Friday's rant

[johng]

My wife has organised to have a very significant birthday that week which will see us watching it in a pub out foreign. 3rd home game I will have missed in 7 years. The other 2 were family also.

[the spoofer]

Seriously concerned about where Irish Water got its information to send out the packs. There was documentation sent to my wife that would appear to come from local property tax files as its the only database that could have that information. They then sent out a letter saying that it was sent to her in error but that this wasn't a Data protection breach.

It's fairly clear that they got this information from The Revenue. Is it really appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners is sharing information with a company providing water?

[the spoofer]

DP

[domhnallj]

Seriously concerned about where Irish Water got its information to send out the packs. There was documentation sent to my wife that would appear to come from local property tax files as its the only database that could have that information. They then sent out a letter saying that it was sent to her in error but that this wasn't a Data protection breach.

It's fairly clear that they got this information from The Revenue. Is it really appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners is sharing information with a company providing water?

Depends on whether the water bill is a tax? I suspect that it isn't since Irish Water is a company and not part of a government department. Our learned friends are probably ordering the latest Merc and BMW brochures in anticipation.

[Hippo]

Seriously concerned about where Irish Water got its information to send out the packs. There was documentation sent to my wife that would appear to come from local property tax files as its the only database that could have that information. They then sent out a letter saying that it was sent to her in error but that this wasn't a Data protection breach.

It's fairly clear that they got this information from The Revenue. Is it really appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners is sharing information with a company providing water?

Depends on whether the water bill is a tax? I suspect that it isn't since Irish Water is a company and not part of a government department. Our learned friends are probably ordering the latest Merc and BMW brochures in anticipation.

I wouldn't bother. Irish Water is established by statute, so while it isn't part of a government department...basically there will be no serious legal challenge to its status.

[Vamos los azules]

Seriously concerned about where Irish Water got its information to send out the packs. There was documentation sent to my wife that would appear to come from local property tax files as its the only database that could have that information. They then sent out a letter saying that it was sent to her in error but that this wasn't a Data protection breach.

It's fairly clear that they got this information from The Revenue. Is it really appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners is sharing information with a company providing water?

I actually got a different impression. My property tax is under the "correct version" of my address. There is an old version of the estate's name from when it was built that was on the Bord Gais records (and presumably elsewhere) and they wouldn't let us change it because that is the property's official identifier, even though it is technically not the name of the place now. The fact that the Irish Water application came through to me with the old version of the address suggested to me they were picking up the property from somewhere other than the property tax register, which I specifically set up with the address as it is now.

[honeyec]

Colleagues on maternity leave who bring their spawn into the office can FRO.

She's been here for over an hour now. It's not a bleedin' crèche, go the f%~k home!

[Vamos los azules]

Colleagues on maternity leave who bring their spawn into the office can FRO.

She's been here for over an hour now. It's not a bleedin' crèche, go the f%~k home!

I'm so glad it's not just me who gets baby rage like that.

With some of them it's like they think they're the first person ever to have a baby as well.

[TheBear]

Colleagues on maternity leave who bring their spawn into the office can FRO.

She's been here for over an hour now. It's not a bleedin' crèche, go the f%~k home!

I'm so glad it's not just me who gets baby rage like that.

With some of them it's like they think they're the first person ever to have a baby as well.

It wrecks my head too. I generally get some filthy looks for being the only woman not cooing and threatening to lactate whenever they bring in their bundles of joy.

[blockhead]

Youse lot are gonna drive women out of the workplace and back into the kitchen!
Dinosaurs!

[RoboProp]

Back in the gym after a 2 month layoff after being in a Road Traffic Accident. I start my warm up on one of the 2 free benches and some bloke starts as if to take the weight off of the bar. He asks "are you done? !" I may have replied "what the f**k does it look like? " The chap then asked me to be polite and was promptly told "why don't you observe before you engage someone" There was another free bench which he then started to use. Idiot f#*ks should learn proper gym etiquette. Granted I could have been calmer but I was really looking forward to just cracking at it again without interruptions from chuckling dunderheads

[the spoofer]

Back in the gym after a 2 month layoff after being in a Road Traffic Accident. I start my warm up on one of the 2 free benches and some bloke starts as if to take the weight off of the bar. He asks "are you done? !" I may have replied "what the f**k does it look like? " The chap then asked me to be polite and was promptly told "why don't you observe before you engage someone" There was another free bench which he then started to use. Idiot f#*ks should learn proper gym etiquette. Granted I could have been calmer but I was really looking forward to just cracking at it again without interruptions from chuckling dunderheads

It's the roids.

[RavenhillRaider]

Back in the gym after a 2 month layoff after being in a Road Traffic Accident. I start my warm up on one of the 2 free benches and some bloke starts as if to take the weight off of the bar. He asks "are you done? !" I may have replied "what the f**k does it look like? " The chap then asked me to be polite and was promptly told "why don't you observe before you engage someone" There was another free bench which he then started to use. Idiot f#*ks should learn proper gym etiquette. Granted I could have been calmer but I was really looking forward to just cracking at it again without interruptions from chuckling dunderheads

+1

I hate getting interupted by stupid people, when all i want to do is focus on my lift.

[Avenger]

Back in the gym after a 2 month layoff after being in a Road Traffic Accident. I start my warm up on one of the 2 free benches and some bloke starts as if to take the weight off of the bar. He asks "are you done? !" I may have replied "what the f**k does it look like? " The chap then asked me to be polite and was promptly told "why don't you observe before you engage someone" There was another free bench which he then started to use. Idiot f#*ks should learn proper gym etiquette. Granted I could have been calmer but I was really looking forward to just cracking at it again without interruptions from chuckling dunderheads

+1

I hate getting interupted by stupid people, when all i want to do is focus on my lift.

Do ye boys not need someone to spot ye?

[domhnallj]

Do ye boys not need someone to spot ye?

Only when I'm getting a few selfies in.

[RoboProp]

Back in the gym after a 2 month layoff after being in a Road Traffic Accident. I start my warm up on one of the 2 free benches and some bloke starts as if to take the weight off of the bar. He asks "are you done? !" I may have replied "what the f**k does it look like? " The chap then asked me to be polite and was promptly told "why don't you observe before you engage someone" There was another free bench which he then started to use. Idiot f#*ks should learn proper gym etiquette. Granted I could have been calmer but I was really looking forward to just cracking at it again without interruptions from chuckling dunderheads

+1

I hate getting interupted by stupid people, when all i want to do is focus on my lift.

Do ye boys not need someone to spot ye?

Rarely. Depends on what I'm lifting. It motivates some people to have a training partner. I prefer to lash the headphones on and have at it. If I'm going for PB or failure I sometimes ask a mate to spot me for that....and then they must leave or it risks becoming a knitting circle

[Avenger]

Do ye boys not need someone to spot ye?

Rarely. Depends on what I'm lifting. It motivates some people to have a training partner. I prefer to lash the headphones on and have at it. If I'm going for PB or failure I sometimes ask a mate to spot me for that....and then they must leave or it risks becoming a knitting circle

What sort of weight are we talking here?

[johng]

Picture a barbell with Mike Ross on one end and Mary Moore on the other.

[Dave Cahill]

Picture a barbell with Mike Ross on one end and Mary Moore on the other.

[RoboProp]

Do ye boys not need someone to spot ye?

Rarely. Depends on what I'm lifting. It motivates some people to have a training partner. I prefer to lash the headphones on and have at it. If I'm going for PB or failure I sometimes ask a mate to spot me for that....and then they must leave or it risks becoming a knitting circle

What sort of weight are we talking here?

Usually anything over 145kg on bench and I'll ask for a spot. I think I just have a mental barrier with 150. Better safe than sorry. I rarely go above 140 these days as my body aint as willing as it once was