Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (15476)

Ireland

Joined myLot 11 years ago

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

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I Finally Took a Stand On Tipping Entitlement

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (74) • United States 8 Nov

Here in the United States, tipping a/k/a gratuities are totally out of hand. This topic has been mentioned here on myLot several times. It's EXPECTED that you're going to tip 20% at the very minimum for any sit-down restaurant...

tipping

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville A tip is a voluntary payment for services rendered. Good service = good tip, lousy service = lousy tip.its not an obligation. I resent machines suggesting how big a tip I should give, and ignore them. When a card reader asks me if I wish to tip I...

9 Nov

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So who is going to be OUT of Trump's cabinet now?

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (128392) • United States 5 Nov

As I wrote last night Pete Kegseth is very unpopular with the general public and GOP lawmakers. The Iran war has been a disaster that has only made everything more expensive. Plus there are the allegations of sexual assault, the...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa I note that Liz Truss, the original lettuce head, was dining at Mar al Lago on the eve of the election, promoting her book that blames everyone but herself for her disastrous premiership! She was in good company.

5 Nov

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (128392) • United States 4 Nov

The GOP got SPANKED yesterday. Do you how much you have to suck to turn Texas blue? One state (I think Kansas elected its first Democrat senator since 1932! I love to see it. And now we will have Speaker Hakeem Jeffries....

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Fiacre Banks @NJChicaa It’s been a while since American voters spoke as eloquently as they did yesterday. Keep up the good work.

4 Nov

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A Turkey baguette ….on a Wednesday !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15275) • United Kingdom 28 Oct

So my Mom and I usually go shopping on a Thursday and then I have a Turkey baguette for lunch before coming home. This week, however, she has something happening tomorrow so we changed our day. I met her as usual on the car park...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I spent time making baked salmon with sweet potato wedges and a mustard and parsley sauce. Followed by tiramisu. I’d have saved you some but it was made using amaretto and I don’t think you’re too fond of that.

28 Oct

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Thoughts on the destruction of Paris once my favorite city

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109374) • Los Angeles, California 27 Oct

The world is watching the fall of the City of Lights as violent rioters loot, pillage, burn, destroy and deface Paris. Supposedly, rioters particularly want to storm the Louvre with the intention of burning the Mona Lisa as a...

paris

france

travel

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Fiacre Banks @JohnRoberts I've been going to Paris since I was 14 in 1972 and lived there for a year in 85/86 and make frequent visits especially since my brother has lived there since 1979, but he's moved up to the north coast now. I don't like it now because it has...

27 Oct

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Yup we are getting a virtual half-day next week for Election Day

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (128392) • United States 27 Oct

It was just announced this morning. Parents are going to go absolutely nuts. Like we knew that the elections are held in the schools and they don't want the kids there for that for a year. Why would they announce it just 1 week...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa Please vote sensibly!

27 Oct

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Fitting place for me!

Amber @AmbiePam (132952) • United States 26 Oct

You know I love Coca Cola, and have tried to adjust to Coke Zero, which I cannot get used to. Anyway, I paid for the drink package on the cruise because one can of a soda on the cruise was $4.50. I’m going to pay for the...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam Our daughter always orders Diet Coke or Coke Zero. They’re definitely not the same as straight, regular coke at all. When we’re in Brittany they usually serve Breizh Cola, their local version which is not bad. It’s a way of establishing Breton...

27 Oct

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I’ve just had toast , now I’ve got crumbs down my top !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15275) • United Kingdom 26 Oct

You know how it is ….you are watching tv, and suddenly you get an attack of the munchies…..well, that just happened to me . I decided on toast. I have some best butter in the fridge and I thought I would treat myself. So, I had...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I have stopped eating after tea time and have lost 10 kilos by so doing so I’m reluctant to join in. However I’ll be back in Rome four weeks today for a week celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the day we met and I’m sure to undo my good work. ....

27 Oct

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“ Rainy days and Mondays always get me down …. “

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15275) • United Kingdom 26 Oct

I seem to be in a ‘ quoting mood ‘ these past few days ….i guess it is going to continue … I actually don’t usually mind rainy days ….unless it’s very heavy it doesn’t usually stop me from doing anything …. Mondays, I am not...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I do hope the mister doesn’t get too wet in Scotland. Sounds rough up there. Bad dining experiences always get me down but I don’t think that’s covered by the Carpenters.

26 Oct

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Combating trafficking of young girls in Nepal

Judy Evans @JudyEv (391242) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Oct

We attended a talk at the clubhouse today given by a representative of ‘Every Daughter Matters’, a not-for-profit registered charity which aims to intercept young girls who are being trafficked from Nepal to India. The girls are...

western australia

india

every daughter matters

trafficked girls

nepal

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Fiacre Banks @Judyev isn’t it so strange how such extreme suffering and evil exist in the same world as the beauty of roses.

26 Oct

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What film am I watching ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15275) • United Kingdom 25 Oct

So. I’m watching one of my favourite films ……but what is it ? We are back in the 50’s It’s a musical There is a gang of girls and a gang of boys It’s a love story Practically every song was a hit The leads are Danny and...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I’ve never seen it but I know what you’re talking about. At the end of the 70s I worked in A&E in Belfast’s main hospital and I was baffled because I’d heard about the Pink Ladies in Grease and discovered that the hospital had three Pink Ladies of...

25 Oct

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Roast Duck today …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15275) • United Kingdom 25 Oct

Yay, Sunday ….roast dinner today. And what’s dinner …. Today we had roast duck, roast potatoes, cabbage, sprouts, stuffing and gravy. For dessert today Mom had made a rice pudding. I had blackcurrant jam with mine and The Mister...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Roast duck is just the best. We had pasta Bolognese sort of and now we’re about to get stuck into apple crumble and custard.

25 Oct

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Family time is Party time ….Happy 90th Birthday Joyce and John….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (15275) • United Kingdom 25 Oct

You know family is important to me and I have already mentioned this party . My Moms cousin Joyce and her husband John are celebrating their 90th Birthdays within a few days of each other, so yesturday they had a joint party. Both...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Happy birthday to them indeed. Glad you all had a great time.

25 Oct

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The Final Countdown (I hated that song)

Amber @AmbiePam (132952) • United States 24 Oct

Chilled Papaya and Passion Fruit Soup is what I had as an appetizer followed by Teriyaki Salmon, and Baked Alaska as dessert. It was a wonderful last night, with sunshine all day and a thankful feeling at dinner. We’re all glad...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I hope the long longness of getting home doesn’t spoil the good memories. I hope too that the airport bathrooms are nice - it’s important.

25 Oct

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Vivek Ramaswamy is now quietly pulling the ad with his opponent's mother

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (128392) • United States 24 Oct

If you pay any attention to politics you'll know that Republican Vivek Ramaswamy who is a candidate for Ohio governor has put out a very controversial ad. His opponent, Amy Acton, was raped by her stepfather as a child. She and...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa Nice to see someone like that hoist on his own petard.

24 Oct

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I met me, only older!

Amber @AmbiePam (132952) • United States 24 Oct

I was waiting to go into dinner, when an older lady in a wheelchair complimented the flamingo pants I was wearing. She said she loved flamingoes so much she brought her puppet flamingo on board her cruises and did a little...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam Flamingoes yay, puppets not so much.

24 Oct

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Why would someone do this?

snowy @snowy22315 (214884) • United States 24 Oct

I just saw a story on Google news about a woman being the first woman to dive off an iceberg. I didn't know this was "a thing." That sounds terrifying, and a real pain in the butt as well. It seems like you would need so much gear...

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Fiacre Banks @snowy22315 There’s just no accounting for some people’s madness. Did she not know that icebergs are cold? Has she never heard of heated swimming pools?

24 Oct

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Public vs. Private

Amber @AmbiePam (132952) • United States 24 Oct

So one Mylotter asked a couple of days ago if my sister or BIL ever brushed Annelyn’s hair. I told her that IS Annelyn’s brushed hair. Annelyn is biracial, and that’s her hair. This is a picture from yesterday, but she had been...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam passing a pleasant comment is one thing, but touching? No, no, no! Personal space and all that.

24 Oct

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A bevy of beauties

Judy Evans @JudyEv (391242) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct

We’ve just returned from judging photos at the Rose Show and I have enough photos for a great many posts but not enough text to go with them all. So here’s a collage of a few just to show the range of beautiful colours. One of...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev I do like the crushed velvet effect of bottom right.

24 Oct

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Do you like to see the view?

Amber @AmbiePam (132952) • United States 23 Oct

It was so lovely today, and we spent quite a bit of time in the sunshine , outside. Pictured, is the view of the ocean from the top of the ship. I would have gotten closer to the edge, but I was (apparently) making my sister...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I get nervous if others go too close to the edge but it’s alright if I do it. I do like to lick the wooden rails on a ship’s deck - so salty. I got shouted at a lot when I did that as a child.

23 Oct

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