Mental stuff you saw during the snow

Deus Ex Machina

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is so common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

Mr Benevolent

Not really, everyone's fairly cautious this year.

Jesus Wept

No, I didn't see anything like that.
Heard about snowballs@cars though.

Princess Peach

Many, many snow penises.

mikom

You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds.

Basq

Cold white flakes falling from the sky at regular occurrences..

.. I call it "devil rain"!

REPENT! REPENT! REPENT!







.. or to answer your question OP... no, not much strange!

stovelid

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Guilty as charged.

TPD

I'd probably laugh at the old people falling over too. I know I shouldn't, and I'd feel bad right after, but laughing at someone falling is just an instant reflex.

dr.bollocko

Some white crap fell from the sky. Stuck to my clothes. Then disappeared. Then I built a fort behind the sofa.
It's getting kinda crapfilled now tbh. Is the white stuff gone yet?

bonerm

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is some common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

It's just TNB (Typical kNacker Behaviour). The future is now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWLByMshYIU

Mr Benevolent

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Some white crap fell from the sky. Stuck to my clothes. Then disappeared. Then I built a fort behind the sofa.
It's getting kinda crapfilled now tbh. Is the white stuff gone yet?

There's a room upstairs for unloading the crap. It's a long hard journey, but it's worth it in the end.

Kitty-kitty

I saw a labrador in four little welly boots being walked!

Experienced rather than seen - a guy tripped beside the bus stop I was waiting at and grabbed onto me, but only ended up dragging me down under him. He was stunned, and obviously sorry, and he got up off of me and offered me a hand up.

The 83 bus passed.

He let me go, half up off the ground, to run for his bus, and of course I fell over again and badly hurt my shoulder. Romantic comedy moment ruined.

Pompey Magnus

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Ah how I miss Dublin.

Dudess

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is some common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Bar the laughing at old people falling (come on, hard not to! ) and the old folks' home thing (not particularly nice but nothing horrendous about it imo) holy sh1t! :eek:
The pram one and the church steps one and the crashing into a tree one - nut-jobbery!
No snow here, just major ice. Saw people literally skating down Patrick's Hill this morning - looked fun, if unnerving.

ScumLord

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

To be fair anyone slipping on ice is funny, I know it's bad for old people and I try not to laugh but it's impossible.

Michael B

ScumLord wrote: »

To be fair anyone slipping on ice is funny, I know it's bad for old people and I try not to laugh but it's impossible.

People slipping (and not badly injuring themselves) is funny. Old people (more than likely hurting themselves given that they're old!) isn't. Have a bit of respect ffs!


As for teenagers throwing snowballs at people in cars making them crash, at old people etc are just little scumbags. I hope it happens to them at some stage, little fcukers!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Some white crap fell from the sky. Stuck to my clothes. Then disappeared. Then I built a fort behind the sofa.
It's getting kinda crapfilled now tbh. Is the white stuff gone yet?

enough about your fapping. This is serious!

Pompey Magnus

Michael B wrote: »

People slipping (and not badly injuring themselves) is funny. Old people (more than likely hurting themselves given that they're old!) isn't. Have a bit of respect ffs!

Spot on, a person with any shred of cop-on should realise there's nothing funny about an old person falling.

squeakyduck

kids throwing snowballs at busses, cars and passers by.

Cars getting stuck in the snow and wheels just spinning on the ice, people going out to push the car and snotting themselves on the car or falling in the ice.

Kids being dragged off the ground after falling on the ice.

When I was coming home from work, the bus could barely make it over the bridge of the canal at Dolphins Barn!

Tailbacks the whole way into town in the morning, and tailbacks the whole way out of town at night.

The UCD lake totally frozen over with the poor little duckies slipping and sliding all over the place.

Huge snowmen, really deep snow, and stranded cars!

stovelid

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Spot on, a person with any shred of cop-on should realise there's nothing funny about an old person falling.

It's not funny. It's hilarious.

nonsmoker

Kids blocked one of the main roads here with huge snowballs, when cars approached this area they were opening car doors and throwing snow into the cars ffs

phasers

I didn;t see it, but I read on the Motors forum that someone saw a fella in a RWD Beamer reverse home

Jamiekelly

nonsmoker wrote: »

Kids blocked one of the main roads here with huge snowballs, when cars approached this area they were opening car doors and throwing snow into the cars ffs

Thats just amazing planning.

Son Of A Vidic

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Spot on, a person with any shred of cop-on should realise there's nothing funny about an old person falling.

Indeed, I've seen to many elderly people suffer very serious consequences from falling in ice and snow, to be anywhere near being funny. If you do find it incredibly hilarious, head down to your nearest Emergency Room and spend a day or two there. You'll see then what I'm getting at.

Dr_Phil

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Anybody see anything else crazy?

Does the crazy amount of the "snow threads" count?

tommyhaas

I saw a few council workers working. Should have got a photo

Dubs

The things people have resorted to in this economical climate

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=988262&search=1

tvnutz

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is some common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

Where the bloody hell do you live? Won't go looking for houses in your area anyway!

JJJJNR

Smoke coming from my wheels.. ie clutch

The Master

snowballs @ cars is nothing

In my area there's groups of kids hanging round at traffic lights and when cars are trying to pull off and their wheels are skidding the kids are running into the road and pushing the backs of the cars and making them spin round

cml387

I know it wasn't here,but I reckon the lady in Kent who phoned 999 to report the theft of her snowman takes some beating.

Deus Ex Machina

tvnutz wrote: »

Where the bloody hell do you live? Won't go looking for houses in your area anyway!

A lot of what I saw happened in town or near UCD, but I suspect it is typical of a lot of areas.

raah!

I got a sore throat on saturday, so I stayed inside for the entire week. When I went out I saw two kids go behind some thing, I couldn't see what they were doing and then I walked into a pole. I think they were just getting some snow, but the little bastards made me walk into a pole! It didn't snow as much in cork.

Superbus

Walking to school, I saw a guy walking way too fast, with a massive strut; he didn't fall, he flew - he proceeded to land on a snowman, utterly demolishing it. It was a beautiful, beautiful moment. He wasn't really hurt either, not even his dignity, as I was the only person who saw it and I was on the other side of the road.

grungepants

My mate threw a snow ball at a taxi in town.The taxi started following us for about 15mins until my mate went up to it and asked why he was following us.The taxi driver sais "You broke my front window you little ****!".He was getting out of his car so we ran away!

cml387

grungepants wrote: »

My mate threw a snow ball at a taxi in town.The taxi started following us for about 15mins until my mate went up to it and asked why he was following us.The taxi driver sais "You broke my front window you little ****!".He was getting out of his car so we ran away!

A proud moment.I bet you'll tell your grandchildren about it.

havana

I was shocked by the number of people talking on their phones whilst driving over the last few days. Roads like an ice rink and they still feel their conversation is important enough to risk it!!!

Dudess

Michael B wrote: »

People slipping (and not badly injuring themselves) is funny. Old people (more than likely hurting themselves given that they're old!) isn't. Have a bit of respect ffs!

It's not like people (apart from nut-jobs) are gonna go out of their way to point and yell "Hahahahahahaha!" when an older person falls, but you can't help it if it makes you have a bit of a quiet giggle to yourself - if it's not a bad fall (obviously not a severe one resulting in injury). And it doesn't mean the person laughing wouldn't go over to help them (while holding in the laughter).

I fell on my arse and slid a good bit down a hill this morning - I wouldn't blame anyone for pissing themselves if they saw me (thank god it was early ). I certainly did.

cml387

Dudess wrote: »

It's not like people (apart from nut-jobs) are gonna go out of their way to point and yell "Hahahahahahaha!" when an older person falls, but you can't help it if it makes you have a bit of a quiet giggle to yourself - if it's not a bad fall (obviously not a severe one resulting in injury). And it doesn't mean the person laughing wouldn't go over to help them (while holding in the laughter).
I fell on my arse and slid a good bit down a hill this morning - I wouldn't blame anyone for pissing themselves if they saw me (thank god it was early ). I certainly did.

Is that a bit of a backtrack there Dudess?

Asphyxia

Cars sliding across the road in front of other cars that was the worst thing, I was walking my dog and I thought there was going to be a pile up. Thank God everything was okay.

Larianne

ScumLord wrote: »

To be fair anyone slipping on ice is funny, I know it's bad for old people and I try not to laugh but it's impossible.

Michael B wrote: »

People slipping (and not badly injuring themselves) is funny. Old people (more than likely hurting themselves given that they're old!) isn't. Have a bit of respect ffs!

Its no fukkin joke if an elderly person ends up breaking a leg or pelvis from a fall. Its a traumatic experience for the person. People don't realise how frightened elderly people are of falling - ice or no ice.

Absurdum

Dudess wrote: »

It's not like people (apart from nut-jobs) are gonna go out of their way to point and yell "Hahahahahahaha!" when an older person falls, but you can't help it if it makes you have a bit of a quiet giggle to yourself - if it's not a bad fall (obviously not a severe one resulting in injury). And it doesn't mean the person laughing wouldn't go over to help them (while holding in the laughter).

I fell on my arse and slid a good bit down a hill this morning - I wouldn't blame anyone for pissing themselves if they saw me (thank god it was early ). I certainly did.

this will never, ever stop being hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJAezIlvC2M

CrazyRabbit

I saw some mouthwash. I was really mentol.

/grabs coat

Overflow

stovelid wrote: »

It's not funny. It's hilarious.

obvious troll is obvious :rolleyes:

pickarooney

Redundant meme is redundant.


I saw the entire UK basically fall over on its arse and sit down crying for a week because of a few mm of snow. And they'll still be amazed by the next snowfall next year.

Celly Smunt

why is it necessary for idiots to clear the pavement outside their houses and dump all the snow in big piles onto the road? sometimes i worry about the stupidity of some people.

Fighting Irish

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

:rolleyes:

Nolanger

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Anybody see anything else crazy?

They cleared the snow off the roads but not off the footpaths.

kerrz

Saw a guy in a rear wheel drive bmw take a corner way too fast and spinning the car and then look shocked that it had happened ???:rolleyes:

Know a guy with a rear wheel drive merc that drove around for the last couple of days with sand bags in the boot to weigh the car down !:)

People shovelling snow off the footpath and onto the road and blocking car park spaces but sure at least the footpath is clear of snow and the water that's left will turn to ice and we can all ice skate home later .....

kids throwing snowballs at cars , buses etc...kids crossing road in front of oncoming cars and not caring that the car might not be able to stop in time....

stovelid

Overflow wrote: »

obvious troll is obvious :rolleyes:

Not really.

Absurdum wrote: »

this will never, ever stop being hilarious

Always amazed that he wasn't hurt. Looks like his head literally bounces off the ground.

Saila

raah! wrote: »

When I went out I saw two kids go behind some thing, I couldn't see what they were doing and then I walked into a pole. I think they were just getting some snow, but the little bastards made me walk into a pole! It didn't snow as much in cork.

telepathy/mind control/hypnosis is a bitch isnt it