Reclaim the streets / Critical Mass cycle ride

ferdi · 28-04-2006 12:39PM

its taking place a bank holiday buddy, dont be so bitter, relax.

Degsy · 28-04-2006 12:42PM

ferdi wrote:

its taking place a bank holiday buddy, dont be so bitter, relax.

It has no business taking place no matter when its happening.I'm not bitter i just hate idle layabout,tree-sucking,good-for-nothing,useless,smelly scrotes disrupting the city because of some half-baked hippy idealism.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 12:52PM

Degsy wrote:

I live 5 miles from work,i'm not gonna walk there and back very day.Dont be stupid.Supposing you live in Mullingar and work in Dublin..should you be expected to walk there and back because a bunch of dope smoking mendicants feel you might be damaging the environment?

Why not? I do (Sadnyford - terenure) Weather's great and I've lost nealy two stone in six months. And it costs nothing. If you live in Mullingar, get the train.

Some day you'll be expected to walk anyway because the government will tell you you ARE damagaing the environemnt.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 12:54PM

Degsy wrote:

It has no business taking place no matter when its happening.I'm not bitter i just hate idle layabout,tree-sucking,good-for-nothing,useless,smelly scrotes disrupting the city because of some half-baked hippy idealism.

Demonstrations shouldn't take place...? Nice to know we live in a democracy. You're second setence is an oxymoron.

Degsy · 28-04-2006 12:55PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Why not? I do (Sadnyford - terenure) Weather's great and I've lost nealy two stone in six months. And it costs nothing. If you live in Mullingar, get the train.

Some day you'll be expected to walk anyway because the government will tell you you ARE damagaing the environemnt.

Firstly,i dont need you t o tell me how to get to work and secondly the second part of your post is pure,unnadulterated gibberish!

dregin · 28-04-2006 01:04PM

Troll.

Stromecek · 28-04-2006 01:29PM

I think through all the ridiculous name calling and labelling so far in this thread people are completly missing the point, imho the idea behind the reclaim the streets is quite valid one. I'm currently living in Praha and there was a critical mass cycle here last week which passed off without incident and actually raised the debate about in what kind of way we use our civic space, what kind of eviroment we live in, in our cities. This city along with many more all around Europe are moving more towards a pedestrian orrientated enviroment which is actually welcomed.
Now I've been to Dublin many times and I find it's the most bloody stressful, noisy, polluted place to walk around I've ever been and lots of people who have visited comment on this, it's a shame because Dublin can be extremely good craic so I can see no reason why this question shouldn't be raised for debate to try and make Dublin a more harmonious and better place to live.
Anyways gotta run, I've got a very important hugging session with some trees in half an hour, TAXI!

ferdi · 28-04-2006 01:32PM

dregin wrote:

Troll.

lets hope so

dregin · 28-04-2006 01:40PM

Noone trying to actually take a constructive part in a debate could possibly expect to be taken seriously putting their argument forward in such an agressive manner..... or could they?

JimmySmith · 28-04-2006 01:40PM

ferdi wrote:

your a slave to money then you die boys, dont let life pass you by
you may think its stupid but you only get one shot at enjoying this world and for me that does not equal driving around in a little tin box and working your self to death in persuit of meaningless items.

But if we all acted like hippies and didnt work or pay tax then where would the money come from that the lazy layabout hippies scrounge from our tax system?

ferdi · 28-04-2006 01:49PM

thank you for that pearl of wisdom Jimmy, do you think that none of the people that reclaim the streets work? get real. its on a bank holiday so people can go cause they're not in work and so it causes less disruption to commerce.

Degsy · 28-04-2006 02:21PM

ferdi wrote:

thank you for that pearl of wisdom Jimmy, do you think that none of the people that reclaim the streets work? get real. its on a bank holiday so people can go cause they're not in work and so it causes less disruption to commerce.

And because they know they're going to be unpopular and doubly so if they cause any REAL disruption.Its all completely pointless,another way of diverting Garda resoources away from where they're badly needed.Selfish wasters.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 02:24PM

Degsy wrote:

Firstly,i dont need you t o tell me how to get to work and secondly the second part of your post is pure,unnadulterated gibberish!

Am I telling you how to get to work...? Merely pointint out that it's possible.

And are you on the Reblican no-such-thing-as-global-warming side of the fence/ Or do you believe oil is eternal?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 02:26PM

Degsy wrote:

And because they know they're going to be unpopular and doubly so if they cause any REAL disruption.Its all completely pointless,another way of diverting Garda resoources away from where they're badly needed.Selfish wasters.

That why the Frnch do demonstrations so well??

Degsy · 28-04-2006 02:40PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Am I telling you how to get to work...? Merely pointint out that it's possible.

And are you on the Reblican no-such-thing-as-global-warming side of the fence/ Or do you believe oil is eternal?

I fail to see how me walking to work instead of getting the bus is going to make the oil reserves last any longer.Are they going to stop manufacturing plastic as well...plastic that for example is made into 2 litre cider bottles so beloved of big-isssue sellers?

Giblet · 28-04-2006 02:41PM

Hey guys, I found some sort of "Ban" stick, it talks. It's asking me to wave it around unrelentlessly!

IronMan · 28-04-2006 02:47PM

Let this thread live!!

Best thing I've read on boards in quite some time. Move it to the Thunderdome if needs be. Liking it.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 02:54PM

Degsy wrote:

I fail to see how me walking to work instead of getting the bus is going to make the oil reserves last any longer.Are they going to stop manufacturing plastic as well...plastic that for example is made into 2 litre cider bottles so beloved of big-isssue sellers?

It;s not just you - it's everyone - why should the world revolve around you..?
What do cider and the big issue have to do with anything?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 02:55PM

Giblet wrote:

Hey guys, I found some sort of "Ban" stick, it talks. It's asking me to wave it around unrelentlessly!

Unrelentlessly? Degsy is the only one generalising about "hippies". And hey - he's funny!

Degsy · 28-04-2006 03:05PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Unrelentlessly? Degsy is the only one generalising about "hippies". And hey - he's funny!

yeah..i'm just enjoying myself!!:D

Degsy · 28-04-2006 03:15PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

It;s not just you - it's everyone - why should the world revolve around you..?
What do cider and the big issue have to do with anything?

Dont you know.. the people who attend these events are invariably big issue sellers,they drink warm cider ourt of plastic bottles and they have dogs on strings!
Oh yeah,and they smoke roll-ups!

FX Meister · 28-04-2006 03:32PM

Degsy wrote:

But THESE poxy hippies arent trying to stop a war..they're trying to mess up everybody's day for them because they've got nothing better to do.
Never mind sending in the gardai,they should have a paramilitary force of thugs armed with hurley sticks for just such a contingency and i shall be happy to offer my services!!

Would you not be too busy looting champion sports like said group on the day of the Ulster Love Parade in town?

Degsy · 28-04-2006 03:42PM

FX Meister wrote:

Would you not be too busy looting champion sports like said group on the day of the Ulster Love Parade in town?

Nah,i dont wear that kind of stuff.I'm a man of considerable refinement!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-04-2006 07:54PM

We could tell by some of the wording in your earlier posts!

Victor · 28-04-2006 11:18PM

Stekelly wrote:

So then can we all keep our roads that were built since about the turn of last century for our cars then?

Do you mean since 2000?

I accept you can keep the motorways.

JimmySmith wrote:

If there were no cars your streets would be mud piles and you would not be able to cycle on them.

Really? But its motor vehicles than do the most damage.

If you want the streets so much then i suggest you pay road tax which keeps them in good enough shape for all road users to use then.

The is no road tax in Ireland. Do you mean Motor Tax? Whcih goes to the Local Government Fund and can be spent on anything?

Degsy wrote:

Firstly,i dont need you t o tell me how to get to work and secondly the second part of your post is pure,unnadulterated gibberish!

How about you actually get back to work instead of posting here?

WhiteWashMan · 28-04-2006 11:54PM

Degsy wrote:

Firstly,i dont need you t o tell me!

then i suggest you shut up, follow your own advice and stop telling other people what they dont need.

take the hint.

darkman2 · 29-04-2006 01:10AM

Ppl have the right to use their cars as much as they like IMO. Enviromentalists are about as relevent as a fly on the windowsill.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-04-2006 01:19AM

darkman2 wrote:

Ppl have the right to use their cars as much as they like IMO. Enviromentalists are about as relevent as a fly on the windowsill.

We-hay! Another narrow-minded slefish ****-everyone else post!

So what's your plan when we suddenly realise we've got cars everywhere and no space for new roads...? (It's amazing how quickly drivers either shut up or go on selfish power-crazed rants when you ask this question....)

Point about environmentalists is taken, but then so is the fact that we live in a filthy, polluted and lazy city.

darkman2 · 29-04-2006 01:53AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

We-hay! Another narrow-minded slefish ****-everyone else post!

So what's your plan when we suddenly realise we've got cars everywhere and no space for new roads...? (It's amazing how quickly drivers either shut up or go on selfish power-crazed rants when you ask this question....)

Point about environmentalists is taken, but then so is the fact that we live in a filthy, polluted and lazy city.

Yeah, maybe in 500 years. I will dead and gone by then, why should I care?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-04-2006 02:05AM

darkman2 wrote:

Yeah, maybe in 500 years. I will dead and gone by then, why should I care?

Selfish one, then... and I'm told the timescale is more like 50, judging by Dublin's economic growth and expansion. Still, if that waht you want for your kids...

Reclaim the streets / Critical Mass cycle ride

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