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    #4772
    French_Girl
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭French_Girl


    Loughc wrote:
    Likewise

    Loughc wrote:
    That in between week is one of my favourite things about Christmas, as there's usually so much to do before Christmas, it's nice to be able to relax and enjoy that period.


    Meanwhile, I'm sitting here, eating Quality Street leftovers and dreaming of a white Crimbo Limbo.

    Ah well, we still have one more day left.
    Today is 11th day of Christmas!


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    #4773
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    There's a brilliant new 90s music radio station in Dublin. It's using the frequency (88.1) that Christmas FM was using for Kildare. My car radio briefly flashes XMAS FM at me before changing to NINETIES. :D Worth a listen if you're like me and love 90s music.


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    #4774
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    French_Girl wrote: »
    Meanwhile, I'm sitting here, eating Quality Street leftovers and dreaming of a white Crimbo Limbo.

    Ah well, we still have one more day left.
    Today is 11th day of Christmas!

    Is today not the 10th day of Christmas, with the 6th of January being the 12th day?


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    #4775
    French_Girl
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭French_Girl


    Loughc wrote:
    Is today not the 10th day of Christmas, with the 6th of January being the 12th day?


    Well, the first one starts on 25th Dec so if I'm counting right, today should be 11th day of Christmas.
    That's cuz the last one is actually on 5th Jan and the 6th is called Epiphany.


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    #4776
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    French_Girl wrote: »
    Well, the first one starts on 25th Dec so if I'm counting right, today should be 11th day of Christmas.
    That's cuz the last one is actually on 5th Jan and the 6th is called Epiphany.

    See I always thought that Christmas Day didn't count as Jesus was born on the 25th, the next day the 3 wise men got word of his birth and set out and travelled for 12 days to get to him, which is what is celebrated on the 6th.


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    #4777
    French_Girl
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭French_Girl


    Loughc wrote:
    See I always thought that Christmas Day didn't count as Jesus was born on the 25th, the next day the 3 wise men got word of his birth and set out and travelled for 12 days to get to him, which is what is celebrated on the 6th.


    Exactly, 3 wise men came to visit Jesus on the 6th, otherwise known as Epiphany.
    As for the 12 days, it's said to be 25th Dec - 5th Jan. Wikipedia says so, hehe!


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    #4778
    Loughc
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    I stand corrected best update the count up haha.


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    #4779
    French_Girl
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭French_Girl


    Loughc wrote:
    I stand corrected best update the count up haha.


    Ah, at this point, the only countdown we should be doing, is to Christmas 2016.


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    #4780
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    French_Girl wrote: »
    Ah, at this point, the only countdown we should be doing, is to Christmas 2016.

    That starts Wednesday ;)


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    #4781
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,851 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    Loughc wrote: »
    That starts Wednesday ;)
    Looking forward to that. 1st day back at work today after 8 weeks. Depressing is not the word. I spent most of the morning organising my holidays for the year.


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    #4782
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,564 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    French_Girl wrote: »
    Exactly, 3 wise men came to visit Jesus on the 6th, otherwise known as Epiphany.
    As for the 12 days, it's said to be 25th Dec - 5th Jan. Wikipedia says so, hehe!
    Wikipedia says "Date: 25/26 December – 5/6 January" :pac:

    But Christmas day probably makes more sense as being Day One!!




    ***Everybody be sure to get involved in the countdown now this year, we always strive not to miss any days, but inevitably do!!***


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    #4783
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    Happy New Year Everybody !
    I discovered this Forum only this year and was more of a lurker, but thoroughly enjoyed finding a bit of Christmas spirit here when I could connect.
    Cork Lass wrote: »
    I spent most of the morning organising my holidays for the year.
    I did that too, up until April anyway !
    First set of flights booked for Feb, still have to make my mind up about the other breaks (and a day off at home is also nice), but the most important thing was to put the hols request in with HR, and that's sorted now :).
    The key is to fit in a nice thing/treat every day, week, month, however small.
    And I have got the feeling that this January will fly by.


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    #4784
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    otnomart wrote: »
    The key is to fit in a nice thing/treat every day, week, month, however small.
    And I have got the feeling that this January will fly by.

    Yes. This is definitely key. I made a list of all movies I want to see in 2016 and their release dates and a list of all long weekends and social events we have coming up.


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    #4785
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,564 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Just wondering if anybody knows when the Calendar Club shops are closing down?

    I know it's usually early January, but I'm not sure when exactly!


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    #4786
    fro9etb8j5qsl2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭fro9etb8j5qsl2


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    There's a brilliant new 90s music radio station in Dublin. It's using the frequency (88.1) that Christmas FM was using for Kildare. My car radio briefly flashes XMAS FM at me before changing to NINETIES. :D Worth a listen if you're like me and love 90s music.

    I think that frequency is used in rotation by different Internet radio stations. There was an excellent station called The Rock broadcasting on it for a few weeks back in October and every Sunday evening in November there was a different station broadcasting new indie.


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    #4787
    tickingclock
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭tickingclock


    I had the last of the sprouts for dinner today so for me Christmas is officially over and I'm in mourning!


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    #4788
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,916 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Put S to bed tonight, put on my 'jammies and came out into the livingroom hoping for tea, a sandwich and to chill out and watch Rebellion. Instead this is what happened.

    Husband: Do you remember my drone?
    Me: The one I gave you for Christmas, 11 days ago? What do you mean remember?
    Husband: I lost it.
    Me: What? How? What??????
    Husband: Well it's not lost, it's on the roof.
    Me: What roof? (Thinking he might have meant the canopy over part of the patio.)
    Husband: The house roof, obviously. Or maybe nextdoor's roof. I don't know, it went over the house and I couldn't find it again.

    So instead of a lovely relaxing evening, I ended up back in my clothes, up a ladder with a lantern in one hand, delicately using my flat mop (as it has the longest handle) to maneuver an upside-down drone off the neighbour's chicken shed. While beneath me my husband holds the ladder steady and tries to bargain my declaration that he's getting no more Christmas presents from me, down to no more flying Christmas presents. I'm getting him socks next year.


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    #4789
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Iguana that's brilliant. At least he can't complain when he gets socks this Christmas.

    Ok elves I need yer help, I need a new podcast to listen to on the morning commute. Something cheery to brighten up the dull wet mornings. I used to listen to the Ray Foley show alias it's no more. So any recommendations of something similar would be great.


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    #4790
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    Loughc wrote: »
    Iguana that's brilliant. At least he can't complain when he gets socks this Christmas.

    Ok elves I need yer help, I need a new podcast to listen to on the morning commute. Something cheery to brighten up the dull wet mornings.
    I used to listen to the Ray Foley show alias it's no more. So any recommendations of something similar would be great.

    Adrian Kennedy "Dublin Talks" on 98fm if your into football "Football Weekly" which is released twice a week.


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    #4791
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    Adrian Kennedy "Dublin Talks" on 98fm if your into football "Football Weekly" which is released twice a week.

    I also download Dublin Talks, I use that in the evening commutes, I find it's a bit too aggressive and dreary for the morning though, looking for something a bit more lighthearted for the mornings, I don't there there was one morning where the Ray Foley show didn't have me laughing on the way to work.


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    #4792
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Omg iguana you should have made him get up the ladder if he wanted it back. I'd say that was a fairly common conversation in any house that got a drone this Christmas :) definitely socks next year :D


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    #4793
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Ray Foley was great. I didn't get to listen to him often enough. The odd time if I had an early appointment I'd get to listen to the start of the show and it was brilliant. Hopefully he'll be back on radio soon. Do you listen to Dermot and Dave? You could download their podcast.


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    #4794
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    I like listening to beat :) love the beat breakfast crew they are always so happy and cheery in the mornings


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    #4795
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    Ray Foley was great. I didn't get to listen to him often enough. The odd time if I had an early appointment I'd get to listen to the start of the show and it was brilliant. Hopefully he'll be back on radio soon. Do you listen to Dermot and Dave? You could download their podcast.

    I haven't listened to Dermot & Dave since they moved to TodayFM. They only put up clips as a podcast and not a full show. But I'll definetly download them. Ray Foley has left a serious void in my working day haha.
    Glitzgirl wrote: »
    I like listening to beat :) love the beat breakfast crew they are always so happy and cheery in the mornings

    I used to love listening to Beat when I was living down South, but since I moved to Dublin I can't get it, they seemed to have stopped uploading podcasts as well, last Poadcast from the breakfast crew was in June 2015.


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    #4796
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Oh right yea in Dublin sorry ... glitz goes back to bed clearly not fully awake yet ... :p


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    #4797
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Glitzgirl wrote: »
    Oh right yea in Dublin sorry ... glitz goes back to bed clearly not fully awake yet ... :p


    Can we all go back to bed? Tuesday cancelled?


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    #4798
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Loughc wrote: »
    Can we all go back to bed? Tuesday cancelled?

    Motion second and carried ! Tuesday is cancelled elves everyone off to a nice warm comfy bed with a nice book or dvd of your choice :)


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    #4799
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Got half way to work and had to turn back, I've never had pain like it, I've been on two antibiotics & steroids in the past month plus everything else you can imagine, my chest & ribs in a bad way went the doctor rest& strong pain killers for the week, back to bed with me now with a hot water bottle catching up on this forum, so behind in work il have to try venture in tomorrow,


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    #4800
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    SarahLil wrote: »
    Got half way to work and had to turn back, I've never had pain like it, I've been on two antibiotics & steroids in the past month plus everything else you can imagine, my chest & ribs in a bad way went the doctor rest& strong pain killers for the week, back to bed with me now with a hot water bottle catching up on this forum, so behind in work il have to try venture in tomorrow,

    Hope you feel better soon! In the mean time you always have online shopping to cheer you up if u get bored in bed ;) I miss my hot water bottle now that you mention it :(


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    #4801
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Glitzgirl wrote: »
    Hope you feel better soon! In the mean time you always have online shopping to cheer you up if u get bored in bed ;) I miss my hot water bottle now that you mention it :(

    Thank you, I'm trying hard to listen to my body if you know what I mean some of you on here I don't know you do it all with families and small baba's

    Oh online shopping is the Biz


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