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I go to Wagamama every few weeks and usually pay by card. They always fill in the bill and hand it back to me, so if i have no cash with me i can't leave a tip. I said it to the server one day that i would like to add a tip and she said it was ok and not to worry. I guess Wagamama pay their people pretty alright! In summary, i have no idea what would happen in America Merus.

I don't even remember buying half of these: Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition ROW The Walking Dead Season 2 Rocksmith 2014 Planetary Annihilation Early Access Final Fantasy VIII Saints Row IV Silent Storm Gold Edition South Park: The Stick of Truth Age of Wonders III Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal Shadowrun Returns Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced Edition Steam Store and Retail Key Payday 2 Nearly €140 damage. Eek.

Take the quiz Sam! How can we enter an internet discussion with you without immutable preconceived notions and pidgeonholes? http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/

I started Day of the Triffids yesterday around 1 p.m. and read it on and off through my bus journey and into the evening. When i was going asleep last night, i was around 150 pages in with only around a quarter left to go. i am enjoying it extraordinarily, and consuming it at a rate that i haven't maintained since i used to stay up late as a teenager and read under my covers till 3 a.m. Also, before that, I finished my re-reading of The Left Hand of Darkness. I do love Le Guin's writing style so, and it is such a good book.

I really want to see the giant reflective shape in Chicago. Also, i can't remember where i heard it, but there is that interactive exploration/mystery mansion that someone on some podcast mentioned that Fullbright love going to (it might have been Tone Control i heard it on?). That sounded awesome.

I've never been to Ailwee caves. We always went to Crag Caves as my cousin's cousins lived near to it. I was always jealous of everyone else getting to go to Ailwee:/ Try here for some historical site type stuff. I see Scattery Island on the list - my family too our boat there last year and it was really cool. This tiny island with old ruins on it. We got to explore by ourselves as there were no tours on that day. http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/ http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/media/Heritage%20Map%202013.pdf

Get it. Get iiiiiit. Also, I'm sure there is another thread about this.

Is that like disneys frozen!

Cool. Danke.

Pocket Tactics is where I go.

SO, there is little flame symobls in this tool. Any ideas? My fans seem to be making a lot of noise. For ref, playing Age of Wonder III.

Ok, finding the game quite clunky, but enjoying it nevertheless. I've been playing it a bit like i play civ, which is a bad thing. A minimum guard is of no use when 3 armies storm into a city. Also, this game seems to be a hilarious event generator. I won a battle when we were down to 2 units each. His lord fled the battle rather than face me, which left my battering ram and perminantly blinded trebuchet against a gang of giant beetles. i won somehow. Captain Fancy Pants Dragon lady (i really like that they are a fair bit grotesque) The Looooove Wizard Lady Dreadnaught (i love the female dreadnaught basic template - queen victoria punching her way to victory)

Very few books scale the heights that Dune did! Some of the sequels are good science fiction, but they don't hold a candle to the original, even at their best.

There is a 3MA episode about this game. Both the guys enjoyed the scenarios more than the campaigns. You can customise the setup to suit your preferred play style, and if I recall, you can start with armies pre formed.

How are you?

It was originally Brodi Broderick.

i just played an hour too. Liking it so far. I think i read in my bible of wonder that you get a selection of low level research first, and as you progress you unlock higher level ones. I for instance have researched Rogues -> Bards -> Assassins, which are Ranks I, II and III of something or other.

Do. For instance, i was trying to book a room in Clon for 2 weekends away and the best I can do is 10km outside the town! (I'm ending up on a fold up bed with my band, so thats ok). You will have the car, so don't fret too much if you want to leave a few days unplanned - you just might not get as ideal a location as you wanted! Hotels will generally take your CC info as a security, but you won't be charged until you are leaving. Most will let you cancel up to the day before you arrive, but check the T&C to be sure. B&Bs i'm not sure, but my guess is you just pay when you turn up.

Your comma troubles me Twig.

Also, re bus tour: I meant for the Ring of Kerry only. That said, if you have a car you can stop at your leisure. It is 180km around, so it might be nice just to take a whole day and stop for a walk every so often.

Ya, just thought i'd warn you! I think i saw a thread somewhere recently where an American tourist was horrified by British prices, and i think we are even higher. Ireland is an expensive place in general! You can probably do pretty well eating if you plan well. B&Bs will furnish you with a mighty full Irish hopefully. After that, if you look out for Aldi or Lidl shops, you should be able to pick up some picnic items at really great prices. Grab some bread, cheeses, meat and some fruit and find a cliff somewhere to perch on. Do some research for your evening meals to see where is good. I can recommend some places in some of the towns in the SW and Dublin before you head over (I like eating, nomnomnom). Anyhow, down to Cork, which is where i live now. Cork city itself is great, i really like it here. You can use it as a base to explore west cork, which is where all the scenery is at. They city is great for music and gigs and always has a mighty buzz (and me if you want a howdy:D). Heading out of the city, you could travel SW and end up in Baltimore to take the ferry across to Cape Clear. Never been myself, but its on my own list of places to go. You could pick up a B&B in Clonakilty on the way back and stay there to go to the beach the next day at Inchadoney or somewhere else close by. Kinsale is another very pretty tourist town in West Cork. After this, my knowledge of tourism takes a nosedive i'm afraid. For sure Dublin is worth a visit. You can do the brewery tours and see the capital. Probably lots of history and museum stuff to do there too. Specific questions: > Apparently everyone in Ireland loves driving a manual stick because renting an Automatic is about 150% more expensive. Wait till you see the roads before passing judgement:P >We don't know how to drive stick shifts and that's too much with also having to deal with the stress of driving on the other side of the road. I'm not sure what traffic there is like but I'm guessing this country will seem ridiculously small to me after driving around Texas so much. That is a very good thing though, and has me excited that we can see more with way less distance traveled than we would in Texas. Ya, Ireland is definitely tiny compared to even Texas. Traiffis isn't too bad. Don't try and enter or exit cities at rush hour and you should be fine. Worst scenario is you get stuck behind a tractor on a road where you can't pass. The main cities (Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Belfast) are linked for the most part by motorways, but sometimes even big towns can have absolutely terrible roads between them! GPS would be very handy, check your car rental though, it might be standard. >What is good to eat and drink? Fooood. There are some awesome restaurants all over the place, maybe once you figure out a bit of a plan i can let you know more. You have to try black pudding, and get a proper good full irish breakfast somewhere (i kinda think they are way too much, but you gotta try). Try some irish cheese and some irish beer and whisky and do whatever you want after that. >A friend went to Ireland once and she keeps repeating Glen Cove a lot. Glen Cove? I have no idea?! Give us some clues. Glen Cove? >What is the best way to figure out where to stay over night? Should we book places in advance or just kind of stop wherever at a motel or hotel sort of like in the U.S. on long stretches of road? Any other tips to keep things as cheap as possible without sacrificing safety or some quality? Check out yelp or trip adviser for reviews of places. There isn't really any motels here. There is cheaper hotels like Travel Lodge and Quality Inn. B&Bs are great if you find a nice one, and you are pretty much guaranteed a good breakfast in the morning (Again, reviews). Book ahead! All the touristy places will be jammers all summer. Since you have a car, you will get away with traveling a bit to get better prices. If ye both feel like having a few drinks, just get a taxi back. Safety shouldn't be any of an issue if you stay away from certain parts of the cities. Let me know if you are looking and i can advise (mainly north side Dublin, north side Cork). If you are going without bookings, then find the tourist office in a town and they should be able to help. >How much will they hate United States citizens, especially ones from Texas? When we went to Paris a lot of the people we spoke to found it extremely bizarre we were there since Texas is apparently this alien place of conservative gun nuts to them. We don't really have southern accents and don't ever really say y'all (guess that doesn't happen much in Houston and the like?) so we could lie and say we are from another state if prompted. Not at all, you might get a few eye rolls if you are having trouble interacting with a waitress or if you are expecting things to work like they do in Texas, but they will do that to anyone! Accents in places can be pretty thick, but it is English I swear! >Also what should we expect if we drive in to Northern Ireland? The currency conversion already sounds like a major headache and I don't know if there's some kind of gate on the border to go through or not and if foreigners are even allowed to cross over in to other countries. I mean I'm sure we can eventually research all of this, but I figure I'd ask Idlethumbs first, my most trusted board of directors. (I removed the bit about crossing the border, Irish people can just pretty much drive through the checkpoint, but i have no idea of non EU citizens). If you are heading north, then Belfast is meant to be lovely. My parents went to the Titanic Exhibition there and were very impressed. Further afield the Giant's Causeway is the thing to see (my parents were unimpressed, but they went in the driving rain, so probably didn't have the best time, other people have told me it is amazing). No guns or bombs plz. >This thread might just be a thread for Dibs, though. Hello Dibs. Hai. I also pmed the other two irish people who pop up on the forums every so often, perhaps they will chime in. Also, i know you asked for off the beaten track things, but I'm useless for that sort of stuff. Best just sit back and take it easy and see what happens as you wander. On a side note, i just found this on the list of things to do in Clonakilty on a rainy day: Cyber Cafe: Surf the web or send those long overdue emails

Man, Dune is one of my classic reads. I never warmed to any of the sequals in the same way, and am downright hostile to some of them, but the original stands tall as an amazing work of science fiction.

Moo, so, I'm not too badly hungover, so I'll give you a bit of a spiel. I'll probs fill in more tomorrow as i come across or remember things. I'm pretty much entirely West and South biased, as I'm form right down in the SW of Ireland:) SuperBiasedMan may be able to fill you in on the more gentrified parts of the country, though i've heard he is biased. Good choice on Shannon anyhow, it is a nice quiet airport, Dublin can be mental! As for driving, watch your fuel consumption. Unleaded is at the moment around €1.55 per litre, diesel is around €1.48 a litre. Lots of roads are terrible, so your consumption could be a little high. The roads will also not be quite what you are used to. Even in towns, you should expect slow windy roads. There are motorways and whatnot, but if you want to see the pretty scenery, be prepared:P Also, I suggest when you get an itinerary in mind you start booking some places to stay. Ireland is indeed small, so using Galway, or Cork for instance as a base to go adventuring for a few days is very feasible. Or you can pick a B&B somewhere nice and scenic and stick there. As for things to do: Galway is a lovely city. I would really suggest spending a few nights there. You can go to the beach at Salthill, there is a lovely promenade for a walk. The city itself is huge on culture, and is a really relaxed place to hang out. I would heartily recommend you go for brunch or dinner at a restaurant called Ard Bia, which is in the town centre right by the harbour. Galway can also be used as a base to explore the Burren. The Burren is a unique limestone landscape in north county Clare. You can take in the Aillwee Caves and the Cliffs of Moher as well in this region, they are spectacular. You could aslo head north and perhaps visit the aran islands (go camping?). I’ve never been, but everyone who has been loves them. Heading further south, they city of Limerick has one of my favourite things in the region, and that is the Saturday morning market in the town http://www.milkmarketlimerick.ie/. If you like food and foodie things this market is amazing. It is the thing I miss most about not living there anymore! I still go whenever I can, and if not I get my brother to pick up my shopping for me. If you then head west and a little south, you get to Kerry which is where I am from! The Ring of Kerry is absolutely spectacular. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Kerry Might be worth getting a bus tour instead of driving, as at points the roads are like this…and go downhill from there If you are driving, go off the main path and head to Strawberry Field Pancakes. Nomnomnom Killarney would be the hub here, but it will be insaneo busy that time of year. If you have a car you can for sure save some money by heading a little out of town for accommodation. There is loads to do there, it is a really touristy town, but it is also very very pretty and situated right on some lakes. We sometimes rent bikes and cycle around Mucross lake. There is a tea shop right at the furthest point if you are amature cyclists like me and my family. The whole of Mucross park is just beautiful. You can also lock up your bikes and take a short hike up to Torc waterfall (or a longer hike to get much higher) which is inside the park. Or if you are feeling more leisurely, rent a horse and trap and get driven around the park. Dingle is another awesome hub in Kerry (and also extremely busy). You will get some amazing scenery (bring your shorts, you can go swimming at the beach) driving west out to the end of the peninsula, and boat trips out to the islands etc. Anyhow, that’s enough for today. Tomorrow we will tour Cork and further afield, as well as answer your reader mail.

Or what do ye like?

And are ye foodies?