A random waffle thread

Mr. G · 24-08-2013 10:36pm

fryup wrote: »

any update on the lotto winner in lahinch

was it a local? was it a tourist??

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/community/mystery-limerick-woman-wins-6m-lahinch-lotto-1-5412224

Mr. G · 24-08-2013 10:42pm

Balagan wrote: »

But which pronunciation of tuna?

Toona?
Teuna?
Choona?

Yeah its pronounced Toona.

Try pronouncing Knockaunanerrigal without stopping

Chucken · 24-08-2013 10:49pm

Knockaunanerrigal...there I said it

Wheres that?

Mr. G · 24-08-2013 11:05pm

Chucken wrote: »

Knockaunanerrigal...there I said it

Wheres that?

There you typed it

I find it hard to say it off without stopping

https://maps.google.ie/maps?q=Knockaunanerrigal,+Clare&hl=en&ll=52.890263,-9.042435&spn=0.289583,0.727158&sll=52.912629,-9.0905&sspn=0.144717,0.363579&oq=Knockaunanerrigal+clare&hnear=Knockaunanerrigal,+County+Clare&t=m&z=11

Its just up the road from Toonagh

angelfire9 · 24-08-2013 11:07pm

Chucken wrote: »

Does anyone know where I can get a babies hurling jersey? I'm looking for age 1+. O Neills online only have 6-12 months

Someone told me Pennys or Dunnes might have tee shirts??

I got these for the nephew abroad
http://thehurlingstore.ie/cat/county-baby/clare-baby/

Very cute

Chucken · 24-08-2013 11:16pm

Mr. G wrote: »

There you typed it I find it hard to say it off without stopping

https://maps.google.ie/maps?q=Knockaunanerrigal,+Clare&hl=en&ll=52.890263,-9.042435&spn=0.289583,0.727158&sll=52.912629,-9.0905&sspn=0.144717,0.363579&oq=Knockaunanerrigal+clare&hnear=Knockaunanerrigal,+County+Clare&t=m&z=11

Its just up the road from Toonagh

Well theres my geography lesson for today

angelfire9 wrote: »

I got these for the nephew abroad
http://thehurlingstore.ie/cat/county-baby/clare-baby/

Very cute

Aw, they're gorgeous

I might have to get one of those as well.

fryup · 25-08-2013 8:44am

Chucken wrote: »

It was someone from Co. Limerick who said she will use it to pay off her bills :eek: and buy some diamonds in Tiffanys...

don't tell me it was Dolores again

Chucken · 25-08-2013 2:15pm

fryup wrote: »

don't tell me it was Dolores again

That would be hilarious

Great morning had by all at the Cannonball Run in Ballina.

Though as a total heathen when it comes to cars, I may have upset a few folk by not drooling over a Ferrari that cost 1,000,000stg.

sammyjo90 · 26-08-2013 3:31pm

Balagan wrote: »

But which pronunciation of tuna?

Toona?
Teuna?
Choona?

Its toona, take it from someone who lives there!

Balagan · 26-08-2013 4:43pm

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Its toona, take it from someone who lives there!

I am acquainted with Toonagh and some of its inhabitants and its correct pronunciation but I was curious about which of the varying pronunciations of 'tuna' ClareFM was using to refer to your illustrious townland. Apparently it was 'chewna' but the station has since seen the error of its ways and corrected it!

sammyjo90 · 26-08-2013 5:24pm

Balagan wrote: »

I was curious about which of the varying pronunciations of 'tuna' ClareFM was using

Ahh i see! Missed the point there so! My apologies!

Lady Chatterton · 26-08-2013 7:16pm

The Queen's Hotel has gone all saffron and blue!

Radio5 · 30-08-2013 1:43pm

Maybe not the right place for this query but here goes!

Does anyone know any local Clare company who do shredding? Do Clean Ireland do it? It's not business stuff i have to shred, its just an awful lot of old bills/ papers/ documents from an house clearance but they do contain names/addresses and other details so don't want to just put the lot in the green bin.

Lady Chatterton · 30-08-2013 3:30pm

Radio5 wrote: »

Maybe not the right place for this query but here goes!

Does anyone know any local Clare company who do shredding? Do Clean Ireland do it? It's not business stuff i have to shred, its just an awful lot of old bills/ papers/ documents from an house clearance but they do contain names/addresses and other details so don't want to just put the lot in the green bin.

I'm afraid the only companies I know are ones that get rid of confidential waste from doctor's surgeries and financial institution are they're pretty expensive.

Would you consider purchasing one of these shedders?

http://www.fellowes.com/us/en/Products/Pages/product-details.aspx?prod=US-3011001&cat=SHREDDERS&subcat=HOUSEHOLD_SHREDDERS&tercat=

I purchased this model last year for about €80, it cross shreds 11 sheets at a time. I find it brilliant. I had about six large refuse sacks of the shedding the first time but I keep on top of it now.

Mr. G · 30-08-2013 4:03pm

I looked for a company that would do this before and found some in Limerick but none in Clare.

Some shredders (such as the Tesco one) need to be turned off to cool down or they will over heat, so if you're getting an actual shredder check this.

Clareman · 30-08-2013 9:19pm

Why not get something like this and make it work for you?

Otherwise, the only companies that I know that will do shreading will be confidential waste destroyers and that can be expensive as they'll give you a certificate of destruction.

Johnboy1951 · 30-08-2013 11:41pm

Clareman wrote: »

Why not get something like this and make it work for you?

Otherwise, the only companies that I know that will do shreading will be confidential waste destroyers and that can be expensive as they'll give you a certificate of destruction.

I used to have one years ago .... excellent results if you have the time to make them and the location to allow them to dry naturally.

I would have liked it to make larger briquettes .... I though they were a little too small at the time.

I experimented mixing some other materials in the briquettes at times .... coal dust, wood shavings and saw dust for instance.

Someone 'borrowed' the device and I never replaced it

Lady Chatterton · 09-09-2013 1:36pm

Ennis has retained its title as Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre. Well done to everyone involved in the tidy towns campaign. I think the town council do a particularly good job on the floral baskets and planting around the town.

The one thing that confuses me is, a couple of weeks ago Ennis was labelled a litter blackspot in the 'Irish Business against Litter Survey'. So who is right? And how are the results for Ennis so different?

Mr. G · 09-09-2013 1:44pm

I think the Irish Business against Litter Survey is for actual businesses and how littered they are. I recall McDonalds getting praised a while back.

I would say the Tidy Towns would be more important. Fair play to all those involved

Radio5 · 12-09-2013 11:07am

I've seen quite a lot of rubbish dumping on and off the link roads around Ennis. Look down from the bridge over the Claureen River any day and you'll see big black bags of rubbish thrown down there.

Another thing I noticed in the town centre is a couple of abandoned public phones, red Smart telecom ones I think , which are no longer working and haven't been for some time. Can the Council not remove them?

fryup · 12-09-2013 11:52am

got a speeding fine in the post this morning:mad:

caught in Inagh

Balagan · 12-09-2013 12:48pm

fryup wrote: »

got a speeding fine in the post this morning:mad:

caught in Inagh

Good!

pappyodaniel · 13-09-2013 3:08am

fryup wrote: »

got a speeding fine in the post this morning:mad:

caught in Inagh

Coincidentally I gotta letter from the RSA today, as I skimmed through it I saw the words speeding, 63kmph and 2 points.

I was raging and as I read it again, I noticed this 'offence' was from 3 years ago and I was now losing the penalty points.

Happy days, swings and roundabouts.

Lady Chatterton · 20-09-2013 3:52pm

There are some free events this evening to mark Culture Night.

http://www.culturenight.ie/event-region/clare/

colm_mcm · 24-09-2013 10:53pm

What are they up to with the diggers in the centre of the N18 at the moment?

Got stuck twice today.

Also, I don't think that road was nearly as bumpy and wavy as it is now, think its like that since early last year?

Is it really going to be single lane till December?

Radio5 · 25-09-2013 11:42am

From Clare County Council website

Roadworks on the N18 Limerick to Shannon/Ennis Road
Date issued: 20/09/13

Surface rehabilitation works are taking place on the N18 Limerick to Shannon / Ennis Road. Works are due to start on Sunday 22nd September and are expected to last for approximately 10 - 12 weeks.

A 50kmph speed limit will be in place for the duration of the works. The works will result in lane closures, in both directions, between the Junctions of R471 Sixmilebridge (Junction 7) and Moyhill.

Motorists travelling to or from Bunratty should be aware that access to and from the N18 Northbound at Junction 6 will be closed from Sunday 29th September and diversions will be in place.

Page last updated: 20/09/13

colm_mcm · 25-09-2013 7:56pm

What does surface rehabilitation mean, they're digging up bushes in the middle

Clareman · 25-09-2013 8:19pm

My understanding is that it means "we f**ked it up when we put it in day 1 and didn't do it properly so now we're going to be in some temporary lanes in the middle of the road so we can put all the traffic on 1 side of the road, then do some patch work job of resurfacing then we'll do the other side, we'll also do it when the bad weather is due so it'll cause chaos"

colm_mcm · 25-09-2013 8:22pm

Clareman wrote: »

My understanding is that it means "we f**ked it up when we put it in day 1 and didn't do it properly so now we're going to be in some temporary lanes in the middle of the road so we can put all the traffic on 1 side of the road, then do some patch work job of resurfacing then we'll do the other side, we'll also do it when the bad weather is due so it'll cause chaos"

That road has been dug up so many times in the last 15 years its ridiculous.

Clareman · 25-09-2013 8:33pm

They built a road on bog by just laying tar on top of it, they also neglected to leave an alternative route so any job they do to fix it now will only be a patch at best. I reckon that road is a little over 20 years old, I think for Euro 88 the main road was past Durty Nelly's.

dmc17 · 26-09-2013 5:42pm

Apparently it's sinking according to the Independent.ie

SINKING N18 GETS HELP

URGENT works have begun to repair a two-kilometre section of one of the country's busiest roads that has been sinking for several years.

For the second time in a decade, sections of the N18 Shannon to Limerick dual-carriageway at Bunratty in Co Clare will be dug up for the works which are expected to last 10-12 weeks. A 50kph speed limit will be in place.

There's about 5 lads working on it at any time. 10-12 weeks? 10-12 months more like.

dmc17 · 27-09-2013 3:18pm

On passing it again today I'm guessing they're digging up the bushes at either side of the road works to allow traffic from one side of the carriageway to cross to the other. Then they close off the complete stretch of road on one side while they "rehabilitate" it and the other side becomes two way for the duration of the works.

Radio5 · 04-10-2013 11:05am

Travelling to Limerick the other night. I wish people would slow down a bit now that the traffic is single lane. Driving in the back window of the car in front of you won't make them go any faster and there's nowhere to overtake! So a bit of patience by some drivers would be great. Oh, yes and turn off the full headlights.

Pumpkinseeds · 04-10-2013 1:36pm

When are people going to take down all the clare bunting etc, I'm sick of looking at it?

sammyjo90 · 04-10-2013 1:40pm

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

When are people going to take down all the clare bunting etc, I'm sick of looking at it?

Probably not till next september!

Clareman · 04-10-2013 2:11pm

Sure there's still yellow and blue fertilizer bags up since '95 around the place

MyKeyG · 04-10-2013 4:48pm

Radio5 wrote: »

Travelling to Limerick the other night. I wish people would slow down a bit now that the traffic is single lane. Driving in the back window of the car in front of you won't make them go any faster and there's nowhere to overtake! So a bit of patience by some drivers would be great. Oh, yes and turn off the full headlights.

I know! Those ambulances can be a pain

MyKeyG · 04-10-2013 4:51pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

That road has been dug up so many times in the last 15 years its ridiculous.

Here's my gripe. If you paid a builder to do a job and he messed it up you'd sue him and get him to fix it free of further charge. Where are the clowns that made a balls of this road in the first place?

Johnboy1951 · 04-10-2013 6:22pm

MyKeyG wrote: »

Here's my gripe. If you paid a builder to do a job and he messed it up you'd sue him and get him to fix it free of further charge. Where are the clowns that made a balls of this road in the first place?

Still employed by the council?

Mr. G · 05-10-2013 8:58am

Coming out of Limerick yesterday evening, many cars were overtaking in the fast lane before it splits into just the one lane. It was actaully faster to have one lane because of all the traffic moving back to the one lane.

So by people trying to speed up their situation they actually made it slower for everyone :rolleyes:

If anyone remembers the oil spillage a while back, it would have been just like that.

Clareman · 05-10-2013 12:49pm

It's not a fast lane, it's an overtaking lane.

I reckon the biggest delay is people coming in off the slip roads, there's 3 lanes coming into one. Also, wasn't it proven that having 2 lanes coming into 1 is faster than just 1 lane, I remember something about it on QI so it must be true, like a Zipper or something

colm_mcm · 05-10-2013 9:15pm

Zipper requires people who can drive, and a willingness to let someone out ahead of you for the common good.

Radio5 · 10-10-2013 10:31am

Any idea what work is going on in that strip of land just where the link road meets the Lahinch Rd Roundabout. Lots of council lorries and diggers in there for the past few days.

Mr. G · 11-10-2013 9:42am

Clareman wrote: »

It's not a fast lane, it's an overtaking lane.

I reckon the biggest delay is people coming in off the slip roads, there's 3 lanes coming into one. Also, wasn't it proven that having 2 lanes coming into 1 is faster than just 1 lane, I remember something about it on QI so it must be true, like a Zipper or something

True, but in this case it was used as a "fast lane". It slowed the whole lot down.

How could it make things faster? If all cars move across 2 or 3 lanes, they all have to move into 1 lane. In doing so, it slows the whole lot down. In my experience it was much faster with one lane, rather then the ignorance/selfishness of other drivers moving into the overtaking lane.

greengog25 · 14-10-2013 12:16pm

Mr. G wrote: »

True, but in this case it was used as a "fast lane". It slowed the whole lot down.

How could it make things faster? If all cars move across 2 or 3 lanes, they all have to move into 1 lane. In doing so, it slows the whole lot down. In my experience it was much faster with one lane, rather then the ignorance/selfishness of other drivers moving into the overtaking lane.

Totally agree Mr G, I pull in to the left lane early and it drives me absolutely crazy when people zoom down the fast lane right to the top of where the roadworks begin and expect people that have been queuing up for ages to let them in just because they are too ignorant to get in the left lane in time :mad: if everyone pulled into the left lane a little bit earlier there would be little waiting, I have no problem letting the people from the slip road pull in!

Clareman · 14-10-2013 12:55pm

Something that really annoys me as well is people that leave massive gaps between them and the next car, whatever about letting people in, but it just slows everything up, often you'll see a line of traffic, then a big gap and then another line of traffic, keep up with the person in from and it'll speed everything up, to paraphrase Golf course etiquette your position should be just behind the people in front of you, not just in front of the people behind

colm_mcm · 14-10-2013 7:45pm

It doesn't really work like that.

If everyone left a gap then the traffic would merge very easily, problem is that the right hand lane want to merge at the very last moment to get ahead.
I often leave quite a generous gap once I'm about 50m from the last possible place to merge, then guys drive past and get stuck at the end. I then make a point of not letting them in.

pappyodaniel · 14-10-2013 7:54pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

It doesn't really work like that.

If everyone left a gap then the traffic would merge very easily, problem is that the right hand lane want to merge at the very last moment to get ahead.
I often leave quite a generous gap once I'm about 50m from the last possible place to merge, then guys drive past and get stuck at the end. I then make a point of not letting them in.

I love doing that too, it really brightens up my day

G3467 · 25-10-2013 10:03am

Headline from Clare.fm news today:

Wet Rain Precedes Garda Speeding Clampdown :pac:

Balagan · 25-10-2013 10:11am

G3467 wrote: »

Headline from Clare.fm news today:

Wet Rain Precedes Garda Speeding Clampdown :pac:

Ah, leave them alone! The news items on that website frequently have a quirky 'only-in-Clareness' built in and it's great! They meant 'wet roads'.

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