day (afternoon) out in Sligo ...

Andy From Sligo

I went into Sligo today and got relieved of 15 quid! - didnt buy anything per se ... all I did was park in quayside SC , got a bite to eat and drink out of O'Hehirs cafe... there you go 15 quid swallowed as quick as that, nothing really to show for me 15 quid apart from an empty looking wallet , I only had 20 quid in me wallett to start of with - now just a little measly sorry looking fiver now in my wallet - nice sunny day though that was something I suppose.

Thinking of becoming a hermit and not leaving the home any more - be cheaper I tell thee, and at least i be able to keep some money in me wallet ...

Duggie2012

so you parked your car, ate and drank. emm the world isn't a charity, things don't come for free. did you not know the price of the food and drink before you ordered it. i would imagine there is a pricelist there.

Digiby

Are they serving alcohol in O'Hehirs cafe now? :pac:

Basq

You know.. Facebook or Twitter is probably the better place for this sort of fluff..

Andy From Sligo

Basq wrote: »

You know.. Facebook or Twitter is probably the better place for this sort of fluff..

yeah but i like the abusive comments you get on Boards - its never short...

Vlove

I hate O'Hehirs bakery good, had a bad experience with them earlier this year with regarding having bad hot chocolate!

Andy From Sligo

Vlove wrote: »

I hate O'Hehirs bakery good, had a bad experience with them earlier this year with regarding having bad hot chocolate!

bad hot chocolate??? - like it upset your stomach or something?

John_Rambo

You didn't buy anything, but you availed of payed parking and purchased food and drink?

That's mad. What towns do you normally visit that give out free food?

Andy From Sligo

John_Rambo wrote: »

You didn't buy anything, but you availed of payed parking and purchased food and drink?

That's mad. What towns do you normally visit that give out free food?

I dont expect free food (be nice...) but no, I dont expect free food, I am trying to make out where I said I do or give the impression?

charman

I find if I don't leave the house I am not down 15 euro...otherwise find free parking and bring a packed lunch..bon appetit

Andy From Sligo

charman wrote: »

I find if I don't leave the house I am not down 15 euro...otherwise find free parking and bring a packed lunch..bon appetit

not a bad idea really, the packed lunch bit might save quite a bit - think i will do that in the future - i dont know where to park free in Sligo town. I suppose I could park up cararoe retail park and walk down into town... what a trek though.

Andy From Sligo

i'm me own worst enemy. I know that if I walked up to Filan's Centra in Castle Street I would be a able to get a cheap cappucino and a cheap something to eat like a pastry or sausage roll ... but I'm always near something like the tesco arcade when the hunger comes on and I think "sod it" and cant be arsed walking up to centra and end up going in O'Hehirs instead.

Kettleson

Make sandwiches and park your car in a place where parking is free. Rosses Point, Strandhill or other numerous scenic spots along the coast or countryside. You could even bring a friend.

Or you could try begging in Tesco car park to fund your next day out.

red sean

Or you could try crowdfunding!

Kettleson

PS: A great tip for begging in Tesco Car park is to wait until some little old dear has opened her purse to pay for her parking. Then in a gruff, yet pleading voice assertively ask "ave you got any change?". She can hardly lie to you at that point with the purse wide open. Easy stuff.

That's what the professional beggars do. In no time at all you will be able to pay for a slap up meal at a restaurant of your choice with enough left over for a bottle of Buckie and 6 cans of cheap lager for the journey home.

Or you could get a job.

Andy From Sligo

red sean wrote: »

Or you could try crowdfunding!

whats that? - funding for crowds is it?

dingding

Saw another excellent begging technique, was on the train in dublin, waiting to depart and a lad, tracksuit and runners, forgot his insulin and was collecting a euro to buy some lucozade to tide him over.

For a diabetic, if you had forgotten your insulin, the last thing you would take would be a bottle of lucozade.

It would work for some one who did not know how diabetes worked.

dingding

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

not a bad idea really, the packed lunch bit might save quite a bit - think i will do that in the future - i dont know where to park free in Sligo town. I suppose I could park up cararoe retail park and walk down into town... what a trek though.

You could park down Finisklin, near town and no need to pay. If you get in early enough you will get parked by the side of Hanley's timber yard.

Andy From Sligo

dingding wrote: »

You could park down Finisklin, near town and no need to pay. If you get in early enough you will get parked by the side of Hanley's timber yard.

no clamping no?

loki7777

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

no clamping no?

No but you have to be really early in the morning or lucky enough to find free spot;)

T-Bird

dingding wrote: »

You could park down Finisklin, near town and no need to pay. If you get in early enough you will get parked by the side of Hanley's timber yard.

But you need to look out for those stupid roadworks... They have had a set of traffic lights there for a couple of weeks near Bruss. But today they were resurfacing the road from the railway bridge to the N4 and the road was closed.

So many cars had to turn around because the road was closed..

Andy From Sligo

i wonder if anyones documented and put up car parking charges of each county on the Internet and keeps it updated , you know a bit like those sites that document price of fuel in each county? - does anyone know if there is a site like that? - I think parking is awful expensive in town now, but I dunno maybe this is the going rate/average in line with all other counties.

These car parking places and councils , are they allowed to charge what they want and put their prices to whatever they like or is there any kind of governing organisation that can pull them up on it and keep them in line?

red sean

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i wonder if anyones documented and put up car parking charges of each county on the Internet and keeps it updated , you know a bit like those sites that document price of fuel in each county? - does anyone know if there is a site like that? - I think parking is awful expensive in town now, but I dunno maybe this is the going rate/average in line with all other counties.

These car parking places and councils , are they allowed to charge what they want and put their prices to whatever they like or is there any kind of governing organisation that can pull them up on it and keep them in line?

So how do you compare them?
No two towns are the same. Some have more parking spaces than demand, others have less spaces than demand. Some have more on-street parking because of their layout, others have less.
Demands on councils, private car parks etc. are different from town to town.

Andy From Sligo

red sean wrote: »

So how do you compare them?
No two towns are the same. Some have more parking spaces than demand, others have less spaces than demand. Some have more on-street parking because of their layout, others have less.
Demands on councils, private car parks etc. are different from town to town.

so you dont know if there is a comparison site/table of car parking charges per town then?

be handy to have one to comapare how parking charges fare from county to county in ireland.

I paid 4euro something the other day only just on parking in the quayside. Think the price has gone up to 1.20 per hour. Do others think thats reasonable for the town of sligo - or is that a good price for parking do people think?

Geuze

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i wonder if anyones documented and put up car parking charges of each county on the Internet and keeps it updated , you know a bit like those sites that document price of fuel in each county? - does anyone know if there is a site like that? - I think parking is awful expensive in town now, but I dunno maybe this is the going rate/average in line with all other counties.

2.00 per hour on-street Galway city centre

Geuze

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

These car parking places and councils , are they allowed to charge what they want and put their prices to whatever they like or is there any kind of governing organisation that can pull them up on it and keep them in line?

They are called local authorities, so they are in charge.

Cypresstree

dingding wrote: »

Saw another excellent begging technique, was on the train in dublin, waiting to depart and a lad, tracksuit and runners, forgot his insulin and was collecting a euro to buy some lucozade to tide him over.

For a diabetic, if you had forgotten your insulin, the last thing you would take would be a bottle of lucozade.

It would work for some one who did not know how diabetes worked.

Yip! I think I was on that Train... last Monday, 15th?

Andy From Sligo

Geuze wrote: »

They are called local authorities, so they are in charge.

do they govern for private car park companies? or do they have no control on what private car park companies can charge?

dingding

Cypresstree wrote: »

Yip! I think I was on that Train... last Monday, 15th?

I think it was later in the week, he must be fairly forgetful as well.

Geuze

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

do they govern for private car park companies? or do they have no control on what private car park companies can charge?

No, they don't.

Free market, car park company can charge what they like, same goes for every shop selling every item, more or less.

T-Bird

Bit OT but went to Ballina last weekend for a change. Parking half the price and plenty of car parks to choose from. Almost every shop open and very few of them cafes or coffee shops. The Penneys store is twice the size of Sligo and there is actually a far worse Tesco there than our own Sligo one.

It's been about 10 years or more since I was last down there and that's mainly due to the road. But I'd rather go there than spend my money in our own town in afraid to say.

SCC has gotten so many things wrong and its terrible the way they have let things go.

Andy From Sligo

T-Bird wrote: »

Bit OT but went to Ballina last weekend for a change. Parking half the price and plenty of car parks to choose from. Almost every shop open and very few of them cafes or coffee shops. The Penneys store is twice the size of Sligo and there is actually a far worse Tesco there than our own Sligo one.

It's been about 10 years or more since I was last down there and that's mainly due to the road. But I'd rather go there than spend my money in our own town in afraid to say.

SCC has gotten so many things wrong and its terrible the way they have let things go.

ah yeah i like ballina too - and theres a supermacs there in the town centre right accessible (not like the sligo one) - the car park I use there when i do go there is through a barrier and im sure its less than 1.20 to park if im correct and ive never had any trouble parking ... seems to be quite a few tinker kids and young (teenage) mothers roaming around ballina TC (especially around/inside supermacs) most times but they dont seem to cause any bother that ive seen . some good shops there, the big penney's as you say , a fair enough Dunnes all in reachable walking distance, and the greasy spoon cafe at the traffic lights do a decent cheap cup of tea/coffee and bite to eat.

Andy From Sligo

Geuze wrote: »

No, they don't.

Free market, car park company can charge what they like, same goes for every shop selling every item, more or less.

but if they can charge what they like and its damaging for the town and people go shop somewhere else because of cheaper parking (and better shops/selection of shops) that's counterproductive inst it?

Geuze

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

but if they can charge what they like and its damaging for the town and people go shop somewhere else because of cheaper parking (and better shops/selection of shops) that's counterproductive inst it?

If their price is too high, and as a result not many people pay to park, it won't be long until they realise that, and bring the price back down.

As long as there's plenty of competition, then the price is correct.

Now, if they were a monopoly, or a cartel, then the price may be too high.

Geuze

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

but if they can charge what they like and its damaging for the town and people go shop somewhere else because of cheaper parking (and better shops/selection of shops) that's counterproductive inst it?

Would people drive 65km approx each way to Ballina, just to save a euro or two on parking?

If they travel for that reason alone, then by definition they are being irrational.

charman

Andyfromsligo free parking at my house...2 mins from town...polite conversation etc..cuppa tea...I cannot understand people who go for beverage and morsel as soon as they go to town !!!!

charman

TOT we were talking about Sligo

Andy From Sligo

Geuze wrote: »

Would people drive 65km approx each way to Ballina, just to save a euro or two on parking?

If they travel for that reason alone, then by definition they are being irrational.

no i wouldnt personally , not on the parking charges kind of thing.... but you have to look at the whole package as I said before Ballina has some pretty decent shops and somewhere to eat, there is even a sort of nice pedestrianised bit there as you walk down to heatons/penney's way - (driving/fuel cost aside) I just wonder if I would go to Ballina for the afternoon if I would have spent the same 15euro just on parking and getting a bite to eat

Andy From Sligo

charman wrote: »

Andyfromsligo free parking at my house...2 mins from town...polite conversation etc..cuppa tea...I cannot understand people who go for beverage and morsel as soon as they go to town !!!!

thanks for the offer - see there are still nice people in this world .....any biscuits?

charman

.byob..bring ur own biscuits!