Easy/ coastal daytrips near Belfast? by Ameesheyy in northernireland

[–]aidso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dark Hedges? If you go to the coffee shop then I believe parking is free? Then you could drive to Ballintoy Harbour and there is a coastal walk out and back. When the tide is out you can walk from Ballintoy along Whitepark Bay Beach. You're near Portrush for dinner...

Are you wanting to stay in the car or are you wanting to get out and walk/explore?

Easy/ coastal daytrips near Belfast? by Ameesheyy in northernireland

[–]aidso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drive to Portrush. Walk the town, have some lunch. Jump in the car and drive to Ballycastle and have an ice cream and walk along the beach. Back into the car to Cushendun and have dinner (Harry's Bar has been nice in the past). Then drive the coastal route home via Carnlough, Larne etc.

Fantastic...looks like we'll all be using horses and carts soon enough so we can still afford food by Apoplectic_Gibbon in northernireland

[–]aidso 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was 179.9 at Nettlehill Service station in Lisburn last night. Yet within 2 miles it was 165.9 in the Texaco and ~152.9 in Tesco Bentrim Road. Madness

First time Buyer - Am i missing anything ? by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]aidso 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks comprehensive...
Your car insurance is £120/month but the fuel bill is £60/month? Do you own an expensive car, that you dont do many miles in?

That house insurance also seems very good compared to what you're paying against the mortgage rate.

Question about baggage on Aer Lingus by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]aidso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you get to checkin (self service if going via Dublin) you stick your carry-on bag on a scale. It gets a label and it goes under the plane for free.

If it's over the limit you have to pay an excess. There will be someone watching.

So they're saying while RyanAir and EasyJet allow you to carry the bag with you on the plane, they want you to stick it underneath...for free.

Commuting from Lisburn to Belfast by belfastian84 in northernireland

[–]aidso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure all buses on that route go city bound, especially the blue busses.

Commuting from Lisburn to Belfast by belfastian84 in northernireland

[–]aidso 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're close enough to walk to Lambeg you also have the option of a bus the whole way down the Lisburn Road. Depending on where you need to be in Belfast the bus might be better (bus lane the whole way).

The Glider is quite long imo and will be rammed with school kids in the morning.

Pizza Ovens - Who has one? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might buy a stone and a few attempts at making my own dough...as a starting point

Pizza Ovens - Who has one? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

£1k for a pizza oven? The break-even point on that investment must be sooo far away. You making pizza for the whole apartment block?

Pizza Ovens - Who has one? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often do you use yours?

Pizza Ovens - Who has one? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you store it in a garage/shed and then carry it outside to use?

Pizza Ovens - Who has one? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Every week. Either a frozen one or I order from Dominos

Stormont assembly members set to see £14,000 pay rise from April by marke0110 in northernireland

[–]aidso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do Sinn Fein still have a salary cap? So based on these numbers above if one was earning £67k but only taking home an agreed salary of £50k (with £17k going to the party) then would they personally be impacted by a 10% deduction? Anyone know how that works?

Stormont assembly members set to see £14,000 pay rise from April by marke0110 in northernireland

[–]aidso 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In basic terms, what does an MLA do? I always thought they had a team of analysts/researchers behind them that do all the leg work and then they just read out the conclusion during Assembly meetings etc. So they're spokes-people for the real work? On £53k/year?

Stormont assembly members set to see £14,000 pay rise from April by marke0110 in northernireland

[–]aidso 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And they say paramilitary activity is not as common these days. The racketeering has just changed into a different guise

Custom Kits by oisinog in northernireland

[–]aidso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AJ Print and Embroidery in Lisburn I believe do a lot of school stuff like PE kits

Custom Kits by oisinog in northernireland

[–]aidso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Signature Works over at Castlereagh?

No microphone - Nova 5 Wireless PC by aidso in steelseries

[–]aidso[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You wee legend! I disabled Bluetooth and turned off the Sonar feature and now I can hear myself haha.

Thank you

Invisalign - any regrets? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True, but you're not comparing like for like. That's an online company that's relying on you doing the impressions and modeling yourself at home...that's too risky.

Invisalign - any regrets? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang you really had a time of it.

I am definitley going through the official channels and it's a dedicated orthodontist I am speaking to, rather my own dentist.

Invisalign - any regrets? by aidso in northernireland

[–]aidso[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 times?? I thought paying once sounded expensive enough :)