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Reeling in the Years
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BrianD3 »
Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:15 am
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The RTE summer exodus is well underway which means half hour news at 6 pm followed by RITR. 2010 last night. Earlier years have been repeated...
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Those people fawning over Britains queen in tonight’s one was particularly nauseating.
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Last post by Frank
Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:18 pm
Which Pedometer?
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Del.Monte »
Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:38 pm
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Looking at buying one of these - used to have on the phone but it was draining the battery.
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No I'm afraid not from personal experience but a lot at work use some sort of Fitbit
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Last post by Hairy-Joe
Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:39 pm
A week in bed ages your muscles by one year*
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Séimhe »
Sun May 29, 2022 11:32 am
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*That applies to people between the ages of 20 and 60 according to Niall Moyna, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the School of Health &...
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I'd slightly argue with the ageing concept of the title as it applies to muscles, but agree with the overall concept. And it's not just muscles, but...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Mon May 30, 2022 8:15 am
Revolut ór N26
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Séimhe »
Fri May 27, 2022 6:58 pm
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I’m not up to date with these banks. Once upon a time revolut wasn’t a real bank so funds were not as safe with them. Now apparently they are an...
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I'm a bit of a luddite in that I use a bricks and mortar bank (AIB). I'm another that would be interested in getting people's experiences and...
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Last post by Hugh_Bigazz
Sat May 28, 2022 6:09 pm
Dennis Waterman (1948 - 2022) RIP
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Del.Monte »
Wed May 11, 2022 8:12 pm
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1970's icon and British TV hardman from the popular TV series ' The Sweeney ' and ' Minder ' died on the 8th May. I only heard about it tonight and...
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ITV4 has been running old episodes of The Sweeney and Minder on a near continuous loop for years. A little surprised he never found his way into...
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Last post by Seanybiker
Thu May 12, 2022 9:30 pm
Customer Service - the good and the bad.
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490808 »
Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:50 am
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I thought it might be worth having a dedicated thread for peoples customer service experiences.
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Ireland - after five days of silence, seller just sent message 21 April to say item actually wasn't in stock
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Last post by gugleguy
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:22 pm
Crap online customer service
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Del.Monte »
Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:48 pm
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Amazon right up there with the worst of them - puts Eircom in the tuppenny-ha'penny place!
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Amazon UK make it difficult to find their chat function but once you get into it, you can generally get sorted.
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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:52 am
Funny donedeal ads
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Ncdjd2 »
Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:07 pm
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Came across this beautiful machine. Has a seat, engine, wheels and a steering wheel. Used to be a tractor. For the customer who can do without the...
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Put this on Adverts myself and no takers - I'll put the price up soon as that always brings somebody out of the woodwork. :mrgreen:
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Last post by Ncdjd2
Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:57 pm
ESB Networks Smart Meter?
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490808 »
Mon Feb 28, 2022 4:22 pm
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Just got a letter from ESB Networks to say we are due a Smart Meter in the next couple of months.
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So got a reply back to my second query/comment.
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Last post by 490808
Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:38 pm
Reading the instructions
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490808 »
Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:06 pm
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I don't read all instructions but when I saw piece of paper that dropped out from a roll of rope I bought in Lidl I was interested to see what it...
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I know I should have phrased it better, I meant I found in in the instruction book.
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Last post by Hairy-Joe
Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:47 pm
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Last post by gugleguy
Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:31 am
Machinery / Vehicle auctions
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Ncdjd2 »
Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:17 am
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I'm planning on selling some selling some agricultural machinery and a tractor that are surplus to requirements and was thinking of going down the...
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I don't have a bookface account, it's against my vice principles 😀
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Last post by kadman
Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:36 pm
Electric bikes
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schmittel »
Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:38 pm
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I'm giving serious consideration to buying an electric bike. Basically to fill two roles - occasional alternative to car if I need to nip to shops...
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Shur, all them forrigners gets free e-bikes from the gubbermint with their assaylumm claim, don't you know...
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Last post by BadaBing
Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:55 am
Is there such a thing as "Objective Value"?
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Memento Mori »
Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:24 pm
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I came across this video today, it's worth listening to.
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I think Memento Mori (and others) would enjoy the YouTube channel Whatifalthist, going by this thread.
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Last post by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:51 pm
The Art and the Artist.
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Mr Daniel F. O'Leary »
Fri Dec 17, 2021 7:37 pm
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For many years, we've heard about people in the Entertainment industry and the Arts being absolutely awful people behind the scenes. Examples include...
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I'm happy enough to say that f****ing schoolkids was every bit as illegal in the 60s and 70s as it was in the 50s, 80s and 90s. The only difference...
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Last post by Del.Monte
Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:09 pm
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Last post by Seanybiker
Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:06 am
The Catholic Origins of the Big Bang Theory
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Memento Mori »
Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:17 pm
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One of the effects of the cultural dominance of the USA (and perhaps Vatican II) is the widespread ignorance of the rigorous intellectual and...
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More on the priest behind the Big Bang theory
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Last post by Memento Mori
Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:50 pm
Charity - what organisation is genuine?
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CuisleBeat »
Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:45 pm
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I've become very leery of charities lately but I do want to help and pay it forward, either in this country or abroad. For many years now we've...
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I have monthly DDs for Limk Animal Welfare and St VdP. I like to think St Vincent De Paul spend less on overheads than the big charities like Concern...
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Last post by Comhrá
Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:57 pm
Where is Administrator gubu.ie ??
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Ncdjd2 »
Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:14 am
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He's over in the North Pole giving Santy a hand look for Rudolf. He jumped over the gate in the shed and hasn't been seen since Monday.
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Surely this sort of rubbish can be prevented? I have a forum and protect it from spammers by a system of three questions which have to be answered to...
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:31 pm
How to create a new topic at gubu.ie ??
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490808 »
Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:55 am
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What do you think you have just done?
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Anybody tempted to click on those links?
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:56 pm
Good Morning!!!
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BettyBee »
Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:40 am
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Woke up feeling great today - so thought I would start a thread where we greet one another in the am ..
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Morning started off dry, wind rising more now and rain arriving. Going to be a washout 🙄. Boiler won't keep going, so must get a plumber 😠
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Last post by Osciiboscii
Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:56 am
What Audiobook are you listening to?
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490808 »
Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:54 pm
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I keep on thinking about joining in with threads like What are you listening to at the moment? but thats really for music and then there's What book...
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Recently enjoyed Jimmy Carr's Before and Laughter. Part self-help book, part autobiography. Entertaining listen.
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Last post by History Queen
Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:03 am
The Decline of the Print Media
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gugleguy »
Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:04 am
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The national newspapers in general are doing themselves no favours. They squeeze the living daylights out of Sport, sports personalities. Front Page...
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The real decline was in Nuts and those type - smart phones killed them stone dead. I'm sure Empire is only a few bad issues away from obsolescence....
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Last post by SeanCena
Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:40 pm
Costumes for Men
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SeanCena »
Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:48 pm
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Halloween coming, have a Disney theme in work, which is pretty hard for men. Any ideas?
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Look for chargeman ken on YouTube
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Last post by gugleguy
Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:27 pm
Are Europe and Asia different continents?
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Mr Daniel F. O'Leary »
Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:30 pm
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Or are they just one massive continent, Eurasia? Given the existence of the Eurasian plate.
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you can see my name is verified
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Last post by Hodors Appletart
Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:50 pm
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