Official bitch about daily life in UL

Precious flower

sup_dude wrote: »

Why have I got a feeling I'm gonna be the one to clean the whole house for the inspection? Couldn't possibly be due to the fact I came back today to find the cooker covered in solidified cif after an abandoned cleaning attempt... which only failed because they used a (brand new) sponge rather than the scrubbers that are there. I know this because they left the manky sponge sitting on the worktop beside it. Now the cooker is unusable, so I'll probably have to finish cleaning it. The lads have also decided to start using the girls bathroom rather than the lads due to the fact that theirs have become a biohazard and instead of cleaning it, they've moved. Although, having seen the cleaning attempts through out the year, it's probably better they don't try to clean anything... for example, wiping the table with a teatowel that was already encrusted with food (which I couldn't dump cause it's not mine). And then they wonder why I'm never in the house and don't like them using my stuff (which they do anyway which drives me insane. I mean if they are gonna use my sugar, at least put it back and fix everything you tossed by going into my cupboard and taking it out).

Sometimes the only time I think it's better to live at home is when I hear these stories! That such a pain and so disrespectful of them as well as disgusting. I mean, how can they possibly be THAT disgusting? I think it's worse because don't you all get in trouble even if it's only two individuals making the mess? Is there any way at all you can complain about them (though that might make things worse) but there is no way you should have to put up with that. What year are these guys in? I know you're in fourth year and with everything else going on, you shouldn't have to deal with this.

Precious flower

onethreefive wrote: »

Can anyone confirm or deny that red raisins will be open tomorrow? I am incapable of doing work at home

sibby wrote: »

Well it was last year anyway so I'd only assume it is this year! My plan is to head to the main building tomorrow...... I'll be less than impressed if its closed!!

Yeah it will be open, sure they'll be classes going on tomorrow?

Midkemia

Hands up if you were the sad cranky one that didn't go out last night :P

Precious flower

Midkemia wrote: »

Hands up if you were the sad cranky one that didn't go out last night :P

Had way too many assignments to get done and still have to get two more done for Thursday. I'm not having any fun tonight.:(

Ave Sodalis

Precious flower wrote: »

Sometimes the only time I think it's better to live at home is when I hear these stories! That such a pain and so disrespectful of them as well as disgusting. I mean, how can they possibly be THAT disgusting? I think it's worse because don't you all get in trouble even if it's only two individuals making the mess? Is there any way at all you can complain about them (though that might make things worse) but there is no way you should have to put up with that. What year are these guys in? I know you're in fourth year and with everything else going on, you shouldn't have to deal with this.

Yup, the whole lot of us get in trouble, but I'd rather pay a fine than touch that bathroom downstairs. I could complain but the reception usually then sets a rota, which I probably won't be able to follow myself. There's two second years and two internationals. The two second years and one international are the lads who make the most mess (although the international was the one who said to me last week that we need to have a clean up before the inspection, that made me laugh). The other international is rarely in the house so doesn't make too much mess. The only real complaints about her is that she takes two showers a day and last semester when I was at my bfs more often than not, she let the drain clog which I had to clean out, and then she stuck a sign in the kitchen with glue but she's relatively tidy.

Midkemia wrote: »

Hands up if you were the sad cranky one that didn't go out last night :P

I didn't go out, but that's because I fell asleep and knew I'd a load of work to do today

Precious flower

Yup, the whole lot of us get in trouble, but I'd rather pay a fine than touch that bathroom downstairs. I could complain but the reception usually then sets a rota, which I probably won't be able to follow myself. There's two second years and two internationals. The two second years and one international are the lads who make the most mess (although the international was the one who said to me last week that we need to have a clean up before the inspection, that made me laugh). The other international is rarely in the house so doesn't make too much mess. The only real complaints about her is that she takes two showers a day and last semester when I was at my bfs more often than not, she let the drain clog which I had to clean out, and then she stuck a sign in the kitchen with glue but she's relatively tidy.

I would go insane and kill them if I had to deal with that. Or else I'd lock them into that bathroom until they learned their lesson!:P

I didn't go out, but that's because I fell asleep and knew I'd a load of work to do today

4th year life! So exciting!:P

Midkemia

Is spar on campus open

Ave Sodalis

Precious flower wrote: »

4th year life! So exciting!:P

I wanna go back to first year where the biggest worry was where we were gonna go out that night

wnolan1992

sup_dude wrote: »

I wanna go back to first year where the biggest worry was where we were gonna go out that night

Or whether or not we'd have time to go to the off licence before pre-drinks began...

Better days...

onethreefive

anyone else not able to get onto the portal?

OwaynOTT

Is sulis gone again?

Story with all the guards around Dromroe recently?

Precious flower

Not UL related but oh my dear God, if I see another minon quote on my Facebook feed (which doesn't actually, I'm pretty sure, even quote anything from the film it just has a statement with a picture of a minon) I will rip my hair out. What is it with adults being obsession with the Minons and Frozen!? New Disney films are rubbish and you're an adult, it's not cute to like the minons and frozen. I'm sorry, I just hate those films, or more precisely, the hysteria that adults exhibit about it.

onethreefive

Anyone know how long it takes to walk from the library to the post office in the shopping centre beside the cinema?

ricimaki

Between 25 and 40 minutes, depending on how fast you walk.

onethreefive

ricimaki wrote: »

Between 25 and 40 minutes, depending on how fast you walk.

Thanks, Was hoping it was only going to be 10 minutes or something :P

VanishingActs

Precious flower wrote: »

Not UL related but oh my dear God, if I see another minon quote on my Facebook feed (which doesn't actually, I'm pretty sure, even quote anything from the film it just has a statement with a picture of a minon) I will rip my hair out. What is it with adults being obsession with the Minons and Frozen!? New Disney films are rubbish and you're an adult, it's not cute to like the minons and frozen. I'm sorry, I just hate those films, or more precisely, the hysteria that adults exhibit about it.

I don't like Disney from any era so often get bored in conversations.

shano_88

Anyone know why there was a ambulance speeding towards the concert hall/drumroe today Around 4?

FlyingIrishMan

onethreefive wrote: »

Thanks, Was hoping it was only going to be 10 minutes or something :P

If you walk through Elm Park it's 15mins, 20mins tops.

onethreefive

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

If you walk through Elm Park it's 15mins, 20mins tops.

Which colour houses are elm park? I only know where Oaklawns is up there..

FlyingIrishMan

onethreefive wrote: »

Which colour houses are elm park? I only know where Oaklawns is up there..

White ones, the entrance to it is a minute or so up the road left when you go out the east gates.

Ave Sodalis

shano_88 wrote: »

Anyone know why there was a ambulance speeding towards the concert hall/drumroe today Around 4?

Someone collapsed in the library

phish

Not directly UL related but went to the teaching fair there last week or two weeks ago? (FYP has melted my brain) and now I keep getting phone calls and emails about jobs even when I tell them to leave me be they keep calling when amazing schools come up that are the best school in the whole world according to them!!!!!

Seriously there is only one that was like grand I understand how stressed and busy you are and we can talk after your FYP is in - which what I told ALL of them I wanted to do in the first place!!!!

Seriously have gotten 4 phone calls this morning!!!!!!!!

wnolan1992

This may be a stupid question, but where is the Millstream Courtyard?

Chris Martin

Going to take a shot in the dark and say the one before crossing living bridge from college side..

Chris Martin

Realised how girls get nothing done in the library..
Know myself it's usually a mixture of Facebook and various other websites..
Always wondered what girls do as whenever I glance away to see if anyone's spotted me doing nothing, they always look really pro-active. Always working.
Now however, I'm in library on a day off as I've no internet at home and am able to assess surroundings better...
Girls, at least in Italy, spend most of their time, stroking their hair and pulling out stray and split ends..
Almost transfixed watching it.. Hypnotic and rhythmic..
One across from me has been doing it for near an hour.
Think I need to grow my hair longer..
Looks like she's reading as well so at least she's getting something done..

On review this looks like a really creepy post but it's not.. :P
Getting stuff done myself, booking things, just managed to pick up on a few observations.. :P

Ave Sodalis

Speaking of libraries... why is it so full? I was lucky to find a seat, my two friends are still wandering around. Seriously people, it's a lovely day, go sit outside!


Also, as I thought, I was left to clean the whole house. I did a bit yesterday evening and came downstairs this morning to find it nearly as bad as it was so I was cleaning from 8 until half 11 when we had the inspection. One of my housemates ran a brush along the floor (I wouldn't call it sweeping due to the large sections of dirt still on the ground) and asked if the floor really needed mopping when I came in with the mop. I even tried to clean the biohazard of a toilet downstairs however, not even half a bottle of straight bleach could get everything off. I was still cleaning when the manager came. What did he give us? 5/10. Seriously, I spent nearly four hours scrubbing, the rest of the house was just about sterile and what did he mark us down on? The oven and the fridge which I hadn't gotten round to cleaning...

Just read the email that was sent... the floors need to be swept and mopped? They were still wet when the manager came in!
Empty all bins... yeah, cool, I'll just dump an entire bin bag because of the dust from the sweeping is in it.
Clean freezer.... there's nothing wrong with either freezer, unless you mean take out the ice...
Take out all rubbish from boiler... you mean the box with binbags in it?

Is there any point in contesting these things?

onethreefive

Was walking around the library for ages and couldn't find a seat that had a plug so I came home .. If anyone's in the library and notices it getting quite please post here :P

I have such a big to-do list and it's not gonna get done at home

iLaura

onethreefive wrote: »

Was walking around the library for ages and couldn't find a seat that had a plug so I came home .. If anyone's in the library and notices it getting quite please post here :P

I have such a big to-do list and it's not gonna get done at home

I hope it clears out by like 5. I've a 'lab report' to do thats actually basically a journal article

onethreefive

iLaura wrote: »

I hope it clears out by like 5. I've a 'lab report' to do thats actually basically a journal article

I just remembered I've a lecture at 4 and I cycled the whole way home. Gotta go in again now, I hope the library is quieter after it!

Ave Sodalis

Usually dies down around 5 or 6. Then again, it's usually only completely full during study week.

jamo2oo9

What's the email for Lost and Found? I'm using lost&found2@ul.ie but it's saying that email was not sent as the email doesn't exist.


I'm after losing E45 somewhere in college today and if I don't have it, I'm fúcked till next Friday.

iLaura

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

What's the email for Lost and Found? I'm using lost&found2@ul.ie but it's saying that email was not sent as the email doesn't exist.


I'm after losing E45 somewhere in college today and if I don't have it, I'm fúcked till next Friday.

If you log onto the portal it usually has a bit on the right hand side of the page with a lost and found, iirc

onethreefive

I wish the library stayed open later than 11

Precious flower

Oh my God the library was full today. There really need to be more desks especially with the majority of the desks in the reading room gone. I couldn't find a single empty seat!! As a result I wandered into the post grad area found a seat and hid there while I finished an essay!

On the plus side got through my serious workload (three essays and two presentations straight after submitting the FYP) and don't have any pressing assignments for a week or two! Gonna relax tonight!

onethreefive

Precious flower wrote: »

Oh my God the library was full today. There really need to be more desks especially with the majority of the desks in the reading room gone. I couldn't find a single empty seat!! As a result I wandered into the post grad area found a seat and hid there while I finished an essay!

On the plus side got through my serious workload (three essays and two presentations straight after submitting the FYP) and don't have any pressing assignments for a week or two! Gonna relax tonight!

I found a seat on the top floor and sat down then realised there was no plug and every other seat was full

YFlyer

Why are the school children still knocking around?

Precious flower

onethreefive wrote: »

I found a seat on the top floor and sat down then realised there was no plug and every other seat was full

Oh that's the worse, just when you think you've gotten a seat. Always be suspicious of empty seats when the library is busy. Always.

Poxyshamrock

Probably getting cards from brothers/sisters or parents who work for UL. They should introduce finger print scanning! :pac:

Subutai

There needs to be some facility for them to open up an overflow area for seating from the library. It's gotten completely ridiculous, I know the government wouldn't fund the extension but that doesn't mean the problem should have been ignored.

They could also do with cracking down on people leaving laptops and books at desks for the whole day. I was sitting at a seat for 3 hours and there were 5 seats near me full of laptops and books but no one sat at them while I was there.

Ave Sodalis

Subutai wrote: »

There needs to be some facility for them to open up an overflow area for seating from the library. It's gotten completely ridiculous, I know the government wouldn't fund the extension but that doesn't mean the problem should have been ignored.

They could also do with cracking down on people leaving laptops and books at desks for the whole day. I was sitting at a seat for 3 hours and there were 5 seats near me full of laptops and books but no one sat at them while I was there.

I thought they got funding?

As long as they don't do what they do in study week and only give you half an hour. I know the place is full but it's not fair to be in there all day and not have time to go for a proper lunch. A balance would be nice.

iLaura

sup_dude wrote: »

I thought they got funding?

As long as they don't do what they do in study week and only give you half an hour. I know the place is full but it's not fair to be in there all day and not have time to go for a proper lunch. A balance would be nice.

UL have secured government funding for the library extension in the latest budget.
There's been 3 free desks around me all evening, and I've been here since 5.40.

But yeah, I definitely agree on the whole 30 mins thing. There's no way you'd get to Stables/Scholars/Paddocks and order food and eat it and be back 30 mins. I can barely drink a cup of tea in that time!

Subutai

sup_dude wrote: »

I thought they got funding?

As long as they don't do what they do in study week and only give you half an hour. I know the place is full but it's not fair to be in there all day and not have time to go for a proper lunch. A balance would be nice.

Yep, but they had needed it years ago with the expansion of the student population.

I could see an hour as being fine. In my experience I've yet to see them take any action other than placing a bit of paper on a desk, I've never seen them clearing one.

Ave Sodalis

iLaura wrote: »

UL have secured government funding for the library extension in the latest budget.
There's been 3 free desks around me all evening, and I've been here since 5.40.

But yeah, I definitely agree on the whole 30 mins thing. There's no way you'd get to Stables/Scholars/Paddocks and order food and eat it and be back 30 mins. I can barely drink a cup of tea in that time!

I came in at half 2 and I just happened to come across a girl leaving. My friends were walking around for another 10 minutes looking for desks. Not sure if they found any or just went home. It always gets a bit quieter around 5/6

iLaura

sup_dude wrote: »

I came in at half 2 and I just happened to come across a girl leaving. My friends were walking around for another 10 minutes looking for desks. Not sure if they found any or just went home. It always gets a bit quieter around 5/6

Personally if I see a desk with a copy thrown on it with no one obviously sitting there doing work I'll always go and ask the person on either side if someone is actually sitting there. Nine times outta ten I'll be told there is, but there are the rare few who'll move the stuff back onto their desk and let you sit down.

Midkemia

Best time for the library is from 6-10

iLaura

Exam timetables are out boys and girls!

Ave Sodalis

iLaura wrote: »

Exam timetables are out boys and girls!

That's not making me panic at the lack of time left at all...

iLaura

sup_dude wrote: »

That's not making me panic at the lack of time left at all...

I'm more worried about the fact that I've to miss two weekends of work due to exams, and the two weekends before study week cause of class field trips.

Though my timetable is nice, only 3 exams; Tuesday 9am, Saturday 9am, Saturday 12.30

ricimaki

I've an exam on Thursday the 8th of May, and on Friday the 8th of May. (That's not a typo)