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Just switched over . Same format as yesteryear .
Betting on it is non existent so far . Maybe there will be a springer or two tomorrow .
Betting on it is non existent so far . Maybe there will be a springer or two tomorrow .
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Probably best candidate of those I saw , and does seem to be part of the Irish community out there .
Problem with picking Roses is that some of the nicest girls are not photogenic enough to be gazing down at us from posters , and some of the best looking ones are not talented enough . Comments do not apply to this girl I hasten to add .
Problem with picking Roses is that some of the nicest girls are not photogenic enough to be gazing down at us from posters , and some of the best looking ones are not talented enough . Comments do not apply to this girl I hasten to add .
They need to shake up the format. Re-inviggorate it with a bikini round I say.
ottawa was best last night imo
im laying lux at these prices, crazy
im laying lux at these prices, crazy
they should all parade in their thongs , that would be interesting?
Daithi O Shea going around in high heels was shocking.....bad t.v
Looks like Lux, somebody knows, big money to lay Lux...
Luxembourg, money pilling in for them, they can't get enough of it sure.
Good to know the judges got their few bob on anyway!!
they wont have got much on, Paddy's odds only stayed up for about 30 sec after the big money lays appeared for Lux
luxemburg went from evs to 4s on p.p at 10 o clock....cork from 9s to 9/4
Id say powers hardly layed a whole lot on it to be honest , cant blame them when u see judges on here backing luxembourg
Fookin hell, are we handing out free telly to you'se lot as well as free passports???
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that doesnt warrant a response.....bitter little man....
You probably don't pay your tolls or speeding fines down here either.
How is the Free State supposed to propser if you take the very best of what we have to offer but cough up for nothing.
How is the Free State supposed to propser if you take the very best of what we have to offer but cough up for nothing.
Ozymandius , the toll payment thing is ill thought out and shows that those introducing the system did not see fit to accomodate casual users by making it easy for them to pay the toll . Most of the people I know in the category of once or twice a year users just ignore the situation , only one I know of has got a bill , for 6 euro instead of 3 for a one off passage ( and he did go up and down , so 6 effectively means no penalty ).
The basic problem is that there is nowhere to pay the toll in cash form other than via a detour to some shop , or if you are on line you can activate the internet payment procedure . Subsequent toll booths should have payment options , and everybody would pay , but they do not have the option . Why not ? Save a lot of hassle .
Not long after the system was introduced I travelled to Youghal , and partly out of novelty set about paying the toll via a nominated shop ( which involved computing facility use) . Found the shop , the owner dug out his manual / instruction book saying "you are the first from outside the jurisdiction to pay this , lets see if we can get it to work " . Worked at second attempt .
Repeated the trip about 6 months later , went into same shop to pay ( knowing the ropes )and was told " we threw that system out after 2 months , it was costing us time and money " .
Travelling north last month from Kerry I called into the newish service station about 10 miles north of Dublin for food and petrol . After using the petrol pump I went in to service station to pay , and joined a fairly lengthy queue to pay . Most of the people in the queue were paying the toll , logically as without a detour there is nowhere else to pay going north towards Belfast . Wont buy any more petrol there , too slow . Unless its really necessary to get home .
So paying is a nuisance for the occasional user . And chasing up a 3 euro payment does not make economic sense for anyone involved . A sensible compromise would be to use computing power and let people run up a decent sized bill ( say 20 euros ) before billing them for previous excursions and recouping the money owed , but without punitive penalties unless they ignored it .
The bad karma that would come from over vigorous chasing of minimal non paid tolls has to be weighed against future use of facilities ( tourism considerations etc ) . 2 personal bad experiences in Spain have disinclined me to visit that country again despite the attraction of sunshine and value . And that rubs off on family . Tourism is about bums on seats as a lot of countries are finding out , accomodating visitors equably pays off in the wider spread of things . Anyone willing to spend money outside their native heath should be prized . Cuts both ways here , shopkeepers in border towns in north are very attuned to their southern shoppers . Money makes the world go around .
Speeding fines are a different matter . Parking fines also provided the offence was measurable .
Well done the Luxembourg girl . Sings it better than Edith .
The basic problem is that there is nowhere to pay the toll in cash form other than via a detour to some shop , or if you are on line you can activate the internet payment procedure . Subsequent toll booths should have payment options , and everybody would pay , but they do not have the option . Why not ? Save a lot of hassle .
Not long after the system was introduced I travelled to Youghal , and partly out of novelty set about paying the toll via a nominated shop ( which involved computing facility use) . Found the shop , the owner dug out his manual / instruction book saying "you are the first from outside the jurisdiction to pay this , lets see if we can get it to work " . Worked at second attempt .
Repeated the trip about 6 months later , went into same shop to pay ( knowing the ropes )and was told " we threw that system out after 2 months , it was costing us time and money " .
Travelling north last month from Kerry I called into the newish service station about 10 miles north of Dublin for food and petrol . After using the petrol pump I went in to service station to pay , and joined a fairly lengthy queue to pay . Most of the people in the queue were paying the toll , logically as without a detour there is nowhere else to pay going north towards Belfast . Wont buy any more petrol there , too slow . Unless its really necessary to get home .
So paying is a nuisance for the occasional user . And chasing up a 3 euro payment does not make economic sense for anyone involved . A sensible compromise would be to use computing power and let people run up a decent sized bill ( say 20 euros ) before billing them for previous excursions and recouping the money owed , but without punitive penalties unless they ignored it .
The bad karma that would come from over vigorous chasing of minimal non paid tolls has to be weighed against future use of facilities ( tourism considerations etc ) . 2 personal bad experiences in Spain have disinclined me to visit that country again despite the attraction of sunshine and value . And that rubs off on family . Tourism is about bums on seats as a lot of countries are finding out , accomodating visitors equably pays off in the wider spread of things . Anyone willing to spend money outside their native heath should be prized . Cuts both ways here , shopkeepers in border towns in north are very attuned to their southern shoppers . Money makes the world go around .
Speeding fines are a different matter . Parking fines also provided the offence was measurable .
Well done the Luxembourg girl . Sings it better than Edith .
Drive away to your hearts content, Kelly. With the exception of the M50 there isn't a sinner on our Motorways.
None of that rallying nonsense that you boys are so fond of, mind.
None of that rallying nonsense that you boys are so fond of, mind.
ozy i paid more in toll bridges in a week than you done in your entire life.....run along now and find something else to fuel your hatred of anything irish.....
calm down, dear. be thankful that we don't ask you for a road tax contribution.
Still, thanks for coming down to our country to do business with us. It's great that those business links with The Empire are still intact.
Still, thanks for coming down to our country to do business with us. It's great that those business links with The Empire are still intact.
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