Old Sneezes

Archive for June, 2007

Incredulous Internments

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

A tap on the shoulder. I turned to the lady in the pew behind me. Howya, Primal. Tell me, is this woman any relation of Michael who lived in the last house on our row? Yes, Mrs. K, she was a sister. That’s grand then – I didn’t come over here for nothing then.
Nothing surprises [...]

Quicker to walk

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Young Barry asked me if I’d sell him my car. It’s old, but unlike me, is well looked after and has such low mileage I’m often asked if I’ve had it clocked. I haven’t. It’s just that I don’t use it unless I really have to. Barry knows that, hence his interest.
He explained he wanted [...]

Seanad Éireann Elections

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

The elections are done and dusted. We have a new government. Sorry, I mean the same one again, led by Il Duce, Bertisconni. Sorry again, I mean created by Bertisconni. The Greens got a coat of paint as soon as they sat down at the cabinet table; the PD’s got a ministry despite being shunned [...]

Who is my ISP?

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

A few months ago I was having a few problems with my Internet connection and popped off a text to Andrew who runs the service. Normally, I’d get a text or call back immediately to let me know what the issue was, what was being done and when it he reckoned it would be fixed. [...]

Sky Handling Partners

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Adding my support for Damien in his case (or lack of cases) against Sky Handling Partners.
And again, seeing as he has received a legal letter from them asking that he take down the post.

Snippets #6

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

The is another great thing about rain I’d forgotten – Badly needed. It’ll keep the dust down. Despite there being builders here six days a week, the gaff is clean for a change. For anyone interested, the foundations are in and blocked up to floor level. The filling will go in a couple of days [...]

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