I’ve been looking at the options available to me in making Paddy’s Place more environmentally friendly, more self-sufficient and more energy efficient when the property finally falls into my hands.

I reckon that a solid fuel stove will be my main source of heating … it will have a back boiler and will take coal, wood and turf. It will have a hot plate on which to boil a kettle etc.

I’m actively looking at wind power turbines  as an independent source of electricity and looking at selling the excess to the E.S.B. It amazes me that there are no grants available for this purpose.

There are grants available for:

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A commercial airplane is in flight to Chicago, when a blonde woman sitting in economy gets up and moves to an open seat in the first class section. A flight attendant watches her do this, and politely informs the woman that she must return to her seat in the economy class because that’s the type of ticket she paid for.

The blonde woman replies, “I’m blonde, I’m beautiful, I’m going to Chicago and I’m staying right here.”

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Biffo, the clown, Cowen has defended the Government’s decision to recapitalise Irish banks and he has said that the details will be finalised within the next few days.

The Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank have reportedly agreed terms with Lenihan (Cowen’s lackluste Minister for Finance) for their recapitalisation.

The deal, worth €7bn, is designed to incentivise existing shareholders to invest in the banks (Yeah … like that’s going to happen).

Great ….. in today’s Irish Examiner it’s said that Bank of Ireland staff are getting a 3.5% pay rise.

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I have updated my ‘About’ page.

It has an addendum:

Addendum:

Just to clarify the purpose of my blog – this is the place where I (Paddy) write about the things that affect me in my life – be they personal or professional (i.e. related to my job).

They are my own views and my own thoughts. They do not reflect any third party view …. they are 100% my own and they are written (in my own personal style) with that in mind.

As the owner, landlord and only tenant in Paddy’s Place (PaddyBloggit.com) I do it my way and it’s either my way or no way here.

Comments are welcome. Debate is always encouraged. Downright criticism isn’t and it will be consigned to the bin without a second thought.

Any comment questioning my professionalism as a teacher or as a principal will be deleted automatically.

In reading and commenting here you accept that I am writing as an individual. You also accept that I do not represent any particular educational institution/school/policy on my blog.

I reserve the right to edit, modify, or delete as I see fit here.

If you’re happy with the above – welcome, sit, relax, stay awhile and participate.

If you’re not happy with the above – I’m sorry to see you go, I thank you for visiting and I wish you well on your journey through life.

I think it’s self explanatory.

Thought it was time I checked this twitter gizmo out … great stuff.

I must add a link on my site but until then you’ll find me here:

Paddy the Twitter man!

Once upon a time, allegedly, in a nice little forest, there lived an orphaned bunny and an orphaned snake. By a surprising coincidence, both were blind from birth.

One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest, and the snake was slithering through the forest, when the bunny tripped over the snake and fell down. This, of course, knocked the snake about quite a bit.

“Oh, my,” said the bunny, “I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I’ve been blind since birth, so, I can’t see where I’m going. In fact, since I’m also an orphan, I don’t even know what I am.”

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I’m one of the public sector employees that you have hit with this new Pension Levy!

This levy is a serious reduction of my salary.

May Fianna Fáil crash, burn and die at the forthcoming local elections and at the national election that will inevitably arrive!

Gormless and his Green Pixies needn’t hold their breath waiting for my vote either. Harney and her has been party aren’t even worth talking about … so I won’t.