Deere 7710 and an Abbey tank

  • @glennmoron7235
    @glennmoron7235 Před 3 lety +1

    Pretty amazing

  • @tommitchell1826
    @tommitchell1826 Před 3 lety +1

    scary looking back at tat but I'm afraid it will be more common just look at storm we had last few days in August

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety

      can just hope it doesn't get as bad

  • @dhra5136
    @dhra5136 Před 3 lety +2

    These Farmers have achieved more in week than Engeland in hunderd years

  • @c0c0asauce
    @c0c0asauce Před 3 lety +2

    As bad as it was, when I was a kid I would have really enjoyed seeing all the equipment being put to work.

  • @numptyjames1
    @numptyjames1 Před 3 lety +10

    it calls for dredging ALL OUR RIVERS

    • @raypitts4880
      @raypitts4880 Před 3 lety

      its called money share prices exceed spending on clearing

  • @jameslindley924
    @jameslindley924 Před 3 lety +2

    Great Effort !!!!!
    Did the 9 Pumps have an effective result ??

    • @raypitts4880
      @raypitts4880 Před 3 lety

      seems lik it the water was down below road level.

  • @nathangoodwin8636
    @nathangoodwin8636 Před 3 lety +3

    Good video lad

  • @zjaranyrafal9104
    @zjaranyrafal9104 Před 3 lety +1

    what language do rhey speak?

  • @shareD_1
    @shareD_1 Před 3 lety +1

    what did he say....?

  • @theghostofcornpop4175
    @theghostofcornpop4175 Před 3 lety +8

    Yo John boy 👍 😎😎 any updates on Clyde's mighty merlo ? ❤️

  • @theonly5001
    @theonly5001 Před 3 lety

    I'm glad Germany has the federal agency for technical relief.
    It does exactly that. Move loads of water, support dams, generate electricity for downed powerlines, generate drinking water, make the roads drivable again, etc.
    They even help farmers. Saving cattle is something they are supposed to do, once all humans are saved.

  • @andrewcomiskey322
    @andrewcomiskey322 Před 3 lety +5

    Brian plays jimmy in the fall series on Netflix

  • @pescherskij
    @pescherskij Před 3 lety

    What language do they speak?

  • @tomstickney5500
    @tomstickney5500 Před 3 lety

    people helping people nice

  • @samkirkpatrick9581
    @samkirkpatrick9581 Před 3 lety +1

    Sad to see all that

    • @farmflix
      @farmflix  Před 3 lety

      wouldn't be nice to have to deal with

  • @fowletm1992
    @fowletm1992 Před 3 lety +2

    If never under stood why the Americans put subtitles on some Australian videos
    Now I understand why
    Some strong accents here
    Great job boys, from an Aussie farmer

    • @garydos000
      @garydos000 Před 3 lety

      I talk to a variety of ppl with almost an infinant accents i enjoy listening to it

  • @japlin3
    @japlin3 Před 3 lety +1

    trust the farmers to put their needs last and clean up the public aeras before they focus on there own property

  • @ivanolsen7966
    @ivanolsen7966 Před 3 lety +1

    so just who was responsible for the design of that last road ..no culvert or bridge ...sue them

  • @neilrafter7706
    @neilrafter7706 Před 3 lety +8

    When is clydes silage video

  • @cormacbreen5502
    @cormacbreen5502 Před 3 lety +2

    In august!!??

  • @longlowdog
    @longlowdog Před 3 lety +3

    Did the vegans all come round and help? Or were they sat at home hoping the livestock farmers would save them?

  • @marshalzombie
    @marshalzombie Před 3 lety +1

    very cool but couldn't understand anything they said

  • @twinmage6870
    @twinmage6870 Před 3 lety

    most time its drains geting cog 90% of time

  • @richardjellis9186
    @richardjellis9186 Před 3 lety +1

    I hope you at least put a bill in for the fuel.!

    • @SR-jx5jr
      @SR-jx5jr Před 3 lety

      they get grants enough already

  • @cameron.m2818
    @cameron.m2818 Před 3 lety +1

    It’s sickening to see that happen