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Michael Long to the rescue

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  • 06-02-2007 12:53am
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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,222 ✭✭✭✭


    A classic but it was a while ago so here goes:

    On a Saturday 2004, a car rolled off of the pier in Roundstone, Co. Galway, and into the water. Walsh’s Recovery was called to extract the car from the harbour.
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    Now was the crane too small or was it badly set up or both? I guess the operator was not certified?
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    With two vehicles now clogging the harbour, Michael Long truck and crane hire was called, they arrived with a much larger Palfinger crane and the Harbour was eventually cleared. Note the one Garda overseeing the operation.
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    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    That's nuts.

    Manly machine though.


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    S.M.B.
    Registered Users Posts: 9,373 ✭✭✭S.M.B.


    And then...


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    :D


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    TerrorFirmer
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    Nice one smb :D

    Was anybody hurt, though, when the first small crane fell in?


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    ARGINITE
    Registered Users Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    The entire population of Roundstone was wiped out except for two old men and a donkey.


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    padi89
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    Thats just brilliant:D


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    TerrorFirmer
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    ARGINITE wrote:
    The entire population of Roundstone was wiped out except for two old men and a donkey.

    and so the slow process of rebuilding the community begins...


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    ARGINITE
    Registered Users Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    It took just over three months for it to be finsihed.


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Heh I was there when that happened.

    Note to all you stoner kids: Don't lean against your car when it's close to a pier without the handbrake on :eek:


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    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    What was it actually? Looks like a Toyota of some sort.

    Would they not have gotten done for illegal dumping?


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    sgthighway
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭sgthighway


    Loof in the second picture. Do you see the man in the blue jumper beside the man in the red jumper. Do you see the do between the Crane and the water.

    Now look at the third picture.

    So my question; Who is quicker the man or the dog?


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    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    One of Michael Longs Trucks turnedover while loading equipment onto the Celtic Explorer Vesssel on Saturday in Galway Harbour!:D


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Steyr wrote:
    One of Michael Longs Trucks turnedover while loading equipment onto the Celtic Explorer Vesssel on Saturday in Galway Harbour!:D


    Yup, was going to go down to take a few snaps but was enjoying a lunch in town. Wonder if there was any damage?


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    JIZZLORD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭JIZZLORD


    best usage of photoshop in a while. Excellent :D


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,222 ✭✭✭✭biko


    JohnCleary wrote:
    Yup, was going to go down to take a few snaps but was enjoying a lunch in town. Wonder if there was any damage?
    Saw a photo in GI today. They said the only damaged done was to their pride :D


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    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    This cheered me up today. Thank you Biko :D

    I love the misfortune of others.


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    #17
    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Hogzy wrote: »
    HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

    Welcome to 2007


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    Bass Cadet
    Registered Users Posts: 719 ✭✭✭Bass Cadet


    Do people actually believe that the last 2 pics are real?! :D Poor photoshop skills at best


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Bass Cadet wrote: »
    Do people actually believe that the last 2 pics are real?! :D Poor photoshop skills at best

    Of course the one of the big truck going in is fake, but the other real ones are plenty entertaining :D


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    #21
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Oh yes please, Michael Long would love to buy some UGG's :pac:

    What a random fecking thread to spam


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    #22
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,222 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I see the OP pics aren't even showing any more, might as well lock it.

    ugg boots banned forever, his spam posts deleted


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