Off Topic Thread 4.0

Buer

Mayo are going to close this out but there's a solid argument that they're the second best side on the field here. 2 points in it and the difference is a great stop from David Clarke but a verysoft goal to concede by Armagh.

awec

Up Armagh!

Dave_The_Sheep

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

That paying more to sit next to the person you're flying with is a load of bollocks.

That being said, you know the rules when you get on the plane. Even if the rules are a load of ****.

It's great. Bit of peace and quiet for a few hours.

Buer

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

It's great. Bit of peace and quiet for a few hours.

Agreed.

I always avoid paying so I don't have to sit next to herself.

stephen_n

Buer wrote: »

Agreed.

I always avoid paying so I don't have to sit next to herself.

Convenient excuse for a cheap b@stard that.

AerLingus still allow you to book seats for free as long as it’s within 48 hours before the flight. So it only really affects people checking in on the day.

CatFromHue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3s1WZ2ImGI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6b6PsfrnOs

so good!! :eek:

jr86

Buer wrote: »

Mayo are going to close this out but there's a solid argument that they're the second best side on the field here. 2 points in it and the difference is a great stop from David Clarke but a verysoft goal to concede by Armagh.

On borrowed time really

I liked the look of Armagh but they're still a side who are lower Division 2, and probably would have lost to Down only for them losing Caolan Mooney. With all due respect its not a game any team with All Ireland ambitions should be limping over the line in - and were fortunate enough to do so

Mayo's last two championship campaigns have seen losses to Roscommon, Kildare, Galway (all Division 1 in that year) and unconvincing wins over Tipperary, Down and Armagh (all division 2/3 in that year).

At championship level I think Mayo have now regressed to the tier below Donegal, Tyrone, Kerry and maybe Roscommon and Galway, who themselves are all a tier below Dublin all out on their own

Mayo still bring plenty of drama as seen last night but it looks like an appearance in the Super 8s are the best they can hope for at present

Looks like the AI dream is gone for this era - its a shame they couldn't win one, and they certainly should have

Jaysus Tipp.

thomond2006

Limerick are back babey. Serious second half performance.

Buer

Think that just about summed up the MHC this year.

Great showing from Limerick but not exactly an enthralling game.

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

Think that just about summed up the MHC this year.

Great showing from Limerick but not exactly an enthralling game.

The first half was pretty ferocious but the number of wides wasn't great.

jr86

The gas thing is that Tipp arguably have an easier route to the AI final than Limerick. They'll account of Dublin with little fuss and then have Wexford who had a super win today but don't have enough quality to live with Tipp

Limerick on the other hand will probably play Cork in the semi, who beat them this year and should have beat them in the semi last year

stephen_n

Jaysus the stickball makes sh1te of driving in the city. It’s like Pride for culchies around Croke Park this evening, extremely drunk, brightly colored flag waving culchies falling about the place locked.

thomond2006

The Greatest Sport in the World™ is indeed Culchie Pride.

Diabhal Beag

thomond2006 wrote: »

The Greatest Sport in the World™ is indeed Culchie Pride.

You sold your rural heritage to the devil for a coddle and pear sandwich.

thomond2006

I see that the move has fallen through, but who is paying for the likes of Diarmaid Connolly to play in Boston for three months? I assume the player isn't "paid" but that everything (flights, accomodation etc) is paid for?

ClanofLams

thomond2006 wrote: »

I see that the move has fallen through, but who is paying for the likes of Diarmaid Connolly to play in Boston for three months? I assume the player isn't "paid" but that everything (flights, accomodation etc) is paid for?

Local expats who have done well and similar second generation Irish Americans. Normal players would get set up with a job and accommodation. Know some very average (by their own admission) lads who got that. Top players like Connolly would be getting a fair bit more than that I would guess.

Squidgy Black

thomond2006 wrote: »

I see that the move has fallen through, but who is paying for the likes of Diarmaid Connolly to play in Boston for three months? I assume the player isn't "paid" but that everything (flights, accomodation etc) is paid for?

They're not paid directly for playing. They get setup in 'jobs' by expats and members of the club, and are paid for those. Could be as simple as being an ambassador for the club and running some training sessions for younger teams, and would get a nice sum for it. I know a few lads who were playing u21s who went over and got paid a nice sum and had accommodation/expenses all covered.

dregin

Cloudflare take a dive and the whole internet goes with them. One gateway shared by so many services is utter lunacy, especially when half of them don't know how to mitigate against Cloudflare outages properly.

awec

Watching the women’s World Cup for the first time, this USA team are seriously impressive on the ball.

thomond2006

dregin wrote: »

Cloudflare take a dive and the whole internet goes with them. One gateway shared by so many services is utter lunacy, especially when half of them don't know how to mitigate against Cloudflare outages properly.

In English?

Squidgy Black

thomond2006 wrote: »

In English?

Company that provides a wall that stops the big baddies from attacking websites went down, but majority of internet websites use this service and don't know what to do when it does go down

Neil3030

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Company that provides a wall that stops the big baddies from attacking websites went down, but majority of internet websites use this service and don't know what to do when it does go down

Can you dumb that down a touch more, doc?

awec

Neil3030 wrote: »

Can you dumb that down a touch more, doc?

Imagine An Post scanned everyone's post for bills and summons', so that you only ever receive nice post like tax refunds and birthday cards.

But then An Post breaks, and suddenly nobody is receiving any post at all. So whenever your ma is trying to send you your birthday card with the money in it, she can't find you.

molloyjh

awec wrote: »

Watching the women’s World Cup for the first time, this USA team are seriously impressive on the ball.

Yeah been watching it on and off for the last week or so. A lot more entertaining fare than the mens nonsense. The VAR thing is hilariously bad though. It's not like there isn't a perfectly functional video review system in operation elsewhere.

Squidgy Black

Neil3030 wrote: »

Can you dumb that down a touch more, doc?

Imagine a wall, and on the other side is a load of websites. But there's a door through the wall, that opens if it detects you're not a baddy, or stays closed if you're up to no good.

The door broke and was stuck closed, and most of the websites didn't know how to throw a ladder over the wall to let people through.

Stheno

How many var officials do they need???

part time punk

thomond2006 wrote: »

dregin wrote: »

Cloudflare take a dive and the whole internet goes with them. One gateway shared by so many services is utter lunacy, especially when half of them don't know how to mitigate against Cloudflare outages properly.

In English?

Is that why boards wasn't working on my phone earlier?

Dave_The_Sheep

Stheno wrote: »

How many var officials do they need???

The VAR thing is hilariously bad though. It's not like there isn't a perfectly functional video review system in operation elsewhere.

But it was correct tonight, and didn't take an age. Well, much of an age.

Some of the outfield play this tournament has been excellent. The keeping though, generally, has been ****e.

Which has lead to some spectacular goals. Winner all round, I say. Bar the keepers, obviously.

molloyjh

It was correct, but that's not what I meant when I said it was hilariously bad. The whole system of the referee going off the pitch and nobody hearing any of it so not ever really sure what is happening is mental. Maybe that isn't needed in a less technical game like soccer but I just find the whole process bizarre.

irishbucsfan

It's the first time those officials and players have used it. It'll take some time for them to get a process that works for them.

DGRulz

awec wrote: »

Imagine An Post scanned everyone's post for bills and summons', so that you only ever receive nice post like tax refunds and birthday cards.

But then An Post breaks, and suddenly nobody is receiving any post at all. So whenever your ma is trying to send you your birthday card with the money in it, she can't find you.

Do people still send birthday cards with money in the post?

Mr Tickle

DGRulz wrote: »

Do people still send birthday cards with money in the post?

Not when Cloudfare goes down

awec

DGRulz wrote: »

Do people still send birthday cards with money in the post?

I get them from boards posters every year.

swiwi_

Most people think Eve tempted Adam in the Garden of Eden with an apple. But I reckon it was Haagen Dazs. Probably the salted caramel cheesecake.

awec

awec wrote: »

I get them from boards posters every year.

Some people are like that, if they get a card they feel obliged to send their own.

awec

Deleted User wrote: »

Some people are like that, if they get a card they feel obliged to send their own.

Have you ever got a card from me Venjur?

awec

awec wrote: »

Have you ever got a card from me Venjur?

I have never attempted to make any kind of humorous remark relating to the departure of Ruan Pienaar from Ulster so no.

Yes.

sydthebeat

delighted to see harrington rip it up on day 1 of the Irish Open

mfceiling

Just found out today that one of my best friend's brother in law took his own life.
Wife's 1st cousin did the same at Christmas. My 1st cousin did it a few years back.
What did they have in common? Middle aged men with young families.
It's a horrendous thing to happen to any family.
Talking to a few lads in work today and every single one had a similar story of a friend or family member.

No matter how bad things are don't be afraid to ask for help or talk to someone. I've a very good friend going through a bad time at the minute. Every day he bends the ear off me and we break down what supports are there, where his head is at and sometimes just have a laugh at the absurdity of his situation. He told me that he'd be in a seriously dark place if he didn't have me to chat to. Now I'm far from a councillor or anything like that but I try to keep his spirits up and check in with him every weekend to make sure he's still on the right path.

TLDR....Keep an eye on each other and take care of yourself.

OldRio

Have I heard that Trump speech correctly or am I missing context but 'taking over the airports'?

Squidgy Black

OldRio wrote: »

Have I heard that Trump speech correctly or am I missing context but 'taking over the airports'?

Yup.

Said they took over airports in the 18th century during the war of independence.

Are you really surprised?

sydthebeat

He can't even read a teleprompter right.....


The man's a dangerous idiot

stephen_n

mfceiling wrote: »

Just found out today that one of my best friend's brother in law took his own life.
Wife's 1st cousin did the same at Christmas. My 1st cousin did it a few years back.
What did they have in common? Middle aged men with young families.
It's a horrendous thing to happen to any family.
Talking to a few lads in work today and every single one had a similar story of a friend or family member.

No matter how bad things are don't be afraid to ask for help or talk to someone. I've a very good friend going through a bad time at the minute. Every day he bends the ear off me and we break down what supports are there, where his head is at and sometimes just have a laugh at the absurdity of his situation. He told me that he'd be in a seriously dark place if he didn't have me to chat to. Now I'm far from a councillor or anything like that but I try to keep his spirits up and check in with him every weekend to make sure he's still on the right path.

TLDR....Keep an eye on each other and take care of yourself.

I would highly recommend getting Assist training. It’s first aid for suicide if you will. Anyone can do the training, but it’s a two day course so it’s a commitment, but well worth it. Suicide is such a huge issue, yet because of the stigma involved it doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. 392 deaths last year by suicide, but they reckon it could be double that in reality.

The Lost Sheep

stephen_n wrote: »

I would highly recommend getting Assist training. It’s first aid for suicide if you will. Anyone can do the training, but it’s a two day course so it’s a commitment, but well worth it. Suicide is such a huge issue, yet because of the stigma involved it doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. 392 deaths last year by suicide, but they reckon it could be double that in reality.

I will second that. Did it in university and 2 days of doing it worth so so much more.

kuang1

stephen_n wrote: »

I would highly recommend getting Assist training. It’s first aid for suicide if you will. Anyone can do the training, but it’s a two day course so it’s a commitment, but well worth it. Suicide is such a huge issue, yet because of the stigma involved it doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. 392 deaths last year by suicide, but they reckon it could be double that in reality .

And some.

"death by misadventure" is a common conclusion the coroner comes to in cases of suicide.
A lot of those single vehicle accidents where the car hits a wall are suicides. (the news won't include details of a seat belt not being worn and airbags being disabled)
I could relay multiple anecdotes of deaths by suicide that were officially labelled otherwise.
I had a client a few years back who worked in one of the busiest morgues in the country.
He estimated that the true suicide rate was at minimum 3 times the official figure, and could be as high as 5 times it.

Were the true number to be known, it could bring down a government.

stephen_n

kuang1 wrote: »

And some.

"death by misadventure" is a common conclusion the coroner comes to in cases of suicide.
A lot of those single vehicle accidents where the car hits a wall are suicides. (the news won't include details of a seat belt not being worn and airbags being disabled)
I could relay multiple anecdotes of deaths by suicide that were officially labelled otherwise.
I had a client a few years back who worked in one of the busiest morgues in the country.
He estimated that the true suicide rate was at minimum 3 times the official figure, and could be as high as 5 times it.

Were the true number to be known, it could bring down a government.

Yeah it’s very hard to tell, unless someone indicated they are going to suicide, or they leave a note. It’s nearly always recorded as something else. Same with the figures for attempts. If you don’t admit you were attempting suicide, it’s not recorded as such. Convenient politically really.

Former Former

It's nothing to do with politics.

If a suicide death is deliberately misrecorded as something else, that is done for the benefit of the family due to the lingering stigma around suicide.

Another toxic hangover from the malign and, let's be honest, evil influence of the Catholic church on Irish life.

sullivlo

Former Former wrote: »

It's nothing to do with politics.

If a suicide death is deliberately misrecorded as something else, that is done for the benefit of the family due to the lingering stigma around suicide.

Another toxic hangover from the malign and, let's be honest, evil influence of the Catholic church on Irish life.

Or insurance. Life assurance doesn't cover suicide, and I can't imagine mortgage protection covering it either. Death by misadventure will be covered by insurers.

kuang1

Former Former wrote: »

It's nothing to do with politics.

If a suicide death is deliberately misrecorded as something else, that is done for the benefit of the family due to the lingering stigma around suicide.

Another toxic hangover from the malign and, let's be honest, evil influence of the Catholic church on Irish life.

I know a woman who lost her daughter to suicide. Threw herself into the sea.
Death was not recorded as suicide. The mother wanted it to be. She was told that an inquest would be needed and the burial would need to be delayed by weeks or possibly months.

The system is set up to minimise deaths recorded as suicide.
The paltry sums budgeted to mental health would be much more in the public eye were the true number of deaths by suicide be known.

It does indeed have a political aspect to it.





Oops no politics!