Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13904)

Ireland

Joined myLot 10 years ago

An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.

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It's Arthritis

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (73) • United States 10 Jul

That was the official diagnosis by the orthopedist who x-rayed and examined my hip today. He showed me the x-rays, of which I could not make heads nor tails, and he said something about "disc space" which I assume meant...

hip pain

arthritis

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I do hope surgery can be avoided.

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Newer Generations Say These Older Generations Rules Are Outdated

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (73) • United States 10 Jul

I've really been interested lately in what each of the multiple generations thinks of the other. Turns out, Gen Z hates everybody older than them and thinks we're all stupid. Take these classic "Baby Boomer" rules that they say...

baby boomers

outdated rules

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I have little confidence in bank staff with pierced lips, green hair and torn jeans. Nor in people who are indiscreet on line and on the phone in public.

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Now it is time for a Beer

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (9868) 9 Jul

I just typed out quite a long post and lost it Now it's time for a Beer 11pm So off I went and got one from the fridge and I got one for Yvonne as well It is now poured Waiting to be consumed So I will delay no further and...

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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures Whiskey for me this late at night, but not tonight because I have to rise at 6 in the morning to get to the airport.

9 Jul

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I made a home made Pizzai

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (9868) 9 Jul

I made a home made Pizza for our Dinner tonight. It tuned out very well. The toppings I used were Bacon, Red Pepper, Tomato, Cheese, and then more cheese The worst bit was making the dough for the base but I got there in the...

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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures Yes, that’s a pulchritudinous looking pizza. Id throw a few anchovies on it.

9 Jul

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Trump asked the president of Liberia where he learned English

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (123571) • United States 9 Jul

because he "speaks such good English". He was hosting the leaders of 5 African countries today and Liberia's president Joseph Boaka was in attendance. Trump had the nerve to ask him where he learned to speak English. . . without...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa Well you don’t have a monopoly on important people asking dumb questions! My wife had our Secretary for Education ask her how long our daughter had been ‘suffering’ from Down Syndrome!! An aide standing beside the minister gave her a not very...

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It is time to get out the head of lettuce for Pete Hegseth

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (123571) • United States 9 Jul

It has been reported that the Secretary of Defense (Hegseth) approved withholding arms aid to Ukraine last week without informing Trump or the White House. Trump hasn't been interested much in assisting Ukraine and it is a big GOP...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa One can but hope.

9 Jul

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The things they don't tell you at the time

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358104) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

The photo is of a kitchenette that was in the Chittering/Bindoon Museum but doesn’t have much connection to the following, just that it was in the same building. There were several rooms devoted to World War I and II. One map...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Even in an open society education is still selective.

8 Jul

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Social Etiquette During the Victorian Age

celticeagle @celticeagle (176810) • Boise, Idaho 8 Jul

Always being watched by your peers and even shaking hands too vigorously could get you in trouble. Being proper was a full-time job. Especially for women. This meant no loud voices, loud laughter, or letting your true personality...

victorian age

etiquette

society

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Fiacre Banks @celticeagle And can you imagine what social suicide it would be if you farted aloud? All life’s major pleasures were frowned upon it seems.

8 Jul

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I've been to the little Tesco again today. (Tues 8th July 2025)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30728) • Lichfield, England 8 Jul

I've been to the little Tesco again today, but I went in the afternoon again, 2:30pm ish, because of listening to the Wynne Evans show again this morning. It was great. We had assembly and we sang Give Me Oil In My Lamp!...

shopping

tesco

hot

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton And I went to both Asda AND Sainsbury’s.

8 Jul

I've been to the little Tesco again today. (Tues 8th July 2025)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30728) • Lichfield, England 8 Jul

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton Wynne does school assembly? Goodness. I married a couple in Church once and they had Give me oil in my lamp as a hymn. Also had it at funerals. People who never go to Church have some weird notions.

8 Jul

Cherry harvest

Fleur @Fleura (32022) • United Kingdom 8 Jul

My partner loves cherries, and was hankering after a cherry tree or two, although we don’t have the best space for them really – all the best, sunny spots are already taken. But then last autumn I came across a special offer of...

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Fiacre Banks @Fleura You'll hopefully be able to make a passable clafoutis next year.

8 Jul

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Can you see the pattern in the cement?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358104) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

The image shows part of the netting and cement which the local people used to create the swimming pool at Gorge Rock. I wrote about Gorge Rock last discussion. Can you see the pattern of the wire in the cement? The pool was 68...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev 68 metres long?! I'd prefer that to a swanky Olympic pool.

8 Jul

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I Get Nakey in the Garage

Jim Bauer @porwest (103045) • United States 7 Jul

Now, now, don't let your mind run all amok over that title. It doesn't exactly mean what it suggests, even if it means EXACTLY what it suggests. Say that twice, hey? I do get naked in the garage. I mean, full on birthday...

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Fiacre Banks @porwest The feel of wet swim shorts on me is unbearable, even in the water. This is why I prefer to swim in the sea early in the morning at secluded places along the coast. It might scare the fish but I don’t care.

7 Jul

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Do you still get an ice cream van down your street ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (3049) • United Kingdom 6 Jul

Something I remember very clearly was the ice cream van coming to our street when I was a child. They played music so that you knew they were on their way. I had a screwball…I cone shaped container with a bubbly gum ball at the...

ice cream

ice cream van

treats

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I usually got a mivvi. No ice cream van in my street - mostly persons of mature years live around here, but I remember well the excitement of listening out for the ‘poke man’ as we called him.

6 Jul

Omg still taking the knee

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (9868) 6 Jul

Omg Watching the women's football So before the game starts National anthems , fair enough Then a minutes silence for Diogo Jota, the Portuguese football player killed in a car crash a week ago And then just before kick...

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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures This gimmick is just that - a gimmick. Does my dentist take the knee before pulling a tooth? Does my binman take the knee before taking my rubbish away?

6 Jul

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Sunday Night Dinner.

Jimlos Tatooth @Ineeddentures (9868) 6 Jul

Sunday Night Dinner. So I have just eaten my Sunday Night Dinner And what a dinner it turned out to be Absolutely brilliant and tasty and quite satisfying and filling too So what was it I hear you ask Simple Steak Pie and...

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Fiacre Banks @inerddentires The crust looks good on that pie.

6 Jul

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Do you know what I haven’t had for a long time ….?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (3049) • United Kingdom 6 Jul

There could be any number of answers to that question of course …. What I haven’t had for a long time is ….a malted milk biscuit. I really love them. I have been having them since I was a young child. I usually buy them from...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Now you’ve sent me to the cupboard for a Penguin.

6 Jul

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A shrouded tree

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358104) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jul

I’ve written about Kokerbin Hill which is slightly north of a tiny town called Kwolyn. The natural vegetation is what I’d call open grassland. There is plenty of vegetation but it’s easy walking to wind your way through it. There...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev The more I look at the tree it morphs from one animal to another Lion, sheep, water buffalo … trees are magnificent creatures.

6 Jul

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It’s Sunday and that means …..Roast dinner day.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (3049) • United Kingdom 6 Jul

So for our Sunday lunch today we had roast chicken…..my favourite….with roast potatoes, cauliflower, sage and onion stuffing and gravy. For pudding we had stewed apple and custard. All very yummy. We do have loads of apples on...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne we had treacle scones after church to tide us over till later when I’ll have a salmon nicely roasted. Yours sounds excellent.

6 Jul

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Residents might need to mark the date in their diaries

Judy Evans @JudyEv (358104) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jul

Not too far from Kwolyn in Western Australia, we came across this little Catholic church. The area around the church is well-kept and the fence is neat and tidy. There was a notice board saying the next service will be held on...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev We have the same arrangements with small rural churches but parishioners might only have church once every 4 weeks, not once a year!

6 Jul

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