Exhaustion and Meeting New People

narommy

I think that this is the right forum?

My partner and have moved to Sallins/Naas and commute to Harcout St daily.

We drive because it saves time and is less tiring than train but we are still exhausted and don't have much energy for doing things.

My reason for postin here is that while i know some people in the area my partner does not. She doesn't know many people in dublin either and couldn't be bothered going up at night. The result is that we are with each other 99% of our time and have no time to ourselves.

I'm wondering how the rest of you comutees decided on an area to move to and how you settledd into an area and met new people?????

Really need some suggestions

Thanks

laoisfan

My partner and have moved to Sallins/Naas and commute to Harcout St daily.


We drive because it saves time and is less tiring than train but we are still exhausted and don't have much energy for doing things.

No offence but that is not a commute. Myself & mywife (we both work for the same company) commute daily from Laois (70-miles one-way) each day. Up at 5:15am, usually in work by 8:45am. Leave work at 5:15pm, usually home by 8:30pm-8:45pm depending on how crap traffic is.
:eek:

--laoisfan

Zaph0d

laoisfan wrote:

No offence but that is not a commute. Myself & mywife (we both work for the same company) commute daily from Laois (70-miles one-way) each day. Up at 5:15am, usually in work by 8:45am. Leave work at 5:15pm, usually home by 8:30pm-8:45pm depending on how crap traffic is.
:eek:

You both commute for up to 7 hours a day and from the time you get home to the time you need to leave in the morning you have 8.5 hours! Why bother going home at all if you only have time for sleep and breakfast. What benefit can you get from living in Laois if you spend half your waking hours driving in or out of it? Could you not afford to rent an apartment in Dublin during the week for the running costs of your car and get a bus to Laois on the weekends? I don't understand this situation.

narommy

laoisfan wrote:

No offence but that is not a commute. Myself & mywife (we both work for the same company) commute daily from Laois (70-miles one-way) each day. Up at 5:15am, usually in work by 8:45am. Leave work at 5:15pm, usually home by 8:30pm-8:45pm depending on how crap traffic is.
:eek:

--laoisfan

I really pity ye. That's horrendous. Surely you can go on back roads to reduce the time it takes. If it takes that long you should try the train.

It takes me an hour and quarter to do 30 miles close to dublin so you're saying average speed past Naas is about 25 Mph? on the motorway?

No offence but you need a new route. I can make it from city centre to tralee in 4 &1/2 hours leaving at around five with reasonably slow traffic and keeping to speed limits. Portlaoise less than two hours


The exhaustion could also be to do with a young kid.

Anyways my question is how do people who move to suburbs decide on a location and settle into a new area???

Yoda

Gods. I work from home and just left expensive Sutton for less expensive Westport. Will travel up to Dublin on the train when I need to, but in general, all I need is my desk and my computer. And broadband.

To the point of meeting people.... well, I met an Irish speaker on the first day, walking round the shops since I had a fáinne on. Then we had the Westport Arts Festival, and I met some people sitting round a table waiting for a musician to begin. I might take a yoga class.

Flukey

You just have to go out and meet people. This is a good time for people getting involved in things. There are lots of clubs, associations etc. where people have come back to after the summer. Check what is on locally. Another way for you to meet people would be to go by public transport instead of driving, at least some times. You'll have the same people going up every day. You might even get a chance to do a car-pool in the area, if you find someone is working near to where you are.

sceptre

narommy wrote:

Anyways my question is how do people who move to suburbs decide on a location and settle into a new area???

Dunno about deciding on a location - I live in the middle of Limerick city and that's part fo the reason why.

I've a mate up in Celbridge, works in Dublin. He's joined the local tennis club and golf club. Much as we like to take the mickey out of him and his wife for joining the two so he can move up the social ladder, they've done something about getting to know people in a new area. Like Flukey said, see what's going on locally and see if anything interests you. I've no idea who my neighbours are.

laoisfan

hi guys,
yeah the commute we do is mad....but it will not be forever!!!!
both of us work for the same company both of us will be starting eWorking in the next 2-3 weeks (2days each-alternative day, Mon&Thurs, Tues&Fri.)

As for meeting people, I would agree with sceptre, see whats happending locally.

all the best!!

--laoisfan

Superman

Laoisfan,

That is way to long a journey to be makin each day! 7 hours! why bother. If your going to live in the country you got to work there as well, thats what I feel, Ok money may be less but having an easy life with relatively less stress is far more important.
Why don't ya just franchise a supermacs?

laoisfan

Superman wrote:

Laoisfan,
Why don't ya just franchise a supermacs?

not a bad idea superman, not a bad idea


i could bring food poisoning to the countryside!!!

--laoisfan

Superman

laoisfan wrote:

not a bad idea superman, not a bad idea


i could bring food poisoning to the countryside!!!

--laoisfan

Ah here! supermac's is a high quality irish establishment that brings quality food to the consumer!

To put it this way:
supermac's is to fast food, what stira is to attic stairs!

A Dub in Glasgo

I would not regard Sallins/Naas as the suburbs but I am out of Dublin too long now! You need to try and integrate yourself into the community in Sallins/Naas rather than just travelling into Dublin each day then going to bed and repeating the cycle.

Talk to your neighbours
Join local groups/clubs/associations
Take the train for a week, you might end up talking to others who are in the exact same situation and build from that

Victor

Join the gym on Camden Street (over Spar) and avoid the rush hour. If the gym takes an hour, you might actually only be half an hour later getting home.

sceptre

Superman wrote:

To put it this way:
supermac's is to fast food, what stira is to attic stairs!

Both from the wesht as well (Stira's probably stopping Dunmore from sinking into the quicksand)

narommy

Victor wrote:

Join the gym on Camden Street (over Spar) and avoid the rush hour. If the gym takes an hour, you might actually only be half an hour later getting home.

That's a brilliant idea. And very true