No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Nekarsulm

Jeez, Curry's are a nightmare ( going by my one and only visit).
Young lassie wanted a set of Buds for her birthday.
( wireless ear buds that let's them listen to music on the phone etc) so we were going through Navan and saw the Curry's store.
In we went, she had saved up some money and we had got three of those gift cards from insurance companies as a Covid refund on policies and had give them to her.
First of all a bouncer intercepted us inside the door.
What do you want to buy? he demanded.
Told him, and he instructed us to "stay there and I'll bring them".
"Can we look at a few types?" I asked.
"No, it's not allowed, they are in the back."
So a few minutes later he came back they were what sho wanted, so we were directed to a till.
Then the crack really started.
Girl give in the vouchers and said she'd pay the rest in cash.
"Oh, I'm afraid we cannot accept more than 2 vouchers for any goods"
I asked why, " company policy" she replied.
If there was something else we liked to buy, she could put the 3rd voucher towards it, however ...
I stuck to my guns,but we were getting nowhere, went back and forth over company policy a few times.
Told the sales girl we would leave them, and be writing to Head Office.
Then she came up with a master plan.
She couldn't accept three separate vouchers as payment for any item, but she could accept them to buy a Currys gift voucher..
So we ended up buying a Currys Gift Voucher with our three One4all vouchers, giving lots of details, email addresses etc, then when the Currys voucher was passed over the counter we passed it straight back along with about €30 to buy the Buds.
"Would we like insurance?" she asked..
"Would there be any chance of ever getting a claim settled?" I asked..
She admitted that she didn't know...

kollegeknight

Grueller wrote: »

You must eat small steaks, I'd nearly get 2 in while eating it.

Nearly? Do you have to leave the pint at the bar and walk up for a sip each time?

In the good old days of no lock downs, I’d have a feed of drink with a steak. Then in level, we’d order a well done steak just to get more pints in. Ball burst now.

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

I got an advent calender for my mother that had a pack of seeds In it for each day. Now some of them were strange but she will get use out of most of them.

My uncle could grow anything- he has grapes growing in Tipperary and makes red and white wine from them.... supposed to be pure muck but I’m always amazed he can grow them.

I got Mylar bags from wish for storing harvested seeds. You can iron seal them and they should last a fair few years. I sent on a few to them to see how they get on.

2018na

Birdnuts wrote: »

My mother made an organic mince lasagne this week for me - one of the nicest I've ever had(and that includes trips to Italy proper!!)

Maybe it’s because I was only in Rome but the food I had in Italy was very very average. Very hard to beat Irish food imho. Rome is a horrendous city in almost every way I would say

straight

2018na wrote: »

Maybe it’s because I was only in Rome but the food I had in Italy was very very average. Very hard to beat Irish food imho. Rome is a horrendous city in almost every way I would say

Ya, Italian food is not nice for us, they don't even serve it hot. Except for their pizza - that's savage.

Grueller

kollegeknight wrote: »

Nearly? Do you have to leave the pint at the bar and walk up for a sip each time?

In the good old days of no lock downs, I’d have a feed of drink with a steak. Then in level, we’d order a well done steak just to get more pints in. Ball burst now.

Haha. No but I'm not a big drinker these days. In my twenties however.......

whelan2

Grueller wrote: »

Haha. No but I'm not a big drinker these days. In my twenties however.......

It would be nice to get out for a couple of pints some time soon

Reggie.

Looks like peat is gone.

https://m.independent.ie/news/bord-na-mona-confirms-it-has-ended-peat-harvesting-for-good-39970397.html

whelan2

Just after hearing a Ritchie kavanagh song the battered sausage on local radio. Worth a listen to for a

roosterman71

whelan2 wrote: »

Just after hearing a Ritchie kavanagh song the battered sausage on local radio. Worth a listen to for a

Can't stand that lad

whelan2

roosterman71 wrote: »

Can't stand that lad

Neither can I but needed a laugh this morning.

roosterman71

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LQFS-7FIWI

We've a different sense of humour!

"And thats the truth"

Lime Tree Farm

Always brings a smile to my face when I remember my brother on maintenance at the ploughing. He was located near stands where Richie's song the Aon Focal was on constantly, he was sorely tempted to use the snips on the cables.

_Brian

This day 74 years ago - 15 January 1947 - electricity was switched on for the first time as part of the rural scheme introduced by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

Saw that over on Twitter.
A mere 74 years. It’s brought some change. I’ve often talked with my mum about this. She was 12 when they got electricity in. These people have seen change on an unimaginable scale, it’s hard to think of a generation that will see similar change in lifestyle

mayota

_Brian wrote: »

This day 74 years ago - 15 January 1947 - electricity was switched on for the first time as part of the rural scheme introduced by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

Saw that over on Twitter.
A mere 74 years. It’s brought some change. I’ve often talked with my mum about this. She was 12 when they got electricity in. These people have seen change on an unimaginable scale, it’s hard to think of a generation that will see similar change in lifestyle

Yesterday my daughter,8, as part of home schooling, was reading about the 1947 blizzard and she asked did the people order in the shopping? Order how, I asked? Online she said.!!

gozunda

Reggie. wrote: »

Looks like peat is gone.

https://m.independent.ie/news/bord-na-mona-confirms-it-has-ended-peat-harvesting-for-good-39970397.html

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

whelan2

mayota wrote: »

Yesterday my daughter,8, as part of home schooling, was reading about the 1947 blizzard and she asked did the people order in the shopping? Order how, I asked? Online she said.!!

My mother was born in April 1947. There was still snow up the height of the ditches

_Brian

gozunda wrote: »

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

This is 20 years coming, you can’t tell me an industry can’t develop an alternative in 20’years.

orm0nd

whelan2 wrote: »

My mother was born in April 1947. There was still snow up the height of the ditches

local tragedy here in that snow.

b4 my time but often heard it discussed .

I think in the midlands the ground was frozen so bad they had difficulty opening graves

Lime Tree Farm

Heading for Mayo - fabulous Hay - wouldn't say no.

I like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4prYO-EIA-A&feature=emb_rel_end

_Brian

orm0nd wrote: »

local tragedy here in that snow.

b4 my time but often heard it discussed .

I think in the midlands the ground was frozen so bad they had difficulty opening graves

I was told fires were lit on ground to thaw it for digging:(

NcdJd

gozunda wrote: »

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

Was speaking with someone last week about this and he said there's enough peat harvested to last three years for commercial horticulture and vegetable growers. Either a uniform alternative will be developed or it will be imported from the Baltic region. I would hope a suitable alternative would be found rather than importing peat from another country!

whelan2

whelan2 wrote: »

We ordered a bike in halfords at the end of December for daughters birthday tomorrow. Was getting emails and texts from them to collect it this evening. Went in bike hasn't even arrived in Ireland. I lost my ****. 4 workers standing having a laugh and not one of them would text, call or email to say not to come in. We are in a pandemic ffs. No idea when it will be in. I'm having my first glass of wine of 2021

Just got a bike in a small bike shop locally. The owner said halfords let so many people down at Christmas time.

whelan2

whelan2 wrote: »

Just got a bike in a small bike shop locally. The owner said halfords let so many people down at Christmas time.

They seem more interested in ignoring customers in the nearest Halfords to here as well, could be a culture in the company.

Reggie.

gozunda wrote: »

The impact on horticultural production will be huge...

She the Healy raes are on it. We'll be sound

Reggie.

NcdJd wrote: »

Was speaking with someone last week about this and he said there's enough peat harvested to last three years for commercial horticulture and vegetable growers. Either a uniform alternative will be developed or it will be imported from the Baltic region. I would hope a suitable alternative would be found rather than importing peat from another country!

Its harvested but will they bring it to the depots. They dont mill the peat anymore tho

NcdJd

Reggie. wrote: »

Its harvested but will they bring it to the depots. They dont mill the peat anymore tho

Must keep a bag or two of the BNM peat and a bale of briquettes for posterity.

I wonder will briquettes be collector's items in 10 years time.

Reggie.

NcdJd wrote: »

Must keep a bag or two of the BNM peat and a bale of briquettes for posterity.

I wonder will briquettes be collector's items in 10 years time.

Turf will be the next thing

Say my name

World shearing record broken by Megan Whitehead.



https://twitter.com/maggiepayne_/status/1349839469550080001?s=20

The power of ACDC!!

endainoz

_Brian wrote: »

This is 20 years coming, you can’t tell me an industry can’t develop an alternative in 20’years.

Well there are alternatives with peat free compost etc. But they obviously will cost quite a bit more. Maybe it'll encourage people to compost more, it'll be hard to find the minerals that good peat moss can bring though.