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Things you love about Waterford ....

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    #32
    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    I'm not a deiseman, but being from ross, spend a lot of time in waterford myself.

    Friendly atmosphere around the place in general.
    Fish and Chips from Johnny Walkers or Brennans in Lismore Park.
    Dunmore on a beautiful day.
    Few pints in Geoffs or Masons with the lads.


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    #33
    montec
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭montec


    Richie Cranium wrote: »
    For me :

    The best fish & chips in the world (Johnny Walkers)

    The best chipper in the world (The Cleaboy)

    Blaas

    Sausage Blaas

    Rasher Blaas

    Crisp Blaas

    Our beautiful accent

    Beautiful beaches

    Beautiful countryside

    Hoffmans (when we had it)

    The Maryland

    Our beautiful Polish women

    Our beautiful Waterford wan's

    The fact that Waterford is 100 times better than KK

    I have travelled a fair bit around the world and when people would ask me what part of Ireland im from,i would always proudly say Waterford and then go on to explain how it is the best county in Ireland.

    As a KK man, I would agree with most of the above and would add:
    some of my all-time favourite pubs are in Waterford (Downes, T&H's The Kings and Murphy's and the Forum when there's bands on).
    Definately the women but I don't think that they're that stuck up (I'm married to one so I'm biased!!!)
    Walkers Fish and Chips for definate!!!
    The Peoples Park.
    Bringing my son out to the RSC for the odd match.

    Don't see the need to bring KK into it though, most people will argue that their own County is better than their neighbours for their own personal reasons, and thats fine and the banter is good.
    But this is a thread about things that you love about Waterford so it should be positive surely?


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    #34
    warder6161
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭warder6161


    the road to cork :P:P


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    #35
    Professey Chin
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    montec wrote: »
    As a KK man, I would agree with most of the above and would add:
    some of my all-time favourite pubs are in Waterford (Downes, T&H's The Kings and Murphy's and the Forum when there's bands on).
    Definately the women but I don't think that they're that stuck up (I'm married to one so I'm biased!!!)
    Walkers Fish and Chips for definate!!!
    The Peoples Park.
    Bringing my son out to the RSC for the odd match.
    Thats not bias. Thats fear :pac:


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    #36
    Elbows22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 455 ✭✭Elbows22


    ziedth wrote: »
    For me:

    A Skittles Cocktail in Harveys

    .


    yep - gotta love them :D


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    #37
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    Green Hornet wrote: »
    Come on now, that's got to be a joke right??
    The town accent is the worst accent in the country by 1000 miles!

    ;)

    No its not a joke,we have the most unique accent in the world and I think its beautiful and I'm very proud of it.


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    #38
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    montec wrote: »
    As a KK man, I would agree with most of the

    Don't see the need to bring KK into it though, most people will argue that their own County is better than their neighbours for their own personal reasons, and thats fine and the banter is good.
    But this is a thread about things that you love about Waterford so it should be positive surely?

    Yes the thread is about what a person loves about Waterford,and i love that Waterford is at least 100 times better than KK,I cant be more positive than that.


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    #39
    jimbojazz
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭jimbojazz


    Richie Cranium wrote: »
    No its not a joke,we have the most unique accent in the world and I think its beautiful and I'm very proud of it.

    Better than that Louth /Cavan accent........like a calf bawling in a handball alley


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    #40
    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,556 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    Richie Cranium wrote: »
    No its not a joke,we have the most unique accent in the world and I think its beautiful and I'm very proud of it.

    Doesn't everyone :D


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    #41
    looksee
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    All the seasons on the Tramore Road - the reed beds, the coloured willows and the deciduous trees as the season changes.
    The Towers near Lismore
    Mahon Falls
    The coast road
    The new bridge
    My job.


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    #42
    montec
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭montec


    Richie Cranium wrote: »
    Yes the thread is about what a person loves about Waterford,and i love that Waterford is at least 100 times better than KK,I cant be more positive than that.

    Is it though? How did you measure that?


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    #43
    Ardennes1944
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    tramore and dunmore east's huge crazy golf place :D


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    #44
    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    montec wrote: »
    Is it though? How did you measure that?

    Look its my view on it and nobody else's,there is no point in ruining a good thread by going of topic,so leave it be, isn't there a kk forum around here somewhere.


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    #45
    dayshah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dayshah


    montec wrote: »
    Is it though? How did you measure that?

    The metric Better Than Kilkenny Scale (BTKS). Its used to rank cities all over the world.

    Waterford is 100 BTKS
    Limerick is 0.13 BTKS

    Prague is 134 BTKS


    You should be proud that Kilkenny was chosen as the benchmark.


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    #46
    squeakyduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭squeakyduck


    The Comeraghs (especially seeing it at sunset when the sun lights up nearly every stone on the mountain!)
    The water (it's so much nicer than that in Dublin, maybe because we have our own spring! :) )
    The peace and quiet,
    BLAHS! :p
    Going to Annestown, Clonea strand or Tramore to go to the beach - Annestown is my favourite!
    My family is down there - and was raised down there, it will always be a home from home! :)


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    #47
    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    squeakyduck wrote: »
    BLAHS!



    /Facepalm.


    I think you mean BLAA'S


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    #48
    montec
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭montec


    dayshah wrote: »
    The metric Better Than Kilkenny Scale (BTKS). Its used to rank cities all over the world.

    Waterford is 100 BTKS
    Limerick is 0.13 BTKS

    Prague is 134 BTKS


    You should be proud that Kilkenny was chosen as the benchmark.

    Thanks for clearing that up I was wondering how it was measured.
    You might want to get the scale checked out though, as your results show Prague with a higher score than Waterford....Shurley Shome Mishtake??? ;)


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    #49
    dannydiamond
    Registered Users Posts: 2,656 ✭✭✭dannydiamond


    In Waterford,
    Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
    Theres nothing you can’t do,
    Now you’re in Waterford,
    These streets will make you feel brand new,
    The lights will inspire you,
    Lets here it for Waterford, Waterford, Waterford.



    One hand in the air for the little city,
    Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty,
    No place in the World that can compare,
    Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeaaahh
    Come on, come,
    Yeah,


    In Waterford,
    Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
    Theres nothing you can’t do,
    Now you’re in Waterford,
    These streets will make you feel brand new,
    The lights will inspire you,
    Lets here it for Waterford, Watrford, Waterford,
    Welcome to the bright light....


    :)


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    #50
    dayshah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dayshah


    montec wrote: »
    Thanks for clearing that up I was wondering how it was measured.
    You might want to get the scale checked out though, as your results show Prague with a higher score than Waterford....Shurley Shome Mishtake??? ;)

    Well Prague got 13 extra points for women, 7 for the metro system, 4 for the astronomical clock, and 12 for the palace. It lost two though for the drunken English stag parties.


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    #51
    Cake Man
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    Agree with all things mentioned, love just going for a stroll on Tramore beach in the summer in the evening and the obligatory melted chocolate doughnut (or 6) in the Holiday shop! Ice creams in there unreal too!
    Love the atmosphere around leading up to a Waterford match, before the '08 All Ireland final was fantastic, thought it really brought everyone together.

    Used to work up the country last year for a few months and the feeling of coming over the bridge every weekend was special-just felt good to be home.


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    #52
    cocoshovel
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    Definitely John Roberts Square in the weeks leading up to Xmas.
    The smell of soggy chips and the Suir mixed together when you get off the bus at the bus station. Actually I'm not sure which is which! :pac:


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    #53
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    Was driving back from Dublin Airport early this morning and seeing the top of the Suir Bridge in the distance, when you see that you def know you are home!!
    And going to the Mahon Falls


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    #54
    dayshah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dayshah


    STIG83 wrote: »
    Was driving back from Dublin Airport early this morning and seeing the top of the Suir Bridge in the distance, when you see that you def know you are home!!
    And going to the Mahon Falls

    I used to feel that way seeing the aerial over Airmount, but now its the bridge. :)

    I like to coming from Cork. I know I'm in Waterford since crossing the Blackwater, but when I come over that road by Ring and can see Dungarvan below, its like the whole county is opening before your eyes, from the sea to the Knockmealdowns. I remember coming home on a Friday evening in winter. There was a low full moon lighting up the sea and the mountains.


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    #55
    MitchKoobski
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭MitchKoobski


    dannydiamond wrote: »
    In Waterford,
    Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
    Theres nothing you can’t do,
    Now you’re in Waterford,
    These streets will make you feel brand new,
    The lights will inspire you,
    Lets here it for Waterford, Waterford, Waterford.



    One hand in the air for the little city,
    Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty,
    No place in the World that can compare,
    Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeaaahh
    Come on, come,
    Yeah,


    In Waterford,
    Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
    Theres nothing you can’t do,
    Now you’re in Waterford,
    These streets will make you feel brand new,
    The lights will inspire you,
    Lets here it for Waterford, Watrford, Waterford,
    Welcome to the bright light....


    :)
    If you're having money problems I feel bad for you son, but I got 99 problems and the Ard Rí is one...


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    #56
    comeraghs
    Registered Users Posts: 957 ✭✭✭comeraghs


    Helvik Pier & the Copper Coast on a stormy day

    The total randomness of Dromana gate.

    I love the city accent boi! The giftgrub when Mossy defends Waherford from yer man the American "comedien" is priceless.


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    #57
    Godsentme
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Godsentme


    Musicman2000 wrote: »
    Jim totally agree with you there, I never met so many stuck up women in Waterford but not all of them are like that, I was over in Liverpool last weekend and the ladies were very friendly and chatty, unlike if you chat a girl up in Waterford, Its like how dare you chat me up:D

    The bitches! Hou dare they say no to you!!!




    OR!






    Maybe you turn their stomachs?:eek:


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    #58
    mike rolite
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    Plenty of lovely places to take my kids at the weekend


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    #59
    comeraghs
    Registered Users Posts: 957 ✭✭✭comeraghs


    Having two of Ireland's greatest sportsmen as our own ..... John Tracey & Sean Kelly

    Harry de Bromhead, Pat Flynn, John Kiely
    & DAWN RUN

    Showjumpers Francis Connors (Woodstown'ish) & John Ledingham (Clashmore'ish)

    Jamie Costin, Kelly Proper, Seamus Power, Craig Breen, Geoff Curran & the guy with the great name Hilton Hincks!

    John O'Shea, Eddie Nolan, Stephen & Noel Hunt, Brian Murphy ... more players on our national squad than any other county except Dublin

    all doing the Deise proud!

    not many counties could match those names


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    comeraghs
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    The fact that we live in "the SUNNY :rolleyes: South-East!!!! with its balmy winter nights!

    :D


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    #61
    chelloveks
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭chelloveks


    A HUGE breafast roll from Freshways with puddin and rashers and sausies...no egg since thats bad for the cholesterol ffs
    Followed by a blaa with butter
    Anything to eat from Walkers
    A few hundred beautiful pints of Guiness, not the ****e they sell in the US
    A few hundred Jameson and Red Lemonades
    The smell of the air in the early morning
    A round of golf at the Castle followed by the obligatory pint and search for the elusive fox
    A nice drink of water from the tap, not a feckin bottle
    Drunk food at 2:00am before bed
    Mahon Falls
    Jack meades on a rare sunny Southeast day
    The Guilamene
    Newtown Cove in the rain...best swim I had in my life ANYWHERE
    The Tramore Races
    The dog races
    Getting to see my relatives that I like
    Goin on the piss with not a care!


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