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   Ciarán Ferrie (ccferrie@mastodon.ie)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 04:55:51 JST Ciarán Ferrie

   I keep seeing the word "ironic" to describe the actions of the fuel price protesters (burning up fuel in HGVs and tractors, blocking fuel depots, disrupting public transport) - I think the word you're looking for is "moronic".

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     ⚙️ Roy Phillips (sothach@mastodon.ie)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 04:55:47 JST ⚙️ Roy Phillips

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     • Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

     @TimWardCam @ccferrie Horses? We've plenty of free wind in Ireland and electric tractors already have a lower TCO compared to derv--even without the Middle East burning. Plus, who wants a carcinogenic diesel particulate marinade on their spuds?

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     Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE (timwardcam@c.im)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 04:55:49 JST Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

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     @ccferrie Farmers have only used fuel for tractors for a tiny fraction of the industry's history. I'm not saying that they could all revert to horses overnight, but hey, some contingency planning perhaps?

     Steve's Place repeated this.