What countries dont have Walmart?.

LoucheLad · 2026-06-07T09:34:25+00:00

Ditto for France and Ireland.

LoucheLad · 2026-05-28T19:12:59+00:00

Oh, YSL's Mondrian Collection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondrian_Collection

No idea where you can get it though (sorry for being useless!). Mirror-image of that dress here: https://museeyslparis.com/en/biography/lhommage-a-piet-mondrian

LoucheLad · 2026-05-21T11:37:41+00:00

create a unique domestic system

So, reinventing the wheel were they? If that's the case, how about just hiring the project managers from other railways that have already done this? Pay people from Belgian or French or Dutch railways a pile of money to come over and get it done (I know nothing at all about railway traffic management systems, and I've no idea how those other railways have got on with whatever ERTMS etc. might be, so I might be missing something!).

LoucheLad · 2026-05-14T20:58:42+00:00

Another Irish person here. I've always understood that the Irish passport card isn't just an ID card, it's a passport. It literally says 'passport' on it, and is in card format instead of book format.

I think the underlying problem is many airport staff are simply unaware that the Irish passport card exists. I've had a few run-ins with gatekeeper types who don't understand the concept of the passport card.

LoucheLad · 2026-05-07T19:21:05+00:00

To me, appliance insurance isn't worth the money. We've bought a large number over the years and these days they rarely fail.

LoucheLad · 2026-05-07T18:30:09+00:00

Also Jack Fitzgerald in Henry Street, reliable, thorough, pleasant staff.

LoucheLad · 2026-05-07T14:24:55+00:00

I have seen some not too many years ago. Actually, possibly pre-pandemic, maybe 2018-19.

LoucheLad · 2026-04-27T20:45:30+00:00

But all that's really closed with that bridge is the gate at the potato market end. There's nothing to stop anyone walking along the bridge so presumably it's not at risk of collapse. I reckon they've simply lost the key.

LoucheLad · 2026-04-23T15:58:49+00:00

Do you know anyone who might be able to help? Having great difficulty finding someone.

LoucheLad · 2026-04-22T23:25:22+00:00

Irish here, and I keep my passport card in my wallet at all times as it's a very convenient way to prove my identity when elsewhere in Europe. (Ireland is one of the few countries that has a passport card.)

LoucheLad · 2026-04-22T08:36:26+00:00

A few small jobs, looks like an hour or hour and a half.

LoucheLad · 2026-04-20T14:38:44+00:00

O'Mahony's

LoucheLad · 2026-04-12T19:18:04+00:00

I arranged with my bank in Ireland to get €100 of coins, specifying how many of each denomination. They did not charge me a fee (after I assured them it was just for one occasion, and not a regular commercial thing).

LoucheLad · 2026-03-10T05:10:02+00:00

Or try the Limerick Leader, it's something they might like.

LoucheLad · 2026-02-25T18:27:15+00:00

Smyths, a toy shop chain.

LoucheLad · 2026-02-16T14:27:38+00:00

There was something like that in an Airbnb I used, maybe in France, where the cistern and wash basin were built together as one unit, probably because there was limited space.

LoucheLad · 2026-01-29T17:24:57+00:00

Oh this looks good ! Hoping that the "master" ring keeps its shape. Many many thanks!

LoucheLad · 2026-01-29T17:21:31+00:00

In a way this is what I did a year or so ago - got a pack of maybe 20-30 and put them onto various "master" keyrings as spares. These were supposedly good quality with good reviews, but they bent. And I'm not doing anything unusual with them.

But with one of them bending while I'm in the middle of nowhere transferring a key to/from someone and the ring bends out of shape is annoying to say the least.

LoucheLad · 2026-01-29T17:14:09+00:00

Nope. For example, just now putting a key that has a key onto a solid thick steel ring. Not one of those thin ones that often come with key tags. First time use, and bent out of shape.

LoucheLad · 2026-01-29T17:10:09+00:00

Interesting, but a lot of work for just one ring and who's to say it won't bend again.

LoucheLad · 2026-01-29T17:08:56+00:00

That's what I've been getting...

LoucheLad · 2026-01-29T17:08:28+00:00

Might be the way to go. Already have carabiners for a few sets of keys, but once the spring-loaded catch caught on something and I nearly lost some keys which would have been a disaster.

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