Enniscorthy

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Rafter Street's dodgy surface is being fixed,spotted workmen there earlier.

Judgement Day

zerks wrote: »

Rafter Street's dodgy surface is being fixed,spotted workmen there earlier.

I think saying that it's being fixed is being overly optimistic! How much is it costing and will it be any better? The insurance claim pavement in Church Street is still waiting for an accident.

Elsewhere, Barnardos have opened an office in the bottom of the old ESB shop on Castle Hill - great to see charity money going to good use. :rolleyes:

In other news, Stamps is closed down again but a little bird tells me that a sound new tenant is at an advanced stage of negotiations.

kneemos

zerks wrote: »

Rafter Street's dodgy surface is being fixed,spotted workmen there earlier.

So is that where the skip load of Chinese paving slabs at the bottom of Friary Hill came from?

Judgement Day

Out with the 'old' and in with new. Easy to see why the town's ratepayers are being squeezed dry. :rolleyes:





Incidentally, I noticed when I was taking my pics that the machines being used on the street are dropping oil about the place - I suppose it will wash in and add to the colour of the paving...

Judgement Day

Among my many strange interests are post office boxes and I'm always pleased when I see them properly looked after. However, on a walk up the town this evening I noted that the two boxes on Main Street have been nicely repainted, correct shade of emerald green and all, but the whole effect is ruined when you get close and personal! The collection times, formerly displayed on black and white enamel plates and long since replaced by inferior plastic, perspex covered 'things' are now illegible. The two on Main Street are quite disgusting, mouldy on the inside and the perspex appears burnt by cigarettes (?) - why couldn't they have been replaced when the boxes were repainted. Talk about spoiling the ship for a halfpenny's worth of tar. It may sound like nothing but apart from the poor image it creates of An Post, the boxes are an important item of street furniture and should be looked after as part of the town's heritage. Anybody that still reads my posts care to comment? I will be taking up the matter with the postmaster tomorrow.





Photos: RMGP.

kneemos

That new Barber on Weafer St deserves a visit if you need shearing.
Seems to know his stuff and at thirteen quid a go is reasonable.

jpb1974

Anyone notice the low flying helicopter(s) flying around town and the surrounds last night?

Word on the street is that they're scanning for hash growing buildings... something to do with scanners being able to detect heat given from lamps used to grow the plants???

Personally that sounds like a load of cock-a-doodle do to me purely because we're Irish and we don't have expensive equipment... but who knows, could be true.

Cantona's Collars

jpb1974 wrote: »

Anyone notice the low flying helicopter(s) flying around town and the surrounds last night?

Word on the street is that they're scanning for hash growing buildings... something to do with scanners being able to detect heat given from lamps used to grow the plants???

Personally that sounds like a load of cock-a-doodle do to me purely because we're Irish and we don't have expensive equipment... but who knows, could be true.

It was the SeaKing search and rescue helicopter,it was heading in the direction of Waterford just after 10pm.Nothing to do with hash or anything else.

jpb1974

LOL... too funny the way rumours spread (my post included).

The only thing I will say is that it seemed to be hanging around the Enniscorthy area for at least 30-40 minutes.

RKQ

jpb1974 wrote: »

Word on the street is that they're scanning for hash growing buildings... something to do with scanners being able to detect heat given from lamps used to grow the plants???

Personally that sounds like a load of cock-a-doodle do to me purely .

Any infared camera will detect heat caused by artifical lighting needed by the plants. So a simple fly by using a infared camera is easy to detect hot attics or sheds. I wonder would a handheld infared camera, circa €1500 detect hot spots in town, if used from Vinegar Hill?

Having said that the Rescue copter was flying low but did fly in the direction of Waterford, back to its base.

jpb1974

Moral of the story... super insulate your hash plant growing premises?

kneemos

Wouldn't be the first time I've seen the Seaking hovering over the town.
Whatever the reason.

Cantona's Collars

Good news that St.Senans is still being used for admin and day therapy/activities and hasn't been left completely idle.

On the bad side I heard the travellers are trying to help themselves to anything metal in the place,even the lead from the roof.

kneemos

Flags of nations being erected on the bridge for some reason.
Are we expecting visitors?

Cantona's Collars

kneemos wrote: »

Flags of nations being erected on the bridge for some reason.
Are we expecting visitors?

Aren't the Troika expected in the country this month?

Maybe they are going to see how amazing the place is and how austerity is working in the town.:rolleyes::pac:

Judgement Day

zerks wrote: »

Good news that St.Senans is still being used for admin and day therapy/activities and hasn't been left completely idle.

On the bad side I heard the travellers are trying to help themselves to anything metal in the place,even the lead from the roof.

It's their right to live their ethnic lifestyle.

Judgement Day

New Polish (?) shop opening in the old Whyte's Music premises on Rafter Street.

klong

kneemos wrote: »

Flags of nations being erected on the bridge for some reason.
Are we expecting visitors?

Council of International Investigators conference in the Riverside next week.

Flags with their logo are up around the town too.

kneemos

Judgement Day wrote: »

New Polish (?) shop opening in the old Whyte's Music premises on Rafter Street.

Stocked with clothes I noticed earlier.

McLoughlin

Enniscothy Xtra Vision will also become one of the new HMV stores.

Judgement Day

Very loud (!) protest outside the Castle tonight - ongoing - the 'won't pay, can't pay' crowd. Brendan Howlin and assorted other freeloaders at a function in the Castle for the Council of International Investigators. Always cheers me up no end to see the useless politicians get a rollicking.

RKQ

Maybe someone will record it & post it on Youtube / Facebook

vicwatson

Brendan Howlin and assorted other freeloaders at a function in the Castle for the Council of International Investigators

WTF?

vicwatson

klong wrote: »

Council of International Investigators conference in the Riverside next week.

Flags with their logo are up around the town too.

Judgement Day wrote: »

Very loud (!) protest outside the Castle tonight - ongoing - the 'won't pay, can't pay' crowd. Brendan Howlin and assorted other freeloaders at a function in the Castle for the Council of International Investigators. Always cheers me up no end to see the useless politicians get a rollicking.

He he, I thought yis were taking the p***

http://www.cii2.org/council-of-international-investigators---annual-general-meeting

vicwatson

Where's the best spot for a (decent) breakfast roll in Enniscorthy lads and lassies, somewhere with decent parking outside

Cantona's Collars

Haven't had one in years but I think the Bus Stop Shop on the quay has decent ones.

Judgement Day

zerks wrote: »

Haven't had one in years but I think the Bus Stop Shop on the quay has decent ones.

And be sure to park in the bus loading bay like everybody else.

Cantona's Collars

Judgement Day wrote: »

And be sure to park in the bus loading bay like everybody else.

One of my pet hates,the council should have a tow truck there when the bus is about to pull in,any cars left there get towed and slapped with a €100 release fee.

jpb1974

Love when the bus drivers pull up along side and purposely block them all in.

The absolute laziness of some people... I've often seen parking spaces up a long past the Chinese towards Kehoe's pub but they prefer to park in the bus stop for fear of having to walk 40 yards.

vicwatson

Callllmmmmmmm, I'm an honest road user, I'll park on the double yellows up a bit instead ! :D

Up on the path too !