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Cullyhanna look to be in control after a tentative opening 10 mins. Seem a lot more organised, patient and able to punch holes in the Cill na Martra defence. Hopefully the match opens up a bit more in second half.

I sold a car last year and some sham showed up with £10k cash. I said I'll sell to you tomorrow but by bank transfer.

Well done Arva, commiserations to Listowel. A great advertisement for Junior club football.

It's called organised crime for a reason. The boys that last a long time aren't stupid and have a back office of accountants and fixers managing their wash cycles.

They obviously have that happening but always wondered how the assets recovery agency couldn't probe into the initial source of their money and assess the justification of the root of it all.

Most of them already have a business or have access to one. All they do is wash the cash. Had a renowned neighbour originally from Newry. Now he's not ever actually been charged or jailed for anything. He "runs" a car wash. The Mrs is a MUA. Has a brand new 4 bed house with all the bells and whistles, garden done up to the 9s, security cameras and two nice flash motors in the driveway.

Least she'll have cars cleaned regularly

And he'll have his lashes done regularly too

It's called organised crime for a reason. The boys that last a long time aren't stupid and have a back office of accountants and fixers managing their wash cycles.

They obviously have that happening but always wondered how the assets recovery agency couldn't probe into the initial source of their money and assess the justification of the root of it all.

Most of them already have a business or have access to one. All they do is wash the cash. Had a renowned neighbour originally from Newry. Now he's not ever actually been charged or jailed for anything. He "runs" a car wash. The Mrs is a MUA. Has a brand new 4 bed house with all the bells and whistles, garden done up to the 9s, security cameras and two nice flash motors in the driveway.

So his da was killed for selling fags and drink?

I've heard a few things now. Didn't know he was a house breaker. Read somewhere he was also circulating fake £1 coins.

[Are the EGR problems related to the type of driving]

Any 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.

BMW are replacing all the EGR systems on certain models. All the recalls etc I had were on them and when they finally replaced it I got a voucher from them to go towards the next service. Have you had any recalls since you had the car?

Yeah pretty sure there was a letter sent but she's typical woman she's done nothing about it 

Any 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.

Interesting talkback on Radio Ulster today detailing how the sons and grandsons of IRA men are now in the same organisation as ex LVF men in the Portadown/Lurgan area. At least if Alison Morris has it right that is.

That's correct

Shows the sorts that were in the IRA.

Not really

I wouldn't even bite on that one Tonto 

Well, it's true no one is responsible for the actions of others but it's not a good look if your son or grandson is now in a criminal gang with loyalist drug dealers.

If you want to be pedantic the infamous "Loyalists" who are allegedly leading figures in "The Firm" were actually born Catholic.

It all sound very Sunday World.

There'll be a pull out spread this weekend

Seeing so many Peugeot 3008s on the roads now.  They'd surely fall into this bracket

Same bracket as the Ateca and Karoq. Very good cars.

I've heard quite a few stories on the reliability of the 3008. Plenty of electrical problems.
All 3rd hand stories though.

Old habits die hard when it comes to French cars.

Peugeot, Renault and Citroen, along with Vauxhall, Land Rover and Mini, are car brands I'd avoid like the plague.

Interesting talkback on Radio Ulster today detailing how the sons and grandsons of IRA men are now in the same organisation as ex LVF men in the Portadown/Lurgan area. At least if Alison Morris has it right that is.

That's correct

Shows the sorts that were in the IRA.

Not really

I wouldn't even bite on that one Tonto 

Well, it's true no one is responsible for the actions of others but it's not a good look if your son or grandson is now in a criminal gang with loyalist drug dealers.

If you want to be pedantic the infamous "Loyalists" who are allegedly leading figures in "The Firm" were actually born Catholic. 

https://belfastmedia.com/west-belfast-murder-gang-were-contracted-to-kill-kevin-conway

"He had been staying at the Shaws road address where he was brutally murdered as part of his bail conditions."

bail conditions seem a bit harsh

You really do have to question how someone suspected of murder is able to be released on bail, breach that bail and then continue to be on bail. Especially when there was a known threat against said murder suspect.

That's wild, is Lurgan a big drug place now. was conway the leader of the firm ?

Yes and no.

Was the Da clipped for the same sort of stuff?

Not quite. Might have been something to do with counterfeit cigarettes. 

That's wild, is Lurgan a big drug place now. was conway the leader of the firm ?

Yes and no.

The whole thing is f**ked. Can barely get near a GP never mind anything more serious.

I don't mean to sound like the smug fella abroad who shits on everything at home but I gave this example to a few lads at home (both North and South) and they genuinely didn't believe me. Spain is hardly a world leader in healthcare but the contrast with home shocked me.

Anyway, around the middle of August I slipped quite badly on the stairs down into my basement. They're concrete steps with a faux marble tile and a slipped quite neat the top. Managed to land the small of my back at a near perfect 45° angle onto the 90° cut of the step and then slid the whole way down to the bottom, about another 17/18 steps, bouncing the back off each one.

I was crocked for a couple of days. Getting up and sitting down was painful. Couldn't sit for more than 45 mins or so without needing to stretch out and lie down. A huge bruise on my back from my kidneys on round and the down the top of my arse cheeks developed. Being the idiot I am, I found myself getting a little bit better and a few weeks later I went on a stag. Was sore, but ok. Another few weeks later was feeling a bit of pain, about a month or 5 weeks after the fall. Decided I'd go to the doctor, for reassurance if nothing else.

Now I live in a back of beyond town in the arse end of nowhere about an hour outside Barcelona. Population a couple of thousand, max. We have our own little mini health centre with about 1.5 doctors and some nursing staff. It's a branch of a bigger centre in the nearest "big" town, population about 35,000. I decided I was going to go to doc late on a Tuesday night, so I used the public healthcare app to leave a note for reception to ask for an appointment. I got a call about 8.20 on the Wednesday morning asking what the story was and after telling her, had an appointment with the GP around 11.15. He did a few checks and figured I was largely fine and that pain and discomfort were all just deep tissue bruising and inflammation, but would need an x-ray to make sure no fracture in the coccyx. Booked me an x-ray that afternoon at the health centre (specifically not a hospital, like a massive GP but also has gynae care etc) in the equivalent of, I guess, a county town, population about 70-75,000 and a follow up for late on the Thursday morning to go over the results. Maybe a 20-25 minute drive from the house. Turned up on time, x-ray done, back home barely over an hour later. In for the results with the GP the next day, got the all clear, he prescribed some anti inflammatories and home I went.

So in the space of about 40 hours of having decided I wanted to see doctor, I'd seen my GP, had an x-ray, gone over the results, got my tablets and was back home with my feet up.

I have private health insurance through work, and pay for the rest of the family to be added to it. We almost never use it. Pregnancy and maternity care all through the public system.

It's 3 weeks to get the results of an x-ray in the North.

bust my knee in the summer. Went to A&E in craigavon. They sent me to minor injuries. Got an xray done there and they had the result in less than a half hour

Just like the lottery, sometimes you get lucky!

seems to be pretty standard with MIU

Was always told to go to south Tyrone to avoid a long wait