IW/Anything Water Related-Warning in OP

BoJack Horseman

Streetwalker wrote: »

Time for them to go?

You will have your chance come May 2016.
(If not sooner).

Glorious socialism awaits.

Timberrrrrrrr

I see the same numpties are up to their old tricks again, a few flag waving gob****es are now blocking the junctions of O'Connell bridge in all directions

Chance The Fapper

Serious crowd out. I'd say easily 50,000. Great atmosphere.

hmmm

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

I see the same numpties are up to their old tricks again, a few flag waving gob****es are now blocking the junctions of O'Connell bridge in all directions

FFS. There's enough police around now to remove them.

mikom

hmmm wrote: »

Who are you to speak for "the people"?

The "reasonable" people as Enda goes on about.

denhaagenite

LorMal wrote: »

Will you be sending over a parcel from Holland?

Brabant, and no, I'll be bringing a car. Will be volunteering over the Christmas period and donate, as per usual, in lieu of gifts. We appreciate the fact that we have more than most and don't pretend that just because we're in the 99%, that the 1% are trying to steal from us and that we are in some way marginalised by being the squeezed middle.

ThinkAboutIt

cloud493 wrote: »

I'm at the protest, and theres a lot of people here. Didn't go the last one so I can't compare.

I am personally disappointed that you are paying for a mobile phone with 3G, and protesting about €3 a week for water. You can live without a phone, not water.

mikom

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

I am personally disappointed that you are paying for a mobile phone with 3G, and protesting about €3 a week for water. You can live without a phone, not water.

ThinkAboutItJoan.

cloud493

Ok bud :rolleyes:

TireeTerror

hynesie08 wrote: »

Are you at the protest?

Im not.

I will not pay for it though. Already my water meter has been submerged in concrete. Who done that? Ohhh I dont know......

DuMorph

ronsh2000 wrote: »

Or they don't want to join a bunch of turkeys voting for Christmas.

I don't think you understant the 'turkeys voting for Xmas' metaphor.

LuckyLloyd

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

I am personally disappointed that you are paying for a mobile phone with 3G, and protesting about €3 a week for water. You can live without a phone, not water.

Well, I'd certainly take any of your commentary on crowd size with a pinch of salt after that post...

Neamhshuntasach

Chance The Fapper wrote: »

Serious crowd out. I'd say easily 50,000. Great atmosphere.

Half of the last one isn't really great numbers. It seems much smaller to me anyways. I know it's a work day but if it's less than 50K i don't think that's good numbers at all. Especially due to the hype created about how it was going to be a massive turnout.

seamus

Streetwalker wrote: »

Hahaha. Stop making things up.

That's exactly what I did. And that's exactly my point, that anyone standing in the crowd who gives an attendance figure is completely talking through their hole. I'm glad you understand.

Chance The Fapper

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Half of the last one isn't really great numbers. It seems much smaller to me anyways. I know it's a work day but if it's less than 50K i don't think that's good numbers at all. Especially due to the hype created about how it was going to be a massive turnout.

Everyone knew it would be smaller due to it being a work day.

ThinkAboutIt

That post was tongue in cheek obviously. It's true, though, to be honest.

gladrags

Unbelievable turn out.

People from all walks of life.

Many families with kids.

Have seen banners from...

Cork,Cobh,Kerry,Meath,Sligo,Donegal,Kildare,Mayo,Offaly,Waterford.

100,000 at least.

Atmosphere is jubilant.

Proud

hmmm

TireeTerror wrote: »

I will not pay for it though. Already my water meter has been submerged in concrete. Who done that? Ohhh I dont know......

Don't you worry about that, the rest of us eejits will pay for you. Is there anything else we can get you to make you more comfortable?

Neamhshuntasach

Chance The Fapper wrote: »

Everyone knew it would be smaller due to it being a work day.

Not really. I've seen lots of references saying it would top 100K.

Alun

TireeTerror wrote: »

Already my water meter has been submerged in concrete.

And you think that'll stop it working?

hmmm

Chance The Fapper wrote: »

Everyone knew it would be smaller due to it being a work day.

Stop spinning, the organisers were talking about a "mass mobilisation" that would overthrow the government.

TireeTerror

gladrags wrote: »

Unbelievable turn out.

People from all walks of life.

Many families with kids.

Have seen banners from...

Cork,Cobh,Kerry,Meath,Sligo,Donegal,Kildare,Mayo,Offaly,Waterford.

100,000 at least.

Atmosphere is jubilant.

Proud

Oh is Cobh not Cork? Whenever I seen mentions of Cobh, I assumed it was Gaelic for Cork! I'm away to check Google maps and educate myself/

keithclancy

To me it doesn't make any sense.

So far on feeds i've seen

Anti Abortion Posters
Pro Abortion Poster
Anti Emigration posters
Anti Austerity Alliance
Anti eviction posters
Eirigi "Be a Patriot"
Can't pay won't pay
No way we won't pay
Water is a human right
Greed Corruption
Resource Theft - Gas, Oil, Fish, Wind, Seaweed

I thought it was supposed to be abolishment of water charges, who are all these other guys.

Unite seem to be on the band wagon even though 3 weeks ago they were fighting for Irish Water workers bonuses and people are fine with that ?

Why are so many people wearing hoodies with Scarfs covering their faces.

I think it was a bad idea to invite everyone, nobody knows what the message is.

ThunbergsAreGo

Streetwalker wrote: »

It doesn't matter the numbers it's the divide its created between the government and the people. Time for them to go?

so 2 or 200,000 whats the difference?

Larbre34

hmmm wrote: »

Don't you worry about that, the rest of us eejits will pay for you. Is there anything else we can get you to make you more comfortable?

How about a set of b@lls for yourself? You're being made a mug of and you either dont recognise it or dont care

Trond

keithclancy wrote: »

To me it doesn't make any sense.

So far on feeds i've seen

Anti Abortion Posters
Pro Abortion Poster
Anti Emigration posters
Anti Austerity Alliance
Anti eviction posters
Eirigi "Be a Patriot"
Can't pay won't pay
No way we won't pay
Water is a human right
Greed Corruption
Resource Theft - Gas, Oil, Fish, Wind, Seaweed

I thought it was supposed to be abolishment of water charges, who are all these other guys.

Unite seem to be on the band wagon even though 3 weeks ago they were fighting for Irish Water workers bonuses and people are fine with that ?

Why are so many people wearing hoodies with Scarfs covering their faces.

I think it was a bad idea to invite everyone, nobody knows what the message is.

Not sure about the rest but Eirigi are basically the ones in celtic jerseys :-)

ronsh2000

DuMorph wrote: »

I don't think you understant the 'turkeys voting for Xmas' metaphor.

Paul Murphy wrote in the Irish Times on Sat that he wants us to pay for fixing water system directly through taxation. The govt wants to borrow the money instead. that's what Irish Water is all about.

ThinkAboutIt

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

I am personally disappointed that you are paying for a mobile phone with 3G, and protesting about €3 a week for water. You can live without a phone, not water.

sad person you are - very

Larbre34

TireeTerror wrote: »

Oh is Cobh not Cork? Whenever I seen mentions of Cobh, I assumed it was Gaelic for Cork! I'm away to check Google maps and educate myself/

That reminds me..... "Restore Education Cuts Now!"

Streetwalker

Incredible it seems to be much much bigger than the last one given its a weekday. Surely this is the final nail in IW coffin.