Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13208)

Ireland

Joined myLot 10 years ago

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

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Dubai is a City of Wealth and Opulence

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (72) • United States 20h

This city is a braggart From the world’s tallest building to housing 60,000 millionaires and dozens of billionaires to some swanky hotel rooms that cost $20,000/night, it really is over the top We spent 10 hours in hop on hop...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville All a tad vain and vulgar I find. I remember Dubai when it was little more than an airstrip in the desert with a few bits and bobs stuck on the end of it.

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We Visited The Jama Mosque

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (72) • United States 1 Jan

I don’t have the ability to research info on my phone while typing my post so I can’t tell you for v sure how old this mosque is but I’m thinking 17th century We had to wear abbayas to enter the mosque. It holds 20,000...

mosque

india

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I love that part of the city, or at least how it was in the late 70s. Did you visit the Red Fort too?

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Happy New Year!

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (29527) • Lichfield, England 1 Jan

Happy New Year everyone! Blwyddyn Newydd dda in Welsh! It's a miserable day again today. So no change there! Syd is having a stupid day! The top drainer of our sink is blocked. NOT the actual sink! Just the top...

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton No Tesco today? Silly Syd. We’ve just been grazing on crackers, cheeses, paté, nuts, crisps etc. it’ll be great to get back to normal eating. And I was overlooked yet again in the new years honours.

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So Many Honking Horns

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (72) • United States 31 Dec

The traffic in India is indescribable It’s hectic. Chaotic. Everybody constantly honks their horns In the United States we honk our horns out of irritation. In India they b honk to signify they’re passing and for myriad other...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Indian cars run on honking. They just won’t move without a comprehensive honk.

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The Doors Here are Beautiful

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (72) • United States 30 Dec

I can’t count the number of photos I’ve taken of doors in this country (India) They’re so very ornate and unique and beautiful Photo taken by me of a grand door in the city of Jaipur India

door

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I don’t fancy my chances of getting past that doorman.

31 Dec

Today's trip to the big Tesco. (30/12/2024)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (29527) • Lichfield, England 30 Dec

We went to the big Tesco today instead of Wednesday because Wednesday is New Years Day. My Mum took a long time getting ready, so we didn't get there until 3:00pm, and I'm usually half way round the shop by then! I got rid of the...

shopping

tesco

groceries

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton All that scurrying around and no visit to the little girls room? Well done. We did another car picnic.

30 Dec

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Packing done!

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (6094) • Calcutta, India 30 Dec

We must wake up at 4 a.m. since our train is scheduled to depart at 6:18 a.m. Meals will be provided onboard, so there's no need to pack any food. My cousin is absolutely thrilled about the trip. Here's hoping we reach Puri...

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Fiacre Banks @dreamerby I wish I was going on an Indian train. Enjoy yourself.

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Funeral Conundrum

Amber @AmbiePam (94527) • United States 30 Dec

My dad has to make a big decision, and it’s not one I would want to have to make. Two funerals are being held on the same day, and he has to decide which one to attend. Both families asked him to speak. The first (Edwin) is the...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam If it were me I would go to neither to be even handed.

30 Dec

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Birthday blessings

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (41843) • United States 29 Dec

I'm thankful for another year and so many blessings. I opened gifts at our daughter's house the day after Christmas while we were all still there. Dake took me out to breakfast this morning which I really enjoyed. We had...

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Fiacre Banks @1creekgirl “Count your blessings, name them one by one”. But we’ll be here all day if we do that!

30 Dec

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Yet another plane crash?

The Horse @TheHorse (220758) • Walnut Creek, California 29 Dec

This one went down in Korea yesterday. It is unclear why they tried to land with no landing gear and no flaps. Two flight attendants, in the back of the aircraft, survived. I don't think anyone else did. Here is one of the...

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Fiacre Banks @thehorse I don’t worry. I assume all will be fine then I lay out all my important stuff (title deeds of house, will, insurance details etc) for my kids to find if all goes belly up. As a child I was terrified flying because it seemed to me that I had only a...

29 Dec

Today's shopping trip down town. (27/12/2024)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (29527) • Lichfield, England 27 Dec

I've been down town shopping again today. My weather app said cloudy with about 37% chance of rain. But it was very foggy. As I was walking round Stowe Pool towards town I couldn't see the Cathedral because of the fog! Then as I...

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton Well done on going so long without a loo break. We made sandwiches for a picnic in the car at Brown’s Bay.

28 Dec

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We Were in Two Car Accidents Yesterday

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (72) • United States 28 Dec

As our driver picked us up and made way toward the airport, he backed out of the hotel into the street striking a motorcycle with two riders. The bike went down. The rear passenger was hit in his leg and fell off the bike They...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville Car journeys in India should all begin with a high dose tranquilliser.

28 Dec

Back to melancholy

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (6094) • Calcutta, India 28 Dec

I don't feel like doing anything. I am done with studying. I am tired. I cannot go on. Feels like it. I think I am melancholic again. I am lacking energy and I lack intent right now. I want to...

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Fiacre Banks @dreamerby I thrive on melancholy. In fact my wife says I’m wedded to it.

28 Dec

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How would you punish these Christmas package dumpers?

Amber @AmbiePam (94527) • United States 27 Dec

Some of you might have read these two stories I’m referring to, regarding Fed Ex and Amazon. Police responded to reports of packages being dumped in the woods, and found scores of packages from Fed Ex. After investigating, they...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I’m swinging all sorts of ways on that. Clearly their responsibility was to deliver packages entrusted to them - that’s what they’re paid to do. But also an employer should never overwork their staff and get them stressed. A lot can be learned from...

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Did you have a Merry Christmas? We had roast beef! I am relieved!

The Horse @TheHorse (220758) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Dec

Am I the only one who thinks, when Christmas rolls around, that I don't want to eat turkey ever again? Happily, we had prime rib yesterday. I brought wine and some little trees. It was a good time. We never got to the wine....

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Fiacre Banks @thehorse I often wonder how the words happy and Christmas appear so often in the same sentence, but then I’m just an atrabilious old codger. My daughter cooked roast beef and ham with all the fixings. No turkey thankfully.

26 Dec

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Aiden

Always smiling @allknowing (138327) • India 26 Dec

Aiden is the grandson of two of my brothers. Confused? His parents are both the children of my two brothers. I was the only one who was against it and I did not interact with both the niece...

aiden

grandson of two of my brothers

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Fiacre Banks @allknowing So hard when family members take a path you are convinced is wrong, and of course in this case it is not the child’s fault though he has to bear consequences of parents’s activity.

26 Dec

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A Christmas Thwarted

Amber @AmbiePam (94527) • United States 26 Dec

Well, it didn’t turn out to be the Christmas I planned on, but hopefully next week I’ll get to see the people in this picture (my sister’s family) since all the kids were sick yesterday. This was taken on Christmas Eve, and by...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam Inconsiderate door-bangers are not appreciated. Peace and quiet on Christmas Day on the other hand are most welcome. Poor Sadie.

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What are your thoughts about the plane crash in Russia?

The Horse @TheHorse (220758) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Dec

By now, we have all heard about the civilian plane crash in Russia. Almost half of those on board survived, and there is some interesting footage of the wreckage. Russian officials have said that the crash probably occurred due...

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Fiacre Banks @thehorse I’d be a bit suspicious - the Russians have form. Same kind of plane crash landed in Belfast City Airport few days ago - front wheel collapsed on landing and the thing skidded along on its nose. I don’t think the Russians did that. Still, you never...

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Aftermath of Christmas

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (6094) • Calcutta, India 25 Dec

Half a cake and leftover biryani await me-a treat I know I’ll relish today! The biryani, a delightful and unexpected bundle of joy, arrived courtesy of my uncle. He brought along three tubs of homemade...

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Fiacre Banks @dreamerby I can almost taste and smell your biryani!

26 Dec

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12/26/24 - Update On My Husband

LindaOH @LindaOHio (183044) • United States 26 Dec

Visited with my husband. Expected him to be dressed and in a wheelchair for Christmas; but he was sleeping when we got there. He was very lucid and only made one comment that was delusional. He was not happy that I only spent 2...

rehab

long term care

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Fiacre Banks @lindaoh I’m glad you weren’t on your own at Christmas.

26 Dec

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