We’ll get you some crayons and a join-the-dots, sit down there with your Mi-Wadi and don’t worry, pet.
Spaghetti Hoop
Ah here – no need for that. Some of those slogans are a bit strained and obscure.
andyourpointiswhatexactly
Jeekers. You’re very angry today with the miwadi and the “grow a pair” comments. Here: have a slice of chill–cake.
Rep
Christ, I wasn’t even being smart. If I wanted to be smart, there was many placards there I could have mentioned. Nice dick move Freia
scottser
i was tickled by a lot of the banners, in fairness the standard’s pretty good. anyway it’s all about the big picture rep, the big picture.
Freia
:, (
Selfie Sensation
Am I the only one who things the current Water System is a shambles and isn’t violently opposed to paying a reasonable rate of about €160 a year to fix it so my water doesn’t get turned off for a week every Winter and people in exotic places like Roscommon can actually use it at all?
ReproBertie
No, I’m sure the rest of the FG shills in the FG interweb astroturfing team feel the same way.
I’m kidding. I have no problem paying for water. I do have a problem with what appears to be dodgy dealings in awarding contracts and in the setting up Irish Water and with the waste of money around the set up.
Selfie Sensation
Actually now that I think about it I did once go out with a Girl Whose Parents were members of Fine Gael, I’m a total shill and my opinions are utterly compromised!
sickofallthisbs
Have you an inability to read second paragraphs?
Good, because you are a moronic shill.
I hate to be the one to tell you this Selfie Sensation, but a lot of us know that girl.
Comfort yourself in the knowledge that you’re not alone, and don’t get stung again.
On wasted money at set up. Have a read of below repro et al, section 7 in particular is very interesting. It ain’t cheap building a national billing, work and asset management etc from scratch.
4 minutes to read a 30 page doc. Impressive. Can’t argue with the gym thing. Very bad optics.
ReproBertie
I didn’t read the full document. I had a quick look at section 7 and then searched the document for the word “gym” which was enough to satisfy me that they hadn’t justified the expense.
I am under no illusions about the cost in setting up Irish Water. I’m also under no illusion about the ability of the people involved in spending this money to justify it but that doesn’t mean it’s not a waste.
The Irish Water logo cost the same as the annual charges for 125 households. The gym comes to almost 344 annual household charges. There’s no justification for that.
Steve
So you think GIS, Maximo etc. are a waste of money?? Enlighten me on how to properly operate and maintain nationwide infrastructure without these IT systems in place. Get as technical as you want.
ReproBertie
Where did I say that?
I said, specifically, the gym was a waste of money. I then added that the logo was a waste of money. Both of these wastes were part of setting up Irish Water. The idea that a household has to find another €160 per year to fork over so that staff in Irish Water will have the latest rowing machine is disgusting.
Steve
I agree with you on the gym / logo. Very poor. Your 2nd paragraph implies all set up costs were a waste. Apologies if I misunderstood. But if didn’t, then you haven’t got a clue with you’re talking about.
Anne
+ €180,000,000 yoyos Retro.
+ €81,000 a week in legal fees
+ Murky Michael McNicholas (1 million shares in NTR)
+ + + etc..
Pablo
I like the Humpty Dumpty-themed one. The illustration, lettering and wording are all pleasingly old-world in style.
OUT OUT RESERVOIRS RIP DOGS
I have no idea what that means.
We’ll get you some crayons and a join-the-dots, sit down there with your Mi-Wadi and don’t worry, pet.
Ah here – no need for that. Some of those slogans are a bit strained and obscure.
Jeekers. You’re very angry today with the miwadi and the “grow a pair” comments. Here: have a slice of chill–cake.
Christ, I wasn’t even being smart. If I wanted to be smart, there was many placards there I could have mentioned. Nice dick move Freia
i was tickled by a lot of the banners, in fairness the standard’s pretty good. anyway it’s all about the big picture rep, the big picture.
:, (
Am I the only one who things the current Water System is a shambles and isn’t violently opposed to paying a reasonable rate of about €160 a year to fix it so my water doesn’t get turned off for a week every Winter and people in exotic places like Roscommon can actually use it at all?
No, I’m sure the rest of the FG shills in the FG interweb astroturfing team feel the same way.
I’m kidding. I have no problem paying for water. I do have a problem with what appears to be dodgy dealings in awarding contracts and in the setting up Irish Water and with the waste of money around the set up.
Actually now that I think about it I did once go out with a Girl Whose Parents were members of Fine Gael, I’m a total shill and my opinions are utterly compromised!
Have you an inability to read second paragraphs?
Good, because you are a moronic shill.
I hate to be the one to tell you this Selfie Sensation, but a lot of us know that girl.
Comfort yourself in the knowledge that you’re not alone, and don’t get stung again.
Also, get tested.
I’m opposed to your complete disregard for the rules of grammar.
I care not for commas!
The old system is a shambles, but the new system is only a slightly better shambles.
Most likely true.
Whadoo we want?
Slightly better shambles!
When do we want it?
Whenever you guys can sort it out: no pressure, like!
Don’t talk to me about the pressure. No option but to get a power shower.
Or, as the Nordies like to say, PAR SHAR.
OMG. They weren’t saying “power share” at all!!
Heh!
Excellent!
The new system isn’t really a system yet.
Its just the old system with a new organisation and loads of arguments.
still a better love story than Twilight
Its like the Hunger games but with food.
On wasted money at set up. Have a read of below repro et al, section 7 in particular is very interesting. It ain’t cheap building a national billing, work and asset management etc from scratch.
https://www.water.ie/news/bord-gais-expertise-to-sa/Irish-Water-Submission-to-Joint-Oireachtas-Committee-14th-January-2014.pdf
I was more talking about this sort of wasted money:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/taxpayer-pumps-out-55000-for-a-gym-at-irish-water-30337275.html
4 minutes to read a 30 page doc. Impressive. Can’t argue with the gym thing. Very bad optics.
I didn’t read the full document. I had a quick look at section 7 and then searched the document for the word “gym” which was enough to satisfy me that they hadn’t justified the expense.
I am under no illusions about the cost in setting up Irish Water. I’m also under no illusion about the ability of the people involved in spending this money to justify it but that doesn’t mean it’s not a waste.
The Irish Water logo cost the same as the annual charges for 125 households. The gym comes to almost 344 annual household charges. There’s no justification for that.
So you think GIS, Maximo etc. are a waste of money?? Enlighten me on how to properly operate and maintain nationwide infrastructure without these IT systems in place. Get as technical as you want.
Where did I say that?
I said, specifically, the gym was a waste of money. I then added that the logo was a waste of money. Both of these wastes were part of setting up Irish Water. The idea that a household has to find another €160 per year to fork over so that staff in Irish Water will have the latest rowing machine is disgusting.
I agree with you on the gym / logo. Very poor. Your 2nd paragraph implies all set up costs were a waste. Apologies if I misunderstood. But if didn’t, then you haven’t got a clue with you’re talking about.
+ €180,000,000 yoyos Retro.
+ €81,000 a week in legal fees
+ Murky Michael McNicholas (1 million shares in NTR)
+ + + etc..
I like the Humpty Dumpty-themed one. The illustration, lettering and wording are all pleasingly old-world in style.