Clonmel Thread

Yorker

Xenophile wrote: »

Will you support the Irish soccer team as O'Brien sponsors them very heavily and will you urge your friends to stop supporting the team?

You should read what is written before commenting
i never said i was not supporting him and never said i would urge others not to . i said it was incorrect to say it was not a franchise and that boycott would bot hurt o brien andlocal people may lose jobs .Boycott would hurt him. That statement is emotional blackmail against protestors and i am not one .i just say they are entitled to protest people lost jobs and homes under your political masters.if people do lose jobs at topaz it goes back to the people who brought in the charges not the protestors

Meath lass slags off the messenger as she does not like the truth in the message. any of the anti waterpeople would tear any your pathetic arguments to shreds. That is why you hide behind the keyboard with them

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And probably burn them in their barrell along with whatever rubbish they were burning there today! I'm sure the people around the Fethard Road area were delighted with the smell from the smoke! Can't understand how they are allowed build a shelter there either.

cml387

I passed an accident last week at the roundabout O'Rahilly avenue/Waterford Road between a cyclist and a car. The cyclist seemed to be unconscious, I hope he/she was ok.
Anybody hear anything?

Yorker

Deleted User wrote: »

And probably burn them in their barrell along with whatever rubbish they were burning there today! I'm sure the people around the Fethard Road area were delighted with the smell from the smoke! Can't understand how they are allowed build a shelter there either.

as always you change the subject when called. why don't you complain them and do so in public like the protestors not hiding behind a computer

Deminiman

Great news from the weekend as Clonmel man David Foley was made man of the match after his debut for Ireland, after their 49-7 victory over Georgia Well done!
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/dave-foley-looking-to-build-on-bright-start-1.2003056

Yorker

Yorker wrote: »

as always you change the subject when called. why don't you complain them and do so in public like the protestors not hiding behind a computer

Will you pay the water charge Yorker?

Yorker

Yorker wrote: »

as always you change the subject when called. why don't you complain them and do so in public like the protestors not hiding behind a computer

Will you pay the water charge Yorker?

touts

Yorker wrote: »

You should read what is written before commenting
i never said i was not supporting him and never said i would urge others not to . i said it was incorrect to say it was not a franchise and that boycott would bot hurt o brien andlocal people may lose jobs .Boycott would hurt him. That statement is emotional blackmail against protestors and i am not one .i just say they are entitled to protest people lost jobs and homes under your political masters.if people do lose jobs at topaz it goes back to the people who brought in the charges not the protestors

Meath lass slags off the messenger as she does not like the truth in the message. any of the anti waterpeople would tear any your pathetic arguments to shreds. That is why you hide behind the keyboard with them

Did I miss an announcement about Denis O'Brien discovering he was born in Clonmel?

Xenophile

Yorker wrote: »

if it is a franchise it is hurting DOB and people have right to protest just like the farmers can blockade the meat factories. If it is not franchised they could not use the topaz brand. there are many with no work who are being forced to pay water charges

Yorker wrote: »

and farmers should not be allowed blockade the meat factories but they do. In any case i was not responding to you but showing the inaccurace comments re franchises. if it was not a franchise they would not be using the topaz brand and so they are part of DOB.why don't you shop in meath

Yorker wrote: »

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Boycott would hurt him.

It would seem that my reading skills are adequate enough!

The flood relief measures seem to have been a success in Clonmel. I note the barriers are still up. Good job!

zurbfoundation

cml387 wrote: »

I passed an accident last week at the roundabout O'Rahilly avenue/Waterford Road between a cyclist and a car. The cyclist seemed to be unconscious, I hope he/she was ok.
Anybody hear anything?

Didnt hear that, but its a real blackspot there - there is an accident of some description there every week - its a poorly designed roundabout and motorists rarely adhere to the lanes when on it -

traffic coming from town direction barrel and from waterford direction just barrel through it -only thing that slows them is the snarled traffic often caused by the shopping centre traffic

The roundabout before the cemetery is equally as dangerous - coming from Waterford direction its too "straight thru" for motorists and they carry too speed much if going straight on - if you are entering the roundabout from the sliversprings road, you are completely blind to the traffic coming from the town direction until they enter the roundabout.

DT100

zurbfoundation wrote: »

Didnt hear that, but its a real blackspot there - there is an accident of some description there every week - its a poorly designed roundabout and motorists rarely adhere to the lanes when on it -

traffic coming from town direction barrel and from waterford direction just barrel through it -only thing that slows them is the snarled traffic often caused by the shopping centre traffic

The roundabout before the cemetery is equally as dangerous - coming from Waterford direction its too "straight thru" for motorists and they carry too speed much if going straight on - if you are entering the roundabout from the sliversprings road, you are completely blind to the traffic coming from the town direction until they enter the roundabout.

I agree 100% with that,and I think the roundabout coming out of woodies is dangerous,as the traffic from the Cahir road side come way too fast through the roundabout,well most anyway.I wonder about the traffic lights at Kickham street,where you turn right to go to superquinn/supervalue carpark.When the light goes green,and you drive on to where the box with the right arrow is.The filter light only happens sometimes...I have just about got through on amber at times..and I don't want to stuck there on a red,if some large truck is trying to get around the corner.But I have seen people drive straight on to that island,when the light is red..which means they have broken a red light,and could be in the way of something coming around the corner

zurbfoundation

The traffic lights at the Cresent are also to be treated with caution - i have seen a few accidents there where drivers go on green and a car from another direction also goes and claims it was green for them too. At first i thought it was red light jumpers but the amount of times i see it and the time delay after light change would have me think its a possible signal error.

Another theory is a green direction arrow that drivers mistake for a proper green light - either way, i always navigate it with my wits about me.

cml387

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

Yorker

Xenophile wrote: »

It would seem that my reading skills are adequate enough!

no idea what point you are making in this or the previous one. never said dob was born ion clonmel

zurbfoundation

cml387 wrote: »

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

you are correct - you should expect (and of course give way to) on-coming traffic before you turn right. When the arrow is on, the on-coming traffic has been stopped.

cml387

cml387 wrote: »

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

If its green and clear...I would...same at oakville..turning towards the railway station

Meathlass

cml387 wrote: »

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

Yes, of course. As long as there is nothing coming against you obviously.

cml387

cml387 wrote: »

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

If its green and clear...I would...same at oakville..turning towards the railway station

cml387

Numerous times I have come behind traffic that comes to a dead stop at the meat factory after the green filter is gone (but the main green remains) and will not proceed.

zurbfoundation

cml387 wrote: »

Numerous times I have come behind traffic that comes to a dead stop at the meat factory after the green filter is gone (but the main green remains) and will not proceed.

Drive around them

cml387

cml387 wrote: »

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

You should only turn right if the arrow is in your favour, but most will turn right if only the main green is on and the way is clear. Not sure if that's allowed, though.

dieselbug

cml387 wrote: »

While we're on the suject of traffic lights...here's a question.

Imagine you are heading into town at the old meat factory in Irishtown.
There is a green light and a green filter to turn right down to the Convent Bridge.

When both greens are on, it's no problem.
If the "main" green is on and the green filter is off, can you still proceed to turn right?

I say yes.

I would also say yes. If it's forbidden then the arrow should be red for the duration.

Also remember a green light does not give you the right of way.

Yorker

Deleted User wrote: »

You should only turn right if the arrow is in your favour, but most will turn right if only the main green is on and the way is clear. Not sure if that's allowed, though.

That is wrong. you can go on the full green -not arrow-if nothing coming against you
http://www.drivingschoolireland.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1758

Yorker

Yorker wrote: »

That is wrong. you can go on the full green -not arrow-if nothing coming against you
http://www.drivingschoolireland.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1758

Thank you for clarifying that for us, Yorkie.

tippspur

The craziest junction in Clonmel is the one at the top of Mary street at the Local pub,trying to turn down into Queen street there is a nightmare,your only hope is that some nice person comes along and stops to let you out,otherwise you could be stuck there for ages just going mad.Traffic lights badly needed on that cross.

dieselbug

Personally I like the roundabout at Topaz at the railway station.

When you go straight through from the Fethard side and hit that dip right in the centre of it I imagine I'm in Brands Hatch.

Some engineer must have been promoted or got a design award as a result of that one.

Xenophile

tippspur wrote: »

The craziest junction in Clonmel is the one at the top of Mary street at the Local pub,trying to turn down into Queen street there is a nightmare,your only hope is that some nice person comes along and stops to let you out,otherwise you could be stuck there for ages just going mad.Traffic lights badly needed on that cross.

Move the little shrine and put a small roundabout there or alternatively ban traffic travelling east from turning right at this junction as there are light controlled junctions just a few short meters to the left and right of same.

zurbfoundation

dieselbug wrote: »

Personally I like the roundabout at Topaz at the railway station.

When you go straight through from the Fethard side and hit that dip right in the centre of it I imagine I'm in Brands Hatch.

Some engineer must have been promoted or got a design award as a result of that one.

That dip is a triumph of traffic calming measures - think about it -

It forces boy racers to crawl though there to avoid tearing their bumpers off - think about it - a service station right on the corder, traffic barreling thru - you have to take it easy going past there now - much more effective than ramps

F34

zurbfoundation wrote: »

That dip is a triumph of traffic calming measures - think about it -

It forces boy racers to crawl though there to avoid tearing their bumpers off - think about it - a service station right on the corder, traffic barreling thru - you have to take it easy going past there now - much more effective than ramps

The entrance to the train station is lethal as you come around the corner as you have people exiting through it doing so blindly so cutting across cars coming from the roundabout