Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14606)

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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Got My Nails Updated With a Good Mani-Pedi

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (58) • United States 16h

For whatever reason my hair and nails grow really fast. Not thick enough hair but it grows quickly. So I really have to keep up with my fingernails and toenails to keep them trimmed and filed appropriately. I've never been...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I’m not one of those guys who secretly gets pedis but denies it - I just don’t get them. However caring for my own toenails is getting more difficult with advancing age, so no doubt I’ll have to succumb to getting them cut eventually but there’ll...

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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is retiring

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125181) • United States 21h

Nancy Pelosi has been a political powerhouse for almost 40 years in the US House of Representatives including her 2 times as serving as Speaker of the House which is 2nd in line to the presidency. She has represented the district...

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Fiacre Banks @njchicaa The Pelosi clap was such an eloquent statement! Sorry to see her going.

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There's Still At Least 16 People Missing After the UPS Plane Crash in Louisville, KY

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (58) • United States 6 Nov

The death toll is now up to 12 in the UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky. Two businesses were struck by the plane and several of those employees and customers are still missing. They can't really be for certain how many...

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louisville ky

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I used to live right under the flight path into Belfast City airport - I always felt nervous. Planes were just a few hundred feet above us.

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So Far so Good With the CPAP

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (58) • United States 6 Nov

I haven't missing a single night using the CPAP since I was told to start using it on October 1st. I took it on vacation with me and used it both at the hotel and on the ship every night. It's really not so bad. I know some...

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sleep apnea

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I do hope it benefits you.

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Cucumber and onion for Sunday tea …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6290) • United Kingdom 5 Nov

Some of you may have had this before and some of you may not believe it to be true …..but it is, honestly. One of the most popular things we had for tea on a Sunday when I was a child was cucumber and onion sandwiches. Sometimes...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Sounds alright. Did you have sugar sandwiches? I loved and hated those. And what about panede?

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Going out for lunch and a shopping trip…..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6290) • United Kingdom 5 Nov

Every few weeks my Mom and her neighbour Barbara get together and go out for lunch and then have a little shopping trip. As I’ve been off work and staying with Mom for a while I sometimes go with them. Barbara rang today and...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Christmas menus already? How utterly depressing. Here they are starting to talk about the ‘Christmas Chip’ in cafes. A big plate of chips with cocktail sausages, cranberry sauce, stuffing and the likes.

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Funeral Sandwiches

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (90628) • Daytona Beach, Florida 5 Nov

If you think that is strange, imagine opening your email and finding an email with the title "funeral sandwiches." I thought perhaps someone wanted to get rid of me. Of course, being curious, I just had to take a look at what this...

tasty funeral sandwiches

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Fiacre Banks @rasmasandra And there are also funeral potatoes.

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He’s Definitely Retiring

Amber @AmbiePam (105767) • United States 5 Nov

Well, my 70 year old dad (he’s a pastor) has decided to retire at the end of January. No one knows but Diana, my sister, and me. I don’t know when he’s going to inform the church board. He doesn’t really want to, but he feels it’s...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I’ll be 2 years retired at the end of January. Best thing I’ve ever done.

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Do you feel good when the laundry is done ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6290) • United Kingdom 4 Nov

So when we came back from closing up the caravan I had lots of washing to do. Apart from the clothes I had the towels and bedclothes from the caravan. The towels were done when we got home but I still had the bedclothes. I got...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne When I get our laundry done and put away I find myself thinking “Well at least I’ve done something correctly”. That makes me feel good.

5 Nov

Some things didn’t turn out so bad

Fleur @Fleura (33069) • United Kingdom 5 Nov

It hasn’t been a great year for the garden. It started off OK but the summer was very dry. It wasn’t as hot as some of the recent summers have been, thankfully, but the lack of rain was a real issue. Although I have ten water...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura I’m annoyed that my daffodils have already sprouted.

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I’m fed up with all this!

Fleur @Fleura (33069) • United Kingdom 5 Nov

Do you remember when you used to walk into a shop to buy some small thing, you would pay for it and walk out and that was the end of it? Nowadays you often get asked for your email address or actual home address (why should I...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Oh yes. I’m particularly irked when I get an email begging for a review of a hotel or rental apartment I’ve checked out of barely five minutes previously. Now I only review if I’ve got something worthwhile to say.

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Is it a stew or a casserole ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6290) • United Kingdom 4 Nov

I’ve just been watching a cookery video and there was a debate about what to call the meal. Basically it was chunks of lamb, carrots, leek and potatoes covered in stock and cooked in the oven. So would you call that a stew …..or...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Casserole I think is just a fancy word for stew. I’d give anything for a really good mutton stew right now, packed full of flavour and goodness. Stews had in cafes are so anemic.

4 Nov

A cosy day in with coffee and Netflix ….and I found some Baileys !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (6290) • United Kingdom 4 Nov

I was going to venture into town today but it was raining this morning and it’s still very windy. I was only going to get a few bits that I can get another day…..and to find some Halloween stuff going cheap. By the time I get into...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Sunny here with no excuse for tidying up the garden. We’re watching Packed to the Rafters, Australian drama, maybe on Netflix.

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I Think I Might Be Sick After Traveling Again

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (58) • United States 4 Nov

I seem to get "sick" every time I get home from a trip and return to the Ohio Valley crud we have here in Louisville, Kentucky. Or maybe it's just when I return from cruises after having been around 4,000 other people. Or...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I would blame the infectious crowd you sail with. We always stay away from sneezing, coughing crowds and so many people don’t wash their hands after you know what - it’s a wonder the human race hasn’t perished. Did the chef wash his hands before...

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What’s the last good thing that happened to you?

Amber @AmbiePam (105767) • United States 4 Nov

I finally got my second Facebook account back Saturday night after losing my first account 8 months ago. You may also remember I did a discussion about donating to the food banks. I found out that afternoon my dad’s church had had...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I woke up alive this morning; that was nice. The car started first time, my lawn is littered with autumn leaves.

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So Much to Do After a Vacation

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (58) • United States 3 Nov

There are phone calls to make, appointments to schedule, bills to pay, billing disputes to resolve, mail to sort through, and more. Hubby is doing all of my laundry from the cruise. We wash everything even if it's "clean"...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville We got back from Dún Fionnachaidh last night and put on the washing machine straightaway. Now we have to book another trip for some time in the new year. We’re off to Manchester on 11 December.

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How do you prepare for getting older?

Amber @AmbiePam (105767) • United States 3 Nov

I don’t mean money, although that is essential, but in other ways. My dad and his wife had saved for awhile, and recently renovated their guest bathroom. They put a grab bar in that bathroom, after having put one in their own...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam At retirement when I was 66 we downsized to a bungalow with a walk-in shower. I also only do work in the garden in 15 minute bursts. Grab rails will be next I suppose, definitely before we need them.

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We've been away

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365015) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Nov

We’ve been away for a week and without internet so I’m well behind with discussions, responses and comments. We had intended to be away a bit longer but some friends from Bavaria have made a sudden decision to come to Perth so...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Those houses look so good. A lot of maintenance though I suspect.

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Camping in the shadow of Mt Trio, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365015) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Nov

We’ve been away at a Country Music Muster and have enjoyed listening to a variety of artists who have all been entertaining. The venue was in the shadow of Mt Trio which is part of the Stirling Ranges in the southern region of...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev Sounds like a great few days. While you were doing that I was in Donegal getting blown away by

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You can People Watch the Sea of Humanity in the airport

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (58) • United States 2 Nov

I swear I saw two female nipples, one each on two separate Women in the Miami airport I’ve seen too much skin, too tight of clothing, children picking their noses, public displays of affection and a a dozen more things that I...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Some people have no shame and many seem to have no mirrors in their homes. Decency and courtesy are alien concepts. Recently I saw a group of young ‘men’ in the airport going off on a stag party. The groom wore a see-through mock wedding dress over...

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