Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Wordle Gummidge

[Lao Lao]

I'll be happy when all the Weatherspoons are gone. I haven't set foot in an Irish one but the UK ones are absolute fucking kips.

I was in one over 13 years ago in Birmingham. Was over there for work for a week and one of the lads I know well asked me out for a few pints. Rather than go into the city centre, we hit up his local which was a Wetherspoons. Jesus, it was grim. We had food, if you could call it that, rank microwave heated burgers and a few pints of piss.

Next of all, some lad walks out of the jacks with his mickey hanging out of his trousers waving it at people and then shouting at them 'Are you a queer cunt, staring at me fucking cock?' And then trying to start a fight with them because they were gay and trying to ride him. This went on for a while with no staff doing anything about it. It was only broken up as your man and his mates went back into the jacks every so often to snort more coke up their noses.

The tension in the place was mental, you could tell it was about to fully kick off at any minute. We decided to call it a night but we were only two minutes down the road when we could see people spilling out of the pub and a good few people roaring at each other and squaring off against each other.

[Raoul Duke III]

Yes, I like piña coladas
And gettin' caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food
I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O'Malley's
Where we'll plan our escape

I hear ya brother, I hear ya.

[Solksjaer!]

That's what we do.

Action Saturday/Sunday Funday
Wander around town and in the last few months have introduced her to
sushi, ramen, mezz (bethlaham in rathmines, a real treat), indian, chinese (not curry and rice stuff), potstickers, bao, korean
and all manner of things that dont appear on the standard goujons and chips kids menu.
Some of it goes over more than others but I think she'll be the better for it i nthe long run

My boys embrace the culinary variety available in Dublin They'll try anything from Chicken Tenders at a Mexican Restaurant to Chicken Tenders at a Mediterranean Restaurant. (The missus )

[Raoul Duke III]

I'll be happy when all the Weatherspoons are gone. I haven't set foot in an Irish one but the UK ones are absolute fucking kips.

I was in one over 13 years ago in Birmingham. Was over there for work for a week and one of the lads I know well asked me out for a few pints. Rather than go into the city centre, we hit up his local which was a Wetherspoons. Jesus, it was grim. We had food, if you could call it that, rank microwave heated burgers and a few pints of piss.

Next of all, some lad walks out of the jacks with his mickey hanging out of his trousers waving it at people and then shouting at them 'Are you a queer cunt, staring at me fucking cock?' And then trying to start a fight with them because they were gay and trying to ride him. This went on for a while with no staff doing anything about it. It was only broken up as your man and his mates went back into the jacks every so often to snort more coke up their noses.

The tension in the place was mental, you could tell it was about to fully kick off at any minute. We decided to call it a night but we were only two minutes down the road when we could see people spilling out of the pub and a good few people roaring at each other and squaring off against each other.

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.

[Lazare]

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.

[Lao Lao]

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.

This lad was one bear you definetely did not want to poke

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

I'll be happy when all the Weatherspoons are gone. I haven't set foot in an Irish one but the UK ones are absolute fucking kips.

I was in one over 13 years ago in Birmingham. Was over there for work for a week and one of the lads I know well asked me out for a few pints. Rather than go into the city centre, we hit up his local which was a Wetherspoons. Jesus, it was grim. We had food, if you could call it that, rank microwave heated burgers and a few pints of piss.

Next of all, some lad walks out of the jacks with his mickey hanging out of his trousers waving it at people and then shouting at them 'Are you a queer cunt, staring at me fucking cock?' And then trying to start a fight with them because they were gay and trying to ride him. This went on for a while with no staff doing anything about it. It was only broken up as your man and his mates went back into the jacks every so often to snort more coke up their noses.

The tension in the place was mental, you could tell it was about to fully kick off at any minute. We decided to call it a night but we were only two minutes down the road when we could see people spilling out of the pub and a good few people roaring at each other and squaring off against each other.

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.

[Strewelpeter]

Don't really understand why the Emporium, by far the best facility for poker in Dublin, with Parkinson doing front of house and a decently structured game isn't getting anything like the numbers the Fitz EOM was.

I see it's on tomorrow night, unfortunately it's unlikely I'll be able to make it. Always thought that Friday would be a better night for it and that it suited the Fitz to bring in a bigger crowd on Thu because they were going to be busy on Fridays by default.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Don't really understand why the Emporium, by far the best facility for poker in Dublin, with Parkinson doing front of house and a decently structured game isn't getting anything like the numbers the Fitz EOM was.

I see it's on tomorrow night, unfortunately it's unlikely I'll be able to make it. Always thought that Friday would be a better night for it and that it suited the Fitz to bring in a bigger crowd on Thu because they were going to be busy on Fridays by default.

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.

[hotspur]

hotspur Any views on Steve Peters? He is the psychiatrist attached to loads of famous sporting people like Ronnie, Team GB, etc.
.

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

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


Yikes . InishErin .

[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

[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

[6starpool]

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

Is that the planned sequel based in Sligo?

[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.

[shrapnel]

I just like the double SH sounds in it

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

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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...]

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

tylerdurden94 ?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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

[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.

[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? $$$?

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[Denny Crane]

The gov credit covered my last bill.

[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.

[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

[Gimmeabreak]

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

[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

[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!

[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.

[Raoul Duke III]

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

I've been grabbing Sipsmith off the duty free shelves lately. Oxley - haven't seen for years, pity as it was/is excellent.

[Degag]

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!

Maybe i’m missing something but if you are ‘keeping’ rooms at certain temperatures all the time then you are heating them? Even if they are set at low temperatures.

Why not turn the heating off totally during the day? I only have it on a few hours a day, in the evening and maybe a while in the morning.

[6starpool]

My electric bill just landed today. Compared to the same period last year, I used 10% fewer units, but the bill was 540 vs 343 last year. Unit price has nearly doubled, standing charge up by 50%, and that's with me on a 26% reduction offer still. Vat lower now too and PSO levy not charged, so if those things were the same you'd be looking at another 30 quid. Thankfully I had 255 in various credits so it's not too bad, and that is our only bill (no gas, oil, solid fuels).

[Raoul Duke III]

My electric bill just landed today. Compared to the same period last year, I used 10% fewer units, but the bill was 540 vs 343 last year. Unit price has nearly doubled, standing charge up by 50%, and that's with me on a 26% reduction offer still. Vat lower now too and PSO levy not charged, so if those things were the same you'd be looking at another 30 quid. Thankfully I had 255 in various credits so it's not too bad, and that is our only bill (no gas, oil, solid fuels).

Remember though that the retail price will fall quite sharply over the coming months as the wholesale market falls feed through.

The doom-mongering in Autumn\early winter has not been bone out by the actual experience at all.

[shrapnel]

My electric bill just landed today. Compared to the same period last year, I used 10% fewer units, but the bill was 540 vs 343 last year. Unit price has nearly doubled, standing charge up by 50%, and that's with me on a 26% reduction offer still. Vat lower now too and PSO levy not charged, so if those things were the same you'd be looking at another 30 quid. Thankfully I had 255 in various credits so it's not too bad, and that is our only bill (no gas, oil, solid fuels).

ours has tripled for december. last year was about 120 total for both electricity and gas. this year a whopping 350. Fucking ridiculous

[6starpool]

Remember though that the retail price will fall quite sharply over the coming months as the wholesale market falls feed through.

The doom-mongering in Autumn\early winter has not been bone out by the actual experience at all.

Much like anything else though, it might fall back a bit, but will still be significantly higher than last year. Standing charge increases will never be reversed though. Mine gone from .5050 per day to .7612 per day. I doubt we'll see 30% reductions or the like, not unless there is a very quick ending to mad Vlads 'special operation'.

[Raoul Duke III]

Much like anything else though, it might fall back a bit, but will still be significantly higher than last year. Standing charge increases will never be reversed though. Mine gone from .5050 per day to .7612 per day. I doubt we'll see 30% reductions or the like, not unless there is a very quick ending to mad Vlads 'special operation'.

Mad Vlad's jolly boys outing certainly caused a temporary spike (In fact, two) - but that's long gone now in the wholesale market.

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[Raoul Duke III]

So the entire emergency response and associated packages were based on that August spike^^^, which actually reversed almost as fast as it shot up.

And now we're off RuSSian gas and oil, hopefully permanently.

[ionapaul]

Our mid-Nov to mid-Jan bill was 700, so 500 after the government credit. But like Hitch, we're charging a car as well and that accounted for *at least* 100 of the total, if not 150, lots of driving was done in December. This month I've spent less than €20 charging the car.

Have multiple quotes for a nice-sized solar PV system on my desk at present, gonna pull the trigger sometime next week and move ahead with it, will have the panels up and running before the end of the Spring. Could get a system up within a month with one supplier, but pay €2K+ extra for the privilege (must be why they have available installation slots in February!), happy to wait instead. Should be 15 or 16 400W panels on a south-facing roof. Not going to bother with a battery to start with, see how the feed-in tariff goes and re-assess in a year, all the companies who gave me quotes so far have mentioned that in a year the battery tech is expected to advance considerably and it is a good idea to hold off.

BTW Hitch you are mad to have not chased the €500 grant for the car charger! 'Too busy' - it took me no more than 1 hour in total to do what was necessary to get €500 net back. An hour of anyone's time is worth €500 I would have thought

[Mellor]

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.

I get what you’re saying, but I don’t see it at all. I think most Americans would struggle with Banshee let alone have any idea what an Inisherin is. And certainly wouldn’t grasp the translation.

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.

I only seen it recently. I purposely avoided any reviews or posts here. And had no clue what it was about going in. In fact, given the Writer/Director and lead cast. I was kinda expected an In Bruges type thing. But it was obvious pretty quick this was a different rhythm.

Most films these days are style over substance. Action, visual, effects. Looks great in the moment. But half way through the post-picture-piss, the you realise the whole thing made no fucking sense. There’s a place for those type of films of course.
But Banshees gets better on reflection rather than falls apart, those films are rare. It had much more depth to it than typical Hollywood tripe. Lots of layers to it. The war building in the background, like Chekhov’s gun, only to amount to nothing in the characters lives. The simple life of the common man. Neighbours turning on each other overnight (civil war again). Loneliness and mental health.
Reminded me of irish literary classics by the likes of O’Casey, Synge and Keane. I wouldn’t be surprised if it makes it’s way on to the Leaving Cert curriculum pretty quickly.
I think it absolutely deserves the Oscar buzz. As do the actors involved.