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Which do you prefer driving?

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Baz C

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slinky2000 said:
roads are crap, however every thing imaginable is better down there imo

Everything in Northern ireland is gr8!will in the right areas ;)
 

Forest

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ive noticed they rarely know how to dip their lights! and anyone who prefers that off road experience needs their heads felt!
 

Bryan

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That's maybe because if people get caught up here warning other drivers they would face a harser punishment.
 

Bryan

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Not from my experiences over the weekend. I'm sorry, but not one person returned a "hello".
 

slinky2000

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well I've been drivin in N.I for years now and I've been in Galway now for comin on 5 months and my experience is for the better, you picked a bad weekend cos of the show to get the best of traffic experiences!


this is a great currency converter here mate for next time:

http://www.xe.com/ucc/
 

Bryan

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I came down on Saturday afternoon and the traffic on the way along the N6 was just as bad as Sunday. 93 miles stuck at between 45-55 MPH going between 4th and 5th gear most of the way.

EUR6.30 = £4.50 (at 1.4 exchange rate over the weekend) - still more expensive than a McD's up here.

In fairness though, Galway City and the Salthill area seemed a lot better than most of the other places we passed through.
 

Bryan

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Do people get paid more on average down south since everything appears to be slightly more expensive than up here?
 

slinky2000

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no most things apart from petrol are slightly more expensive, but then most people do get paid more down here than for the same job up north

like a tin of beer averages out 12p more per tin for example down here
 

Bryan

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I thought that.

Which part of Galway do you reside in? Did you see the show then?
 

slinky2000

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na mate didnt, I'm off on two weeks hols now so I've came up north for a week then off to majorca next week.

I'm over in the west I think, on the way into Galway from the North/Sligo/athlone road, the first r about u hit go straight across, and the second u hit take left and you'll be headin in my direction, I live in wellpark grove:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse....p=&table=&ovtype=&scale=10000&up.x=187&up.y=1
 

Dermot

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Bryan said:
Do people get paid more on average down south since everything appears to be slightly more expensive than up here?

lol... I been lookin at Job's in Omagh and job's in Cork... £3.60 an Hour in Omagh for a fully Qualifed Mechanic ... 15.00 Euro an Hour for the same in Cork..

Just a slight bit more!
 

slinky2000

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experience has a big part to play in the pay aswell

at the mo cos I'm only a juniour I'm gettin paid about £1 more per hour than up north, but just wait till I've got a few years experience behind me , I'll be flyin down here :grinning: plus my companies moving to cork in the near future so that'll be a small pay rise also :grinning:
 

Dermot

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Its Half one... We all do it ...lol I have to edit nearly every post Im making because of typo's ...
 

Fast_CAV

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The south rocks... Love driving in it Cuz u can get away with anything...
Southern drivers are alot more coutious than northern nobs...

Main rds in south are 110%...Their B roads are very fun...
 

chunky

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there is more miles of road in southern ireland then there is in england scotland and wales put together ( prove me wrong if ye can ) and thats why some roads are sadly lacking, smaller budget for more roads, ever try butter a piece of bread with a small amount of butter, not everywhere gets covered
 

seanbob

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I don't agree with you Brian...Its a pleasure to drive to Dublin now and all roads in the South are going to that high standard, just give it a few years yet. Going to the Sligo rally on Sunday so can update as its been a while since i've travelled down the West side but not looking forward to the road out of Enniskillen :confounded:
 
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