A random waffle thread?

panda100 · 06-09-2018 9:22am

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I work in West Limerick and the proliferation of Trad music in every aspect of life is very strong. Nearly all children learn something, concertina being a widespread favourite along with the banjo. It's great to see.

It's one of the best things about West Limerick life

I was at the Wille Clancy festival earlier in the summer and met the whole of Ardagh and Carrigkerry there! I always felt there was a huge missed opportunity with the Limerick 2020 Culture bid to completely ignore such a wonderful and unique part of Limerick heritage. I doubt any of the Limerick city culture clique though have ever been to the rambling house in Knockfierna or a Glensharrold lock in!

panda100 · 15-09-2018 4:23pm

Any Limerick cinemas that do sweet popcorn???

RhubarbCrumble · 15-09-2018 8:39pm

Phone scammers at it again. Had a call from Serbia today. Didn't answer and it rang off quickly.

James Bond Junior · 15-09-2018 11:21pm

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Phone scammers at it again. Had a call from Serbia today. Didn't answer and it rang off quickly.

My mother answered a call claiming to be BOI credit card section. She was told there were some suspect purchases and could she confirm them. They then gave the first 4 digits of the card expecting her to finish it, luckily my mother worked in the bank and new it was suspect, the first 4 digits of the cards are all the same.

johnnyryan89 · 16-09-2018 7:28am

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Phone scammers at it again. Had a call from Serbia today. Didn't answer and it rang off quickly.

Should try a call blocking app. Using one myself that's handy enough and let's you block calls by dialling codes, so get a call from Serbia you can then block all calls from Serbia.

16-09-2018 12:22pm

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Should try a call blocking app. Using one myself that's handy enough and let's you block calls by dialling codes, so get a call from Serbia you can then block all calls from Serbia.

I had one of those apps. Might have actually posted about it here before. Turned out it was more annoying than the scam calls themselves.

JamesBond2010 · 16-09-2018 2:01pm

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

I had one of those apps. Might have actually posted about it here before. Turned out it was more annoying than the scam calls themselves.

Like Tru-Caller

:D:D:D

16-09-2018 3:55pm

JamesBond2010 wrote: »

Like Tru-Caller :D:D:D

Thats the one! Christ!

JamesBond2010 · 16-09-2018 5:17pm

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Thats the one! Christ!

pain in the *** Arse i just denied it nearly all permissions & only let it identify callers & denied msg.

panda100 · 17-09-2018 8:24pm

Went to a good few events of the Elemental festival over the weekend and really enjoyed them. A real quirky and different festival with something for everyone. Hope it continues and grows.

diusmr8a504cvk · 18-09-2018 8:55pm

The Old Stand on Henry Street has gotten very popular with the Mary I crowd since the end of last semester. Fair play to them because it looks like they're doing a good trade having given the outside a lick of paint and putting on a good few deals.

RhubarbCrumble · 18-09-2018 9:48pm

Liam Helpful Sash wrote: »

The Old Stand on Henry Street has gotten very popular with the Mary I crowd since the end of last semester. Fair play to them because it looks like they're doing a good trade having given the outside a lick of paint and putting on a good few deals.

I'd say since Scott's closed down that's probably the next nearest for them.

source · 19-09-2018 8:55am

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

I'd say since Scott's closed down that's probably the next nearest for them.

Fennessey's does decent trade from the students too.

bigpink · 19-09-2018 5:21pm

Liam Helpful Sash wrote: »

The Old Stand on Henry Street has gotten very popular with the Mary I crowd since the end of last semester. Fair play to them because it looks like they're doing a good trade having given the outside a lick of paint and putting on a good few deals.

Yeah seems to be doing well with cheap drink and the off license only thing is the drunk idiots outside roaring and shouting.Seems to be alot of country gaa lads acting the maggot outside it last week as i was passing

diusmr8a504cvk · 19-09-2018 5:37pm

bigpink wrote: »

Seems to be alot of country gaa lads acting the maggot outside it last week as i was passing

Don't get me started on Gah lads I could be here for the night. It's the cocky club half-zip & skinny tracksuit generation who think think they can do whatever they want that are always at fault.

bigpink · 19-09-2018 5:39pm

Liam Helpful Sash wrote: »

Don't get me started on Gah lads I could be here for the night. It's the cocky club half-zip & skinny tracksuit generation who think think they can do whatever they want that are always at fault.

Yeah the standard of student of Mary I seems to have really dropped they are like animals at the Old Stand

Insect Overlord · 23-09-2018 12:58pm

Any idea where in Limerick I could pick up a set of metal kebab skewers?

RhubarbCrumble · 23-09-2018 1:02pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Any idea where in Limerick I could pick up a set of metal kebab skewers?

https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/gadgets-utensils/metal-skewers-4-pack/046867.html

Insect Overlord · 23-09-2018 1:09pm

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/gadgets-utensils/metal-skewers-4-pack/046867.html

Super stuff!

Thanks.

RhubarbCrumble · 23-09-2018 1:44pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Super stuff! Thanks.

No problem. Says they're in stock in Limerick anyway so hopefully you'll be able to get some.

JamesBond2010 · 23-09-2018 2:21pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Any idea where in Limerick I could pick up a set of metal kebab skewers?

we will call later to test them out

:D:D

Insect Overlord · 23-09-2018 2:36pm

JamesBond2010 wrote: »

we will call later to test them out :D:D

I've had the chicken in a marinade for about 20 hours now. It's going to be epic.

Mc Love · 25-09-2018 12:58pm

Shared this in another thread on the cycling forum, but as its Limerick, it does have some relevance here too, and the wheelchair user is completely right.

https://www.limerickpost.ie/2018/09/25/wheelchair-user-threatened-by-reckless-cyclists/

zulutango · 25-09-2018 1:20pm

Just highlights the fact that the infrastructure is ****e for wheelchair users, pedestrians and cyclists.

dashoonage · 25-09-2018 3:32pm

zulutango wrote: »

Just highlights the fact that the infrastructure is ****e for wheelchair users, pedestrians and cyclists.

id a cyclist ring a bell at me yesterday to get out of her way on the footpath.... where the **** was i gonna go like onto the road....

Mc Love · 25-09-2018 3:41pm

dashoonage wrote: »

id a cyclist ring a bell at me yesterday to get out of her way on the footpath.... where the **** was i gonna go like onto the road....

It's too dangerous to cycle on the road is what i've been told by the pavement cyclists.

zulutango · 25-09-2018 3:53pm

That's definitely a real issue. Shannon Bridge would be a case in point. Lots of people, including kids and elderly, cycle on the footpath on this because the road is far too dangerous. You could easily put in a segregrated cycle lane in both directions on it and eliminate the problem.

JamesBond2010 · 25-09-2018 3:54pm

diusmr8a504cvk · 26-09-2018 1:01am

General question:
This crowd that bucket collect in the city, 'The Big Issue', surely it's common knowledge at this stage that they're a shower of scammers?!?

Mc Love · 26-09-2018 6:59am

zulutango wrote: »

That's definitely a real issue. Shannon Bridge would be a case in point. Lots of people, including kids and elderly, cycle on the footpath on this because the road is far too dangerous. You could easily put in a segregrated cycle lane in both directions on it and eliminate the problem.

I don't think it's as dangerous as its made out to be. Once you own your lane there shouldn't be a problem. You are a valid road user and should be respected as such. Sure its a narrow stretch for a bike user but once you don't let yourself be bullied on it, you're fine.

James Bond Junior · 26-09-2018 7:34am

Liam Helpful Sash wrote: »

General question:
This crowd that bucket collect in the city, 'The Big Issue', surely it's common knowledge at this stage that they're a shower of scammers?!?

I've always thought the hanly centre lads were the same.

phog · 26-09-2018 8:55am

Mc Love wrote: »

Shared this in another thread on the cycling forum, but as its Limerick, it does have some relevance here too, and the wheelchair user is completely right.

https://www.limerickpost.ie/2018/09/25/wheelchair-user-threatened-by-reckless-cyclists/

I've seen cyclists cycle through the pedestrian lights on Roches St and the ones near the City Hotel while pedestrians are trying to cross the road. The City Hotel incident was gas altogether as it was a group (~20) that had organised a spin around the city to encourage cycling and they sailed through despite the pedestrian indicating they wanted to cross the road. Some lessons beign handed out to children that day

Mc Love · 26-09-2018 9:41am

phog wrote: »

I've seen cyclists cycle through the pedestrian lights on Roches St and the ones near the City Hotel while pedestrians are trying to cross the road. The City Hotel incident was gas altogether as it was a group (~20) that had organised a spin around the city to encourage cycling and they sailed through despite the pedestrian indicating they wanted to cross the road. Some lessons beign handed out to children that day

Yeah thats not great behaviour at all. It's the ones that dont dismount when using pedestrian crossings that really annoy me.

phog · 26-09-2018 10:09am

Mc Love wrote: »

Yeah thats not great behaviour at all. It's the ones that dont dismount when using pedestrian crossings that really annoy me.

I generally don't mind cyclists cycling using the pedestrian crossing while cycling across it, what annoys me is the cyclists/drivers that don't give way to pedestrians.

Mc Love · 26-09-2018 12:01pm

phog wrote: »

I generally don't mind cyclists cycling using the pedestrian crossing while cycling across it, what annoys me is the cyclists/drivers that don't give way to pedestrians.

But its the ones that use it and on the other side use the road, why couldnt they just use the road in the first place.

phog · 26-09-2018 12:55pm

Mc Love wrote: »

But its the ones that use it and on the other side use the road, why couldnt they just use the road in the first place.

Oh, I thought you meant cyclists that use cycling paths that lead up to pedestrian crossings like those at Groody Roundabout.

I can understand cyclists using pavements but if they do they should be extra extra careful and polite to pedestrians not like the yob in the article above.

zulutango · 26-09-2018 1:08pm

I agree. If a cyclist must use a footpath they should always give way to pedestrians.

panda100 · 26-09-2018 2:43pm

Mc Love wrote: »

I don't think it's as dangerous as its made out to be. Once you own your lane there shouldn't be a problem. You are a valid road user and should be respected as such. Sure its a narrow stretch for a bike user but once you don't let yourself be bullied on it, you're fine.

Would have to disagree with you there. I cycle over Shannon Bridge regularly ,mainly at rush hour in the morning, and frequently have to get of my bike and walk. I have been sandwiched between lorries and forced off the road by cars passing me by. The main issue with Shannon Bridge though is that it's a main corridor into our city and is constantly busy with pedestrians, yet the footpaths there are so narrow it can difficult to walk two abreast. I can completely appreciate why people cycle on the pavement here especially those with young children cycling t the numerous schools close to this bridge.

Limerick Cycling Campaign did a video about it earlier in the year highlighting these issues:

https://twitter.com/elisaodonovan/status/984431801631469569

JamesBond2010 · 26-09-2018 3:46pm

panda100 wrote: »

Would have to disagree with you there. I cycle over Shannon Bridge regularly ,mainly at rush hour in the morning, and frequently have to get of my bike and walk. I have been sandwiched between lorries and forced off the road by cars passing me by. The main issue with Shannon Bridge though is that it's a main corridor into our city and is constantly busy with pedestrians, yet the footpaths there are so narrow it can difficult to walk two abreast. I can completely appreciate why people cycle on the pavement here especially those with young children cycling t the numerous schools close to this bridge.

Watch this though .The car nearly literally touching the bus so one wrong move u could get squashed. (if the bus was to open its door it would take out the side of the car with it.). get rid of the grass & make it wider. safer for everyone. Cause you be trying to watch the bus beside u, then u see a bike beside u & u trying not to tip him as well with ur mirror if he or u are passing each other. cause of the narrowness of the road. 6034073

Mc Love · 26-09-2018 4:34pm

the trouble with the cyclist in that video is that they are undertaking cars, motorists are more aware of traffic overtaking on the right, and I would have taken that position. Also if a road is tight/narrow, like the Rosbrien road I started cycling to work on, I take the lane, and cars have to overtake me if they need to get past me.
Same when I'm approaching the traffic lights with the childers road junction, I take the natural overtaking position and pass cars on the right as it would be too tight on the left, or I'd be stuck behind traffic.

A cycle lane on the bridge would be great and it would link up with the cycle lane on the condell road.

zulutango · 26-09-2018 6:01pm

Mc Love wrote:

A cycle lane on the bridge would be great and it would link up with the cycle lane on the condell road.

I think it's an absolute must. There's enough room for safe, segregated cycle lanes in both directions, footpaths and vehicle lanes too. It would be quite easily done and would bring huge benefits.

sioda · 26-09-2018 6:25pm

zulutango wrote: »

I think it's an absolute must. There's enough room for safe, segregated cycle lanes in both directions, footpaths and vehicle lanes too. It would be quite easily done and would bring huge benefits.

Are we talking about the new bridge here. No way is there space for cycle lanes. Best bet would be remove pedestrian access to the Dock side of the bridge entirely and cycle lane that. Never gonna happen.

sioda · 26-09-2018 6:25pm

zulutango wrote: »

I think it's an absolute must. There's enough room for safe, segregated cycle lanes in both directions, footpaths and vehicle lanes too. It would be quite easily done and would bring huge benefits.

Are we talking about the new bridge here. No way is there space for cycle lanes. Best bet would be remove pedestrian access to the Dock side of the bridge entirely and cycle lane that. Never gonna happen though.

johnnyryan89 · 26-09-2018 6:34pm

Any chance that the bridge could be widened, even like a boardwalk onto the sides of the bridge for pedestrians and make the paths there two way cycle lanes.

Mc Love · 26-09-2018 6:51pm

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Any chance that the bridge could be widened, even like a boardwalk onto the sides of the bridge for pedestrians and make the paths there two way cycle lanes.

I mentioned that before, it's probably the best solution

zulutango · 26-09-2018 7:11pm

sioda wrote:

Are we talking about the new bridge here. No way is there space for cycle lanes. Best bet would be remove pedestrian access to the Dock side of the bridge entirely and cycle lane that. Never gonna happen though.

There's loads of room! There's three lanes for vehicles on it at the moment. You could keep two (i.e. revert to the original configuration) and switch the third one into a two way cycle lane.

sioda · 26-09-2018 7:48pm

zulutango wrote: »

There's loads of room! There's three lanes for vehicles on it at the moment. You could keep two (i.e. revert to the original configuration) and switch the third one into a two way cycle lane.

And cause even worse back ups ah come on. If anything remove the bus lane and go two lanes in

JamesBond2010 · 26-09-2018 8:49pm

zulutango wrote: »

There's loads of room! There's three lanes for vehicles on it at the moment. You could keep two (i.e. revert to the original configuration) and switch the third one into a two way cycle lane.

:D:D:D:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

zulutango · 26-09-2018 9:26pm

sioda wrote:

And cause even worse back ups ah come on. If anything remove the bus lane and go two lanes in

Too bad! By law pedestrians, bikes and busses are supposed to have priority on 50kph roads. Cars are supposed to be fourth in the hierarchy.

JamesBond2010 · 26-09-2018 9:36pm

zulutango wrote: »

Too bad! By law pedestrians, bikes and busses are supposed to have priority on 50kph roads. Cars are supposed to be fourth in the hierarchy.

where does it say that ???

A random waffle thread?

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