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  • #8882
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,822 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Dear Diary,

    I was so stressed last night and this morning. I slept terribly. Did a bit of meditating an hour ago and I feel so much better. The problem is still there but the fuzz that was dominating my mood is gone. Couldn't recommend it anymore.

    Unfortunate typo there


  • #8883
    Bazzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    Just had a call from MRBI about some poll, reception was terrible so the guy hung up in the end. Anyone any clue what they'd be polling for at the moment?


  • #8884
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,415 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    The approval rating for Terminator quotes in the Taoiseach's speeches?


  • #8885
    Neil3030
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,154 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Found tonight quite stressful. Gf is working close to the front lines and can't live with her elderly parents for obvious reasons. My housemates effectively said they don't want her here either. I'd love a good Zebo debate right now over all this.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Dear Diary,

    I was so stressed last night and this morning. I slept terribly. Did a bit of meditating an hour ago and I feel so much better. The problem is still there but the fuzz that was dominating my mood is gone. Couldn't recommend it anymore.

    Good to hear you're feeling better.

    Activity is key. Our brains didn't evolve to sit around waiting to die, so this will obviously drive us crazy.


  • #8886
    jacothelad
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭jacothelad


    Neil3030 wrote: »
    Does anyone on here drink?!


    This shows the importance of punctuation. Someone above said, 'I'm giving up Drinking for a month' when what they actually meant was 'I'm giving up. Drinking for a month.'.....;)


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  • #8887
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    Unfortunate typo there

    Took me longer than I'd like to admit to see it :D


  • #8888
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,721 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Queues for shops are mental again. People really do love a good aul panic buy.


  • #8889
    Bazzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    Queues for shops are mental again. People really do love a good aul panic buy.

    Are you sure it's not just the shops letting limited numbers in at a time? Huge queue to get into Aldi here yesterday for me but plenty of stock (bar pasta) once I got inside.


  • #8890
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,721 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Bazzo wrote: »
    Are you sure it's not just the shops letting limited numbers in at a time? Huge queue to get into Aldi here yesterday for me but plenty of stock (bar pasta) once I got inside.

    Bit of both and social distancing in the queues makes it look worse but the queue for our local Tesco goes all the way back out onto the main road. Must've been at least 100 people queuing to get in when I walked past.


  • #8891
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,415 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    It could just be that it's Saturday, and most people do their weekly shopping on a Saturday.


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  • #8892
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,087 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    My local lidl was only slightly busier than usual.


  • #8893
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,822 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    no queue when i went into my local supervalu at 1:30
    there was a queue of about 8 when i left.

    they are just stewarding as required, which makes complete sense.


  • #8894
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    Just common sense being applied. Wife got to Aldi at 9am when it opened. Significant queue but was inside by 9.30am and home by 10.40am.

    We're not a patch on the shambles at times we've seen in Britain or Australia.


  • #8895
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    I slept for 18 hours today


  • #8896
    stephen_n
    Registered Users Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Dunnes Stores in Stephens Green had pretty much all empty shelves again. Same as last Thursday week. Can’t believe people can be so easily triggered into panic buying.


  • #8897
    Bazzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    Buer wrote: »
    Just common sense being applied. Wife got to Aldi at 9am when it opened. Significant queue but was inside by 9.30am and home by 10.40am.

    We're not a patch on the shambles at times we've seen in Britain or Australia.

    It's been a **** show here. Milk/bread/pasta/rice/eggs totally unavailable for the guts of 2 weeks. People are freezing 10-20l of milk, I know several (slightly dim) people who have bought in one(or two!) chest freezers, ridiculous stuff.


  • #8898
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Stheno wrote: »
    I slept for 18 hours today

    What's the minimum number of hours for it to be considered hibernation?


  • #8899
    jacothelad
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭jacothelad


    I found this interesting.


    http://https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future


  • #8900
    stephen_n
    Registered Users Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    jacothelad wrote: »
    I found this interesting.


    http://https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future

    Link not working


  • #8901
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,822 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    stephen_n wrote: »
    Link not working

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/a-letter-to-the-uk-from-italy-this-is-what-we-know-about-your-future

    Well worth reading


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  • #8902
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,822 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Listening to Roger waters "amused to death" here..... Quite apt for these times


  • #8903
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Stheno wrote: »
    I slept for 18 hours today


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  • #8904
    Bazzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    I'm not sure who Paddy Cosgrave is or why he's suddenly all over my twitter feed but he seems like the most insufferable tool on the go


  • #8905
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    He’s one of the most blockable characters you’ll ever come across


  • #8906
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,721 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Bazzo wrote: »
    I'm not sure who Paddy Cosgrave is or why he's suddenly all over my twitter feed but he seems like the most insufferable tool on the go

    He's the lad who runs the Web Summit. Threw a wobbler and moved it out of Dublin because the government wouldn't provide exclusive transport for his attendees and wouldn't splash out on other infrastructure just for him. Also famously said Trinity degrees are worth more than any other degree when it comes to hiring and if you wanted to work for him you could have a 2.1 from Trinity or else a 1.1 from anywhere else.

    He also opened his gob and started spouting off about Ireland's tax regime and then it came out he was using a US company as a tax shelter.

    He's absolutely despised in the tech world, and lately has decided he's some sort of political genius. He throws random big words into his tweets which are mainly focused at just criticising everything the government do without offering a sliver of help


  • #8907
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,087 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    He’s a clown. A party planner who thinks he’s some big tech CEO.


  • #8908
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    He's long been a dose but he's become an absolute parasite. He looked for the personal details of one of the deceased from Covid-19 to make a political point. He should be explaining that to a judge.

    He's calling Irish people sheep for their support of the Taoiseach's speeches, apparently you aren't allowed to criticise. Meanwhile he is sharing articles promoting the Chinese system of government. Yes, a country famous for its freedom of speech.


  • #8909
    swiwi_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,501 ✭✭✭swiwi_


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  • #8910
    errlloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,616 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    Bazzo wrote: »
    I'm not sure who Paddy Cosgrave is or why he's suddenly all over my twitter feed but he seems like the most insufferable tool on the go

    Ive been saying it since February, but one of the great injustices of Covid19 is that web summit isn't till November.


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  • #8911
    swiwi_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,501 ✭✭✭swiwi_


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