Off Topic Thread 4.0

Squidgy Black

I remember growing up, everyone always used to say "wait until you're 21 and your insurance will drop significantly". Then it increased to wait until you're 23, 25, and so on. I'm dreading my renewal, I'm paying a grand at the moment but from shopping around it's looking like it'll be around 13-1400 at least.

stephen_n

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I remember growing up, everyone always used to say "wait until you're 21 and your insurance will drop significantly". Then it increased to wait until you're 23, 25, and so on. I'm dreading my renewal, I'm paying a grand at the moment but from shopping around it's looking like it'll be around 13-1400 at least.

Did you have an accident or are you driving a Ferrari :eek:

Squidgy Black

stephen_n wrote: »

Did you have an accident or are you driving a Ferrari :eek:

Nope, but an 07 3 series when you're under the age of 25 (even with 4 years NCB) is impossible to insure.

stephen_n

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Nope, but an 07 3 series when you're under the age of 25 (even with 4 years NCB) is impossible to insure.

I’m glad I’m old

stephen_n

Actually cried laughing.

Neil3030

Neil3030 wrote: »

That's pretty much how capitalism works, right? They charge what the market will pay. Not what the product is worth. E.g. avocados are extortionately expensive in California despite being grown down the road.

I'd say the fact that I'm required to have insurance removes this debate from the realm of pure capitalism.

I'm paying nearly double what I was paying 2-3 years ago for a moderate family car. No accidents no points.

It's a sham.

mfceiling

I'm watching Modern Family here. Aside from the fact that it's very good, Sofia Vergara is 46.
Good lord jesus.

The Pheasant2

mfceiling wrote: »

I'm watching Modern Family here. Aside from the fact that it's very good, Sofia Vergara is 46.
Good lord jesus.

Like a fine wine

mfceiling

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Like a fine wine

To be kept in a basement?

Stheno

mfceiling wrote: »

To be kept in a basement?

Dear God.

Sirius Boner

mfceiling wrote: »

To be kept in a basement?

Thought you were going to say she should be bottled

kuang1

mfceiling wrote: »

I'm watching Modern Family here. Aside from the fact that it's very good, Sofia Vergara is 46.
Good lord jesus.

Yeah she's gotta be as close as it gets to having the perfect figure in fairness.
But who am I...to obectifiiii

Dave_The_Sheep

Deleted User wrote: »

Every time renewal comes up I feel like I'm shopping around for who is going to take the least advantage of me as opposed to where I can get a good deal.

Lie.

Not about your details, but about how much others are quoting you. They'll usually come close to your untrue figure, but better than anything else you'll get. Particularly your current insurer who want to keep your business.

Squidgy Black

Wouldn't be a chargers game without sitting on the edge of your chair sweating for the final couple of drives

thomond2006

The Bears. Heartattack offense.

thomond2006

I feel ill.

errlloyd

God. That's a sickener.

Dave_The_Sheep

Great game though.

thomond2006

For context: https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1082078443049603073?s=19

Bears fans get a taste of Ireland vs NZ 2013. A complete sickener.

thomond2006

This wasn't a dream!

Buer

Play a guy with a 76% success rate from FGs, it's going to come back to bite you. Some teams would have moved on from him during the season. He was 73% on FGs from 30-50 yards.

But the Bears didn't lose because of him. Their offence was dogsh*t in the opening half. I see Trubisky getting a lot of plaudits for his play late on but he couldn't get anything going at all in the first half. The playcalling and offence overall were poor though. It's a shame given how hard their defence has worked for them this season.

I was convinced one of the Seahawks, Ravens or Bears would be making it to a Championship game. All one score losses. A couple of cracking games lined up for next week though. All of a sudden starting to look like the annual Patriots invitational game in early February is on the cards again.

thomond2006

The Bears gave Parkey a big free agent deal so that's what kept him on the roster. His salary is guaranteed for next season too but they'll have to cut him now. It's a pity as their free agent signings were fantastic otherwise. Allen Robinson looks close to his best.

The Chargers have a great opportunity to win in Foxboro. They're the Mayo of the NFL so they made difficult work of the Ravens but they look like a great team.

Podge_irl

I enjoy a good defensive slugfest, but the Bears - Eagles first half didn't really seem like a defensive slugfest. It seemed more like terrible, terrible offence.

The Chiefs Indy game could be pretty mental. Divisional Weekend is always the best.

Buer

Podge_irl wrote: »

I enjoy a good defensive slugfest, but the Bears - Eagles first half didn't really seem like a defensive slugfest. It seemed more like terrible, terrible offence.

The Chiefs Indy game could be pretty mental. Divisional Weekend is always the best.

And it's the prime watching slot for those in Europe i.e. Saturday night. I can't see the Colts stopping them. Their secondary is good but I don't think it's good enough to shut down Mahomes.

The offence was poor on both sides last night. A lot of 3 and out plays. The media narrative of Foles being the playoff guru continues but he wasn't good.

It's going to be interesting to see it pan out. The Eagles are hitting some luck/form at the right time. Since the Saints obliterated them in November, they've won 6 of their last 7 including games against the Bears, Rams and Texans. That was also the last time the Saints offence put on a show. Since then, they've been very patchy.

the baby bull elephant

https://twitter.com/ScottGustin/status/1082095504970919936?s=19

The kick was tipped.

troyzer

Why doesn't every NFL team have a washed out centre who couldn't make it in the NBA just for critical field goal attempts? If they can have a specialist long snapper, they can have a specialist field goal blocker.

I remember the Broncos brining out Osweiler a couple of years ago to try and block a late kick because he was the tallest player on the team.

Buer

troyzer wrote: »

Why doesn't every NFL team have a washed out centre who couldn't make it in the NBA just for critical field goal attempts? If they can have a specialist long snapper, they can have a specialist field goal blocker.

You need to be able to get close enough to get a finger on it. Being 7ft tall will be little use if you don't have the explosive power to get those extra couple of feet closer to the ball and push into the line in front of you.

thomond2006

Colts @ Chiefs
Cowboys @ Rams
Chargers @ Patriots
Eagles @ Saints

The Chargers have the best chance of a road win IMO. Their offense had dodgy moments but the Baltimore defense is far superior to the Patriots. Gronkowski looks finished as well and he's the go-to in tough spots.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

Colts @ Chiefs
Cowboys @ Rams
Chargers @ Patriots
Eagles @ Saints

The Chargers have the best chance of a road win IMO. Their offense had dodgy moments but the Baltimore defense is far superior to the Patriots. Gronkowski looks finished as well and he's the go-to in tough spots.

Julian Edelman all the way for the safety blanket. If it wasn't for his suspension, he was on course for his biggest ever season and is going to be the key man for the Patriots although who the hell knows with them. With the Chargers secondary, I can see Michel and White having important games.

The Chargers haven't lost a game outside of LA this season but I don't see them having enough to beat the Patriots in Boston. Their offence has been pretty poor in recent weeks even allowing for the fact they've faced the Ravens twice and Broncos. One TD pass from Rivers and he hasn't thrown for 200 yards in three consecutive games. They'll need to get their game together and fast.

Tomtom364

Buer wrote: »

You need to be able to get close enough to get a finger on it. Being 7ft tall will be little use if you don't have the explosive power to get those extra couple of feet closer to the ball and push into the line in front of you.

Is lineout style lifting outlawed in NFL?

Buer

Tomtom364 wrote: »

Is lineout style lifting outlawed in NFL?

You can't even push off a team mate to try and get a bit of a boost!

Yeah_Right

The worst thing about the Bears getting knocked out of the playoffs, is you know that's it for a few seasons. They never seem to be able to make it as a consistent playoff team.

thomond2006

Yeah_Right wrote: »

The worst thing about the Bears getting knocked out of the playoffs, is you know that's it for a few seasons. They never seem to be able to make it as a consistent playoff team.

I wouldn't see it that way. The NFC North is weaker than in previous seasons and the Bears don't have many players to re-sign. They have no first round picks in the next two drafts but considering they got Khalil Mack it was worth losing them.

stephen_n

Boards took away my Simpsons skin f@*#£€rs. These skins hurt my eyes, Black is bad but blue is godamn awful

Stheno

stephen_n wrote: »

Boards took away my Simpsons skin f@*#£€rs. These skins hurt my eyes, Black is bad but blue is godamn awful

There's only three now

awec

Anyone any recommendations for furniture shops other than the usual big chains?

Synode

awec wrote: »

Anyone any recommendations for furniture shops other than the usual big chains?

Did you have a look up in Beacon South Quarter? Some nice stuff up there

awec

Synode wrote: »

Did you have a look up in Beacon South Quarter? Some nice stuff up there

Was considering that. One of the furniture shops there closed recently though.

Wouldn't mind getting a dining table made, anyone know anyone who does that?

Stheno

awec wrote: »

Was considering that. One of the furniture shops there closed recently though.

Wouldn't mind getting a dining table made, anyone know anyone who does that?

Woodworking forum

Buer

awec wrote: »

Was considering that. One of the furniture shops there closed recently though.

Wouldn't mind getting a dining table made, anyone know anyone who does that?

I'll sell you one. Top badly damaged. Leg missing. Otherwise fine. It's yours for €2 or an Ulster season ticket.

Only joking. I'll only take the cash.

dregin

awec wrote: »

Was considering that. One of the furniture shops there closed recently though.

Wouldn't mind getting a dining table made, anyone know anyone who does that?

Home Street Home in Harolds Cross do custom stuff and have a load of cool tables in the store. Think they've a sale on atm.

https://homestreethome.ie/

stephen_n

Stheno wrote: »

There's only three now

I've only got two options black or blue.

mfceiling

awec wrote: »

Was considering that. One of the furniture shops there closed recently though.

Wouldn't mind getting a dining table made, anyone know anyone who does that?

Look outside of dublin for furniture. Navan has a good selection of independent shops. We bought a lot of stuff from Design Options in portlaoise over the years....the single nicest man I have ever dealt with in my life (no relation!!).
If you have money to burn and want to have the exact same furniture as every middle class family in south Dublin then go to Neptune. Basically it's Ikea for the middle classes.

Stheno

mfceiling wrote: »

Look outside of dublin for furniture. Navan has a good selection of independent shops. We bought a lot of stuff from Design Options in portlaoise over the years....the dingle nicest man I have ever dealt with in my life (no relation!!).
If you have money to burn and want to have the exact same furniture as every middle class family in south Dublin then go to Neptune. Basically it's Ikea for the middle classes.

Second Design Options, I've a few pieces from them for ten plus years.

awec

mfceiling wrote: »

Look outside of dublin for furniture. Navan has a good selection of independent shops. We bought a lot of stuff from Design Options in portlaoise over the years....the dingle nicest man I have ever dealt with in my life (no relation!!).
If you have money to burn and want to have the exact same furniture as every middle class family in south Dublin then go to Neptune. Basically it's Ikea for the middle classes.

Some nice things on the Design Options site but no prices. Are you talking low / mid / high prices? Compared to somewhere like Harvey Norman.

Stheno

awec wrote: »

Some nice things on the Design Options site but no prices. Are you talking low / mid / high prices? Compared to somewhere like Harvey Norman.

Mid. Certainly cheaper than home street home.

Yeah_Right

awec wrote: »

Anyone any recommendations for furniture shops other than the usual big chains?

We got a lot of good stuff Arnotts. Great service and variety.

Stay away from Feather & Burle in Ballymount. Nightmare to deal with and we weren't the only ones to have that experience.

Stheno

https://www.diamondfurniture.ie

I also got two natuzzi sofas and a mattress here last year. Very pleasant to deal with at the time I was travelling a lot and rescheduled delivery multiple times and they couldn't have been more accomadating

mfceiling

awec wrote: »

Some nice things on the Design Options site but no prices. Are you talking low / mid / high prices? Compared to somewhere like Harvey Norman.

As Stheno says it's mid range prices plus I've never bought anything from him and not received a bit of discount. Genuinely decent person to deal with.

America is such a mess. The absolute debacle of an address about a fictional border conflict and then a mass mailer asking for money to go on a list of 'wall supporters' is beyond tin pot dictator stuff.

The economy is still flying so it's hard to see an end in sight, but it's gone beyond bizarre and fully into the land of fairy tales and Unicorns.