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    Recommend a Book

    In the original Russian?
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    Ideal Homes Show

    Probably, but we're so far ruled out we can't even see the line :)
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    Ideal Homes Show

    Their target audience is not cranky, stingy types so that rules us lot here out :)
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    Two Items You Should Never Do Without

    Seen on Twitter: Age 25: I need cute shoes for this event. Age 45: I need cute shoes for this event that I can also wear to work and walk several miles in, don’t make me look old or like I’m trying too hard, won’t hurt my little toe or lower back, will last a minimum of 10 years & are on sale...
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    Two Items You Should Never Do Without

    I have good shoes. So good I went out and bought them in a different colour, same size. I am now onto that second pair... I am dreading the time when I need to find my next 'good shoes'!
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    Electricity Bill question

    Is €1640 pa your actual usage \ what you paid last year or are they just quoting you the typical household use? Is your heating using electricity or also using non electric boiler / fire / stove? How many units did you use, should be able to tell this if you look at your bills for last year...
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    Stardust and State Apology

    The Journal gives more context: In the initial tribunal of inquiry in 1981, the cause of the fire was deemed to be unknown but that it was likely to have been started deliberately. This presumption was heavily disputed but it was not until 2009 that a tribunal rejected it and had the finding of...
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    Stardust and State Apology

    The State failed to investigate the fire properly first time around, seems to be the general consensus. The verdict delivered recently, should have been delivered 40 years ago & had it been done then more timely \ appropriate consequences could have been enforced on those culpable. Hard to say...
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    Things that used to be illegal in Ireland

    The one day of the year people had to show a bit of forward planning or ingenuity to get a drink - ferry trips, greyhound racing etc - gone :(
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    Things that used to be illegal in Ireland

    2003 "Happy Hour" banned in pubs. 1997 Poitin legalised (or some version of it at least)
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    "more than 200 restaurants and cafes have shut this year"

    Working from home has \ will impact it. Also the moving out of work from the city centre to business parks. If you are working in town or close to it, would be spending a lot more on lunches, dinners in the area.
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    Accidentally exceeded permitted duty free alcohol limit

    I was stopped once coming back from the States, but was ok on the limit, haven't chanced it subsequent to that.
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    Accidentally exceeded permitted duty free alcohol limit

    What happens if you are over the limit and stopped by customs? Do you need to pay duty then on the lot?
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    Health Insurance VHI to scrap Health Plus (Plan B) from 1st May 2024

    Seems like those who were on that plan for long time have now been given a reason to overcome the inertia, and in many cases leave VHI. Is it a move by VHI to try to shed some older customers? Or am I being too cynical and it is a move in the right direction re: simplification of plans.
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    Health Insurance Vhi Health Plus Extra V Laya Simplicity how do I compare benefits?

    This is a side by side comparison of the two plans from the HIA site. There are more\higher excesses on Simplicity, for in patient and everyday medical expenses. Knee replacement would count as an existing condition, so for any upgrade in cover, waiting periods may apply...
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    RIP Thread for Notable People

    Some recent deaths. Joe Kinnear, Republic of Ireland soccer international and manager of Wimbledon in the early Premier League era. He passed away aged 77 due to complications from previous strokes. And just announced that OJ Simpson has died at the age of 76 from cancer.
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    Electric Cars - a ridiculous product

    Yes, they're not for everyone. Not ridiculous per se, but it would be ridiculous for some people to buy them.
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    Neutrality

    And this was one of the ways the Russians \ communists went about securing their tyranny over Poland... and no doubt Russia has similar plans for Ukraine if it falls. And others if it gets to them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre
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    Is ISIS-K funded by America?

    I wonder if the 24th being the big day now there is a way of distancing it from pagan times: Dew Holiday or Rasos in Lithuanian is another name for Midsummer Day festival, usually frequented by those who are focused on preserving the authentic Baltic pagan traditions. Every year these “last...
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    Is ISIS-K funded by America?

    I'd question whether they are a Lithuanian who in a sporting contest between Russia & Lithuania, supports Russia...
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