Naas Chat Thread

BuzzFish

Kaizer Sosa wrote: »

For the runners of Naas, where are you going for your long runs these days? Don't think I can stomach another lap of the ring road. Also any suggestions for hills for hill runs?

Could do a couple of loops of Glen Ding Forest in daylight. The path loops down into the back of the quarry and back up ino the forrest. It's a little hilly too (but not too much).

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beertons

Hills? Here we go. Start at McDonald's, all the way up to Killashee. Turn right, keep going to the old Ray o Brien garage. Back up by Harvey Norman, right at Jiggistown, and continue up, down to ballycane. Still gas in the tank? Take a right up to Craddockstown nursing home, keep going to punchestown. Left, down to beggars end. Straight through, up by rugby club. You can vary it here, take next right and head to kill, or just go straight into Johnstown, and finish with the slow climb onto Dublin road. Varies between 10 & 30 km.

jasonb

beertons wrote: »

Hills? Here we go. Start at McDonald's, all the way up to Killashee. Turn right, keep going to the old Ray o Brien garage. Back up by Harvey Norman, right at Jiggistown, and continue up, down to ballycane. Still gas in the tank? Take a right up to Craddockstown nursing home, keep going to punchestown. Left, down to beggars end. Straight through, up by rugby club. You can vary it here, take next right and head to kill, or just go straight into Johnstown, and finish with the slow climb onto Dublin road. Varies between 10 & 30 km.

And all within the 5k limit I think! I never realised how hilly Naas is until I started running...

beertons

jasonb wrote: »

And all within the 5k limit I think! I never realised how hilly Naas is until I started running...

Give or take. I had the kids doing it in the bikes since April. There's another one. In from Kill, turn to Johnstown garden centre, keep going up by naas gof club, into Sallins. Head to Acorn creche, and take the canal road back into Naas.

Kaizer Sosa

Cheers everyone although I’m not sure I’m brave enough to run on some of those roads as I do most of my running at night these days!

beertons

Kaizer Sosa wrote: »

Cheers everyone although I’m not sure I’m brave enough to run on some of those roads as I do most of my running at night these days!

Hi viz and away ya go. They're quiet roads, you'll be fine.

McBluffin

Is there anywhere in Naas that you can use a weighting scales. Tesco Monread/Pharmacy???

Bill Ponderosa

The amount of overflowing bins around the town is a disgrace. I've seen it alot in the last 4 months, bins not being emptied and then the crows and sea gulls pulling everything out of it.

Lockster

McBluffin wrote: »

Is there anywhere in Naas that you can use a weighting scales. Tesco Monread/Pharmacy???

Believe it or not Maxizoo have a scales for weighing pets but nothing to stop you jumping on it. I did this myself a couple of weeks back.

2lazytogetup

Smyths toys have a weighing scale besides kids car seats.

beertons

2lazytogetup wrote: »

Smyths toys have a weighing scale besides kids car seats.

Smyths is closed under L5 restrictions.

Is there a scales in any chemist I wonder?

McBluffin

Lockster wrote: »

Believe it or not Maxizoo have a scales for weighing pets but nothing to stop you jumping on it. I did this myself a couple of weeks back.

That's a great idea. Thank you

gar

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

The amount of overflowing bins around the town is a disgrace. I've seen it alot in the last 4 months, bins not being emptied and then the crows and sea gulls pulling everything out of it.

How about the amount of dog ****e! Monread park is ridiculous.

coffeepls

Lockster wrote: »

Believe it or not Maxizoo have a scales for weighing pets but nothing to stop you jumping on it. I did this myself a couple of weeks back.

Yes - more or less straight in the door past the tills.

Valhallapt

gar wrote: »

How about the amount of dog ****e! Monread park is ridiculous.

Not just monread, lots of brown snow on Main Street early this morning

2lazytogetup

Any air quality problem denyists.... Go up to monread or morell area now. Just outside and stinging eyes and burning throat with all the chimney smoke around.

Tomrota

2lazytogetup wrote: »

Any air quality problem denyists.... Go up to monread or morell area now. Just outside and stinging eyes and burning throat with all the chimney smoke around.

You don’t even have to go into the park, just step outside your house for five seconds and you’ll get the smell. The place is swamped in fumes. Smells like there’re about 100 bonfires burning at once. Absolute disgrace, can’t imagine how many people will be getting asthma, lung cancer, etc. as a result.

pale rider

Tomrota wrote: »

You don’t even have to go into the park, just step outside your house for five seconds and you’ll get the smell. The place is swamped in fumes. Smells like there’re about 100 bonfires burning at once. Absolute disgrace, can’t imagine how many people will be getting asthma, lung cancer, etc. as a result.

While I get that smoke does irritate some more than others If people are burning the correct fuel then it’s within the law, nothing to see here.

beertons

My chimney was smoking alot today, early on. There was no wind though, so it just lingered outside. I can't really do much about it.

scwazrh

beertons wrote: »

My chimney was smoking alot today, early on. There was no wind though, so it just lingered outside. I can't really do much about it.

Use your boiler instead of lighting a fire ?

beertons

scwazrh wrote: »

Use your boiler instead of lighting a fire ?

Heat my whole house, when I only want one room warm?

jaffa20

beertons wrote: »

Heat my whole house, when I only want one room warm?

Turn off the radiators in the rooms you don't need heated....

scwazrh

beertons wrote: »

Heat my whole house, when I only want one room warm?

Well you know the smoke is lingering so instead of polluting the local air could you not manage for a night ?Bit selfish really.

coffeepls

2lazytogetup wrote: »

Any air quality problem denyists.... Go up to monread or morell area now. Just outside and stinging eyes and burning throat with all the chimney smoke around.

I was around that actual area about an hour before your post. Yes there was a smell of chimney smoke. It didn’t seem that bad to me. No sore eyes or throat.

beertons

jaffa20 wrote: »

Turn off the radiators in the rooms you don't need heated....

No.

Bogwoppit

beertons wrote: »

My chimney was smoking alot today, early on. There was no wind though, so it just lingered outside. I can't really do much about it.

Run your stove hotter to get a cleaner burn. If you’re getting a lot of smoke then you’re doing it wrong.

2lazytogetup

i dont want this thread to become too negative. admittedly i start.

Naas is a great aul town. i dont notice much anti social behaviour. lots to do, ie amenities. one of the big disadvantages for me and some others was that its a commute to work. but with wfh going to become more common in years to come. that problem is becoming less. Id say id have more time (less commuting) to venture into the town on weekday evenings to a restaurant and a bar.

bring on the canal greenway and the new kerdifstown park. and with less commuting traffic, will be even quicker into dublin on the n7 when you need to.

Tomrota

2lazytogetup wrote: »

i dont want this thread to become too negative. admittedly i start.

Naas is a great aul town. i dont notice much anti social behaviour. lots to do, ie amenities. one of the big disadvantages for me and some others was that its a commute to work. but with wfh going to become more common in years to come. that problem is becoming less. Id say id have more time (less commuting) to venture into the town on weekday evenings to a restaurant and a bar.

bring on the canal greenway and the new kerdifstown park. and with less commuting traffic, will be even quicker into dublin on the n7 when you need to.

I just really would like the air to be fresh and I wish that we could start switching over to more environmentally friendly ways of heating our homes as it has a really bad effect on me personally. I end up having to drive to punchstown or the router side of naas just to go for a walk.

In terms of anti-social behaviour, it’s definitely not that bad. Maybe it is worse in the Sallins area but overall is grand. And in terms of commuting, the transport situation is pretty grim compared to other commuter towns which have Dublin bus and DART. There are no local bus routes in the area so car reliance is pretty high.

I never meant to sound negative about it in any of my posts, but if I did it’s out of wanting to improve the area. Naas is a lovely place, and when the Kerdiffstown park, the deburg park (anyone have any updates on that?) and the shopping centre are completed, it will be even better. It’s close proximity to dublin is also a huge plus, so you’re never too far from a concert, the airport or a hospital. I’m happy to live here.

Thomasirl123

Tomrota wrote: »

I just really would like the air to be fresh and I wish that we could start switching over to more environmentally friendly ways of heating our homes as it has a really bad effect on me personally. I end up having to drive to punchstown or the router side of naas just to go for a walk.

In terms of anti-social behaviour, it’s definitely not that bad. Maybe it is worse in the Sallins area but overall is grand. And in terms of commuting, the transport situation is pretty grim compared to other commuter towns which have Dublin bus and DART. There are no local bus routes in the area so car reliance is pretty high.

I never meant to sound negative about it in any of my posts, but if I did it’s out of wanting to improve the area. Naas is a lovely place, and when the Kerdiffstown park, the deburg park (anyone have any updates on that?) and the shopping centre are completed, it will be even better. It’s close proximity to dublin is also a huge plus, so you’re never too far from a concert, the airport or a hospital. I’m happy to live here.

What type of anti social behaviour is in Sallins?

wilser

Thomasirl123 wrote: »

What type of anti social behaviour is in Sallins?

I'd also like to know.I'm in Sallins over 20 years and I've no idea what they are talking about