Lahvlahn Thread from 12/01/17 - Now we're talking

vicwatson

Malahide caller head in the clouds

snubbleste

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

heroin addiction?

gammy leg

Harry Angstrom

Half the bus drivers seem to think they're Deciding Officers for the DSW.

ebbsy

Honeypeaches we can guess how you got a pass.

mojesius

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

heroin addiction?

not forgetting the bang of hash of them!

PauloMN

Opinionated lady with her "how dare you...." quickly put on her arse.

vicwatson

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

De 2-17 Joe Duffy Wurkday Calculator and dat:

Wurkdays in 2-17 to date so to speak: 14
Joe Shows: 14
No Show Joe Shows: 0
PBH Shows: 0
D'Omen Shows: 0
AN Udder Shows: 0

He's "wurked" 14 days - he'll be off for the next 14 so.

Roger_007

Why would the Dept of Social Protection bother checking who's using travel passes. Don't they pay the same subvention anyway based on the number of passes issued, not on the number of journeys taken?...........or maybe I've got it wrong?

Park Royal

These guys should understand its better to have some bums on seats , buses or trains .....than none and prove

the service is not needed........the fundamental point is to get the services used ......after that try to get the

fare paying passenger numbers up.

I would pose the question how many in these services are actually engaged in selling their services.....

of course the Dept feels the services should "sell" themselves ....

Atlantic Dawn

RTÉ bankrupt too.

ButtersSuki

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

De 2-17 Joe Duffy Wurkday Calculator and dat:

Wurkdays in 2-17 to date so to speak: 14
Joe Shows: 14
No Show Joe Shows: 0
PBH Shows: 0
D'Omen Shows: 0
AN Udder Shows: 0

I tink dat he'll tough it out until after Funny Fryday next week and den have a breakeen - prob stay in the Heritage from Thursday night untiul Sunday wit Mrs. Duffy and de rest of the Freeloadin' Funny Fryday Crew so to speak, then take the followin' week off en Fwance so to speak.

Have to dash, will read de thread later. Keep up de good wurk and dat.

TheHomeService

Effectively bankrupt because they get a subsidy, sez the RTE contractor without a hint of irony.

Dan Jaman

1.3million, now?
Jeez, it's going up by the hour.

Atlantic Dawn

What's the craic with private buses do they have to accept free travel passes or can they opt in or out?

dvcireland

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

RTÉ bankrupt too.

morally, #bigsalaries

2smiggy

Ray talks a lot of sense , and is taking no shít

ButtersSuki

mojesius wrote: »

Ray sounds like the type of bus driver who'd close the doors and speed away if you were running for a bus and drives in the gutthars to soak pedestrians.

Is D'Arcy driving busses now too?

vicwatson

Malahide caller up her own arse, that or she's a stooge

bigroad

Compassion for Heron addicts FFS.

ButtersSuki

2smiggy wrote: »

Ray talks a lot of sense , and is taking no shít

Definitely not D'Arcy then, ignore my previous comment.

Bye!

SEPT 23 1989

Ray's bus is his castle

mojesius

If Ray had his way, they'd all be lined up and shot, he's thinking it but not saying it (yet)

Red Kev

I'll come clean and say that I had a Free Travel Pass for 2 years when I was looking after the 'oul lad in the last couple of years of his life.

I had the original paper one, which was changed to the new card when that system was rolled in. Used it maybe once every two months when I used to get a day or two rrelief from my siblings and head to Dublin for the day.

When the 'oul fella passed away I got a letter after maybe 4 weeks telling me to show up at the SW office to have the card changed back to the standard one. Got a fair few dirty looks from various bus and train employees, but you just let it roll off your back.

Never saw any trouble on the train. Only trains that I know with issues with fighting were the Waterford one on a Sunday evening as the stags and hens going back to Dublin used to create murder.

Dan Jaman

Caller with head up 4rse denying the reality of experience from someone who did the job.
Perfect Liverline caller.

ebbsy

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What's the craic with private buses do they have to accept free travel passes or can they opt in or out?

They d'ont have to accept them.

snubbleste

bigroad wrote: »

Compassion for Heron addicts FFS.

TheHomeService

Is Derry Ann really suggesting that a bus driver has no right to check whether his/her passengers are correctly ticketed?

Atlantic Dawn

ebbsy wrote: »

They d'ont have to accept them.

That gives them a good competitive advantage then of not having to haul people around who are in some cases taking the piss.

snubbleste

I'm bored with this topic, move on!

neris

Junkies get away with too much in this country and get too much for free.

snubbleste

neris wrote: »

Junkies get away with too much in this country and get too much for free.

No need to bring Gerry Ryan into this, caller.

bigroad

snubbleste wrote: »

Perfect.

Dan Jaman

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

That gives them a good competitive advantage then of not having to haul people around who are in some cases taking the having a piss up the back seats.

FYP

Fujitsu10

neris wrote: »

Junkies get away with too much in this country and get too much for free.

You could paint a lot of groups with that. The "T's" maybe?

vicwatson

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

That gives them a good competitive advantage then of not having to haul people around who are in some cases taking the piss.

Question I have about this free travel pass - with private bus companies a passenger gets on and flashes the pass, how is this recorded, i.e. how does the private bus operator get reimbursed for that journey from the Dept of social welfare or whoever?

TheHomeService

Lets not forget the big cheque the Department of Social Protection send to RTE for the "free" TV licence.

Dan Jaman

Wait a minute, Joe is doing sums, here?

vicwatson

Drunk?

Red Kev

Quoting from the Irish Times?

You'd think he'd get his fat finger out and actually get the figures off the SW press office. What the fup is he at the other 3-4 hours he's actually in the building?

TheHomeService

Dan Jaman wrote: »

Wait a minute, Joe is doing sums, here?

Nah, he's reading the Irish Times.

bigroad

Fare paying passenger on the line ,god forbid.

Atlantic Dawn

vicwatson wrote: »

Question I have about this free travel pass - with private bus companies a passenger gets on and flashes the pass, how is this recorded, i.e. how does the private bus operator get reimbursed for that journey from the Dept of social welfare or whoever?

As far as I know the new type are scanned and recorded, not sure on the old type.

TheHomeService

"A Lew on board"

snubbleste

Clip from Thursday's show. Tom the bus driver

Dan Jaman

TheHomeService wrote: »

Nah, he's reading the Irish Times.

An equally trustworthy and reliable source.

sudzs

Plugs?? You mean sockets Joe. :rolleyes:

Red Kev

It's not just Bus Eireann Joe. What about all the SW cards being used on Dublin Bus?

What does your mother use when she goes in to the Kylemore to meet you on a Saturday for a cup of coffee? Cash?

If you have a card, you're allowed to use it. It's the initial issuing of the cards that are the problem.

snubbleste

"willy nilly"

*snigger*

Dan Jaman

How very dare you!

Fujitsu10

Voice in the background said that Spouse's and Family of CIE get free travel as well.