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2 beggers at crossroads at The Beacon / Sandyford

  • 04-12-2007 1:53pm
    #1
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭


    seen these 2 lads a lot in the early morning and sometimes weekend.
    Both on crutches and shabby dressed, with their shoes almost off and at an angle upwards, and they walk very awkwardly, as if they've a disability.
    Saw one of the lads think a driver in a van was about to hand him money, and he was able to nearly run over to him! Once he realised it was nothing, cue the disabled walk again...
    Not great having these lads on a very busy junction for safety reasons. Anyone ever seen them, or watch them 'magically' walk properly?


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  • #2
    Lands Leaving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Lands Leaving


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    seen these 2 lads a lot in the early morning and sometimes weekend.
    Both on crutches and shabby dressed, with their shoes almost off and at an angle upwards, and they walk very awkwardly, as if they've a disability.
    Saw one of the lads think a driver in a van was about to hand him money, and he was able to nearly run over to him! Once he realised it was nothing, cue the disabled walk again...
    Not great having these lads on a very busy junction for safety reasons. Anyone ever seen them, or watch them 'magically' walk properly?

    Thats me and me mate dave. spare any change?


  • #3
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Lands Leaving wrote: »
    Thats me and me mate dave. spare any change?

    ah lads, come on... at least attempt to give my windscreen a clean or sell the Big Issue, will ya? :p


  • #4
    DonJose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    Phone the guards the next time you see them, its a road traffic offence to beg at traffic.


  • #5
    Lil' Smiler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Lil' Smiler


    hmm.... sounds very like the guy that was at the cherry wood flyover at loughlinstown 2 weeks ago!!


  • #6
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    See these guys every day.

    Actually saw one woman give one €10 one morning, couldn't believe it.


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  • #7
    flippythewarvet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭flippythewarvet


    shouldnt they have some kind of 'the shield' type task force to remove these undesirebles?! Im sick of seeing them from the landcrusier while my daddy drives me to the golf club. :mad:


  • #8
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    flippythewarvet wrote: »
    shouldnt they have some kind of 'the shield' type task force to remove these undesirebles?!

    Good idea.

    Would fully support it.


  • #9
    dogmatix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭dogmatix


    One of those guys was hanging around the long mile road-nass road junction a few months back. They must reckon there is more money to be had panhandling the well off people in and around the beacon. Unless they have just been discharged from the beacon hospital - perhaps their VHI plan E just ran out and they need the money to get back in and complete treatment?


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