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Yeah_Right · 26-07-2018 05:24PM

Zzippy wrote: »

My office is 50 yards from where the Flaming Lips have been warming up for their gig tonight. Bass rocking the windows. Playing snippets of songs in the rain. All obscure stuff that no one ever heard, plus throwing in stuff like the ET theme tune. Very hipster.

.ak would only love it...

He only likes DJs who play obscure crap no one has heard of.

irishbucsfan · 26-07-2018 05:42PM

That sounds unreal to me!

sydthebeat · 26-07-2018 05:59PM

Love the flaming lips!

Dubinusa · 26-07-2018 09:44PM

Blast from the past are the lips.

Zzippy · 27-07-2018 04:00PM

I couldn't go despite free tickets, but heard the gig was awesome. And that was from a 60yo colleague who had never heard of them before...
Might pop in to Madness tonight. 24/25 years since I saw them live in the rain in Thurles...

swiwi_ · 27-07-2018 06:16PM

My rugby team got 4 lads selected for the Swiss A team (not me

)

Great for them...but more of a reflection on the level of Swiss rugby TBH. Probably a heap of lads on here could have international aspirations if they moved to these sort of countries in Europe...

swiwi_ · 27-07-2018 07:27PM

I never get over French formality. HR just sent me out a new contract, with a covering letter.

Sir,

We allow ourselves the liberty to present to you, attached, 2 copies of a new contract which will take effect from the 1st February 2019, following changes to the regulations concerning the status of your position.

Would you be so kind as return to us a copy of the aforementioned document, duly dated and signed by your proper hand.

In case of any questions, you may contact the signatory below.

In the expectation of hearing from your shortly, we take the opportunity afforded by this correspondence to thank you for your valuable collaboration and present you, Sir, with our cordial greetings.

If this was NZ.

Dear Swiwi,

Please find attached a copy of your new contract. Could you sign it and get it back to us.

Cheers,
HR

PS: See you at the BBQ and beers on Friday

27-07-2018 07:56PM

swiwi_ wrote: »

I never get over French formality. HR just sent me out a new contract, with a covering letter.

Sir,

We allow ourselves the liberty to present to you, attached, 2 copies of a new contract which will take effect from the 1st February 2019, following changes to the regulations concerning the status of your position.

Would you be so kind as return to us a copy of the aforementioned document, duly dated and signed by your proper hand.

In case of any questions, you may contact the signatory below.

In the expectation of hearing from your shortly, we take the opportunity afforded by this correspondence to thank you for your valuable collaboration and present you, Sir, with our cordial greetings.

If this was NZ.

Dear Swiwi,

Please find attached a copy of your new contract. Could you sign it and get it back to us.

Cheers,
HR

PS: See you at the BBQ and beers on Friday

Both approaches have merit. Moving jobs can be a big deal, sometimes a bit of ceremony around it can be well received.

Anyway - back to you being a project player. If you end up playing for the Swiss it would be great, you barely need to change your forum name.

Swiswi.

Neil3030 · 27-07-2018 11:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Both approaches have merit. Moving jobs can be a big deal, sometimes a bit of ceremony around it can be well received.

Anyway - back to you being a project player. If you end up playing for the Swiss it would be great, you barely need to change your forum name.

Swiswi.

Venjur = JB from Eggchasers. Confirmed.

thomond2006 · 28-07-2018 07:23PM

Another epic game of championship hurling today.

awec · 28-07-2018 07:28PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Another epic game of championship hurling today.

Cracking game. Thought Clare were going to get pumped after the first 20 minutes.

thomond2006 · 28-07-2018 07:36PM

awec wrote: »

Cracking game. Thought Clare were going to get pumped after the first 20 minutes.

It's ridiculous how many close and exciting games there have been this year. I'm going tomorrow and I expect similar.

awec · 28-07-2018 07:36PM

Far better than the football anyway, a competition to see who gets the pleasure of getting beaten by Dublin in the final.

Zzippy · 28-07-2018 09:38PM

awec wrote: »

Far better than the football anyway, a competition to see who gets the pleasure of getting beaten by Dublin in the final.

Bit like the Pro14 then...

irishbucsfan · 29-07-2018 12:26AM

Important life advice.

Do all your holidaying during rugby offseason and you’ll feel like they last forever

dregin · 29-07-2018 05:24PM

Anyone familiar with Goatstown? Trying to figure out what this lump of land is/was. It's completely sealed off with boulders across the sealed gate on the goatstown road.

Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/JaU6Wo2oFEL2

stephen_n · 29-07-2018 06:22PM

dregin wrote: »

Anyone familiar with Goatstown? Trying to figure out what this lump of land is/was. It's completely sealed off with boulders across the sealed gate on the goatstown road.

Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/JaU6Wo2oFEL2

It was the sports club for Irish Glass Bottle. It probably belongs to NAMA, as it would have formed part of the lands bought in Ringsend.

dregin · 29-07-2018 06:31PM

stephen_n wrote: »

It was the sports club for Irish Glass Bottle. It probably belongs to NAMA, as it would have formed part of the lands bought in Ringsend.

Balls, so it could very easily turn into blocks of apartments...

stephen_n · 29-07-2018 06:37PM

dregin wrote: »

Balls, so it could very easily turn into blocks of apartments...

I’m amazed it hasn’t already

thomond2006 · 29-07-2018 07:09PM

Hurling.

errlloyd · 29-07-2018 07:52PM

dregin wrote: »

Balls, so it could very easily turn into blocks of apartments...

stephen_n wrote: »

I’m amazed it hasn’t already

In 2003 Zapi tried to build a massive student housing development there and it got blocked because of migrating bats. Developers held it for ten years, but in 2014 half the interest in it was sold again. It's zoned for open space, page 32 of this PDF gives a good indication of what that might be. I don't think it'll ever be really bad apartments, but I guess it could be.

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/goatstown.pdf

dregin · 29-07-2018 08:11PM

errlloyd wrote: »

In 2003 Zapi tried to build a massive student housing development there and it got blocked because of migrating bats. Developers held it for ten years, but in 2014 half the interest in it was sold again. It's zoned for open space, page 32 of this PDF gives a good indication of what that might be. I don't think it'll ever be really bad apartments, but I guess it could be.

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/goatstown.pdf

Aye, found that cheers. A bit less worried now.

Buer · 29-07-2018 09:56PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Hurling.

Incredible weekend of play. As they said on the radio, this was probably the best weekend of hurling entertainment in most of our lives. Two phenomenal games.

I don't think there's an outstanding team at the moment, though. I don't think there's any doubt that the Kilkenny team of a decade ago would comfortably beat any of these semi finalists but I reckon even the Tipperary side of 2010 would do so. The games were so entertaining because of the drama and inability of the sides to be separated but I thought a lot of the shooting on display was poor.

Galway should be really disappointed with themselves. 15 wides and multiple easy chances missed. The shot dropped short in the closing seconds to win the game would be tapped over by many club players. Cork similarly hit double figures with their wides in the first half today, just as Galway did yesterday.

I'm torn for the final. I'd like to see Limerick win it but I think Galway winning back to back titles would do more for breaking the stranglehold of the big three.

Also, Thomond would like Limerick to win so...you know.....up the Tribesmen.

thomond2006 · 29-07-2018 10:29PM

Buer wrote: »

Incredible weekend of play. As they said on the radio, this was probably the best weekend of hurling entertainment in most of our lives. Two phenomenal games.

I don't think there's an outstanding team at the moment, though. I don't think there's any doubt that the Kilkenny team of a decade ago would comfortably beat any of these semi finalists but I reckon even the Tipperary side of 2010 would do so. The games were so entertaining because of the drama and inability of the sides to be separated but I thought a lot of the shooting on display was poor.

Galway should be really disappointed with themselves. 15 wides and multiple easy chances missed. The shot dropped short in the closing seconds to win the game would be tapped over by many club players. Cork similarly hit double figures with their wides in the first half today, just as Galway did yesterday.

I'm torn for the final. I'd like to see Limerick win it but I think Galway winning back to back titles would do more for breaking the stranglehold of the big three.

Also, Thomond would like Limerick to win so...you know.....up the Tribesmen.

Agreed, all the teams have their flaws. There were 35 wides after normal time today so I imagine there were at least 40 by the end. The highlights on TSG would suggest an all-time quality game when it was comfortably not so. With more accuracy the game could have set championship points records! If we ignore the Clare match in the round robin where Limerick failed to turn up from the beginning, the team have shown on multiple occasions their strength in adversity. Limerick managed to get a draw in PuC despite an early red card, they withstood a late rally from Kilkenny in the quarter-final and today they had a stunning final ten minutes to force the game to extra-time.

Regardless of the final result, this is hopefully a team built to last. 5 players graduated from the U21s to start for the seniors this year. Cian Lynch, Tom Morrissey and Aaron Gillane are 22. Declan Hannon who IMO played a huge part in the win today is 25, as is super sub Shane Dowling.

Despite the defeat in Ennis this season I'd still prefer to see Clare in the final rather than Galway. Galway were frightening in Leinster this season.

29-07-2018 10:35PM

Have any of you done an MBA? I'm thinking about my medium term plans, potentially will have some employer backing, it's not even nearly something I'm committed to yet but just want to consider all options.

Did you learn a lot from it? Did it help your career?

shootermacg · 29-07-2018 10:49PM

dregin wrote: »

Anyone familiar with Goatstown? Trying to figure out what this lump of land is/was. It's completely sealed off with boulders across the sealed gate on the goatstown road.

Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/JaU6Wo2oFEL2

Wow I live about 30M from the west side of that (Mount Carmel Road) and I've never seen it before!

dregin · 29-07-2018 11:04PM

shootermacg wrote: »

Wow I live about 30M from the west side of that (Mount Carmel Road) and I've never seen it before!

Haha, it's always the way

Might be hounding you for info on the area, if ya don't mind?

awec · 29-07-2018 11:42PM

Buer wrote: »

Incredible weekend of play. As they said on the radio, this was probably the best weekend of hurling entertainment in most of our lives. Two phenomenal games.

I don't think there's an outstanding team at the moment, though. I don't think there's any doubt that the Kilkenny team of a decade ago would comfortably beat any of these semi finalists but I reckon even the Tipperary side of 2010 would do so. The games were so entertaining because of the drama and inability of the sides to be separated but I thought a lot of the shooting on display was poor.

Galway should be really disappointed with themselves. 15 wides and multiple easy chances missed. The shot dropped short in the closing seconds to win the game would be tapped over by many club players. Cork similarly hit double figures with their wides in the first half today, just as Galway did yesterday.

I'm torn for the final. I'd like to see Limerick win it but I think Galway winning back to back titles would do more for breaking the stranglehold of the big three.

Also, Thomond would like Limerick to win so...you know.....up the Tribesmen.

Clare v Limerick is the final everyone wants (except people from Galway).

stephen_n · 30-07-2018 08:12AM

errlloyd wrote: »

In 2003 Zapi tried to build a massive student housing development there and it got blocked because of migrating bats. Developers held it for ten years, but in 2014 half the interest in it was sold again. It's zoned for open space, page 32 of this PDF gives a good indication of what that might be. I don't think it'll ever be really bad apartments, but I guess it could be.

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/goatstown.pdf

So some developer spent milllons of euro on a site and it can’t be built on because of bats? Now that’s bat sh1t crazy :pac:

dregin · 30-07-2018 10:22AM

stephen_n wrote: »

So some developer spent milllons of euro on a site and it can’t be built on because of bats? Now that’s bat sh1t crazy :pac:

The bats only part of an objection that was brought up by residents after planning permission had already been refused, I think.

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