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We are on the US thread, no distractions, I just made a comment that there are other proxy wars going on, in fact there are worse atrocities/wars than Palestine's. How that lessens the madness in Palestine is on you.

You twisting my words is again on you, which makes you look like a dick

It would've been a nice night to queue outside your local small-town record store.  Different world.

Remember that. Nostalgia.

Does that not happen any more?

Brought my wee sister down to Makintracks in Belfast at 5 in the morning to queue for tickets for Bros when they first came to Belfast at their height!

Was some craic

Sadly no Country in the Workd seems to give 2 hoots about the Palestinians☹️

Or plenty of other proxy wars going on, and the one in Palestine isn't the worst

how many of those wars do the Americans and EU arm the genocider in...   it isn't a war its a genocide...  Milltown always in to downplay and distract.

You're a dick..

If you can point out where, anywhere in my posts I downplayed it I'll apologise

the quoted post is downplaying it..

Read my post again.. at no point did I say it was not genocide or downplayed it.

It was simple enough, there are plenty proxy wars going on.

You need to get over you anger at any posts that don't fall into your line of thought. 

says the lad that called me a dick!!!

it quite clear from your post... its the the worst... so get over it... there are other wars.. so get over it..

any you avoided my question...

You are a dick, that's clear by your attacks on here.

No point having a discussion as you make stuff up

attacks...you are the one name calling... I have having at go at your opinions...  and ive made nothing up, I gave my opinions, why make the comment you did if it wasn't an attempt to downplay and distract...  and you still ignore the question asked of you... 

I'll ask one more time, where did I downplay anything going on in Palestine? Post up a quote where I've said there's no genocide happening. If you can, I'll apologise. If you can't then you are a dick

off the top of my head on multiple occasions you have tried to drag conversations off on tangents... therefore distracting and downplaying remember when I mentioned Germans support for genocide, when you accused Itchy of saying the family of the hostage wouldn't be happy with nearly 300 civilians dying to save 4, our discussion about international law and the right to armed resistence and I think I remember hypotical tailban comparisons too.

but all this is the distraction... as usual...

So you haven't found one post that says I've not said that genocide isn't happening in Palestine?

This is why you are a dick

 

I ended up with 2 surge price tickets for Wembley. Probably only band about I would do that for

How much once you put in travel accommodation and food drinks .....

Sadly no Country in the Workd seems to give 2 hoots about the Palestinians☹️

Or plenty of other proxy wars going on, and the one in Palestine isn't the worst

how many of those wars do the Americans and EU arm the genocider in...   it isn't a war its a genocide...  Milltown always in to downplay and distract.

You're a dick..

If you can point out where, anywhere in my posts I downplayed it I'll apologise

the quoted post is downplaying it..

Read my post again.. at no point did I say it was not genocide or downplayed it.

It was simple enough, there are plenty proxy wars going on.

You need to get over you anger at any posts that don't fall into your line of thought. 

says the lad that called me a dick!!!

it quite clear from your post... its the the worst... so get over it... there are other wars.. so get over it..

any you avoided my question...

You are a dick, that's clear by your attacks on here.

No point having a discussion as you make stuff up

attacks...you are the one name calling... I have having at go at your opinions...  and ive made nothing up, I gave my opinions, why make the comment you did if it wasn't an attempt to downplay and distract...  and you still ignore the question asked of you... 

I'll ask one more time, where did I downplay anything going on in Palestine? Post up a quote where I've said there's no genocide happening. If you can, I'll apologise. If you can't then you are a dick

Sadly no Country in the Workd seems to give 2 hoots about the Palestinians☹️

Or plenty of other proxy wars going on, and the one in Palestine isn't the worst

how many of those wars do the Americans and EU arm the genocider in...   it isn't a war its a genocide...  Milltown always in to downplay and distract.

You're a dick..

If you can point out where, anywhere in my posts I downplayed it I'll apologise

the quoted post is downplaying it..

Read my post again.. at no point did I say it was not genocide or downplayed it.

It was simple enough, there are plenty proxy wars going on.

You need to get over you anger at any posts that don't fall into your line of thought. 

says the lad that called me a dick!!!

it quite clear from your post... its the the worst... so get over it... there are other wars.. so get over it..

any you avoided my question...

You are a dick, that's clear by your attacks on here.

No point having a discussion as you make stuff up

Sadly no Country in the Workd seems to give 2 hoots about the Palestinians☹️

Or plenty of other proxy wars going on, and the one in Palestine isn't the worst

how many of those wars do the Americans and EU arm the genocider in...   it isn't a war its a genocide...  Milltown always in to downplay and distract.

You're a dick..

If you can point out where, anywhere in my posts I downplayed it I'll apologise

the quoted post is downplaying it..

Read my post again.. at no point did I say it was not genocide or downplayed it.

It was simple enough, there are plenty proxy wars going on.

You need to get over you anger at any posts that don't fall into your line of thought. 

Sadly no Country in the Workd seems to give 2 hoots about the Palestinians☹️

Or plenty of other proxy wars going on, and the one in Palestine isn't the worst

how many of those wars do the Americans and EU arm the genocider in...   it isn't a war its a genocide...  Milltown always in to downplay and distract.

You're a dick..

If you can point out where, anywhere in my posts I downplayed it I'll apologise

Sadly no Country in the Workd seems to give 2 hoots about the Palestinians☹️

Or plenty of other proxy wars going on, and the one in Palestine isn't the worst

Got tickets on ballot. Absolutely buzzing. My absolute favourite band of all time.

Congrats deeds! What are prices like?

Just over 700 for four tickets standing beside stage.

Golden circle?

No it's a normal standing ticket. The pitch area at stage is dearer than back of pitch. Had same ticket last night for coldplay and view brilliant.

At AC/DC they just had golden area and pitch.. is there separate parts on pitch?

Mate at Coldplay tonight in Cusack lower. From his pics he's in line with the outer stage

Im too old for standing tickets and fucked if I'm paying for upper stand or Canal End as can't imagine either the view or the sound will be up to much.

Think if there is a middle standing area it might be the ticket, atmosphere was good around that area for AC/DC tbf, but lower hogan or cusack towards Hill 16 is the best seats

Got tickets on ballot. Absolutely buzzing. My absolute favourite band of all time.

Congrats deeds! What are prices like?

Just over 700 for four tickets standing beside stage.

Golden circle?

No it's a normal standing ticket. The pitch area at stage is dearer than back of pitch. Had same ticket last night for coldplay and view brilliant.

At AC/DC they just had golden area and pitch.. is there separate parts on pitch?

Mate at Coldplay tonight in Cusack lower. From his pics he's in line with the outer stage

Got tickets on ballot. Absolutely buzzing. My absolute favourite band of all time.

Congrats deeds! What are prices like?

Just over 700 for four tickets standing beside stage.

Golden circle?

Taylor Swift would have filled that place over ten nights the demand was that high.. other than her who in today's modern music scene would fill it?

Very frustrated renewing this year


Bit of background - previous policy, 24yo male, 3 penalty points, 1L Ford Focus (petrol) with 3 years no claims bonus (along with 2 Years named experience with no claims), including my sister and girlfriend as learners (about +€120 for the first learner to be added, then €40 for herself) for €630 for the year.

Fast forward to my renewal process now and getting quoted for 950-1100 for the same set up, despite now being 25, penalty points expired, with an additional years no claims

On phone and getting told that the price they have to pay mechanics has "doubled" over the past year - have they not considered shopping around themselves as we are encouraged to do?

Given my "risk profile" is decreasing year on year (and I've paid probably the guts of €4k-€5k so far in premiums which have never been used), I'm finding it very difficult to justify paying an increased premium

It's encouraging to see the likes of Revolut entering the market (albeit underwritten by AIG and using the blackboxes) which can hopefully cause a shake up in the next few years from the status quo as the banks are seeing now but the legislative issue of not being able to access european insurers is reducing competition within the industry and allowing them to set the price as they see fit

And don't get me started on the 2% levy..

Awful honest declaring the three points. 

If you don't own up the points at the start you could lose a claim if you needed to use your insurance, think its called fraud

Great gig, some moaners on here!

€400 for 2 of us to barely hear a vocal/line up in upper cusack....

Fools and their money ... you'll know for next time

Take the £400 have a couple of days away somewhere and put ACDC playlist on Spotify

Twice the price of an AIF ticket, absolute lunacy, a total price gouge

who sets the prices though?

I've started working at concerts (like I need to be outta of the house more) this year for Eventsec, brothers been doing it for a few years and said its a handy number and you get to see the concerts for free!

Anyways my point is, the amount of people employed in the background for these gigs is crazy, streams of staff from stewards security and stagers, caterers and all the fees that go into insurance and logistics, busing staff and so is is madness! I'm surprised they make any money from it at all

Let's say it takes an average of 2 tickets to pay a person'a casual wage for the day. Some would be more, some would be less.

Even if there is 2,000 staff. That's only 4,000 tickets needed.

The average wage for Steward for the day is £150, there was 6 bus loads from Belfast that went down to Croke from Belfast,, lunches and refreshments on top of that. Croke has its own stewards nearly the same amount and Sword security (southern) group would have had the same.

Caterers for all staff and roadies stagers and whatever else hangs on to the groups, a plethora of others that I have no idea what they do but seem busy, add in the insurance cover and many other costs that I can't imagine go into it it fairly adds up

They do of course make plenty of money, I was just saying they pay a lot out before they get their return

Remember an interview with Vince Power a while back re putting on a music festival. He said the first cost is security, which was then, a £1M for the weekend, you then add on the rest of outgoings on top of that.

Coldplay paid 1 million for the pitch at Croker