Kirsty Kerr
@flugelgal.bsky.social
I was bassbonegal on the birdy site as I joined there during an unfortunate (and short - lived) experiment. I play flugel horn.
There are no pay phones any more, so anyone that travels to secondary school without a school bus or a lift needs a means of contacting home to say (e.g.)"my bike chain broke, please come and help". (This has happened to our teen). How social media is managed is a separate issue.
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
There are no pay phones any more, so anyone that travels to secondary school without a school bus or a lift needs a means of contacting home to say (e.g.)"my bike chain broke, please come and help". (This has happened to our teen). How social media is managed is a separate issue.
I have a lot of music scores in pdf docs. Adobe always offers to give me a summary of "this long document"... not quite sure what it would generate if I agreed!
January 27, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I have a lot of music scores in pdf docs. Adobe always offers to give me a summary of "this long document"... not quite sure what it would generate if I agreed!
I noticed that on the radio yesterday, and was pretty shocked as the actual reason is very easy to find.
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I noticed that on the radio yesterday, and was pretty shocked as the actual reason is very easy to find.
I hope you find out how to turn it off. I couldn't see any other setting that sounded like it would do that.
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I hope you find out how to turn it off. I couldn't see any other setting that sounded like it would do that.
I wonder if it's this setting "Smart Features" in the "General" tab under "Settings"
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I wonder if it's this setting "Smart Features" in the "General" tab under "Settings"
I bought 2x24 desktop for husband's desktop in aug for 152EUR. It's now 637EUR. I guess I'm not upgrading my own pc any time soon...
December 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I bought 2x24 desktop for husband's desktop in aug for 152EUR. It's now 637EUR. I guess I'm not upgrading my own pc any time soon...
There's a butcher here in Drogheda that makes his own, I've bought it a couple of times, but I'm the only one in the house that likes it.
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
There's a butcher here in Drogheda that makes his own, I've bought it a couple of times, but I'm the only one in the house that likes it.
Mine had the flu a few weeks ago, the fever stayed for about a week, he missed a chunk of school. Hope yours doesn't have that.
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Mine had the flu a few weeks ago, the fever stayed for about a week, he missed a chunk of school. Hope yours doesn't have that.
A pair of pink wellies.
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A pair of pink wellies.
This is working in our house, FYI.
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This is working in our house, FYI.
I have a sign on our door but it doesn't deter them all, unfortunately. I do say "not interested, thanks" instead of what I really want to say which involves expletives and talking about lack of ability to read signs. After all, they know where I live!
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have a sign on our door but it doesn't deter them all, unfortunately. I do say "not interested, thanks" instead of what I really want to say which involves expletives and talking about lack of ability to read signs. After all, they know where I live!
I was going to fill it in but it's only for people that grew up here. I'll encourage the other half to do so instead!
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I was going to fill it in but it's only for people that grew up here. I'll encourage the other half to do so instead!
We have a Panasonic one, it used to be the gold standard, it's about 20 years old and has been used a lot over the years. If you're making loaves it's grand, but for rolls or French sticks you have to then shape, prove again and bake. There might be other brands that are better now.
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We have a Panasonic one, it used to be the gold standard, it's about 20 years old and has been used a lot over the years. If you're making loaves it's grand, but for rolls or French sticks you have to then shape, prove again and bake. There might be other brands that are better now.
We use YouTube music, but we also have the no ads thing for videos (this is so worth it especially if you have kids) so it's probably not cheaper than Spotify.
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We use YouTube music, but we also have the no ads thing for videos (this is so worth it especially if you have kids) so it's probably not cheaper than Spotify.
When I lived in Glasgow there used to be a boat on the river in the city centre that held ceilidhs every weekend. I went to a few, it was fun. The boat never left the moorings.
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When I lived in Glasgow there used to be a boat on the river in the city centre that held ceilidhs every weekend. I went to a few, it was fun. The boat never left the moorings.
That sounds lovely, shame it had to stop.
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
That sounds lovely, shame it had to stop.
I like this. Personally as a "blow-in" that just hasn't gotten around to naturalising I can't vote in this one, so I have to hope and trust that everyone with the vote will exercise their right. Fingers crossed that whichever candidate is successful is anywhere near as good as Michael D.
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I like this. Personally as a "blow-in" that just hasn't gotten around to naturalising I can't vote in this one, so I have to hope and trust that everyone with the vote will exercise their right. Fingers crossed that whichever candidate is successful is anywhere near as good as Michael D.
My gp does them too but I got a more convenient appointment at my local pharmacy too.
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My gp does them too but I got a more convenient appointment at my local pharmacy too.
I'd never heard it before and I understood what he meant by it. It's quite nice to come across new phrases even after being here so many years.
September 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'd never heard it before and I understood what he meant by it. It's quite nice to come across new phrases even after being here so many years.
Do the public have any way of finding out whether any councillors back a candidate, even if their bid for a spot on the ballot is unsuccessful?
September 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Do the public have any way of finding out whether any councillors back a candidate, even if their bid for a spot on the ballot is unsuccessful?
I think a potential problem with this is that if it doesn't recognise the barcode then it will eat the can/bottle without paying out. At the moment you get a chance to rotate the item and try again (have found this happening quite often myself). Maybe an additional lane for non return items instead?
September 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I think a potential problem with this is that if it doesn't recognise the barcode then it will eat the can/bottle without paying out. At the moment you get a chance to rotate the item and try again (have found this happening quite often myself). Maybe an additional lane for non return items instead?
I did the same! Mine was 90g. I also have other (Dunnes) spinach in the fridge but think I'm not going to chance it just in case it gets added on to the list like the SuperValu one.
July 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I did the same! Mine was 90g. I also have other (Dunnes) spinach in the fridge but think I'm not going to chance it just in case it gets added on to the list like the SuperValu one.
I'm learning French on the same app. I resent having to translate film to movie, football match to soccer game, cinema to movie theater, and so on. Those are all perfectly correct English words and don't need translating to US equivalents.
July 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I'm learning French on the same app. I resent having to translate film to movie, football match to soccer game, cinema to movie theater, and so on. Those are all perfectly correct English words and don't need translating to US equivalents.