Off Topic Thread 4.0

stephen_n

Thought you married guys would know, the last time you has a choice was when you said I do.

dregin

This will bring a smile to your day. Skip to the end.
https://soundcloud.com/thestandwitheamondunphy/ep-167a-8th-amendment-referendum-john-waters-no

Not sure which pleases me more; Waters losing it or Dunphy being told to **** off.

Haven't listened to this but was speaking to someone over lunch who heard it.

I don't know why Waters is still given any airtime. It actually feels like abuse at this point because I don't think he is anything close to right in the head and as much as I couldn't stand him back in his days at the Times I don't see the intellectual or entertainment value in allowing him to embarrass himself like this either.

thomond2006

That's a man that in (my lay person's) opinion needs help with anger issues. The way he attacked Sarah McInerney on TV was horrible also.

wp_rathead

he took Eurovision rejections really really badly

I got John Waters mixed up with Roger Waters

sydthebeat

Deleted User wrote: »

I got John Waters mixed up with Roger Waters

how VERY dare you !!!!!!

awec

The yank vicar was some craic at the Royal wedding today.

mfceiling

awec wrote: »

The yank vicar was some craic at the Royal wedding today.

I was at work and missed my footing coming down a ladder and fell on my arse. Still reckon it was better than watching that wedding.

prawnsambo

awec wrote: »

The yank vicar was some craic at the Royal wedding today.

Awec watching the Royal Wedding with select family and friends.

Neil3030

mfceiling wrote: »

I was at work and missed my footing coming down a ladder and fell on my arse. Still reckon it was better than watching that wedding.

Watching that certainly would be! :pac:

awec

Finding a creche is a frustrating and stressful process.

stephen_n

awec wrote: »

Finding a creche is a frustrating and stressful process.

Not to mention expensive

Buer

awec wrote: »

Finding a creche is a frustrating and stressful process.

Welcome to the next stage. We ended up having to go with a childminder due to lack of availability combined with the insane costs. But then we have to take holidays when the childminder is on holiday, sick days when they have sick days. But we generally have more flexibility in our day to day set up and the childminder will take them when they're a bit sick unlike a creche for the most part.

About to start into our free montessori in the near future. Thank f*ck.

awec

awec wrote: »

Finding a creche is a frustrating and stressful process.

Plan ahead. Make sure the creche has a relationship with your intended school, if you are still up my way apparently it's gotten impossible now, especially with the sudden increase in local population and no new infrastructure.

awec

Buer wrote: »

Welcome to the next stage. We ended up having to go with a childminder due to lack of availability combined with the insane costs. But then we have to take holidays when the childminder is on holiday, sick days when they have sick days. But we generally have more flexibility in our day to day set up and the childminder will take them when they're a bit sick unlike a creche for the most part.

About to start into our free montessori in the near future. Thank f*ck.

We have her name down for a creche that's near my work but it's not a great long term solution as it means I'd have to do both the drop off and pick up.


Looking at child minders too, they do have that downside but I can work from home if needs be.

Deleted User wrote: »

Plan ahead. Make sure the creche has a relationship with your intended school, if you are still up my way apparently it's gotten impossible now, especially with the sudden increase in local population and no new infrastructure.

We've actually bought a house in Greystones, so we're moving there around Christmas. She is down for a creche in Dublin just up the road from you.


Ideally though we'd get her into somewhere in greystones asap.



School wise we're fine I think, her name is down and we should be grand based on her position on the list.

Dubinusa

Awec, have you tried purchasing in the Irish Riviera? Dublin's Northside, were dreams come true and every day is a fairytale. The ambience of the northside is unlike any other and the people are the salt of the earth. You can even have your nipples pasted at an extraordinarily fair price , right under the spire. Friendly and relaxing atmosphere and the weather is better in the north of Dublin.
Greystones!! Are ye mad.

irishbucsfan

Congrats on getting the place awec, some man!

awec

Dubinusa wrote: »

Awec, have you tried purchasing in the Irish Riviera? Dublin's Northside, were dreams come true and every day is a fairytale. The ambience of the northside is unlike any other and the people are the salt of the earth. You can even have your nipples pasted at an extraordinarily fair price , right under the spire. Friendly and relaxing atmosphere and the weather is better in the north of Dublin.
Greystones!! Are ye mad.

The northside was on our list of places we wouldn't mind living.



It was immediately below Longford.

b.gud

A thread to remind all you parents, or soon to be parents that volunteering to help with kids should always be left to other parents

https://twitter.com/simonfromharlow/status/998470432176123904

stephen_n

awec wrote: »

The northside was on our list of places we wouldn't mind living.



It was immediately below Longford.

That’s a bit harsh on Longford.

Dubinusa

Good man yerself Awec. Congratulations and best of luck.

Squidgy Black

awec wrote: »

The northside was on our list of places we wouldn't mind living.



It was immediately below Longford.

In our defence, you did manage to pick one of the worst spots in North Dublin to live in.

Zzippy

b.gud wrote: »

A thread to remind all you parents, or soon to be parents that volunteering to help with kids should always be left to other parents

https://twitter.com/simonfromharlow/status/998470432176123904

Read that this morning, absolutely brilliant.

awec

Squidgy Black wrote: »

In our defence, you did manage to pick one of the worst spots in North Dublin to live in.

I have never lived in north Dublin in all my puff.


I went to the Woolshed bar once, that's the furthest north of the liffey I have ever set foot. Always being within running distance of the safety of the river is important.

Settle an argument for me; your buying some dishwasher tablets, is there a huge difference, if any, between generic tablets and the more expensive power ball ultra tablets?

mfceiling

stephen_n wrote: »

Not to mention expensive

There's an old saying at home...

"Don't dip your wick if you can't afford the oil"

Seriously I don't envy any of you having to sort out childminders, new homes, creche places and schools. I know the sort of pressure it put on my wife when she had to do this.

CatFromHue

Deleted User wrote: »

Settle an argument for me; your buying some dishwasher tablets, is there a huge difference, if any, between generic tablets and the more expensive power ball ultra tablets?

depends, are your plates paper or ceramic?

dregin

I've lived in Stoneybatter, Phibsboro and Glasnevin. I'd go back to Stoneybatter or Phibsboro. I'd buy in Howth or Clontarf. Further out, I'd be happy in Malahide, Skerries or Portmarnock.

Currently looking ourselves. D6 is the target, but I'm not sure I have enough kidneys to sell. Feels like the market is slowing down a little, but still mental when you look at what you could buy for the same money in !Dublin.

CatFromHue

CatFromHue wrote: »

depends, are your plates paper or ceramic?

Cera-what?