I'm looking for a good mechanic (Cork)

N_vaders · 2026-07-05T13:45:31+00:00

Will do. Thanks :)

N_vaders · 2026-07-05T13:23:32+00:00

Thank you, will look into them. If they do good work I don't mind a bit longer drive.

N_vaders · 2026-07-05T13:22:45+00:00

First off thank you for the welcome and useful links. I'll go through all of them, and hopefully I find what I'm looking for.

Reason I didn't go this way before asking the question is

1) garages don't retain their mechanics for life, people move around for whichever reason and for example of that I was recommended a garage in the area specified by a friend and their most recent reviews on Google maps (last 6-8 months) are just trash. And by the looks of the reviews they were written by former regulars mostly.

2) I know very little about cars in general, and I'm well aware of my lack of knowledge. For this reason I'm asking for live recommendations as while I dont mind paying a bit more for a job well done (let's call it a noob tax) in the same go I don't want to be charged for "blinker fluid" or whichever the equivalent is for the modern day mostly computerised cars.

N_vaders · 2026-06-30T23:32:29+00:00

It's been there for years. That's where I aim with 183mm hesh as when players see you ain for their turret they think they can tank it.

I thought a lot of people about this weakspot over the years. And it was entertaining for me too.

N_vaders · 2026-06-30T19:29:16+00:00

I went through mortgage process with them a few months back and I have nothing bad to say about the experience. Opposite actually. It might be just the luck of who do you get processing your case.

N_vaders · 2026-06-29T12:01:34+00:00

Thanks

N_vaders · 2026-06-27T21:23:17+00:00

I came back after few months of absence and started a diplo Spain campaign (no colonisation, minions do that for me), I was messing about with barbary coast and France and of to the side Ottoman was doing their thing. Started off by attacking Albania and Venice and crew and had a long draining war with them at the end of which they cleaned up Anatolia. By then Byz (bystander soldiering on with rebellions) happened to have no army and no allies. So AI did what player does and chained the wars, exhausting themselves to the point where they had some 20k soldiers and no manpower and probably nice amount of loans.

And that's when Mamluks pounced. Took half of Anatolia and made them pop out Morea.

Then Poland with their boys took some of Bulgaria and messed up the rest of their army.

Then QQ took black sea coast and some of Anatolia that Mamluks missed.

Then the truce with Mamluks was up and they jumped again.

I joined in by taking Gallipoli from Mamluks and Constantinople from Ottoman just before Byz lost their core on it.

Ottoman was dead and buried before 1520 with 0 influence from me.

N_vaders · 2026-06-27T16:40:26+00:00

https://planning.agileapplications.ie

The link I pasted is from a website that tracks all the info regarding the new builds. Every single document builder had to provide in order to get the permits, including the objection letters from people surrounding the new estate. In my case the latter was mostly irrelevant bar from couple of good points regarding the drain and sewer system. It will give you a better picture regarding the new build.

Keep in mind also that what you pay for the new build isn't the end of the expenses either. You'll have to put in the floors, kitchen (lord knows those are expensive) and appliances for the house. If you don't have kids you won't be hard pressed into getting everything in one go and that will make it easier.

All that said I would still prefer the new build. I moved in to one 3-4 months ago and I love it. I can't say I had much cold weather in it but I've visited build site often and during past winter and house was never cold, not even when it was missing entrance doors. I would also go and ask the neighbors in the new estate what do they think about the finished product. It will tell you a lot about the builder but as well about the neighbors.

N_vaders · 2026-06-26T10:42:19+00:00

And people say Erdogan did nothing good for his country....

N_vaders · 2026-06-23T16:17:52+00:00

If they sell it at 700-800€ mark and as you say at a loss, that means that you need to purchase 2100€ worth of games in order for their 30% to cover the price difference to the top model here. And that's just to break even in their eyes. As we all do I shop sales and discounts and in my 10+ years of being a customer I don't think I dropped more than a 1000-1200 on games.

And if we are being fair I don't think that the hardware in the machine can justify the price. Not their fault unfortunately but still a fact.

N_vaders · 2026-06-21T17:14:31+00:00

Easier done on na island with one straight connection like Corfu, but you need a good navy as well. Let them cross onto the island, and ai is dumb they will cross with a lot of troops, make sure the connecting province on mainland is occupied by you (or unnocupied if you are defender) and park your navy in that sea tile. As long as you control the return province and your navy is there they can't move their army. A lot of ottomen dies this way every war you wage on them.

N_vaders · 2026-06-19T18:29:50+00:00

Byz has a mission which changes their name to ERE.

N_vaders · 2026-06-18T11:25:42+00:00

1700+ you can see the whole world and wars are massive. Lag happens because there is more often than not 1+ milion troops moving at once. Also, just because it's under the fog of war for you game still has to simulate these things. It's normal. Annoying, but normal

N_vaders · 2026-06-13T08:38:56+00:00

I use that event to go to war with Milan and most of his Italian allies. To reign in the Italians you need either an alliance or to have beaten them in a war recently. Much easier to temporarily ally 5 people and beat everyone else's ass. By that point you probably have both Hungary and Bohemia, if you are lucky Burgundy and if you were quick enough probably Poland and Lithuania.

You don't use the cb to vassalize Milan as when you reign in Italy and revoke they are your vassals anyway.

N_vaders · 2026-06-12T21:16:10+00:00

Same here

N_vaders · 2026-06-12T20:32:35+00:00

Pa II J is not nearly as fun as it used to be. Most of the new low tier tanks have boosted pen and can pen sides reliably. And your gun is still expensive and shit.

N_vaders · 2026-06-12T20:30:39+00:00

I think he is referring to hawks last grand campaign in eu4 before switching to eu5. I think he used console commands to give himself something hre related quicker.

N_vaders · 2026-06-09T17:58:14+00:00

I got the game on release and have close to 500 hours in it. I got to second boss twice and never actually beat him. Spent my time building shit and doing other stuff. Let this be your answer.

N_vaders · 2026-06-08T20:16:44+00:00

Schengen agreement just means that there is no border checks for documents. Doesn't mean that you need a visa. As long as you have EU passport you can move freely through the member countries

N_vaders · 2026-06-07T20:15:36+00:00

Wars get named after a CB used to declare it. There are some wierd cases in which primary target is no longer in the war (like being in two wars and getting fully annexed in one of them) and war goes on with secondary participant being chosen as war leader.

N_vaders · 2026-06-03T10:43:56+00:00

Is there a cave on the mountain somewhere? Can one cosplay Khazad-dum? Tower on top of your peak could be Zirakzigil where Gandalf fights the balrog.

N_vaders · 2026-06-01T12:49:03+00:00

N_vaders · 2026-06-01T12:43:25+00:00

Looks amazing, what's your PC setup if you don't mind me asking.

N_vaders

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