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Got the suit back from the tailor, fresh back from the Italian factory. Great fit, although he said it would be better to lose another two kilo rather than stretch it out with another mini-tailoring. The shoulders have that lovely Italian sloping feel that you get from proper manufacturing. The key is the design, this lovely modern look, dark navy with a light greenish check pattern, I haven't seen anything else like it in Ireland.
It feels like a suit you could wear every day, and feel great about it, rather than being all peacocky in style. Top purchase. Will buy again. Indeed I immediately ordered a cool grey design that should be here in six weeks.
The issue now is shirts. These suits are sculpted to you, as is the Italian style, which means that shirts with any loose fabric end up clumping and sticking out in the middle.
"We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThe six year old has me explaining E notation to him and is now trying to create new E numbers on his calculator. He doesn't seem to have grown out of his complete obsession about numbers. During the first lockdown, when he would have been only four, we explained the concept of infinity to him and he must have gone on about it for three months.
We've got a weird one.
The problem with maths though is that if you get too into it, you end up coming out useless. You need to like it but not love it.
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Turning millions into thousands
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Paul, I think Stepaside sounds far more appealing. The only drawback I see is that busy road.
Our house is near the main entrance to our estate, cars drive by our front door every couple of minutes. It's a real pain with young kids.
It won't be though in the longer term, and maybe you should also look at it that way.
The bigger garden is a winner for me, so much you can do as Richie says.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThe six year old has me explaining E notation to him and is now trying to create new E numbers on his calculator. He doesn't seem to have grown out of his complete obsession about numbers. During the first lockdown, when he would have been only four, we explained the concept of infinity to him and he must have gone on about it for three months.
We've got a weird one.
The problem with maths though is that if you get too into it, you end up coming out useless. You need to like it but not love it.
Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostOur house is going to be too small for a few days this Christmas. We have four active bedrooms and another room that we can put a temp bed in but will have five couples one baby and a three year old who will need a bedroom from 8PM ish.
There are at most four nights over two weeks when they will all be home together and we are struggling with whether to try and pack them all in or to move one or two couples out to sleep in spare rooms in another house or rent a nearby holiday cottage. They haven't all been home for a couple of years and I think I prefer cramming in but not everyone agree, I'd rather sleep out myself than have them miss the time together. Expecting that this is the only year it will happen by next year No2 Daughter will have her house built and that will split things up a bit.
I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostPaul, I think Stepaside sounds far more appealing. The only drawback I see is that busy road.
Our house is near the main entrance to our estate, cars drive by our front door every couple of minutes. It's a real pain with young kids.
It won't be though in the longer term, and maybe you should also look at it that way.
The bigger garden is a winner for me, so much you can do as Richie says.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThe six year old has me explaining E notation to him and is now trying to create new E numbers on his calculator. He doesn't seem to have grown out of his complete obsession about numbers. During the first lockdown, when he would have been only four, we explained the concept of infinity to him and he must have gone on about it for three months.
We've got a weird one.
The problem with maths though is that if you get too into it, you end up coming out useless. You need to like it but not love it.
Like a fresh mix of genes.
I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by ComradeCollie View Post
Studio audiences are pretty much told when to laugh, especially after an ad break. It's not a reaction to what's happening.
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We've been changing our mind every hour here! Leaning towards the bigger house in Stepaside though, despite the somewhat mad price. Partially offset by how much we're selling our own one for.
One thing that is crystal clear is that savings/gifts/equity/whatever is the main driver in some of the mad prices. As a household I'd guess our income is in the top 5% or so, and even still without big savings and existing equity we'd never be able to afford the type of houses we're looking at just relying on a multiple of our salaries, and that's a full level down from the more established 'decent family houses' in Goatstown, Mount Merrion, Blackrock etc... Most of the folk who live in those areas would never, ever be able to afford the houses they live in now, if starting all over again! Perhaps it's always been thus.
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That seems like full endgame for poor Vicky. It must be just so desperately sad to both be the person dying in the prime of your life, and also to be the young family involved. Someone at work was saying that her mum died of cancer when she was 13 and she still remembers everyone popping around to drop off meals for her and the brothers and sisters when her mum was going through the process of dying, as the most touching and defining moment of her life."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by ionapaul View PostWe've been changing our mind every hour here! Leaning towards the bigger house in Stepaside though, despite the somewhat mad price. Partially offset by how much we're selling our own one for.
One thing that is crystal clear is that savings/gifts/equity/whatever is the main driver in some of the mad prices. As a household I'd guess our income is in the top 5% or so, and even still without big savings and existing equity we'd never be able to afford the type of houses we're looking at just relying on a multiple of our salaries, and that's a full level down from the more established 'decent family houses' in Goatstown, Mount Merrion, Blackrock etc... Most of the folk who live in those areas would never, ever be able to afford the houses they live in now, if starting all over again! Perhaps it's always been thus.
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostDrooling over this car.
Have often thought whether 80s style would come back.
Will you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand
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Might be a hot take but should that kid who ran onto pitch during the week really be getting all the positive attention and getting freebies on late late? Dunno if there’s a sob story behind it but if not feels like it’s just encouraging stupid and attention seeking behaviour- fairly sure if I tried that when I was 10 I’d have been getting a well earned belt across the head from the ail fellaWill you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
Is white glove service a technical term I can throw at them?
Another development is that the Irish carrier wants me to bring to their depot LOL! In a phone call some lad was saying the that pallet was too deep, If that was the problem, I told him we have an expression as thick as two short planks that would apply to a lad that is too fucking stupid to use two short planks where they are needed
It can be as complex as delivering a server to the 14th floor of an off block that has no loading bay, steps up to the only door in and no lift in the building that requires the server to be installed when it gets up to the 14th floor with all the packaging and dunnage removed after so the server room is left in the exact same condition
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It can be as simple as collecting/delivering to an office/collecting a non standard pallet, something that needs a slight bit more grey matter to move
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I can give you the name and contact details of people who can do it if you want to throw them in to the conversation
'Here Fritz, this should be a white glove collection and you should be using a company like *insert name here* to do the collection rather than the the amateurs you sent in last time'
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(I jest in truth, although that's true about his LinkedIn profile. He seems excellent. The electrician seems to think he's done a great quality job anyway.)"We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
My handyman is a genuine delight. According to LinkedIn he is still a commercial driver, so he isn't stuck in some old fashioned home renovation mindset having just recently acquired his skillset.
(I jest in truth, although that's true about his LinkedIn profile. He seems excellent. The electrician seems to think he's done a great quality job anyway.)
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThat seems like full endgame for poor Vicky. It must be just so desperately sad to both be the person dying in the prime of your life, and also to be the young family involved. Someone at work was saying that her mum died of cancer when she was 13 and she still remembers everyone popping around to drop off meals for her and the brothers and sisters when her mum was going through the process of dying, as the most touching and defining moment of her life.
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Britney is free! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/a...smid=url-shareGone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by Lao Lao View PostI can give you the name and contact details of people who can do it if you want to throw them in to the conversation
'Here Fritz, this should be a white glove collection and you should be using a company like *insert name here* to do the collection rather than the the amateurs you sent in last time'
Thought about it and probably better not to make the white glove service a thing for the future, I have my own guy's for the difficult parts and its very expensive.Turning millions into thousands
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Down in the uncles this morning and found out this place across the road is on the market, just need to ship the Lotto/Euromilly now before its sold....
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Originally posted by Dice75 View PostDay 5 tomorrow -
Gareth 2.1m - 54th
Downtown 1.7m - 88th
Ballymorechris - 1.3m - 127th
Glen 850k - 185th
Lappin 300k - 282nd
291 left, back at 24k BB, $34k locked up
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Originally posted by MysteryGuest View PostMight be a hot take but should that kid who ran onto pitch during the week really be getting all the positive attention and getting freebies on late late? Dunno if there’s a sob story behind it but if not feels like it’s just encouraging stupid and attention seeking behaviour- fairly sure if I tried that when I was 10 I’d have been getting a well earned belt across the head from the ail fella
Addison’s father Peter Whelan is also her football coach in Shelbourne FC.
Speaking to Independent.ie, Mr Whelan said they “had a plan” before the big match.
"We had a big banner and we put it up a couple of times but he didn't really come down near us, but, we had a plan,” he said.
“We had great seats, we were in the second row behind the goal.
“So 10 minutes before the match ended the stewards stood up and turned and faced us, I looked at one of them and winked and said ‘any chance?’ and they said ‘not a hope.’
“But as soon as the whistle blew I told her ‘you know where he is just go’ and she just took off over the barrier and she was gone.”
When asked if Addison was scared about running onto the pitch, her father said: “Not at all.”
Will you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand
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Originally posted by Dice75 View PostDay 5 tomorrow -
Gareth 2.1m - 54th
Downtown 1.7m - 88th
Ballymorechris - 1.3m - 127th
Glen 850k - 185th
Lappin 300k - 282nd
291 left, back at 24k BB, $34k locked up
Missus is taking the kids to Finland early December. I'll be looking for a nostalgic game around then. Who knows could be with a WSOP winner .
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Originally posted by Dice75 View PostPunchestown As Gaelige this afternoonJayzus, Sheila! I forgot me feckin' trousers
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post
They laugh right after the reveal. Why ask them to laugh there it's makes zero sense . Maybe a few Ahhhh now I get it . Clever er r clever etc
There’s usually some sort of pun or innuendo. In the answer or the clue. But there’s only so much comedy you can get in there.
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Originally posted by Dice75 View Post
Out of curiosity what price would you lay on one of these hitting the FT? 5 or 6/1?Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by Dice75 View PostOne of ye Rugby heads gimme an Irish punt for 1st tryscorer there please
So you take the other prop (Porter) and we'll have both sides of the front row covered."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Probably No 1 on any list of 'stupid ways to miss a World Cup final'?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostDara O'Briain was never much more than amiably amusing as a stand up imo.
pausing and saying Aaahhhh before every joke sentence a fraud. Many poor Irish comedians especially the women who get plenty of tv coverage woeful.
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