Gym closure ?

Patrick_K

Hi Folks,

I'm not a student in NUIM but was trying to ring the sports centre to find out if the gym is open. There is a message on their answering machine saying it was closed until further notice.
Anyone know if this is a short term or long term closure ?

Cheers
PK

Seren_

Short term I assume - the university is closed until Monday because of the weather. The gym will probably be open again then

Patrick_K

Thanks !
Was the uni closed yday too ?
Just asking as this message was on all day yday.

Cheers
PK

LeixlipRed

Gym was open yesterday I believe. Whole university is closed until Monday so that would include gym too.

Patrick_K

Cool, thanks folks.

Alt_Grrr

There was a burst pipe in the sports hall, it might have gotten worse and they might need to close it for a few days to save as much of the plumbing as possible.

xxshebeexx

Anyone know if aerobics will be on again tomorrow?

Effluo

Was p sure that the gym was closed because the room temperature had dropped below a certain level and they had to close for Health & safety / union reasons...

LeixlipRed

You mean the heating was broke? Because I'd imagine the temperature would remain a constant if it wasn't. The gym is a jokeshop operation, so poorly funded for so many years that I'm surprised no one has ever died in there.

irish_goat

LeixlipRed wrote: »

The gym is a jokeshop operation, so poorly funded for so many years that I'm surprised no one has ever died in there.

Nobody wants to pay for it...

LeixlipRed

Excellent point.

Absolute Zero

is the gym back open?

Package

still closed today,, pain in the arse:mad:

Ian Beale

Absolute Zero wrote: »

is the gym back open?

I heard the sports hall may not be open again until next week.

CnaG

pool's open folks! And the water was reasonably warm today.

westdub15

iv heard from the lad that runs the kickboxing that the pipes are burst and that they wont be fixed until after christmas

doing

westdub15 wrote: »

iv heard from the lad that runs the kickboxing that the pipes are burst and that they wont be fixed until after christmas

So they can't even open it with the heating switched off or something? I'm ****ed then.

LeixlipRed

Ah don't be silly, how would the staff keep warm? How would the toilets work, how would the showers work?

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Ah don't be silly, how would the staff keep warm? How would the toilets work, how would the showers work?

I'm not paying for a hotel, I'd just just wear a jumper and tracksuit while I lifted the weights. Unless you're a rough sleeper none of those things are hugely important in a gym. I'm not even sure what the staff do there to be honest, besides not answer the phone.

Now I can either not train at all for a month or who knows how long, or pay hundreds of euro for a yearly membership to a gym I only want to use for a bleedin' month. Feckit anyway.

LeixlipRed

Ah, you're just being foolish. The staff are there to help people first of all, primarily ensure that people don't kill themselves by deciding to bench 200k on the first go. Opening the gym up in unsanitary conditions and with no heating would be ridiculously stupid. Ok, it's crap you can't train properly for a month but there are other considerations you know? Get a month's membership in a gym, loads of places over short term deals now.

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Ah, you're just being foolish. The staff are there to help people first of all, primarily ensure that people don't kill themselves by deciding to bench 200k on the first go. Opening the gym up in unsanitary conditions and with no heating would be ridiculously stupid. Ok, it's crap you can't train properly for a month but there are other considerations you know? Get a month's membership in a gym, loads of places over short term deals now.

Well first of all I've never seen a staff member in the gym, which is fine by me by the way.
Second I don't see how the conditions are unsanitary? So the toilets don't work? What busy building is closed when the toilets are out of order? Sure there's 3 buildings with toilets within a 20 metre radius.

And heat? It's a gym. Soccer and gaelic players up and down the country are practicing outdoors.

And I've been ringing around and I can't find any gyms offering month long memberships. The business model seems to be a cartel of annual memberships only, the idea being people sign up and then never show up.

It's an absolute joke. How on earth does a burst pipe affect iron? Barbells and dumbbells? Typical lazy gits on taxpayers wages looking for any excuse to skive off work for Christmas.

doing

And I've just remembered they never even have the feckin heat on!

And I didn't pay over a 100 euro for membership to a small, badly maintained toilet in the corner of the fitness centre either, I paid for the use of the gym. The whole thing and the way it's being handled is a complete and utter disgrace.

Has there anything official been said yet?

LeixlipRed

doing wrote: »

Typical lazy gits on taxpayers wages looking for any excuse to skive off work for Christmas.

I used to work there and I have several friends who still work there and to be honest that statement is insulting to them and the hard work they do for little pay and absolutely no capital funding. But I'm sure you'll blame on the bears next and then on the immigrants and say you knew it was them all along

Alt_Grrr

LeixlipRed wrote: »

I used to work there and I have several friends who still work there and to be honest that statement is insulting to them and the hard work they do for little pay and absolutely no capital funding. But I'm sure you'll blame on the bears next and then on the immigrants and say you knew it was them all along

I doubt the Scrooges in the Bursar's Office/Accounts would even pay the staff for the hours they have missed.

King Mob wrote: »

Has there anything official been said yet?

I could have sworn, I had an all student email about it.
But I can't seem to pin it down.

Also doesn't the sports hall close during the last week of term? to prepare for exams (Which would most certainly require heating)

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

I used to work there and I have several friends who still work there and to be honest that statement is insulting to them and the hard work they do for little pay and absolutely no capital funding. But I'm sure you'll blame on the bears next and then on the immigrants and say you knew it was them all along

Well they have never even switched the heat on and they're using a burst pipe as an excuse to close the gym over Christmas. What else could you infer other than what I said?

What capital funding is needed once the equipment is paid for? Where is this generous capital funding going to come from? The taxpayers pocket I'd imagine. Good to see you have your priorities straight, people dying on trolleys and you want taxpayers to give you a pay rise.

And why do they deserve more than minimum wage? They're receptionists.

LeixlipRed

What are you on about? First of all, I used to work there. I don't work there anymore so I don't require a pay rise. Secondly, none of these people will get paid for the hours the gym is closed! They get paid by the hour. Secondly, there's one receptionist. What about Paul, the sports officer? Barry, who's a physical therapist and fitness instructor. Barry P who's a former professional footballer and qualified coach. All these people work out of the sports centre plus some other fitness instructor heads.

And your point about people dying on trolleys is so ridiculous I just can't fully respond. If you care so much about the world and it's inequalities come join us on our protest today. We're gonna march down to the office of Aine Brady of the Kitt/Brady property and FF dynasty who've raped this country for decades. Those people are who you should be directing your anger at! Not some chap working in a gym for minimum wage so you can work on your physique.

Otherwise, I suggest you take up jogging

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

What are you on about? First of all, I used to work there. I don't work there anymore so I don't require a pay rise. Secondly, none of these people will get paid for the hours the gym is closed! They get paid by the hour. Secondly, there's one receptionist. What about Paul, the sports officer? Barry, who's a physical therapist and fitness instructor. Barry P who's a former professional footballer and qualified coach. All these people work out of the sports centre plus some other fitness instructor heads.

And your point about people dying on trolleys is so ridiculous I just can't fully respond. If you care so much about the world and it's inequalities come join us on our protest today. We're gonna march down to the office of Aine Brady of the Kitt/Brady property and FF dynasty who've raped this country for decades. Those people are who you should be directing your anger at! Not some chap working in a gym for minimum wage so you can work on your physique.

Otherwise, I suggest you take up jogging

Do those people work for free? Honestly looking for more than the bare of minimum of taxayers money is a disgrace in these times. It's fairly typical of the sense of entitlement everyone on a taxpayer's wage seems to have.

And If it's a protest against tuition fees why shouldn't people pay tuition fees? Why should the taxpayer pay tens of thousands for someone to do a degree in sociology? How does that benefit them? The country is on it's knees and sponges like you are trying to leech every last penny from the people who need it. Like the people on trolleys in hospitals for example.

Take up jogging? Feck off.

irish_goat

The gym is paid for by money from the student registration fee, not the taxpayer per se.

doing

irish_goat wrote: »

The gym is paid for by money from the student registration fee, not the taxpayer per se.

No the tax payer lump sum the University gets is supplemented by a little pocket money in the form of the registration fee.

Anyway the fitness centre site doesn't have the 'closed till further notice' sign up anymore so I assume it's open? Proper order.

Back open according to the SU's facebook. No water however.

So now you can totally tell the people working there what lazy assholes they are in person.
Yay!

doing

King Mob wrote: »

Back open according to the SU's facebook. No water however.

So now you can totally tell the people working there what lazy assholes they are in person.
Yay!

They're not lazy if it's open, if they'd closed it till January then that would have been the height of laziness.

LeixlipRed

I have one question for you, I'll make you an appointment with Paul Davis, the sports officer, will you go and repeat everything you said in this thread to him? I'm ****ing sick of the keyboard warriors on this site. Either put up or shut up.

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

I have one question for you, I'll make you an appointment with Paul Davis, the sports officer, will you go and repeat everything you said in this thread to him? I'm ****ing sick of the keyboard warriors on this site. Either put up or shut up.

Well seeing as the gym is open I have no problem with Paul Davis, the sports officer. If the gym was closed till January that would have been an absolute disgrace.

LeixlipRed

Yeh, just as I thought.

squishykins

...Wow is it hostile in here...

*wanders off to happier place*

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Yeh, just as I thought.

What do you want me to say to him? That I would have been hypothetically annoyed had the gym been unnecessarily closed for the next month? That I support tuition fees?

LeixlipRed

So you insulted the staff numerous times hypothetically did you? Anyway, good luck

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

So you insulted the staff numerous times hypothetically did you? Anyway, good luck

Not once, I just disagreed when you said they were underpaid. Are you looking to fight me because I support tuition fees? That's doesn't reflect very well on your organisation does it?, 'FEE' I think it's called?

LeixlipRed

Fight you? Yeh, sure, call my secretary.

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Fight you? Yeh, sure, call my secretary.

You're probably out campaigning because you really do think you deserve a taxpayer funded secretary? With a minimum of 12 weeks holidays a year with a pension courtesy of the taxpayer right?

LeixlipRed

WUM.

doing

LeixlipRed wrote: »

WUM.

I don't know what that means so this is probably a good place to leave this conversation. Good luck siphoning off tax payers money from hospitals, nursing homes and other deserving causes in the worst recession in decades I guess.

granturismo

doing wrote: »

YWith a minimum of 12 weeks holidays a year with a pension courtesy of the taxpayer right?

Who gets 12 weeks holidays a year, I work in NUIM and get 4 weeks annual leave, my salary has always had pension deductions, I pay to use the gym and do not expect gym staff to sit at a desk supervising the gym when temp in there is less than 4C. Check out the min temp recommendations in Irish workplaces.

Start another thread if you want to moan about fees or the public service.

LeixlipRed

He's just a complete WUM so just ignore him.

Patrick_K

Just to bring some closure to this one ....
I went to the gym last night. It is open, there's no heat, water or toilets but other than that its all good.

Cheers
PK

doing

Yeah just to say I'm happy with the gym being open and the staff for working there etc. All I was sayng was if the gym had been closed for winter that would have been a joke. And it would. But that didn't happen so I've no problems.

I'm also not going to argue on the feckin internet about anything. I can see the internet is very important for this LeixlipRed character with his 4000+ posts but it isn't exactly a productive use of time so I won't be participating in any online debates, I just came in here to see what the craic was with the gym's closure. Have a good one.