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Just watched the christmas tree in the shannon sink

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  • 09-03-2011 8:55am
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    tagoona
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭


    It came awfully close to hitting the quay when it toppled over.
    How come limerick council hasn't dismantled it before now
    Disgraceful.


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Lol @ council in general. Let's hope it's not a slow news day in the national media!


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    tishandy
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭tishandy


    tagoona wrote: »
    It came awfully close to hitting the quay when it toppled over.
    How come limerick council hasn't dismantled it before now
    Disgraceful.
    Are you serious? :(
    I'ts embarrassing isnt it!. Its the city wide tacky version of leaving your Christmas icicle lights on the front of your house year round.


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    the drifter
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    pics???

    also in other news the cranes at crane valley are coming down....


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    bazz26
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    Photos or it didn't happen. :p


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    Pacifico
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    Looked like it was sinking yesterday...


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    BobMc
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    good, scrap it now, cheap bastards in city co. trying to save money, now its gonna cost em another packet to rescue the damn thing AGAIN, consign it to the scrap yard now please


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    Insect Overlord
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    Ah jaysus, that's shocking! :o


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    AnCapaillMor
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    Brilliant!!


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    DarkJager
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    They won't be putting coloured lights on it now. :D


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    Jofspring
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    Oh no!!!! There goes one of Limericks famous landmarks ........What are we going to do to draw tourists now? :eek:


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    DarkJager
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    Jofspring wrote: »
    Oh no!!!! There goes one of Limericks famous landmarks ........What are we going to do to draw tourists now? :eek:

    Its an awful shame. €10 million worth of revenue for Limerick City gone down the drain.


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    Insect Overlord
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    Jofspring wrote: »
    Oh no!!!! There goes one of Limericks famous landmarks ........What are we going to do to draw tourists now? :eek:

    Burger King statue on Bedford Row? :pac:


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    Limerick_Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Limerick_Lass


    You just cant make this s**t up! :rolleyes:

    Next all the trolleys will get caught in it..... Voila, then we will have a piece of art!


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    jonski
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    Now is the time to get the councillors down to turn on the lights , get them all to hold hands and pick one to flick the switch .


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    munstergirl
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭munstergirl


    Limerick city council are probably thinking of excuses right now, like the freak tide, the swans, the weather, some lame excuse.

    Instead of just saying we were stupid, we should have taken the christmas tree down after christmas.

    So has it sunk yet? Or is it still lying sideways?


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    RonMexico
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    RonMexico wrote: »
    I hope it sinks...if only so we will never again have to hear the words "landmark" and "tourist attraction" associated with a scrap metal traffic cone.
    :eek::pac:


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    Limerick_Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Limerick_Lass


    Well it has made breakingnews.ie, which claim it will be removed from the river once a crane arrives around lunch time!


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    phill106
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    so the tree that was a tree at christmas, even though the people of limerick didn't think so, then after christmas the city said it wasn't actually a tree, but was actually a sculpture....doesn't float...


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    Itsdacraic
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    That tree is possessed and evil and needs to be put down.
    First it tried to smash up the Shannon Bridge, now it's after attacking the Dockers statue, what next?? A full scale assault on King Johns Castle?


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    tipptom
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    the drifter wrote: »
    pics???

    also in other news the cranes at crane valley are coming down....
    Thought they were being sold on site,ganly craige having a big auction selling of these cranes,romania seems to be a high bidder,all due respects and all that.


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    jonski
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    Itsdacraic wrote: »
    now it's after attacking the Dockers statue,


    I only saw that statue the other day , my wife and I were passing in the car and she said " why have they a statue of two men throwing rubbish into the river ? " . :D


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    Comhrá
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    Ah jaysus, that's shocking!

    Anyone find swearing offensive?
    Call me old-fashioned but I find this sort of thing offensive, esp. form a mod.

    John.


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    talkingclock
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    Only in Limerick...

    Just in time for it to be removed for paddys day.


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    AnCapaillMor
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    tippman1 wrote: »
    Anyone find swearing offensive?
    Call me old-fashioned but I find this sort of thing offensive, esp. form a mod.

    John.

    Are you serious?


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    vkid
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    delighted, it looks awful at Xmas, awful after Xmas and even worse now.

    Nasty heap of scrap metal with a few cheap lights on it,


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    Kess73
    Registered Users Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    tippman1 wrote: »
    Anyone find swearing offensive?
    Call me old-fashioned but I find this sort of thing offensive, esp. form a mod.

    John.


    If what Insect Overlord said is offensive to you, then I would advise you not to use the After Hours forum here on Boards.

    I guess it all boils down to what a person regards as swearing though. Personally I don't see any swearing in what he said, but I suppose if a person was religious or believed in Jesus then maybe it could be taken as swearing.

    But one thing I am sure of is that IO was not trying to be offensive or anything like that


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    Amazotheamazing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Amazotheamazing


    I like it at Christmas, but glad it's gone if they were actually serious about leaving it up all year.


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    phill106
    Registered Users Posts: 6,810 ✭✭✭phill106


    tippman1 wrote: »
    Anyone find swearing offensive?
    Call me old-fashioned but I find this sort of thing offensive, esp. form a mod.

    John.

    I don't believe in jaysus, being a christain. Doesn't he run that new kebab shop on ellen street?
    I do believe in jesus though!


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    rainbowdrop
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    tippman1 wrote: »
    Anyone find swearing offensive?
    Call me old-fashioned but I find this sort of thing offensive, esp. form a mod.

    John.

    Ahh Jaysus tippman, you must be very easily offended.

    Christ almighty like, what would you do if someone called you a really bad swear word?



    :pac:


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    kronsington
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    http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/limerick_s_floating_christmas_tree_topples_over_1_2481353


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