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In julyyyyyy?!

Is tree an acceptable answer? The tree is the forest, it's like saying you see water in the ocean. Thoughts?

I got a parasol stand, it has 2 sections to fill with water to weight it down. Problem is that on one section I am missing a plastic screw so the water flows out.

Is there a service where I could send the one small screw I do have so they can scan and 3D print a replica?
TIA

I have avoided shopping on Amazon.ie now for an age but today I needed a cable for my sons which is a figure 8 at 90 degrees

Loads of them on uk but plus 3 euro

So I go to .ie and guess what not One cable Of the type I needed there were tons on the uk.

Is it often this bad

L plates driver merged clean into another car driving them onto the shoulder then sped off as soon as the victim slowed and pulled in. Dont think the innocent party had a chance to document anything and she seemed very shook and may have had a kid in the back. I couldnt pull in as i was on the far lane and she'd pulled into an off ramp but I have a dash cam and I'd love to help if possible. What can I do?

edit just went to check the footage clarity and the sd cards corrupted 🤬 so no video evidence. Is my word as a witness any good??

I probably do around 5 times a year.
Usually about 2 are actual sick times, the other 3 are days I can't face working.
I use to feel guilty about it, I even felt guilty when I was actually sick but now I don't care.

When every my manager asks I either tell them I have diarrhea or vomiting, no further questions are asked.

Hi everyone,

Coming here with a question I've always wondered about. There's a small colony of bats roosting in the building I'm renting. They're not in my way or generally in the way ever, but occasionally they have flown in through my window. It happened again within the last few minutes, I just kept low and made sure the window was open so it ended up going back out. but this time a couple of years ago we had another case where one flew in and chilled for a while before we were able to help it out and get it flying again outside.

It's been tough trying to identify them, but I've checked some charts and I *think* it might be a whiskered bat. Could anyone more knowledgeable than me help? I've got a somewhat blurry phone photo of the last time it happened since it flew in with the lights on. I love seeing them every evening and it's pretty cool that I get to chill with a conservation species literally outside my window.

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Hi lads! As the title suggests I’m looking for some proper olive oil. I’m using the cheap Aldi shite everyday so might as well get the proper stuff for my fancier meals.

Wouldn't mind seeing an Am I The Eejit subreddit? I'm sure it would be gas. I can only image what people would be posting.

i work in healthcare admin and my manager mentioned i’ve had about 11 sick days since december (mostly certified). she wasn’t rude or anything, just said it was understandable but it still made me very aware of it
i had to leave early one day too and she suggested using flexi instead of sick leave because of the amount of sick leave i’ve had recently
i’ve been having ongoing health issues that are only *suspected* endometriosis/pcos, no actual diagnosis yet. i get very painful periods, fatigue etc and it does affect my attendance sometimes
my manager is a nurse as well so i don’t know what’s actually appropriate to say to her or if i’m better off just keeping it to occ health if it ever gets to that point
i’m also a bit worried i could end up being sent to occupational health if my sick leave keeps going like this, which is making me think maybe i should just explain it now instead of it coming across badly
part of me feels like i need to explain it so it doesn’t look like i’m just randomly out sick all the time, but i also don’t want to overshare or make it more formal than it needs to be
has anyone been in a similar situation? did you tell your manager or just wait for occ health?

So title basically says it all, whats the craic here? My kid has been watching the tv show and wanted to start collecting Pokemon cards, usually he collects football cards so I was happy to get him some.

This is the third weekend going into town and checking toymaster, smyths, easons and forbidden planet and they are constantly sold out.

Do I have to order them online or what is the story with it? Its been pretty disappointing for him but also pretty frustrating for me

Back in the '90s, Wickerman would have been uploading this ad via a dialup modem. Biddy walked so Vogue could run. Or Lever Brothers will give you your money back.

Ah everyone, excuse this post but I just need a casual moan like a we all do every now and then.

I can't speak for you all but 2026 has done nothing but piss down on me. We got an eviction notice back in Feb as the landlords daughter will be moving in. That was awful. Then the cat got sick and it took 3 full months until she was correctly diagnosed and medicated. We've had to cancel our holidays because of the cost of the unexpected vet bills. We've catapulted ourselves into mega savings mode now but sure that's tough too. My partner is desperately looking to advance in his career, as he just completed a degree after returning to education for the last four years, but he's getting no where anytime fast.

Cat's on the up and up now, and my mental health has been in a better place so I joined the daft.ie bandwagon and have been looking for a new rental. What can I really say about that situation that everyone doesn't already know? Dire. Finally got a viewing yesterday that I got my hopes up about (stupidly) but we didn't get it. We've applied to multiple cost rental developments and, shock horror, didn't win the lottery for those either.

Idk I just need a moan, we're doing everything we can and getting no where. It's been a really rough year, but sure it's bound to get better soon I suppose.