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    #1082
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    friendlyfun wrote: »
    John Cummins reinstated into Fine Gael.

    fair play to him, should do a good job for them


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    #1083
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    has someone hacked your account?


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    #1084
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    has someone hacked your account?

    that for me? not at all if it is


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    #1085
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    Greystones as two cabinet ministers and Waterford hasn't had cabinet minister in over 10 years.


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    #1086
    CardBordWindow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭CardBordWindow


    Does anyone know what's happening down on the quay?
    Seems to be a lot of fire brigade vehicles around.


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    #1087
    Oscar Madison
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭Oscar Madison


    A few Garda cars up on Dominic Place with another car almost abandoned in the

    middle of the road yesterday!


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    #1088
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    any word whats going on?


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    #1089
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    CardBordWindow wrote: »
    Does anyone know what's happening down on the quay?
    Seems to be a lot of fire brigade vehicles around.

    Somebody in the river

    https://www.facebook.com/waterfordcityfireservice/photos/a.10151965085209742/10159141794184742


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    #1090
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    mooseknunkle wrote: »
    Somebody in the river

    https://www.facebook.com/waterfordcityfireservice/photos/a.10151965085209742/10159141794184742

    fcuk, i feared this, any word?


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    #1091
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    fcuk, i feared this, any word?

    It says

    "Working together with Waterford City River Rescue, Irish Coast Gaurd and An Garda Síochána a search of the area took place until it was confirmed that the person was safe and not in danger."


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    #1092
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    It says

    "Working together with Waterford City River Rescue, Irish Coast Gaurd and An Garda Síochána a search of the area took place until it was confirmed that the person was safe and not in danger."

    read that thanks


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    #1093
    whats_happenin
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭whats_happenin


    Oscar Madison wrote: »
    A few Garda cars up on Dominic Place with another car almost abandoned in the

    middle of the road yesterday!
    A man passed away and gardai has to gain enter to find him. He was very sick


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    #1094
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 38,384 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Remember the days of the Cablelink channel

    Always had those cheesy power ballad songs on it with pictures of local services. WLR had a magizine programme on it for a while (Waterford@8)


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    #1095
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    I was in around the town at Christmas. Saw a book in the book centre for 52 euro when it was only 27 euro online. That's an absolute day light robbery. I'm all for supporting local but when they're taking the piss in some circumstances and and I'd rather not be fleeced.


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    #1096
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    friendlyfun wrote: »
    I was in around the town at Christmas. Saw a book in the book centre for 52 euro when it was only 27 euro online. That's an absolute day light robbery. I'm all for supporting local but when they're taking the piss in some circumstances and and I'd rather not be fleeced.

    tis next to impossible to compete with large online retailers, when you have to cover all your overheads, if you can afford to pay more, please do so, or we ll all end up working in warehouses on minimum wage and ****e working conditions, but if you cant afford it, so be it


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    #1097
    dzilla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭dzilla


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    tis next to impossible to compete with large online retailers, when you have to cover all your overheads, if you can afford to pay more, please do so, or we ll all end up working in warehouses on minimum wage and ****e working conditions, but if you cant afford it, so be it

    Few bits I would always buy on amazon from the uk but i have found that you had to spend over 20£ to get free delivery so you are not really saving money because you end up buying needless stuff.

    Started buying the stuff online now from Irish retailers and although they might be a few more euros expensive its probably cheaper and feels better all round.


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    #1098
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    tis next to impossible to compete with large online retailers, when you have to cover all your overheads, if you can afford to pay more, please do so, or we ll all end up working in warehouses on minimum wage and ****e working conditions, but if you cant afford it, so be it

    A €27 to €52 difference is way too much to pay.
    There is something else at play there other than overheads..


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    #1099
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    A €27 to €52 difference is way too much to pay.
    There is something else at play there other than overheads..

    you d be surprised, taxes, insurance, utilities, and on and on and on.... its impossible to compete against behemoths such as amazon


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    #1100
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    What was the book and where did you see it? Did you check the P&P and post Brexit taxes?


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    #1101
    JohnC.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    It's also bad to make blanket statements based on what may be an extreme outlier.


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    #1102
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    I actually find books can often be cheaper from Irish shops than Amazon.

    Writers get feck all from Amazon book sales also I believe, so have tried to avoid them for books since.


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    #1103
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    What was the book and where did you see it? Did you check the P&P and post Brexit taxes?

    The book

    https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/Books/THE-ENLIGHTENMENT_9780241004821

    Also this was before January 1 that it was 27 euro on Amazon.


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    #1104
    Nokia6230i
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Nokia6230i


    friendlyfun wrote: »
    The book

    https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/Books/THE-ENLIGHTENMENT_9780241004821

    Also this was before January 1 that it was 27 euro on Amazon.

    If it's any consolation it's unavailable with Bookstation, Easons or Kennys; all Irish outlets.

    Book Depository has it for €30.67.

    Must be a fairly substantial tome to be going for those sort of prices; Atlas of the Irish Revolution & similar are same.


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    #1105
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    Nokia6230i wrote: »
    If it's any consolation it's unavailable with Bookstation, Easons or Kennys; all Irish outlets.

    Book Depository has it for €30.67.

    Must be a fairly substantial tome to be going for those sort of prices; Atlas of the Irish Revolution & similar are same.

    Perhaps they are are charging that price for that reason? Seems they only have two copies.


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    #1106
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Garda car pulled across lane at the williamstoqn road roundabout thiis morning. So no entry towards tesco/ardkeen.any ideas?


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    #1107
    er1983
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭er1983


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Garda car pulled across lane at the williamstoqn road roundabout thiis morning. So no entry towards tesco/ardkeen.any ideas?

    Saw that aswell. Was wondering what was going on.


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    #1108
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    117 searching the suir from fiddown to portlaw, hope its just training


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    #1109
    JohnC.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    It's been out for quite a while. Can see the searchlight beaming down to the river.


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    #1110
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    JohnC. wrote: »
    It's been out for quite a while. Can see the searchlight beaming down to the river.

    thank god

    https://www.facebook.com/waterfordcityriverrescue/posts/4164245723593973


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    #1111
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Anyone know this number - 051 810011. Missed call not known to me or google.


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