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munsterbear

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Would you do any job instead of the dole? Posted: 10/24/2009 6:29:22 PM
I work for a local authority, and on a daily basis I sit with locals and their exact phrasing on the situation is: "When am I getting my place? I'm entitled to a two bed!" What entitlees them to it? We have generated a whole dependancy culture and at this stage we are so politically correct it will not change. I do not label every social welfare recipent in the same light, there is a big difference between the lad who signed on, on his 18th birthday and the lad who lost his job. But it;s not just about getting the dole. single person about €215 a week. Sure that unemployed lad needs to live somewhere so lets off rent allowance. Another €700 a month, so€215 plus €180. Still without doing anything Lets throw on the medical card, fuel allowance. Oh it;s so hard to be on the scratcher

MunsterBear

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An extremly weird question Posted: 7/19/2009 5:02:14 PM
Get someone with green hair and an albino. And you can be a mobile flag. Ha ha

munsterbear

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Beggars on our streets? Posted: 7/18/2009 10:07:42 AM
It's a difficult situation. Before I used to have no time for them. But after working in the council for a few years and working with people who deal directly with the homeless etc. I found it amazing how some of their lives quickly spiralled out of control. Some have being hard working people, with families, homes etc. But through whatever difficulties they bit by bit started losing it all. And there are others who from the very start had it against them. Bring on more sheltered housing, bring on structured employment schemes to give them something to work for. To get their ambitioon and drive back. If anything, give them a chance.

MunsterBear

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An extremly weird question Posted: 7/17/2009 5:45:10 AM
Cannot see how it would be a problem anywhere on the isle. If somebody did have a problem they'd probably be too busy trying to ban oranges from the fruit & veg store. And then moving onto Fanta Orange.

MunsterBear

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British & Irish Lions Posted: 7/10/2009 7:29:35 AM
You'd wonder about the value of the mid week games alright. Only really pick up ijuries and don't really learn about the combos as it is not against real opposition. A lot of the mid week teams were happy to kick every time they got their hands on the ball. Nothing like the confidents bokkies who had no problem running the ball.

munsterbear

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Majority of Leinster girls are closed-minded to a guy having a child Posted: 7/9/2009 9:34:10 AM
You ask why do I think that you are using the fact that you are a Dad as an excuse for not getting replies? Because Your post says so. You state your disasterous time on this sight is because of the close mindedness of people to the fact of you having a kid. Every post that I can remember seeing from yourself blames everybody else for something. Be it misleading profiles, not getting replies etc etc. Time to be a big boy and look at yourself.

munsterbear

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Which is worse... Posted: 7/4/2009 9:22:22 PM
Folks, you cannot just make a rash assumption like that on the basis that the parent taking control is a mother or a father. Please take the time to see every case. Spare a moment for the fathers who lose out for thge outdated views of our court service. And spare a monent for the mothers who have to pick up the pieces after the father acts the maggot. It is idiotic to make a general statement. Every situation has a story and a history and most of all a future. So be careful on how you throw your thoughts about

munsterbear

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British & Irish Lions Posted: 7/4/2009 9:16:00 PM
Grimisocks, I do value your reply, but just to clarify. It's the Lions who tour the Southern Hemisphere. This year the Bokkies, in 4 years it will be the Aussies, another 4 it will be the Kiwis. Nobody is actually travelling to the northern hemi to play the Lions. but I see where you are coming from. Are there too many games in the current year. Munster players who were not involved in any comps over summer are already back training. Those in the Churchhill Cup will be back in a few weeeks. Paulie O'C will not be back till Sept or Oct. So I pledge my loyalty to the Lions Tour and awareness to the importance of midweek games to build combinations and maintain fitness. Just a few thoughts from myself

munsterbear

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Majority of Leinster girls are closed-minded to a guy having a child Posted: 7/4/2009 9:07:34 PM
I'm a single Dad, my daughter lives with me. and will say straight out. Mate you're a muppet! If a lady decided to not date me, it's because of me. Do not use the fact that you are a Dad as an excuse for not getting replies. I've noticed a number of posts from yourself and forgive me if I'm wrong but to me they seem agressive and confrontational. Have a look at yourself before you start judging everybody else.

munsterbear

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British & Irish Lions Posted: 7/4/2009 8:03:08 AM
So the Series is over, with the Lions losing 2-1. But what do people think? Were you watching the tour? I caught most of it. Who do you think stood out? Kearney, Fitzgerald, Wallace, Philips, And Shaw. Mad to think he is 35 and still playing like a 25 year old. Personally I love my rugby and am little disappointed it's a whole 41 days to the pre-seaason friendlies haha. And while the Lions may have lost this serious, I love the history of it. I love the idea of the best players from 4 countries coming together, each bringing a different skill set to the table. I know if things worked out differently, it could have being me there, damm all those pints and kebabs.

munsterbear

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house prices Posted: 7/4/2009 7:56:12 AM
Negative equity is only a problem if you actually want to sell. No point worrying about it, if you are happy to be living in the property you bought.

munsterbear

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Public sector wages Posted: 6/19/2009 2:53:17 PM
I apologise if this is rude, but what an idiotic statement. While there may be problems within Public and Civil Service, yes there is a difference. There are a vast majority of people working there on low salaries. Do you want Garda/Nurses/Teachers/Social Workers/Housing Advisors to take a 30% pay cut. In my own situation, I am a single Dad who had to fight in the courts for years for access and finally custody of my daughter, born from a one night stand. My amazing girl has being living with me for the last two years and has blossomed. I work fulltime in a Local Authority Housing Office dealing with tenants and applicants. On a daily basis I receive verbal abuse from people who have never worked a day in their lives but they expect everything. I have received it on the street and in the office. Out of my "massive salary" I pay PAYE, PRSI, Income Levy, Pension Levy and Superannuation. On to of that I pay childminder, transport to/from work etc. By the end of it all I'm receive little more than the dole. So please explain to me how I'm robbing tax payers money. My daughter's mother has never worked. Receives rent allowance for a house owned by her mother, receives legal aid, and numerous other supports. There are so many others in similar situations to her. At one stage the Public Sector wage bill was equal to the Social Welfare Bill but what muppets making statements like yours forget is we are actually doing a job, contributing to society financially and in other ways. Why not look more into all the services that are provided for by the Public Sector? Why not state if the high wages are gross or after deductions? Why not compare cost of living standards? To make wild sweeping statements like that are inflamatory and discriminatory against every hard working person in the public sector.

munsterbear

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Being friend with someone of the opposite sex Posted: 5/30/2009 4:09:38 PM
It is possible to be best friends with the opposite sex. One of my best friends is a great lass. And I have the honour next year of being "maid of honour" at her wedding next year.

munsterbear

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Ireland - Have we lost our manners? Posted: 5/12/2009 2:39:04 PM
Over the last few years I believe this country lost the run of itself as we chased the mighty Euro. Never really thinking about the future but give it all to me now. As this became epidemic I believe we lost a few morals and values behind. What happened to saying please and thank you. Is it so hard to say "Have a good day/weekend" to people we are dealing with. Even queuing for a bus is basically who has the biggest shoulders or elbows. I wish we all could take a wee step back and just think for a second. At this stage I laugh at the idea of Ireland being the country of a thousand welcomes. Sorry if I upset people by saying that but it's what I feel. Let me know what you think.

munsterbear

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Munster V Leinster Posted: 5/10/2009 1:15:03 PM
Saemurph, Very true, Leinster played us off the pitch and such is the heartbreak of knockout rugby, one bad game and you're gone. Best of Luck in the Final. But God no, why would i be reconsidering my position? Supporters are in for the long haul. Not just while we're winning. But I do hope this Leinster success increases the love and support of rugby in Leinster. It desperatedly needs a boost.

munsterbear

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Why the need to ignore people Posted: 5/4/2009 2:01:42 PM
Have to be honest and I've ignored one or two. Sometimes it may be just the mood I'm in. It's definitely not the fact that my inbox is to the brim. But sure don't want that either. So sorry if I've ignored people. I shouldn't be in such a rush.

munsterbear

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Feelings! Posted: 4/25/2009 5:33:06 PM
hhhhmmmmmm I think my word of the day is going to be intense

munsterbear

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Feelings! Posted: 4/24/2009 1:58:16 PM
My word for today is Delighted!

munsterbear

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Feelings! Posted: 4/23/2009 1:22:34 PM
Legendary is my word for today

munsterbear

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helping a teenaged girl get fit Posted: 4/22/2009 3:53:13 PM
Sometimes it the little things that can really help. Keep lot's of filtered water in fridge. And of course drink it. Being chilled with actually cause the body to burn a few extra calories heating the water in your body and can help stop snacking Not eating after 7 or 8 in the evening. etc etc but it sounds like you have being doing the healthy eating. I personally find it distracting to be watching TV and exercising but I love to use a lot of visualisation. Eg. When I run. I know the distance of my route and the land marks like this corner is 800 metres etc etc. And in my head I'm thinking of being in an Olympic race and the crowd are cheering etc. Maybe I'm just a bit mad ha ha Light toning work is great. Women are often afraid they will bulk up. But keep the reps high and the weight low. Chest Press and Chest Flyes are great obviously for your chest and therefore your breasts and toned arms are so hot! Plus the fitter you are, the more calories you will actually burn so keep the motivation going, it can get easier. But well done it sounds like you are doing a great job

munsterbear

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Munster V Leinster Posted: 4/22/2009 3:32:01 PM
I'll have to put a picture in my profile of my car. Decked out in flags and crest on two front doors. Will be great fun driving around Dublin for the next few weeks.

munsterbear

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Munster V Leinster Posted: 4/19/2009 11:06:12 AM
EXCUSE ME!!! But I'm in a very loving relationship with rugby. Sure I have to spread the love around but it's worth it. LOL

munsterbear

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Munster V Leinster Posted: 4/18/2009 5:05:44 PM
Oh I'll be there! Booked Hotel and tickets at Christmas

munsterbear

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Rugby Grand Slam!! Posted: 4/16/2009 10:27:38 AM
It has being a fantastic year for Irish Rugby. Winning the Grand Slam/Triple Crown and Six Nations!!! Munster playing the All Blacks. My favourite match so far this year. Guaranteed Irish team in the HEC Cup Final Strong finish in Magners for both Munster & Leinster

munsterbear

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men in uniform ............ Posted: 4/16/2009 10:21:52 AM
I've got a fantastic luminous yellow uniform.....very flattering on the figure haha

munsterbear

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Munster V Leinster Posted: 4/16/2009 10:16:43 AM
There is such depth in the Munster team, I think they have what it takes to keep the heads and go and do the double. They are back enjoying rugby as they should. To see them smile and joke as they leave the pitch is fantastic. Leinster are reliant on players like Rocky, BOD and Fillipe to play well to win the big games. While Munster have a solid squad. I may be biased but I sincerely hope they complete the double. And what a way to celebrate my birthday. Off to Edinburgh for the final. Sweet!

munsterbear

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Catholic vs. Protestant Posted: 4/3/2009 8:08:01 PM
I think this thread has really bounced all over the place. 1) Just because you are a Catholic priest doesn't mean you are an abuser 2) Do we forget the Church of England comes from a King not liking he couldn't divorce so he set up his own religion 3) All religions have adapted their history to serve the leaders of that religion at that time 4) Before the recent troubles or even back as far bacj as early 1900's the strongest advocates of a United Ireland were Protestant. Not Catholic!! 5) Are we forgetting the widespread abuse of Catholic people in the north? Hence the Civil Rights marches which eventually grew into secratarian violence 6) How many Catholics worked on the Titanic? 7) How many people have heard of gerrymandering? 8) Watching the British Army "invade Afganistan and Iraq" to help a home nation, then what the hell are they still doing in the North? 9) Nationalism, ie the wish to have a United Ireland is not bound by religion. But The Unionists must be Protestant! Don't think there is any Catholics in the Orange Order Just a few thoughts

munsterbear

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Public Service Levy Posted: 2/3/2009 5:54:40 PM
I thought the following was a very good take on todays announcement: IRELAND’S EXCHEQUER CUTS 3 FEBRUARY, 2009 Today, following the failure of the Social Partners to agree details of pay cuts, the government announced a pensions levy on the salaries of all public service employees. This will work out on average at about an extra 7.5% deduction, though higher-paid workers will pay higher percentages. Now, ninety per cent of a large number is still a large number, and a top civil servant, who was formerly earning 250 thousand, will no doubt be able to struggle by somehow on the remaining 225 thousand. But I’m not that interested in highly-paid people who can look after themselves. You see, at the other end of the scale, a reduction in a small number produces an even smaller number and I’m wondering this: what about the street-sweepers? Or the road labourers? Or the junior clerk who checks your books out of the library? These are the members of the working poor, and they are not the ones who brought about the current financial crisis in Ireland. These are not the people who stupidly remortgaged their homes to buy apartments in Bulgaria. These are not the people who took out mortgages greater than the value of their house so that they could buy fancy cars. These are not the ones who squirreled away €120 million in secret loans, discrediting and destabilising the banking system in the process. These are far from Masters of the Universe. While a top health service administrator might have to economise, the cuts in his salary are only biting into fat, but cuts at the bottom end of the scale are eating into bone. It costs the same to heat a poor man’s house as it does to heat a rich man’s and there are many families in this country without any room at all to economise because they simply don’t have luxuries to give up. Higher on the salary scale a little bit, you’ve seen me writing here about nurses’ pay in the past. I think these people have been disgracefully treated, patronised, bullied and intimidated into covering for the shortcomings of a failed, misconceived health structure. They’ve been exposed to moral blackmail in order to prop up a disastrously inefficient administrative tangle. And now these people will be demonised and blamed for the financial mismanagement of this country, which was created by this appalling government and its cronies in the banks and the construction industry. I could make similar points in defence of firefighters, paramedics or even our police, much though I’ve criticised them in the past. I won’t call what happened in Ireland an unholy alliance. I’ll call it what it was: a criminal conspiracy to bleed this country dry. It worked, and now we need scapegoats, but we won’t be blaming the red-nosed, drooling builders in the Fianna Fáil money-tent at the Galway races. Nor will we be blaming these same politicians who presided year by year over unprecedented exchequer returns, and who refused to acknowledge the reality of the bubble these returns were based on, in case it hurt their builder buddies and interrupted the kickbacks. Nor will we be blaming the bankers who shovelled out 110% loans to fools and collected their fat bonuses in return. No indeed. We won’t be blaming those who run our banks and who should right now be in jail but who, instead, are being given the pensions of street sweepers and nurses to bail them out. We need scapegoats, so let’s blame people like firemen, police, paramedics, nurses, junior doctors, library assistants, street cleaners, home helps and all the other high rollers. And while we’re at it, let’s blame the workers in places like Waterford Crystal, and Dell, and Banta for getting a living wage. Let’s accuse them of greed. But let’s say nothing about our Prime Minister who pays himself more than the President of the USA, or the hospital consultants who keep our health service in a money-making stranglehold, aided and abetted by their ideological allies, the PDs. Nor should we say anything about these Tribunal lawyers who demanded and got €2000 per day and who were given the right to decide how long the tribunals would go on, and how much waffling they chose to do, at €2000 per day. Let’s not talk about that. And let’s not blame a government that spent €50 million on an unworkable electronic voting system, or €200 million on an IT system for the health service that didn’t work. Small money, as Minister Noel Dempsey might have remarked. And let’s not ask energy multinationals to pay anything for our natural gas reserves, but instead let’s deploy 200 policemen to beat protesters out of the road. And let’s not ask why this government gave away our national telecommunications network for half nothing to an asset stripper, leaving us helpless to introduce effective broadband at a time when we vitally need it. And let’s not ask clerical sex abusers to pick up the billion-euro tab for compensating their victims, or make them sell their lands or their gold or their art treasures. No indeed. Instead let the taxpayer come up with the money. This country is full of self-serving cabals, secret societies and vested interests who have held it by the throat since its birth. For a while, many ordinary workers naively bought into a dream, actively promoted by this government, that they might somehow share in the riches controlled by these small groups, these few elite families, these anointed. And the fools went and mortgaged their houses, bought their Spanish villas and convinced themselves they were high rollers too, until reality came crashing down on them as it had to in the end when the upside-down pyramid toppled over. And now, they’re losing their jobs. They’re losing their houses. They’re losing their minds. But let’s not blame the millionaires, or the billionaires, the bankers, the lawyers or the political apes who decided the direction of our economy and who poured away ten years of unimaginable prosperity, cynically purchasing one election after another. No. Let’s not look in that direction. Instead, let’s pin the blame on the nurses and the teachers and the firemen. Let’s stick it to the factory workers and the shop assistants. The b*****ds.

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