Do the 'lock hard' men still operate in Dublin?

anewme · 01-03-2020 09:05PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

The vacuum left by the 'lock hard' men is filled by 'any spare change' men.

Give them nothing either.

Any spare change, Bud?

whisky_galore · 01-03-2020 09:22PM

Armani Nice Prism wrote: »

Delusions of grandeur among country folk who came up to the big smoke. Even rte was riddled with them, civil service also filled positions with country people over Dubs.

Ah Jaysus de salt of de eart Dubs got shoved out of the civil service and forced to become parking attendants!

01-03-2020 10:08PM

My uncle knew Alice Glenn years ago (c.1950) and said she was a looker.

v638sg7k1a92bx · 02-03-2020 10:53AM

S. Goodspeed wrote: »

Bring well spoken equates to having delusions of grandeur? Jaysus we really are a begrudging bunch of ****

How is that well spoken?

topper75 · 02-03-2020 11:35AM

Terrontress wrote: »

... I’m not sure if there was the same threat of menace as I can’t speak Georgian.

I won't hold that against you. I gather it is one of the most complicated of all. I saw a youtube video on it once and just asked Why?

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

JohnnyFlash · 02-03-2020 11:39AM

My uncle was at the AI hurling final in 2018 where Galway ended their drought for senior hurling success. He was asked for, and handed over, 10 euro to some lockhard operating on a side street in Ballybough.

He just presumed it was still a thing. My uncle would be the sort of man who brings a biscuit tin full of ham sandwiches to a match, and who eats them out of the boot of the car. A very rural sort of man.

Castlekeeper · 02-03-2020 11:44AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Been a while since I parked in Dublin City Centre off peak, do the lock hard men still operate? I remember it back in the day it was pure intimidation, place a cap on your head and a newspaper in your hand controlling the free parking spaces and looking for a 'tip' from motorists. It was like something you would see in a Mafia region of Southern Italy, operating in full view of authorities.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0108/758711-the-lock-hard-men/

The first lady could be Eamon Ryan's mother!

Castlekeeper · 02-03-2020 11:46AM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

My uncle was at the AI hurling final in 2018 where Galway ended their drought for senior hurling success. He was asked for, and handed over, 10 euro to some lockhard operating on a side street in Ballybough.

He just presumed it was still a thing. My uncle would be the sort of man who brings a biscuit tin full of ham sandwiches to a match, and who eats them out of the boot of the car. A very rural sort of man.

That would have been Limerick, a much more severe drought ; )

Dyr · 02-03-2020 11:58AM

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Everyone was so well spoken in that clip apart from the lock hard men. I haven't seen them in years, they used to be outside hospitals before pay parking became the norm at them.

The only people who stop to be interviewed by RTE back then were the gentrified types, asking Alice Glen her opinion says it all

That RTE lad, bit of an attitude on him, getting stroppy with little oul fellas

GreeBo · 02-03-2020 12:01PM

Very common practice in South Africa still.

CrankyHaus · 02-03-2020 01:43PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

My uncle was at the AI hurling final in 2018 where Galway ended their drought for senior hurling success. He was asked for, and handed over, 10 euro to some lockhard operating on a side street in Ballybough.

He just presumed it was still a thing. My uncle would be the sort of man who brings a biscuit tin full of ham sandwiches to a match, and who eats them out of the boot of the car. A very rural sort of man.

Is it still a thing for big games in Croker though? I live round there and haven't noticed it but matchgoers pile their cars in everywhere, footpaths etc, so I assumed someone must be collecting money from them.

padd b1975 · 02-03-2020 01:53PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

The vacuum left by the 'lock hard' men is filled by 'any spare change' men.

And the junkie with the hospital name bracelet (usually about three years old)*

*The bracelet that is, not the junkie.

salmocab · 02-03-2020 02:00PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

My uncle was at the AI hurling final in 2018 where Galway ended their drought for senior hurling success. He was asked for, and handed over, 10 euro to some lockhard operating on a side street in Ballybough.

He just presumed it was still a thing. My uncle would be the sort of man who brings a biscuit tin full of ham sandwiches to a match, and who eats them out of the boot of the car. A very rural sort of man.

I remember years ago on the radio, Gerry Ryan I think it was a fella was on, he’d driven up for a match and was running a bit late and was looking for somewhere to park and some young lad said to park in a driveway as it was his uncles and he was away. He came back after the match and the owner had blocked him in, the young lad did it for a laugh and the owner wouldn’t move as he was sick of match day parking making their lives hard. The Garda if I remember right said they had no power to make him move his car. I might be misremembering the full facts but that was the jist.

harry Bailey esq · 02-03-2020 02:55PM

Still around. Usually on big gaa match days. Usually youngfellas around drumcondra

Limerick91 · 02-03-2020 05:02PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Very common practice in South Africa still.

In South Africa a few years ago. I agreed to pay the chap when I came back to the car.
By mistake I paid the wrong chap and all sort of cursing and threats followed!!

Utter Consternation · 02-03-2020 05:04PM

Limerick91 wrote: »

In South Africa a few years ago. I agreed to pay the chap when I came back to the car.
By mistake I paid the wrong chap and all sort of cursing and threats followed!!

How did you make this mistake?

jippo nolan · 02-03-2020 05:26PM

Utter Consternation wrote: »

How did you make this mistake?

Don’t answer!

Do the 'lock hard' men still operate in Dublin?

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