Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Mammy told me not to come.

[rounders123]

Lol, anywhere to see a replay of the 6th fence in that race!

Here you go. 1m50s in.

[Lao Lao]

How does the new law affect The Fitz, but not The Sporting, The Jackpot or D1, etc.

Do they not all operate under the same model of a private members club?

Is the new legislation a smoke screen or am I missing something?

[Lao Lao]

In other news, Serie A' s new anti racism campaign is being launched.

SPOILER

Sweet.Mother.Of.Jaysus.

[Raoul Duke III]

So where do all the degens go from here?

[Opr]

How does the new law affect The Fitz, but not The Sporting, The Jackpot or D1, etc.

Do they not all operate under the same model of a private members club?

Is the new legislation a smoke screen or am I missing something?

I am sure others who know more will chime in if it's a smoke screen but sounds like a similar situation to UIGEA many years ago in America? Different poker rooms all interrupted the law changes and did a risk versus reward on it, some decided to continue operatiing while others decided to pull out. I guess if you didn't want to face the threat of some formal investigation after you get forcibly closed maybe better to go quietly into the night.

Opr

[Guest]

I recall a private email that the Fitz sent out a while back being mentioned here.

I believe it alluded to rising costs among other things.
Perhaps the legislation impacted all the casinos/poker clubs but it was a further impetus to move on for the Fitz.

[Hectorjelly]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

[Guest]

How does the new law affect The Fitz, but not The Sporting, The Jackpot or D1, etc.

Do they not all operate under the same model of a private members club?

Is the new legislation a smoke screen or am I missing something?

What happens the cash and tourney league dough now ? Cash league was always murky anyhow a. Feel sorry for some of the staff some good people there. Huge void in the Dublin poker community now. Had some great nights in the futz met some nice characters through the years but never loved the place like I did the Merrion.

[balfejohn]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

Mr and Mrs
or
Mr and Mr
or
Mrs and Mrs

Depending on their circumstances

[Lplate]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

Mom/Dad

[Raoul Duke III]

Mom/Dad

I know you're the last stop but that's a bit American?

[Guest]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

Hhaaahhaawwwhhaaa heey heey mater

Or something like that

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

...

[Hectorjelly]

Also, on a related matter - why did Kerry have so many newspapers?

"In 1902, twelve newspapers were published every week in Tralee. "

http://www.odonohoearchive.com/stop-press-michael-odonohoe-and-the-kerry-newspapers/

I feel like people don't notice how odd Kerry is.

"A writer in a rival publication remarked that ‘many a time has the editor of the Tralee Chronicle joined with the Kerry Evening Post in ridiculing and very properly too, the puffing practices so often and so glaringly resorted to by the defunct Kerry Examiner in writing and printing most laudatory and fulsome letters addressed to himself under various anonymous signatures’.16"

[dobby]

I know you're the last stop but that's a bit American?

Lol. And hes English

[dobby]

Mum surely.

Absolutely not. We're not in Britain or D4. Would feel completely wrong saying Mum

[dobby]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

Mom and Dad

[dobby]

Feel a bit dirty. Just backed liverpool to win the league by 20 points or more. Giddy up

[Theresa]

Maaaaaaam

[Keane]

It's 100% mom and dad

[dobby]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

Also, why ask? Seems fairly random

[Solksjaer!]

On a more important matter, what do Kerry people call their parents, would it be Mam/Da? Or Father/Mother? (or something else)?

Brother and Sister .

[Solksjaer!]

Only us poor doghead lowlife will get this one.


30,000 homes washed away after man knocks over Sports Direct mug of tea

[Guest]

Brother and Sister .

Hey Ole, you live in Patrick'swell, not sure you're the man to be thanking this

[Strewelpeter]

Is the ownership of the Fitz still spread across a fairly large number of shareholders?

I'd scanned the papers for looking for how the new legislation would facilitate 'Private Clubs', while it wasn't spelt out I'd assumed given the amount of lobbying they had done that there was a niche for them in it, very surprised they weren't accommodated.

[BennyHiFi]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

[Dice75]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

When will he be 4?

[Opr]

Screener season kicks off with one right up BBV's street - 'Uncut Gems'.

Opr

[Lplate]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

We sent our daughter to school at 4 for many of the reasons you've quoted above. She is in her 20's now and has said that in her opinion we did her no favours as she was always the youngest for everything and that her own age group were a year behind, so to speak. If we had to go again, we would hold her back until her own age group.

There's no harm in him being "ahead" of some of the others when he goes to school. They will all be at different levels anyway. If his teacher is good he'll be fine.

[BennyHiFi]

When will he be 4?

Just turned 4 at the start of November there.

[rounders123]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

Is he bred for flat or over jumps?. He may need some time but the best of them are more than capable of holding their own against somewhat older rivals.

[The Aul Switcharoo]

I was 4 when starting. Had just turned 4 in July and I think I was too young for stuff later on.

I didn't get into TY and ended up doing leaving at 16 and had an average one tbh but I wouldn't blame my age on that.

17 the whole way through 1st year in uni led to me getting refused into many a place 🙄

Also..it MAAAAMMMMMM!

[Dice75]

Just turned 4 at the start of November there.

Our two turned 4 mid-November just gone and are starting next September. I dont think 4y10m is overly young tbh. One of ours is more interested in numbers/reading etc but I dont think the other one will struggle either. They will have done two years half day pre-school and should be well prepared. If you'd have said February onwards, then I'd think differently. My 2c.

[The Aul Switcharoo]

Just turned 4 at the start of November there.

He's old enough to be fair.

[BennyHiFi]

Is he bred for flat or over jumps?. He may need some time but the best of them are more than capable of holding their own against somewhat older rivals.

Loves jumping, the bigger the obstacles the better. Tons of stamina (like his sire) and does his best work in the muck.

[Guest]

That's not young at all My daughter started at 4yr 8 months and my son 4yr5 months. He'd be one of the older kids in the class born in November imo.

[Dice75]

That's not young at all My daughter started at 4yr 8 months and my son 4yr5 months. He'd be one of the older kids in the class born in November imo.

I'd have assumed ours would be average/older at their age too, never crossed our minds to leave it another year. Plus Fifty Shades of Grey came out in Feb '15 so they'll all probably be the same age anyway

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

...

[Guest]

AndyFB and Riggers fav hipster dive the workman's sell my favorite English drink

Hollows and Fentmans alcoholic ginger beer

Practically impossible to get in Ireland

There is hope for Dublin yet

*Well favorite outside of some almost cultish gins

[Goodluck2me]

https://www.thejournal.ie/fitzwillia...36145-Dec2019/

So is any place left open?

[MrsFlushdraw]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

Just turned 4 at the start of November there.

All of my kids went to school when they were still 4. One turned 5 in the October (male) and the girls birthdays were very end of Dec and end of Jan. None of them suffered and the one who was the youngest starting is in Medical school.

If he is just going to be a few months shy of 5 when he starts, he is the perfect age and I would not hold him back another year.

[Silver-Tiger]

AndyFB and Riggers fav hipster dive the workman's sell my favorite English drink

Hollows and Fentmans alcoholic ginger beer

Practically impossible to get in Ireland

There is hope for Dublin yet

I've seen this in numerous places in town and locals over the last few years. Where abouts in town do you drink?

[Solksjaer!]

AndyFB and Riggers fav hipster dive the workman's sell my favorite English drink

Hollows and Fentmans alcoholic ginger beer

Practically impossible to get in Ireland

There is hope for Dublin yet

*Well favorite outside of some almost cultish gins

Feb 29th Radiohead cover band Karma police are playing. Only a tenner a ticket.

[Guest]

I've seen this in numerous places in town and locals over the last few years. Where abouts in town do you drink?

London or Sligo

When in Dublin its the classics... Mulligan's, Palace..., Foggy, Grogans, Hogan's, Brogan's etc

Wherever I'm dragged

*Lads here say the have trouble getting it!

Will look out for it in future!!!

[Guest]

Best science pics of the year: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03839-z

[Raoul Duke III]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

Started our youngest at 4 years, 2 months.

Not a bother. And we eventually found out she never did the lessons in Montessori as too busy looking for craic.

I would check though, lots of schools now have a minimum age in place for starting junior infants.

[Raoul Duke III]

So is any place left open?

That was my thought too. Where do I stagger the next time I fancy a game after Tuesday drinking?

[Dice75]

That was my thought too. Where do I stagger the next time I fancy a game after Tuesday drinking?

https://www.phoenixcardclub.ie/

[Strewelpeter]

Education question for the parents among you.

HiFi jr. is eligible to start junior infants next Sept but he will still be 4 and among the youngest in his class.

We have the option of keeping him in montessori (albeit, no longer free) for another year and send him to junior infants in Sept 2021 when he will be much more mature and among the oldest.

The general consensus is that it's a no-brainer to hold him back BUT our concern is that he's already well advanced with numbers, can copy writing and is mad to read and if we keep him in montessori but get him doing junior infants stuff like reading, writing and arithmetic (to use the old terms) could this be a disadvantage when he does go to school as he could be ahead of the other kids or does that even matter at his age?

So do we:

a) Send him to junior infants in Sept?
b) Keep him in montessori but not push ahead with his interest in reading and, in particular, numbers?
c) Keep him back but get him learning to read and write etc..?
d) AN Other?


Thoughts welcome. (FWIW his montessori teachers believe he is mature enough to go to school and have no concerns there but also that there would be no harm whatsoever in holding him back.)

b.

There is no right answer that applies to every situation but the rule of thumb I hear from good primary teachers is that no one ever suffered from starting too late but too early is is often -ev for many especially boys.

He's not too young compared to many who will be starting.

Plenty of scope to push on with reading and numbers at home.

Its very hard to organise nowadays but repeating a year between 2rd or 4th class is often a good way to compensate from starting too early

[Denny Crane]

That was my thought too. Where do I stagger the next time I fancy a game after Tuesday drinking?

Got a bit of an itch to player poker last night. Usually goes away after the first hand.

Does the new bill mean we're entirely goosed now?

[Guest]

There is no right answer that applies to every situation but the rule of thumb I hear from good primary teachers is that no one ever suffered from starting too late but too early is is often -ev for many especially boys.

He's not too young compared to many who will be starting.

Plenty of scope to push on with reading and numbers at home.

Its very hard to organise nowadays but repeating a year between 2rd or 4th class is often a good way to compensate from starting too early

To add to something Tar said recently, I was basically the Youngest/smartest guy in every class I was ever in, they could hardly hold me back but turned 17 during leaving cert and it was not +ev

* Did fine but I compare it to when I used to go training with U15 team (to help fill out numbers) when I was an U17

U17 I was a kid, U15 I was like a bully, only few months in the difference between me and most of the U15 lads, **Christ half of them were bigger than me but they bounced off me

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

...

[DeadParrot]

AndyFB and Riggers fav hipster dive the workman's sell my favorite English drink

Hollows and Fentmans alcoholic ginger beer

Practically impossible to get in Ireland

There is hope for Dublin yet

*Well favorite outside of some almost cultish gins

There's loads of places selling that.
It's a fine summer drink though. Not really a December drop imo

[DeadParrot]

My daughter turns 4 in March and up until this moment hadnt questioned sending her to school in September.

[Guest]

Just ordered a double kraken and coke in the temple bar

Probably cost as much as my hotel room

[Guest]

There's loads of places selling that.
It's a fine summer drink though. Not really a December drop imo

Is when you haven't seen it in a bit

[NewApproach]

Is the Emporium closed?

[DeeBrown]

R.i.P. Fitzwilliam.

Legal advice says it's possible that individual employees who enable gambling can be personally liable to prosecution/fines so they've ceased trading.

An upcoming rent review would also have financial implications as their current deal was too sweet to be repeated.

[Guest]

R.i.P. Fitzwilliam.

Legal advice says it's possible that individual employees who enable gambling can be personally liable to prosecution/fines so they've ceased trading.

An upcoming rent review would also have financial implications as their current deal was too sweet to be repeated.

Personally think the legal argument is bullshit. Nothing lasts forever. You can go into any bookies and punt on cartoons virtuals every minute. Shitty time for the staff it’s a business where you have been doing the job for 10-15 years what else can you do. I predict a Phoenix like rising for the crackpot out of the ashes. Is there room fir a properly ran transparent poker room in or close to the city center?

[6starpool]

Personally think the legal argument is bullshit. Nothing lasts forever. You can go into any bookies and punt on cartoons virtuals every minute. Shitty time for the staff it’s a business where you have been doing the job for 10-15 years what else can you do. I predict a Phoenix like rising for the crackpot out of the ashes. Is there room fir a properly ran transparent poker room in or close to the city center?

There is definitely room, but without roulette, etc the margins would be far too low to allow it to thrive, especially with the price of rent.