Election posters

dead shot

Don't forget those lovely posters hanging from every lamp post in the country

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perfect backing for target shooting etc,!!!!!!!!!!

Sparks

Eh, don't unless you get them to give them to you, or else it's technically theft.
And since most candidates wouldn't be happy with their face getting shot up as backing cards like that, they'd probably complain and that'd have to be the most galling thing ever.

dodderangler

Sparks wrote: »

Eh, don't unless you get them to give them to you, or else it's technically theft.
And since most candidates wouldn't be happy with their face getting shot up as backing cards like that, they'd probably complain and that'd have to be the most galling thing ever.

Surely can't be theft when half of them are just dumped on the ground.
I've seen them in bushes already

Sparks

Can you prove where you got them from when someone complains six months from now?

LIFFY FISHING

Sparks wrote: »

Can you prove where you got them from when someone complains six months from now?

You dont have to prove where they came from in 6 months, they have 2weeks to be removed, otherwise they are considered litter, and to be condidered as theft you must be proven to be seen removing them & as we all know the election is over do we wont see canditates for 3 more years so they wont be out checking

meathstevie

You know what they're great for if you can get your hands on them ( legally that is ) ? As roofing material in pheasant pens and chicken coops. They're fairly durable, let light through and they're for free. Mind you, the chickens and pheasants might get a bit sick having to look at a slick politicians mug all the time

allan450

already done 100,200,300,400 yards.first time trying out the z6i ballistic turret very accurate.

dodderangler

meathstevie wrote: »

You know what they're great for if you can get your hands on them ( legally that is ) ? As roofing material in pheasant pens and chicken coops. They're fairly durable, let light through and they're for free. Mind you, the chickens and pheasants might get a bit sick having to look at a slick politicians mug all the time

Was just about to say the same only with regards to aviaries and such.
I had them in me own for the hawk ( and hawks always Shiite on wall) and were great for keeping clean.

Sparks

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

You dont have to prove where they came from in 6 months, they have 2weeks to be removed, otherwise they are considered litter, and to be condidered as theft you must be proven to be seen removing them & as we all know the election is over do we wont see canditates for 3 more years so they wont be out checking

Candidate tells the cops you nicked them before the two weeks was up. Six months on, how do you prove that they're lying?

TriggerPL

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

You dont have to prove where they came from in 6 months, they have 2weeks to be removed, otherwise they are considered litter, and to be condidered as theft you must be proven to be seen removing them & as we all know the election is over do we wont see canditates for 3 more years so they wont be out checking

Wrong u can be done for possession of stolen property !!

And weather on the ground or not they remain the property of the candidate , and you can be prosecuted for having one with out permission .

And that is a fact ! On a brighter note my cousin got elected yeaterday !!

LIFFY FISHING

Sparks wrote: »

Candidate tells the cops you nicked them before the two weeks was up. Six months on, how do you prove that they're lying?

Yep "Politicians" dont lie

The "man" with the ladder gave me them!
.... lads a bit of cop on... its election posters for politicians we are talking about... no one remember the recession? .. we are upcycling rubbish, cant imagine Brian Hayes will need his agsin

TriggerPL

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

Yep "Politicians" dont lie

The "man" with the ladder gave me them!
.... lads a bit of cop on... its election posters for politicians we are talking about... no one remember the recession? .. we are upcycling rubbish, cant imagine Brian Hayes will need his agsin

A bit of cop on is right ! I'm sure if you ask for them ul get them cause there normally binned ! And we're not say you will get prosecuted !

Just stating where you atually stand on the matter , and as it's ileagal to take them down , boards is not the place for this conversation !

TriggerPL

I also wouldn be posting up pic of a politician head with holes in it on Facebook or anywhere else ! Licence would go by by !!

Vizzy

Firstly it is illegal to take them.
Secondly candidates have 1 week to remove them or else they are litter.

Most of the candidates would give you a few for free if you offered to take them down.

Heard a story yesterday, don't know how true it is, but one of the Healy Rae's was looking for a slogan.
His initials are/were JR, so his supporters put up a poster of him, fired a shot at it and hey presto - "Who shot JR ?"

Sparks

Vizzy wrote: »

Most of the candidates would give you a few for free if you offered to take them down.

And vizzy wins the prize as the first person to the point!

TriggerPL

Hey I should have go that prize I said it above !

It true I wouldn win a ride in a whore house !!

J.R.

dead shot wrote: »

Don't forget those lovely posters hanging from every lamp post in the country

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perfect backing for target shooting etc,!!!!!!!!!!

Friend I shoot with made one for free after last election.

His dogs sit quietly in boot of his jeep but he wanted to contain them and avoid floor carpet and side trim being destroyed with mud.

He got large election posters and cable tied and cut them to fit the shape of the two sides and back of his jeep boot.

He also had two cut, shaped & cable tied to cover the floor.

When not in use he could fold them, concertina style, and they stored, neatly standing inside his shed door, taking up the minimum of room.

When they got very dirty or began to smell he just hosed them.


When heading out for a hunt it only took a few minutes for him to take out the boot blind cover and then put in the 'floor' and the three sides. He just threw some old rubber mats on the floor and in jumped the dogs, ready to go.

When hunt was over and dogs fed he removed the posters from the boot in a matter of minutes. Boot remained spotless and smell free. When he popped the boot cover blind back in you'd never think there were three wet, smelly, dirty, muddy dogs in it previously.

I also put this in 'cage / pen for van'

mikeyboo

hey if the gaa can use them so can anyone and they didnt ask for them,just remove the posterfrom the front of it then they wont no where you got it from.

shoot to kill

Quality pattern plates for the shotie

Nekarsulm

Very handy if you have to slide under a car or jeep to fix something. I use Mary Harney for particulary dirty jobs!

LIFFY FISHING

All posters should be down by today...so now its open season.
Support your local politicians and save their blushes and fines by removing and recycling their posters.... careful now lads... its your civic duty not theft.. its part of been a good citizen.. and it ensures that our poles are clean, btw take the cable ties.. they drive me mad 2years after an elections.. cleansing rant

Sparks

Yeah, it's still theft without permission.
Yes, they should be gone, yes, the posters are breaking the littering law.
The littering law doesn't give you permission to nick them though.
Which is why anyone caught putting a poster up in the next few days that they "borrowed" in order to then report the poster and get the candidate fined would be done for theft...

Dian Cecht

Seriously? Has anyone been done for taking one? Or is this just more scaremongering?

Sparks

I love the way stating what the actual law is is thought of as scaremongering. :rolleyes:

Ask around a bit DC. You'll find a fair few of the political parties don't see people nicking their posters as harmless reuse, but expect them to be put back up on the poles after the deadline and reported as violations so that fines and bad PR result. If you really want these things, just ask for them, they're not going to be of much use in the future and you might well get thanked for your efforts.

Dian Cecht

I agree it'd be better to ask but if there were a few on the poles outside my house I wouldn't mind them putting them there (I know it's public/council property), so I doubt they'd mind me keeping them once the election is over

As for someone putting 'em back up :rolleyes: Haven't heard of that happening. Obviously you know more about it than me.

My point is, I doubt if I have a poster and am using it for an "innocent" reason that they're going to want to have me prosecuted. Lots of laws broken every day and people aren't prosecuted for them

.243

Dian Cecht wrote: »

Seriously? Has anyone been done for taking one? Or is this just more scaremongering?

not that i have heard,
that been said i dont think any politician has been done for littering either since the littering law on posters was brought in

shotie

all them (well most) posters get took down and then are brought to a drop of point to be recycled they will never be put back up on any pole again new ones will be used come a election time . as said above you can easly peel the poster from them and will have a plank board to use for what every ya want.

Eddie B

I've heard their ideal for making trenches for Fenn and Bodygrip traps!;-)

badshot

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Very handy if you have to slide under a car or jeep to fix something. I use Mary Harney for particulary dirty jobs!

you need a lot of help

Boiled-egg

Thought it was two weeks to take the posters down but according to "fix it Friday" on Ray Foley it is 7 days. So anything remaining as of yesterday is litter and candidates can be charged 150euro per poster.
Get a picture of today's newspaper beside the poster so you can argue that you were only picking up litter on such a date. One mans rubbish and all that....

Sparks

.243 wrote: »

not that i have heard,
that been said i dont think any politician has been done for littering either since the littering law on posters was brought in

Several have in this election just gone alone. It happens every election.

Also, today: http://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/06/05/stop-that-23/

Dian Cecht

Claiming "people" are putting them back up :rolleyes: Prove it or pay the fine, simple ! Typical of this country, always have an excuse or someone else to blame, no matter how stupid it is :rolleyes:

LIFFY FISHING

Sparks wrote: »

Several have in this election just gone alone. It happens every election.

Also, today: http://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/06/05/stop-that-23/

In fairness to her, I wouldnt mind looking at her for a while longer, pity she is on the wrong side of the country... yis are mad to be putting ugly politicans in power, you will be looking at them fir 4 years now

Sparks

Facepalming at the phoaring aside, if you honestly think you'll see any of them again before they're next canvassing for your vote...

laoch na mona

once te election is over its not theft i don't think, I've 2 for archery targets

laoch na mona

Sparks wrote: »

Facepalming at the phoaring aside, if you honestly think you'll see any of them again before they're next canvassing for your vote...

there there if you want them theres public meetings, ect on and they all hold clinics

Sparks

laoch na mona wrote: »

once te election is over its not theft i don't think, I've 2 for archery targets

Yeah, if the end of the election meant they weren't the property of the candidate anymore, then you couldn't fine the candidate for littering after the election either when they don't taken them down before the deadline...