Old Sneezes

Archive for March, 2008

That day

Monday, March 31st, 2008

That day I didn’t wake on time that day and missed my lift. The first time ever. I was angry with myself. I would have to take the first bus but would be two hours late for work. Two hours late on one of the busiest days of the year. That day the bus came [...]

Finding work in Ireland: A guide

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

First off, forget agencies if at all possible. A recent survey conducted by Primal Sneeze Marketing Research of 14.5 lads (Mick spent half his time in the bookies’) in the pub showed that a staggering 93.2% viewed recruitment cuntsultants as wankers. 6.8% said fuking wankers. Furthermore, 14.8% of those questioned believed in the Easter Bunny [...]

Sorry. We’re closed. But we don’t know why.

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Next week will be mad busy, says I to meself. Pop down to Little Britain and pick up the doings for a big stew or something that I can knock up quickly and will do me a few days.
And so I proceeded to pop. But I couldn’t do any picking or knocking because Little Britain [...]

Haven’t done this in a while

Friday, March 21st, 2008

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Cheating is allowed – you can vote as often as you like. Which means it’s not really cheating then I suppose.

Irish eyes wide shut

Friday, March 21st, 2008

The road had the odd pothole and the edges sloped toward the ditch in places. Overall it wasn’t a bad road but using it demanded care and attention – you had to drive not just steer; you had to watch out for holes not just pedal; you had to be ready to hop up on [...]

Weather you like it or not

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Below is this morning’s 3 Day Outlook from Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service.
It will remain cold and unsettled for the rest of the Easter weekend. Good Friday night will be very cold, with a mixture of clear spells and scattered wintry showers. Frost and a risk of icy patches also. Holy Saturday [...]

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