Massacre
After 50 mins, France have scored 8 tries against Namibia tonight. Ireland managed 2 in their 80mins against Namibia. Namibia have been massacred and so will we next Friday. I don’t know if I can watch the game next Friday.
Fighting the system
Yesterday, I was reading a free copy of the Irish Indo in a cafe (I’d never buy the rag). The back page had a story about an English gang who had just gone on trial for allegedly stealing something like stg£50M last year. The proseceuting lawyer said it was done out of ‘greed’. Really? Today [...]
NTL are pants
In Sept 2006 and March 2007, I wrote about the appalling customer service I’d received from NTL. Sigh, here we go again… A Brazilian friend is moving to a new apartment. It’s all a bit sudden…her partner died recently and she can’t afford the rent. Her English isn’t very good and she’s a bit nervous [...]
Another fine mess by DLRCC
As I’ve written previously, DLRCC does like to waste money. I might have taken this sign seriously if it had been put up straight. Only a cynic would think that the council workers had errected the sign after a liquid lunch. Or maybe it’s a cunning plan? A normal person might not be able to [...]
No balls dropped
I’ve just been for a mid-week pint(s) so what follows may or may not be strictly true. In late 2005, Dublin City Council met to decide how to spend their budget for 2006. Item no. 56 concerned alarming reports that children were playing football in the park in my estate. Obviously, this was a bad [...]
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