Off Topic Thread 4.0

Bazzo

errlloyd wrote: »

Is this within a phone contract? Or telecoms contract?

If the price goes up at all you have 30 days to opt out with no penalty. If it's a billpay phone you've just won the jackpot, because when you opt out you will get to keep your handset even though you haven't come close to paying it off.

When Three did it a few years ago loads of people did really well out of it. My mate had just started an iphone 7 contract (I think). He had paid 100e and was on the hook for 60e per month. Immediately got out of it having paid for one month. Brand new iphone 7 cost him 160e!

TV & internet. They apparently sent me an email(which I never received) notifying me of the price going up (I've received all their other emails just fine). A bit of googling and apparently it's very common practice here. I noticed it last month and got onto their chat support who of course promised me the world but none of it has materialised in this month's bill. I've screenshotted the conversation so I'll have to ring them and see how I get on with that.

errlloyd

Bazzo wrote: »

TV & internet. They apparently sent me an email(which I never received) notifying me of the price going up (I've received all their other emails just fine). A bit of googling and apparently it's very common practice here. I noticed it last month and got onto their chat support who of course promised me the world but none of it has materialised in this month's bill. I've screenshotted the conversation so I'll have to ring them and see how I get on with that.

Was it a contract that had flagged the price rise in advance? (First 6 months for 50 then rising to 55). That is really common here? Anyway, there is a good chance you'll succeed in getting it cancelled, but maybe not reverted to the old price.

Squidgy Black

Bazzo wrote: »

TV & internet. They apparently sent me an email(which I never received) notifying me of the price going up (I've received all their other emails just fine). A bit of googling and apparently it's very common practice here. I noticed it last month and got onto their chat support who of course promised me the world but none of it has materialised in this month's bill. I've screenshotted the conversation so I'll have to ring them and see how I get on with that.

Yeah most providers do it all the time, particularly Sky, they usually have annual price hikes.

Bazzo

errlloyd wrote: »

Was it a contract that had flagged the price rise in advance? (First 6 months for 50 then rising to 55). That is really common here? Anyway, there is a good chance you'll succeed in getting it cancelled, but maybe not reverted to the old price.

Nope. 18 months at X was the contract. It's with BT and they've been a disaster to deal with from day 1 so if they offer me cancellation I may just take it

awec

If they change the price then you can end the contract without penalty rather than agreeing to the higher rate.

Dave_The_Sheep

Squidgy Black wrote: »

The Bernard Shaw is closing next month. It'll be sorely missed I reckon, awful shame to see places like that, The Longstone, Howl at the Moon, even Andrew's Lane closing down and being replaced by hotels and Wetherspoons.

Hold on, the long stone is closing down?

errlloyd

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Hold on, the long stone is closing down?

On Townsend St? It's been gone for months now.

Dave_The_Sheep

errlloyd wrote: »

On Townsend St? It's been gone for months now.

Well, ****.

I mean I'm not in town that often (evidently), but I did like that place.

Squidgy Black

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Well, ****.

I mean I'm not in town that often (evidently), but I did like that place.

Yeah Marlet bought it, Apollo house, and Hawkins House, building a big office block and an 'entertainment' venue to replace the Screen cinema too.

Dave_The_Sheep

Can't wait. Suppose its inevitable though.

errlloyd

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Yeah Marlet bought it, Apollo house, and Hawkins House, building a big office block and an 'entertainment' venue to replace the Screen cinema too.

Think that entertainment venue is being challenged by Savoy group who sold the Screen on the condition it did not become a cinema.

Squidgy Black

Squidgy Black wrote: »

His timeline this season has been:

1. Arrives at OTAs in a helicopter
2. Throws a fit and storms out of OTAs because of his helmet being banned under the new regulations, tries to paint it to look the same as the legal ones but gets caught and once again goes ballistic.
3. After the summer break, misses the start of training camp due to having frostbite from cryotherapy.
4. Season opener rolls around, but he gets suspended for fighting with the GM and threatening to punch him in the face.
5. Suspension gets rolled back, but Brown then posts a video of Gruden his coach calling him asking to stop the drama and just play football on social media.
6. Brown then posts on Instagram saying "Release me", which the raiders do and he forfeits $30M in guaranteed money.
7. Patriots swoop in and sign him as a free agent.

It's genuinely one of the craziest stories in NFL history, and to think he was on the same team as Richie Incognito and made him look like a sane person in comparison.

Antonio Brown now accused of rape. crazy time for him indeed.

dregin

Squidgy Black wrote: »

The Bernard Shaw is closing next month. It'll be sorely missed I reckon, awful shame to see places like that, The Longstone, Howl at the Moon, even Andrew's Lane closing down and being replaced by hotels and Wetherspoons.

The Bernard Shaw is tolerable, the others were absolute dumps.

Podge_irl

I really liked the Long Stone but if it’s removal is the price to pay for that block being redeveloped it it a price well, well worth paying.

dregin

Podge_irl wrote: »

I really liked the Long Stone but if it’s removal is the price to pay for that block being redeveloped it it a price well, well worth paying.

Mulligans is around the corner and a bazillionty times better. Bazillionty.

Podge_irl

Neil3030 wrote: »

I must say I like McWilliams's (I think) idea - move Dublin Port to Louth and redevelop Dublin Port as mostly residential property.

It’s unnecessary. There is absolutely piles of unused or underused space inside the M50. The money this would cost - which would be a ****load - could be better spent elsewhere (like metro and bus connects which will do more for people). Dublin doesn’t need big sky thinking projects it needs what we have to work properly. Mind you at least building on the port wouldn’t have hundreds of well located and well off people wanting to **** everything up for everyone else.

Podge_irl

dregin wrote: »

Mulligans is around the corner and a bazillionty times better. Bazillionty.

I should probably clarify I’ve not been in the Long Stone in maybe 8 or 9 years I likely wouldn’t end up anywhere in that region nowadays.

Squidgy Black

Podge_irl wrote: »

It’s unnecessary. There is absolutely piles of unused or underused space inside the M50. The money this would cost - which would be a ****load - could be better spent elsewhere (like metro and bus connects which will do more for people). Dublin doesn’t need big sky thinking projects it needs what we have to work properly. Mind you at least building on the port wouldn’t have hundreds of well located and well off people wanting to **** everything up for everyone else.

I agree, I don't think building residential in the city centre is the right plan, the ideal thing would be larger scale developments in the greater Dublin area but with decent transport links to town, not just a one or two bus routes that run every half an hour and the route itself takes about an hour or longer with traffic. And not just 3/4 bed semi ds, have a mix of apartments and semi ds.

The Lost Sheep

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I agree, I don't think building residential in the city centre is the right plan, the ideal thing would be larger scale developments in the greater Dublin area but with decent transport links to town, not just a one or two bus routes that run every half an hour and the route itself takes about an hour or longer with traffic. And not just 3/4 bed semi ds, have a mix of apartments and semi ds.

I think it is. Yes transport links are needed for that but the solution cant always be to have people living further away from city centre.
We should be getting more use of space within the city centre

Yeah_Right

Say a prayer lads. My life is over. I'm getting hitched in a few hours.

F

Yeah_Right

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Say a prayer lads. My life is over. I'm getting hitched in a few hours.

Congrats! Have a great day and remember it's tradition to get drunk and start a fist fight with the father in law. They'll be offended if you don't.

feckin kiwi's comin over here takin our wimens, luke fitz will hear of this

sydthebeat

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Say a prayer lads. My life is over. I'm getting hitched in a few hours.

One of us! One of us!!

Congrats!! YR, hope the two of ye have a great day.... Seisun mor

Neil3030

Good man YR. Wish you all the best.

mfceiling

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Say a prayer lads. My life is over. I'm getting hitched in a few hours.

*Inhales deeply*


Bwwaaahhhhhh hhhaaaaa

Only kidding YR. Best of luck. Enjoy the day that's in it.

stephen_n

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Say a prayer lads. My life is over. I'm getting hitched in a few hours.

Commiserations... I mean congratulations

kuang1

I think when you're asked "do you take this woman" you should use your username as your answer.

Neil3030

Podge_irl wrote: »

It’s unnecessary. There is absolutely piles of unused or underused space inside the M50. The money this would cost - which would be a ****load - could be better spent elsewhere (like metro and bus connects which will do more for people). Dublin doesn’t need big sky thinking projects it needs what we have to work properly. Mind you at least building on the port wouldn’t have hundreds of well located and well off people wanting to **** everything up for everyone else.

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I agree, I don't think building residential in the city centre is the right plan, the ideal thing would be larger scale developments in the greater Dublin area but with decent transport links to town, not just a one or two bus routes that run every half an hour and the route itself takes about an hour or longer with traffic. And not just 3/4 bed semi ds, have a mix of apartments and semi ds.

So we force young people - no families, no pressing need for space, gardens etc., flexible in terms of taking short term leases, and who primarily work and socialise in town, to live in the suburbs and add to the congestion commuting into town.... because.... ?

molloyjh

Congrats YR. Hope the heads okay today and you enjoyed the day.

molloyjh

molloyjh wrote: »

Hope the heads okay today

Well he's married now so there won't be any more of that.

Rigor Mortis

Deleted User wrote: »

Well he's married now so there won't be any more of that.

I was only thinking that you had cleaned up your act a fair bit. Welcome back pal, we missed you down here in the gutter.

Podge_irl

Neil3030 wrote: »

So we force young people - no families, no pressing need for space, gardens etc., flexible in terms of taking short term leases, and who primarily work and socialise in town, to live in the suburbs and add to the congestion commuting into town.... because.... ?

There is absolutely piles of empty or under-utilised space in Dublin as things stand. Half of O’Connell street is empty! It would be an insane misuse of funds. We don’t need big projects - we need better use of current space and better public transport.

Neil3030

Podge_irl wrote: »

There is absolutely piles of empty or under-utilised space in Dublin as things stand. Half of O’Connell street is empty! It would be an insane misuse of funds. We don’t need big projects - we need better use of current space and better public transport.

I agree with you on there being terrible use of current structures. But I disagree strongly with residential in the city being the wrong idea.

thomond2006

The top of O'Connell St is an absolute joke.

Whoever owns those buildings that are derelict need to be fined annually. It's ****ing ridiculous.

Neil3030

thomond2006 wrote: »

The top of O'Connell St is an absolute joke.

Whoever owns those buildings that are derelict need to be fined annually. It's ****ing ridiculous.

It's a terrible investment strategy too.

Property only outperforms the stock market (in the long run) if you can acquire a rental yield of around 5%. So even if you consider they are saving the 1-2% annual maintenance costs of renting, they are still losing money.

Podge_irl

Neil3030 wrote: »

I agree with you on there being terrible use of current structures. But I disagree strongly with residential in the city being the wrong idea.

Yeah that’s fine. I don’t agree with that either. Geneva centre is full of apartments and it works perfectly. People looking for bigger places or gardens move out of town. Dublin is getting slightly better but more and bigger _decent_ apartment blocks are needed. There is no need to displace the port for it though - it would be an insanely expensive way to do it.

thomond2006

Neil3030 wrote: »

It's a terrible investment strategy too.

Property only outperforms the stock market (in the long run) if you can acquire a rental yield of around 5%. So even if you consider they are saving the 1-2% annual maintenance costs of renting, they are still losing money.

Limerick has had similar issues. Opposite the Hunt Museum has been derelict for a decade. Finally it looks like UL will be the ones to knock them and rebuild.

Podge_irl

They have renewed planning permission for the top of O’Connell street don’t they? Or are submitting new plans or something. The sooner the bloody better.

Synode

Congratulations Yeah_Right.

I'll just leave this here

Stheno

Synode wrote: »

Congratulations Yeah_Right.

I'll just leave this here

Heehee just showed this to the oh

errlloyd

But I'm not married and I am already getting close to step 3.

Stheno

errlloyd wrote: »

But I'm not married and I am already getting close to step 3.

Neither is the oh and he's at step three.

He's going on a diet:D

Neil3030

Women posters - 1 or 5, who is more physically attractive?

Squidgy Black

Problem I have with residential in the city centre is the land isn't the yield of cost vs what's delivered is a waste.

The problem is developers/council don't build more than 4 or 5 stories and ends up delivering small amount of units for mental money. For example O'Devaney gardens, the subsidised 'affordable' units start from 300k for a two bed apartment, with the normal ones 40% more than that.

The less we build outside the city, where houses can be built for cheaper due to logistics and the land costs, the less need there is to improve the infrastructure. And the higher the average house costs rise.

In most other countries a 10km commute into the city centre is an absolute breeze and people wouldn't even think about it logistically as it'd only be 15-20 minutes. But the problem is with Dublin, at the moment that 10km can end up being closer to an hour with traffic.

Neil3030

That makes sense SB, thanks for that.

Neil3030

Well thanks to SB and Podge I've changed my mind.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT THAT GOB****E MCWILLIAMS WANTS TO DO?!

Stheno

Neil3030 wrote: »

Women posters - 1 or 5, who is more physically attractive?

1.5

Neil3030

You know you're going to enjoy life (however short it may be) with #5, that's all I'll say.

Stheno

Squidgy Black wrote: »

In most other countries a 10km commute into the city centre is an absolute breeze and people wouldn't even think about it logistically as it'd only be 15-20 minutes. But the problem is with Dublin, at the moment that 10km can end up being closer to an hour with traffic.

I think it's a combination tbh I use the swords express to commute a bit more than that and it's about 45 mins all in each way most times

Good services are equally important imo

Squidgy Black

Stheno wrote: »

I think it's a combination tbh I use the swords express to commute a bit more than that and it's about 45 mins all in each way most times

Good services are equally important imo

Yeah but the Swords Express is a direct result of heavy development, where a service was provided because of a growing population in a suburb outside of Dublin city centre.

Before the likes of Holywell, Boroimhe etc were built, you had the 41 and the 33 only really, and the R125 being expanded etc to allow for routes like the Swords Express.