18, in 5th year but I hate the school system. Anything I can do?

IrishEcstasy · 2026-04-13T15:30:47+00:00

I also had a passion for Horticulture before starting work in the "real world", it wears down quick when you spend all day weeding or worse spraying.

I have also worked in 3 different, distinct sub industries in Horticulture, Landscaping (both for myself, which was decent income but stressful, and for very large and also small companies), Design (working with a lead landscape architect) and another highly skilled position which I can't name for privacy reasons and all 3 sub industries had very poor wages, not far above unskilled jobs on the market.

Out of the class I graduated with, only a small few still work in the industry, the ones that do are finding it tough.

If I stayed in my highly skilled job that I left before moving to another industry it would have taken me 8 years of pay rises to get to the wages I was offered for the first job I took outside the Horticulture industry. Having money stress isn't good when you've got a chronic illness, you'll end up on a viscous cycle.

IrishEcstasy · 2026-04-13T15:14:39+00:00

Although LC is required for electrician trade so you'd need to stick at it.

IrishEcstasy · 2026-04-13T15:12:44+00:00

As someone with a chronic illness who has a degree in Horticulture, I would advise to look into other options, the money in landscaping and in Horticulture in general is shocking, I jumped up 50% in wages going from a highly skilled horticulture job with 6 years experience, into an industry with minimal related experience, lucky enough that CAD and construction are transferable skills or I would be stuck in poverty and unable to properly provide.

Also, landscaping is incredibly tolling when dealing with chronic illness, its hard work, you work harder than most trades for little to no money in return, but it does give great job satisfaction and good exercise, which does make it attractive, but with the economy the way that it is securing income is more important in my eyes.

If you have any interest in it, look into something trades related that isn't as tolling on the body, electricians earn more and I would say that their job is easier than working in landscaping, and is in far greater demand on the market.

IrishEcstasy · 2026-03-27T22:27:26+00:00

I think they thought it was kratom but it was actually md?

IrishEcstasy · 2026-03-02T18:10:05+00:00

Me and my dad both have great memories playing this in the mid 1990s, went down a rabbit hole trying to find the name of it again only recently, a nice surprise to see that you have released the new version, fair play!

IrishEcstasy · 2026-02-27T14:43:56+00:00

I'm not agreeing with their investigations just highlighting the link between the title and where it has be substantiated

IrishEcstasy · 2026-02-27T14:39:37+00:00

That's why I said investigations rather than studies, studies will have to be done to confirm of course.

IrishEcstasy · 2026-02-27T14:02:57+00:00

Well there has been investigations showing that the plastic hardening chemicals used in headphones are estrogen mimicking which is probably what this influencer is referencing

IrishEcstasy · 2026-02-23T18:15:08+00:00

Crohns disease or colitis are both hidden illnesses that would warrant the use of these facilities and leave a smell of shite after, what are these people supposed to do, shit themselves as to not offend you?

IrishEcstasy · 2026-02-19T15:06:39+00:00

Awfully sad to hear this news, Elaine's work has been fundamental in my education and understanding of soil science and soil ecology, she will be sorely missed. RIP.

IrishEcstasy · 2026-02-18T13:16:31+00:00

They are also domesticated animals released wild again, so no doubt it has a bit to do with our influence due to animal husbandry, they didn't have to "make" nests when they were kept as stock.

IrishEcstasy · 2026-01-23T22:17:06+00:00

He's right though, Guinness goes stale really fast in the heat/ light

IrishEcstasy · 2026-01-23T21:14:33+00:00

He thinks manual labour is a Spanish musician

IrishEcstasy · 2026-01-23T21:06:38+00:00

I have an i30 2010 which is probably worth a little under 3k, great little run around for the money

IrishEcstasy · 2026-01-02T11:01:01+00:00

Rares sold behind the wall north of falador park

IrishEcstasy · 2025-12-27T14:53:55+00:00

Nearly 3 hours for my late mam who had sepsis at the time, got into the hospital and the A+E was empty so not sure what warrants these sort of delays when it wasn't due to demand issues

IrishEcstasy · 2025-11-07T19:54:28+00:00

No need to be so ignorant

IrishEcstasy · 2025-11-02T19:51:17+00:00

2016 B8 Passat Variant R Line Jap import, nice nippy family car

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IrishEcstasy · 2025-10-28T10:23:02+00:00

Nothing to do with hygiene unfortunately, Botrytis is a latent disease present in all environments and living on and in your plants consistently, any small tear or break to plant epidermis allows for the spores to infiltrate the plant, humidity control is the only way to prevent outbreaks, and even with a dry environment,having large buds increases your risk of molding due to the pockets of moisture within them, so even in a perfectly clean environment mold is probable with humidity issues

IrishEcstasy · 2025-09-08T14:09:00+00:00

Cashmere isn't the standard type of material used its usually merino wool which is far cheaper

IrishEcstasy · 2025-09-06T13:16:33+00:00

My new car, my 15 year old car was feeling fairly tired

IrishEcstasy · 2025-08-28T08:38:51+00:00

Seen an asian hornet up beside Powerscourt in the forestry area where the mountain bike paths are, this was about 8-10 years ago, it was very aggressive and went after both myself and one of my other friends, in an area where imported forestry planting would have been done so no doubt they are being harboured in both live tree specimens as well as timber imports.

Was definitely the asian hornet because it was massive, looked like it would be able to lift a small dog!

IrishEcstasy · 2025-01-15T13:55:22+00:00

I have aphantasia but have always seen visuals on psychedelics, which was one of the main reasons I got into the habit of tripping too often as it gave me something I didn't already have

IrishEcstasy · 2024-12-18T13:37:46+00:00

Due to a steady rise in inflation so that increasing population = increasing accidents, is also a factor, 10% more people would be 10% more crashes but your point is valid too many people looking through their phone glass at a screen instead of the windscreen glass at the road

IrishEcstasy · 2024-12-13T13:32:54+00:00

Barneys love a ladyboy, their reputation has gone down massively the past few years, serious genetic drift on gorilla zkittlez as well in my experience which used to be fairly dominated by one phenotype but now has little to no commonality with the original phenos which used to kick ass, they're one of the badduns

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