The boom is back!

maudgonner · 19-03-2016 08:21PM #1

Well folks, it's official, the boom is back.

Someone in the Lidl carpark today abandoned their trolley with the euro still in it! I could hardly believe my eyes when I found it - the extravagance of it all :eek:

It's surely only a matter of days now before the shopping trips to New York and apartments in Bulgaria are as common as they were.

So AH, what small signs of people losing the run of themselves have you noticed?

Fr_Dougal · 19-03-2016 08:24PM

The boom is back alright. You only have to have a look at Bargain Alerts, bottles of champagne and 4k TVs.

Icaras · 19-03-2016 08:24PM

Coke and hookers?

mansize · 19-03-2016 08:25PM

Where's my hot tub?

maudgonner · 19-03-2016 08:26PM

Icaras wrote: »

Coke and hookers?

What do you think I spent the euro on?

darkpagandeath · 19-03-2016 08:26PM

Rent In Dublin is higher than the height of the Boom.

OldMrBrennan83 · 19-03-2016 08:27PM

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maudgonner · 19-03-2016 08:29PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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I'm pretty sure the trolleys in Lidl are €2, but there was only a €1 coin in it. So I felt slightly gypped that I only got half the free money I should have.

Bubbaclaus · 19-03-2016 08:29PM

Certainly feels like the boom times with the struggle squeezing onto public transport during rush hours and queues getting in places in Dublin on nights out.

Alf Stewart. · 19-03-2016 08:30PM

Me local 7/11 have started rounding up/down malarkey because they don't want the small change no more.

Lah-de-fcukin dah!

Lisha · 19-03-2016 08:31PM

maudgonner wrote: »

I'm pretty sure the trolleys in Lidl are €2, but there was only a €1 coin in it. So I felt slightly gypped that I only got half the free money I should have.

Aldi trolleys are €2. Lidl Trolleys are €1.
Proving the theory that aldi is like lidl for people with notions.

hairyslug · 19-03-2016 08:33PM

No boom in the slug household, got made redundant on Friday so I'm back to pimping and whoring

maudgonner · 19-03-2016 08:35PM

hairyslug wrote: »

No boom in the slug household, got made redundant on Friday so I'm back to pimping and whoring

Dammit slug, sorry to hear that.

If I had known, I would have chosen you as my €1 hooker, obviously.

aaronjumper · 19-03-2016 08:35PM

The last time I left the pub I didn't even swamp what was left of my pint.

Armchair Andy · 19-03-2016 08:36PM

I don't see any sign of any boom anywhere. Was that not just election propoganda?

The Raptor · 19-03-2016 08:40PM

No its not back.

I had an old negative depressing cnut of a housemate, I met randomly on the street tell me "no recession in your house".

Its any wonder she's on two days a week with that negative attitude.

Xenophile · 19-03-2016 08:41PM

maudgonner wrote: »

Well folks, it's official, the boom is back.

Someone in the Lidl carpark today abandoned their trolley with the euro still in it! I could hardly believe my eyes when I found it - the extravagance of it all :eek:

It's surely only a matter of days now before the shopping trips to New York and apartments in Bulgaria are as common as they were.

So AH, what small signs of people losing the run of themselves have you noticed?

Forget about Bulgaria, follow the examples of the Norwegians, now an affluent and intelligent nation. They either buy for their retirement, property in Gran Canaria or rent for six months every year from October to March. There is a large community of Norwegians, many thousands living in the small town of Arguineguin in Gran Canaria. Must say that the Norwegian people are a very nice race with much in common with the Irish. Be warned that the affluence of the Norwegians have driven property prices sky high. Still in my opinion if you want to retire in Europe, Gran Canaria is the place, there is a micro climate there, I believe it is listed as having one of the top three climates in the world.

Panthro · 19-03-2016 08:43PM

The boom is back alright.
Twas only the other night I'd a few pints....in a pub!
I'd forgotten all the social do's and don'ts.
I was on the verge of ordering a virgin martini on the rocks from the establishments barkeep but before I did, a kindred spirited gentleman barkeep with a telling eye offered me assistance in the form of a "what pint are ya having here now boy" question.
Memories jogged I remembered that it was pints I used to drink and promptly got myself a Hop House 13 pint.
I presumed the 13 was a reference to the alcohol percentage.
I was wrong.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-03-2016 08:46PM

Every other person I met this week asked "where are you going for Easter". Yep, the boom is back. They were heading for Andorra, Italy, Vegas, and Barbados.

frozenfrozen · 19-03-2016 08:48PM

anyone want to buy a jetski

Harry Palmr · 19-03-2016 08:51PM

I'll only judge the boom is back when the neighbours light the patio heater

BBDBB · 19-03-2016 08:53PM

*buys shares in decking

corner of hells · 19-03-2016 08:55PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

anyone want to buy a jetski

What the fcuk would I want to buy a Russian airliner for ?

However I'm just going to say decking.

maudgonner · 19-03-2016 08:56PM

I saw a crane the other day too. For a second I thought we were being invaded by the Imperial Walkers from Star Wars, but it turns out they're just building a swimming pool.

For anyone else who forgot what they look like, this is a crane.

19-03-2016 08:59PM

Big new shopping centre is being built in Cork City. Boom boom!

kneemos · 19-03-2016 09:15PM

corner of hells wrote: »

What the fcuk would I want to buy a Russian airliner for ?

However I'm just going to say decking.

Why was everyone down on decking?
Always thought it was very useful.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-03-2016 09:15PM

kneemos wrote: »

Why was everyone down on decking?
Always thought it was very useful.

On a boat maybe.

Lady lou · 19-03-2016 09:35PM

Oh jeez no. Want excuse will the dole heads have if there's plenty of work about?

Cee-Jay-Cee · 19-03-2016 09:41PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Rent In Dublin is higher than the height of the Boom.

That's not as a result of the boom, that's downright fcuking greed.

Stinicker · 19-03-2016 09:42PM

I just ordered 1,000 containers of Iroko decking from Malaysia, decking for all.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-03-2016 09:43PM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

That's not as a result of the boom, that's downright fcuking greed.

People are paying it, so no different to the inflated rates of the boom times.

The boom is back!

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