I have come to the conclusion that the Irish weather forecast should just be repeated instead of being broadcast live every day. A kind of best of the weather collection of the most likely weather forecasts.
Last week I heard the forecaster say “Prolonged heavy rain spreading from the south to all areas following by scattered [...]
Archive for November, 2009
What’s wrong with Ireland?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2009 | 11 Comments »
We are. Let he who has never nodded or winked, cast the first aspersion.
Life in the slow lane
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Escape, Ireland to Senegal, Recession, road journey on November 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have had to cut back to 1997 levels recently. In order not to make people redundant in work, we have all decided to live like paupers and have no lives to speak of. So we all have a job but no life. We’re down about 40% on our salaries. I have become more acquainted [...]
Why, why do I do it?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged pizza, Spar on November 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been working late. I don’t want to but I stop off at Spar on the way home. I don’t like Spar type shops. I lose my imagination the second I walk in the door. All notions of gathering wholesome and cheap ingredients are out the anti ramming toughened windows. Diagonal aisles trick me by [...]