Pedestrian hopped on Icy footpath - RTE news

friendface · 08-01-2010 06:12PM #1

Is anyone else watching RTE six-one news? They were showing the Icy conditions in Dublin and said how it was still dangerous for pedestrians and then without warning shows a guy getting completely flattened out of it while walking along by the wall. Was like something out of funniest home videos. lol

admiralofthefleet · 08-01-2010 06:14PM

i grabbed my bollix when i saw that because it looked he broke his

IvySlayer · 08-01-2010 06:15PM

friendface wrote: »

Is anyone else watching RTE six-one news? They were showing the Icy conditions in Dublin and said how it was still dangerous for pedestrians and then without warning shows a guy getting completely flattened out of it while walking along by the wall. Was like something out of funniest home videos. lol

It was ****ing hilarious.

manutd · 08-01-2010 06:18PM

That was some fall.

brendanuk · 08-01-2010 06:18PM

Camera crew and watering can. That cant be a coincidence.

jumpguy · 08-01-2010 06:19PM

Saw it too, ****ing ouch. Worst lamping I've seen. TV3 did the same thing. Do they just set up cameras in notoriously slippy spots in hope of catching a pedestrian falling? Bad form tbh.

IvySlayer · 08-01-2010 06:19PM

First person to get a video of it gets a thanks.

2qk4u · 08-01-2010 06:20PM

He will feel that in the morning...

Conor108 · 08-01-2010 06:20PM

I am waiting for it to be on the RTE Player

boarddotie · 08-01-2010 06:21PM

Saw it!

Just as I was watching it I was thinking to myself 'this chap is going a little too fast for my comfort' and then he too the hop. But it was a bad one too as he didnt just fall down, his legs flew up in the air before he took the hop.

Oh the shame!

OnTheBalls · 08-01-2010 06:21PM

Yeah saw that. He hit the ground at some speed. If you look closely you see him on the ground thinking "Wait a second I'm on the ground". What I'm saying is he didn't realise he was falling until he was on the ground.

HereKitty · 08-01-2010 06:22PM

Gentlemen I beg to disagree...didnt look funny at all looked bloody sore:eek:

tony 2 tone · 08-01-2010 06:22PM

I laughed, and felt bad, then laughed again. It was some fall. RTE did it yesterday also, had the camera set up on a corner and showed someone falling. Nasty one too. I'm staying indoors incase karma wants to get me

technoman · 08-01-2010 06:23PM

Jesus if i was the cameraman i'd be shaking the camera hysterically from laughter.....:D:D:D, yes yes I am a cold hearted

havana · 08-01-2010 06:24PM

I had one of them myself on the way home. Not pleasant. And the first thing i asked the guy who helped me up? Is my bottle of wine ok! Priorities....

alwaysadub · 08-01-2010 06:24PM

Yep saw it too-ouch. Wonder did the camera crew just leave him there flattened.

donvito99 · 08-01-2010 06:25PM

Ye saw it too, felt guilty laughing.

admiralofthefleet · 08-01-2010 06:26PM

i pulled a face like kenneth williams in the carry on films going 'oooh matron'

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 08-01-2010 06:26PM

please someone link!

SprostonGreen · 08-01-2010 06:27PM

"hopped" the poor fcuker fell.

blueirishangel · 08-01-2010 06:27PM

I re-wound it 3 times!

So funny - you have to laugh!!!

Jip · 08-01-2010 06:27PM

It looked sore alright, his arms went all over the place and to add insult to injury his glasses landed on the ground after he did,poor bloke.

Morlar · 08-01-2010 06:28PM

This better be good after all this buildup.

IvySlayer · 08-01-2010 06:28PM

havana wrote: »

I had one of them myself on the way home. Not pleasant. And the first thing i asked the guy who helped me up? Is my bottle of wine ok! Priorities....

Served chilled? :cool:

admiralofthefleet · 08-01-2010 06:30PM

anyone see the dog sliding down the hill. epic

TestTransmission · 08-01-2010 06:31PM

Morlar wrote: »

This better be good after all this buildup.

He got properly slapped off the ground.

Ardent · 08-01-2010 06:32PM

We need a clip folks! A hearty thanks awaits.

friendface · 08-01-2010 06:34PM

Ardent wrote: »

We need a clip folks! A hearty thanks awaits.

It's worth the wait. Dyin' to see it again

I didn't catch what was said in the rest of the report cos I was splitting myself laughing at poor ol' Joe Soap.

pvt.joker · 08-01-2010 06:34PM

hahaha saw it , so funny. He went about 4 feet up in the air

banquo · 08-01-2010 06:36PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiYCAh5-8Y

@00:12

Now fill me with your thanks.

Sheeps · 08-01-2010 06:37PM

I witnessed this also. Absolutely hilarious.

Reginald P. DuM · 08-01-2010 06:37PM

Haha... I just knew there'd be a thread about this... It was inevitable at the pace he was moving, he saw the camera and saw a chance to prove his bravery I suppose. The path looked lethal, I wouldnt have went down there with tennis rackets on my feet... News moment of the yr so far though.

mardybumbum · 08-01-2010 06:37PM

jumpguy · 08-01-2010 06:38PM

Dog sledding down the hill...omg I wish I lived in the blackrock valley

boarddotie · 08-01-2010 06:39PM

Not as funny the 2nd time around as I was expecting it. In fact, I think he could have hopped his head off the ground too (or was that just the voluminous hair?). Nasty...

But still the shame