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*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

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    #2762
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Simonigs1.0 wrote: »
    I used to like when I was put up somewhere for work, but now when I hear that our new site is in Cork/Galway or wherever I dread it, means I'm away from home all week and once we're finished up for the day theres sfa to do...:o

    (i'm a bit of a cynic...)

    Ah stop. When I was a sparks I did a lot of travelling around the country. Spent 2 months living in the Longford arms hotel. What a kick in the face that was.

    At least the current hotel stays are piss ups :D


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    #2763
    Simonigs1.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Simonigs1.0


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Ah stop. When I was a sparks I did a lot of travelling around the country. Spent 2 months living in the Longford arms hotel. What a kick in the face that was.

    At least the current hotel stays are piss ups :D

    Company credit card did soften the blow in fairness...


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    #2764
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Ah stop. When I was a sparks I did a lot of travelling around the country. Spent 2 months living in the Longford arms hotel. What a kick in the face that was.

    Construction industry related jobs seem to be the worst for traveling. The electrical contractor I was working with last summer had site all over the place. I was lucky to be in kilkenny most of the time but was in waterford carlow a good bit near the end. Also was in the office at the wrong time one day and ended up having to go to Cavan almost 4 hours away for a few days we were only doing snags still it was grand for the summer. But being on sites all around the country would turn into a pain. I suppose that just comes with the work though.


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    #2765
    RandomAccess
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭RandomAccess


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Construction industry related jobs seem to be the worst for traveling. The electrical contractor I was working with last summer had site all over the place. I was lucky to be in kilkenny most of the time but was in waterford carlow a good bit near the end. Also was in the office at the wrong time one day and ended up having to go to Cavan almost 4 hours away for a few days we were only doing snags still it was grand for the summer. But being on sites all around the country would turn into a pain. I suppose that just comes with the work though.

    Whats your list of best to worst towns?

    And what would be your criteria, good Guinness or something else.


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    #2766
    Simonigs1.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Simonigs1.0


    RandomAccess wrote: »
    Whats your list of best to worst towns?

    And what would be your criteria, good Guinness or something else.

    I like Galway city, its nice on a quiet night and has some great restaurants. I don't drink so I do appreciate a nice place to eat or anywhere historical/geographically interesting.

    I've had the privilege of working on some of the greatest geographical wonders in the country, and its always a privilege.


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    #2767
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    You with the OPW?


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    #2768
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Simonigs1.0 wrote: »
    I like Galway city, its nice on a quiet night and has some great restaurants. I don't drink so I do appreciate a nice place to eat or anywhere historical/geographically interesting.

    I've had the privilege of working on some of the greatest geographical wonders in the country, and its always a privilege.

    Galway is really nice one of my favourite counties.

    It's nice seeing a site going from nothing to being fully finished and everything working and being able to see it develop and not just seeing the end product. I'm going to guess your an architect, engineer or possibly a QS


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    #2769
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Saw a woman destroy the whole side of her lovely 141 white A4 in a hotel multistory earlier. Scraped it off a support pillar. Poor girl was in tears.

    This is my 5th Saturday in a row staying in a hotel and will be again in Dublin next week. Could get used to this rock star lifestyle :P

    Would you like an impromptu motors meet at 4am? :cool:


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    #2770
    Simonigs1.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Simonigs1.0


    CianRyan wrote: »
    You with the OPW?

    Not quite, but I work with them on practically a daily basis.
    Bpmull wrote: »
    Galway is really nice one of my favourite counties.

    It's nice seeing a site going from nothing to being fully finished and everything working and being able to see it develop and not just seeing the end product. I'm going to guess your an architect, engineer or possibly a QS

    Close, I'm a geologist - engineering geology comes into a lot of what I do though, depending on where I am.


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    #2771
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    2508 kms in exactly 28 days.

    Maaan, I need a daysul... :pac:


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    #2772
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Simonigs1.0 wrote: »
    Close, I'm a geologist - engineering geology comes into a lot of what I do though, depending on where I am.

    Is your name randy by any chance? :pac: :D


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    #2773
    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,567 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    Sobanek wrote: »
    2508 kms in exactly 28 days.

    Maaan, I need a daysul... :pac:
    No, you don't. :pac:


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    #2774
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Construction industry related jobs seem to be the worst for traveling. The electrical contractor I was working with last summer had site all over the place. I was lucky to be in kilkenny most of the time but was in waterford carlow a good bit near the end. Also was in the office at the wrong time one day and ended up having to go to Cavan almost 4 hours away for a few days we were only doing snags still it was grand for the summer. But being on sites all around the country would turn into a pain. I suppose that just comes with the work though.

    Hence why I jacked it in.


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    #2775
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    dgt wrote: »
    Would you like an impromptu motors meet at 4am? :cool:

    I'll be upside down in temple bar somewhere I'm afraid. Going up to Ireland v Australia :D


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    #2776
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Sobanek wrote: »
    2508 kms in exactly 28 days.

    Maaan, I need a daysul... :pac:

    I do more than that mileage every 28 days. More than 650kms every week.


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    #2777
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    I do more than that mileage every 28 days. More than 650kms every week.

    I don't suppose your car averages 22 mpg :pac:


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    #2778
    Simonigs1.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Simonigs1.0


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Hence why I jacked it in.

    I'm sure everyone who travels for work can sympathize. I don't have any family in Dublin, just my girlfriend, but being away Monday to Friday is just killer.


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    #2779
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Sobanek wrote: »
    I don't suppose your car averages 22 mpg :pac:

    About 30 mpg average.


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    #2780
    YbFocus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Sobanek wrote: »
    I don't suppose your car averages 22 mpg :pac:

    Sobanek don't you have a 320?
    How in gods name is the mpg that low?


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    #2781
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Sobanek don't you have a 320?
    How in gods name is the mpg that low?

    I'm getting 19 average around from mainly town driving so maybe he's doing similar, both are autos too


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    #2782
    YbFocus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    I'm getting 19 average around from mainly town driving so maybe he's doing similar, both are autos too

    He hardly done 2k km's in urban I reckon? Jesus it seems cruel low, 19mpg in a 25 in a town I can accept.
    The 30d does about the same in the city but stretches to 41 on the way there :)


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    #2783
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    YbFocus wrote: »
    He hardly done 2k km's in urban I reckon? Jesus it seems cruel low, 19mpg in a 25 in a town I can accept.
    The 30d does about the same in the city but stretches to 41 on the way there :)

    I think most of his is town. I get around 32 motorway, not too bad.


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    #2784
    YbFocus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    I think most of his is town. I get around 32 motorway, not too bad.

    That's a great figure on the open roads man.
    Its a huge amount of km's in town over a fortnight though :)


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    #2785
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    That's a great figure on the open roads man.
    Its a huge amount of km's in town over a fortnight though :)

    I heard he had a bad case of leadfoot :pac:


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    #2786
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Most of my driving is urban and get about 22 in the 520, just over 30 motorway. When I had the 735 it drank 15 mig urban and 30 motorway.


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    #2787
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I heard he had a bad case of leadfoot :pac:

    Mr Pickles is onto something here :pac:

    I can squeeze out 35mpg out of it if I want... But it's no fun that way :D


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    #2788
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Big Nasty wrote: »
    Most of my driving is urban and get about 22 in the 520, just over 30 motorway. When I had the 735 it drank 15 mig urban and 30 motorway.

    The 520 Auto or Manual?


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    #2789
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Sobanek wrote: »
    Mr Pickles is onto something here :pac:

    I'm a good detective :cool: I need to find a way back from naaaaaavan during next week when i drop the car in :o

    Peasant wagon ahoy!


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    #2790
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    The 520 Auto or Manual?

    Auto.

    Stick is for peasants and racecars. ;)


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    #2791
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Big Nasty wrote: »
    Auto.

    Stick is for peasants and racecars. ;)

    Well in that case I'm the happiest peasant racecar driver there is :P


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