Those crazy ****ing Irish!

Trollheart · 05-12-2015, 05:06 AM

I honestly don't know why, but yeah I think Batty probably hit it. Another stupid Irish law, yes. Imagine this poor girl will (if the mother is not located) have to spend her formative years in an institution until she turns 18 because her mother was too stupid/scared/selfish to own up and take responsibility for her? I really hope she turns up, otherwise at least two lives are going to be ruined.

Trollheart · 05-12-2015, 07:49 PM

And the insanity continues....

We've been seeing a large amount of colleges who are supposed to be teaching English to students who pay for these courses close down almost without any warning. Students are left, having spent often thousands of Euro in advance, with no lessons, no teachers and no way to get their money back. Most can't even get home, as they haven't got the money. What's our government doing about it? Nothing. Not a thing.

Today we learn that one of them has approx 5000 Euro in assets, owes about 30,000, and the students are asking where the **** is all the money we paid? Answer: I expect it's been ****ing robbed by the bastard ex-owners of the colleges.

This is seriously damaging our image abroad. Why can't our govt just undertake to reimburse the students? Even say a million in all would be very little compared to the political capital it would garner, and the repair of our image. I really feel for these people: they'll go home (eventually) with the most damning image of Ireland. It'll also kill tourism from those countries. Lose/lose.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-14-2015, 11:31 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYRcS93DKRM

Guybrush · 05-15-2015, 02:21 AM

You'd pay for your water either way. I mean, either it's gonna be on a bill or it's gonna come from your taxes. Bills make more sense I guess as the cost of delivering water to you will vary depending on the municipality in which you live.

Here we generally pay it four times a year. The size of the bill depends on the price of water that year (determined by how much it costs to deliver) and the size of our house (estimates how much we use).

If we think we use less than estimated, we can install our own meter and then pay according to actual use instead.

**Frownland** · 05-15-2015, 02:29 AM

In California we pay $5000 a gallon.

fiddler · 05-15-2015, 08:42 AM

I personally do not pay for water or electric (only cable/internet) as I live in Army housing. But for the most part, yes, people pay for their water. It's possible too if you have your own well not to, but those are becoming fewer and far-er in between then they used to be.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-20-2015, 04:34 AM

TH, did you see that story in Ireland about making kids with autism drink bleach to cure them?

The Batlord · 05-20-2015, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

TH, did you see that story in Ireland about making kids with autism drink bleach to cure them?

I guess it'll work on way or another.

**Frownland** · 05-20-2015, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

TH, did you see that story in Ireland about making kids with autism drink bleach to cure them?

They didn't drink the bleach, they were enemas to 'flush out the vaccines'. My opinion? If you're that retarded then I think it's easy to see where your little **** trophy got the autism.

The Batlord · 05-20-2015, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

They didn't drink the bleach, they were enemas to 'flush out the vaccines'. My opinion? If you're that retarded then I think it's easy to see where your little **** trophy got the autism.

I ♥ Ireland.

05-12-2015, 05:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I honestly don't know why, but yeah I think Batty probably hit it. Another stupid Irish law, yes. Imagine this poor girl will (if the mother is not located) have to spend her formative years in an institution until she turns 18 because her mother was too stupid/scared/selfish to own up and take responsibility for her? I really hope she turns up, otherwise at least two lives are going to be ruined. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-12-2015, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	And the insanity continues.... We've been seeing a large amount of colleges who are supposed to be teaching English to students who pay for these courses close down almost without any warning. Students are left, having spent often thousands of Euro in advance, with no lessons, no teachers and no way to get their money back. Most can't even get home, as they haven't got the money. What's our government doing about it? Nothing. Not a thing. Today we learn that one of them has approx 5000 Euro in assets, owes about 30,000, and the students are asking where the ** is all the money we paid? Answer: I expect it's been *ing robbed by the bastard ex-owners of the colleges. This is seriously damaging our image abroad. Why can't our govt just undertake to reimburse the students? Even say a million in all would be very little compared to the political capital it would garner, and the repair of our image. I really feel for these people: they'll go home (eventually) with the most damning image of Ireland. It'll also kill tourism from those countries. Lose/lose. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

05-15-2015, 02:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	You'd pay for your water either way. I mean, either it's gonna be on a bill or it's gonna come from your taxes. Bills make more sense I guess as the cost of delivering water to you will vary depending on the municipality in which you live. Here we generally pay it four times a year. The size of the bill depends on the price of water that year (determined by how much it costs to deliver) and the size of our house (estimates how much we use). If we think we use less than estimated, we can install our own meter and then pay according to actual use instead. __________________ Something Completely Different

05-15-2015, 02:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	In California we pay $5000 a gallon. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-14-2015, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYRcS93DKRM

05-15-2015, 08:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
fiddler Music Addict Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 242	I personally do not pay for water or electric (only cable/internet) as I live in Army housing. But for the most part, yes, people pay for their water. It's possible too if you have your own well not to, but those are becoming fewer and far-er in between then they used to be.

05-20-2015, 04:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	TH, did you see that story in Ireland about making kids with autism drink bleach to cure them?