The Queen of England arrived in Dublin today, the first time an English monarch has officially visited since Queen Victoria did a long time ago... This apparently has huge meaning because of the history of English occupation. The Queen will be staying in Ireland for 4 days...which is causing a disruption in Dublin (not so much for me since I'm a little removed from where she's staying) because they are shutting down numerous roads and highways. It was quoted that the security operation will cost ~30 million Euro! Over the last couple of weeks they've been doing sweeps of the city and monitoring activity of people that have been 'listed' in the past or have ties with groups like the IRA. They also searched all "man-holes" along the routes that the Queen was going to take. Police men from all over the country were being brought into Dublin for security. I think the amount of money they are spending is insane, but apparently the Queen is still a huge target for the IRA. And because this is such a historic gesture, it would be awful if something happens to her. I am curious though how they are paying for all of this since the country is pretty much bankrupt... Next week Obama is coming to Dublin too!
Pharm Stuff:
1) Flonase is sold OTC (they call it Flixonase)...but only in 60 metered doses (the 120 dose=Rx Only).
2) They have limits on both acetaminophen and ibuprofen over the counter. You can only buy 24 tablets of acetaminophen and 48 tablets of ibuprofen. I guess this helps keep business up since you have to keep buying it.
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