Liveline Thread 20/7/2013 to 12/10/2013

syklops

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Caller: "Good afternon, Joe"
Joe: "Good afternoon. You've been running Peats Electronics for the last fourteen years, selling TVs, VCRs, camcorders, tape recorders"..
Caller:"Yeah, Joe."
Joe:"Do YOU have a recording of Jim Larkin's voice?"

Is Peats closing? Not surprised. They don't have the variety of Maplin, and very pricey for things that shouldn't be expensive. Last time I was in there I wanted a USB cable and they were charging I think 6.99 for a standard A to B.

Instead I got it off Amazon for 1.39 plus P+P.

Why do companies, and Im looking at Maplin here aswell, try to make money on the smaller items, and sell the large items cheaply?

JonathanAnon

I lost my job as a teacher in Mayo... You were MOVED, you didnt lose your job, unless you shot one of the children..

snubbleste

A standard shoebox in Mayo

snubbleste

You are whingeing!

Roger_007

This wan is getting on my wick!

Meathlass

PBH sounds incredibly bored!

What is this one's point?

snubbleste

No public servant make the full contribution towards their pension. What is she on about?

JM Skipton

Good luck in Doo-bye love, swapping having no money to being a second class citizen

sudzs

Just hearing noise now....

syklops

"If I keep teaching where I am now"

Hang on, does she have a job or not?

snubbleste

She is all over the place.
Can anyone clarify what her point is?

Bits_n_Bobs

"If I reply when I'm 60...." no hope at all for that for most people.

Harry Angstrom

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I lost my job as a teacher in Mayo... You were MOVED, you didnt lose your job, unless you shot one of the children..

A week's suspension at the most, surely?

JM Skipton

She will be left with nuffink!!

lucylu

Teachers don't teach over the summer

JonathanAnon

syklops wrote: »

Is Peats closing? Not surprised. They don't have the variety of Maplin, and very pricey for things that shouldn't be expensive.

Yeah Peats closed the rest of their stores.. It is sad, I have fond memories of the excitement of running up the stairs to see what new games they had in, or walking out with MidWinter for the Atari ST... then meeting Bang Bang on the street and we'd all head off down to Oul Mother D'Arcy's house for some coddle and game of Centipede on the Atari 2600. Oh hang on I'm not sure that happened..

bottlebrush

not hearing the full story here. my sister is a teacher works 22. hours a week. just back from third holiday this year and will likely have two more before the year is out. she has mortgage and usual bills. I would like to hear PBH challenge this caller some more.

ThisRegard

syklops wrote: »

"If I keep teaching where I am now"

Hang on, does she have a job or not?

She does, but she wants more.

Meathlass

Liveline in research shocker!

Harry Angstrom

Ah, the good old days of the Act of Union. I bet the Boucher Hayes family were landed gentry.

Lapin

She should be grateful to the building sector for providing her with such a fine house.

lucylu

are there buses in Mayo?

lazygal

Who's going to bury me? Who cares about shît like that?

Dan Jaman

"Please don't be so trite."
Oops, a bit of teacher slipping out there.

sudzs

"don't be so trite"

oh if only Joe was in the chair for that one.

Meathlass

Why would anyone leave a permanent public sector job to emigrate? Something not adding up here.

syklops

ThisRegard wrote: »

She does, but she wants more.

Im disappointed PBH didn't clarify this. This is not the same as people in the private sector who lose their jobs with no alternative.

neris

this ones voice is piercing my poor little ears

JonathanAnon

I think there's a big difference between a) being badly paid and b) being so over leveraged that you cant afford to make ends meet.

Harry Angstrom

lazygal wrote: »

Who's going to bury me? Who cares about shît like that?

Form an orderly queue please.