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Joyrider attacks an electricity pylon with a Hymac in Co Offaly.

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  • #2
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭x in the city


    spaced.......


  • #3
    Lurching
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭Lurching


    Id love to know what they were trying to do!


  • #4
    Bazzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    Obviously didnt want power to an alarm or camera somewhere. And in a digger SMELL of ATM going missing


  • #5
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Metadrone. CLOSE THE HEADSHOPS

    :pac:


  • #6
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    Zulu wrote: »
    Metadrone. CLOSE THE HEADSHOPS

    :pac:

    Seems to be the new scape goat!

    Sure why don't we blame it on global warming aswell! :P


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  • #7
    mullingar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,338 ✭✭✭mullingar


    I can think of a lot of cars that I would love to joyride in ;), but come on, a feckin digger?

    PL1278201_The_scene_242863s.jpg


  • #8
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,254 ✭✭✭Yawns


    can't say they weren't being unique!

    "Sure all my friends are joy riding avenis and civics. Wanted to be different bud..."


  • #9
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    From what ive heard it wasn't your typical joyrider


  • #10
    me_right_one
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭me_right_one


    What age was this fella?


  • #11
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    me_right_one wrote: »
    What age was this fella?
    Real age or mental age? :confused:


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  • #12
    me_right_one
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭me_right_one


    Whats the background to all this? Is this person known around the area as a troublemaker or had he a gripe with the ESB or something? Or was it just a case of teenage scumbags doing what they do?

    I was in class many moons ago. The lights buzzed for a few secs, then went on as normal. Found out later that day that a lad working a palfinger clearing up scrap in a nearby travellers camp hit the power lines. I remember it so well. Poor lad died.


  • #13
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Davy wrote: »
    From what ive heard it wasn't your typical joyrider

    Well..?


  • #14
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    me_right_one wrote: »
    Whats the background to all this? Is this person known around the area as a troublemaker or had he a gripe with the ESB or something? Or was it just a case of teenage scumbags doing what they do?

    More a gripe with the OPW from what ive heard. How true it is i dont know, but thats what some people are saying


  • #15
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    Must have been travellers trying to get the copper


  • #16
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Paparazzo wrote: »
    Must have been travellers trying to get the copper

    Would you take the chance of getting killed by 200 thousand volts ;) and i dont think there is any copper overhead lines, its all aluminium and steel so defo wouldnt be worth it


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