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#16
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
February 25, 2024, 07:42:09 PM
Quote from: marty34 on February 25, 2024, 07:28:24 PMJust read the short report of the game on the GAA website.

One thing stands out. Antrim only scored 1pt from a free. Now either 1. they hit a good few wide or 2. Galway's tackling and disclipline was excellent.

Bear in mind that Corrigan isn't the biggest pitch, then that's unreal in hurling terms.

Conversely it said Evan Niland landed 10 frees - probably missed a few also so the difference between the two teams' scoring frees is very strange indeed.

Anybody who was there know?

 

We hit a few wides alright and Galway shooting was on point but as always there was more than one problem.
#17
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
February 25, 2024, 07:40:11 PM
Quote from: LC on February 25, 2024, 06:37:49 PMHow is it Antrim can push Dublin all the way one week and then get annihilated the following week?

Dublin got annihilated yesterday so maybe they have regressed to. I see Westmeath hit 2-21 against Tipp. Thank god we can't get relegated this year. The player clean out we got from last year the timing couldn't be better. Let's hope where not playing Joe mc Donnagh next year.
Performance today was disappointing but shefflin put out his strongest team and some of our guys are very green. With the faster pace and pressure, unforced errors and basic ball handling was below par for a thoroughbred like Galway.
We've been here before over the years and it's just the cycle of things in Antrim.
#18
Quote from: trailer on February 15, 2024, 09:55:45 AMArse has fallen out of the second hand market for electric vehicles. The wide spread adoption that was predicted simply hasn't happened.

100%
Second hand these things are worth noting now
Replacement batteries are extortionate and insurance companies are putting prices up for EVs
Only way to have an EV, lease it for three years then get another one.
#19
General discussion / Re: Hamas launch attack on Israel
February 14, 2024, 10:25:46 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on February 14, 2024, 09:22:51 PM
Quote from: north_antrim_hound on February 14, 2024, 06:05:43 PM
Quote from: Itchy on February 14, 2024, 01:25:44 PMI see we are writing letters now to the EU. You can accuse me of being cynical, but for me this is our great leader's attempt to play to the gallery of public opinion and put forward the illusion that he is doing something. He's doing nothing and he won't do anything. By the time the letter is read, debated, discussed etc the children of Gaza will be dead and Rafah will be a graveyard.

Well  M Martin did do something he visited the kabutz with his buddy Netanyahu and listened to the BS about 40 babies etc. Nothing has disgusted me more than the Irish governments response to the continuous massacre of Gaza

There was a massacre at the Kibbutz also. Justified condemnation of the current events should not start with a false minimisation of that atrocity.

Keep your self righteous rhetoric for someone that endorses what happened on oct 7th. It certainly isn't me but because of the strange circumstances of the reports it's very hard to assess the extent of what Hamas did and how they managed to evade a well  oiled high tec intelligence/security machine. The original narrative was in respect to the Irish Tánaiste cohorting  with one of the biggest butchers of the 21st century. No one was trying to minimize what Hamas done.
#20
General discussion / Re: Hamas launch attack on Israel
February 14, 2024, 06:05:43 PM
Quote from: Itchy on February 14, 2024, 01:25:44 PMI see we are writing letters now to the EU. You can accuse me of being cynical, but for me this is our great leader's attempt to play to the gallery of public opinion and put forward the illusion that he is doing something. He's doing nothing and he won't do anything. By the time the letter is read, debated, discussed etc the children of Gaza will be dead and Rafah will be a graveyard.

Well  M Martin did do something he visited the kabutz with his buddy Netanyahu and listened to the BS about 40 babies etc. Nothing has disgusted me more than the Irish governments response to the continuous massacre of Gaza
#21
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
February 11, 2024, 07:04:30 PM
Quote from: SaffronSports on February 11, 2024, 04:53:46 PMWhat even happened with the goal? It looked like he was waving it over the bar then it's right in the goalmouth? Second half I thought Antrim were brilliant

Goalie pulled ball down from going over the bar with his stick and it dropped in behind the line
Forward came in an fouled him afterwards but by that time he was picking ball out of net area just behind the line.
Bad mistake but like most of these things there was plenty of players outfield that fumbled ball and lost possession leading to scores.
Between that and the Dublin physio delaying play and the time not added on, it was a sick way to lose the points.

Good to have Campbell and mc Kenna back, some of the new players struggled but let's judge them after a full league campaign.
#23
General discussion / Re: The DUP thread
January 25, 2024, 02:34:50 PM
Pity Jeffery didn't
Quote from: Armagh18 on January 25, 2024, 12:57:49 PM
Quote from: Eire90 on January 25, 2024, 12:44:29 PMis having lists of who has and who has not voted a very dangerous thing


what happens if it comes to a united ireland vote and someone does not vote could sinn fein order masked men to beat them up. or the dup order loyalists to beast someone up whos not voted in the shankill
Yeah that'll happen.

Pity Jeffery didn't acknowledge when looking at voting electoral info that 79% of people that did vote didn't vote for the DUP.
#24
General discussion / Re: The DUP thread
January 25, 2024, 11:14:11 AM
I tried to listened to this, when he said he put on the uniform of the UDR to protect the whole community I switched straight off.
#25
General discussion / Re: Car Problems!!
January 23, 2024, 06:44:25 PM
Quote from: sensethetone on January 23, 2024, 02:43:23 PM
Quote from: general_lee on January 23, 2024, 01:58:17 PMDPF deletes aren't legal though are they? Are they detectable at MOT?

If the MOT brings emissions test back in for diesel engines all the deleted software has to be reinstalled with whatever parts/filters needed replaced initially.

the person doing the deleting will say they'll never know who actually done the remapping. 

If the MOT did an emission check it's for smoke density and NoX
A badly serviced car with no delete will be harder to get through than a low mileage or well serviced DPF free car with good compression and injectors. DPF deletes has been about since 2009 and every year the motor trade hears about emission test and it's never happened. But if you inclined to be careful of such things best to keep your car as it is and clog up the internals if your commuting round town all week.
#26
General discussion / Re: Car Problems!!
January 23, 2024, 12:21:28 PM
Quote from: AustinPowers on January 23, 2024, 11:17:18 AM
Quote from: north_antrim_hound on January 23, 2024, 10:46:54 AM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 22, 2024, 04:55:38 PM
Quote from: JoG2 on January 12, 2024, 12:50:18 PM
Quote from: general_lee on January 12, 2024, 12:04:27 PM
Quote from: clonian on January 12, 2024, 11:46:55 AM
Quote from: 5times5times on January 12, 2024, 11:21:35 AMAny of you men here owned a mid 10s BWM 420/430D? And is it actually true cars are cheaper in England?
I have a 2017 420d xdrive, the 5 door one (grand coupe). I haven't had any issues so far apart from the constant call backs because of the EGR problems. They finally replaced the whole unit just before Christmas though. I like it, handles really well and it's nice to drive.
I have a mate who has the 3 door 430d which is 2014 and he had a massive issue with it last year, 2 grand problem. Can't remember the actual problem though and it was high mileage. He stills loves it though.
Are the EGR problems related to the type of driving ie town driving v motorway driving? I know town driving is not ideal for diesel engines.

My Mrs has a 2019 118d and EML starting coming on just as 12 month warranty ran out (classic woman completely ignored it and just drove on anyway). She only commutes about 12-14 miles each day and presuming the previous female owner was doing the same as the mileage wasn't high when she bought it.

Maybe get it mapped and the EGR bypassed?

With me working from home a lot more now I've started getting bother from the EGR due to short runs to and from schools etc and no long commutes so time to get it mapped out, hopefully soon.

Thing goes like an absolute pig every once in a while with the engine management light on and off all the time.

Get a EGR delete done and if your planning on keeping the vehicle a DPF delete as well. Autotune will remove the filter material from the DPF and fit blanking plate to EGR and map your PCM accordingly. City driving for modern diesels just isn't practical. The DPf and EGR circuit never gets up to the required temps for burning off particulates which is 600 degrees plus.

Can you elaborate  on what these involve? Does  this need done at a    dealership or  just a local mechanic?

My Commute is  short , so since I've got mine  , I've taken the car for a  good motorway drive every 3-4 weeks to Blow out  any dirt from the DPF filter.

So far ,  i haven't had any  bother.  But want to be prepared  in case  I do get any signs of trouble

Dealership won't do as it contravenes euro 6 emissions laws but as someone once told me they are literally trying to make an engine eat it's own shi..e.
If you motorway driving twice a week the DPF is getting to temp where it can do its job.
There are specialist businesses out there that will do deletes. With the proper mapping capability to disable the EGR and DPF functions, result is no blockage and turbos etc getting an easier life. I mentioned one company in Ballymena I've used with good results. It's a preference thing, do you want some trouble free motoring or a car that complies with current EU emission laws. These are never checked at M.O.T or anywhere else and companies like VW have been caught in the past with trick PCMs doing it anyway. I could bore you with details like the DPF is left with the cat converter part intact to keep turbo back pressure consistent buts it's irrelevant. A DPF replacement can range from 600 to a grand, a DPF delete is usually less than 400 and does for life. I'm not recommending anything but for me it's a option I always went for. The same goes for EGR delete.
#27
General discussion / Re: Car Problems!!
January 23, 2024, 10:46:54 AM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 22, 2024, 04:55:38 PM
Quote from: JoG2 on January 12, 2024, 12:50:18 PM
Quote from: general_lee on January 12, 2024, 12:04:27 PM
Quote from: clonian on January 12, 2024, 11:46:55 AM
Quote from: 5times5times on January 12, 2024, 11:21:35 AMAny of you men here owned a mid 10s BWM 420/430D? And is it actually true cars are cheaper in England?
I have a 2017 420d xdrive, the 5 door one (grand coupe). I haven't had any issues so far apart from the constant call backs because of the EGR problems. They finally replaced the whole unit just before Christmas though. I like it, handles really well and it's nice to drive.
I have a mate who has the 3 door 430d which is 2014 and he had a massive issue with it last year, 2 grand problem. Can't remember the actual problem though and it was high mileage. He stills loves it though.
Are the EGR problems related to the type of driving ie town driving v motorway driving? I know town driving is not ideal for diesel engines.

My Mrs has a 2019 118d and EML starting coming on just as 12 month warranty ran out (classic woman completely ignored it and just drove on anyway). She only commutes about 12-14 miles each day and presuming the previous female owner was doing the same as the mileage wasn't high when she bought it.

Maybe get it mapped and the EGR bypassed?

With me working from home a lot more now I've started getting bother from the EGR due to short runs to and from schools etc and no long commutes so time to get it mapped out, hopefully soon.

Thing goes like an absolute pig every once in a while with the engine management light on and off all the time.

Get a EGR delete done and if your planning on keeping the vehicle a DPF delete as well. Autotune will remove the filter material from the DPF and fit blanking plate to EGR and map your PCM accordingly. City driving for modern diesels just isn't practical. The DPf and EGR circuit never gets up to the required temps for burning off particulates which is 600 degrees plus.
#28
General discussion / Re: Hamas launch attack on Israel
January 23, 2024, 10:40:09 AM
Physcopath
Quote from: seafoid on January 22, 2024, 10:11:49 PMBenji is on the way out. Gal Eisenkrot is with Benny Gantz's party and he made an important speech on thursday claiming that Benji's plan for Gaza was nuts and that there was no military solution. The Yanks have pressured him to pull out of Gaza and the EU are also dissing him.


He's a nut job but in fairness that whole nation seem to be psychopaths, ironically only matched by Hitlers Germany. I'm pretty sure history will repeat itself when two generations later the actions of their beloved IDF will viewed on as one of eternal shame. As for the US and Britains contribution words fail me.
#29
General discussion / Re: Podcasts
January 23, 2024, 10:28:47 AM
Quote from: Deerstalker on January 23, 2024, 09:47:49 AM
Quote from: Mario on January 23, 2024, 08:03:04 AMThe football pod back today. 1 free show and 1 behind the paywall every week. I enjoy listening to the lads but it's a bit Dublin/Kerry centric. Shown today by the fact they spent more time talking about Dean rocks retirement than they did talking about the all Ireland club final.

I see The Irish Examiner hurling podcast with Anthony Daly is behind a paywall now, was free last year until the championship. It can be decent, mind you they go out of their way at times to show how much "craic" they are having 

I use to listen to this but paying Spotify should be enough. Once the tenner a month came- bye bye
#30
General discussion / Re: Hamas launch attack on Israel
January 16, 2024, 05:48:04 PM
Quote from: seafoid on January 16, 2024, 11:39:53 AMBrando in Apocalypse Now. An acting masterclass.
Israel is the heart of darkness
Israel will only get worse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPPGMNOLaMw



Would have more respect for Kurtz TBH, in the book and the film he does reflect on his actions and recognizes the impossibility of redemption when he's  gone to far. There is some correlation in the horror of colonialism and imperial plunder.