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fits · 26-08-2020 06:45PM

"ScallionAyter wrote:

Yes, i'm free to ignore the the CW page, just as CW is free to turn his subscribers off his service with plugs for 5 star hotels in other Counties. It's a judgement call - on both sides.

Exert your judgement so. But there’s no need to be directing unfounded accusations at CW. And they do stink of begrudgery by the way.

ScallionAyter · 26-08-2020 10:43PM

fits wrote: »

Exert your judgement so. But there’s no need to be directing unfounded accusations at CW. And they do stink of begrudgery by the way.

You have very low expectations if you think a stay in a hotel 100km down the road is something to be jealous about.

The accusation was not unfounded at all. He's driving a branded car, was very quick to setup a gofundme for his crashed drone, and has asked for donations towards the cost of the weather website subscription. He's quick to hold out the hand.

iwillhtfu · 26-08-2020 10:45PM

Any chance we can stop the witch hunt now and move on?

Schools back tomorrow

Be well and win · 27-08-2020 11:24AM

ScallionAyter wrote: »

He's driving a branded car, was very quick to setup a gofundme for his crashed drone, and has asked for donations towards the cost of the weather website subscription. He's quick to hold out the hand.

So what?? If he can monatise his hobby, good for him. No one is forcing you to donate.

BattleCorp · 27-08-2020 11:39AM

Be well and win wrote: »

So what?? If he can monatise his hobby, good for him. No one is forcing you to donate.

We love a bit of begrudgery in this country.

maccored · 28-08-2020 01:51AM

ScallionAyter wrote: »

You have very low expectations if you think a stay in a hotel 100km down the road is something to be jealous about.

The accusation was not unfounded at all. He's driving a branded car, was very quick to setup a gofundme for his crashed drone, and has asked for donations towards the cost of the weather website subscription. He's quick to hold out the hand.

and more power to him.

byhookorbycrook · 28-08-2020 05:37PM

Can we move it along? Carlow Weather has answered his critics .

HugoIrl · 28-08-2020 09:14PM

Saw there's two objections to penneys new plans ðŸ˜” Surely it would make more sense that there needs to be 100 objections for something like this before they review it!

Nokia6230i · 28-08-2020 09:44PM

HugoIrl wrote: »

Saw there's two objections to penneys new plans &#55357;&#56852; Surely it would make more sense that there needs to be 100 objections for something like this before they review it!

Think 100's too high a bar; can only think of Barrow Blueway situation & €3 Million Mosque Dev. in Kilkenny to've exceeded & approached that figure respectively.

Are the details of the 2 Objectors up on council website and what're their arguments against; I presume they're both locals, neighbours at the very least.

With the Mosque there were people from Co. Tipperary & Athy objecting to the Calls to Prayer (which weren't actually part of the plan....) on Noise Pollution grounds; now even if the 5 Calls to Prayer were to've been part of the plan, hearing them from Cappawhite & Athy'd be a fair leap ha ha!

HugoIrl · 28-08-2020 09:57PM

Nokia6230i wrote: »

Think 100's too high a bar; can only think of Barrow Blueway situation & €3 Million Mosque Dev. in Kilkenny to've exceeded & approached that figure respectively.

Are the details of the 2 Objectors up on council website and what're their arguments against; I presume they're both locals, neighbours at the very least.

With the Mosque there were people from Co. Tipperary & Athy objecting to the Calls to Prayer (which weren't actually part of the plan....) on Noise Pollution grounds; now even if the 5 Calls to Prayer were to've been part of the plan, hearing them from Cappawhite & Athy'd be a fair leap ha ha!

Well if a cap of 20 or 50. Saw details on the nationalist. One is from Leighlin Road and the other is from Fenagh (guessing he/she may have a business premises nearby)

Haha how can ppl not even in the county object like that!

BattleCorp · 30-08-2020 02:29PM

HugoIrl wrote: »

Well if a cap of 20 or 50. Saw details on the nationalist. One is from Leighlin Road and the other is from Fenagh (guessing he/she may have a business premises nearby)

Haha how can ppl not even in the county object like that!

Because that's the way the laws are written. Someone from Letterkenny who has never been in Carlow can legally object to a Carlow development.

A cap of 20 or 50 isn't a good idea either. Supposing myself and yourself were neighbours in the middle of nowhere with nobody else living near us. Then I decided to build a monstrosity beside you and you objected but there was nobody else living nearby to object. Do you think your appeal shouldn't be heard because you haven't 20/50 other objectors?

Unfortunately or fortunately the laws have to be written so that they apply to everyone evenly.

HugoIrl · 30-08-2020 10:01PM

BattleCorp wrote: »

Because that's the way the laws are written. Someone from Letterkenny who has never been in Carlow can legally object to a Carlow development.

A cap of 20 or 50 isn't a good idea either. Supposing myself and yourself were neighbours in the middle of nowhere with nobody else living near us. Then I decided to build a monstrosity beside you and you objected but there was nobody else living nearby to object. Do you think your appeal shouldn't be heard because you haven't 20/50 other objectors?

Unfortunately or fortunately the laws have to be written so that they apply to everyone evenly.

I would think objections on a sliding scale. Depending on size of a project and location. So two neighbours in the middle of no where one objection is sufficient. A large scale commercial project in a town 20 to 50 objections would make more sense. Just a thought is all.

BattleCorp · 31-08-2020 09:28AM

HugoIrl wrote: »

I would think objections on a sliding scale. Depending on size of a project and location. So two neighbours in the middle of no where one objection is sufficient. A large scale commercial project in a town 20 to 50 objections would make more sense. Just a thought is all.

That leaves things very grey though. Sliding scales aren't black and white. The law likes to be black and white.

I think it's stupid that someone who couldn't point Carlow out on a map can object but that's the system we are stuck with and I reckon it won't be changed any time soon.

You commonly see examples of it where certain environmentalists object to projects that are on the other side of the country from them. I think some lad from Galway is particularly known for it.

It's also a common tactic by businesses to object in order to delay or stop a competitor from opening.

Notmything · 14-09-2020 12:13PM

Do they still have the coin counting machine in supervalu in Carlow?

14-09-2020 03:57PM

I saw one of those lads that robbed the petrol station at Tinryland two years out walking the streets over the weekend the court system in this country is terrible less than two years for armed robbery where shots were fired.

OptimusTractor · 14-09-2020 05:05PM

PespiChallenge wrote: »

I saw one of those lads that robbed the petrol station at Tinryland two years out walking the streets over the weekend the court system in this country is terrible less than two years for armed robbery where shots were fired.

Small lad, looks like he could still be in primary school?

Isthisthingon? · 14-09-2020 06:13PM

Notmything wrote: »

Do they still have the coin counting machine in supervalu in Carlow?

Yeah they do. it is moved over to the off licence section

Notmything · 14-09-2020 11:45PM

Isthisthingon? wrote: »

Yeah they do. it is moved over to the off licence section

Thanks for that.

Nokia6230i · 23-09-2020 08:42PM

The Traveller encampment at bottom of Montgomery St. where there's PP gone in for apartment complexes has been vacated & bollards erected preventing entry.

iwillhtfu · 25-09-2020 08:45PM

I thought we were passed these days but sure enough coming through town this evening around 18:30 there was a queue of about 15 people outside the auctioneers.

https://kclr96fm.com/queue-expected-outside-carlow-auctioneers-tonight-before-tomorrows-house-sale/

Nokia6230i · 26-09-2020 02:29AM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I thought we were passed these days but sure enough coming through town this evening around 18:30 there was a queue of about 15 people outside the auctioneers.

https://kclr96fm.com/queue-expected-outside-carlow-auctioneers-tonight-before-tomorrows-house-sale/

Saw similar numbers myself; queuing on R.H.S. from Courthouse side of her shop.

Cool enough night to be queuing; is there no other way, like an online portal or lottery system to do this?

Something like Ticketmaster?

iwillhtfu · 26-09-2020 08:35AM

Nokia6230i wrote: »

Saw similar numbers myself; queuing on R.H.S. from Courthouse side of her shop.

Cool enough night to be queuing; is there no other way, like an online portal or lottery system to do this?

Something like Ticketmaster?

It was an interesting assortment of characters in the queue. I'm not sure I'd be wanting some of them as neighbours and I'm sure some of those in the queue were having second thoughts. I'm sure one guy I saw walking up to the queue thought they were waiting for drugs.

I'd say they're all half frozen this morning but some seemed well prepared eating from plates etc.

patrickc · 27-09-2020 12:01AM

what's going in where BK was? I see new seats inside and plants etc outside

iwillhtfu · 27-09-2020 08:44AM

patrickc wrote: »

what's going in where BK was? I see new seats inside and plants etc outside

Saw that myself looks to be opening as something else although one person did say they were just renovating the existing burger king. It'll probably be a Chinese takeaway or barbers because Carlow is badly in need of those :rolleyes:

Nokia6230i · 27-09-2020 01:46PM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Saw that myself looks to be opening as something else although one person did say they were just renovating the existing burger king. It'll probably be a Chinese takeaway or barbers because Carlow is badly in need of those :rolleyes:

Which reminds me; Wangs/Ongs on Tullow St. is becoming Georges Takeaway; New York Pizza on Kennedy is "Opening Soon" and Food Time is going where D&Gs was is opening this Thursday the 1st of October.

FHFM50 · 27-09-2020 07:29PM

Nokia6230i wrote: »

Which reminds me; Wangs/Ongs on Tullow St. is becoming Georges Takeaway; New York Pizza on Kennedy is "Opening Soon" and Food Time is going where D&Gs was is opening this Thursday the 1st of October.

Georges and Food Time will probably do fine.

New York Pizza won't last long with Apache across the road.

iwillhtfu · 27-09-2020 07:46PM

FHFM50 wrote: »

New York Pizza won't last long with Apache across the road.

If they do stone baked pizzas I'd say they'll do well. Apache pizza is ****e imo

Agent Coulson · 27-09-2020 08:09PM

They seemed to be clearing out the site beside BK today cutting down trees and leveling off land there doesn't seem to much flat land there before it starts to slope down tot he river.

Cw85 · 07-10-2020 09:32AM

What's everyone's view on pubs and restaurants in the town having to close up again? I see Tullys are still keeping the beer garden open (15 people outside) and Pimento doing outside for 15 people also. Fair play to them making the most of the outside space and still keeping take aways going. Mimosa doing the usual giving out again, a place that staff still wore visors instead of masks up to a few days ago. Don't see what they don;t just do 15 people out the back in a marquee or something and get on with it like the others.

BattleCorp · 07-10-2020 09:35AM

Cw85 wrote: »

What's everyone's view on pubs and restaurants in the town having to close up again? I see Tullys are still keeping the beer garden open (15 people outside) and Pimento doing outside for 15 people also. Fair play to them making the most of the outside space and still keeping take aways going. Mimosa doing the usual giving out again, a place that staff still wore visors instead of masks up to a few days ago. Don't see what they don;t just do 15 people out the back in a marquee or something and get on with it like the others.

It's probably not economically viable to have a maximum of 15 people.

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