Topaz open tomorrow morning?

Whiplashy

Heading out around 7am and wouldn’t mind stopping off for a coffee. Topaz usually open iirc. Anyone know if they are? And what hours they are likely to be doing?

boggerman1

That desperate for a coffee.could u not boil kettle of water and make it yourself.

how.gareth

Whiplashy wrote: »

Heading out around 7am and wouldn’t mind stopping off for a coffee. Topaz usually open iirc. Anyone know if they are? And what hours they are likely to be doing?

What area???

uck51js9zml2yt

OP didn't think his fellow humans deserve a day off once a year. ..or at least a quiet one.

This is why Xmas is getting ruined. Too much demand for services.

Don't mean to pick on OP, just a general observation.

Atlantic Dawn

For a minute I thought he was down to his last 200ml of petrol and wanted to do a 350 mile road trip and needed urgent refueling.

colm_mcm

OP:

Gwynplaine

Why don't you make your own coffee in a travel mug?

There's always one.

liam7831

Gwynplaine wrote:

Why don't you make your own coffee in a travel mug?

Gwynplaine wrote:

There's always one.

He might like the Topaz coffee

alroley

Do you not think people deserve one day off to be with their families?

Get Real

Make your coffee at home. Or visit a shop now and get some nescafe azera. Don't rush yourself in morning, and also don't be the person who drives to a garage on Christmas day simply to get a coffee....just my opinion.

colm_mcm

alroley wrote: »

Do you not think people deserve one day off to be with their families?

They’ll either be open or not to be fair. Some staff like working on Xmas day as they don’t have family nearby or don’t celebrate Christmas.

Cockadoodledoo

Maybe some offer to work?! Maybe some would like some social interaction rather than sitting at home alone. Not everybody wants the day off. No need to bash the OP for asking.

SCOOP 64

Wonder what the traffic will be like 7am on a Christmas morning.

Glen_Quagmire

Visit a shop at 11am on Christmas eve to get coffee?

You'll be doing well to find anything open now except a garage so the OP may aswel wait until the morning!

sugarman

sugarman wrote: »

The majority of petrol stations will be open nation wide regardless, the service industry doesn't stop. Besides, no one person is working 365 days a year.. its rota of mostly PT workers doing a few hours here and there... Not to mention there people who might actually want to work it and/or need the money.

I've spoken to lots of retail workers who are absolutely sick of working Xmas day and/or Stephens Day.

Everybody should get at least those 2 days off apart from emergency services.

Is it so hard to close down for 2 days?

Don't even get me started on the people that will be queuing outside brown Thomas at 4am

punisher5112

Don't go looking for a train the next 2 days you will be waiting......


Even if people aren't religious Sundays should be a rest for all.

Whiplashy

So judging by those reply’s Topaz will only be open if I decide to go for a coffee? It’s my fault entirely that they are working? Got it!

I’m not too lazy to make my own coffee by the way. I have a long journey to make and I have health issues. If they’re open it will allow me to break up my journey if I stop for a coffee. I assume it will also make the day pass quicker for staff if they get some customers.

punisher5112

Whiplashy wrote: »

So judging by those reply’s Topaz will only be open if I decide to go for a coffee? It’s my fault entirely that they are working? Got it!

I’m not too lazy to make my own coffee by the way. I have a long journey to make and I have health issues. If they’re open it will allow me to break up my journey if I stop for a coffee. I assume it will also make the day pass quicker for staff if they get some customers.

I find there are quite a few filling stations that do be open for a number of hours.

colm_mcm

Saw this during the week

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/354424/limerick-retailer-says-staff-have-no-problems-working-on-christmas-day.html

Whiplashy

Whiplashy wrote: »

So judging by those reply’s Topaz will only be open if I decide to go for a coffee? It’s my fault entirely that they are working? Got it!

I’m not too lazy to make my own coffee by the way. I have a long journey to make and I have health issues. If they’re open it will allow me to break up my journey if I stop for a coffee. I assume it will also make the day pass quicker for staff if they get some customers.

Obviously it's not all your fault. But If lots of people want some kind of service, well then businesses will open.

Then staff need to work. Back office staff need to work. Possibly security. Then the demand for extra services increases such as buses/trains.

It's a domino effect that basically all starts with someone innocently wanting a coffee or some milk etc.

Wishbone Ash

Deleted User wrote: »

This is why Xmas is getting ruined. Too much demand for services.....

Those who refer to Christmas as 'Xmas' were ruining it long before there was demand for services.

Del2005

Deleted User wrote: »

I've spoken to lots of retail workers who are absolutely sick of working Xmas day and/or Stephens Day.

Everybody should get at least those 2 days off apart from emergency services.

Is it so hard to close down for 2 days?

Don't even get me started on the people that will be queuing outside brown Thomas at 4am

Why can't emergency services have the day off if everyone else can? If you work in an industry that can't close or provides services then you work these days, if you want the time off pick an job that closes for these days. Personally I'd much rather 2 days off in the Summer than the middle of winter.

Del2005

Del2005 wrote: »

Why can't emergency services have the day off if everyone else can? If you work in an industry that can't close or provides services then you work these days, if you want the time off pick an job that closes for these days. Personally I'd much rather 2 days off in the Summer than the middle of winter.

The point is, there are WAY more people working over Xmas now than there was 20 years ago.
There will probably be even WAY more in another 20 years.

My last job, we had to provide 24/7 IT support. Nothing at all happened on 24th, 25th or 26th but people were in the office during all those hours. Senseless.

I get the feeling that 20 years from now Xmas day will be close to a regular day, much less families together and we'll wonder what happened.

demanufactured

liam7831 wrote: »

He might like the Topaz coffee

Never heard of Topaz Coffee, any good?

demanufactured

Whiplashy wrote: »

So judging by those reply’s Topaz will only be open if I decide to go for a coffee? It’s my fault entirely that they are working? Got it!

I’m not too lazy to make my own coffee by the way. I have a long journey to make and I have health issues. If they’re open it will allow me to break up my journey if I stop for a coffee. I assume it will also make the day pass quicker for staff if they get some customers.

So which Topaz station are you hoping will be open?

Wheeliebin30

What if it’s all Muslims working in the topaz tomorrow?

They don’t want Christmas off as they don’t believe in it.

This idea that the world has to stop because it’s xmas day is nonsense.

colm_mcm

demanufactured wrote: »

So which Topaz station are you hoping will be open?

There’s still a topaz near me.

Wishbone Ash

Deleted User wrote: »

... Nothing at all happened on 24th, 25th or 26th but people were in the office during all those hours. Senseless....

I'm sure the ESB, Irish Water, Bord Gais etc. have people ready to respond to incidents tomorrow even if they don't occur. If the electricity, water, gas went off in your area, presumably you'd hope to have it sorted?

Del2005

Deleted User wrote: »

The point is, there are WAY more people working over Xmas now than there was 20 years ago.
There will probably be even WAY more in another 20 years.

My last job, we had to provide 24/7 IT support. Nothing at all happened on 24th, 25th or 26th but people were in the office during all those hours. Senseless.

I get the feeling that 20 years from now Xmas day will be close to a regular day, much less families together and we'll wonder what happened.

Calling it xmas was probably the start of it;) But apart from a few hours in the morning when a stranger gets loads of thanks from kids for the parents hard work what's so special about a day in December?

demanufactured

colm_mcm wrote: »

There’s still a topaz near me.

There may be.
But the OP hasn't specified which station?
They aren't all run by one big company.
Most of them are privately owned.

eagle eye

Wheeliebin30 wrote:

This idea that the world has to stop because it’s xmas day is nonsense.

I'm not even religious but I like the idea that one day every year the whole country turns off.
It'd be nice if nothing was open bar emergency services.

Guy:Incognito

alroley wrote: »

Do you not think people deserve one day off to be with their families?

You know all those foreigners people like to moan about coming here and taking their jobs? A lot of them are from places that don't do Christmas.

Atlantic Dawn

Whiplashy wrote: »

So judging by those reply’s Topaz will only be open if I decide to go for a coffee? It’s my fault entirely that they are working? Got it!

I’m not too lazy to make my own coffee by the way. I have a long journey to make and I have health issues. If they’re open it will allow me to break up my journey if I stop for a coffee. I assume it will also make the day pass quicker for staff if they get some customers.

Playing the health card in the original post would have given a different response.

Guy:Incognito

punisher5112 wrote: »

...


Even if people aren't religious Sundays should be a rest for all.

Why Sunday? What if people don't want to rest on Sunday? What if they work 6 days? Not much use having 1 day off if everything is shut.

Guy:Incognito

eagle eye wrote: »

It'd be nice if nothing was open bar emergency services.

I'd imagine you'd want to reconsider shutting absolutely everything bar emergency healthcare, fire brigade and Gards

wiz569

Whiplashy wrote: »

Heading out around 7am and wouldn’t mind stopping off for a coffee. Topaz usually open iirc. Anyone know if they are? And what hours they are likely to be doing?

As far as I know most CircleK and Applegreens are open m8

rebel.ranter

eagle eye wrote: »

......
It'd be nice if nothing was open except a bar and emergency services.

Fixed that

54and56

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I've spoken to lots of retail workers who are absolutely sick of working Xmas day and/or Stephens Day.

So why not choose to work in another industry? It's not like retail companies are forcing people to work against their will is it?

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Everybody should get at least those 2 days off apart from emergency services.

Is it so hard to close down for 2 days?

Why are those two days so special? I guess if you're a Christian then those are special days but if you're not Christian they are no more special to you than Hanukkah is to non Jewish people and we don't as a country force the entire nation to celebrate Hanukkah whether or not you believe in it, do we?

We live in a republic. That means we are all equal and there is no national religion which we are all brainwashed to follow.

Love and let live.

If you're Christian and want to adhere to Christian values don't apply for a retail job.

End of.

Cockadoodledoo

It’s a shame people didn’t have the same Christian Values on Good Friday when the pubs closed. They demanded those to be opened...

What about the bar staff and their day off??

Or does that not count.... hmmmm

mikeecho

Not every petrol station will be open, but I'm sure the OP will find one on his travels.

Anything on a motorway will be open, and if you're not travelling by motorway, you'll be passing plenty of stations, some will be serving coffee and yesterday's donuts.

Twenty Grand

colm_mcm wrote: »

They’ll either be open or not to be fair. Some staff like working on Xmas day as they don’t have family nearby or don’t celebrate Christmas.

Thousands of people are working tomorrow, hospital staff, gardai, firefighters, and support staff for them too.

Hotel and hospitality staff, care workers, charity workers, and plenty of factories run shifts on Christmas day so its not unexpected that some convenience shops are open to cater for them.

In fairness if you offered me triple pay I'd work a 4 or 6 hour shift.

Spook_ie

Usually find most of the 24 hour service stations will be open for fuel and service at the night hatch, the shop itself will likely be closed as they might only have one staff member on duty, so you might or might not get coffee depending on the service station and their policy of serving hot drinks through the hatch.

Did we get to the bottom of this? I usually act as the family taxi service and will most definitely need petrol. Might even grab a coffee if its going.

L1011

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Those who refer to Christmas as 'Xmas' were ruining it long before there was demand for services.

Xmas was common in the late 1800s. Very common. Take a look at any old advertising. Complaining that its new is a common old fart thing to do, but is nonsense.



As goes petrol stations - most will be open in urban areas, for fuel. Far less will be physically open to go in to but you'll find one open with coffee if you try - in an urban area. In Dublin, you have places like Texaco Foxhunter that will have a full hot deli service like they do every other hour of the year. But we can't tell if the OPs local Topaz is open without knowing where they are.

However, if its still branded Topaz this far in to their rebrand, its probably rural, insignificant and franchised and unlikely to be open.

Wishbone Ash

L1011 wrote: »

Xmas was common in the late 1800s. Very common. Take a look at any old advertising. Complaining that its new is a common old fart thing to do, but is nonsense....

I think you'd need to read my post again. I didn't say it was a new thing. I said the opposite.

crisco10

Petrol stations have been open for years around Dublin on Christmas day.

They saved much heartache when santa forgot to include batteries with the presents when I was a kid.

Isambard

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I think you'd need to read my post again. I didn't say it was a new thing. I said the opposite.

Our first Xmas argument.... is this a good time to mention fog lights?

OldMrBrennan83

People get so wanky about thinking everyone has to be doing what they're doing, and get equally wanky about petrol station coffee. OP never stood a chance.

Every year there's a thread full of boors proclaiming nobody would be working simply because they think nobody should be.

davedonie

For what it's worth, I used to work there and we were asked who wants to work Crimbo. Some did for the extra pay and some didn't. If the garage is 24 hour then generally it's open Christmas, but if it's not a 24 hour garage then it's defo closed.

Del2005

Del2005 wrote: »

Why can't emergency services have the day off if everyone else can? If you work in an industry that can't close or provides services then you work these days, if you want the time off pick an job that closes for these days. Personally I'd much rather 2 days off in the Summer than the middle of winter.

I’d say the vast majority would disagree with that. Christmas is a big deal it’s not just “another weekend” it’s the biggest holiday of the year and no one wants to work it unless they absolutely have to.

I’ve 3 weeks of for Christmas and wouldn’t swap it for anything, in fact if you offered me an extra week off in the summer for working Christmas Day I wouldn’t even consider opting for the extra week off, I’d take Christmas day off every time it’s by far and away the best time to be off.