No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

You can add Air B & b to that list as well

Barber = cash business, easy to evade tax. My local barber has been known locally as a 'millionaire' for 30 years or more, big expensive house and a new Mercedes-Benz every 2 years.

It's a small 1-man shop.

Certain chip shops too

Youngest was asked in play school what he wanted to be when he grew up - he said a marine biologist. When he was in 4th or 5th class in national school the teacher asked the same question - he said a marine biologist and she said what if you can't be a marine biologist what would you do then, he said I'd be an undertaker cause you'd never run out of clients. A true story recounted to me by the national school teacher at a small celebration for him after he got his first class honours degree in Marine Science from NUIG.

My dad was telling us about a milk delivery man who was convinced the revenue were following him. He went over to the man in the car and asked him. He said his job that week was to sit across from the barbers and count the number of customers....

Was at a concert in Dublin yesterday and driving through Phibsboro at 11.45pm. Turkish Barbers open at that time, no customers to be seen and two lads drinking from a giant bottle of booze on the pavement.

Turkish lads give a good burn to the hair in your ears. Smells like long ago when we killed a pig and blowtorched the hair on it.

Livestock kills by wolves on one day on one farm in France.

Harold Lawlor was a name that was recognisable every year at Tullamore show in the flower and produce tent. Nice to see a cup named after him in the Moate show.

I don't know how some of the ladies can afford all the beauty treatments. Colour, cut and blow dry around 100 euro, nails, eyes, make up etc. Neighbour does my hair twice a year 35 euro

I got a bit of a reality check earlier in the week, OH was meeting friends in town and I thought I'd take advantage of the lift to meet a friend for a few pints, we hadn't met since christmas so I texted him, I couldn't make any sense out of the reply so asked again, Eventually after 4 or 5 messages his wife texted me telling me his mind was deteriorating very fast, he's 4 years younger than me. Couldn't believe it

No water this morning, checked the normal stuff. Plumber just gone there now. A bug on the contact of the pressure switch. At least it was an easy fix

Had a relation, only daughter her mother got Alzheimer's. It used to gut her to visit and she'd feel guilty if she didn't, always said she wanted to go quick and she got her wish.

My friends mother in law is out of it also this few years now due to alzheimers as well and very abusive towards her daughter.

Some families have more than their share of troubles