Escaping to the countryside?

Blaizes · 17-05-2019 04:55PM

J Mysterio wrote: »

the_syco wrote: »

They'll annoy you more in the country!

For me it's a whole different kettle of fish.

Cyclists in Dublin seem to have a deathwish. They regularly risk life and limb, happy in the knowledge that if they get creamed, they are 'in the right'.
There's a lot more of them in Dublin and they are much more militant.

Other cities and towns in Ireland don't seem to have cyclists behaving in the same way and in the same numbers, and where they are found, you normally have good visibility on them and can avoid them safely. They often don't seem to take the same risks either.

My perspective of course.

No we have plenty of cyclists in the country too and unfortunately cycling on very narrow country roads with busy traffic - not a good mix imo.

bumders · 17-05-2019 04:56PM

Worked in Dublin city centre for five years and absolutely hated every second off it.

Now I have a 10 minute commute to work with basically 0 hold ups on the way to work. A huge backyard and and a massive house which I paid 175000 for. I live just outside a village with a population of around 2000. Yes we do have pubs, shops, restraunts and sports teams and only 14KM from Kilkenny city which in my opinion is the best city/town in Ireland.

I was lucky to get more money than what I was on in Dublin. It's just an absolute kip of a place Dublin is

meeeeh · 17-05-2019 05:08PM

I live in rural area, 10 minutes drive to work (15 with stop at kids school), I shop on the way from work. We have to drive to the swimming pool but since it takes 20 minutes in heavy traffic I am not overly fussed (two or three swimming pools are closer). It's quiet, comfortable and we take a dog for a walk in local woods not in the local industrial estates. In past l came accross deer, foxes, rabbits, pinemartins, hedgehogs and so on in the woods. We can also cycle in the neighbourhood. It's actually reckless how many times we forgot to lock the door and nothing happened. On top of that the school is good. I'm not saying everything is perfect but if you don't need to commute far away for work, don't mind gardening and you can drive it is fairly comfortable way to live.

fxotoole · 17-05-2019 05:14PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Its a good thing you're all beneath me. Otherwise, I might actually forget that I wasn't some crusty loser getting mad at Boards ie posts at 5 am in the morning.

This entire thread reminds me that its good to be a young person living in the city. I cant believe the utter bitterness that comes from people here. Does it come with age? Or do I have to spend several years being a social outcast and a failure like the rest of you?

meeeeh · 17-05-2019 05:15PM

Blaizes wrote: »

No we have plenty of cyclists in the country too and unfortunately cycling on very narrow country roads with busy traffic - not a good mix imo.

There are a lot less busy narrow country roads now though. We cycle on back roads with kids and maybe come accross 5-10 cars outside villages on 15 km stretch.

chrissb8 · 17-05-2019 05:18PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Its a good thing you're all beneath me. Otherwise, I might actually forget that I wasn't some crusty loser getting mad at Boards ie posts at 5 am in the morning.

This entire thread reminds me that its good to be a young person living in the city. I cant believe the utter bitterness that comes from people here. Does it come with age? Or do I have to spend several years being a social outcast and a failure like the rest of you?

You live in Dublin. Not New York. You live in a glorified town where you can walk half an hour and be out of the city center and near the coast.

Dublin is not a dog eat world. It's a place that has people like you in it bigging it up into something it's not.

It's a wonderful city full of wonderful people but obviously people like you are what makes it unbearable sometimes.

Your Sincerely,
A young person

freshpopcorn · 17-05-2019 05:21PM

I have it sk8erboii is Aongus Von Bismarck little brother or son!

Plumbthedepths · 17-05-2019 05:24PM

Sleepy wrote:

Sooner or later planning laws and the property tax regime will be corrected and those rural dwellers will find themselves having to pay their way. The rural broadband project could prove to be the political straw that breaks the back of the suburbanites who'll be footing the bill for the majority of it and with an ever-increasingly urban population, we'll eventually see some re-balancing of the political representation ratios in the Dail.

That's some amount of BS in a short paragraph.

sk8erboii · 17-05-2019 05:36PM

Still waters wrote: »

The ordinary Joe soap might be impressed with a masters, but in academic life unless you've done a PhD your masters is the same as a diploma in humanities, you might as well do a course in hairdressing while you're at it as well, might as well have something out of all them wasted months (note I said months instead of years, because that's all it takes to do a masters)

Wrong. I work in a powerplant as part of my masters. This might surprise you (it shouldnt) but Im more important to society than you ever will be.

Prove me wrong. Anyone who isn't a failure and a social outcast wouldn't be so bitter about living in the city.

your idealization of the country (boring and low IQ) life is just a projection of who truly are: A loser who will never make it in the big stage.

Stay in the bleachers and watch the big boys play.

JohnnyFlash · 17-05-2019 05:46PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Wrong. I work in a powerplant as part of my masters. This might surprise you (it shouldnt) but Im more important to society than you ever will be.

Prove me wrong. Anyone who isn't a failure and a social outcast wouldn't be so bitter about living in the city.

your idealization of the country (boring and low IQ) life is just a projection of who truly are: A loser who will never make it in the big stage.

Stay in the bleachers and watch the big boys play.

You need to work on your anger issues, kid.

Galway_guy_33 · 17-05-2019 05:47PM

Tabnabs wrote: »

You're familiar with Development Contribution Schemes, yeah? Everyone pays for the services their house receives during construction, it's not some magic connection that appears out of thin air.

We all pay and LPT in addition. Then the urban areas pay a contribution to the rural areas to "redistribute the wealth". If that's the urban v rural divide you want to complain about, we're happy to hang on to our hard earned Euros...

I am indeed familiar with the Development Contribution Scheme especially when I paid out a considerable sum out to it prior to construction of my one off house and yet had to pay for all the previously mentioned items (and ongoing maintenance ).... my point exactly.... rural developments pay this contribution whilst having to pay for the services which should be provided by the scheme.

Anyways not here to push urban v rural divide here just requesting the previous poster to explain what they meant by "pay their way" in relation to rural dwellers.

the_syco · 17-05-2019 05:47PM

J Mysterio wrote: »

Cyclists in Dublin seem to have a deathwish. They regularly risk life and limb, happy in the knowledge that if they get creamed, they are 'in the right'.
There's a lot more of them in Dublin and they are much more militant.

Three abreast on roads that have blind corners. They stay in front of you, not caring that they're causing a tailback. Have come across these 8am on a weekday, and 8am on a weekend.

freshpopcorn · 17-05-2019 05:53PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Wrong. I work in a powerplant as part of my masters. This might surprise you (it shouldnt) but Im more important to society than you ever will be.

Just because the teacher allowed you switch the lights on and off. It doesn't mean you work in a power plant.

John_Rambo · 17-05-2019 05:56PM

the_syco wrote: »

Three abreast on roads that have blind corners. They stay in front of you, not caring that they're causing a tailback. Have come across these 8am on a weekday, and 8am on a weekend.

Untruth - Cars never cause tailbacks.

Truth - sk8erboii is funny.

Still waters · 17-05-2019 06:16PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Wrong. I work in a powerplant as part of my masters. This might surprise you (it shouldnt) but Im more important to society than you ever will be.

Prove me wrong. Anyone who isn't a failure and a social outcast wouldn't be so bitter about living in the city.

your idealization of the country (boring and low IQ) life is just a projection of who truly are: A loser who will never make it in the big stage.

Stay in the bleachers and watch the big boys play.

🤭ok homer, I didnt realise there was a nuclear plant in Ireland,
I cant make head nor tail of the rest of your post, I hope the fella you outsourced the writing of your thesis to has a better grasp of basic English than yourself

Edgware · 17-05-2019 06:19PM

chrissb8 wrote: »

You live in Dublin. Not New York. You live in a glorified town where you can walk half an hour and be out of the city center and near the coast.

Dublin is not a dog eat world. It's a place that has people like you in it bigging it up into something it's not.

It's a wonderful city full of wonderful people but obviously people like you are what makes it unbearable sometimes.

Your Sincerely,
A young person

Exactly. You get out of a location what you put in to it. Over a million people across all age groups live, work play in Dublin. Of course there are scumbags as there is in every town and village in the country but anyone with a bit of cop on knows how to avoid them.

Hedgelayer · 17-05-2019 06:21PM

Still waters wrote: »

ðŸ€ok homer, I didnt realise there was a nuclear plant in Ireland,
I cant make head nor tail of the rest of your post, I hope the fella you outsourced the writing of your thesis to has a better grasp of basic English than yourself

I think they're writing a thesis for a 4th and 5th step in rehab.

Narcotics Anonymous comes to mind.

Young dudes seriously on some hard core trips lol

EmmetSpiceland · 17-05-2019 06:36PM

I think the kid’s got, somewhat of, a point.

I mean, the only times I ever give thought to moving out to the middle of nowhere or some barren spot on the west coast is when I’m in the throes of a serous hangover.

Once I get some food and rest the thoughts are gone.

gozunda · 17-05-2019 06:55PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Just because the teacher allowed you switch the lights on and off. It doesn't mean you work in a power plant.

It's Bart Simpson!

17-05-2019 07:01PM

Sleepy wrote: »

Sooner or later planning laws and the property tax regime will be corrected and those rural dwellers will find themselves having to pay their way. The rural broadband project could prove to be the political straw that breaks the back of the suburbanites who'll be footing the bill for the majority of it and with an ever-increasingly urban population, we'll eventually see some re-balancing of the political representation ratios in the Dail.

Well that’s a serious amount of absolute bull!

Eggs For Dinner · 17-05-2019 07:09PM

Moved to the countryside over 30 years ago from Dublin and would never go back. I live 10 minutes away from a large town, where I can park outside my workplace for €2 a day. My kids were educated in good schools and flew through university. I'm 20 from fabulous beaches and there are no end of top notch restaurants, bars, hotels, cinemas and theatres. My house is located on a mountainside, surrounded by fields and cows. I can blast my music and tv without annoying my neighbours, who have been great in my hour of need. I have 150Mb broadband, IPTV and a fridge full of beer

Anyone who says there is a constant smell of cow ****e is full of the stuff themselves. It is a much better lifestyle in my opinion and whenever I have thought about moving back to Dublin, I just sit in my car in the driveway behind my wife's car for a few hours to recreate city life and it soon passes. Each to their own

Thelonious Monk · 17-05-2019 07:17PM

Eggs For Dinner wrote: »

Moved to the countryside over 30 years ago from Dublin and would never go back. I live 10 minutes away from a large town, where I can park outside my workplace for €2 a day. My kids were educated in good schools and flew through university. I'm 20 from fabulous beaches and there are no end of top notch restaurants, bars, hotels, cinemas and theatres. My house is located on a mountainside, surrounded by fields and cows. I can blast my music and tv without annoying my neighbours, who have been great in my hour of need. I have 150Mb broadband, IPTV and a fridge full of beer

Anyone who says there is a constant smell of cow ****e is full of the stuff themselves. It is a much better lifestyle in my opinion and whenever I have thought about moving back to Dublin, I just sit in my car in the driveway behind my wife's car for a few hours to recreate city life and it soon passes. Each to their own

I can cycle to work in 30 mins and walk to the sea in 15 and live in Dublin. Sounds like you’re the one doing all the driving! I love having neighbours tbh.

17-05-2019 08:07PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Ive actually submitted my masters thesis on fluid dynamics a week ago. How about you? How many gourds you pick today?

fluid dynamics, eh!? you should write an interesting article about the dynamics of the verbal scutter you're coming out with.

only messing, I actually think your posts are gas. Excellent trolling!

Still waters · 17-05-2019 08:08PM

mistersifter wrote: »

fluid dynamics, eh!? you should write an interesting article about the dynamics of the verbal scutter you're coming out with.

only messing, I actually thought your posts are gas. Excellent trolling!

Not gas, fluid

Supcycle · 17-05-2019 08:12PM

Move to an island. Its the only job

John_Rambo · 17-05-2019 08:23PM

Supcycle wrote: »

Move to an island. Its the only job

Most of us live on one.

PCeeeee · 17-05-2019 08:34PM

sk8erboii wrote: »

Its a good thing you're all beneath me. Otherwise, I might actually forget that I wasn't some crusty loser getting mad at Boards ie posts at 5 am in the morning.

This entire thread reminds me that its good to be a young person living in the city. I cant believe the utter bitterness that comes from people here. Does it come with age? Or do I have to spend several years being a social outcast and a failure like the rest of you?

In fairness it sounds like your are already bitter about something. That will (since you ask) likely get worse. Don't let the other people get to you, you're doing fine. I think 2pac said it best.

'Slow it down just a notch baby, It's goin' be alright, it's goin' be alright'

John_Rambo · 17-05-2019 08:59PM

I suppose I could sell my house and have a monster deposit and have a tiny mortgage to build or buy a country sprawl with all the celtic tiger trappings, garages, outhouses, stables, his and hers Audi's etc...

But I like laid back Dublin suburban seaside village living and a low carbon lifestyle. Not interested in long car drive commuting and the rage that seems to go with it (judging by this thread).

Having the city a short DART ride away suits my needs perfectly. Surprised at the amount of ruralites that are such TV addicts.... ours is on about an hour a week even though we're all home before fivepm on weekdays & wife working 3 days a week.

Still waters · 17-05-2019 09:10PM

John_Rambo wrote: »

I suppose I could sell my house and have a monster deposit and have a tiny mortgage to build or buy a country sprawl with all the celtic tiger trappings, garages, outhouses, stables, his and hers Audi's etc...

But I like laid back Dublin suburban seaside village living and a low carbon lifestyle. Not interested in long car drive commuting and the rage that seems to go with it (judging by this thread).

Having the city a short DART ride away suits my needs perfectly. Surprised at the amount of ruralites that are such TV addicts.... ours is on about an hour a week even though we're all home before fivepm on weekdays & wife working 3 days a week.

You're wife works, lol, she could spend that time having quality time and raising her kids properly like good mothers do in rural Ireland with tiny mortgages, or vice versa if you wanted to stay at home

freshpopcorn · 17-05-2019 09:14PM

John_Rambo wrote: »

I suppose I could sell my house and have a monster deposit and have a tiny mortgage to build or buy a country sprawl with all the celtic tiger trappings, garages, outhouses, stables, his and hers Audi's etc...

But I like laid back Dublin suburban seaside village living and a low carbon lifestyle. Not interested in long car drive commuting and the rage that seems to go with it (judging by this thread).

Having the city a short DART ride away suits my needs perfectly. Surprised at the amount of ruralites that are such TV addicts.... ours is on about an hour a week even though we're all home before fivepm on weekdays & wife working 3 days a week.

You could also buy a very small property in rural Ireland and live off the land.
Get a job locally that may pay less and cycle /walk there everyday. if you wanted to reduce your carbon footprint further.

Escaping to the countryside?

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