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    #92
    Mc Kenzie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭Mc Kenzie


    realdanbreen wrote: »
    Is accommodation expensive in London these days?


    its true that its never known to be cheap, but depending on the areas and what your looking for. i was searching for a good while till i found somewhere decent, and good people. myrent is quite good considering the space of the house.

    I used to live in dublin so the rent wasnt much of a suprise to me.

    take your time and compare different places and look at what your looking for and your budget, is my advise :)


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    #93
    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Any plans for this summer weekend?

    Im thinking a lunch BBQ on Saturday as it gets dark early. maybe hit Richmond on Sunday and spend it by the Thames.

    Anything else I could do with this weather?


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    #94
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    I signed up for a 5 class deal at my local fitness boutique and tonight's the last one - spinning. I'm expecting to be in pain tomorrow as my body doesn't seem to like all the exercise It's been doing over the last fortnight.

    I'd say I'll keep going to the kettle bell classes after this as they're fun and I don't feel like dying after!


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    #95
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Aer Arann have cancelled all their flights in and out of my local airport (ten mins from home) from Oct 3st- April..means by xmas flights have gone belly up..so annoyed :(

    http://www.galwaynews.ie/22070-huge-blow-galway-airport-aer-arann-pulls-flights

    Affects those of you going to Waterford too :(


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    #96
    Mc Kenzie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭Mc Kenzie


    oh no! hope this hasnt interfeared with your plans to go home soon.???


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    #97
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    OMG that's terrible! Can you book a Ryanair flight to Knock and make your way down instead?

    What sucks more is that if you book a flight for the Christmas period the price may be more now than if you booked with Aer Lingus or Ryanair back when you booked the Aer Arann ones home. Have you travel insurance?


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    #98
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Mc Kenzie wrote: »
    oh no! hope this hasnt interfeared with your plans to go home soon.???

    nope, thanks tho, but I am home for a week next week, right before the cut off date!! phew!
    silvervixen84 wrote: »
    OMG that's terrible! Can you book a Ryanair flight to Knock and make your way down instead?

    What sucks more is that if you book a flight for the Christmas period the price may be more now than if you booked with Aer Lingus or Ryanair back when you booked the Aer Arann ones home. Have you travel insurance?

    Pain in the backside. We'd used a voucher AA had given us for messing up our flights last year...so best they can do is renew the voucher for 6 months. Have booked Ryanair Luton-Dub, which was more expensive, means taking a day a/l and less handy than South End-Galway :(

    Ach but at this stage it's just nice to have have it sorted, so 'over it' today!!
    Jewish hols again today and tomorrow..I love this time off!!!


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    #99
    silvervixen84
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    My boss is Jewish so he's at home again while the rest of us are holding the fort in the office. Same again next week! Good thing about all these Jewish holidays is that he usually brings in cake after :D


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    #100
    Dr.Giggles
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Dr.Giggles


    what do you suppose the chances are of bumping into someone you know on the underground? I bumped into someone tonight, they finished work late I only ever travel on the tube on the weekends, we were going for same train, travelling from different places .... for me this was completely bizarre and frankly TERRIFIED ME!

    Has this ever happened to anyone else? I assume it must but gosh it is weird!

    That's my off topic chat for today


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    #101
    Fysh
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    Before I moved here I popped over to visit my brother a couple of times and on both trips ran into 2 or 3 people I knew at busy tube/train stations, so I assumed it happened all the time. In 4 years living here it's happened about 3 times since :|

    It probably helps if you live/work near each other, though. Otherwise with a transport system that moves several million of people around each day it is kind of unlikely.


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    #102
    Jack B. Badd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭Jack B. Badd


    I once had some dude walk up to me while I was waiting for my train to work and ask me had I gone to UCC... Turns out he was in the year behind me in my course.


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    #103
    Mc Kenzie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭Mc Kenzie


    the people i see on the tube are the ones you see only once and you never see them again after that. ..Its kinda weird.


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    #104
    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Tonight I'm going to be paid to secret shop a b@1.. Hmmmm being paid to drink some fancy cocktails.. Nice :D


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    #105
    Fysh
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    Mc Kenzie wrote: »
    the people i see on the tube are the ones you see only once and you never see them again after that. ..Its kinda weird.

    So what you're saying is you've been killing off everyone who's ever been on the Tube at the same time as you?! :eek:


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    #106
    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Fysh

    Did you copy my sig or did I copy you.. Hmmmmm


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    #107
    Mc Kenzie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭Mc Kenzie


    Fysh wrote: »
    So what you're saying is you've been killing off everyone who's ever been on the Tube at the same time as you?! :eek:

    Mwahahahaha :D


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    #108
    Fysh
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    Mc Kenzie wrote: »
    Mwahahahaha :D

    Keep going like that and I'm not telling you where the next Beers is on :P

    Speaking of which, must sort out the date for the next Beers...


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    #109
    Mc Kenzie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭Mc Kenzie


    :eek: how could you!!! im nice really :D...

    I recomend Waxys !:)


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    #110
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Think I best be getting myself some wellyboots if this continues!! Or I'll be swimming home!


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    #111
    Fysh
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    Hmm, today wasn't the best day to be wearing runners :(

    On the plus side, Flogging Molly tomorrow night, David O'Doherty & Peter Serafinowicz on Saturday, and Devin Townsend next week :D


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    #112
    Cheetara
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Cheetara


    Anyway else get absolutely soaked or was I the only eejit not to dress appropriately this morning???


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    #113
    LadyMayBelle
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    Reminds me of Galway..except in Galway we get this 95% of the time!!!


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    #114
    Cheetara
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Cheetara


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Reminds me of Galway..except in Galway we get this 95% of the time!!!

    Ah no Galway never has proper rain like this......always that misty rubbish so you hardly think it's raining then get absolutely soaked!!!


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    #115
    Scarinae
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    Christmas ice skating rinks are starting to open! Anyone want to go with me sometime?

    I went to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition today, it was really good but a bit crowded


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    #116
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    Occupy LSX have moved into a UBS building :eek:
    It originated at St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London, followed by a camp set up in Islington’s Finsbury Square and Occupy London announced at 10am this morning that the campaigners have taken over a large abandoned office block in Hackney which will be their third site. Protests took place last night against the eviction of the gathering outside St Paul’s and a Silent Scream was held at 6pm (above), meanwhile that evening, activists gained access to the building (belonging to investment bank UBS) and secured it, giving them a legal claim on the space which has been empty for several years. The ‘Bank of Ideas’ will open on Saturday 19 November with a series of events including talks from Palestinian activists, comedy from Josie Long and a session led by trader Alessio Rastani, plus rooms will be available to help people whose nurseries, community centres and youth clubs have been closed due to Government cuts. The new site is non-residential so leave your sleeping bags at home.


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    #117
    philologos
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    Was on a weekend away with my church out near Ascot in Berkshire this weekend. It's a really nice part of the world out there.

    What did the rest of ye get up to?


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    #118
    silvervixen84
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    Went for a walk around Kentish Town on Saturday evening. A few of us went for lunch followed by a trip to the cinema to see The Ides of March yesterday.


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    #119
    greenexile
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭greenexile


    Hey, new to the forum...and London! Just wondering if there are any Irish clubs I can get involved with other than the GAA...nothing against it, just I'm not really good at sports!


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    #120
    silvervixen84
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    greenexile wrote: »
    Hey, new to the forum...and London! Just wondering if there are any Irish clubs I can get involved with other than the GAA...nothing against it, just I'm not really good at sports!

    Whereabouts do you live?


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    #121
    greenexile
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭greenexile


    I live in the Shoreditch area but spend most of my time up around Islington.


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