Maybe racing if you are going....depends on the weather.

Where are you drinking?

Most those folk refered to are of the backpacker variety. Nothing wrong with that but don't expect they'll be cheap labour and give a darn.

The show is repeated tonight on ABC 1 at 11.35. I shall record it.

I believe it's a 2pm kick off at the Pig & Whistle also visiting a few other select venues in the quest for solving the problems with the Irish economy

The cost of a round in some of those places would go a long way towards solving the problems with the Irish economy

$10 bucks a pint is a little excessive lol.

I still have palpitations about paying $14 for a certain witch's bottle of Magners

That's why i used to drink round her's,after she'd been to the bottle shop

Here, here. So pee'd off that we've worked like mad and saved to now be punished by low interest rates, job worries, etc. Not fair.

Why not borrow at low interest and set up a business?

Said Witch gets it for a tenner at the xmas in July do. Mind you, they shipped it in specially, case by case.

Business in Ireland or UK at the moment?

We already run a business here in the UK and used to have a good bit of interest on our company profits; those days long-gone. Good idea, but can't bring ourselves to borrow, so just have to accept our lot. Ah well, wouldn't want to be rich anyhow - just as well really!!!!

I know interest rates rob savers in the UK. Experience the same with the Euro. Make up for it a little in Australia with some 5.8%.. but even that has declined a little.

I know, I remember when we had interest rates like that (gazes wistfully into distance!). Glad for folk in Oz though - it all helps to combat cost of living I guess. We'll manage, but it's the pensioners and people coming up for pensions that I feel for.