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Duvet Day · 28-02-2026 01:36PM

Plenty painkillers CJ..injured ribs are very painful.

Sorry about your dog gifted, ye will miss him from the house. Hope the match goes yer way.

Just home , usual Saturday morning bits done, had a lovely coffee and scone..contemplating a bit of galavanting later but it's dreary and cold here.

smurfjed · 28-02-2026 01:36PM

@gifted so sorry for your loss, hang in there as the loss of a pet is a major kick in the balls.

Addmagnet · 28-02-2026 02:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124271864#Comment_124271864

I'm sorry, it really is losing a family member - sending positive waves in your direction for the rest of the year.

SuperBowserWorld · 28-02-2026 03:23PM

@gifted they break your heart when they go. 11 is a good age. I hope you're all ok.

@cj maxx I wish you patience and some pain relief soon.

SuperBowserWorld · 28-02-2026 03:28PM

Had a run in with some stranger this morning over a nothing burger. Not going into details but I'm a bit rattled to be honest.

And Donald Trump can't just **** sit still for 5 minutes without creating more long term chaos.

cj maxx · 28-02-2026 04:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124272316#Comment_124272316

Funnily a young doctor said it was up to" me about staying or getting home , but thinking about it I couldn't handle pain without the " good stuff " which they only give in here rather than give it home with me

thomil · 28-02-2026 05:21PM

And that's my Nespresso machine down and out as well, just what I needed… 🤬

Gremlinertia · 28-02-2026 09:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124272742#Comment_124272742

I don't suppose a warranty is still in place?

thomil · 28-02-2026 10:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124273508#Comment_124273508

My machine is five years old and both out of warranty and out of production…

Gonna get a new one on Wednesday, should be able to get one at a good price. It’ll be instant coffee until then… 🫥

Mam of 4 · 28-02-2026 10:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124273524#Comment_124273524

Depending on which Instant coffee you go for, some of them are quite decent if you like strong coffee with a nice flavour.(It also helps if you put three spoons of it in your mug😉) Or so I'm told 🤫

thomil · 28-02-2026 10:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124273584#Comment_124273584

Oh I don’t have a problem with instant coffee, so long as I get my fix 😁 It’s more of an annoyance than anything else really, plus the fact that my machine and my phone decided to throw in the towel within a few days of each other…

Mam of 4 · 28-02-2026 10:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124273619#Comment_124273619

Oh I hear you Thomil. It's been like a comedy(non funny )of errors here the past six/seven weeks too . Just hoping it comes to an end soon. For all of us 😊

Gremlinertia · 01-03-2026 12:28AM

I drink instant with hot milk 🤣

JupiterKid · 01-03-2026 04:32AM

Non-coffee drinker myself. Only the very rare decaff but I have a cup of tea most mornings. Caffiene makes me very wired, jittery and anxious.

My OH is big tea drinker (up to 10 cups per day) and also likes the occasional Nescafe Azera which he says is very good for an instant coffee.

Sofaside at this very late hour in my dressing gown and PJs, sleep has been all over the place since Friday as I ended up sleeping for most of yesterday (Saturday) and only got up at 10pm. OH being very understanding and supportive.

Feeling low, demotivated and also anxious about the post-surgery eye test on Tuesday next. Also have a good bit of catching up to do with work after my sick leave but I cannot stress over this as I've enough to worry about.

Gremlinertia · 01-03-2026 04:35AM

Keep your mind on recovery and lean on OH as needed - you'll fly the test - I've no doubt you are a model patient when it comes to instructions

Gremlinertia · 01-03-2026 01:34PM

@smurfjed I hope you and yours are doing ok, it's frightening to think how sideways things have gone basically overnight in your neck of the woods, stay safe..

SuperBowserWorld · 01-03-2026 01:38PM

I've 10,000 posts in almost 5 years. That's pretty insane. Boards is the only time I post anything on the Internet. I started during covid, and I've some truly soul destroying problems to deal with, so it's become somewhere to offload and connect.

Definitely could be worse, drugs, alcohol etc etc.

Or even worse: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok...🤬

But it's seriously a lot of time. Think I'll just stick to this thread now and get back to life, back to reality. 🎵

Checks reality ... 🙄😭

smurfjed · 01-03-2026 01:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124274734#Comment_124274734

Thanks for the message but its far away from me, at home with BLUE but not posting pictures for a few days to allow gifted to grieve.

Duvet Day · 01-03-2026 03:21PM

White Rabbits.

Lashing rain and very windy all day here..I actually love listening to it when I can stay inside with my dressing gown on and nothing urgent to do.

Another new month lads, hopefully it's a good one for us all..so much going on in our own lives and around the world at the moment..I think we all need some rest and a break from it all, it's stressful.

smurfjed · 01-03-2026 03:57PM

Amazing how some people always see an opportunity :):)

Just perfect for radiation sickness :(

Gremlinertia · 01-03-2026 04:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124275100#Comment_124275100

An absolutely incredible song, now listing it for next then The Chain for a serious pairing of incredible tunes

Gremlinertia · 01-03-2026 04:05PM

Holy fcuk iodine tablets were actually mentioned in work last night. @smurfjed

Mam of 4 · 01-03-2026 05:36PM

Many years ago, did every household in Ireland receive those Iodine tablets, or were they something else?

Poochie05 · 01-03-2026 05:49PM

We did Mam, I kept them in my desk in work as I thought it’s most likely where I’d be when the apocalypse happened, but eventually threw them away as they has expired.

thomil · 01-03-2026 05:53PM

Homeside, just after getting back from the city and meeting a friend over tea. Absolutely lashing down over here…

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124275695#Comment_124275695

I think it was iodine tablets. It was before my time over here, but I remember hearing about it on TV, the story actually made news in Germany.

Our own preparations were always more “hands-on”, with many houses having fully furnished basements, often with an integrated garage accessible from the inside, front doors, and at least one basement door, separated from the living areas by a small cloak room and second door so it could act as an “air lock”, and several months worth of canned food in the basement. Regular air raid drills in 1st and 2nd grade as well. I was hoping we’d be past that at this point…

SuperBowserWorld · 01-03-2026 06:01PM

Not exactly true, but not false either ...

Edit ... Might be 0.0002% true.

Duvet Day · 01-03-2026 06:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124275695#Comment_124275695

I think I still have mine ..😊

SuperBowserWorld · 01-03-2026 06:07PM

I got some iodine to put on an infected toenail and still have some left. It didn't work, but some thing else did (loceryl if anyone is interested).

Anyway, we've got iodine to protect us from ww3.🙄

Gremlinertia · 01-03-2026 06:16PM

Used iodine tincture liberally on cuts in our neck of the woods - stung like all hell and stained like creosote

Mam of 4 · 01-03-2026 07:14PM

Thank you all, glad I wasn't misremembering! I threw mine out when I moved house a few years back 🙈 Wonder what's the next thing we'll receive through the letter boxes ..

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