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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
In fairness, I hadn't realised how awful, and in the middle of nowhere, Stansted was, so have booked Gatwick for all the upcoming flights.Last edited by Tar.Aldarion; 30-05-22, 11:32.
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Originally posted by Tar.Aldarion View Post
There's a train station in the airport, take the southern line, it's nearly half the price of the Gatwick express (no stops) for a 5 min longer journey. No tickets needed, tap your debit card. Thameslink also an option depending on where you are going and cheaper.
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Originally posted by Iago View Postthings must be really tough in the Irish market. just received specs and invitations to apply for two roles, senior one at 140-160 and junior at 100-120. Can't even imagine how far down the list my email add must be at this stage"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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I'm so far out of the loop I wouldn't know, but I can see how there could be a shortage of experienced people for certain role profiles.
Most of whet I read about is the crippling unemployment of youth 18-25 workers in various countries. Though I personally believe a lot of that is down to not wanting certain jobs as opposed to 0 jobs being available.
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Originally posted by Iago View Postthings must be really tough in the Irish market. just received specs and invitations to apply for two roles, senior one at 140-160 and junior at 100-120."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostHow exactly does an NCT work? As in, if I roll in and there's something minor wrong with the car, will they fix it (for a cost presumably), or they just fail the car and then its deemed non-roadworthy.
They give you a list of issues, you then go to your garage to get them fixed and if necessary go back to NCT for clearance.
As a new car it should probably pass 1st time unless you haven't been keeping an eye on the tyresNo beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Kinda interesting how little the gap is between senior and junior there though. The senior role is underpaid imo.
What's most interesting to me is that the numbers are more or less where they were the last time I was actually in those kind of positions which intuitively seems a little wrong.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostHow exactly does an NCT work? As in, if I roll in and there's something minor wrong with the car, will they fix it (for a cost presumably), or they just fail the car and then its deemed non-roadworthy.
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Watched the first episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi last night. With a fair bit of trepidation as Disney have turned Star Wars into an abomination. It was surprisingly good. Maybe because Ewan is such a presence on screen. Presumably it will eventually descend into nonsense (am still considering suing them for the criminal loss of time spent watching The Mandalorian), but its a strong start."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostI was a bit concerned that my and my wife's penchant for bumping into walls in multistorey car parks might have knocked something slightly askew.
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Originally posted by Iago View Post
I think (if I'm being kind) that they are probably aiming the senior role at the high end and the junior role at the low end in which case they really shouldn't give the bands. Also, they should be only sending 1 spec to each person but that again smacks of how desperate the market is for bodies I think.
What's most interesting to me is that the numbers are more or less where they were the last time I was actually in those kind of positions which intuitively seems a little wrong.
Although if you actually got into a position to be made an offer, it's a dream market for setting your own price."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostIf you are going to London rather than say England, LCY >>>>>> all other London Airports and usually works out cheaper overall.
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Originally posted by Keane View Post
You would be much better off flying to any London airport from your most convenient Irish airport than trying to get from almost anywhere to Dublin airport in order to fly to LCY. If I need to make a journey of an hour or more from an airport to my destination I'd rather do it on London public transport instead of Irish dumpster fire road/rail.
Dublin Airport is normally a class airport though."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Who's our PRSA expert on here?
the pensions authority has all of them - charges etc - transparently @ https://www.pensionsauthority.ie/en/...uary_2022.xlsx
Hard to see anything immediately beating https://www.labrokers.ie/zurichprsa-forms/ which seems to have been thrown up on reddit before too (https://www.reddit.com/r/irishperson...r_individuals/) - think this is Zurich RFAJ
Anything I'm not considering? I know V4V suggested speaking to Mark @GlobalWealth [ think they've a new name now ] before, but don't think I'm a big enough fish for him (and his €2.5k startup fee!)
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Remember a Cork barman saying that he was delighted when his daughter moved from Dublin to London, as it meant it was more convenient to get to see her.
Dublin Airport is normally a class airport though.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Remember a Cork barman saying that he was delighted when his daughter moved from Dublin to London, as it meant it was more convenient to get to see her.
Dublin Airport is normally a class airport though.
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Just had an aggravating email from mortgage broker who tells me a place we applied will only go off net income, so paying 20% (gross) AVCs into a pension and 10% (net) into an advantaged stock purchase scheme - either of which can be withdrawn from instantly - makes me more of a risk to give a mortgage to than someone doing neither.
Seems crazy that a company would be so disinterested in their own business that they wouldn't have someone just read the payslips properly.
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"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostThe Ronaldo bet paid off - nearly got very tight at the end but he ran out of steam in the final furlong.
Now need to consider what completely frivolous purchase to utilise the Lao Lootz for.
With inflation as it is, that 100 euro will realistically only transfer to you being able to buy the equivalent of a 10 penny bag of sweets
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Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
With inflation as it is, that 100 euro will realistically only transfer to you being able to buy the equivalent of a 10 penny bag of sweets"We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
We are gradually moving towards a more sustainable monetary system where everything will be measured in Freddo bars. He made a decent two-freddo-bar win."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostPotato conference on in the RDS. elbows must be attending?
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022...tato-congress/Last edited by elbows; 30-05-22, 15:35.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 DeeBrown View PostDue to fly home from London Stansted tomorrow.
RyanAir just sent an email recommending I reach the airport 3 hours before departure
Apparently not just a Dublin thing.
off to inverness on wednesday from gatwick. will report in also as to how bad these london airports are. thing i'm most worried about is i'm travelling with easyjet who seem to be cancelling flights for fun at the moment
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Originally posted by Keane View PostJust had an aggravating email from mortgage broker who tells me a place we applied will only go off net income, so paying 20% (gross) AVCs into a pension and 10% (net) into an advantaged stock purchase scheme - either of which can be withdrawn from instantly - makes me more of a risk to give a mortgage to than someone doing neither.
Seems crazy that a company would be so disinterested in their own business that they wouldn't have someone just read the payslips properly.Last edited by Tar.Aldarion; 30-05-22, 16:04.
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Originally posted by DeeBrown View PostThe part that scared me was that they recommended 2.5 hours for Dublin.
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For access and ease of use LCY wins hands down, of the main hubs I'd always choose Schipol when I can
Close run thing at the bottom of the league but Lagos where on a good day you need to leave the hotel 6 hours before the flight to guarantee making the plane and then if you do get a clear run through the traffic and airport you'll have three hours of shitty internet access and inedible food is that extra awful.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
We are gradually moving towards a more sustainable monetary system where everything will be measured in Freddo bars. He made a decent two-freddo-bar win.
Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostQuiz Question hotshots: nominate the best airport you've ever been in.
I much prefer being in the airport early rather than rushing last minute or risking having to rush if in any way delayed but unless you are using the airport lounges, they are all pretty vanilla.
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Originally posted by shrapnel View Post
what's different for dublin rather than any other european destination? the only thing that can be an issue are the security queues and they're the same for everyone. to be fair, it's also a good way to get you in early and make you spend in the airport. you'll be through in 45 minutes and end up spending a bit of money
get to Stansted 3 hours early for check-in.
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Originally posted by shrapnel View Post
pretty standard now i would have thought. just grab a priority ticket and you'll be through in 30 minutes.
off to inverness on wednesday from gatwick. will report in also as to how bad these london airports are. thing i'm most worried about is i'm travelling with easyjet who seem to be cancelling flights for fun at the moment"We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by ComradeCollie View Post
I've never had or even seen a Freddo bar. Had only heard of them before today on UK comedy panel shows, and assumed that was what HH was referencing."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Micknail View PostHitch back on twitter form.
No infrastructure should exist outside Dublin apparently."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by ComradeCollie View Post
Also taking both sides of any issue, in the hope of catching some response."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Keane View Post
Oh man that would go so badly"We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
I see shrap has changed his tone about london airport supremacy and has now adjusted his view towards 'if you are billionaire who can afford fast pass then london is marginally not shite'
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Teaching a machine learning course at the moment to actuaries in a very well ranked UK business school, so the pressure is on to outperform. Jaysus, it really forces you to up your game. Had no idea how little I knew until I sat down to try to prep the course. But its such a lovely feeling to see your knowledge building up layer by layer, upgrading the brain to Brain2.0."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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