Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13228)

Ireland

Joined myLot 10 years ago

An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.

Fiacre Banks's Comments

An Irishman happily lost in France with no sign of Bonnie Tyler.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13228) • Ireland 13h

There’s a tousle-haired weirdo sitting at a small, round table on the pavement outside a café down by the harbour in a small village on the coast of Brittany. All the other customers have sought refuge inside the café, but this...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Yes, I’m in wonderful company!

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I'm ANGRY!

DE @DaddyEvil (142229) • United States 27 Feb

I was supposed to send in another stool sample to whomever... The card I had to fill out asked my name, address, birthdate and insurance member number. Those I knew or had on a card in my wallet. It was a new doctor who ordered...

doctor

test

angry

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Fiacre Banks @DaddyEvil Who dreams up these indignities?

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It’s a rainy night in Paris.

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13228) • Ireland 18 Feb

I can think of nothing sweeter than to wander the streets of Paris on a cold February night with rain falling. I’ve been doing a lot of that and now I’ve stepped into a bar at Place de la Contrescarpe for a whiskey. It’s the bar...

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Fiacre Banks @lilacskies We had a drink while she waited for her husband to show up but he didn’t and she went home. Alone.

18 Feb

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A mobile washing machine

Judy Evans @JudyEv (347097) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Feb

The photo shows what’s described as a Power Wash ‘n Dry Clean Machine. It was another interesting item that we saw in the Collie Museum. Someone had used it when they were caravanning. It doesn’t say how old it is but I think...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv I just remember it as a big hot monster. My mother then had a boiler in which sheets towels etc were dealt with. After that we moved to Africa and we got a washer woman to deal with all that sort of thing!

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Don’t be sucked in!

Fleur @Fleura (31079) • United Kingdom 5 Feb

Whichever way you turn nowadays, someone is waiting to snare you one way or another. And one way people often get duped is by hurriedly clicking on the first link that comes up from a Google search. In this country for example if...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv We used to have a milk man, vegetable man, lemonade man, tick man, insurance man, library lady, bread server, fish man, knife sharpener, coal man and rag and bone man call every week. We lived up. A steep hill and few people had cars so going to the...

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Who is this lady? And why is this news?

The Horse @TheHorse (223738) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Feb

Do you ever get confused by what you see in your news feed? I have heard of this lady. I think she is an actress. Or maybe a singer. But I really don't know. Why would I care about what she was wearing at some event or...

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Fiacre Banks @TheHorse in my former occupation I had a pulpit behind which I could hide any indiscretions, though a congregation of stony faced, behatted matrons of a certain age didn’t really call for too much self discipline.

4 Feb

Who is this lady? And why is this news?

The Horse @TheHorse (223738) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Feb

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Fiacre Banks @TheHorse Oh they are very troubling. Now I’m being bombarded with ads for pills to make my little soldier stand to attention. I do not need them sir, but I’m informed that they are effective for up to 36 hours. Isn’t it dangerous to be standing to attention...

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Best Public Place to Take a Leak

Some Witch @somewitch (2259) 30 Jan

Apparently that's a way to say "go to the toilet". The city nearby doesn't have a place that serves that specific purpose, except perhaps at the train station and they'd charge you for the service anyway. A popular option is to...

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Fiacre Banks @somewitch You have to pay to swim but I just walk on in to use toilet.

31 Jan

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Today's shopping trip down town. (30/1/2025)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30166) • Lichfield, England 30 Jan

I went shopping down town today (Thursday) instead of tomorrow (Friday) because my weather app predicts rain for tomorrow, and I didn't want to get caught in the rain. My Mum gave me her shopping list, club card and money and then...

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton Evidently not. And they don’t know that discussing constipation in public at the top of one’s voice is bad form.

31 Jan

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What do you consider a lost art?

Amber @AmbiePam (96245) • United States 30 Jan

When I ask what you consider a lost “art”, I use that term loosely. Because my example isn’t traditionally thought of as art, but it’s a craft that shows off an artistic side of a person. See, my sister loves the animated movie,...

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Fiacre Banks @AmbiePam Well today I went to the local library for some peace and quiet but this is the day when all the old biddies in the town congregate there to knit and gossip. They’re all hard of hearing so they shout, and I learned that lemon juice really helps get...

30 Jan

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Today's trip to the big Tesco. (29/1/2025)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30166) • Lichfield, England 29 Jan

I went to the big Tesco again today, but I went on my own because Mum didn't think she'd have time to get her shoes on because she's got a bandage on her leg after going to the doctor's on Monday to have them looked at. Syd...

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton I do hope your big Tesco doesn’t do that.

30 Jan

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Today's trip to the big Tesco. (29/1/2025)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30166) • Lichfield, England 29 Jan

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton I was there a few months ago.

30 Jan

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It's a special day for Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (347097) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jan

Today is Australia Day for some and Invasion Day for others as it’s the day the British proclaimed Australian territory as their own and the rest, as they say, is history. Some will be taking to the streets in protest; some will...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Very international tastes we have here!

26 Jan

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Treating milk fever with a bicycle pump

Judy Evans @JudyEv (347097) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Jan

I wrote about the ‘Madigan squeeze’ which replicates the birth process and is used on calves and foals to help them get started in life. It’s quite a simple technique in a way but surprisingly effective. MyLotter Lenore Plassman...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Bathed the area in warm water with salt which helped a lot till we could get to doctor. It was a weekend in Paris.

24 Jan

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Have you tried to be a vegetarian or vegan or are you one?

snowy @snowy22315 (185722) • United States 22 Jan

I have tried becoming a vegtarian (not a vegan) several times in the past. It never works for more than a month. I start craving a hamburger like mad, and a veggie burger just isn't going to do it. I do think vegetarinism is...

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Fiacre Banks @Dreamerby I cannot do without cheese.

23 Jan

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Have you eaten snakes? My kids love them!!

Pitstop @pitstop (14710) • Australia 22 Jan

Yes, this is one of those twisted posts I make here on mylot. When we first got introduced to these snakes, there was no way I was going to try them, but my kids are them and were very happy. No, these aren't the creepy reptiles...

snakes

sweets

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Fiacre Banks @pitstop India. It appeared on a menu as snak burger and I thought it was a typo that should have been snack. It should have been snake.

23 Jan

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We need to accept other customs and cultures

Judy Evans @JudyEv (347097) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Fiacre Banks @Fleura Yes, it’s a pity that the loud-mouthed, belligerent fundamentalists get the quiet majority of people of faith a bad name.

19 Jan

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Convents and monasteries for randy guinea pigs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (347097) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jan

We have offered to house-sit at our niece’s place in April and June. There are two cats which are very shy and aren’t often seen, and six guinea pigs. The story I love about the guinea pigs is that the family originally bought...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv A moment of madness obviously!

18 Jan

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The Putz is Among Other Perverts in the Presidency it Seems

celticeagle @celticeagle (171851) • Boise, Idaho 16 Jan

When JFK was assassinated L B Johnson took over the Oval Office. He was a real piece of work. Ego maniac that he was he was not a popular president. "The Johnson Treatment" was where he would corner his aids, grip their hand real...

perverts

presidency

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Fiacre Banks @TheHorse One of big ones that just won’t flush away.

17 Jan

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A fascinating bit of history!

Fleur @Fleura (31079) • United Kingdom 17 Jan

For some reason the picture I tried to add to this post just wouldn't appear! It has finally allowed me to add it now. Every now and then you stumble across something really fascinating online, and this morning was one of those...

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Fiacre Banks @Fleura Yes really. One jokes not about Sir Stephen. Good picture.

17 Jan

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