La Flamme Rouge **off topic discussion**

magicbastarder

only since 1997, fact fans.

LollipopJimmy

magicbastarder wrote: »

only since 1997, fact fans.

Prior to that they could but needed to have a fare on board

Hungrycol

magicbastarder wrote: »

that's a weird one. why not?

Woopee, TD found driving in Bus Lane. :rolleyes: Meh, there are worse things they could do. Pick your battles with the TD's cos IMO this ain't one of them. It became bigger "news" when he gave a sh!tty excuse.

In other news, Kim Kardashian picked her nose.

magicbastarder

hmm. yes, 'person using bus lane who should not be there' is not earth shattering news. i guess i don't agree that the response 'as a result, i don't mind said person using the bus lane' is a logical one.

rubadub

magicbastarder wrote: »

i guess i don't agree that the response 'as a result, i don't mind said person using the bus lane' is a logical one.

+1

the first post

Hungrycol wrote: »

I don't mind TD's using the bus lane.

sounded like you thought it was a good thing, or at least benign, like they should be entitled to use it like working taxi drivers or emergency services are. People clogging bus lanes is not benign, buses being slowed down is one of the reasons people refuse to use them, and adds to more traffic if they go by car instead.

Hungrycol

rubadub wrote: »

+1


sounded like you thought it was a good thing, or at least benign, like they should be entitled to use it like working taxi drivers or emergency services are. People clogging bus lanes is not benign, buses being slowed down is one of the reasons people refuse to use them, and adds to more traffic if they go by car instead.

I didn't say it was a good thing, I just think it's much ado about nothing. The particular character in question rubs people up the wrong way and maybe this added fuel to the meagre fire.

Personally I would have no problem with elected officials of Dail Eireann using the bus lane. I wouldn't encourage it but I would get a bee in my bonnet about it.

CramCycle

Hungrycol wrote: »

I didn't say it was a good thing, I just think it's much ado about nothing. The particular character in question rubs people up the wrong way and maybe this added fuel to the meagre fire.

Personally I would have no problem with elected officials of Dail Eireann using the bus lane. I wouldn't encourage it but I would get a bee in my bonnet about it.

I get a bee in my bonnet about it, unless it is emergency state business that their is an urgency outside of the norm, then no, they should not be using it, the same way I shouldn't use it in my car, or my neighbour Dave shouldn't use, or anyone bar Buses and cyclists. He was going to work, he should have left early but like most pricks in the bus lane, he had an justified sense of entitlement. This will be justified by both his statements and the fact that despite admitting it, the gardai won't send him a fine.

magicbastarder

a friend of mine used to work in the west link toll booths back when they were manned. was considered a really good job back then if you were in your late teens/early 20s.
anyway, on two occasions he had to deal with TDs who assumed they didn't have to pay the tolls because, well, they were TDs and shouldn't TDs be allowed get through the tolls without paying?

buffalo

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/lord-mayor-of-dublin-raises-1m-to-halt-repossession-of-his-home-1.3786907

Lord Mayor of Dublin Nial Ring has managed to prevent the repossession of his home after raising more than €1 million to pay off debts he owes Bank Of Ireland Mortgage Bank, the Circuit Civil Court has heard.

...the extent of the new funds and where and how they had been raised could not be divulged on the basis it may breach data protection legislation.

I'd love to know where I could get a million euro in a hurry.

magicbastarder

is 'data prevention' seriously going to be an excuse we'll see now in journalism?
does this country not have a long and storied history of politicians somehow stumbling across funds without adequate explanation?

RobertFoster

buffalo wrote: »

I'd love to know where I could get a million euro in a hurry.

I'd hate to have to pay off a million in a hurry.

rollingscone

magicbastarder wrote: »

is 'data prevention' seriously going to be an excuse we'll see now in journalism?
does this country not have a long and storied history of politicians somehow stumbling across funds without adequate explanation?

Data protection. Not prevention (not your typo I know)

The GDPR specifically identities public interest (as in for the greater good. Not just widespread curiosity) as a lawful basis to share information.

It will be an interesting test of the new Data protection commission when someone challenges this sort of questionable claim.

magicbastarder

rollingscone wrote: »

Data protection. Not prevention (not your typo I know)

looks like it was, i got the phrase garbled.

Thargor

We're like those pics you see comparing electrification in North and South Korea:

Wishbone Ash

magicbastarder wrote: »

... he had to deal with TDs who assumed they didn't have to pay the tolls because, well, they were TDs and shouldn't TDs be allowed get through the tolls without paying?

They'd get it back in their travel expenses anyway I presume as mere mortals like myself do.

CramCycle

Thargor wrote: »

We're like those pics you see comparing electrification in North and South Korea:

I was thinking one of those movie infographics showing the early spread of a disease through the major infrastructure hubs. First rule of a zombie apocalypse, grab a good bike, never runs out of fuel.

CramCycle

HUGE THANKS to Rubadub today. Absolute gent and the bike frame and bottle cage are as good as new again. Spent ages trying to figure a way around the issues and he solved it in two minutes.

Also now know who the guy pulling away from me on the N11 in the morning is, not sure if that makes it better or worse:pac:

LollipopJimmy

For those of you who want to tell your partners a white lie on Valentine's day

rubadub

CramCycle wrote: »

Absolute gent and the bike frame and bottle cage are as good as new again.

glad to help! I hate the thoughts of anyone getting tools & packs of small parts that will probably only be used once.

CramCycle

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

For those of you who want to tell your partners a white lie on Valentine's day

As a ICVA member once said to me, I love my partner as much as my bike, this will be true until the day I die. The only real difference between the two is that

I'll only be riding one of them when I am 84 :pac:

buffalo

To quote Twitter: "something something high viz".

https://twitter.com/DashCamTwats/status/1095020421446025217

magicbastarder

Dublin City to ban cycling on another city centre street
https://irishcycle.com/2019/02/11/dublin-city-to-ban-cycling-on-another-city-centre-street/

i don't really see much fuss here. they're pedestrianising the area. it's like grafton street, and i see little benefit in specifically allowing people to cycle along it during the same hours as deliveries are allowed.

LollipopJimmy

I walk Grafton St. most mornings and the amount of twats absolutely tearing up and down it on bikes is beyond the joke.

Like, I've nearly dropped my chai skinny decaf latte so many times jumping out of the way.

Eamonnator

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I walk Grafton St. most mornings and the amount of twats absolutely tearing up and down it on bikes is beyond the joke.

Like, I've nearly dropped my chai skinny decaf latte so many times jumping out of the way.

tragic

CramCycle

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Like, I've nearly dropped my chai skinny decaf latte so many times jumping out of the way.

Should have thrown it in their face :pac:

Only messing, obviously, those things cost a bomb considering how awful they taste and smell

LollipopJimmy

Eamonnator wrote: »

tragic

:cool::pac:

loyatemu

magicbastarder wrote: »

Dublin City to ban cycling on another city centre street
https://irishcycle.com/2019/02/11/dublin-city-to-ban-cycling-on-another-city-centre-street/

i don't really see much fuss here. they're pedestrianising the area. it's like grafton street, and i see little benefit in specifically allowing people to cycle along it during the same hours as deliveries are allowed.

why ban cycling unless there's a good reason? There's a good reason on Grafton and Henry Streets: they have extremely heavy pedestrian traffic. I don't think that's likely to be the case on either Liffey or Suffolk Streets.

They could easily stick a 2 way cycle lane up the middle of both and some bike parking, it wouldn't detract from the overall aim of the schemes. Making shopping areas less permeable to cyclists is not a positive development IMO.

manafana

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I walk Grafton St. most mornings and the amount of twats absolutely tearing up and down it on bikes is beyond the joke.

Like, I've nearly dropped my chai skinny decaf latte so many times jumping out of the way.

issue here is that no cycling option was planned as part of luas then they are taking this one quiet street away now too, if cyclists had proper route planned out you'd see alot less doing the grafton st rat race

LollipopJimmy

manafana wrote: »

issue here is that no cycling option was planned as part of luas then they are taking this one quiet street away now too, if cyclists had proper route planned out you'd see alot less doing the grafton st rat race

I was only taking the pee but I cycle from O'Connell St. to Leeson St area and back regularly on a Dublin Bike, using Grafton St wouldn't enter my head, Kildare St. and Dawson St. are perfectly adequate

manafana

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I was only taking the pee but I cycle from O'Connell St. to Leeson St area and back regularly on a Dublin Bike, using Grafton St wouldn't enter my head, Kildare St. and Dawson St. are perfectly adequate

dawson st is horrible with mix of luas and no planning for cyclists, kildare st is mixed bag and quiet heavy with traffic now bit more of detour also, a contra flow south of trinity would have worked to connect that piece, and a contra flow up the likes of south william st, instead of the ample on street parking we see their