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**6starpool** · 13-12-17, 10:23

Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post

The missus is ex Ryanair. Plus we have the toddler issue. I dont mind paying the extra few bob (and it's not a lot in the difference)
Also, the ryaniar flight is at 6am, so fuck that

How is flying Ryanair with a toddler worse than flying aer Lingus with a toddler? Also, her being ex Ryanair shouldn't matter should it? By the prices I've seen people post here, it's more than a few quid.

**Hooch** · 13-12-17, 10:47

Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post

Aer fungus
Your tracked flight to Lanzarote is now €3,454 (was €579)
Google flight tracker just putting the shits up me
Seemed more or less the same when I logged onto AL

Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post

The missus is ex Ryanair. Plus we have the toddler issue. I dont mind paying the extra few bob (and it's not a lot in the difference)
Also, the ryaniar flight is at 6am, so fuck that

Flights I mentioned of E157 are off the Ryanair website.

6 am flight gets in around half 10 given you effectively an extra day.

Plus getting to and around the airport at that hour is alot handier in my own experience.

As for the toddler issue im unaware of a difference between the two apart from paying an extra E10 for reserved seating.

**shrapnel** · 13-12-17, 11:11

Hawksmoor for lunch. Never been. definitely looking forward to it!!

**SatNav** · 13-12-17, 11:13

In the hospital now. Blood pressure was fine in docs. So presume sent here as a precaution to be hooked up to some heart yolk.

**Strewelpeter** · 13-12-17, 11:32

Originally posted by SatNav View Post

In the hospital now. Blood pressure was fine in docs. So presume sent here as a precaution to be hooked up to some heart yolk.

Good luck with getting out before the Xmas

**Strewelpeter** · 13-12-17, 11:33

Originally posted by shrapnel View Post

Hawksmoor for lunch. Never been. definitely looking forward to it!!

Class lunch, looking forward to going back.

**Solksjaer!** · 13-12-17, 11:45

SATNAV, I got my blood pressure read last week and it was sky high, I thought this unusual as I felt great and could easily whip all the boys in the ‘running the hill’ thread. I waited a wee while and it had come down a bit but was still slightly high, waited another while and it was perfect. Funnily enough when it was at perfect I felt a bit tired (probably from all those BP tests) and not at all keen on taking on the ‘running up the hill’ boys.

I sometimes get slightly dizzy and attribute this to my drinking the bare amount of water. I also build up Fr Jack sized ear wax at times. So what I’m saying here is ANYTHING could have made you a bit dizzy and you are very unlikely to
drop dead at any second. Not a pick on ya. I’d say try some meditation to ease your wee stresses , get some sleep . The doctor/hospital should not just be looking at the BP, you should get some other tests done otherwise you are waiting your time sitting there for a fecking ECG that will show that your ticker is fine .

Ed · 13-12-17, 11:47

Originally posted by shrapnel View Post

Hawksmoor for lunch. Never been. definitely looking forward to it!!

Failed to pull the trigger on going there when in Manchester last week, place i went was decent but definitely the wrong choice.

**SatNav** · 13-12-17, 11:57

Originally posted by Mike Bullocks View Post

SATNAV, I got my blood pressure read last week and it was sky high, I thought this unusual as I felt great and could easily whip all the boys in the ‘running the hill’ thread. I waited a wee while and it had come down a bit but was still slightly high, waited another while and it was perfect. Funnily enough when it was at perfect I felt a bit tired (probably from all those BP tests) and not at all keen on taking on the ‘running up the hill’ boys.

I sometimes get slightly dizzy and attribute this to my drinking the bare amount of water. I also build up Fr Jack sized ear wax at times. So what I’m saying here is ANYTHING could have made you a bit dizzy and you are very unlikely to
drop dead at any second. Not a pick on ya. I’d say try some meditation to ease your wee stresses , get some sleep . The doctor/hospital should not just be looking at the BP, you should get some other tests done otherwise you are waiting your time sitting there for a fecking ECG that will show that your ticker is fine .

Funnily enough my ear has been at me a while, like a watery feeling in left ear. I have mentioned that

My bloods have just been done and ECG. Now waiting on doc to see me. Flying through it up here thank fuck

**mocata** · 13-12-17, 12:14

Hawksmoor Air street is quality, decent enough value for London too.

**Lazare** · 13-12-17, 12:32

Post looking for advice on an ailment. Get an intervention instead. Nice.

**eamonhonda** · 13-12-17, 12:40

Originally posted by Lazare View Post

Post looking for advice on an ailment. Get an intervention instead. Nice.

Still getting advice from people here while in the hospital with actual experts. We know best of course

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**DeadParrot** · 13-12-17, 12:45

Originally posted by 5starpool View Post

How is flying Ryanair with a toddler worse than flying aer Lingus with a toddler? Also, her being ex Ryanair shouldn't matter should it? By the prices I've seen people post here, it's more than a few quid.

Originally posted by Hooch View Post

Flights I mentioned of E157 are off the Ryanair website.

6 am flight gets in around half 10 given you effectively an extra day.

Plus getting to and around the airport at that hour is alot handier in my own experience.

As for the toddler issue im unaware of a difference between the two apart from paying an extra E10 for reserved seating.

ah just the smiling politely at people you used to work with thing.
It's a difference of around €60 and I'm assuming it'll be a little less manic in AL/little more comfy . Having never flown with a toddler, but knowing the importance of routine, 7.30am flight means up at 5am. 6am flight means up at 3.30am.
I'm probably grossly over thinking it tbh
I think I'll leave the flights until jan sales anyway, flight is on a monday and not on school holidays so should be ok.

**Trippie** · 13-12-17, 13:02

On the way home after an 18 day jaunt. First class rail tickets came in at 49.95 each from Budapest to Heidelberg. 11 hours or so travel time but reminded me again why rail travel throughout Europe really is the way to go. Comfortable, great scenery, decent internet and don't have to deal with airports

**pokerhand** · 13-12-17, 13:42

Originally posted by Trippie View Post

On the way home after an 18 day jaunt. First class rail tickets came in at 49.95 each from Budapest to Heidelberg. 11 hours or so travel time but reminded me again why rail travel throughout Europe really is the way to go. Comfortable, great scenery, decent internet and don't have to deal with airports

How long by air? 2 hours?

**Solksjaer!** · 13-12-17, 13:44

Originally posted by eamonhonda View Post

Still getting advice from people here while in the hospital with actual experts. We know best of course

The advice was go see an expert.

Think the Satnav wanted reassurance. Whereas the likes of hitch is just looking for opinions on his imminent demise Tis an aging BBV

**Trippie** · 13-12-17, 13:55

Originally posted by pokerhand View Post

How long by air? 2 hours?

No direct flight, would have to fly to frankfurt (1.45h) and then its 45 mins in car or hour on train.

**RichieM** · 13-12-17, 14:02

Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

I'd say most people's medical knowledge of something that is actually wrong with them would be about similar to a GPs. Online medical guidance is quite decent now. A GP obviously knows more, but I wouldn't say they know a gigantic amount more. Like our advice to SatNav was about the same as the GPs advice. Obv anyone in a medical specialism knows way more, but GPs are very very generalist.

I would say that GP's know much more about medicine than me. I am quite good at telling people to man up and have regularly made lemsips for my wife but am less confident when reading blood tests and knowing which drugs interact with others.

**eamonhonda** · 13-12-17, 14:03

Originally posted by Mike Bullocks View Post

The advice was go see an expert.

Think the Satnav wanted reassurance. Whereas the likes of hitch is just looking for opinions on his imminent demise Tis an aging BBV

Must have been seeing things. Carry on

**mocata** · 13-12-17, 14:27

@Hitch or others with multi-lingual Kids. My mate was asking me about getting access to Netflix in Different Languages to expose his toddler to different languages at an early age.
Is there any merit to that from what you guys have experienced?

**CHDad** · 13-12-17, 14:51

What threads should we rename after hitch and satnav?

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**Solksjaer!** · 13-12-17, 14:59

Originally posted by RichieM View Post

I would say that GP's know much more about medicine than me. I am quite good at telling people to man up and have regularly made lemsips for my wife but am less confident when reading blood tests and knowing which drugs interact with others.

Stories I could tell

**Theresa** · 13-12-17, 15:14

Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

I'd say most people's medical knowledge of something that is actually wrong with them would be about similar to a GPs. Online medical guidance is quite decent now. A GP obviously knows more, but I wouldn't say they know a gigantic amount more. Like our advice to SatNav was about the same as the GPs advice. Obv anyone in a medical specialism knows way more, but GPs are very very generalist.

GP's are useless, at least in Ireland. Just throwing out antibiotics. Its the medicinal equivalent of "Say twenty 'Hail Marys' ...".

**pokerhand** · 13-12-17, 15:14

Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

Under what circumstances could you possibly be asked to read blood tests by yourself or know which drugs interact with others? In any case reading blood tests is usually done by blood diagnostic clinics, and drug interactions is a database. Most GP stuff is humdrum diagnosis of common ailments. They're a vital part of society, clearly, but its not some special unobtainable knowledge they have.

Unlike finance professors you mean?

Not sure where this contempt for doctors is coming from?

**bp_me** · 13-12-17, 15:17

Originally posted by Trippie View Post

On the way home after an 18 day jaunt. First class rail tickets came in at 49.95 each from Budapest to Heidelberg. 11 hours or so travel time but reminded me again why rail travel throughout Europe really is the way to go. Comfortable, great scenery, decent internet and don't have to deal with airports

Enjoy. The castle is decent and the old part of the city looks like its probably very nice (I didnt have a lot of time to explore). The banqueting hall in the castle is very impressive.

**Solksjaer!** · 13-12-17, 15:21

Went to a doc once with the shingles (was almost flatline energywise) he gave me some concoction to evacuate my bowels. Went back to him again, wtf is wrong with me I can’t move with the pain.

Fk me he sez , that rash, you have a very bad case of SHINGLES, (after he bothers to examine me). I head into pharmacy with the prescription, barely able to move. Some ol wan behind me. Jayz son, looks like you have the shingles there. Pharmacist was aghast when I gave him the new prescription. WAIT? He gave you that stuff yesterday? Shook his head. Now we ask the Pharma guy 1st and the doctor 2nd.

Another occasion my son , passed out, stopped breathing in the surgery (diff doctor) , he gave him oxygen and called an Ambulance. Paramedics arrived, (me nearly puking with shock) , looks like it’s a seizure fever.

Turns out that’s exactly what it was. Doctors misdiagnosed my late sister many times, twice giving her penicillin when she said and was on record as being allergic.

Ok GPs know more than me but in my experience their GENERAL knowledge can be a hindrance. I’ll go to one from time to time but I hedge my bet by looking up symptoms etc to make sure he doesn’t go looking down my throat with a stick when my knee is hurting me.

**RichieM** · 13-12-17, 16:22

Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

Under what circumstances could you possibly be asked to read blood tests by yourself or know which drugs interact with others? In any case reading blood tests is usually done by blood diagnostic clinics, and drug interactions is a database. Most GP stuff is humdrum diagnosis of common ailments. They're a vital part of society, clearly, but its not some special unobtainable knowledge they have.

Yes not unattainable knowledge - you go to med school, then you do a further GP scheme for a few years and then you spend the rest of your career doing mandatory retraining.

Its the hardparts that are important - I am sure someone is saying they are overpaid idiots who throw antibiotics at people with hamsting pulls.

Most of everyones jobs is humdrum stuff, ambulance drivers spend a lot of the time driving but I still wouldn't want to replace them with uber and there are good flight simulators but I would rather a 10 year old with a playstation didn't land any of the planes I use.

**RichieM** · 13-12-17, 16:41

Originally posted by Theresa View Post

GP's are useless, at least in Ireland. Just throwing out antibiotics. Its the medicinal equivalent of "Say twenty 'Hail Marys' ...".

There are shit people at every job but this is far from the overall reality of GP's currently.

Pre MRSA it was a common practice and the training did say fire out antibiotics for anything. The same as every country.

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**Raoul Duke III** · 13-12-17, 17:25

Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

The problem with GPs is they are incredibly well trained people, the smartest schoolkids, who then end up spending most of their lives telling parents of kids with a cold that the kid will be better soon. They give up from the sheer monotony of going from brightest to not doing much.

counting the loots probably makes up for this

**SatNav** · 13-12-17, 17:55

Still here. Severe Sinusitis on CT scan. Have to come back for mri and fluid taking from back or something. they not happy and want to check for MS

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**Guest** · 13-12-17, 18:38

Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

Good points about the modern GP relationship in this fairly written perspective.

My job in NZ was with a large cooperative for healthcare professionals in Auckland. It had approx 160 practices ranging from 1 doctor practice to 30+, it accounted for around 800k people.

I know there was a couple of GPs at the time that had allocated time slots for shorter telephone consultations.
We were in the middle of sifting through the data to check re-visit rates of those who had telephone consults when I left, surveys had gone out based on satisfaction etc.

They also had 24 hour nurses on call, I'm not sure if we have anything like that in Ireland. I'm sure they aired on the side of caution but the general idea with the nurses was, go to the hospital or no you'll be fine, ring GP tomorrow.

**Raoul Duke III** · 13-12-17, 19:08

Where's Lord Sir Business these days?

**Lao Lao** · 13-12-17, 19:40

Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

Where's Lord Sir Business these days?

Does he not just post as Frank Gibney now?

**eamonhonda** · 13-12-17, 20:07

Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post

Does he not just post as Frank Gibney now?

No, that's his cat.

**Flushdraw** · 13-12-17, 20:26

WSOP 2018 schedule

**Strewelpeter** · 13-12-17, 20:59

Clear fav falls at the last hurdle on Masterchef shocker

**SatNav** · 13-12-17, 21:26

why the fuck did I google MS symptoms

I have a hand tremor about two yrs , hand just takes off shaking thought not much of it tbh, now reading other symptoms , I kinda have a few of them

fucking dreading this MRI now

**dobby** · 13-12-17, 21:29

Originally posted by SatNav View Post

why the fuck did I google MS symptoms

I have a hand tremor about two yrs , hand just takes off shaking thought not much of it tbh, now reading other symptoms , I kinda have a few of them

fucking dreading this MRI now

Will you leave the car to me please. Thanks.

RIP

**SatNav** · 13-12-17, 21:32

Originally posted by dobby View Post

Will you leave the car to me please. Thanks.

RIP

It will be here Monday morn hope I get a chance to drive it lol

**luckforsome** · 13-12-17, 21:37

...Selling two tickets to Mrs Brown's Boys on Saturday...Bought for €115, selling for €90...Bought them the morning they came out so great seats!!...

**Raoul Duke III** · 13-12-17, 21:41

Originally posted by luckforsome View Post

...Selling two tickets to Mrs Brown's Boys on Saturday...Bought for €115, selling for €90...Bought them the morning they came out so great seats!!...

You seem to be missing a decimal point here.

Possibly misplaced in an ellipse?

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**Solksjaer!** · 13-12-17, 21:56

Originally posted by luckforsome View Post

...Selling two tickets to Mrs Brown's Boys on Saturday...Bought for €115, selling for €90...Bought them the morning they came out so great seats!!...

umpossible.

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**luckforsome** · 13-12-17, 22:08

Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

You seem to be missing a decimal point here.

Possibly misplaced in an ellipse?

...I wish...Sadly that's the price I paid...I bought the best seats possible...Bought 2 do me and 4 as presents, and am now stuck with them all...Have sold the 2 Fridays, so need to sell 2 for Saturday and get a date for me as well...😂😂😂

**ArmaniJeans** · 13-12-17, 22:33

Tonights Nationwide on RTE was mainly about Twink and her making of cakes and other delicacies (whilst a budgie slept on her shoulder).
Its up on the rte player now in case anyone missed it.

**gorrrr72** · 13-12-17, 22:49

Katie Taylor entering the ring now for her first defence of her world title.

**Emmet** · 13-12-17, 22:56

Thanks be to God

**Strewelpeter** · 13-12-17, 23:15

No clue how scoring works in boxing but she doesn't look like a 1/25 shot here

**ArmaniJeans** · 13-12-17, 23:23

Some ungodly language from the cornerman there.

**Emmet** · 13-12-17, 23:26

Serious effort from yer wan

**gorrrr72** · 13-12-17, 23:29

Won it convincingly I thought, yer won was a tough mujer but she wanted to throw bombs or wrestle, no real skills.

**The Situation** · 13-12-17, 23:34

Her popularity will never cease to amaze me. It's a nothing sport in the female ranks.

**Hooch** · 13-12-17, 23:42

Originally posted by The Situation View Post

Her popularity will never cease to amaze me. It's a nothing sport in the female ranks.

Genuine question could you rank 3 women's sports that are competitive and at a high standard outside of tennis??

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