Archive for 'Driving'
Living in cities.
Currently I live in Dublin. I have had the opportunity to also live in Prague and Vienna, and I grew up in Glasgow. Life in many ways is much easier in cities. It has always been easy to meet people and make friends, it is easier than outside cities to find good [...]
Posted: December 6th, 2007 under Driving, Dublin, Ireland, Just Life.
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Car Crash, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
We had just entered the house and heard the bang. I picked up the phone, I knew the sound, I have heard cars crash before. And living in Dublin it is not unusual.
I have written before about bloody Irish driving, it is utter crap. The driving is selfish and careless, and I mean could not [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007 under Driving, Dublin, Just Life.
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Running for a Bus… A Dublin Bus, Ha
I had the good fortune to live in Vienna for some time, then Prague after that. Someone said to me at the time that this experience would make me a more tolerant person, (did they think I needed to be, I wonder?). And perhaps it has in some ways, however in others I notice tiny [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2007 under Driving, Dublin, Ireland, Just Life.
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Driving In Dublin
Two days this week I have had to drive what I consider fairly short distances. Out to rathcoole one day and the other out to Maynooth. The traffic, I can report, in Dublin does not get any better.
After moving back into the city, I have used the car considerably less, preferring to cycle [...]
Posted: April 19th, 2007 under Driving, Dublin, Ireland, Just Life.
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Friday 13th - A Problem?
According to the Stress Management Center about 17 million people are affected by the fear of today. Some won’t fly, do business, drive, and even some people will not get out of bed.
Fear of Friday 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, quite a mouthful.
So where do this originate? There does not seem to be any [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2007 under Driving, Just Life, flying.
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Bloody Irish Driving!
Watch your toes.
Here comes another weekend of crap Irish driving and more carnage on the roads all over Ireland. Bank holiday weekend are favourites for drivers killing themselves and others with their bloody stupid and careless driving.
Careless was the common thread when it was talked about last week on Sluggers blog. I think [...]
Posted: April 5th, 2007 under Driving, Just Life.
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