Off Topic Thread 3.0

mfceiling

Pubs you say...

Good old awec to the rescue!!

thomond2006

I'm hoping to go up to Belfast for the day tomorrow (€10 return promotional offer on Dublin coach). Can you recommend any good craft beer pubs?

Stheno

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'm hoping to go up to Belfast for the day tomorrow (€10 return promotional offer on Dublin coach). Can you recommend any good craft beer pubs?

The Garrick they have about 100 different beers on the menu

Buer

Belfast, lovely spot and an enjoyable weekend but not a spot I'd associate with a mad stag weekend. Went on one stag there and it was all done and dusted by 1am.

Great spot for some evening pints though and a ramble around.

dregin

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'm hoping to go up to Belfast for the day tomorrow (€10 return promotional offer on Dublin coach). Can you recommend any good craft beer pubs?

Anyone who takes a bus when there's a perfectly good train available automatically becomes my sworn enemy!!!!

Nah, it's the 6'7" Donegal man in me coming out. McGinley's coaches are lovely, but 3.5 hours of wrapping my legs around my head has me hating the morons who lifted the train lines all those years ago.

thomond2006

dregin wrote: »

Anyone who takes a bus when there's a perfectly good train available automatically becomes my sworn enemy!!!!

Nah, it's the 6'7" Donegal man in me coming out. McGinley's coaches are lovely, but 3.5 hours of wrapping my legs around my head has me hating the morons who lifted the train lines all those years ago.

This bus is actually faster than the Enterprise train. 1h50 vs 2h05 at best on the train.
http://www.dublincoach.ie/timetables-fares/M1-bus-belfast-dublin-city.php

dregin

Buer wrote: »

Belfast, lovely spot and an enjoyable weekend but not a spot I'd associate with a mad stag weekend. Went on one stag there and it was all done and dusted by 1am.

Great spot for some evening pints though and a ramble around.

This is exactly what I'm worried about.

awec

dregin wrote: »

Nice one! Will hopefully get to Ravenhill for a match too.

What's the story with late night drinking? I keep hearing people bitching about it, but not sure on the actual details. TELL me places do actually stay open beyond 1AM.

Nope, not really.

Stheno

awec wrote: »

Nope, not really.

Yep I once did an overnight shift during an it implementation in Belfast city centre and we spent most of our time on our office balcony waiting around.

By 1am there was nobody around

dregin

awec wrote: »

Nope, not really.

Eugh, I was so blissful in my ignorance of some of the utter wankytank that goes on in the north. That's Belfast out, so. Cheers for the input guys!

Yeah_Right

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'm hoping to go up to Belfast for the day tomorrow (€10 return promotional offer on Dublin coach). Can you recommend any good craft beer pubs?

Tell the truth. You want somewhere that makes a nice pear and bacon sandwich.

dregin

Is anyone aware of an EU rule where companies have to give you notice before a recurring payment if it was more than a few months since the last one?

thomond2006

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Tell the truth. You want somewhere that makes a nice pear and bacon sandwich.

Yes please. Hit me.

Neil3030

I was in Belfast for a stag a few years ago and had a great time - highlight was probably an Argentinian restaurant (no idea where) or some hipstery club that managed to mix the theme tune to Mad Men into a David Bowie track.

thomond2006

Would ye recommend a trip out to Carrickfergus? Carrickfergus castle etc?

dregin

Speaking of nerds and that in the match day thread... the office got a few cases of Club Mate in. I don't get it. It tastes like tobacco.

stephen_n

dregin wrote: »

Speaking of nerds and that in the match day thread... the office got a few cases of Club Mate in. I don't get it. It tastes like tobacco.

What is it? And how do you know what tobacco tastes like?

P_1

dregin wrote: »

Is anyone aware of an EU rule where companies have to give you notice before a recurring payment if it was more than a few months since the last one?

For monthly ones there's no obligation for anything over 6 months some notice is needed. Usually in the form of an email

Erik Shin

thomond2006 wrote: »

Yes please. Hit me.

If I ever heard you order a pear and bacon sammich I most certainly would!

stephen_n

stephen_n wrote: »

What is it? And how do you know what tobacco tastes like?

Chewing tobacco is a thing, comes in a little tin and obviously isn't a dry as the stuff you smoke. Haven't seen much of it over here but in my youth I used to caddy for wealthy Americans at my local golf club, lot of them were mad into it. I tried it once, disgusting stuff.

Having said that I have never heard of Club Mate and am also curious.

awec

Michael D on the late late.

Brilliant president, easy man to listen to.

laugh

dregin wrote: »

Speaking of nerds and that in the match day thread... the office got a few cases of Club Mate in. I don't get it. It tastes like tobacco.

Tons of people drinking it over in Germany, if you like Cola, Fritz Kola is feckin lovely.

swiwi_

Ok so if a Spanish waiter asks to clear your plate and your fùckin' knife, don't be offended...

pickarooney

swiwi_ wrote: »

Ok so if a Spanish waiter asks to clear your plate and your fùckin' knife, don't be offended...

What do you mean, he ate your leftovers?

swiwi_

pickarooney wrote: »

What do you mean, he ate your leftovers?

Nah he was saying could I take your plate and fork and knife, but with that Spanish accent...

dregin

Picked up a OnePlus 5 to replace my OnePlus 2. Absolute beast of a yoke.

dregin

dregin wrote: »

Picked up a OnePlus 5 to replace my OnePlus 2. Absolute beast of a yoke.

how's your battery life so far?

wp_rathead

dregin wrote: »

Picked up a OnePlus 5 to replace my OnePlus 2. Absolute beast of a yoke.

I love my oneplus 3, but the OnePlus 5 does look ever so pretty

dregin

Kailani Dirty Teenager wrote: »

how's your battery life so far?

The, I've been messing with it constantly and not dipped below 75% since the first full charge. Dash charging is sweeeeeet.

Squidgy Black

dregin wrote: »

Speaking of nerds and that in the match day thread... the office got a few cases of Club Mate in. I don't get it. It tastes like tobacco.

Hacker Brause.

It's alright, takes a while to get used to, tastes horrible at first.