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General discussion / Re: Diesel, petrol, oil price watch

« on: June 24, 2022, 01:08:36 PM »

just had a look around the local centra this evening

2L jar of milk £1.67
Loaf of bread £1.35
Packed of 6 pancakes £1.52
Box of Cornflakes £4.25
10 pk of ham £2.55
500ml bottle of Coke £1.90
Can of Coke £1.10
Small can of red bull £1.75

Most of the packets of buns/cakes etc are near £4

Where is this going to end.

24 packs of Coke/Diet Coke are usually £7.50 in the likes of Asda and Tesco so it's madness to buy a single can unless you are absolutely stuck.

They're never refrigerated though and if you're just looking one for your lunch....

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GAA Discussion / Re: Tailteann Cup 2022

« on: June 24, 2022, 01:04:11 PM »

Isn't that just a backdoor for them teams again?

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General discussion / Re: Diesel, petrol, oil price watch

« on: June 24, 2022, 12:36:30 PM »

Hendersons are the biggest rip-off in the country and should be boycotted. Shop in Lidl etc and buy their own brands for the most stuff. Its have the price and less and tastes the same. £2.10 for mustard in my local Hendersons, its £55p in Lidl and tastes better.

You'd need a loan to shop in Mullan's Spar in Armagh. Mad prices.

I can't get my missus talked into shopping outside of Sainsburys or buying own brand as she has this very old fashioned "yellow pack" view that they can't possibly be as good despite me telling her that in a lot of instances it's the same stuff from the same factory!

Tell her to stop having notions!

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General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

« on: June 23, 2022, 05:17:28 PM »

More shit on here about houses owned, I'm pretty sure if you want you can find it on members interests. I'm not here to defend Adams but he was mentioned, has been a published author so unless you can prove his home ownership is as a result of illegal gains it would be wise not to make unfounded claims. I know a number of MLA's from both DUP and SDLP who own more than one home. In fact on SDLP or perhaps now former SDLP Belfast councillor was on radio quite a bit a few years back as a Landlord of HMO's.

He owned half the Holylands at one stage.

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General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

« on: June 22, 2022, 10:26:13 PM »

Wasn't the industrial wage policy openly scrapped a few years ago as too many professionals were leaving the party?

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General discussion / Re: Rail strike, RMT & Mick Lynch appreciation

« on: June 22, 2022, 09:31:45 PM »

Indeed. Inflation was sorted out years ago. The current inflation is a one-off because the world economy's adapting to the pandemic coming and going. It's a flash in the pan that has damn all to do with wage increases. Working people moving from barely-getting-by to actually-getting-by is not going to drive any excessive demand, certainly not enough to trigger an inflationary spiral.

Inflation was nearly 10% last month and its getting worse. What planet are you living on?

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General discussion / Re: Rail strike, RMT & Mick Lynch appreciation

« on: June 22, 2022, 05:38:09 PM »

The line that payrises will cause more inflation is a cracker too.

There was and is going to be a period of civil unrest with the way the cost of living is going vs wages. Wait until winter and people need to pay for heating too and with petrol fast approaching 2 pound sterling a litre plus.

They do.

How?

We're talking about people here on the breadline, not increasing someones already large disposable income.

A ticket collector getting 33k is not on the breadline ffs.

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General discussion / Re: Rail strike, RMT & Mick Lynch appreciation

« on: June 22, 2022, 02:45:40 PM »

The line that payrises will cause more inflation is a cracker too.

There was and is going to be a period of civil unrest with the way the cost of living is going vs wages. Wait until winter and people need to pay for heating too and with petrol fast approaching 2 pound sterling a litre plus.

They do.

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General discussion / Re: Diesel, petrol, oil price watch

« on: June 22, 2022, 12:43:46 PM »

Worked it out and I'm going through £400 a month on diesel. I drive an economic enough car at 55mpg, it's the miles that kill me.

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General discussion / Re: Diesel, petrol, oil price watch

« on: June 22, 2022, 12:42:44 PM »

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10590733/amp/Tesla-driving-Stephen-Colbert-preaches-surging-gas-prices-worth-clean-conscience.html

Just get a Tesla, says US talk show host Stephen Colbert.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Armagh v Galway AIQF

« on: June 21, 2022, 01:00:28 PM »

Why do Armagh have orange jerseys ?

Because the orange order was founded in Armagh and is an institution in the county.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Damian Casey RIP - Tyrone GAA rocked by tragedy yet again

« on: June 18, 2022, 09:33:28 AM »

We have had more than our fair share of tragedy. Devastating news for his family.

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General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

« on: June 17, 2022, 11:16:16 AM »

Yous are arguing over whether you should like a political party or not with strangers on the Internet from behind an anonymous profile.

Go out and enjoy your Fridays.

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General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

« on: June 16, 2022, 02:38:29 PM »

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/sinn-feins-pearse-doherty-abused-and-mistreated-a-garda-varadkar-tells-dail-41759711.html?utm_source=xtremepush&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=Sinn+F%C3%A9in%E2%80%99s+Pearse+Doherty+%E2%80%98abused+and+mistreated%E2%80%99+a+garda%2C+Varadkar+tells+D%C3%A1il+%28xtremepush+%2364465231%29&utm_term=notification+%231145194624_3254967884&utm_content=A

OUch, that hurt. Bad when Varadkar making you look a tool

nowhere in that does Varadkar make him look like a tool

The story becomes pointless when he stated that Doherty was too young to get a conviction at the time.

So essentially he was a child. Who cares what he did. Who didn't shout at the army/ police growing up?

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Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling

« on: June 16, 2022, 11:09:45 AM »

have never wanted Derry or Armagh to win and never will.

Would make my weekend if Clare got a result against Derry. Keep titles at 4-1 please.