4 Squad Cars called to the Social Welfare Office this morning.

Aiel

Heard from a courier who was working in town earlier that 4 squad cars were outside the Dole Office down by the Libary this morning.Apparently a guy lost the head in there and others in the que joined in and it took 4 squad cars full of gardai to control the situation.Its important to note that theres nothing about this incident on Galwaynews.ie or anything yet so it may not have been all that much.Cant say im surprised by an incident like that happening though,there's an awfull atmosphere in that place at the best of times.

dolphin city

get used to it - these are the first rumblings in a very large thunder storm to hit these shores very very soon. I actually heard the sirens flying by this morning and thought it was an accident or somthing.

Wompa1

Wonder what they lost the head over

Dutchess

My fella works in there. So apparently a guy came in wearing a balaclava and army gear. He opened his jacket to show a t-shirt underneath with some kind of protest slogan on it. He proceeded to set off the fire alarm and then just stood there until the Gardai took him away. He lost his head over the habitual residency conditions, he is Irish but lived in the UK for most of his life so must have been refused the dole because of it.

Edgedinblue

i'm bloody delighted someone kicked up a fuss in there, its about time. im surprised i havnt lost the plot a few times in there myself, they do nothing but eat the head of ya when ya go in. i'm sooo sorry you have a job and i dont, god forbid you have to do something :mad:

Redhairedguy

Didn't someone try to burnt the dole office down recently?

Just walked in and started pouring petrol on the floor....

Dutchess

Edgedinblue wrote: »

i'm bloody delighted someone kicked up a fuss in there, its about time. im surprised i havnt lost the plot a few times in there myself, they do nothing but eat the head of ya when ya go in. i'm sooo sorry you have a job and i dont, god forbid you have to do something :mad:

never mind the fact that theyre working 5 people's jobs, get treated like crap by signers and co workers alike and might be losing their house come the next budget:rolleyes:

Dutchess

Redhairedguy wrote: »

Didn't someone try to burnt the dole office down recently?

Just walked in and started pouring petrol on the floor....

yep

Edgedinblue

what about the people in the queue who havnt got a penny for the last 6 months (like myself), who might not have somewhere to live tomorrow never mind when the budget comes in. least they have jobs.

All the times ive been in there i have never once seen someone who was there signing on giving out, they're getting their money theres no prob.

Redhairedguy

The long haired bearded dude makes my time there a pleasure whenever he's serving me.

Dutchess

Redhairedguy: that is the man that I have the pleasure of sharing my life with
Edgedinblue: I know. It's just that most people have it rough right now and their hands are tied in a lot of the cases. To be fair, I did get treated like **** in there once when I was applying for a PPS no so there are some sh*theads in there but theyre not all like that.

skelliser

long haired bearded dude!!

he's dead on, the other stuck up biddies workin in there could learn something from him!

Dutchess

skelliser wrote: »

long haired bearded dude!!

he's dead on, the other stuck up biddies workin in there could learn something from him!

this'll make his day now when I get him to read it:)

Tomebagel

the guy with the beard is the only good thing about that place

That's insane though, like someone has said, it's only the start. I can imagine things getting much worse.

I do love how this thread has ended up with everyone complimenting this beardy guy. It just goes to show that being pleasant to people and treating them with respect really does pay off and it's what people need, especially during times like these. He should be proud of himself.

03046290

I love that bearded guy

I'm always crossing my fingers I get him. Very sound guy and no bull****!

Edgedinblue

I think ill have to make an appoinment with this beardy man, i always get stuck with the dried up angry at the world biddies!!

Can we just change the title to "Dole Office Beardy Guy Appreciation Thread"?

Dutchess

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055622172&page=6

post 82;)

had him on the phone there. he read it all and he's very chuffed:)

skelliser

Dutchess wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055622172&page=6

post 82;)

had him on the phone there. he read it all and he's very chuffed:)

Ya thats him!!

legend!!

All hail the beardy dude!!

HUZZAH!!
HUZZAH!!

grosser

Hey guys, thanks for the nice comments. really makes my day!

Kristopherus

Have you access to boards.ie at work???? Blocked for most PS workers:eek:

grosser

I do.at home at the mo.

scoobygirl

Where did ye get the hedgehog?

Mrs OBumble

dolphin city wrote: »

get used to it - these are the first rumblings in a very large thunder storm to hit these shores very very soon.

Where do you get that from?

My own signals are that things here are getting better. I've started getting emails about jobs in the UK that the recruiters are really struggling with (so they're trying anyone even vaguely possible). And calls about jobs in Dublin. And I've applied for 13 jobs in Galway in the last two months alone, and they were all reasonable jobs that I'd have a serious chance of getting (none of the silly ones that there was no chance of them hiring me) - two were even professional IT roles.

Edgedinblue wrote: »

I think ill have to make an appoinment with this beardy man, i always get stuck with the dried up angry at the world biddies!!

It's a while since I was there, but there was only one old wan who I dreaded (usually took several tickets, so that if my number came up at her window I could just ignore it!)


I can kinda sympathise with the lad this morning... except that there are other ways besides living here for two years to prove habitual residency.

Kintarō Hattori

I don't live in Galway, haven't been there in years but............. go beardy guy.... yay!

distraction

change of direction in thread but...

grosser you are a living hero! keep up the good work, might see you on Monday

DeVore

Wow... its amazing (and gratifying) to see a thread about a PS worker without the word "scum" in it

(I had this thread on my watch-list for possible warfare )


Ummm go go beardy guy I guess.

DeV.

Edgedinblue

So Mr.Beardy Man face, do tell why i'm waiting over 6 months for JSA?!!! otherwise i'll be the next to [ModEdit]voice my opinion in[/ModEdit] that place!

Rowley Birkin QC

Have never set foot in the Galway social welfare office but Long Haired Beardy Guy™ must be one hell of a dude to have people be complimentary about their experience in a SWO!

Dutchess

Edgedinblue wrote: »

So Mr.Beardy Man face, do tell why i'm waiting over 6 months for JSA?!!! otherwise i'll be the next to [ModEdit]voice my opinion in[/ModEdit] that place!

if you have money for [ModEdit]placards[/ModEdit] or ingredients for [ModEdit]placards[/ModEdit] I'm sure you're grand.

ArtSmart

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Have never set foot in the Galway social welfare office but Long Haired Beardy Guy™ must be one hell of a dude to have people be complimentary about their experience in a SWO!

(i'm laughing at the TM)

grosser

Edgedinblue wrote: »

So Mr.Beardy Man face, do tell why i'm waiting over 6 months for JSA?!!! otherwise i'll be the next to bomb that place!

Hi Edgedinblue, I wont bulls**t you. I don know why it is taking so long. Have you gone to your community welfare officer?

DeVore

DeVore wrote: »

Wow... its amazing (and gratifying) to see a thread about a PS worker without the word "scum" in it

(I had this thread on my watch-list for possible warfare )


Ummm go go beardy guy I guess.

DeV.

Completely agree with you DeV. Like I said, it just goes to show how being polite and treating people with respect can go a long long way.

Edgedinblue

Dutchess wrote: »

if you have money for [ModEdit]placards[/ModEdit] or ingredients for [ModEdit]placards[/ModEdit] I'm sure you're grand.

There's always a few household ingredients my dear! A quick trip to Tesco and a few yoyos is all thats needed

grosser wrote: »

Hi Edgedinblue, I wont bulls**t you. I don know why it is taking so long. Have you gone to your community welfare officer?

Ah i have indeed, they've been quite helpful in the last few months. Without them id actually be homeless

Dutchess

fair enough, chemistry was never my strong suit. please announce in advance so grosser can take the day off!

Edgedinblue

I will of course!

Xiney

Edgedinblue - it took 8 months for my JSA claim to come through, 18 months ago. That was some backpay cheque!! :eek:

(We survived on Mr Xiney's earnings + savings 'til then, for the record)


Eventually I just started showing up about once a day to ask when it was going to get processed. May not have been the nicest thing to do but I was getting rather sick of it at that stage.

charlemont

go on the bearded guy

hondasam

DeVore wrote: »

Wow... its amazing (and gratifying) to see a thread about a PS worker without the word "scum" in it

(I had this thread on my watch-list for possible warfare )


Ummm go go beardy guy I guess.

DeV.

dont speak to soon, It might happen yet someone springs to mind.

Dunjohn

scoobygirl wrote: »

That's the guy, not beardy guy, the other guy.

Wow, a lot of big words there, and all of them correctly spelt. I'm not taking the piss out of the guy, but usually protesters have atrocious spelling for far smaller words. I'm genuinely impressed.

Give him the dole, we need more grammar sticklers in this country.

scoobygirl

scoobygirl wrote: »

That's the guy, not beardy guy, the other guy.

I kinda want that shirt now.

Lapin

Redhairedguy wrote: »

Didn't someone try to burnt the dole office down recently?

Just walked in and started pouring petrol on the floor....

Dutchess wrote: »

yep

What happened next?

He must have forgot his lighter because the dole office is still there. :pac:

Dutchess

Lapin wrote: »

What happened next?

He must have forgot his lighter because the dole office is still there. :pac:

sorry, this was actually not in Galway, but in Ballina.

He just left it at pouring petrol anyway, nothing else.

sue345

Redhairedguy wrote: »

The long haired bearded dude makes my time there a pleasure whenever he's serving me.

Definitely agree with ya there, Ive gotten him the last few times Ive had to go in and hes been really helpful and explained everything perfectly.....

MattKid

There was a long dark hair girl that used to work there (maybe she still does) who was always friendly, and when I went in still waiting for my JSA to be processed after 7 months, she took ownership of the problem and said she would get it dealt with and she would phone me back, after I complained that no one was responding to my requests.

She nearly got flowers from me for her help, but I couldn't afford them.

Anyway I got a job a month ago after 16 months, so I wish everyone else luck in their 'adventure'

po0k

MattKid wrote: »

There was a long dark hair girl that used to work there (maybe she still does) who was always friendly, and when I went in still waiting for my JSA to be processed after 7 months, she took ownership of the problem and said she would get it dealt with and she would phone me back, after I complained that no one was responding to my requests.

She nearly got flowers from me for her help, but I couldn't afford them.

Anyway I got a job a month ago after 16 months, so I wish everyone else luck in their 'adventure'

Fair play, but might you be able to buy her the flowers now maybe?
Would be a good morale boost. The bitterness will all be envious.

brigadoon

This is the nicest thread I've seen; since ever!!! Just goes to show that the good you do never goes unnoticed

Dunjohn

Certainly the nicest thread I've seen about a guy in a balaclava creating a civil incident.

Doom

Garda vans and a taped off area across the road from social welfare this morning, also a ghy setting up a video camera

Dutchess

from what I understood that had to do with the student protest