Starbucks in Tallaght Hospital

Andy From Sligo

retro:electro wrote: »

Sounds depressing as fcuk

Well us old wans grew up with a plain ol cup of tea and a cake or a biscuit in the hospital cafe or plain sandwich and we didn't turn out too bad now, what makes you think the snowflakes of today couldn't survive without a Costa or Starbucks if they visited someone in hospital?

donkeykong5

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

retro:electro wrote: »

Sounds depressing as fcuk

Well us old wans grew up with a plain ol cup of tea and a cake or a biscuit in the hospital cafe or plain sandwich and we didn't turn out too bad now, what makes you think the snowflakes of today couldn't survive without a Costa or Starbucks if they visited someone in hospital?

True

Hoboo

Chinasea wrote: »

See if they sell full-stops, capital letters and the odd coma.

Rule 1 when playing grammar police. Know how to spell.

Graces7

Hoboo wrote: »

Rule 1 when playing grammar police. Know how to spell.

Gave me a smile on a bad day though !

Graces7

lawred2 wrote: »

What's the problem?

If you're that bothered, go to the supermarket before the hospital.

He would no t have so much fun as starting this thread though

Omackeral

Omackeral wrote: »

Honestly, it gets worse. Here's the thread. Starts off saying it's only banter but ends up fully believing a regular customer should be entitled to a freebie after spending his hard earned dosh. Whole thread is a car crash.

Ah some sensitive soul went and nuked this entire thread from existence. How touchy!

retro:electro

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Well us old wans grew up with a plain ol cup of tea and a cake or a biscuit in the hospital cafe or plain sandwich and we didn't turn out too bad now, what makes you think the snowflakes of today couldn't survive without a Costa or Starbucks if they visited someone in hospital?

Why are you calling people snowflakes? Who said they wouldn’t survive? Times move on Andy. The only one on here complaining and lamenting for times gone by is yourself so remind me again who the snowflake is.
No one is stopping you from setting up a fairy cake stall if that’s what your heart wants

retro:electro

Omackeral wrote: »

Ah some sensitive soul went and nuked this entire thread from existence. How touchy!

There’s still this gem though..
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057923814/1
No a&e for self inflicted injuries but at least you’ll get a fairy cake on arrival before you’re turned away

Omackeral

retro:electro wrote: »

There’s still this gem though..
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057923814/1
No a&e for self inflicted injuries but at least you’ll get a fairy cake on arrival before you’re turned away

Jaysis! Andy, why not get this one deleted as well, it's as bad as the stingey coffee banter one!

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

Jaysis! Andy, why not get this one deleted as well, it's as bad as the stingey coffee banter one!

are you back at primary school next week Omackeral ? - you must be because you sound so childish, and what you are doing seems childish

i dunno what fun you are getting out of going of topic and re-posting - please do explain to me what fun you are getting so i can try understand how your mind works?

retro:electro

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

are you back at primary school next week Omackeral ? - you must be because you sound so childish, and what you are doing seems childish

i dunno what fun you are getting out of going of topic and re-posting - please do explain to me what fun you are getting so i can try understand how your mind works?

Have a fairy cake and some stewed tea and relax

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

are you back at primary school next week Omackeral ? - you must be because you sound so childish, and what you are doing seems childish

i dunno what fun you are getting out of going of topic and re-posting - please do explain to me what fun you are getting so i can try understand how your mind works?

Oh sick burn girlfriend! Just asking if you're going to get all your past threads deleted. Simple enough enquiry.

Andy From Sligo

retro:electro wrote: »

Have a fairy cake and some stewed tea and relax

i am quite relaxed thanks - if i were any more relaxed i would be asleep

SteM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

are you back at primary school next week Omackeral ? - you must be because you sound so childish, and what you are doing seems childish

i dunno what fun you are getting out of going of topic and re-posting - please do explain to me what fun you are getting so i can try understand how your mind works?

Like it or not Andy, in my mind anyway, you have become synonymous with a certain style of posting on Boards that transcends threads. Someone was going to point it out sooner or later.

Dalomanakora

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Well us old wans grew up with a plain ol cup of tea and a cake or a biscuit in the hospital cafe or plain sandwich and we didn't turn out too bad now, what makes you think the snowflakes of today couldn't survive without a Costa or Starbucks if they visited someone in hospital?

Id imagine based on your posting style that I'm probably older than you and you know what?


When I was stuck in hospital, it was a bloody godsend having a coffee shop I could slowly hobble down to or have a family member bring me in a chair to, to get a coffee when I chose instead of when nurses came around, and to get out of the room for ten minutes.

It's not just about visitors. Getting out of the poxy hospital room for twenty minutes is amazing when you're incapable of walking around for most of the day.

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i am quite relaxed thanks - if i were any more relaxed i would be asleep

Have you started any threads on your dreams yet? Could be an idea...

retro:electro

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i am quite relaxed thanks - if i were any more relaxed i would be asleep

Like most of us here so

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

Ah some sensitive soul went and nuked this entire thread from existence. How touchy!

if its OK with you Omackeral (God) I think I might nuke some more of my threads I have started on Boards in the past - is that OK with you, only I do want to check with you first before I do

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

if its OK with you Omackeral (God) I think I might nuke some more of my threads I have started on Boards in the past - is that OK with you, only I do want to check with you first before I do

That's Mr. Omackeral to you.

Andy From Sligo

Dalomanakora wrote: »

Id imagine based on your posting style that I'm probably older than you and you know what?


When I was stuck in hospital, it was a bloody godsend having a coffee shop I could slowly hobble down to or have a family member bring me in a chair to, to get a coffee when I chose instead of when nurses came around, and to get out of the room for ten minutes.

It's not just about visitors. Getting out of the poxy hospital room for twenty minutes is amazing when you're incapable of walking around for most of the day.

i'm not disputing that fact - every hospital must have a public canteen/cafe.

I am saying personally (and I dont expect everyone to share my views of course) - I just dont think a Hospital (especially a HSE one) should have a franchise of a Starbucks / Costa or whatever in it - just an independant run one maybe at reasonable prices and value for money food and drink.

So was it the Starbucks one you hobbled to?

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

I am saying personally (and I dont expect everyone to share my views of course) - I just dont think a Hospital (especially a HSE one) should have a franchise of a Starbucks / Costa or whatever in it - just an independant run one maybe at reasonable prices and value for money food and drink.

Do you think they they should give out free refills if you spend over 5 Euro? For customer service relations like.

retro:electro

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

I just dont think a Hospital (especially a HSE one) should have a franchise of a Starbucks / Costa or whatever in it - just an independant run one maybe at reasonable prices and value for money food and drink.

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of being in hospital, been on their system or just visiting someone inside I can assure you that being pissed off that there’s a Starbucks on site would take up approximately 0% of anybody’s list of things to get annoyed about. You know you can just walk straight past if it’s no interest to you? You’re a strange fish.

iamwhoiam

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i'm not disputing that fact - every hospital must have a public canteen/cafe.

I am saying personally (and I dont expect everyone to share my views of course) - I just dont think a Hospital (especially a HSE one) should have a franchise of a Starbucks / Costa or whatever in it - just an independant run one maybe at reasonable prices and value for money food and drink.

So was it the Starbucks one you hobbled to?

Pass by Starbucks and go down to A and E and see patients lying on a cold corridor on trollies and use your energy on being enraged for them . Seriously just get a grip because their are real reasons to get annoyed at the HSE

Andy From Sligo

retro:electro wrote: »

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of being in hospital, been on their system or just visiting someone inside I can assure you that being pissed off that there’s a Starbucks on site would take up approximately 0% of anybody’s list of things to get annoyed about. You know you can just walk straight past if it’s no interest to you? You’re a strange fish.

Your strange too. Save you 'what is wrong with the HSE" for another discussion why don't you. I am discussing about the cafes in hospital. Am sure there are plenty of other discussions on boards about beds in corridors and no hospital beds available. If you don't like my threads or don't agree you can always walk on by lol (or whatever the equivalent you do on boards when you don't agree with something)

retro:electro

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Your strange too. Save you 'what is wrong with the HSE" for another discussion why don't you. I am discussing about the cafes in hospital. Am sure there are plenty of other discussions on boards about beds in corridors and no hospital beds available. If you don't like my threads or don't agree you can always walk on by lol (or whatever the equivalent you do on boards when you don't agree with something)

Haven’t you somewhere to be? Those fairy cakes won’t make themselves

Zorya

Jaysis, all the An(d)imus on this thread.

Dalomanakora

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i'm not disputing that fact - every hospital must have a public canteen/cafe.

I am saying personally (and I dont expect everyone to share my views of course) - I just dont think a Hospital (especially a HSE one) should have a franchise of a Starbucks / Costa or whatever in it - just an independant run one maybe at reasonable prices and value for money food and drink.

So was it the Starbucks one you hobbled to?

Nope it wasn't Starbucks, I wouldn't drink that muck. It was just as expensive though. Those few minutes each day kept me sane, I'd happily pay as much as a tenner for that the next time I'm stuck in hospital.


I'd actually love if they had a Costa in my hospital when I go back for my next operation, at least I like their coffee

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

Do you think they they should give out free refills if you spend over 5 Euro? For customer service relations like.

no, i shouldnt think such a company like that would....

Andy From Sligo

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Pass by Starbucks and go down to A and E and see patients lying on a cold corridor on trollies and use your energy on being enraged for them . Seriously just get a grip because their are real reasons to get annoyed at the HSE

yes and I have already said that its a totally different discussion and there are plenty of threads on boards about the state of the HSE and trollies in corridors and have indeed discussed my views and annoyances on them boards threads ...

Andy From Sligo

retro:electro wrote: »

Haven’t you somewhere to be? Those fairy cakes won’t make themselves

you have some kind of sick fantasy in your head about me making cakes ... go'wan admit it!

zell12

Thermos flask

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

no, i shouldnt think such a company like that would....

Just Spar and Starbucks? What about Costa? Where do you stand on them? Or Caffe Nro. Who do you want the freebies off again? I know it was in your other thread but you got that zapped so I can't remember where you think it's ok to beg or not.

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

Just Spar and Starbucks? What about Costa? Where do you stand on them? Or Caffe Nro. Who do you want the freebies off again? I know it was in your other thread but you got that zapped so I can't remember where you think it's ok to beg or not.

dont concern yourself so much with it lad ... toddle off and play with your scalextric you got for christmas ....

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

dont concern yourself so much with it lad ... toddle off and play with your scalextric you got for christmas ....

Tell your missus I said thanks for that btw, very thoughtful of her. I'll give her a fairy cake to take home for you next time she pops around.

retro:electro

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

dont concern yourself so much with it lad ... toddle off and play with your scalextric you got for christmas ....

Inside Andy’s brain



Reality

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

Tell your missus I said thanks for that btw, very thoughtful of her. I'll give her a fairy cake to take home for you next time she pops around.

she's back at kindergarten next week you can give her the fairy cake the ....

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

she's back at kindergarten next week you can give her the fairy cake the ....

You realise that makes you sound like a nonce. Good man Andy.

Zorya

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

You realise that makes you sound like a nonce. Good man Andy.

in your head / Omackeral's world...

you sound insane though so no-one will believe you ...

I hate it when mummy and daddy fight.

Or daddy and daddy.

Dalomanakora

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

she's back at kindergarten next week you can give her the fairy cake the ....

Dude.


Time to get off the internet.

When you get to the stage of calling yourself a paedophile in order to slag someone else off, it's gone beyond time to log off for the day.

Zorya

Candie wrote: »

I hate it when mummy and daddy fight.

Or daddy and daddy.

Me too. It makes my tummy feel funny. Just shtaaahhhhhppppppp, would ye.

Omackeral

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

in your head / Omackeral's world...

you sound insane though so no-one will believe you ...

Ha ha ha you are priceless. Catch you on the next phenomenal thread. Shine on you crazy diamond!!!

It's only the 4th of January and you've already ruined Christmas!

Andy, maybe have a long think about your threads before you start them. Or before you talk about your Mrs going to kindergarten.

Andy From Sligo

sick in the head people - I meant as in my mrs being a Kindergarten teacher !

I really dont know how some peoples minds are wired!

Dalomanakora

Stop digging. Seriously.


You remind me so much of Teddy Tedson (if I remember his username correctly). :pac:

Andy From Sligo

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

sick in the head people - I meant as in my mrs being a Kindergarten teacher !

I really dont know how some peoples minds are wired!

People know that, it's just a little ribbing that you weren't taking in.

Do have a good mull over potential threads though, it can't be fun having to backtrack on your meaning all the time! There's a new year resolution for you!

Omackeral

Dalomanakora wrote: »

Stop digging. Seriously.

Billy86

highdef wrote: »

I don't think the purchase of coffee is mandatory when visiting someone in hospital. I've never bought a coffee in a hospital. Have brought stuff in with me alright but never felt compelled to use the facilities within any hospital campus.

True, and them being there is a benefit to those who want/need them - if they serve no purpose, they'll just close it down. I've taken multiple trips to ER over here in Canada with a health issue the girlfriend has been having in recent months, some in the evenings/nights and without time to prepare stuff, and was extremely grateful to see a Tim Hortons/2nd Cup/etc on site or directly across the street.

Mint Sauce

Dont know about here, but in the UK the Coffee Chains pay the NHS good money the set up in their hospitals, not that anyone is being forced to buy from them or any of the other hospital coffee docks or resturants, be it maintained/supplied/managed by in or out of house managment.

Infact, nothing to stop you bringing in your own food/tea/coffee, hence why you will often see a microwave or two for your own use.