Protesting ***ts

Dyr

if its a bogger problem then they can protest it in ballybogger

National and dublin issues only on our streets thanks

wobbles-grogan

longhalloween wrote: »

There is no way in hell those cables will be buried. The only options are pylons or no pylons.

Why not some of them? In areas where they need to be buried? (Natural beauty, people living nearby, etc etc)

longhalloween

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

Why not some of them? In areas where they need to be buried? (Natural beauty, people living nearby, etc etc)

Due to bungalow blight there'll always be someone unhappy with the situation who'll fight it tooth and nail.

wobbles-grogan

So we all think it's a good idea to put 10m high pylons right through the country, not caring for where they go through, what wildlife they displace/inhibit, health impacts (that no ones proved or disproved I might add), what scenery/tourism they ruin?

We're going to be living with these for the next 50 years, this is something that should be done once, and done right.

bumper234

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

Why not some of them? In areas where they need to be buried? (Natural beauty, people living nearby, etc etc)

So every cable in Dublin, Cork, Limerick etc?

wobbles-grogan

bumper234 wrote: »

So every cable in Dublin, Cork, Limerick etc?

We're talking about pylons, large high voltage lines. Not the puny 230V coming into your door.

(And I would also say yeah, a lot of those should be underground also, make the place look a whole pile nicer!)

bumper234

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

We're talking about pylons, large high voltage lines. Not the puny 230V coming into your door.

(And I would also say yeah, a lot of those should be underground also, make the place look a whole pile nicer!)

Dublin has pylons criss crossing it, Do you know how many millions it would cost to bury every cable in the country?

TimeToShine

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

So we all think it's a good idea to put 10m high pylons right through the country, not caring for where they go through, what wildlife they displace/inhibit, health impacts (that no ones proved or disproved I might add), what scenery/tourism they ruin?

We're going to be living with these for the next 50 years, this is something that should be done once, and done right.

I would argue that underground cables would have a significantly higher impact on wildlife than pylons.

chopper6

Bloody bogmen running amok on our capitals streets...as if Coppers isnt enough for them.

hfallada

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

So we all think it's a good idea to put 10m high pylons right through the country, not caring for where they go through, what wildlife they displace/inhibit, health impacts (that no ones proved or disproved I might add), what scenery/tourism they ruin?

We're going to be living with these for the next 50 years, this is something that should be done once, and done right.

Whats the right way for it to be done? There is pylons running across Europe and people accept it. A majority of tourism is in Dublin, Cork and cliffs of Moher. I have never heard of a tourist exploring the non-existent beauty of the mid-lands. Industry is something that can supply jobs all year round and high paid jobs. Tourism tends to be poorly paid and seasonal.

Ireland isnt going to be the first country in Europe with Pylons and they will be essential for our economic development. There is only one way to resolve the issue and thats to build the pylons.

longhalloween

bumper234 wrote: »

Dublin has pylons criss crossing it, Do you know how many millions it would cost to bury every cable in the country?

The cost of burying cables is more than the return of putting in the cable in the first place.

Ireland isn't unique on the pylon argument. Austria have been embroiled in a similar case for 20 years, with nobody willing to compromise.

Del2005

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

How about bury them in areas near where people live or a farmer feels it would drastically reduce the value of his land (And obviously proven to be)?

And here is the problem. People don't want the pylons near their homes, even if they are whatever regulation distance agreed to be safe as it'll ruin their views, which are already ruined for everyone else by the McMansions lining the road, but are perfectly happy to "destroy" the beautiful untouched countryside where there is no development.

wobbles-grogan

Del2005 wrote: »

And here is the problem. People don't want the pylons near their homes, even if they are whatever regulation distance agreed to be safe as it'll ruin their views, which are already ruined for everyone else by the McMansions lining the road, but are perfectly happy to "destroy" the beautiful untouched countryside where there is no development.

Yeah, thats true. There is a lot of horrid looking houses around the country alright.

longhalloween

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

So we all think it's a good idea to put 10m high pylons right through the country, not caring for where they go through, what wildlife they displace/inhibit, health impacts (that no ones proved or disproved I might add), what scenery/tourism they ruin?

We're going to be living with these for the next 50 years, this is something that should be done once, and done right.

Would the construction of pylons every 200 metres be ecologically worse than digging a 100km trench across the country?
Personally there's power cables running over my garden, and I never notice them unless I hit them with a football.

At least pylons could be removed easily if a better solution was found in the future, whereas buried cables would just be left in the ground.

ThisRegard

baldbear wrote: »

Why aren't the pylons put in Clondalkin or Ballymun? Why is it the culchies that have there land blighted with supersized pylons.

There's pylons all over the place in Dublin, they're pretty hard to miss outside of the city centre. Locally to me there's a load going through the local park and right by 2 primary schools. Oddly enough the local residents don't have an issue with living beside them, nor have they got 3 heads as a result.

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

All last winter, through every single one of the storms we had.

Not the pylons being discussed here, they're higher than your regular tree.

Dyr

We need to establish some sort of dublin militia to protect the city from these acts of spud gobbler sabotage. The gardas loyalty is suspect in these situations.

In between farmer protests the militia could run the junkies off the streets to earn their keep

wobbles-grogan

Bambi wrote: »

We need to establish some sort of dublin militia to protect the city from these acts of spud gobbler sabotage. The gardas loyalty is suspect in these situations.

In between farmer protests the militia could run the junkies off the streets to earn their keep

Now THAT I do support!

RobbingBandit

Serious amount of pylons where I used to live in Poppintree. Ballymun, mainly Belclare park was full of them. Loads built up the road in Finglas too and along the M50, scary stuff.

RobbingBandit

Bambi wrote: »

We need to establish some sort of dublin militia to protect the city from these acts of spud gobbler sabotage. The gardas loyalty is suspect in these situations.

In between farmer protests the militia could run the junkies off the streets to earn their keep

If I win the Euromillions tonight I will personally finance this.

radia

If you have to have pylons, could do worse than these...
(Icelandic competition, didn't win.)

uch

Bambi wrote: »

We need to establish some sort of dublin militia to protect the city from these acts of spud gobbler sabotage. The gardas loyalty is suspect in these situations.

You made me spit all over me monitor with that one

4umbrellas

That top photo/mockup is great. I wonder what won the competition.

I am pie

I read this as protestants against wind farms.

No Wind Farms Here...or Popes either.

Sir Oxman

baldbear wrote: »

Why aren't the pylons put in Clondalkin or Ballymun? Why is it the culchies that have there land blighted with supersized pylons.

Fair play to the protestors.Too many Irish people.bend over and let the government screw them.

Wind quotas maybe, whats the chances of enough in built up areas I'll answer that, fck all

Ok

Sir Oxman

GBX wrote: »

Thats the idea of the protest ... to make people notice. Regardless of where they are based. Government is up here and they want those in the Dail to know they are around making rumblings. It puts people out ... but so does every other protest/march.

Theres no such thing as bad press they say - even if they are p***ing off people by doing it today in Dublin City ... They are being heard.
Its catch 22 - no matter what the protest there will always be somebody who is annoyed because there plans are disrupted.

I know I still hate ****ey smelling farmers for making me late for my teeth whitening 10 years ago.

davo2001

bumper234 wrote: »

And what about people right to go about their business? As i say i am all for protest but they should be limited to certain times. I wonder how many of those protesters would be happy if a few hundred Dubs went to their town and clogged it up for a few hours.

Dubs would never do that, they are scared of anything outside the pale, you know, where the real Irish live ;-)

bumper234

davo2001 wrote: »

Dubs would never do that, they are scared of anything outside the pale, you know, where the real Irish live ;-)

YEah right

See how the boggers react when they can't get cattle to market or when Mary can't get down to teshcoooos to do the shopping.

oak5548

My god you people have a chip on your shoulder with non dublin people. :rolleyes:

davo2001

oak5548 wrote: »

My god you people have a chip on your shoulder with non dublin people. :rolleyes:

Yeah, it's pretty funny actually, makes them look fairly pathetic! bumper234 is a prime candidate.

dan1895

Bambi wrote: »

We need to establish some sort of dublin militia to protect the city from these acts of spud gobbler sabotage. The gardas loyalty is suspect in these situations.

In between farmer protests the militia could run the junkies off the streets to earn their keep

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