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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Mc Love wrote: »
    the industrial estate in Raheen is a great place for running. Did 3 laps of it yesterday and hardly a sinner about the place.



    If he has not run before or not for a long time, then he would be better starting off over short distances, plus he has a public walkway which starts about 100 yards from his house that would be handy for him to use to build up stamina/assess fitness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    The phycopathic ex that wont stop harassing me! Hence why I need to burn off steam! :o:o:o:o


    The joys of break ups. It can bring out the inner bunny boiler in many men and women.

    Not fun for anyone involved. The "victim" gets their head wrecked with the antics of the spurned ex, and the spurned ex gets their head wrecked by getting hung up on the other party.

    Get yourself outside in the day that it is, and get running. You might even see some new spots to take pics around the Baggot estate, or spot the two resident sparrowhawks that breed in there every year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭The Snipe


    Kess73 wrote: »
    The phycopathic ex that wont stop harassing me! Hence why I need to burn off steam! :o:o:o:o


    The joys of break ups. It can bring out the inner bunny boiler in many men and women.

    Not fun for anyone involved. The "victim" gets their head wrecked with the antics of the spurned ex, and the spurned ex gets their head wrecked by getting hung up on the other party.

    Get yourself outside in the day that it is, and get running. You might even see some new spots to take pics around the Baggot estate, or spot the two resident sparrowhawks that breed in there every year.


    The which? You'll need to show me em xD


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    The which? You'll need to show me em xD



    Sparrowhawks. I know the ones on my land backwards, but have only been shown the ones in your area. One of your neighbours knows the pattern and movements of the sparrowhawks near you to an amazing level. Never met a guy with such an intuitive feel for nature, and it seems to rub off on a lot of wild animals when he is near them. He just hears and notices things quicker than most (and I am a long time interested in and involved in nature with a hell of a lot of time spent learning about and experiencing nature), and he has this knack of being able to get very close to animals without trying, have even seen animals approach him and the same animals vanishing when any other person came into view.

    He is ridiculous with garden birds, they just seem to home in on him and land on him without a care in the world once they get a little used to him, and the same birds will not let anyone else in his family near them, even if they carry out food. A lot of folk can get a robin, a blackbird, a bluetit or similar to feed from hand, but this guy has all of those plus birds like treecreepers, wrens, redpoll, long tail tits, dunnocks etc all coming to him and he has a little flock that consists of robins, blue tits, great tits, coal tits, a blackbird and a dunnock that will fly at him enmasse and feed as a group without any bickering.

    As for the sparrowhawks, one of the pair local to you must pass your house a dozen times a day and usually quite low. The guy I know worked out their movement patterns for different times of the day, I got to see them through him.

    I'm good in terms of nature knowledge, but he is my go to guy if I am stuck or if I want to discuss a theory etc.


    But even to the untrained eye there is a lot in your area that would make for good camera subjects, just a matter of getting out there and looking.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭The Snipe


    Yeah - I'm not a bird person so I wouldn't have a clue! :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Yeah - I'm not a bird person so I wouldn't have a clue! :P


    Your current woes hinted at that. :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭Itsdacraic


    What's happening on the dock road, traffic brutal


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Itsdacraic wrote: »
    What's happening on the dock road, traffic brutal


    Sounds like normal dock road traffic at certain times then. Was down there about 8:30 and the traffic was backing up at that time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,470 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Itsdacraic wrote: »
    What's happening on the dock road, traffic brutal

    Many Gardai on the Shannon bridge at about 8.30


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭Itsdacraic


    Kess73 wrote: »
    Sounds like normal dock road traffic at certain times then. Was down there about 8:30 and the traffic was backing up at that time.

    It was worse than normal though, I hit it at my usual time for a Tuesday and was at least 15mins longer on it than usual


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    i noticed that taking the young lad to school this morrning, it seems to be traffic going IN to the town though, as the other lane was moving freely enough.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    Can't speak for the Dock Rd, but I caused a little traffic chaos on O'Connell/Shannon St intersection this morning. The dog slipped out of her collar and was running around the intersection.

    How there wasn't an accident I don't know!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    source wrote: »
    Can't speak for the Dock Rd, but I caused a little traffic chaos on O'Connell/Shannon St intersection this morning. The dog slipped out of her collar and was running around the intersection.

    How there wasn't an accident I don't know!



    Similar thing happened yesterday at the O Connell street/Cecil street intersection around 17:00. A dog got away from it's owner and was in a panic darting across lanes dragging it's lead behind it.

    The dog was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, so probably one of the worst breeds that could get loose in traffic given their inability to become as street trained as other species of dog. Thankfully it was caught quickly with no harm done to dog, owner or anyone else.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    source wrote: »
    Can't speak for the Dock Rd, but I caused a little traffic chaos on O'Connell/Shannon St intersection this morning. The dog slipped out of her collar and was running around the intersection.

    How there wasn't an accident I don't know!

    drivers were worried that a dog the size of a small horse would do more damage to their cars than they could do to the dog, lol, a rat sized chihuawa however wouldn't pose the same threat except maybe for getting caught up in the fan belt! :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    xsiborg wrote: »
    drivers were worried that a dog the size of a small horse would do more damage to their cars than they could do to the dog, lol, a rat sized chihuawa however wouldn't pose the same threat except maybe for getting caught up in the fan belt! :eek:



    Speaking of dogs doing damage. My fella knocked me onto my arse this morning. We were messing around and I got distracted in the middle of it. Donar made a leap and I caught 12 1/2 to 13 stone of dog in the chest whilst not braced for it.:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    Itsdacraic wrote: »
    Kess73 wrote: »
    Sounds like normal dock road traffic at certain times then. Was down there about 8:30 and the traffic was backing up at that time.

    It was worse than normal though, I hit it at my usual time for a Tuesday and was at least 15mins longer on it than usual

    Just been told it was a couple of swans out in the Connell Rd that had the whole place blocked up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    source wrote: »
    Just been told it was a couple of swans out in the Connell Rd that had the whole place blocked up.



    Swans eh? Well I think we all know who the real culprit is then :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭Itsdacraic


    Kess73 wrote: »
    Swans eh? Well I think we all know who the real culprit is then :D

    I thought they all got eaten?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭The Snipe


    Kess73 wrote: »
    Swans eh? Well I think we all know who the real culprit is then :D

    Near enough to his cage too!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    Itsdacraic wrote: »
    I thought they all got eaten?

    get the flock oot! :p

    ah no, there's still plenty of 'em down there, swanning around with not a care in the world, no need to get in a flap about it... :o

    ok that was terrible, im going to stick my neck out here and say lets not go with the swan jokes again or we'll all be winging it out of the forum before it migrates south and we wont be able to return for another six months... :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Itsdacraic wrote: »
    I thought they all got eaten?


    I reckon the Eastern European stereotype was spread by the Feather fondler to cover his own tracks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Near enough to his cage too!


    It does seem very coincidental that it happened in an area not too far from where HE would be.


    As good old V once said There Is No Such Thing As Coincidence, Just The Illusion Of Coincidence


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I have a dose of the dreaded man flu. The last thing I need is to be risking bird flu too!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    And with the mention of Swans, he doth appear.


    Ladies and gents, we have our culprit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    I have a dose of the dreaded man flu. The last thing I need is to be risking bird flu too!



    Really? Bit optimistic of ya


    Probably an avian STI :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭SnoopyGunner


    I have a dose of the dreaded man flu. The last thing I need is to be risking bird flu too!

    A slight head cold then? ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    @ xiledsniper.....................BEEP BEEP!!!


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    A slight head cold then? ;)

    Something like that. But I have to stand in front of a group of Gaeilge students for 90 minutes later with half a voice and a light-head. Bleh.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Something like that. But I have to stand in front of a group of Gaeilge students for 90 minutes later with half a voice and a light-head. Bleh.


    Would not worry about it. I'm sure they were preoccupied with bigger issues.


    Like why does this guy cover his barnet with a fedora. :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭the drifter


    Something like that. But I have to stand in front of a group of Gaeilge students for 90 minutes later with half a voice and a light-head. Bleh.

    Come training later and we will fix that cold for ya!


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Come training later and we will fix that cold for ya!

    Sorry dude, finished my class 40 minutes after training started! I'll be back in next week.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭the drifter


    Sorry dude, finished my class 40 minutes after training started! I'll be back in next week.

    pppssss! class...:p


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    pppssss! class...:p

    It's weird, people kept treating me like a teacher or something. :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭the drifter


    It's weird, people kept treating me like a teacher or something. :pac:

    lol that will pass....people treated me like an engineer for a while too...

    They will never stop treating TestTransmission like a hairdresser though...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission



    They will never stop treating TestTransmission like a hairdresser though...

    haters-gonna-hate-7.jpg?w=500&h=375


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Epic. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭SarahBeep!


    Pretty crap bring stuck in work when across the street the lads from GAME are practically barricaded into their store in the hopes of getting when theyre entitled to.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    SarahBeep! wrote: »
    Pretty crap bring stuck in work when across the street the lads from GAME are practically barricaded into their store in the hopes of getting when theyre entitled to.

    they'll be down a very, very long food chain of creditors i'd say, great bunch of guys though, any time i ever went in there they were always helpful, i dont think they'll get anything though, best off to spend their time now looking for new jobs asap... :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭SarahBeep!


    Seeing the shutters down was so depressing today, great bunch of lads.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    Just went to the shop, to get some weetabix and milk. Grabbed a 24 pack and saw that it was €2.95! For 24 weetabix?!?!?!

    Anyway I look at the 12 pack, €1 each. So two 12 packs cost €2. Same amount of product, same amount of packaging, why is it almost a euro more expensive?

    The only thing I can think of is simple greed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    What's the story with all the well dressed students up around Mary I at the mo???


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭The Snipe


    Could be going to the Spin SW Race Day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,079 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    UL was full of scantily and fancy dressed girls swigging from wine bottles earlier.





    And there were people dressed up for the races too :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Driving up from the Dock road to New Street about 60 minutes ago, and it was full of girls struggling on heels and drunk young fellas.:D Even as far as Punches I was coming across them.


    There were a bunch by the Catherine McCauley that looked very classy in their grown up clothes whilst passing around a two litre of cider :D

    Just as well known of the girls had feather boas on them, otherwise they may have been mistaken as some kind of expctic swan by a certain individual who frequents that side of town.:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,287 ✭✭✭source


    Could be going to the Spin SW Race Day.

    Ah right, that's probably it then.


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I love Mary I in this weather! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    On a semi related note. Well it involves women anyway.


    Is Dooradoyle/Raheen/Father Russell road the side of Limerick that has the most amazing looking women or what?

    Every evening I see women out walking that would put all the so called supermodels in the shade by some distance. Just loads of naturally beautiful looking women. The last few years have started to feel like when I lived near Stuttgart in terms of genuinely beautiful women just out and about.

    Apols to any other part of town, but the women on the Dooradoyle side of town have the race won.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    I love Mary I in this weather! :D



    Those poor girls. They probably feel safer around you as they think you look as though you have no interest in women.. Little do they know what you are really like. :p:pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    Kess73 wrote: »
    On a semi related note. Well it involves women anyway.


    Is Dooradoyle/Raheen/Father Russell road the side of Limerick that has the most amazing looking women or what?

    Every evening I see women out walking that would put all the so called supermodels in the shade by some distance. Just loads of naturally beautiful looking women. The last few years have started to feel like when I lived near Stuttgart in terms of genuinely beautiful women just out and about.

    Apols to any other part of town, but the women on the Dooradoyle side of town have the race won.

    wheh wheh, 'semi' related note indeed... :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    xsiborg wrote: »
    wheh wheh, 'semi' related note indeed... :D



    I always try to leave something for the cheap seats to grasp at :D:pac:


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