Fiacre Banks (@xFiacre) on myLot

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (3244) • United Kingdom 9h

Please someone say educate children !!! Schools in England break up this week for the 6 weeks Summer break….and already in the news we are getting parents saying ….. I can’t afford to feed my children in the holidays I will...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne YES! Teachers are trained and employed to TEACH.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 15 Jul

A “top” restaurant in Northern Ireland has been left red-faced this week when it emerged in a newspaper that it had hiked its prices because of the influx of well-heeled visitors to Portrush for the golf Open. A simple chicken and...

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Fiacre Banks @porwest I’m mightily conflicted on this.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 6h

Before my trip to Manchester last week I took delivery of a consignment of wine that I ordered on line from a wine emporium. I’ve calculated that buying acceptable wine is less expensive this way, and it also gives me access to...

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (46320) 15 Jul

Yesterday, my oldest daughter had a lengthy appointment. She and her husband went together, parked the car, and were done sooner than expected. They left the building and walked to the car. An older man was sitting on the curb by...

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Fiacre Banks @MarieCoyle My father in law loved cars and when he saw one parked that he hadn’t had a good look at before he always went over to have a look. One day he parked beside some new car and he went over, gave it a good looking over then sat up on the hood and...

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Amber @AmbiePam (100544) • United States 16 Jul

When I was in my early twenties I had a spinal tap (when a long, thin needle is stuck in your lower spine to withdraw spinal fluid), and they botched it. A spinal tap is bad enough, but when they botched it I was sick for weeks (I...

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Fiacre Banks @daddyevil Ouchy ouch ouch.

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Amber @AmbiePam (100544) • United States 16 Jul

When I was in my early twenties I had a spinal tap (when a long, thin needle is stuck in your lower spine to withdraw spinal fluid), and they botched it. A spinal tap is bad enough, but when they botched it I was sick for weeks (I...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam @daddyevil @looeyville And kidney stones. How could I forget the great kidney stone of 29/7/06? The doctor in the hospital probably remembers it. Oh sweet morphine.

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Amber @AmbiePam (100544) • United States 16 Jul

When I was in my early twenties I had a spinal tap (when a long, thin needle is stuck in your lower spine to withdraw spinal fluid), and they botched it. A spinal tap is bad enough, but when they botched it I was sick for weeks (I...

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Fiacre Banks @AmbiePam Another time the same dentist drilled my tooth using my mother’s treadle sewing machine to make the drill go round. We had no electricity back then and my father worked the sewing machine while the dentist drilled.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (74) • United States 16 Jul

One of the girls that I play cards with on Thursdays is really ticking me off. Let's call her "Blondie." Normally there's 4 of us. But when her sister-in-law goes on a camping trip and can't make it, Blondie invites someone to...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Let it go, but find a way of bringing up the issue after a while. Maybe suggest a rota for bringing an extra to make up the numbers - it’ll be your turn next?

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (3244) • United Kingdom 16 Jul

You will think I am obsessed with celebrities, and I am really not, but after all the scandal with the two tv presenters that have lost their jobs this week, we now have a tv chef who is leaving England to make a new life for...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne People can be so self righteous, others like to take down a celeb because they think they’re fair game. Offenders need to be put in their place, but things are going too far. Why should someone lose their job for inappropriate talk? Surely there...

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Amber @AmbiePam (100544) • United States 16 Jul

When I was in my early twenties I had a spinal tap (when a long, thin needle is stuck in your lower spine to withdraw spinal fluid), and they botched it. A spinal tap is bad enough, but when they botched it I was sick for weeks (I...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam tooth extractions with no anaesthesia.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 15 Jul

I had a wonderful time in Manchester airport today as I occupied the chair of fashion judgement, casting aspersions on the travelling attire some folk deemed appropriate to step out in. I will be the first to concede that I am...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I suppose no manufacturer would make such stuff if there was no market for it - worrying thought!

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 16 Jul

Can there be anything in this life quite as comforting as when the warm sun beats down on the back of your neck through the bathroom window when you’re sitting on a nice, comfortable toilet?

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Manchester airport has fairly decent toilets with doors that go from ceiling to floor. Belfast too. It’s a good place to find a bit of peace in an overly busy airport. Once I fell asleep on the toilet in Manchester. I wasn’t using the facility as...

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (74) • United States 16 Jul

Traditionally pizza has always been round and cut into triangular shaped pizzas. That's why they call it a "pizza pie." But some restaurants like Little Caesars for example have square pizzas and cut their slices into little...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Oh round of course. I lost my pizza virginity in Brindisi waiting for the night boat to Greece in November 1977. A night to remember.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 16 Jul

Can there be anything in this life quite as comforting as when the warm sun beats down on the back of your neck through the bathroom window when you’re sitting on a nice, comfortable toilet?

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 15 Jul

When I declare to you that I’m in Manchester airport you will probably sense my feeling of dismay. So many travellers really don’t have much of a clue - one girl had to throw away her bottle of water going through security. Her...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Travel well.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (358653) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Jul

Amber (@AmbiePam) put up a photo of her 80-year-old aunt Lana who looks incredible for her age. It reminded me of what happened on Monday night when we went to listen to a sea shanty group at a pub. Vince, his brother and I were...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev That’s what most women long to hear!

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 16 Jul

On 29th June I reported here that one of my socks had gone missing after having been laundered. The sock has been on my mind for over three weeks now, but today I found it!! It was inside the sleeve of a shirt that had been...

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13927) • Ireland 15 Jul

When I declare to you that I’m in Manchester airport you will probably sense my feeling of dismay. So many travellers really don’t have much of a clue - one girl had to throw away her bottle of water going through security. Her...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Safe and sound, laundry done and suitcases stowed away till our Clonakilty trip in September.

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (46320) 15 Jul

Yesterday, my oldest daughter had a lengthy appointment. She and her husband went together, parked the car, and were done sooner than expected. They left the building and walked to the car. An older man was sitting on the curb by...

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Fiacre Banks @MarieCoyle And it’s highly risky.

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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (3244) • United Kingdom 15 Jul

I won’t name names so to people outside the Uk, this may not mean very much…. There is a cookery programme on tv with two male presenters. They have been presenting the programme for several years. Apparently, one of the...

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Fiacre Banks @Ineeddentures And was Edwards wearing any trousers while broadcasting from behind the news desk?

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