Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14483)

Ireland

Joined myLot 11 years ago

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

Fiacre Banks's Responses

Gas Prices Jumped 40 Cents Per Gallon Overnight

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (49) • United States 14h

Gas prices had dropped slightly over the Easter Weekend, but today they're SKY HIGH at $4.34/gallon for plain unleaded, which is significantly higher than this time last year which was around $2.50/gal. It's Spring Break, so...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Ours are high too. Our central heating is oil-fired, and on February 9th I bought 500 litres for £300. Today the same amount costs £640.

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Found Another Awesome Song

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (96089) • Daytona Beach, Florida 6 Apr

Welsh singer Mary Hopkins was best known for her song “Those Were the Days”. She also sang many other memorable songs. The singer was a good friend of former Beatle Paul McCartney and he wrote this song. It is a sad and poignant...

lovely song

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Fiacre Banks @rasmasandra She was always quite sweet. Very fulsome rose that.

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Today Has Been a Good Day So Far

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (49) • United States 6 Apr

It's 2:30 pm on Monday, April 6th and it's been a good day. Hubby and I worked out for an hour at the gym. We ate lunch at Logan's Roadhouse. We sat outside in the sunshine and fresh air for 2 hours. Now we're back inside and...

monday

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Supermarket run, planted beetroot, repainted our daughter’s bedroom, finished a great book (reading it, not writing it) and now it’s time for bed.

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How often do you check your phone?

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (49) • United States 6 Apr

Yes, I'm guilty of checking my phone constantly. Checking for texts, emails, weather, time, etc. I can't even count how many times a day I check my phone. It's always near me wherever I go. How often do you check your phone?

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I’m like you and wish I wasn’t.

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Should trump be banned from the christian faith

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (26459) 6 Apr

The whole world knows now that trump is an evil bad man with no good intention in his mind at all So should he be banned from being a christian as he is quite obviously an affront to god of the bible and jesus Especially at...

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Fiacre Banks @Ineeddentures Like all his predecessors Trump latches onto anything that he thinks will bolster his position and give him credibility. Sad. He obviously doesn’t know that Christianity isn’t about him. I don’t think he’s got a clue about what’s in the bible,...

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Have you ever done an Escape Room?

Amber @AmbiePam (116888) • United States 6 Apr

I think most people have heard about Escape Rooms. It’s when you and others are locked in a room for a fixed amount of time, and must escape by solving clues that eventually lead you to the key that helps you escape. My cousins...

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Fiacre Banks @AmbiePam Sounds too claustrophobic to me. I hate being in places I can’t immediately get out of.

6 Apr

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Better Times

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (55468) • Canada 6 Apr

Better times on our site when we post about things that make a majority of us happy. Topics that are not of political base. Something fresh and refreshing. Something like, we all enjoy a nice meal, but we all really enjoy it...

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Fiacre Banks @juliaacv I’ll bring a vanilla and white chocolate panna cotta with a raspberry coulis.

6 Apr

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Crime and Punishment (1935 French)

Jessica @JESSY3236 (21865) • United States 6 Apr

I watched Crime and Punishment. It was also made in 1935, but this is the French version. It is based on the book by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It has Pierre Blanchar, Harry Baur, Madeleine Ozeray, Lucienne Le Marchand, Marcelle Géniat,...

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Fiacre Banks @JESSY3236 Such a compelling book. I first read it when I was about 17 in 1975 and have reread it regularly ever since.

6 Apr

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Chinese for tea tonight .....everywhere else was closed !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (9607) • United Kingdom 5 Apr

So, this afternoon The Mister and I had a bit of a nap ...when we woke we finished washing the caravan ....oh it's so clean and shiny now ....then we decided it was time for food. Well, it comes down to the fact that it's Sunday...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne I roasted half a leg of lamb slathered in a rosemary, garlic and anchovy paste.

5 Apr

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We meet Rosey in Dowerin

Judy Evans @JudyEv (376705) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Apr

On our way to Nungarin, one of the towns we passed through was Dowerin. Dowerin lies in West Australia’s wheatbelt area and has a huge annual Field Day year. This attracts farmers, businesses and innovators from all over the...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv I can’t see the photo but I’m sure it’s lovely - yours always are. Update: There it is now.

5 Apr

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Could they make a reality show about you or your family?

Amber @AmbiePam (116888) • United States 4 Apr

My mom’s side of the family, while interesting, is not a family that would give you good ratings for a reality show. My dad’s side of the family? Oh, now that would be a ratings winner. They’re hilarious, and wild things have...

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Fiacre Banks @AmbiePam My father’s side would make good viewing material. My goodness there are so many mad and hilarious stories to be told, but they all see themselves as quite ordinary.

5 Apr

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How do you feel about reptiles?

Amber @AmbiePam (116888) • United States 3 Apr

How are you with reptiles? Of course, you might be mixed; the gecko being adorable, but this baby speckled snake may freak you out. This picture was sent from my best friend. She took the tarp off her pond, and this baby speckled...

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Fiacre Banks @AmbiePam I’m an ophidiophobe. I used to suffer from terrifying nightmare if even I saw a snake on TV but that has subsided somewhat. It all stems from worrying experiences either serpents.

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Have you ever flown before?

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (26459) 2 Apr

Have you ever flown before? Either in an aeroplane or a hot air balloon? I have flown in both but wouldn't do the hot air balloon thing again It was quite scary and and I felt a bit insecure The plane flights have been...

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Fiacre Banks @ineeddentures Planes too often. Hate them. No balloons. Helicopter - nasty little wasps. Magic carpet a few times. Best was Syrian Arab Airways in the 70s.

2 Apr

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The Mister is home for the holidays ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (9607) • United Kingdom 2 Apr

Good Friday tomorrow and it’s a bank holiday here…..The Mister wasn’t sure if he was going to work in the morning but decided not to after all. So, he is home already ….yay. ! I love it when we get extra time together ….so, we...

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Fiacre Banks @traceyjayne Have a lovely time. I’ll likely be painting my daughter’s bedroom.

2 Apr

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MRI Results Came This Morning...

DE @DaddyEvil (171395) • United States 2 Apr

One of the nurses from my GP's office called this morning and told me I needed to call the neurologist's office and ask that doctor to review the results online and ask if they could move me up in the queue for treatment....

mri

neurologist

test results

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Fiacre Banks @daddyevil All that hanging about not knowing must be the worst. I hope things move on for you quickly in the right direction.

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4/1/26 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (218322) • United States 2 Apr

This weather is so nutty. Near and below freezing again yesterday; but today, April 2, it will be near 70F (21 Celsius). Today I have a doctor's appointment. After the appointment J and I will go to Red Lobster. Yum. I'm not...

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Fiacre Banks @LindaOhio I’m about to prepare a chicken katsu curry for tonight though I have neither smell more taste with this terrible cold in my head.

2 Apr

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Horse hairs, not feathers, in your cap

Judy Evans @JudyEv (376705) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Apr

Time for a post that is horse related. In an Antiques Roadshow programme, someone had a collection of Red Rum memorabilia. Red Rum was an Irish steeplechaser. His name comes from the last three letters of the names of his dam...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv My aunt’s ashes were incorporated into modelling clay and turned into a set of 6 commemorative mugs.

2 Apr

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I wouldn't really hit him

Judy Evans @JudyEv (376705) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Apr

I wrote about Vince making pasties for dinner one night. He used four sheets of pastry for four pasties then I rolled out the scraps and was able to get another two circles which gave us six pasties altogether. I then rolled out...

western australia

pasties

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv A neatly avoided grammatical faux pas!!

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3/31/26 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (218322) • United States 1 Apr

Happy April 1. I don't do any April Fool's pranks...do you? Last night the sirens went off, there was a tornado warning; the sky turned green and rotation was seen in the clouds. Fortunately a tornado did not form in my area....

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Fiacre Banks @LindaOhio I’ll be having a lovely ratatouille later on and before that an omelette at lunchtime possibly with a little bit of Gruyère grated into it.

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A cute baby hedgehog

Judy Evans @JudyEv (376705) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Mar

When we were in France and staying in a caravan park in Availles-Limousine in our motor-home, a little girl found a baby hedgehog that seemed to be lost. The little girl was very intrigued with it and her expressions changed by...

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Fiacre Banks @JudyEv Quel joli hérisson.

31 Mar

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