Random/General Chat Thread

PTH2009

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Up to Dublin down to Cork (over to Wexford)

Nah its 'down to Wexford' :D

Harry Palmr

Well I'd prefer to consider not going at all to be honest!

Wanderer78

i hope ta god they find that woman on the mountains

friendlyfun

Wanderer78 wrote: »

i hope ta god they find that woman on the mountains

I hope they do. She's been missing over 24 hours. Her phone is ringing out but no response. She didn't know Coumshingaun route very well I've read.

dzilla

PTH2009 wrote: »

Settle an argument from Waterford its

Down to Cork/Kerry
Up to Kilkenny/Dublin/Tipp etc

Gripe I have shown people constantly saying 'I'm going down to etc'

Yup I would agree

Over to wexford aswell.

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote: »

I hope they do. She's been missing over 24 hours. Her phone is ringing out but no response. She didn't know Coumshingaun route very well I've read.

thats not a good sign, lets hope. tis a fairly dangerous area alright, can be very scary in cloudy/foggy conditions

BBM77

PTH2009 wrote: »

Settle an argument from Waterford its

Down to Cork/Kerry
Up to Kilkenny/Dublin/Tipp etc

Gripe I have shown people constantly saying 'I'm going down to etc'

That drives me mad also. All the time you hear Dub's saying things like "I'm going down to Galway or I'm going down to Donegal". Its so annoying.

deisemum

I say over to Kerry/Cork and Wexford, up to Dublin, Kilkenny.

Wanderer78

rip

https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/04/19/concerns-growing-for-safety-of-missing-woman-in-comeragh-mountains/

friendlyfun

Absolutely horrific. Words can't really describe a tragedy like that.

BBM77

Wanderer78 wrote: »

rip

https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/04/19/concerns-growing-for-safety-of-missing-woman-in-comeragh-mountains/

RIP

I enjoy hillwalking myself from time to time it is very sobering to be reminded how easy it is for things to go wrong on places like the Comeraghs.

Harry Palmr

On a lighter note, the "disappearance" of Carrie Crowley has at time been a talking point, well she's on WLR at 12.30.

Oscar Madison

Harry Palmr wrote: »

On a lighter note, the "disappearance" of Carrie Crowley has at time been a talking point, well she's on WLR at 12.30.

Let's hope that she disappears fairly quickly after that!

Wanderer78

body just recovered there now

https://www.flightradar24.com/EIICS/27768af3

friendlyfun

Carphone Warehouse to close all their shops in Ireland. Will mean the closure of both shops in Waterford & Dungarvan. Sad day for workers.

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote: »

Carphone Warehouse to close all their shops in Ireland. Will mean the closure of both shops in Waterford & Dungarvan. Sad day for workers.

oh it begins!

friendlyfun

Wanderer78 wrote: »

oh it begins!

Part of the wider decline of the high street unfortunately.

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote: »

Part of the wider decline of the high street unfortunately.

it is indeed, but theres probably many factors involved, brexit, covid etc etc, this wont be pretty, i think retail may turn into a browser only affair, and goods will be posted to the door

PTH2009

Wanderer78 wrote: »

it is indeed, but theres probably many factors involved, brexit, covid etc etc, this wont be pretty, i think retail may turn into a browser only affair, and goods will be posted to the door

Sounds like a horrible experience but sadly that's the way things are going

Wanderer78

PTH2009 wrote:

Sounds like a horrible experience but sadly that's the way things are going

I don't think it actually will be that bad, just a slight delay in receiving the goods, and with lead times ever reducing, you could be looking at a delay of hours or days, under normal conditions

PTH2009

Wanderer78 wrote: »

I don't think it actually will be that bad, just a slight delay in receiving the goods, and with lead times ever reducing, you could be looking at a delay of hours or days, under normal conditions

Could we see High Street stores lower prices like online retailers ?

Wanderer78

PTH2009 wrote: »

Could we see High Street stores lower prices like online retailers ?

who knows, but theres only so many layers on an onion, high street retailers effectively cant compete with online retailers, ive spoken to local business owners about this, and theyve been forced to radically change their business models to try, with limited success. we desperately need to protect high street retailers in such situations, or we ll all end up working in amazon warehouses and call centers, with little or no high street retail. i think turning the high street into a browser only model could work reasonably well, it could be argued that you could effectively have your item arrive before or shortly after you arrive home from such a purchase, it could be done

friendlyfun

A bit random but does/did anyone ever call their mother "mum" here? Just saw used a more than once in local newspaper and I thought to myself I've never really heard anyone in Waterford ever calling their mother that.

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote: »

A bit random but does/did anyone ever call their mother "mum" here? Just saw used a more than once in local newspaper and I thought to myself I've never really heard anyone in Waterford ever calling their mother that.

i know people that do, we never did

Harry Palmr

Just be thankful it's not "mom" I did but then I'm a blown in - don't judge me.

Johnboy1951

friendlyfun wrote: »

A bit random but does/did anyone ever call their mother "mum" here? Just saw used a more than once in local newspaper and I thought to myself I've never really heard anyone in Waterford ever calling their mother that.

"mam" as I recall, is what we used.

Wanderer78

anyone on the waterford st mullins road route recently, via ross, any checkpoints?

Harry Palmr

Fcuking quad bikes....that is all.

Wanderer78

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fcuking quad bikes....that is all.

those and scramblers, becoming a big problem now

Harry Palmr

Could hear them very loudly around 2 PM for a while then all quiet - maybe the Garda finally turned up rather than stopping traffic about town.