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So that's where my punctures are coming from...

  • 01-06-2010 3:16pm
    #1
    cosmic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,175 ✭✭✭


    Lately I've been getting a lot of punctures as, careful as I am, my tyres are getting embedded with glass all the time. I was wondering about why this has been happening so much lately, as I've been cycling in Dublin City and surrounds for 11 years now and it's never been this bad. Then yesterday, as I was cycling up Bolton Street I saw a Corporation worker sweeping up glass on the footpath. 'Good to see', I thought, until I got closer and saw that, instead of sweeping it into the dustpan thing he was holding in his other hand, he was sweeping it right into the bike lane. He even swept a load right out in front of me as I cycled by. All I could manage was a "For f***'s sake", because I was completely gobsmacked! Shocking stuff :eek::mad:


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  • #2
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    cosmic wrote: »
    Lately I've been getting a lot of punctures as, careful as I am, my tyres are getting embedded with glass all the time. I was wondering about why this has been happening so much lately, as I've been cycling in Dublin City and surrounds for 11 years now and it's never been this bad. Then yesterday, as I was cycling up Bolton Street I saw a Corporation worker sweeping up glass on the footpath. 'Good to see', I thought, until I got closer and saw that, instead of sweeping it into the dustpan thing he was holding in his other hand, he was sweeping it right into the bike lane. He even swept a load right out in front of me as I cycled by. All I could manage was a "For f***'s sake", because I was completely gobsmacked! Shocking stuff :eek::mad:

    what did dublin corporation have to say when you rang them ? .


  • #3
    kennyb3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭kennyb3


    jwshooter wrote: »
    what did dublin corporation have to say when you rang them ? .
    +1 i would of asked for his name or tried to spot a corp truck parked nearby and report him


  • #4
    cosmic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,175 ✭✭✭cosmic


    jwshooter wrote: »
    what did dublin corporation have to say when you rang them ? .

    The 2222222 number had me on hold for ages and I couldn't find a direct number for the pollution/litter people. I sent then an email earlier this evening though. We'll see...


  • #5
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    Get "Marathon Plus" puncture resistant tyres, you'll get few to no punctures and never look back.


  • #6
    actuallylike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,450 ✭✭✭actuallylike


    cosmic wrote: »
    Then yesterday, as I was cycling up Bolton Street I saw a Corporation worker sweeping up glass on the footpath.
    I'm afraid that was my glass, some little scrote smashed my car window there the other day.


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