Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - BabyforV

[Guest]

On the subject of ridiculous purchases, my holiday villa had a Sauna....I think I need one...They're surprisingly cheap.

[Raoul Duke III]

@Raoul: You were right about the boxes of wine. Not enjoyable. Think I've become a more demanding wine-o since my last trip to France.

I was only thinking of your wellbeing tbf.

Already planning next year's raid. Loire valley is the current thinking.

[Guest]

I was only thinking of your wellbeing tbf.

Already planning next year's raid. Loire valley is the current thinking.

Not a wine fan or force fed goose liver.
Going to Rochelle in January connacht are playing probably via Nantes hire a car.

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[Raoul Duke III]

Not a wine fan or force fed goose liver.
Going to Rochelle in January connacht are playing probably via Nantes hire a car.

Clermont in Dec for me this year. Munshterrrrrrrrr. Unfortunately they are shaping up badly so could be a hammering.

Best stadium I've ever been in. Replan and we'll go on the lash.

[Guest]

I was only thinking of your wellbeing tbf.

Already planning next year's raid. Loire valley is the current thinking.

Can't say I know much about wine tbh.

My current criteria are:

1. Is it from Bordeaux?

2. Does it have a picture of a house on the bottle?

3. Is it more than €10?

Do you go over on the Oscar Wilde? Not sure I want to see it again for a loooong time.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

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[Lord Sir Banter]

Msn declares winter busto based on recent few days of warm weather.

[Guest]

Yeah a sauna would be class. Reasonably easy to make one for the back garden? The father-in-law has one he made. Obv need to grow a decent birch tree to add a bit of flagellation goodness to the whole sauna experience.

Think a decent size one that they install for you is <3k so seems a better option than making one.

[oleras]

Can't say I know much about wine tbh.

My current criteria are:

1. Is it from Bordeaux?

2. Does it have a picture of a house on the bottle?

3. Is it more than €10?

Do you go over on the Oscar Wilde? Not sure I want to see it again for a loooong time.

If you answer no to the above, you are normal...if you answer yes...go direct to the wine thread, do not pass fine wines.

[Raoul Duke III]

Can't say I know much about wine tbh.

My current criteria are:

1. Is it from Bordeaux?

2. Does it have a picture of a house on the bottle?

3. Is it more than €10?

Do you go over on the Oscar Wilde? Not sure I want to see it again for a loooong time.

Setting an arbitrary price point is silly. You'll get perfectly drinkable stuff for a fiver in most French supermarkets (that would set you back close to 15 here). Bordeaux is well.....Bordeaux. You can't afford the really good stuff (no-one can) and there is an ocean of crap trading off the appellation. The exception being white Bordeaux which represents great value.
You should try and broaden your sights: try some Rhone reds, some Alsatian rieslings, some Loire whites and reds.

Went on whatever the lolCork boat is. Seemed fine?

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[Guest]

Setting an arbitrary price point is silly. You'll get perfectly drinkable stuff for a fiver in most French supermarkets (that would set you back close to 15 here). Bordeaux is well.....Bordeaux. You can't afford the really good stuff (no-one can) and there is an ocean of crap trading off the appellation. The exception being white Bordeaux which represents great value.
You should try and broaden your sights: try some Rhone reds, some Alsatian rieslings, some Loire whites and reds.

Went on whatever the lolCork boat is. Seemed fine?

I meant a tenner in Ireland, sorry. 5er in France seems about right. Bought a bottle of 2006 Lynch Bages here one time expecting great things but it was meh. Kinda put me off spending biggish money on wine.

[SatNav]

Msn declares winter busto based on recent few days of warm weather.

we havent had a bad winter in yonks! summers have been awesome for a few years now too. fuck me im getting old when i am talking about this shit

[oleras]

I meant a tenner in Ireland, sorry. 5er in France seems about right. Bought a bottle of 2006 Lynch Bages here one time expecting great things but it was meh. Kinda put me off spending biggish money on wine.

Someone telling me the other night the "Gran reserve" tag is such a scam,( they "store" some of itfor 4+ years) if its under 15, its factory wine. Plain and simple, double your price, from 8 to 15/16 and quadruple the value.

No issue paying 15 for a Bordeaux with a castle on the front...if it says the house of Mike, all the better.

[Mike]

Think a decent size one that they install for you is <3k so seems a better option than making one.

Yeah a sauna would be class. Reasonably easy to make one for the back garden? The father-in-law has one he made. Obv need to grow a decent birch tree to add a bit of flagellation goodness to the whole sauna experience.

Pros for outdoor sauna is a larger size and you could go for a more authentic wood burning one rather than an electric one.
Con for outdoor is compared to cold countries is when you come out of the sauna to cool down you have horrible winter rain rather than cold crisp snow.

Indoor sauna would probably be smaller and electric. If the sauna is not sized correctly the heat when you pour the water on can be too harsh.

Smoother heat from wood saunas imo.

Disregard those infra red ones completely.

(Have promised the Finnish wife that when we buy a house we'll have a sauna)

[Guest]

Cobbled together a quick France TR for people to read over their morning coffee / evening Bordeaux. Just spewed words onto a page and haven't even read it, so make of it whatever you want!

Left Dublin last Friday 2 weeks bound for the Oscar Wilde to Roscoff with my family, a mate and his mrs and 10 months old daughter in convoy. Gave my daughter the tablet before we hit the motorway which was a mistake as she barfed everywhere before we passed through Wicklow. Great start. Hit Rosslare on schedule and got into our 5* cabin which is the only way to go with a family (actually the premium suite is but they were booked out). Sailing was fucking horrendous and my daughter was puking again before long and I wasn’t far behind her. 6 of the grimmest hours imaginable before I got asleep around 1 am and things calmed down.
Next morning we drove to our overnight stopping destination of La Roche sur Yon which is 4 hours away. Everyone was fairly civil for this drive and the apartment my wife booked was perfectly fit for purpose. Highlight of the stopover was my mate walking into dominos, opening the fridge and taking out a coke all the while not realising that he’d walked into the ‘kitchen’. Cue much confusion from the Frenchies.

Next day was the four hour drive to Leon, down near Biarritz where we were spending week one. We had a big house booked on a campsite. Kids were much less agreeable on this trip and I was happy to get there and get out of the car after about 4 hours. I chuckled to myself about how I thought I might have been able to stop in St Emilion or Sauternes for a look around on the way.
Trying to pay the tolls as a disaster with the wife in the back. Each time I had to stop, put it in park, roll down the passenger window, stretch across the X5 and try not to drop any of the monies. At one point I forgot to put it in park and my foot slipped of the break. I bumped the car in front but they didn’t even seem to notice/care, which was rather lucky!

The campsite was nice and the house was pleasant if a little rudimentary. The people in the southwest of France are about as nice as you’ll get anywhere in France. After a few days of not doing much we decided to go to San Sebastian. Initially it was just going to be me and my mate and my daughter but the womens thought they might miss out so it ended up being the full cohort. It was a disaster. Kids were cranky from the start so the mrs had to sit in the back leaving me to try and drive while listening to whinging and having to stretch out the passenger window to pay the FIVE tolls on the 120 km journey. We got lost on the way in despite having satnav and everyone nearly killed each other. Had a nice couple of hours in SS despite twitching eyebrows from the earlier stress. The gods of course decided to bat me around as a cat would a dead bird, and my son screamed all the way from SS to France in the car, with my daughter backing him up. I’m still not sure how I made it through the journey. Must be a resilient type.

My daughter turned into a total brat when she was lifted from her normal routine throwing shit, running away, refusing to get dressed etc. which added to the hassle. Going from seeing them after work and on weekends to all day every day for a fortnight made me appreciate the stay at home parents of the world. As a physicist, I’m certainly not cut out for it!

On Saturday we left the campsite bound for a villa in La Rochelle. I was all set to lose my mind in the car but the behaved like angels and despite the monotony of the journey it almost bordered on pleasant. The villa was class. Big heated pool, steam room, sauna, and nice décor with a big TV. Didn’t really venture too far from base for the week for obvious reasons. Took a look around La Rochelle which is a nice town (had been there 11 years previous) and went to the Aquarium which is excellent. Another day we went to Ile de Re which is an island off La Rochelle and seemingly is the ‘Hamptons of France’. Lovely place. First place we parked was really quaint. Walked around the tiny narrow streets near the central church for 15 minutes without seeing a single commercial premises. When we finally got to the commercial centre the one brasserie’s kitchen was closed for the afternoon obv. Oh, I forgot to mention that to get to Ile de Re you have to cross a toll bridge…the toll?....€16! LOL France.

Rather than drive all the way from La Rochelle to Roscoff in one day we bailed a day early and drove as far as Rennes to spend a night there which was fairly eventless. Next day we made the short hop to Roscoff which itself is a nice little town. Stopped into the main wine supermarket to stock up and the place was full of Irish people who were making a round trip from Rosslare just to stock up. One particularly tilting bunch were a wine club from Cork all wearing matching t-shirts.

We got the premium 2-room suite on the way back, or so we thought until we opened the door and found that it was one room which was no use as there were 4 of us and we wanted somewhere separate for the kids to sleep. Turns out that only 2 of the 3 premium suites are 2-room but Irish Ferries don’t state this on their website. Thankfully another suite contained a couple that were willing to swap with us, so we got a decent room for the way back. Think it’s the only way to make the Oscar Wilde tolerable tbh.

Got into my office on Monday and probably sat there for about 10 minutes basking in the silence before I even turned on my computer.

Cliffs: Holidays with small children aren’t really holidays.

[oleras]

Pros for outdoor sauna is a larger size and you could go for a more authentic wood burning one rather than an electric one.
Con for outdoor is compared to cold countries is when you come out of the sauna to cool down you have horrible winter rain rather than cold crisp snow.

Indoor sauna would probably be smaller and electric. If the sauna is not sized correctly the heat when you pour the water on can be too harsh.

Smoother heat from wood saunas imo.

Disregard those infra red ones completely.

(Have promised the Finnish wife that when we buy a house we'll have a sauna)

Would it kill ya to throw up a few pics Mike...of the wife, not the sauna...

I missed her 2 years ago if i remember correctly ? ?

[Guest]

Clermont in Dec for me this year. Munshterrrrrrrrr. Unfortunately they are shaping up badly so could be a hammering.

Best stadium I've ever been in. Replan and we'll go on the lash.

Ill have a word with my cohorts heard the atmosphere is electric all right.

[BennyHiFi]

Excellent article in The Slate about a recent freak chess performance with lots of historical colour mixed in.

[oleras]

Watching The Signal, think it was Danny that mentioned it ?

Only 20 mins in but liking it so far.

[Mike]

Would it kill ya to throw up a few pics Mike...of the wife, not the sauna...

I missed her 2 years ago if i remember correctly ? ?

She was on maternity at the time I think. I'll get her to pass on the ribs pictures to Fabio.

[Wombatman]

Pros for outdoor sauna is a larger size and you could go for a more authentic wood burning one rather than an electric one.
Con for outdoor is compared to cold countries is when you come out of the sauna to cool down you have horrible winter rain rather than cold crisp snow.

Indoor sauna would probably be smaller and electric. If the sauna is not sized correctly the heat when you pour the water on can be too harsh.

Smoother heat from wood saunas imo.

Disregard those infra red ones completely.

(Have promised the Finnish wife that when we buy a house we'll have a sauna)

Have an indoor one. Never use it apart from storing junk or coats. Need to be a sauna junkie right now to warrant investing in one.

[Mike]

Have an indoor one. Never use it apart from storing junk or coats. Need to be a sauna junkie right now to warrant investing in one.

Finnish people = Sauna junkies.

[Tar.Aldarion]

I have a question for the gym bunnies on here: exercising in the morning.

Did anyone go from an evening-based exercise regime to a morning one and how do you go about it? Think I tried to go for a run before breakfast once and nearly died, the thought of it horrifies me but it must be do-able.

Pros\cons (would ya not be collapsing into your lunch by midday?) plz

we are not talking gym sessions here as I detest gyms and all who sail in them, strictly running and cycling with the odd set of pushups\situps thrown in if I feel like it.

I go every lunch time so cant really say but people in work that go in the morning dont seem tired at all, seems quite refreshing really. I love it as a pick-me-up at lunch time, ebfore I started going at lunch I was falling asleep in the afternoon.

the pin landed on this bad boy, appears to have the requisite weight and heft

link me this bad boy

[KevIRL]

Easy stuff for the no vote then.

[oleras]

She was on maternity at the time I think. I'll get her to pass on the ribs pictures to Fabio.

Anyways....

Tell her i will see her next time...

[Raoul Duke III]

Ill have a word with my cohorts heard the atmosphere is electric all right.

Uh-huh

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=646767&postcount=10586

[6starpool]

All I took from your trip report is what I already knew zuutroy, that it's sheer madness going on holiday with small kids.

[Raoul Duke III]

link me this bad boy

Got it on Amazon. Twelve of your British pounds.

[Raoul Duke III]

All I took from your trip report is what I already knew zuutroy, that it's sheer madness going on holiday with small kids.

There must be a pool. Everything else is optional.

[Guest]

There must be a pool. Everything else is optional.

Yeah they were mad for the pool.

[Guest]

Uh-huh

http://www.irishpokerboards.com/foru...ostcount=10586

Never been to France despite living in Holland for 3 years would have went to world cup
1998 if we qualified.
Have a few words from my junior cert.
And my grandfather fought there 1917-1918 owed few pints for that.

[Raoul Duke III]

Yeah they were mad for the pool.

Tires the little shits out after about six hours. Obviously helps if you don't feed 'em.

[TheDrunkenOne]

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[NiceandcoolTrig]

Final poll No 54% Yes 46% done by yougov.

Really surprised Sky News didn't do an exit poll.

[6starpool]

Final poll No 54% Yes 46% done by yougov.

Really surprised Sky News didn't do an exit poll.

There was never really any realistic chance it was going to be Yes.

[Raoul Duke III]

YouGov saying 54-46 No. wp Denny, hotspur.

Swing a bit more plz. 57.01 to 42.99 would be ideal.

[oleras]

YouGov saying 54-46 No. wp Denny, hotspur.

Swing a bit more plz. 57.01 to 42.99 would be ideal.

French trip and all in the wings !

[NiceandcoolTrig]

Adam Boulton tilts me.

He's a buffoon, yougov poll isn't an exit poll. An exit poll is conducted at polling stations as voters leave rather than online.

Was brilliant when Alastair Campbell trolled him after last UK GE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gkHwU4DRA8

[hotspur]

Final poll No 54% Yes 46% done by yougov.

Really surprised Sky News didn't do an exit poll.

I fancied 57% actual No result.

The gym discussion and sauna discussion needs to be merged for RDIII's benefit as he seems to be under the delusion that gyms are for working out in. Hot tub, sauna, steam room, swimming pool, working out stuff in that order.

Also, although I'm sure you could change the habit with enough effort, the morning person night person phenomenon is a real thing. Incidentally if you are highly intelligent you're more likely to be a night person.

I used to have a dream of hitting the gym for a workout and swim at the crack of dawn and from there making it in from there to the Dublin Buddhist Centre for a meditation at 7:30. It was about on the same level as dreams of taking flight, and just slightly less likely than an eight figure Euromillions bink.

One thing's for sure I will definitely never be a chap who gets up on a dark, rainy, freezing Dublin for a run outdoors. I would rather die. And possibly kill.

[Flushdraw]

This is bad on so many levels! 1m38 30 seconds too long too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE8TvsYMPkg

[Opr]

Small drift on BF back out. After having around 100k traded at 1.06 it has moved back to 1.11 in the last few minutes.

Opr

[oleras]

She was on maternity at the time I think. I'll get her to pass on the ribs pictures to Fabio.

Just thinking back on this, crazy what a person remembers all the same, there was a girl called Ger, just pregnant at the time, ask does she know her please.

From reading up, memory's can be sketchy in ICU, as far as i was concerned, there was a nurse called Betty, from the Philippians who was trying to kill me, kept tugging at the wee tube when she passed and would force tabs down in my mouth...lol

[Mike]

Just thinking back on this, crazy what a person remembers all the same, there was a girl called Ger, just pregnant at the time, ask does she know her please.

From reading up, memory's can be sketchy in ICU, as far as i was concerned, there was a nurse called Betty, from the Philippians who was trying to kill me, kept tugging at the wee tube when she passed and would force tabs down in my mouth...lol

what section were they working? ger doesn't ring a bell. could Betty be from India not Philippines?

[oleras]

what section were they working? ger doesn't ring a bell. could Betty be from India not Philippines?

Yeah, maybe indian...was she sacked for cruelty...lol

I asked a girl down here who done a stint up there and Ger didn ring a bell for her either.

ICU they were all in, "ger" was from clare and was about 3/4 months preggers, blonde girl, really nice, i may have the name wrong.

[Lord Sir Banter]

Maybe I should buy a proper gentleman's hat while I'm at it although I'm not sure I have the balls to carry one off.

You'd look jaunty.

Adam Boulton tilts me.

He's a buffoon, yougov poll isn't an exit poll. An exit poll is conducted at polling stations as voters leave rather than online.

Was brilliant when Alastair Campbell trolled him after last UK GE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gkHwU4DRA8

Rustled him real good.

[V for Vendetta]

I have a question for the gym bunnies on here: exercising in the morning.

Did anyone go from an evening-based exercise regime to a morning one and how do you go about it? Think I tried to go for a run before breakfast once and nearly died, the thought of it horrifies me but it must be do-able.

Pros\cons (would ya not be collapsing into your lunch by midday?) plz

we are not talking gym sessions here as I detest gyms and all who sail in them, strictly running and cycling with the odd set of pushups\situps thrown in if I feel like it.

Go to bed very early for a week. Then start training early but don't overdo it. Continue to go to bed early. (22.00 at the latest unless you have a lecture and a toastmasters meeting!!)

[Jam-Fly]

Go to bed very early for a week. Then start training early but don't overdo it. Continue to go to bed early. (22.00 at the latest unless you have a lecture and a toastmasters meeting!!)

it depends on the individual's body, but 'forcing' yourself to go to bed early won't work for everyone. I'd start the light training in the morning first, and then naturally start getting to sleep at 22:00.

If you find you can get to sleep at 22:00 and have good restful sleep immediately, by all means do it.


I'm not a 9-5er so might be less relevant, but I'd usually get a workout done in a fasted state first thing every day (sometimes if I've an early lecture, I'll go to that first and then head to the gym). Personally I much prefer it to any sort of evening exercise regimes. There's plenty of pros and cons, but if you're worried about being tired in the afternoon, I'd say that's pretty much a non-entity. As others have said, you may find yourself heading to bed a bit earlier, but there won't be much of an afternoon/early evening slump as a result of morning exercise.

[oleras]

In bed by 22:00...easy for rich and the unemployed imo.

The Signal,

SPOILER

50mins in now and the smell of you are on another planet is rank.

[Tar.Aldarion]

Japanese game show:

[The Situation]

How come the word "pulled" has become essential in marketing meats of late, whatever about pulled pork... it makes sense, but GFY chicken and beef trying to ride the bandwagon.

[eamonhonda]

How comes the word "pulled" has become essential in marketing meats of late, whatever about pulled pork... it makes sense, but GFY chicken and beef trying to ride the bandwagon.

I literally said this an hour ago when I seen the kfc ad for pulled chicken!

[The Situation]

I literally said this an hour ago when I seen the kfc ad for pulled chicken!

I'm saying this after wolfing a pulled beef sandwich but last week the exact same packet from my local butcher didn't have the word pulled on it, ridic scenes.

[oleras]

In bed by 22:00...easy for rich and the unemployed imo.

The Signal,

SPOILER

50mins in now and the smell of you are on another planet is rank.

Ending.

SPOILER

Oh such a fucking lazy ending for a half decent 80%

[eamonhonda]

I'm saying this after wolfing a pulled beef sandwich but last week the exact same packet from my local butcher didn't have the word pulled on it, ridic scenes.

People are idiots, and it works I'd imagine

[oleras]

I'm saying this after wolfing a pulled beef sandwich but last week the exact same packet from my local butcher didn't have the word pulled on it, ridic scenes.

Stop buying sandwiches from your butcher shop ?

And stop going to centra butchers selling sandwiches of pulled beef...me arse.

[luckforsome]

...like most people I was expecting a no in the Scottish vote...didn't have a bet,glad to see lads here winning, but would've loving to see a neck and neck result just for the crack...early days but it looks over already...I guess it was always gonna be extremely tough for the yes campaign to succeed...

...on a totally different note...just out of a 4.5 year relationship...in the last ten years I've been in 3 relationships totaling 9.5 years...strange how for the last year I've convinced myself that I want to be single and just have sex with no commitments...after finally ending it with my last girlfriend, met one girl and slept together after a week...none of us wanted anything serious so both just called it having fun...2 weeks since I've seen her, and I actually can't stop thinking about her, and not just for sex...
...amazing how your mind gets used to having someone around...never figured I'd want any type of relationship again...still gonna give my tinder ago though...I wonder do stupid posts like this go for it against you when applying for night crew membership in Ipb...
...Liam...

[CHDad]

The posts are perfect for the night crew, the full stops however...

I'll speak with Lottie.

[mdoug]

...like most people I was expecting a no in the Scottish vote...didn't have a bet,glad to see lads here winning, but would've loving to see a neck and neck result just for the crack...early days but it looks over already...I guess it was always gonna be extremely tough for the yes campaign to succeed...

...on a totally different note...just out of a 4.5 year relationship...in the last ten years I've been in 3 relationships totaling 9.5 years...strange how for the last year I've convinced myself that I want to be single and just have sex with no commitments...after finally ending it with my last girlfriend, met one girl and slept together after a week...none of us wanted anything serious so both just called it having fun...2 weeks since I've seen her, and I actually can't stop thinking about her, and not just for sex...
...amazing how your mind gets used to having someone around...never figured I'd want any type of relationship again...still gonna give my tinder ago though...I wonder do stupid posts like this go for it against you when applying for night crew membership in Ipb...
...Liam...

These kind of posts are strongly encouraged!!! What's with all the full stops though???