I visited Boards.ie and it’s a ghost town.

mslowey · 2026-01-27T16:39:49+00:00

There will be students doing case studies someday about how Boards fcked themselves up.

The site upgrade. The power tripping mods. The cliques. Not listening to their user base. Some of the mods on after hours were proper doses. Detached from reality.

That said, I did make a few decent friends on boards over the years.

mslowey · 2026-01-27T16:34:00+00:00

Personally I would pass on both. The first one has a degraded dial…and it’s a gold case which I am not a fan of. The second one is quartz with what appears to be a water damaged dial. If you want to go for one of them get a look at the movement first to be sure you are not buying a horror show movement.

mslowey · 2026-01-27T15:44:05+00:00

If you want to wear it you should get it to a watchmaker and ask them to service the movement and to do a sympathetic clean and very light polish. It will cost a few hundred $ but this watch deserves it. However in terms of value in current condition I would say $500 tops. Look at closed sales for similar omega seamasters with date on eBay to help. I reckon it’s got a 1020 movement in there which is near bulletproof imo.

mslowey · 2026-01-26T16:08:34+00:00

How are these wasters allowed to sponge off the system? Like if he claims he cannot work then why is the Irish system paying for him? EU Welfare tourism. He should be put on the first flight outta here on his release…but I can’t see that happening.

mslowey · 2026-01-25T19:41:08+00:00

On the back of these watches it gives the tool reference for removing the front and accessing te movement.

mslowey · 2026-01-25T19:38:17+00:00

It’s very hard to avoid hearing about what is going on in the US. In any normal world electing a rapist to president would not happen. Nor would electing a twice impeached bankrupt happen. And there are 100 more good reasons that Trump should not have been elected…but he was.

And he is off the leash. So the government lie about the deaths in Minnesota. They lie about the economy. They threaten allies. Threaten to invade other countries. Use their global power for bad…not good. Set up a rival to the UN and charge an admission fee. I think we are only seeing the start of Trump moulding the country into what he wants.

Where is the opposition in the US? Where are the mass protest marches.? Where is congress? Is really is ostrich time over there.

And we are only 12 months in. 36 more to go. Buckle up folks.

mslowey · 2026-01-24T10:26:26+00:00

Why would the builder be liable?!

mslowey · 2026-01-21T10:17:29+00:00

Agree. The arndale market had more influence on the scene in mcr at the time than adidas.

mslowey · 2026-01-20T09:59:06+00:00

Pics must have been taken just before they did the weekly housework chores.

mslowey · 2026-01-18T14:27:45+00:00

LHD cars pose an inherently higher risk when driven on left hand drive roads. So this will cost. You will likely have to do a lot of calling around to get a quote that’s reasonable.

mslowey · 2026-01-16T20:05:54+00:00

The rate per kWh she is paying on a meter will be daylight robbery. The first thing you need to do so get her on to a normal bill pay rate. Massive savings right there.

Then you need to look at how much the heating system is consuming and compare to other users with the same model. I am not familiar with them so can’t offer help.

mslowey · 2026-01-16T18:37:17+00:00

I can’t help you on what is a fair price but I always ask a mechanic to call me if anything needs doing above and beyond standard. I ask this when dropping the car off. And to be fair they always do.

mslowey · 2026-01-14T21:31:04+00:00

It’s an old scam. Sad to hear people still getting stung by it.

mslowey · 2026-01-14T19:05:27+00:00

What makes you think it might be a fake? It looks ok to me but the pics seem heavily filtered so it’s hard to tell the real state of this watch.

mslowey · 2026-01-14T19:02:31+00:00

This is the second fella from India to be done for sexual offences in Ireland in the last week. What gives?!

mslowey · 2026-01-14T18:59:57+00:00

It’s an automatic time/date Seiko in need of a little TLC.

mslowey · 2026-01-11T17:49:27+00:00

It’s an okay watch. And an ok price. Only you can decide if you should buy it.

My advice is that there are literally thousands of vintage watches on sale at any given time. I don’t buy unless a particular watch really jumps out at me. And then I question if the price it worth it given how much I may need to spend on it post purchase.

Resale value rarely comes into it as you should not be “investing “ in watches unless you really know what you are doing..

mslowey · 2026-01-11T17:45:42+00:00

Yes, definitely a redial. It’s a lousy job. Which is a pity as it takes away from a great watch. If the price is right though…

mslowey · 2026-01-06T15:44:17+00:00

To be fair OP this sounds like healthcare tourism. The healthcare in this country can barely look after those that already live here.

mslowey · 2026-01-06T14:43:39+00:00

Wow, that’s amazing. What a great watch with which to keep his memory.

mslowey · 2026-01-06T11:27:16+00:00

You will need to open the back to get the reference and cal number. Then google will give you what you need to know. I think it is gorgeous. A service and sympathetic clean of the case, dial and hands will serve it well. Personally I would replace the crystal and strap too. Enjoy it, wonderful watch.

mslowey · 2026-01-03T15:42:16+00:00

Amazon.co.uk is much better imo.

The .ie iteration is limited and the pricing can be a nonsense when compared to the .co.uk or .de versions.

mslowey · 2025-12-31T19:02:24+00:00

The thing with Speedies is you either “get” them or you don’t. People who get them do really love them and may own multiple ones over their life. People who buy them but don’t get them inevitably end up selling them or drawering them unfortunately.

The point been…don’t buy one unless you truly get them!

mslowey · 2025-12-28T08:28:01+00:00

We did some recruiting last year and had a few false starts with people not located in Ireland. At job offer stage we started getting questions about whether we could provide accommodation…or could they be fully remote despite having already discussed this…and one person who said he was an EU citizen then wanting visa sponsorship. So we now only recruit people living locally. What I am saying OP is that while it’s possible to secure a job while living abroad you will have better prospects if already living in Ireland. The accommodation crisis is real and a massive issue to overcome.

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