TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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We're past August, its Autumn now!
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Going by the Gaelic calendar, it was autumn since the beginning of August.
Considering how many leaves I've seen fall into the pond over the past month, the Gaels had it right!
DoctorFling
Member
The line-up this year is terrible, so many of my friends are going and I have no idea why.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
My friend is going and she was dead excited, didn't know it was just a tent in a field in Laois though.
I think you misread, I was asking about TLG but it was other people asking about Sun and Moon.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I think you misread, I was asking about TLG but it was other people asking about Sun and Moon.
.., shut it you, I read it perfectly well... *runs*
Actually on the subject of TLG, I cancelled my ShopTo pre-order today since it's the first day in a while I've been on my laptop and I checked the exchange rate just out of curiosity, with shipping it comes to £115 which is 138 now apparently. Is it bad that I'm sad it has levelled a bit? I really should have tried to grab some Sterling while I had the chance for my March trip.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Is it true that TheGameCollection ships games early? Just pre-ordered the Bioshock collection, as it would probably arrive a week after release from Amazon. Is it me or is their delivery to Ireland really slow lately?
I ordered a couple of Blu-rays from them on a Sunday and they weren't dispatched till the Thursday and arrived the Tuesday after that.
I ordered a couple of Blu-rays from them on a Sunday and they weren't dispatched till the Thursday and arrived the Tuesday after that.
Liamario
Banned
They do.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Sweet, out of curiosity how early are we talking here?
Liamario
Banned
I've gotten it before launch, but I've also gotten it on the day. No better than anywhere else that sends early tbh
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I have never really bought games online, I used to enjoy going into Xtravision/HMV after work on a Friday, but can't do that anymore, and I refuse to pay Gamestop's ridiculous prices. What sites would you recommend for release day delivery?
Liamario
Banned
I'd go with them. They'll get the job done. You could order from Amazon via parcel motel if you wanted either.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Parcel motel are significantly faster than standard amazon post.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
So I assume Amazon send the package to them and they ship it over themselves? That's good to know.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Yeah its an address somewhere in Armagh or possibly Antrim I forgot, then it's sent down to the Republic overnight, usually between 8PM-2AM.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Thanks, I'll give it a go with my next Amazon order. Hopefully they can improve on the 10 days it took last time.
It depends on who they use as a courier. If they use Asendia you are in for a bad time. They seem to use them for small packages. They used them 10 times for me and they lost the package 7 times. The latest was No Man's Sky. It was sent out early, got lost, Amazon dispatched another one and only got it last Tuesday.
Parcel Motel is good, I use them for the Nintendo store and GAME. If the game dispatches Thursday on Amazon you would generally get it Saturday. I didn't realise it but they deliver Sundays as well.
Try Smyths, online the games are 65 and usually arrive release day or you can order online and collect instore on release day.
Its still worth it to get money now. An post have the rate as .813 at the moment so get a bit now and when it tanks again early next year with article 50 get some more.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Fuck me its humid today, rotten it is.
chalkitdown1
Member
Makes a change from the shitty rain of yesterday.
Got myself and Xbox One S on Friday. Only downloaded Inside and Ori & The Blind Forest but might go shopping for some other games today.
Fuck me, the Xbone UI is ugly. Who designed this mess and thought it would be a good interface?
Got myself and Xbox One S on Friday. Only downloaded Inside and Ori & The Blind Forest but might go shopping for some other games today.
Fuck me, the Xbone UI is ugly. Who designed this mess and thought it would be a good interface?
SomedayTheFire
Member
It's fucking rotten out.
Macadinho94
Member
Well Electric Picnic was amazing
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Even in that pouring rain? The RTE highlights didn't make it look that great.
SomedayTheFire
Member
caught the bell x1 set on rte. looked decent. still firmly believe rocky took a lover is one of the best songs to come out of this island.
Macadinho94
Member
Amazing. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM are honestly one of the best live acts I've ever seen, Lana killed it, it was great to see the Shins back in Ireland.
Food was great too, and some of the comedians were awesome.
I didn't mind the rain/muck. If you're going to a festival in Ireland you should know you'll most likely have to put up with that anyway.
Hopefully I will be back next year.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Fair enough so, sounds fun.
I'd rather it were pissing down than this hear, christ.
chalkitdown1
Member
Was just in my local to have a look. Nothing but COD, Fifa, Ass Creed and Lego games left. The section looked fairly unkempt so presumably it was raided of all the good stuff already.
Yeah, I only found out about it yesterday and it seemed like a lot of the best PS4 stuff was gone. Xbox One still had a bunch of recent games though. I picked up the Life is Strange special edition for 20 which was nice.
I'm surprised at the good reviews / reception for Lana, I love her but didn't think she'd lend herself well to a festival show, never mind headlining. I hope I'll have the chance to go next time, still haven't been ever by this stage.
Macadinho94
Member
On this tour she has two backup singers/dancers which really gives off the Ronettes vibe they had in the 60's. Plus out of the three times I've seen her, her vocals were flawless. The whole crowd got into it to so it turned into a massive sing-song which helped as well.
Did she have a string section? I was disappointed she didn't when I went to see her in Cork. Did she play much from Honeymoon bar High by the Beach?
Dublin bus striking from 9pm tomorrow until the weekend.
A well timed strike, causes mass disruption and shows Dublin bus management in a bad light.
Pain in the ass for me (and countless others) who are set to work those days.
Will be interesting if they come to a last minute arrangement
A well timed strike, causes mass disruption and shows Dublin bus management in a bad light.
Pain in the ass for me (and countless others) who are set to work those days.
Will be interesting if they come to a last minute arrangement
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Wait tomorrow? I thought it was Friday.
These were all over the bus today
Think it was always planned for Thursday and Friday. They've just decided to shut shop at 9pm (as in the last bus is at 9pm) tomorrow. Gonna be interesting.
From all accounts they're looking a relatively modest wage rise after years of stagnation. Wonder if the public will side with them unlike the greedy luas drivers
Edit: seems Dublin bus management making them end at 9 so the buses are in the depot by midnight
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Well fuck, thats annoying.
Who's generally the best value for mobile data in the country? Will be arriving on Sunday for just under two weeks.
So it should be business as usual on Monday? I plan on hiring a car around the 14th, until then I'll be relying on public transport while I'm based in the city.
So it should be business as usual on Monday? I plan on hiring a car around the 14th, until then I'll be relying on public transport while I'm based in the city.
Yeah the strikes are more aimed at the weekend.
SomedayTheFire
Member
Lycamobile. Also if you're around the city centre you can used dublin bikes to get around. cheap and decent.
ManUnkindH
Member
Just dropping by to tell you I adore your whiskey.
Romania here
Macadinho94
Member
She had a backing band she's had for a few tours now. One of my favourite parts was when she sang Yayo with no backing band and just her playing the guitar.
She only played Honeymoon and High by the Beach. The rest of the set was pretty much half Born to Die/half Ultraviolence. It's a pity she didn't play Terrence Loves You as it's one of my favourite songs from her. Kinda understand it though, it doesn't really work in a festival setting.
And what is FG doing about it all? Fuck all.
There has to be a happy medium between the Social Partnership and the fuck it let the sods sort it all out on a piecemeal basis idea.
Guards, teachers, bus drivers etc.. We're probably in for a winter of discontent. I wonder if FG government will last the year.
Fuck the water protests too.
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sorry in a foul mood today.
There has to be a happy medium between the Social Partnership and the fuck it let the sods sort it all out on a piecemeal basis idea.
Guards, teachers, bus drivers etc.. We're probably in for a winter of discontent. I wonder if FG government will last the year.
Fuck the water protests too.
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sorry in a foul mood today.
chalkitdown1
Member
Three. Ask them for a new Sim card and you'll get a 30 day unlimited data plan which costs 20.
Yeah they're striking this Thursday Friday, next Thursday Friday and then the following Friday and Saturday.
Work just told me to pay for a taxi in but I can't expense it back. Actually laughed at them. It'd be cheaper for me to take an unpaid day
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I'd be more sympathetic to the bus drivers if the service wasn't so terrible, least where I live. Bus is always ridiculously late or ridiculously early, doesn't show up every half an hour anyway, RTPI is often wrong, etc.