Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Wordle Gummidge

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

You'd have to hope Karen Brady isn't that much of a Karen in real life. Such an obnoxious personality.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Yeah. Have to think Hitchhiker's Guide To... is keeping the house warm 24h a day, as like some experiment in how much it costs to do so.

Not even close. The main room is kept at 18 degrees during the day, 19 degrees in the evening. 10 degrees at night. Rest of the house is 10 degrees until the evening when it turns to 16 degrees. Neighbour was saying the same, these houses just leak heat!

[The Istanbul]

It always feels a bit like they are trying to save on the electricity bill and the poker player isn't the focus. Guess that's it, no. Plus parking is maybe a thing.

35 tonight

[Gimmeabreak]

coming back through Brussels airport earlier and I spotted Oxley Gin Raoul Duke III I'd not seen it for some time.

[ComradeCollie]

Yeah. Have to think Hitchhiker's Guide To... is keeping the house warm 24h a day, as like some experiment in how much it costs to do so.

Ah only messing. Think mine is around €500, though that's 1 person being pretty frugal. A wife and 2 kids would obviously kick things up a bit

[ComradeCollie]

The gov credit covered my last bill.

Yeah. Have to think Hitchhiker's Guide To... is keeping the house warm 24h a day, as like some experiment in how much it costs to do so.

[Denny Crane]

The gov credit covered my last bill.

[Raoul Duke III]

It's entirely possible we paid too much, but the difference in our prices might be:

1. Getting the garage wired also
2. Getting a car charger installed (paid the full price for the charger as didn't have time to claim the grant)

So reasonably similar pricing.

The first guy quoted 15k so sounds like you were in the right ballpark.
Money well spent though imo.

[Ed]

€10k for the rewire. Got ATC SunRay radiators. They're highly efficient if they aren't heating a house with no insulation. Although the guy that fitted the new hot water tank was saying there's an even newer type of one that uses infrared to heat a particular spot in the room. Not quite sure what it means, but he was getting them installed and was in the energy-saving business, so guess they are good.

We had a kitchen fitter in yesterday and they had an electrician with them for part of the job. Asked him to take a look at a couple of thing while he was there. Recommended ATC and asked about the wiring as have another electrician due to have a look and he said around 10k (though reckoned it wasn't something we needed to do on the spot

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

8k I paid for a full rewire. Big job tbf.

It's entirely possible we paid too much, but the difference in our prices might be:

1. Getting the garage wired also
2. Getting a car charger installed (paid the full price for the charger as didn't have time to claim the grant)

So reasonably similar pricing.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

What sort/brand of electric radiators did you get? Looking at getting one in only one room.

Also, did you get your place rewired? $$$?

€10k for the rewire. Got ATC SunRay radiators. They're highly efficient if they aren't heating a house with no insulation. Although the guy that fitted the new hot water tank was saying there's an even newer type of one that uses infrared to heat a particular spot in the room. Not quite sure what it means, but he was getting them installed and was in the energy-saving business, so guess they are good.

[Raoul Duke III]

What sort/brand of electric radiators did you get? Looking at getting one in only one room.

Also, did you get your place rewired? $$$?

8k I paid for a full rewire. Big job tbf.

[pokerhand]

Calculating today the electricity bill is going to be €1,300 for the last two months. Three days over the last two months with more than 50kwh in heating used. Average of 30kwh a day in Jan. The external insulation can't come soon enough, although ESB have clearly worked out we're a cash cow and its now been three months of waiting for the fuckers to turn up and unclip the wires so the insulation can proceed.

Mine is €200 with the levy. Was looking at the bill compared to last year and usage is broadly similar, just the rates have doubled, is 47.54c per unit for day time usage and 23.53c per unit for night time.

[Ed]

Its the electric radiators. They're an absolute curse in an uninsulated place. But ... should be brilliant in an insulated place. That electricity bill includes charging the car also. And there's no gas. Still mad. Now it will easily halve by this time next year with the insulation, and every summer will continue to be a mad excess of electricity produced from the solar panels.

What sort/brand of electric radiators did you get? Looking at getting one in only one room.

Also, did you get your place rewired? $$$?

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Its the electric radiators. They're an absolute curse in an uninsulated place. But ... should be brilliant in an insulated place. That electricity bill includes charging the car also. And there's no gas. Still mad. Now it will easily halve by this time next year with the insulation, and every summer will continue to be a mad excess of electricity produced from the solar panels.

[Lao Lao]

You're making me doubt the stag do I have to go to in a month in England. Can't see it ending well with the amount of beer, strippers, and [a new category for me] beer wenches that have already been booked. There's already far too many stories in this group, that if we feel the need to top usual behaviour its going to be absolute carnage.

There is no easy way to break this to you, but you're most likely coming home in a body bag

[Tar.Aldarion]

Calculating today the electricity bill is going to be €1,300 for the last two months. Three days over the last two months with more than 50kwh in heating used. Average of 30kwh a day in Jan. The external insulation can't come soon enough, although ESB have clearly worked out we're a cash cow and its now been three months of waiting for the fuckers to turn up and unclip the wires so the insulation can proceed.

Mine will be around €700-€800 but that includes an industrial humidifier for a week and immersion being set to never turn off for several weeks, yours is impressive!
Still trying to figure out how to set up my air to water right, as there is a really ambiguous dial for when the immersion will kick in, and also how hot to aim to keep the tank.

[Solksjaer!]

Accusing the title of pandering to Oirish America is strange given that it's the name of the play he wrote in 1994, more than a decade before the possibility of films and America.

When was pandering 1st introduced?

[Raoul Duke III]

Calculating today the electricity bill is going to be €1,300 for the last two months. Three days over the last two months with more than 50kwh in heating used. Average of 30kwh a day in Jan. The external insulation can't come soon enough, although ESB have clearly worked out we're a cash cow and its now been three months of waiting for the fuckers to turn up and unclip the wires so the insulation can proceed.

Are you running a grow house in the attic? Our bill for Dec-Jan was €260, in a similarly uninsulated place.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Have reached out to john balfe but throwing in here too - anyone got a recommendation for a tiler? Very small kitchen job

tylerdurden94 ?

[Ed]

Have reached out to john balfe but throwing in here too - anyone got a recommendation for a tiler? Very small kitchen job

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Calculating today the electricity bill is going to be €1,300 for the last two months. Three days over the last two months with more than 50kwh in heating used. Average of 30kwh a day in Jan. The external insulation can't come soon enough, although ESB have clearly worked out we're a cash cow and its now been three months of waiting for the fuckers to turn up and unclip the wires so the insulation can proceed.

[hotspur]

Me Inish is wrong

If you were asked to come up with a movie title to sound as Oirish as possible this would definitely suit the billing. I’m sure the Americans love it.
Ronnie Drew would probably call it, The Fiddlers cross – I’m picking bones of course. Although I’m stunned it’s up for so many Oscars. We feed off our Irishness well in Hollywood.
The fingers thing is stupid but sure, diddley eye diddle eye.

Accusing the title of pandering to Oirish America is strange given that it's the name of the play he wrote in 1994, more than a decade before the possibility of films and America.

[6starpool]

Thanks very much.

What age staff member should I be aiming to hook up with that would have a defined benefit pension? The ones that get half their final years wages as their pension annually?

My understanding is that someone who entered service pre 2012 and has 40 years service will get half of their final salary as pension (plus any AVCs). Post 2012 it is half of the average salary of the period of service (or to be more exact 1/80 of average salary for each year worked).

I'm not PS though.

[ComradeCollie]

Back to the Inish movie . I've read it was an allegory type ref to the Civil War . I get that and I'm not saying its a bad movie but is it really so great with amazing acting ? I don't see it and im a fan of the actors involved.

[Micknail]

You can do AVCs into your public pension to basically top it up. No need for a separate one I would have thought.

Thanks very much.

What age staff member should I be aiming to hook up with that would have a defined benefit pension? The ones that get half their final years wages as their pension annually?

[Solksjaer!]

Back to the Inish movie . I've read it was an allegory type ref to the Civil War . I get that and I'm not saying its a bad movie but is it really so great with amazing acting ? I don't see it and im a fan of the actors involved.

[6starpool]

If I have a public sector pension now (i'm never leaving this place - ever) should I still pay into my private one too?

You can do AVCs into your public pension to basically top it up. No need for a separate one I would have thought.

[Micknail]

If I have a public sector pension now (i'm never leaving this place - ever) should I still pay into my private one too?

[Denny Crane]

You're making me doubt the stag do I have to go to in a month in England. Can't see it ending well with the amount of beer, strippers, and [a new category for me] beer wenches that have already been booked. There's already far too many stories in this group, that if we feel the need to top usual behaviour its going to be absolute carnage.

[shrapnel]

I just like the double SH sounds in it

should have called it shit show in innisherin for the treble sure

[Solksjaer!]

Me Inish is wrong

If you were asked to come up with a movie title to sound as Oirish as possible this would definitely suit the billing. I’m sure the Americans love it.
Ronnie Drew would probably call it, The Fiddlers cross – I’m picking bones of course. Although I’m stunned it’s up for so many Oscars. We feed off our Irishness well in Hollywood.
The fingers thing is stupid but sure, diddley eye diddle eye.

[6starpool]

I think the Banshees of Inishfree should win an award for most pretentious film title.

Is that the planned sequel based in Sligo?

[Lazare]

I think the Banshees of Inishfree should win an award for most pretentious film title.

I just like the double SH sounds in it

[Mellor]

I think the Banshees of Inishfree should win an award for most pretentious film title.

Surprised at that Solks. I thought the old fashioned poetic air about it would be up your street. I heard Ronnie Drew gave if 5 Pints of Plain out of 5

[Solksjaer!]

I think the Banshees of Inishfree should win an award for most pretentious film title.


Yikes . InishErin .

[Solksjaer!]

Surely the only valid response is to whip out your own mickey and have some kind of deranged dance off.
Hard to get into a fight if nothing else.

You have always worried me .

[Solksjaer!]

I haven't read any of his stuff or listened to him.

Have the book. Dont have make me feel like the rest of the chimps . At least I'm aware.


Bonos new book is good - very nostalgic imo.

[Murdrum]

I'm working with a Dublin football player, young lad. Am training him in for a sales role.

He was telling me all about the set up today. Mind blowing how professional it is.

He's training six days a week and at any given session there's approx 36 backroom staff there.

That includes drone operators. Cameras are set up at each goal, with drones flying above capturing everything. The next evening he could be called in to review footage and explain why he did certain things.

Said he's allowed take a Lemsip but not a Lemsip Max. He had flu meds recently prescribed and he had to send in the full details of them. Was told no, he had to bin them.

Said also that whenever they play a game players are banned from using social media for two weeks. Can't share a cat picture on FB.

Tight security around training too so no eyes can get on what they're at.

Fascinating stuff.

I was involved with a senior inter-county team a few years ago in a data collection type role.
I was assisting a friend of mine who was directly involved in the set up but cool experience in college going to the games, training sessions, listening in on some of the discussions.

As you say, the level of professionalism is incredible. The drones weren’t a thing when I was there but all the video feedback was available for challenge matches through championship.

Social media probably wasn’t the minefield then that it is now but I can imagine they well warned on it.

It was really enjoyable overall and probably a large reason why I landed my first job out of college tbh.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

I haven't read any of his stuff or listened to him.

slacking off with age? its grand, it gets to us all.