One good thing to come out of the banking crises. No longer will you hear upstairs on a bus.-> I dont know what a tracker mortgage is.
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View PostOne good thing to come out of the banking crises. No longer will you hear upstairs on a bus.-> I dont know what a tracker mortgage is."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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I'm due to be in London for first week of August and over and back a few times over the following weeks. Probably too close to know how Johnson's gamble on herd immunity is going to play out.
Seems to me that letting delta rip through a population c.60% 33 million with 86% coverage adds up to a lot of very sick people but as he says its a sacrifice he's willing to make
Turning millions into thousands
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I'm surprised that we are not hearing more from the virologists who think the major risk he's taking is that letting delta run wild in a population with that mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated is an ideal petri dish to create an epsilon variant that can dodge the vaccine.Last edited by Strewelpeter; 06-07-21, 10:13.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by shrapnel View Post
Ha! I've only a handful of birdies on my own course so getting 2 on the brabazon was quite a surprise!! i was striking my 5 fairway wood so sweetly and getting on the green from 185 yards quite regularly, and my putter was on fire. Both birdies were putts from between 15 to 30 feet (had another 2 chances for more birdies), and only 3 putt three times over the 18 holes. I really need to get rid of my triple bogeys and over (about 5 per round) though.
It is just such a process of continually honing and crafting your skills through practice/lessons. Think of it as levelling up in an RPG.
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On switching Mortgages. I'm at the end of a fixed period with AIB soon so i would be interested in switching BUT, would i have to give up punting online for a year similar to what i did when i applied for mortgage? Do they root through that carry on again or happy that you've been paying mortgage hassle free and have a decent sum of money spread over a few accounts?
I've no problem laying this out in front of someone in bank and asking. I do have a problem with other half over reacting on how much i punt despite it having zero negative effect on our financial situation. Deposits would be looked at. Withdrawals not so much.Last edited by Silver-Tiger; 06-07-21, 10:24.
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I think we will look back and consider that our handling of the whole saga was amongst the best in the world . As each week goes by more and more are being fully vaccinated. It's a race . I'm not sure what's going to happen in the UK but full stadiums and fully reopening seems a bit hasty . What a mess .
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Originally posted by coillcam View Post
Think I've had about 8 birdies since I started last year. Actually had my first ever putt for eagle a couple of weeks back, obv 3 stabbed for par. It's such an amazing game though. One week you've nutted a couple of PB 300yd drives and hit wedges crisply. At the same time, the ability to putt and strike irons disappear completely. Delightfully frustrating but that feeling when you hit a real golf shot is truly exhilarating. Not unlike scooping a big pot in a cash game or tourney.
It is just such a process of continually honing and crafting your skills through practice/lessons. Think of it as levelling up in an RPG.
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Originally posted by Silver-Tiger View PostOn switching Mortgages. I'm at the end of a fixed period with AIB soon so i would be interested in switching BUT, would i have to give up punting online for a year similar to what i did when i applied for mortgage? Do they route through that carry on again or happy that you've been paying mortgage hassle free and have a decent sum of money spread over a few accounts?
I've no problem laying this out in front of someone in bank and asking. I do have a problem with other half over reacting on how much i punt despite it having zero negative effect on our financial situation. Deposits would be looked at. Withdrawals not so much.
You'll need up to six months 'clean' accounts.
PS... I believe it's not impossible to get exceptions if you work in the industry or the like but I wouldn't be banking on itLast edited by BennyHiFi; 06-07-21, 10:27.
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post
You sound like a natural.
Would love to see Tar play again considering he was scratch (or almost) as an amateur. I played with a 17yo lad (off 8) at the weekend and the kid is insanely good. He's improved 6 shots on last year and will be 5 or less soon enough. He was playing in the junior inter clubs recently and two opponents were 14 and off scratch. They're the real naturals.
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I see Tom Kitchin is finally getting his comeuppance.
His food is amazing (ate in Castle Terrace in Edinburgh a few years back - looks like he had to close it permanently due to the virus) but he's a despicable shite and I hope we've seen the end of him on TV.Last edited by BennyHiFi; 06-07-21, 10:41.
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Shot a 32 front the other day then was leaking oil coming in to end up with 72.
It’s been awful weather and course booked by a tournament so haven’t been able to get back out. Chomping.
Speaking of, do any of the golf nerds here listen to Chasing Scratch Podcast? Good listening.
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Originally posted by Pat Mustard View PostIf you can't reverse around a corner you shouldn't drive at all. Lets be honest with ourselves, the driving test is a piece of piss. Mostly driving super cautiously in 50/60 zones.His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,By stealing the girl of his fancy.Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil,But everyone knew her as Nancy.
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Originally posted by Pat Mustard View PostIf you can't reverse around a corner you shouldn't drive at all. Lets be honest with ourselves, the driving test is a piece of piss. Mostly driving super cautiously in 50/60 zones.
"We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Its a standard fail to drive too slowly in 50 km zones under 'progress'. Its not a milk cart Pat.Jayzus, Sheila! I forgot me feckin' trousers
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Originally posted by Silver-Tiger View PostOn switching Mortgages. I'm at the end of a fixed period with AIB soon so i would be interested in switching BUT, would i have to give up punting online for a year similar to what i did when i applied for mortgage? Do they root through that carry on again or happy that you've been paying mortgage hassle free and have a decent sum of money spread over a few accounts?
I've no problem laying this out in front of someone in bank and asking. I do have a problem with other half over reacting on how much i punt despite it having zero negative effect on our financial situation. Deposits would be looked at. Withdrawals not so much.
Awaiting to see if this is true..."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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In support of Hitch I reversed around a corner today. No kerb hugging tbh. The most dangerous aspect was that I was reversing onto a road that pedestrians were crossing willy nilly oblivious to my pointless manoeuvre and that I was mostly looking out for cars. Come to think of it I forgot to indicate.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View PostOoh... I see the new Andy Weir book is out. Duly added to my summer reading list.
Also read Ready Player Two as well, which I thought was trying a bit too hard to be honest. I enjoyed the first one, but it should have ended there. Second book OK, but takes a good third of the book to even get going at all I felt.
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4 weeks today since my first jab, still waiting the second appointment like a few others I know. Helix running 5 or so days behind schedule for second jabs I think, so should be before this day week anyway hopefully.
Kids coughing and high temps at the weekend meant we all got tested on Sunday, but results came back negative thankfully (22 hours after the test, which is pretty good).
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Originally posted by 6starpool View Post
I read that and his second one recently. Both good page turners.
Also read Ready Player Two as well, which I thought was trying a bit too hard to be honest. I enjoyed the first one, but it should have ended there. Second book OK, but takes a good third of the book to even get going at all I felt."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostIn support of Hitch I reversed around a corner today. No kerb hugging tbh. The most dangerous aspect was that I was reversing onto a road that pedestrians were crossing willy nilly oblivious to my pointless manoeuvre and that I was mostly looking out for cars. Come to think of it I forgot to indicate."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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@Tar, do you by any chance know of places to get Delphi salad pots? I have been eating them for years for lunch and only knew a couple of places which had them. One has stopped stocking them and the other are only doing so every other week for the Summer. Much easier to pick up in random shops in London.
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostDelphi%20Spicy%20Chickpeas%20Salad-p4ql__width_900__height_900__zoomcrop_none__bgcolour_FFF.jpg
@Tar, do you by any chance know of places to get Delphi salad pots? I have been eating them for years for lunch and only knew a couple of places which had them. One has stopped stocking them and the other are only doing so every other week for the Summer. Much easier to pick up in random shops in London.
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Originally posted by eamonhonda View PostAnyone rented a car recently? Is the need for a credit card still a thing or is there a way around? looking to rent a car for a few days in August.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by eamonhonda View PostAnyone rented a car recently? Is the need for a credit card still a thing or is there a way around? looking to rent a car for a few days in August.
I'm in the car rental sector.
95% of suppliers require a CC (don't ask me which ones don't) - if you use a comparison site you should see "Debit Card Accepted" thing for the ones, or maybe even a filter for that - they'll probably cost more though.
Also, almost every rental company sold 90% of their fleet last summer, to remain liquid, and for various reasons are finding it very difficult to buy new cars, so prices are off the charts at the moment anyway.
Have heard stories of prices up to 10x the 2019 prices in some destinations, and horror stories of people rocking up to desks on the balearics only to be told there are absolutely no cars in the airport at all.
Tread carefully
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Originally posted by Tar.Aldarion View PostAfraid I've never seen that before and I'm quite the supermarket trawler. M&S just got in like a dozen new salads that look v good, if that ameliorates. Otherwise, stick em in the freezer.
Also is that the ghost of Mr Farrell appearing? You never know who might be lurking on here.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Posttracker?!Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View PostI think we will look back and consider that our handling of the whole saga was amongst the best in the world . As each week goes by more and more are being fully vaccinated. It's a race . I'm not sure what's going to happen in the UK but full stadiums and fully reopening seems a bit hasty . What a mess .
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My brother, his fiance and his 12 year old daughter all told me today that they aren't getting the vaccine as long term side effects are not known.
My flabber was truly gasted.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View PostMy brother, his fiance and his 12 year old daughter all told me today that they aren't getting the vaccine as long term side effects are not known.
My flabber was truly gasted.
Edit to add I completely understand not wanting to vax their young child. That makes complete sense at this stage.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View PostOoh... I see the new Andy Weir book is out. Duly added to my summer reading list.
Many look like first editions and were priced between e20 and e50 on the inside covers. However the owner wasn't there so I left my number.
Currently texting back and forth with him - he's just found some more from the same collection which I'd missed. Also saying a lot of those prices were old so maybe setting me up for the mug off.
Now in a frantic battle with him to Google the editons and know what the hell it is I'm attempting to buy and if the price he gives me for the lot is fair or foul.
Happy to spend a few hundred on them and, bob's yer uncle, I have a new collection to work on.
Did I ever tell youse the story of how I used to regularly order occult books into my local library as a young teen in mid-Ulster in the early 80s? The library was in the council offiices and the Rev. William McCrea (DUP/Free Presbyterian) was the head of the council around this time, sitting just meters from my burgeoning Satanism collection.
Hope this is the start of a new (dark) chapter in my life!
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View PostMy brother, his fiance and his 12 year old daughter all told me today that they aren't getting the vaccine as long term side effects are not known.Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by shrapnel View Post
Fair enough but I know a few people in the UK and France already getting their kids vaccinated, and I'm not sure I agree at this stage.Originally posted by shrapnel View Post
I know a few under 18s,even as young as 13Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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