Off Topic Thread 4.0

mfceiling

Would loved to have seen the 2005 Tyrone team against this current Dublin team. McMenamin, McGuigan, Stevie O'Neill, McMahons, Dooher, Mugsy etc. Was as good a team as I ever seen take a field. To be fair this Dublin team are something else as well.

thomond2006

That 10-15 minute salvo was something to witness.

Zzippy

mfceiling wrote: »

Would loved to have seen the 2005 Tyrone team against this current Dublin team. McMenamin, McGuigan, Stevie O'Neill, McMahons, Dooher, Mugsy etc. Was as good a team as I ever seen take a field. To be fair this Dublin team are something else as well.

The game has moved on since then, this team would run rings around them. Impossible to compare teams from different eras with the advanced in training and tactics.

dregin

Jesus christ, that was painful. Is there anything to be said for a championship without Dublin?!

molloyjh

dregin wrote: »

Jesus christ, that was painful. Is there anything to be said for a championship without Dublin?!

What would you call it? The Runner Up Championship?

Squidgy Black

molloyjh wrote: »

What would you call it? The Runner Up Championship?

The 'good, but not good enough to beat the best, so sort of almost winners championship'

Neil3030

The winner is presented with a commemorative "glass ceiling", made by Waterford Crystal.

stephen_n

Neil3030 wrote: »

The winner is presented with a commemorative "glass ceiling", made by Waterford Crystal.

Dropping it would be just about the only way any of them will break it.

thomond2006

Still gutted this morning. It's not that I didn't expect a (heavy) loss but the nature of it was pure Mayo. That was probably the last chance for a number of mainstays like Keith Higgins, Andy Moran and Colm Boyle. There are a few players coming through that look promising (Carr in particular shone in the first half) but some of Mayo's best ever players are now past their best.

It's possible Mayo will still make the last four by default but Dublin's juggernaut isn't going anywhere. Goals aside some of the points scored from play in the second half were of a quality Mayo can't match on a consistent basis over 70 minutes.

Diabhal Beag

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's possible Mayo will still make the last four by default but Dublin's juggernaut isn't going anywhere. Goals aside some of the points scored from play in the second half were of a quality Mayo can't match on a consistent basis over 70 minutes.

For all the talk of getting rid of the provincials it's realistically the only hope of silverware that every county outside of Dublin has. Mayo have no reason not to be targeting a final next year again next year even if Moran/Higgins/Clarke/Boyle go.

Dubs have a good core of young players with years left on the clock and then lads like Archer from their U-20's who will thrive at senior.

irishbucsfan

At least we have the hurling to enjoy

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

At least we have the hurling to enjoy

Do they know what hurling is in Kildare?

stephen_n

awec wrote: »

Do they know what hurling is in Kildare?

About as much as they know about football these days.

thomond2006

34k attendance for Kerry-Tyrone. Yikes.

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

34k attendance for Kerry-Tyrone. Yikes.

As a fair weather fan, I thought these yokes always sold out. Especially a semi final.

mfceiling

*puts on petty hat*


I hope Dublin annihilate Kerry in the final...I mean really hammer them.

awec

mfceiling wrote: »

*puts on petty hat*


I hope Dublin annihilate Kerry in the final...I mean really hammer them.

Dublin will have them beat by half time, especially if Kerry play anything like the first half today.

swiwi_

If you like Noir...and you don’t mind subtitles (or can understand German)...then Babylon Berlin is great TV.

ClanofLams

thomond2006 wrote: »

34k attendance for Kerry-Tyrone. Yikes.

It’s probably a good thing. The GAA don’t care about complaints from fans but they certainly care about bottom line. Attendance today down almost 20,000 from Kerry Tyrone semi final four years ago, at €50 a pop that’s nearly a million euro.

They are lucky Mayo went on a run this year or it would be real disastrous stuff, only 45k attended Dublin Galway semi last year. Falling income will force the GAA to try something to even up the playing field a bit.

mfceiling

That stupid fcuking Horizon box is turning itself on and off constantly and when it does stay on it won't show any tv guide or won't change channels.
So I'm after ordering sky....16 quid a month for 6 months and then 32 after that!! Bargain for a tv service that actually works.
God that Horizon is a piece of junk.

awec

mfceiling wrote: »

That stupid fcuking Horizon box is turning itself on and off constantly and when it does stay on it won't show any tv guide or won't change channels.
So I'm after ordering sky....16 quid a month for 6 months and then 32 after that!! Bargain for a tv service that actually works.
God that Horizon is a piece of junk.

Can’t believe it took you so long.

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

That stupid fcuking Horizon box is turning itself on and off constantly and when it does stay on it won't show any tv guide or won't change channels.
So I'm after ordering sky....16 quid a month for 6 months and then 32 after that!! Bargain for a tv service that actually works.
God that Horizon is a piece of junk.

Mine is doing that a lot at the moment too, just knocks itself off and takes ages to wake up again. It has one bloody job - provide TV.

Synode

They designed the Horizon box to be everything. Router and TV. But it was a nightmare if you used both because the router always had to be reset which would interrupt recordings or people watching anything. They need to go back to the drawing board with it. Hopefully they are because their Internet is by far the best around

awec

Synode wrote: »

They designed the Horizon box to be everything. Router and TV. But it was a nightmare if you used both because the router always had to be reset which would interrupt recordings or people watching anything. They need to go back to the drawing board with it. Hopefully they are because their Internet is by far the best around

Siro will overtake their internet when it becomes available more widely. It's more expensive though.

Old car gave up the ghost there last weekend (on the way back from All Together Now no less, some hangover), how the feck do I shop for a new one? I got the last one cheap off my sister

Mr Tickle

Deleted User wrote: »

Old car gave up the ghost there last weekend (on the way back from All Together Now no less, some hangover), how the feck do I shop for a new one? I got the last one cheap off my sister

Is your sister selling again?

are you looking for something cheap or a bit more up market?
how much do you use it? where do you live (roughly)?

done deal is probably your best bet anyway.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I got the last one cheap off my sister

Must resist.

Mr Tickle

Mr Tickle wrote: »

Is your sister selling again?

are you looking for something cheap or a bit more up market?
how much do you use it? where do you live (roughly)?

done deal is probably your best bet anyway.

She is not. Not selling a car anyway.


Looking for something cheap. I've no problem driving a scraped up banger if it runs okay. I'm not a flashy person.



I live in the heart of the D4tress. I'd drive to work ~35km round trip twice a week. WFH the rest of the week. Might take it out at the weekend. So maybe 100km at most per week.


I was looking into PCP as I reckon I don't do much mileage. So much out there on donedeal and adverts. It's very overwhelming. Failing that, I'm considering busing to work and getting a bike.

mfceiling

[Deleted User] wrote: »

She is not. Not selling a car anyway.


Looking for something cheap. I've no problem driving a scraped up banger if it runs okay. I'm not a flashy person.



I live in the heart of the D4tress. I'd drive to work ~35km round trip twice a week. WFH the rest of the week. Might take it out at the weekend. So maybe 100km at most per week.


I was looking into PCP as I reckon I don't do much mileage. So much out there on donedeal and adverts. It's very overwhelming. Failing that, I'm considering busing to work and getting a bike.

Get over to the motors forum and look at the bangernomics thread. You'd pick up a cheap motor fierce handy.

Podge_irl

It depends on personal circumstances etc, but there is a surprising amount to be said for not bothering with a car and making use of GoCar and the likes (or proper rentals for weekends - just get pretty cheap annual excess insurance).

awec

Deleted User wrote: »

She is not. Not selling a car anyway.


Looking for something cheap. I've no problem driving a scraped up banger if it runs okay. I'm not a flashy person.



I live in the heart of the D4tress. I'd drive to work ~35km round trip twice a week. WFH the rest of the week. Might take it out at the weekend. So maybe 100km at most per week.


I was looking into PCP as I reckon I don't do much mileage. So much out there on donedeal and adverts. It's very overwhelming. Failing that, I'm considering busing to work and getting a bike.

PCP only really for new cars.

Mr Tickle

Deleted User wrote: »

She is not. Not selling a car anyway.


Looking for something cheap. I've no problem driving a scraped up banger if it runs okay. I'm not a flashy person.



I live in the heart of the D4tress. I'd drive to work ~35km round trip twice a week. WFH the rest of the week. Might take it out at the weekend. So maybe 100km at most per week.


I was looking into PCP as I reckon I don't do much mileage. So much out there on donedeal and adverts. It's very overwhelming. Failing that, I'm considering busing to work and getting a bike.

Well then come up with some basic filters for done deal.
So you probably don't need a particularly big engine. 1.4l petrol would be the max i'd look at. If you're in around the city a small hatch back would be grand.

Then pick an age bracket. If you can afford it go for something newer than 2010. otherwise you'll have to do an NCT every year.

Then in terms of millage, cars need to have their timing belt replaced every 60,000 miles (depends on the car but that's a ball park). If it has a timing chain you get a lot more out of it.
if one of those breaks on you the car is basically a write-off so it's worth paying attention to.

finally come up with a max price that you can afford.
Those should narrow your options down to something more manageable.

Also beware of anything that looks too good to be true. basically if there's only one of it in your price range there's probably a reason.

This is far from a comprehensive list but it's a decent start.

errlloyd

Podge_irl wrote: »

It depends on personal circumstances etc, but there is a surprising amount to be said for not bothering with a car and making use of GoCar and the likes (or proper rentals for weekends - just get pretty cheap annual excess insurance).

Yeah I live in the CC and sold my car a few months ago.

I get 200 pm renting out the space, save 900 pa on insurance, 500 pa on tax, probably a couple 100 on maintenance (it was a 12 year old Leon) plus a chunk on fuel. No real depreciation on that, but if I had a newer car there would be (slightly offsetting the higher tax). So I reckon I am about 4,500 - 5,000 PA better off by not having a car.

Gocar costs 8e per hour (or 2 euro per quarter) with insurance, parking and fuel all included. There are two major downsides. 1 is you have to return it to where you got it. So quite good for collecting someone from the airport or spinning out to do a big weekly shop. Pretty **** for going for a hike around Glendaloch or something. The second downside is while the daily rate is okay, they charge 50c per km after 50km (on a per booking basis). So for example a return trip to Galway would cost as much as e225 - so for that traditional rental is better.

Even still very happy with gocar. There referral system bonuses are deadly so if anyone is signing up hit up someone you know who has it.

Neil3030

CC? DCP? WFH?

Won't somebody please think of the lurkers!

awec

Neil3030 wrote: »

CC? DCP? WFH?

Won't somebody please think of the lurkers!

CC - City Centre

PCP (I assume this is what you meant) - Personal Contract Plan, which is basically a different type of finance plan for a car where the majority of the cost is loaded at the end of the term rather than the start. You don't really own the car for the first few years, so there are generally mileage limits, if you exceed these there are financial penalties.

WFH - Work from home

Squidgy Black

Bangernomics thread on the motors forum is the best way to go, as long as you can get insured on an older car.

Synode

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Old car gave up the ghost there last weekend (on the way back from All Together Now no less, some hangover), how the feck do I shop for a new one? I got the last one cheap off my sister

Was that you stuck just as the N7 meets the M50

Synode

Synode wrote: »

Was that you stuck just as the N7 meets the M50

I wish. I wound up on the N76 outside of kilkenny on my own with no battery. Lessons have been learned.

Podge_irl

Podge_irl wrote: »

It depends on personal circumstances etc, but there is a surprising amount to be said for not bothering with a car and making use of GoCar and the likes (or proper rentals for weekends - just get pretty cheap annual excess insurance).

I use a car share service in my city (not Ireland). it's great when there is one near by but when you really need one and there's nothing near by, it's a pain. the one advantage of the service is that you can park almost anywhere for free (city parking, you still pay for private car parks) and finish the rental anywhere you want within their rental zone. The even have vans a large diy places too but they have to be returned to the same place.

awec

Addison Yummy Fashion wrote: »

I use a car share service in my city (not Ireland). it's great when there is one near by but when you really need one and there's nothing near by, it's a pain. the one advantage of the service is that you can park almost anywhere for free (city parking, you still pay for private car parks) and finish the rental anywhere you want within their rental zone. The even have vans a large diy places too but they have to be returned to the same place.

I used Go Car to hire a van (Renault Transit) when moving house. Was the cheapest by far compared to the traditional hire companies.

Clegg

Tom Humphries has been released from jail. He served 20 months of a 30 month sentence.

mfceiling

What do you buy your father for his 70th birthday?
He's not a big drinker, not into his clothes, doesn't follow sport...Pretty much impossible to buy for every year and at Christmas.

Synode

mfceiling wrote: »

What do you buy your father for his 70th birthday?
He's not a big drinker, not into his clothes, doesn't follow sport...Pretty much impossible to buy for every year and at Christmas.

My old man's the same. I normally go for a casual shirt or jumper that he'd likely wear

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

What do you buy your father for his 70th birthday?
He's not a big drinker, not into his clothes, doesn't follow sport...Pretty much impossible to buy for every year and at Christmas.

Of all the things I got my dad I think he loved the Chromecast the most.

Neil3030

My go-to for people like this is an ironically large amount of a non-perishable everyday item I know they use or like. Heavier the better, if it's your old man (spare him carrying heavier items doing the shopping each week).

Tins of beans, cans of coke, shower gel, shampoo, shaving foam...

The key is to make it an ironically large amount so it stands out.

Like my friends who like flavoured sparkling water:

irishbucsfan

What’s their favourite flavor though? Pamplemoose probably

Neil3030

All flavours of LeCrotch taste the exact same. You can easily replicate that flavour at home by getting a Coke and McDonalds, drinking it quickly before the ice melts, then allowing the ice to melt. That melted ice, with an infinitesimally small hint of sweetness, that's the flavour. Now imagine that fizzy; that's every flavour of LeCrotch. Every. Single. One.

I usually go for tickets to a concert or a comedy gig

Dave_The_Sheep

mfceiling wrote: »

What do you buy your father for his 70th birthday?
He's not a big drinker, not into his clothes, doesn't follow sport...Pretty much impossible to buy for every year and at Christmas.

Books? Biographies for people he might have a lot of time for/admire etc. That's what I resorted to for my aul lad. John Cleese, Paxman, Springsteen, etc.

Former Former

Christan Wade giving this NFL lark a hell of a shot. Odds of making the roster still against him but maybe...

https://mobile.twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1162539385474019328