Let's dedicate a thread to the positive things the traveling community bring to Irela

14dMoney

It's nearly Culture Night, so let's for once have a thread based on the positive and enriching aspects that the traveling community have had on our culture. Bigots will insist of focusing on the negatives, however there are so much positives which are always overlooked.

Salary Negotiator

It's fierce quiet round here.

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Name a few so...

Uncharted

Cheap refuse collection at very reasonable prices.



It's hard to see how they make a profit, when you consider the fee to enter large landfills with a loaded van or truck.

Maybe they are working at a loss for the good of the enviroment. Fair play to them.

blindside88

There’s already a thread like this running, the only positive thing I’ve seen written is that travelers don’t live near certain posters

ibarelycare

They always have really new tools for sale and don’t bother inconveniencing you with the original packaging or receipts or any of that kind of nonsense.

ibarelycare

They’re very considerate, often dropping in to check in on their elderly rural neighbours, sometimes when they haven’t even been asked to.

Uncharted

Many the leaky roof or faulty guttering has been replaced or repaired at the drop of a hat,especially for elderly people living alone.

An excellent service.

Run of the mill tradesmen would no doubt have to be called on the phone or something ludicrous like that.

DellyBelly

Uncharted wrote: »

Cheap refuse collection at very reasonable prices.



It's hard to see how they make a profit, when you consider the fee to enter large landfills with a loaded van or truck.

Maybe they are working at a loss for the good of the enviroment. Fair play to them.

If you think they bring them to the landfills then you are living in cloud cuckooland. Ever hear of flytipping...

KungPao

Yer only man for tarmac. Always laid on a solid hardcore base with the best of materials. No cutting corners with these lads. Honest as the day is long.

ibarelycare

DellyBelly wrote: »

If you think they bring them to the landfills then you are living in cloud cuckooland. Ever hear of flytipping...

Whoosh

DellyBelly

ibarelycare wrote: »

Whoosh

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Uncharted

DellyBelly wrote: »

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Wow.


These cows are small Dougal,but those cows over there are ........... being sarcastic.

SmartinMartin

@op, seriously why don't you start off with a few positives rather than just blindly asking the question. Personally I can't think of any, and I'm genuinely curious as to what they could be.

JohnnyFlash

They cleaned out my shed a few years back. Did a great job. Now I didn’t ask them to do it, and they took a few things they shouldn’t have, but they really are very helpful when it comes to stuff like that.

Keyzer

Snatch? Great film...

JohnnyFlash

They’ve kept alive the ancient Irish tradition of bare knuckle boxing.

Woke Hogan

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

ibarelycare

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

It’s ok, they can’t read

tabby aspreme

They eat spicy wedges and chicken rolls, three times a day, supporting local jobs, in filling station delis

pgj2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIuR-HjFho

Canis Lupus

I didn't really need my tv anyway. I'm reading much more now.

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DellyBelly wrote:

If you think they bring them to the landfills then you are living in cloud cuckooland. Ever hear of flytipping...

Ever hear of sarcasm :-)

kneemos

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

Why are they allowed?
If nothing else it's been done to death. I believe that's a thing around here?

14dMoney

kneemos wrote: »

Why are they allowed?
If nothing else it's been done to death. I believe that's a thing around here?

Read the thread title. I'm trying to have a discussion about the positive aspects of the traveling community. Your comments aren't helping.

Jimmy Garlic

ibarelycare wrote: »

They always have really new tools for sale and don’t bother inconveniencing you with the original packaging or receipts or any of that kind of nonsense.

Welders with cavity blocks inside. A simple design.

Being honest where I live everything would be better if there wasnt a halting site in the area. Sad but true.

Can't think of any positives TBH. I have met some very nice and decent individual travellers and my kids have played with a few. It's those people I feel sorry for. The effects of the bad travellers far outweigh the good ones.

kneemos

14dMoney wrote: »

Read the thread title. I'm trying to have a discussion about the positive aspects of the traveling community. Your comments aren't helping.

Here's somewhere to report racism.
Dunno who they are though.

https://www.ireport.ie/report-racist-incidents/

Woke Hogan

ibarelycare wrote: »

It’s ok, they can’t read

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

RollieFingers

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

On the phone they stole off someone.

14dMoney

RollieFingers wrote: »

On the phone they stole off someone.

And you have multi nationals like Apple robbing you and your country blind day by day, yet you choose to focus on something as small as a traveller stealing your phone. Bigotry.

ibarelycare

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

Nah I’m all good

sbsquarepants

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller

Give me a minute, i'm trying to, but some things are just so rare they are hard to even imagine. Can i be a unicorn who breathes fire and farts rainbows instead?

Uncharted

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

This place is gone to da dags.

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I’ll get lambasted out of it for this, but once upon a time some travellers did useful things. The alternative name tinkers was because some would be able to mend pots and pans, which was a handy skill back in the day.

Some of them were also quite talented musically, look at the Fureys.

Very little to none of this exists now. What they are now is beyond a joke, they are a danger to themselves and a danger to others and the position they find themselves in our society is largely down to how they behave and treat others in that society.

Badly Drunk Boy

14dMoney wrote: »

Read the thread title. I'm trying to have a discussion about the positive aspects of the traveling community. Your comments aren't helping.

If you were really bothered about discussing the positive aspects of the traveling community, you would have mentioned a few yourself.

So...where's your own list of 'positives which are always overlooked'.#?

14dMoney

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

If you were really bothered about discussing the positive aspects of the traveling community, you would have mentioned a few yourself.

So...where's your own list of 'positives which are always overlooked'.#?

They provide a rich tapestry of old life in Ireland.

They preserve a nomadic way of life.

Omackeral

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

Resorting to foul language. Tut tut. Probably learned from one of the call-out videos.

To be fair though, their call-out videos are genuinely hilarious. Sh*te in the Bucket, Kebab Balls and Junkies Bastard are like a Holy Trinity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cbK67QDhc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQWvwWdo2Qk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9dLgKK1Y6c

corner of hells

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Welders with cavity blocks inside. A simple design.

How do you know bout the welders with cavity blocks on them?
Were ya in the market for a cheap welder ?

Uncharted

corner of hells wrote: »

How do you bout the welders with cavity blocks on them?
Were ya in the market for a cheap welder ?

Hopefully,they sell dictionarys too.

Omackeral

Here's a real one though, they've won multiple medals for this country in boxing. Olympics medals are a fantastic achievement.

The Jman

They keep security firms in business, that kinda counts as a positive...

randd1

- Call out videos
- Country music festivals
- Cheap caravans
- Keeping the fake nail/boobtube/fake rhinestone/fast food industries afloat
- Regularly test companies/housing security setups for free

SmartinMartin

14dMoney wrote: »

And you have multi nationals like Apple robbing you and your country blind day by day, yet you choose to focus on something as small as a traveller stealing your phone. Bigotry.

Howya John.

Omackeral

They took loads of stuff out my skip last time which was very sound of them as it gave me extra room to pack more in. Didn't even inconvenience me by knocking on the door so I didn't really mind the rubbish strewn about.

tabby aspreme

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

I suppose one positive is, none of the men are Woke. No such thing as, Woke Connors, or Woke Stokes

Stevieluvsye

Do great deals on phonebooks, and provide laptop bags to hide said phonebook so you don't look like a pleb walking around with it in your arms

jester77

They know how to work with copper

Time

14dMoney wrote: »

They preserve a nomadic way of life.

What exactly is it about living with no electricity running water or sanitary facilities that is worth preserving?

randd1

14dMoney wrote: »

They preserve a nomadic way of life.

Then why do they insist on having free houses?

14dMoney

randd1 wrote: »

Then why do they insist on having free houses?

There's no such thing as a free house.