Cantona's Collars wrote: » "They expect it to grow from year to year".... Until recently when it turned into a glorified field day. I remember last year when a visitor from Cork asked me "is this it?" Unfortunately all I could say was yes. The travellers don't even bother with it any more. They were a big part of it before with lines and lines of stalls selling stuff. A huge rethink is needed or it's bye bye Strawberry Festival.
jca wrote: » Nobody knew it was on which didn't help their cause.
theyoungchap wrote: » I knew it was on, when I walked into the Market Square on Saturday night!! I had to ask my friends in the pub "Is the Strawberry Fair on"? But I think many of these festivals are going to die a sad death. Unfortunately, young people aren't bothered by them. But sure, roll on the Eileen Arron Festival anyway
EverythingGood wrote: » Is that still on in Bunclody?
EverythingGood wrote: » Why not join the committee and engage with them? Offer your help, help it grow and develop. Be positive.
Del.Monte wrote: » Monday 11th June - the Enniscorthy Flood Defence Scheme is being launched at the Athenaeum. The good, the great and their hangers on will be in early for a knees-up/launch and the great unwashed - you and me - can get a look at this latest waste of public money from 2.00pm. It will be there for a week before moving to the library for a couple of weeks.
Cantona's Collars wrote: » You can guarantee that one person in particular will have their picture in a local publication attending the launch despite having zero input or knowledge of anything to do with the project.
jpb1974 wrote: » Queen of Rapps-Starlights GAA club and Slaney News?
Del.Monte wrote: » Not that I'm a vindictive person but I do have a long, long memory and thus certain businesses in the town do not, and never will, enjoy my patronage. One of these businesses, My Sport in Castle Street, has had a totally dysfunctional alarm system for at least ten years now. Last night, for the umteenth time, the alarm went off for an hour followed by a 5 minute break and then another half hour of the alarm. Some of us have to live here! Result = I buy all my rugby shirts from Elverys in Dublin and will not cross the My Sports threshold again.My Sport joins John Kavanagh (the empty shop entrepreneur); Astor Electrics and The Riverside Park Hotel on my ignore list. Their loss not mine and what goes around comes around - ask the Irish Times who have been on my list for more than 12 years now.
TheChevron wrote: » I have to say, aside from your alarm issue, that Mysport is one of the only shops in town that I do use and I would miss if it were gone. They are also very reasonably priced for most items. The staff are nice too.
jca wrote: » Yawn. . Typical Enniscorthy civil war, keep the fight going at all costs attitude. Try being an adult and going into the shop with an adult attitude telling them what's happening at night.
Del.Monte wrote: » Thank you for your 'grown up' advice. Perhaps I will call in but I have no wish to have a row with them. You think that they aren't aware of their feckin alarm going off repeatedly over a ten year period. :rolleyes: Perhaps it would suit you better if nobody said anything on this thread like the bulk of other Wexford threads - head down and pretend it isn't happening. In the overall scheme of things the alarm is one of my lesser problems but it's still a pain in the neck.
listermint wrote: » Sorry you seem a bit weird that you cannot actually speak to them on the phone even. Have you considered they don't know or do you actually revel in the misery that is the alarm sound... I'm thinking the latter
theyoungchap wrote: » I call that the Joe Duffy mentality! Complain about it rather than calling them up or calling in to them saying "Lads, will yaz sort out the alarm for god sake". And the lads in that shop are probably the most approachable shop in the town, there are other businesses where it would end up in an argument.
jpb1974 wrote: » Two I've boycott - Lidl - my pressure washer sage continues, customer service hotline is a total and utter shambles. 5 weeks now and the store finally took it back on Saturday. That's only half the battle... I'm betting it'll be a couple of months before I get a replacement with plenty more hardship in-between. Lesson learned.. stick to the cheapo groceries only. Modern Fashions - bought a sweater in there as a teen (circa 25+ years ago), washed once and the thing shrunk something unreal. Brought it back and was treated like a moron by the owner, left the store with a sweater that never fit me again. Never, ever set foot inside the shop again after that. I don't hold a bitter grudge, just not arsed with the place so spend my money elsewhere
Del.Monte wrote: » And yet John from Modern Fashions is a nice guy - go figure.
