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Dun Laoghaire Traffic & Commuting Chat

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    #2402
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,827 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Zaney wrote: »
    In Dún Laoghaire itself today when a business was setting out tables that I couldn’t walk past on the pavement, with the buggy, I asked if space could be left to get past. The response was “f*#k off”. I think the person regretted their gut response when I challenged them, so I won’t mention the business. But the residual pavement space in some locations is just awful.

    I wouldn't put up with that ignorance for anything. Not asking you to name them here, but I'd be going after the Council to remove their outdoor space. They're only there in the first place with the consent of the Council and the good grace of local people.


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    #2403
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    I wouldn't put up with that ignorance for anything. Not asking you to name them here, but I'd be going after the Council to remove their outdoor space. They're only there in the first place with the consent of the Council and the good grace of local people.

    On the basis of one side of half a story, you want the council to remove outdoor space from businesses trying to get going after a pandemic lockdown?
    Seems a bit extreme wouldn't you think?


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    #2404
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    So, did you manage to get past, or did you have to go back home?

    The options normally are to go down onto the street or turn back so as long as you are happy to push your children into oncoming traffic it's not a big deal.


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    #2405
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    The options normally are to go down onto the street or turn back so as long as you are happy to push your children into oncoming traffic it's not a big deal.

    Speculation aside, is that not what I am trying to establish? And how do you know it was oncoming traffic? May very well have been following traffic!


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    #2406
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,439 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    If you can reconcile some of the quality of these frequent photoshoots with a camera phone being used, good for you. I've been at more of those events than I care to remember down the years and its always professionals, I can even name the two main providers.

    I remember the Indo covering the costs in a wider FoI story once. You could always send one in yourself to DCC or DLR and see what comes back.

    The photo quality of a new top of the range camera phone would beat most DSLRs.

    Maybe you should do the FOI if you're so concerned, instead of spreading rumours.


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    #2407
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Speculation aside, is that not what I am trying to establish? And how do you know it was oncoming traffic? May very well have been following traffic!

    Even worse you can't see it coming, why are you trying to establish what happened does it make any difference to you?


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    #2408
    Zaney
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭Zaney


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Speculation aside, is that not what I am trying to establish? And how do you know it was oncoming traffic? May very well have been following traffic!

    Why do you need to know. Does it make it acceptable if I can walk out onto the road with the buggy?

    As it happened there were cars parked kerbside so I couldn’t. I turned back as far as to where I could cross to the other side , walked along the other side of the road till past the premises and then crossed again to get back to where I was going.


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    #2409
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Even worse you can't see it coming, why are you trying to establish what happened does it make any difference to you?

    Well it might make a difference to me, if I'm pushing a buggy down there in the future. Or maybe I have a thing about overcrowded pavements. Could be a million reasons.

    I see you got the point about oncoming vs following traffic, well done.


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    #2410
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Zaney wrote: »
    Why do you need to know. Does it make it acceptable if I can walk out onto the road with the buggy?

    As it happened there were cars parked kerbside so I couldn’t. I turned back as far as to where I could cross to the other side , walked along the other side of the road till past the premises and then crossed again to get back to where I was going.

    This is a discussion board after all and you can look to the previous post to see why I might need to know.

    But while not desirable, it doesn't make it unacceptable that a parent might have to push a buggy on a road. So long as it is not done recklessly, its not the M50, or not as the previous poster stated that children are pushed into oncoming traffic, then its probably fine!


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    #2411
    Zaney
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭Zaney


    Mav11 wrote: »
    This is a discussion board after all and you can look to the previous post to see why I might need to know.

    But while not desirable, it doesn't make it unacceptable that a parent might have to push a buggy on a road. So long as it is not done recklessly, its not the M50, or not as the previous poster stated that children are pushed into oncoming traffic, then its probably fine!

    Yep undesirable - sums up Dun Laoghaire pretty well.


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    #2412
    Zaney
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭Zaney


    Was in Dun Laoghaire again today. Bits and Pizza’s have a new rooftop dining area.


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    #2413
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Zaney wrote: »
    Yep undesirable - sums up Dun Laoghaire pretty well.

    Hi Zaney, just back from DL the place was hoppin', great athmosphere it was brilliant!

    I have to pull you up on this. Dun Laoghaire is edgy, Dun Laoghaire is interesting, Dun Laoghaire has its fair share of gougers but Dun Laoghaire is never sanitised, never pasturesied and certainly NEVER undesirable. Maybe just not for you?

    BTW I cycled through Marine rd., Georges St., Monkstown etc and saw nowhere that the street furniture would cause somebody with a buggy to move onto the road. I think that there is a bit more to your original story, is there?


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    #2414
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Well it might make a difference to me, if I'm pushing a buggy down there in the future. Or maybe I have a thing about overcrowded pavements. Could be a million reasons.

    I see you got the point about oncoming vs following traffic, well done.

    You seem to want to be antaganostic for some reason, I'll leave you to it.


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    #2415
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    But while not desirable, it doesn't make it unacceptable that a parent might have to push a buggy on a road.

    On this I absolutely disagree. If there is a footpath no one with a buggy or a wheelchair should be unable to use it.


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    #2416
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    You seem to want to be antaganostic for some reason, I'll leave you to it.

    Can't see any antagonism myself, but if you're unhappy about being pulled up on wild, unsubstantiated, makey uppy, hyperbolic statements, off you go!


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    #2417
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Can't see any antagonism myself, but if you're unhappy about being pulled up on wild, unsubstantiated, makey uppy, hyperbolic statements, off you go!

    I can only assume you have been drinking in the sun, if you have any evidence of wild Unsubstantiated make uppy hyperbolic statements that I have made please share them, otherwise have another can for yourself.


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    #2418
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    On this I absolutely disagree. If there is a footpath no one with a buggy or a wheelchair should be unable to use it.

    Agreed, didn't see any evidence of it myself today!


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    #2419
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    The options normally are to go down onto the street or turn back so as long as you are happy to push your children into oncoming traffic it's not a big deal.
    Cyrus wrote: »
    I can only assume you have been drinking in the sun, if you have any evidence of wild Unsubstantiated make uppy hyperbolic statements that I have made please share them, otherwise have another can for yourself.

    What about that one. And yes I had a few pints in Dunphys, very nice they were too! You should try it!


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    #2420
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    What about that one. And yes I had a few pints in Dunphys, very nice they were too! You should try it!

    Makes sense, and your previous post contradicted yourself BTW.


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    #2421
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Makes sense, and your previous post contradicted yourself BTW.

    Spell the contradiction out. Can't see it!


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    #2422
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Spell the contradiction out. Can't see it!

    I'll do it tomorrow when you have come round.


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    #2423
    Gareth Keenan
    Registered Users Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Gareth Keenan


    local resident David McWilliams makes his case for DL to be the winner of the best place in Ireland to live in 2021 (Irish Times)

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    #2424
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    I'll do it tomorrow when you have come round.

    Ah now, that's a very weak response, surely you can do better than that? BTW they were non alcoholic pints, I was cycling!


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    #2425
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Ah now, that's a very weak response, surely you can do better than that? BTW they were non alcoholic pints, I was cycling!

    If that's the case you wouldn't need me to spell out the obvious :D


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    #2426
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    If that's the case you wouldn't need me to spell out the obvious :D

    Please do. Spell out the bleedin' obvious.


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    #2427
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,827 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Gareth Keenan wrote: »
    local resident David McWilliams makes his case for DL to be the winner of the best place in Ireland to live in 2021 (Irish Times)

    Screenshot-2021-06-12-185900.png

    Ambitious, but its far from hitting those markers quite yet.


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    #2428
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Gareth Keenan wrote: »
    local resident David McWilliams makes his case for DL to be the winner of the best place in Ireland to live in 2021 (Irish Times)

    Screenshot-2021-06-12-185900.png

    I must say I know Cobh quite well and can see huge similarities. Maybe that is why I like DL.


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    #2429
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,827 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Kingstown and Queenstown.


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    #2430
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,702 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Mav11 wrote: »
    Please do. Spell out the bleedin' obvious.

    You agreed with me when I said if there was a footpath no one with a buggy or in a wheel chair should be unable to use it after very recently saying a buggy on the road wasn't unacceptable .


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    #2431
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,240 ✭✭✭Mav11


    Cyrus wrote: »
    You agreed with me when I said if there was a footpath no one with a buggy or in a wheel chair should be unable to use it after very recently saying a buggy on the road wasn't unacceptable .

    For Gods sake, you really are scrapping the end of the barrel now.

    Look back, I said it wasn't desirable but not completely unacceptable. I don't know what world you live in, but in my world people have to go onto the road occasionally. It's not the end of the world, no need to have a constitutional referendum or call in the Health and Safety inspectors. Get a grip!


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