Is there a D4 in Waterford

jmcc · 10-09-2020 5:06pm

Motivator wrote: »

I’ve family that have lived out that direction for years and they’re knobheads as well.

So it is a genetic thing?

Regards...jmcc

hardybuck · 10-09-2020 5:15pm

El Tarangu wrote: »

Imagine thinking that quiche constituted posh food in 2020 - it's egg pie...

You've disgraced yourself - a quiche is a tart not a pie.

smellyoldboot · 10-09-2020 5:31pm

hardybuck wrote: »

Meanwhile, in the zoo like atmosphere of the Lisduggan shopping centre, Ardkeen mum's counterpart, also in her active wear but sans sunglasses, has collected her dole and single parent allowance and has the shopping trolley filled with the weekly shop which consists of frozen pizzas and vodka.

Lisduggan mum loudly scolds her offspring for wanting a chipper for dinner instead of the Chinese that Dad has promised to bring home on his way back from the pub.

Stereotypes are so much fun aren't they?

There's literally a post office in the Ardkeen shopping centre too. I'd say the Doley's have to snake in and out like ninjas. "Hide the card John, it's Mary from number 23"

kuang1 · 10-09-2020 9:34pm

smellyoldboot wrote: »

There's literally a post office in the Ardkeen shopping centre too. I'd say the Doley's have to snake in and out like ninjas. "Hide the card John, it's Mary from number 23"

Do we have estates out here where the house numbers go as high as 23?

If so I'm disgusted.

sweet_trip · 10-09-2020 10:29pm

Everyone who went to the abbey.

friendlyfun · 10-09-2020 10:37pm

I've ventured out the Dunmore Road. I've been at the yacht club, I've been to their wine and cheese tasting nights. I was riding high, loving life. I've got sick at many a gazebo. I've woken up drunk on a inflatable in many pools. I've seen yummy mummies doing the school rounds. I've bought goat's cheese in Arkeen stores, it was all going well - until I was outed at Sorchas gender reveal party.

They found out I was a Ballybricken man, my reputation was in tatters at the enunciation of the word gallybander. I was a fraud. They looked through me like I was made of Waterford glass, not the real glass, but the new mass produced stuff they make in Eastern Europe. I had lost their trust, but I didn't care. Sorchas child would be a little bastard.

Snorlaxx · 10-09-2020 10:54pm

Jesus lads, yea leave the interweb for a day and look what happens

Spanish Eyes · 10-09-2020 11:05pm

Old money rules, and they guard their money with their lives. Some are tight as ducks ar ses. That's how they keep their money in the family. They have nothing to prove.

The nouveau riche try to be like the Old Money but always fail miserably. Because they spend too much, look over the fence at the old money, and want to be like them. They never will.

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 10-09-2020 11:07pm

Surely Castlewoods, not the city obviously but close enough.

Spanish Eyes · 10-09-2020 11:07pm

The Waterford Quakers were something else though weren't they? Not enough history about them.

Quakers are non religious really but have a great sense of work ethic and looking out for each other. That's impressive.

Sorry to mention Dublin on a Waterford thread, but my granny worked for Jacobs in Bishop Street making the Jacobs cream crackers. Seriously. She always said the Quakers were great employers. Very kind to the workers. I won't say what years I'm talking about but a good time ago.

Captain Red Beard · 10-09-2020 11:35pm

Konnor Silly Weekend wrote: »

Surely Castlewoods, not the city obviously but close enough.

New Money Trash.

hardybuck · 10-09-2020 11:46pm

Konnor Silly Weekend wrote: »

Surely Castlewoods, not the city obviously but close enough.

Horrendous in my opinion. Like something you'd expect to see in New Jersey or somewhere. Poor location also.

The houses are on steroids and way too in your face, it's like they had loads of space and didn't know what to do with it.

'So number 28 has big 3m high windows do they, I guess we'll just have to put in 5m high windows! That'll show them.'

mooseknunkle · 10-09-2020 11:56pm

hardybuck wrote: »

Horrendous in my opinion. Like something you'd expect to see in New Jersey or somewhere. Poor location also.

The houses are on steroids and way too in your face, it's like they had loads of space and didn't know what to do with it.

'So number 28 has big 3m high windows do they, I guess we'll just have to put in 5m high windows! That'll show them.'

CastleWoods and Kings Channel are both the same ,big soulless houses with no character just big for the sake of being big.

Wanderer78 · 11-09-2020 7:11am

Snorlaxx wrote:

Jesus lads, yea leave the interweb for a day and look what happens

Leave it for a week, we ll surely have broken the Internets by then

JPA · 11-09-2020 10:10am

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

The Waterford Quakers were something else though weren't they? Not enough history about them.

Quakers are non religious really but have a great sense of work ethic and looking out for each other. That's impressive.

Sorry to mention Dublin on a Waterford thread, but my granny worked for Jacobs in Bishop Street making the Jacobs cream crackers. Seriously. She always said the Quakers were great employers. Very kind to the workers. I won't say what years I'm talking about but a good time ago.

You know Jacobs and cream crackers originated in Waterford?

Harry Palmr · 11-09-2020 10:32am

Ships biscuits, cooked oatmeal and the blaa are Waterford's culinary gifts to the world

hardybuck · 11-09-2020 10:50am

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Ships biscuits, cooked oatmeal and the blaa are Waterford's culinary gifts to the world

Don't forget about Henry Denny and the bacon rasher.

JohnC. · 11-09-2020 11:36am

And Sudocrem. Technically not food, but tell that to a baby.

El Tarangu · 11-09-2020 1:10pm

hardybuck wrote: »

You've disgraced yourself - a quiche is a tart not a pie.

Would a rose, by any other name, still have a pleasant-but-bland flavour of eggs and pastry?

Spanish Eyes · 11-09-2020 2:44pm

JPA wrote: »

You know Jacobs and cream crackers originated in Waterford?

Well I do now! Just looked up Waterford Quakers yesterday on foot of this thread, and found that out. But they had a factory in Bishop Street that is now an office block.

Mad fact, I had to go there once on business, and on the open floor of the offices were the Dumb Waiters preserved from the time of the Jacobs factory. Thought of granny putting the packets in there to be taken away by the trucks, vans horse and carts whatever.

I love social history like this.

Spanish Eyes · 11-09-2020 2:45pm

Great thread you Waterfordonians. Or whatever your moniker is!

friendlyfun · 11-09-2020 4:05pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

The Waterford Quakers were something else though weren't they? Not enough history about them.

Quakers are non religious really but have a great sense of work ethic and looking out for each other. That's impressive.

Sorry to mention Dublin on a Waterford thread, but my granny worked for Jacobs in Bishop Street making the Jacobs cream crackers. Seriously. She always said the Quakers were great employers. Very kind to the workers. I won't say what years I'm talking about but a good time ago.

Absolutely, incredible for a group that its height only represented about 1 percent of the population yet had a huge influence. They had breweries, shipyards, mills, etc. They were an industrious people yet always took care of their workers. I believe Porlaw was a planned town created by the Quaker Malcomsons in the 19tth century.

Rosamund Jacob was an early Quaker Suffragette and Irish nationalist from Waterford. There was also Mary Strangman who was the first woman to be elected to the council.

I've been to their meetings a couple of times and can say they are the most welcoming and conscientious group of people I have come across. They also don't believe in oaths because they people you should hold a high standard of truthfulness in every action.

mooseknunkle · 11-09-2020 5:08pm

JPA wrote: »

You know Jacobs and cream crackers originated in Waterford?

Cream crackers originated in Wexford

JohnC. wrote: »

And Sudocrem. Technically not food, but tell that to a baby.

Sudocrem was invented by a Dublin pharmacist in 1931 and is still made in Baldoyle Dublin,nothing to do with Waterford.

bullpost · 14-09-2020 2:55pm

friendlyfun wrote: »

Absolutely, incredible for a group that its height only represented about 1 percent of the population yet had a huge influence. They had breweries, shipyards, mills, etc. They were an industrious people yet always took care of their workers. I believe Porlaw was a planned town created by the Quaker Malcomsons in the 19tth century.

Rosamund Jacob was an early Quaker Suffragette and Irish nationalist from Waterford. There was also Mary Strangman who was the first woman to be elected to the council.

I've been to their meetings a couple of times and can say they are the most welcoming and conscientious group of people I have come across. They also don't believe in oaths because they people you should hold a high standard of truthfulness in every action.

They feature heavily at the time of the famine. Revived the fishing industry and helped feed a lot of people - The following is a good read for anyone who wants to learn more:
https://www.amazon.com/Famine-Waterford-1845-1850-Teacht-Bpratai/dp/0906602602

Royal Legend · 16-09-2020 6:10pm

friendlyfun wrote: »

Absolutely, incredible for a group that its height only represented about 1 percent of the population yet had a huge influence. They had breweries, shipyards, mills, etc. They were an industrious people yet always took care of their workers. I believe Porlaw was a planned town created by the Quaker Malcomsons in the 19tth century.

Rosamund Jacob was an early Quaker Suffragette and Irish nationalist from Waterford. There was also Mary Strangman who was the first woman to be elected to the council.

I've been to their meetings a couple of times and can say they are the most welcoming and conscientious group of people I have come across. They also don't believe in oaths because they people you should hold a high standard of truthfulness in every action.

Portlaw still looks and feels like its back in the 19th century (and not in a good way) :eek:

Flow Motion · 18-09-2020 11:33am

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

New Money Trash.

:pac::pac: Where's the castle BTW? I took a peek in there once on the way out to Tramore and I could not believe the looks I got FFS! Felt like a criminal. But a smooth one:cool:. I was gonna roll down the window and exclaim in a posh D4 affected accent "Cool yer boots, I am not here to rob you guys". Notions in extremis :rolleyes: WLRfm should do a podcast "The Housewives of Deise Shore".

Funny topic. They say that there is not an upper class in Ireland per se but some folk just love to self promote their successful lives. Look @ me, aspire to me, be me :pac: Its a load of BS. It amazes me when I see some fella driving around the town in a Jag or Beemer and only drives to & from work and out to the golf club @ the weekend. Probably only does 5,000 miles a year. All for show.

hardybuck · 18-09-2020 11:45am

Flow Motion wrote: »

:pac::pac: Where's the castle BTW? I took a peek in there once on the way out to Tramore and I could not believe the looks I got FFS! Felt like a criminal. But a smooth one:cool:. I was gonna roll down the window and exclaim in a posh D4 affected accent "Cool yer boots, I am not here to rob you guys". Notions in extremis :rolleyes: WLRfm should do a podcast "The Housewives of Deise Shore".

Funny topic. They say that there is not an upper class in Ireland per se but some folk just love to self promote their successful lives. Look @ me, aspire to me, be me :pac: Its a load of BS. It amazes me when I see some fella driving around the town in a Jag or Beemer and only drives to & from work and out to the golf club @ the weekend. Probably only does 5,000 miles a year. All for show.

While I'd agree that many people are overly concious about their image and displaying the trappings of wealth, I'm curious as to why you would begrudge someone for having something that they can afford?

Would you have the same attitude towards people who fritter away money on thinks like booze and gambling that they can't afford?

Flow Motion · 18-09-2020 12:01pm

hardybuck wrote: »

While I'd agree that many people are overly concious about their image and displaying the trappings of wealth, I'm curious as to why you would begrudge someone for having something that they can afford?

Would you have the same attitude towards people who fritter away money on thinks like booze and gambling that they can't afford?

I don't begrudge anyone anything friend. Its just seems like an absurd fantasy to behave like a gentrified Lord of the Manor in a small town such as Waterford. Its usually the folk who, forgive the terminology, come from nothing who flaunt their new found wealth with abandon. I'd almost expect them to go the whole hog a wear a crown:pac:. I am certainly not envious on the lifestyle. Money is the root of all evil so they say. Personality and a kind outlook is everything in life. I put no trust in the philosophy of one-upmanship. Many childhood friends drifted down that path. They feel I have "missed out". One or two distanced themselves from me for not conforming! Whilst they played golf I travelled the world. I would not change a thing. Those experiences far outweigh staid material possessions.

hardybuck · 18-09-2020 12:34pm

Flow Motion wrote: »

I don't begrudge anyone anything friend. Its just seems like an absurd fantasy to behave like a gentrified Lord of the Manor in a small town such as Waterford. Its usually the folk who, forgive the terminology, come from nothing who flaunt their new found wealth with abandon. I'd almost expect them to go the whole hog a wear a crown:pac:. I am certainly not envious on the lifestyle. Money is the root of all evil so they say. Personality and a kind outlook is everything in life. I put no trust in the philosophy of one-upmanship. Many childhood friends drifted down that path. They feel I have "missed out". One or two distanced themselves from me for not conforming! Whilst they played golf I travelled the world. I would not change a thing. Those experiences far outweigh staid material possessions.

If someone wants to flaunt their wealth that's very much their own business. It's their money to spend however they wish.

I pull into the golf club carpark with a car valued at circa 0.5% of my annual income so I definitely wouldn't be someone who is throwing it around.

However I'm sometimes bemused to see the person who can't really afford the car they're driving in.

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 12:39pm

hardybuck wrote: »

If someone wants to flaunt their wealth that's very much their own business. It's their money to spend however they wish.

I pull into the golf club carpark with a car valued at circa 0.5% of my annual income so I definitely wouldn't be someone who is throwing it around.

However I'm sometimes bemused to see the person who can't really afford the car they're driving in.

are we confusing 'wealth with debt'!

hardybuck · 18-09-2020 12:40pm

Wanderer78 wrote: »

are we confusing 'wealth with debt'!

I'm not, no.

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 12:41pm

hardybuck wrote: »

I'm not, no.

oh i think we are, and in a big way, and the data more or less confirms this

azimuth17 · 18-09-2020 12:55pm

A lot of the "comment " on this thread has turned into almost toxic begrudgery and juvenile "class" envy.

kuang1 · 18-09-2020 12:59pm

azimuth17 wrote: »

A lot of the "comment " on this thread has turned into almost toxic begrudgery and juvenile "class" envy.

Indeed!
Can we go back to abusing us snobs that live in W4 please.

Like for instance, do any of us even know where the hypermarket is?
Fcukd if I do!

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 1:00pm

kuang1 wrote: »

Indeed!
Can we go back to abusing us snobs that live in W4 please.

Like for instance, do any us even know where the hypermarket is?
Fcukd if I do!

whats a hypermarket?

hardybuck · 18-09-2020 1:01pm

kuang1 wrote: »

Indeed!
Can we go back to abusing us snobs that live in W4 please.

Like for instance, do any us even know where the hypermarket is?
Fcukd if I do!

I'm aware of its location but haven't been brave enough to go in there.

I've never recovered from the loss of Superquinn either.

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 1:02pm

hardybuck wrote: »

I'm aware of its location but haven't been brave enough to go in there.

I've never recovered from the loss of Superquinn either.

i think its a mythical world, im not sure it even exists

Flow Motion · 18-09-2020 1:11pm

hardybuck wrote: »

I'm aware of its location but haven't been brave enough to go in there.

I've never recovered from the loss of Superquinn either.

Its a supermarket ffs. SQ was only a dream! A cretin like you must be pining for an M+S to pop up in Waterford. No different to any other "foodstore" IMO. I was actually popped in there recently and was surprised by the large range of products. The Hyper as its colloquially known was opened by Gay Byrne in a fanfare in the early 70's so I am told.

hardybuck · 18-09-2020 1:13pm

Flow Motion wrote: »

Its a supermarket ffs. SQ was only a dream! A cretin like you must be pining for an M+S to pop up in Waterford. No different to any other "foodstore" IMO. I was actually popped in there recently and was surprised by the large range of products. The Hyper as its colloquially known was opened by Gay Byrne in a fanfare in the early 70's so I am told.

Fortunately Ardkeen upped their game and they are a credit to the city.

M&S is tack. I'd much prefer a Donnybrook Fair, Fallon & Byrne or Avoca store - far superior.

Snorlaxx · 18-09-2020 1:16pm

Wanderer78 wrote: »

whats a hypermarket?

It's more hyper than your average market

Snorlaxx · 18-09-2020 1:18pm

hardybuck wrote: »

I've never recovered from the loss of Superquinn either.

I'm still mourning the loss of Freshways and Roches boi

Flow Motion · 18-09-2020 1:21pm

hardybuck wrote: »

Fortunately Ardkeen upped their game and they are a credit to the city.

M&S is tack. I'd much prefer a Donnybrook Fair, Fallon & Byrne or Avoca store - far superior.

Fallon + Byrne? Ardkeen would be a "Hypermarket" to a F+B customer:pac:

Dont worry bud we will all be traversing the aisles in the German multiples pretty soon. And this thread's topic will be immaterial. Ireland is in for a hard economic Covid landing. No one will be spared this time unlike 2008 cos there is gonna be no money left in the trough. The toffs will suffer the most as society crumbles

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 1:24pm

Snorlaxx wrote: »

I'm still mourning the loss of Freshways and Roches boi

im still lost without l&n!

hardybuck · 18-09-2020 1:28pm

Flow Motion wrote: »

Fallon + Byrne? Ardkeen would be a "Hypermarket" to a F+B customer:pac:

Dont worry bud we will all be traversing the aisles in the German multiples pretty soon. And this thread's topic will be immaterial. Ireland is in for a hard economic Covid landing. No one will be spared this time unlike 2008 cos there is gonna be no money left in the trough. The toffs will suffer the most as society crumbles

Ardkeen in fairness to them have won many national awards in recent years and are highly regarded in the artisan food circles.

I'm a big fan of Aldi, their wines in particular are exceptionally well priced. A bottle of Cotes du Rhone Villages for less than €8 is amazing.

Not expecting the economic apocalypse you are, but ready to leverage the situation to my benefit once again like last time.

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 1:30pm

Flow Motion wrote: »

Fallon + Byrne? Ardkeen would be a "Hypermarket" to a F+B customer:pac:

Dont worry bud we will all be traversing the aisles in the German multiples pretty soon. And this thread's topic will be immaterial. Ireland is in for a hard economic Covid landing. No one will be spared this time unlike 2008 cos there is gonna be no money left in the trough. The toffs will suffer the most as society crumbles

ah creating money is easy peasy, central banks can never run out of the stuff, dealing with unpaying debts could very well be the problem

Flow Motion · 18-09-2020 1:45pm

hardybuck wrote: »

Not expecting the economic apocalypse you are, but ready to leverage the situation to my benefit once again like last time.

Nothing like believing in a fairytale ending :rolleyes:... unlike last time, all of the world's economy has plummeted in the past 6 months due to a global pandemic, unemployment levels are beginning to soar, the US is being run by a reality TV star who advocates injecting disinfectant to combat Covid, there is a looming Cold War between China + the US with Putin's Russia on the sidelines pulling the strings, globalisation is at an end as there is no markets left to conquer and there is the small matter of a no deal Brexit on the cards in the New Year. There wont be much to leverage by then. The revolution will be televised!

Wanderer78 · 18-09-2020 1:47pm

Flow Motion wrote: »

Nothing like believing in a fairytale ending :rolleyes:... unlike last time, all of the world's economy has plummeted in the past 6 months due to a global pandemic, unemployment levels are beginning to soar, the US is being run by a reality TV star who advocates injecting disinfectant to combat Covid, there is a looming Cold War between China + the US with Putin's Russia on the sidelines pulling the strings, globalisation is at an end as there is no markets left to conquer and there is the small matter of a no deal Brexit on the cards in the New Year. There wont be much to leverage by then. The revolution will be televised!

plenty of markets out there, plenty of opportunities, plenty of critical needs to be done, we re just lacking will right now

friendlyfun · 19-09-2020 2:31pm

Castlewoods in Balinamona is very wealthy spot. There's not much of a wood there but certainly not shortage of castles.

vriesmays · 19-09-2020 2:49pm

Unlike D4 Waterford doesn't have €500,000 apartments handed over to wasters on their social-housing list.

Mr_Muffin · 19-09-2020 2:49pm

friendlyfun wrote: »

Castlewoods in Balinamona is very wealthy spot. There's not much of a wood there but certainly not shortage of castles.

I'm not from Waterford, but I just had a look on Google. Where do people get the money for houses like that? I'm envious

Is there a D4 in Waterford

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