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    #2042
    conneem-TT
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭conneem-TT


    adrieanne__x wrote: »
    Possibly delivering oxygen to whoever lives in the house he's parked outside. Would you like him to park in the car park down the road (North Circular Road at St. Peters Church right?) and walk up with the oxygen?

    There is a GP's surgery in one of those houses, I'd say he was delivering there :)


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    #2043
    dougie-lampkin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭dougie-lampkin


    willyg wrote: »
    It that car is in a dangerous place it is now going to have to remain there longer!! I'm not a fan of clamping, just take it away.

    If you park in a dangerous place (i.e., abandoned on the road), they tow you away and then clamp you in UL. If you just park like an ass, they clamp you, and rightly so. I hate clamping with a passion, but for ignorant parkers it's justified :P
    thats not gone well wrote: »
    east gate car park in ul.

    @dougie tis easy know you'll never be clamped on your 10"s :P

    and tbh thats not the worst i've seen out there either

    It's not the worst, but it's the first car I've seen this year clamped for parking like a tit (granted I generally park up in college court, as I don't get in early enough for a campus space). The UL clamping crowd are pretty spot on I've found, and the release fee is only €25 or something if you do get caught.

    Not that the clamps they use would even fit between my arches and wheels if they tried :rolleyes:

    And I'm also not impressed with the amount of staff spaces allocated. Surely they should be promoting "green travel" and all that carry on by encouraging staff to use alternative modes of transport, not giving them designated spaces...
    Berty wrote: »
    Why would they clamp there? There is nothing out there. :confused:

    Students are surely too lazy to walk that far. :confused:

    Because after 8:30 in the morning, you're lucky to find a space on campus. If you can't get up early enough to guarantee a space, wildly abandoning the car isn't an excuse, when there's several housing estates with plenty parking within walking distance.


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    #2044
    SerialComplaint
    Registered Users Posts: 2,644 ✭✭✭SerialComplaint


    willyg wrote: »
    my pet peeve is that sometimes there are far too many disabled places allocated

    HOw do you come to this conclusion?


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    #2045
    phill106
    Registered Users Posts: 6,817 ✭✭✭phill106


    SerialComplaint wrote: »
    HOw do you come to this conclusion?

    Well in some areas, i tend to agree. For instance local tesco, there is about 20 disabled parking spaces in front of the door. I have never seen more then 2-3 of these occupied by badge holders. Am i to believe that planners thought there may be an occasion where one tesco, all on its own in a shopping centre would have 20 random cars with parking permits arrive en masse? At the same time?

    Similarly in places like homebase. Far too many there!


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    #2046
    pjg0819
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭pjg0819


    I feel your wrath! I work at a childrens hospital in dublin and its mostly old people parking their cars anywhere even on the set down for ambulance at front door and when you tell them to move its like "how dare you, i am old and can't walk i need to park here next to door". USE YOU GOD DAMN BRAINS PPL AND HAVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS. I dont know how i havn't attacked anyone yet in this job yet :eek:


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    #2047
    cowhands
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭cowhands


    How about this for completely taking the piss.
    OH came home from work, to find access to our drive completely blocked by this guy. Hes not even on the curb, hes right infront of our drive way. OH had to park across the road on the curb!

    What a total lack of respect of someones property. It happens too often in our estate. Its starting to get to me. There has been times when we have been completely blocked into our own drive enable to go anywhere until the drive comes back.

    :mad:


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    #2048
    furtzy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭furtzy


    cowhands wrote: »
    How about this for completely taking the piss.
    OH came home from work, to find access to our drive completely blocked by this guy. Hes not even on the curb, hes right infront of our drive way. OH had to park across the road on the curb!

    What a total lack of respect of someones property. It happens too often in our estate. Its starting to get to me. There has been times when we have been completely blocked into our own drive enable to go anywhere until the drive comes back.

    :mad:

    What a prick.....thats a justified 4 flat tyre response


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    #2049
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    furtzy wrote: »
    What a prick.....thats a justified 4 flat tyre response

    Damage is never the answer!

    I know it's annoying as hell but it's never justified by damaging the persons car.

    @cowhands Have you said anything to the driver if this keeps happening?


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    #2050
    cowhands
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭cowhands


    Its not the same guy always, this was the first time we seen this van. As it happens my OH spoke to our next door neighbour, the van driver was working in his back garden and got him to move the van. Still pretty pissed off though. Why not block your own drive/ cars in. Why block access to our drive or even better dont employ gob ****es to work in your back garden!

    There just seems to be a general lack of respect for peoples drives in this estate to be honest, we have 2 cars and space to park our 2 cars, we even extended our drive to make it a little bit more roomy getting in and out why should we be denied access to our own property I ask you. Disrespect is the only answer I can come up with :(


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    #2051
    Vanbis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭Vanbis


    furtzy wrote: »
    What a prick.....thats a justified 4 flat tyre response

    OP buy a clamp in Argos and be ready next time he or others pull a stunt like that or just block them both sides.


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    #2052
    sealgaire
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭sealgaire


    willyg wrote: »
    I fully agree with you however my pet peeve is that sometimes there are far too many disabled places allocated


    I agree, anyone know the dunnes in Athlone (the old one)? The amount of disabled parking spaces there is madness. 90% empty all the time


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    #2053
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    cowhands wrote: »
    As it happens my OH spoke to our next door neighbour, the van driver was working in his back garden and got him to move the van. Still pretty pissed off though. Why not block your own drive/ :(

    NOW. *** Major, major problem. I'm out to the debt collector every week, I've no debts from him and be parks blocking me in.

    But seriously, he and anyone else delivering to my neighbours, block my drive. I've two vehicle in my drive and one of my neighbours has none.


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    #2054
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    We used have a crèche right beside us in our old estate - you'd see more 4x4s than a Dakar Rally in the mornings and evenings, and some of the parents were so ignorant - it wouldn't be unusual to come home and find someone parked across the driveway, or even halfway in it.


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    #2055
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    Get a hydraulic bollard fitted, hours of fun....;)


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    #2056
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    cowhands wrote: »
    How about this for completely taking the piss.
    OH came home from work, to find access to our drive completely blocked by this guy. Hes not even on the curb, hes right infront of our drive way. OH had to park across the road on the curb!

    What a total lack of respect of someones property. It happens too often in our estate. Its starting to get to me. There has been times when we have been completely blocked into our own drive enable to go anywhere until the drive comes back.

    :mad:

    AFAIK, if the pavement to your drive is dropped, then it's YOUR land. And you would be totally justified in calling the Old Bill to have it towed. If it's not, then I'm afraid as annoying as it may be, the idiot CAN park there.

    If however, the *polite* word in the ear, and the threat of getting the van towed does not work, then direct action (not that I'm putting words in your mouth mind! :D) might be needed...


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    #2057
    phill106
    Registered Users Posts: 6,817 ✭✭✭phill106


    If someone is blocking access to your property, simply call the local gardai. They will arrange for it to be towed at owner (of truck) expense.


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    #2058
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    AFAIK, if the pavement to your drive is dropped, then it's YOUR land. And you would be totally justified in calling the Old Bill to have it towed. If it's not, then I'm afraid as annoying as it may be, the idiot CAN park there.

    If however, the *polite* word in the ear, and the threat of getting the van towed does not work, then direct action (not that I'm putting words in your mouth mind! :D) might be needed...

    What do you mean?


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    #2059
    azwethinkweiz
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭azwethinkweiz


    cowhands wrote: »
    Its not the same guy always, this was the first time we seen this van. As it happens my OH spoke to our next door neighbour, the van driver was working in his back garden and got him to move the van. Still pretty pissed off though. Why not block your own drive/ cars in. Why block access to our drive or even better dont employ gob ****es to work in your back garden!

    There just seems to be a general lack of respect for peoples drives in this estate to be honest, we have 2 cars and space to park our 2 cars, we even extended our drive to make it a little bit more roomy getting in and out why should we be denied access to our own property I ask you. Disrespect is the only answer I can come up with :(

    Lol... I know this estate ;), I live in the old estate... but I won't name names. Lotta parking in front of peoples drives going on around here lately... There's a woman 2 doors down with a drive and people kept blocking it and she called the guards out - no one has dared park there since lol!


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    #2060
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Tallon wrote: »
    What do you mean?

    Well - the words you've bolded may possibly be the answer.


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    #2061
    phill106
    Registered Users Posts: 6,817 ✭✭✭phill106


    azwethinkweiz wrote: »
    Lol... I know this estate ;), I live in the old estate... but I won't name names. Lotta parking in front of peoples drives going on around here lately... There's a woman 2 doors down with a drive and people kept blocking it and she called the guards out - no one has dared park there since lol!

    as it should be!
    See it works!


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    #2062
    cowhands
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭cowhands


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    AFAIK, if the pavement to your drive is dropped, then it's YOUR land. And you would be totally justified in calling the Old Bill to have it towed. If it's not, then I'm afraid as annoying as it may be, the idiot CAN park there.

    If however, the *polite* word in the ear, and the threat of getting the van towed does not work, then direct action (not that I'm putting words in your mouth mind! :D) might be needed...

    Yep its dropped.. :D


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    #2063
    cowhands
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭cowhands


    azwethinkweiz wrote: »
    Lol... I know this estate ;), I live in the old estate... but I won't name names. Lotta parking in front of peoples drives going on around here lately... There's a woman 2 doors down with a drive and people kept blocking it and she called the guards out - no one has dared park there since lol!


    The old estate...Im confused? (that can happen easily mind!)


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    #2064
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - the words you've bolded may possibly be the answer.

    Ok, let me re-phrase, what type of direct action? Calling the gaurds maybe?


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    #2065
    cowhands
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭cowhands


    langdang wrote: »
    Get a hydraulic bollard fitted, hours of fun....;)

    I'm assuming ill need to get some sort of neighbour approval, or city approval at least, right? Hey why not just go for the gusto, a drawbridge and moat too ? :P


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    11811
    Registered Users Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭11811


    A buddy of mine took this, but I thought it deserved being put up here,

    In Tralee -

    park.jpg


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    #2067
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Tallon wrote: »
    Ok, let me re-phrase, what type of direct action? Calling the gaurds maybe?


    Yes -that would be what I meant. Please read my first para...


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    #2068
    pah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭pah


    so mine's the smax, went shopping today in bishopstown, came out to find these 3 cars pulled int the row behind me where there are No spaces.

    good thing i was on the end as the smax is big ;)

    http://dl.dropbox.com/0/view/jgypyvn3tui0wma/Photos/Photo%20Oct%2029%2C%207%2028%2034%20p.m..jpg

    the funny thing is, as i was packing the shopping in the car, a woman pulled up alongside the focus and parked her car, LOL.

    i mouthed are you for real? she stuck her head out the window and i explained how it wasnt a parking space :rolleyes:

    heres a pic from the other side as i drove off.

    http://dl.dropbox.com/0/view/11qzyi51bjzdair/Photos/Photo%20Oct%2029%2C%206%2038%2004%20p.m..jpg


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    #2069
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    I know the spot in bishopstown. I always do our shopping there. I even see them stopping on the side of the road and abandoning the car.


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    #2070
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    pah wrote: »
    so mine's the smax, went shopping today in bishopstown, came out to find these 3 cars pulled int the row behind me where there are No spaces.

    good thing i was on the end as the smax is big ;)


    the funny thing is, as i was packing the shopping in the car, a woman pulled up alongside the focus and parked her car, LOL.

    i mouthed are you for real? she stuck her head out the window and i explained how it wasnt a parking space :rolleyes:

    heres a pic from the other side as i drove off.

    please, for the love of god, resize your pictures :mad:


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    #2071
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    kceire wrote: »
    please, for the love of god, resize your pictures :mad:

    Was just about to post the same thing...
    So annoying.


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