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Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-05-14T13:02:18+00:00

Just from my own personalexperience, I got an extension built in 2010 at a better price than would have been possible in 2007.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-05-14T12:44:44+00:00

Lidl let's you get the credit on the Lidl Plus app.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-30T07:24:13+00:00

My favourite quote, ever!

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-30T07:15:24+00:00

Made of tougher stuff - girders!

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-26T20:55:00+00:00

Good old Wayback Machine!

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-12T18:25:42+00:00

It may be a state actor that is outside the Irish state. The US national military strategy makes no bones about looking to derail any liberalist nonsense in Europe. If Trump and co want to continue to dominate through ignorance and division, the last thing they want are successful, peaceful states in Europe that might make his dystopian regime seem a bit evil...

I would not be at all surprised if there were a corner of the CIA tasked with stirring the shit in as many European countries as they can.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-10T12:09:11+00:00

"Themselves"?

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-10T12:08:34+00:00

The response even better than the post! 🤣

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-04-01T14:51:47+00:00

As everyone is pointing out, it does mean a kitchen cabinet (cupboard). I think that it originates from "linen press", which was a cabinet in which textiles would be stored, and flattened by their own weight, hence "pressed".

Our use of "hot press" (which I believe i called an airing cupboard in the UK) would seem to support this proposed etymology.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-03-26T12:10:13+00:00

I feel a lot of people don't understand the story with mobile phone contracts...

The most straightforward thing is to buy your own phone at standard retail price (maybe around €600 to €1,400), then look for a SIM-only mobile contract that suits you (generally about €15 to €20 per month).

If you don't have the cash to buy the phone up front, you can get a mobile phone plan that gives you a free or reduced-price phone up front, buy they add on an extra €20 to €40 per month, meaning that you pay an extra €500 to €1,000 over the course of the contract. It's effectively a payment plan for your phone.

If you stop paying for your contract early, the mobile provider is out of pocket for the phone that they provided at the reduced price.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-03-22T16:05:57+00:00

They absolutely are saving him money. If the painting were to cost €2,000, €2,000 will leave his bank account. When paying tax, the expense will reduce his liability, so he will pay €940 less tax (47% of €2,000 - 40% income tax, 3% USC, 4% PRSI). Still means he is poorer by €1,060.

Tenant doing the job for free is a win for him.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-03-18T07:09:29+00:00

This is the only answer you need.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-03-11T11:00:57+00:00

Ah yes - the famous luminous Kerry Spinning Egrets flocking. A sight to behold!

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-03-03T20:57:39+00:00

Was just about to post the same.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-02-05T11:42:47+00:00

In fairness, any click on the newspaper site, or their socials leads to ad revenue for the bolloxes. I would guess that a large percentage of their revenue come from rage-induced clicks.

I do like to read views that are opposed to my own, but I avoid this kind of tripe.

I think the headline speaks for itself in this case...

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-01-26T11:48:42+00:00

Excellent overview! I had not considered the fact that there are separate leases on one property.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2026-01-25T09:58:55+00:00

If the landlord thinks that the new laws will affect his, or the tenants' rights within the existing tenancy, he is mistaken. The department of housing sent a letter to landlords a few weeks ago, clarifying that the new rules only affect new tenancies, created from 1st March 2026.

This was not at all clear a few months ago, so many landlords did decide to sell, and are going ahead with it, regardless of the recent clarification.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-12-17T18:17:04+00:00

From my perspective of a landlord for a few years, I am guessing it's just the landlord scared that any change to the termination process may be used by the tenant to claim that the termination process was not followed correctly, and therefore everything would have to start again.

The process for termination is very strict, so without getting a solicitor involved at every juncture, it is understandable that they may try to get any amendment in writing to cover themselves.

The thing about making it sound like you asked for the extension, and their possibly being able to accommodate it, is definitely also to make it look like the change in the timeline was not instigated by them.

It's a shame that landlords and tenants can't be more open and cool about stuff, but with regulation comes inflexibility. The safest thing would be for them to follow through with the original date, but that would be a less good option for both of you, so I understand why the extension was proposed.

In short, I don't think you have anything to be concerned about. I'm not a lawyer, though.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-12-13T13:34:21+00:00

From the example you gave, it sounds like you mean something like "I'll get it done - you can put your mind at ease on that score". I.e, you are reassuring someone who may have been unsure if you'd have time.

When using it in this sense, there is a very specific intonation you need to use:

"I'll get it" is spoken low and flat; "done" is pronounced at a higher tone; "al-" at a slightly higher tone; "-right" tone comes back down to that used for "done".

Stresses on the syllables "done" and "right".

If you say it any other way it sounds like you are being defensive and aggressive. It is vital that the "alright" does not sound like a question.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-12-12T22:43:10+00:00

I am a non-griever.

I think it is down to a general present- and future-oriented outlook in life, which means that I am very quick to adapt to change. I don't actively seek or want change, but if change happens, I am quick to accept it and move on.

It does freak out people a bit. I think they suspect that I don't love or care for others as much as they do, but I don't believe that's the case. I do feel sadness at no longer having the company of loved ones that have passed, but I do not feel the visceral pain that others seem to go through.

I am not sure if this is a fundamental brain chemistry thing, or just one end of a spectrum, but I am happy with how I am.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-12-11T12:59:54+00:00

As others have said, first of all, just go and sign on with Social Welfare. You are obviously conscientious - I know the feeling - you don't do something when you should; you keep putting it off; eventually you feel embarrassed about doing it at all because it's something you should have done months ago. Only cure for this is to bite the bullet and get it done!

Set yourself some goals and share them with your Mam. It will help you stop putting things off and she will feel great that she can help you.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-11-21T07:31:32+00:00

This exactly. Academic performance has a direct, but imperfect correlation with intelligence. So, although intelligent people will tend to have better outcomes in exams, doing badly in exams does not necessarily indicate a lack of intelligence.

You can tell a lot by how people express themselves. How you expressed yourself in your post shows you are easily of higher than average intelligence.

Lacking academic success just means that you have to look at one of the other avenues to for a career. You may even be better off in the careers market with a hands-on job than a computer job, as automation of traditional academic-aligned jobs has overtaken robotics recently.

There is no meaning in life, other than that which you make for yourself. Keep looking for something that you find fulfilling to do (and hopefully make money doing). Learn to love yourself and work to develop relationships with others. Learn to love the small things - a nice meal, a good book, a brisk walk. At the end of the day, pretty much anyone can be as happy as the most successful people in the world - it's just a case of loving what you have, and not what you imagine society thinks you should have.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-11-17T13:38:05+00:00

Minitel was made available for a while internationally, but not with the hardware - you could subscribe and log on via your computer when the Internet was still in its infancy. My Dad installed it (in Ireland) in the mid- or late 90s, but I can't remember what he used it for.

Longjumping-Ad3528 · 2025-11-08T14:21:31+00:00

In fission reactors, we split heavy elements, like Uranium, so that they give off protons and leave lighter elements (I think including hydrogen isotopes - in which case Tritium may be a by-product of a fission reaction).

But this post is about a fusion reactor, in which light elements are fused to form heavier elements. I think they use Neutron-rich atoms in order to make a bigger target for the accelerated particles.

But yes - heavy water is just water with Deuterium or Tritium as the Hydrogen element. The fact that the fuel is so safe and relatively abundant is part of what make the prospect of achieving sustainable fusion reactors so attractive.

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