Mental stuff you saw during the snow

Deus Ex Machina · 04-12-2010 02:32PM #1

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is so common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

Mr Benevolent · 04-12-2010 02:33PM

Not really, everyone's fairly cautious this year.

Jesus Wept · 04-12-2010 02:33PM

No, I didn't see anything like that.
Heard about snowballs@cars though.

Princess Peach · 04-12-2010 02:34PM

Many, many snow penises.

mikom · 04-12-2010 02:34PM

You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds.

Basq · 04-12-2010 02:35PM

Cold white flakes falling from the sky at regular occurrences..

.. I call it "devil rain"!

REPENT! REPENT! REPENT!

.. or to answer your question OP... no, not much strange!

stovelid · 04-12-2010 02:36PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Guilty as charged.

TPD · 04-12-2010 02:36PM

I'd probably laugh at the old people falling over too. I know I shouldn't, and I'd feel bad right after, but laughing at someone falling is just an instant reflex.

dr.bollocko · 04-12-2010 02:37PM

Some white crap fell from the sky. Stuck to my clothes. Then disappeared. Then I built a fort behind the sofa.
It's getting kinda crapfilled now tbh. Is the white stuff gone yet?

bonerm · 04-12-2010 02:37PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is some common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

It's just TNB (Typical kNacker Behaviour). The future is now.

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

Mr Benevolent · 04-12-2010 02:38PM

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Some white crap fell from the sky. Stuck to my clothes. Then disappeared. Then I built a fort behind the sofa.
It's getting kinda crapfilled now tbh. Is the white stuff gone yet?

There's a room upstairs for unloading the crap. It's a long hard journey, but it's worth it in the end.

Kitty-kitty · 04-12-2010 02:45PM

I saw a labrador in four little welly boots being walked!

Experienced rather than seen - a guy tripped beside the bus stop I was waiting at and grabbed onto me, but only ended up dragging me down under him. He was stunned, and obviously sorry, and he got up off of me and offered me a hand up.

The 83 bus passed.

He let me go, half up off the ground, to run for his bus, and of course I fell over again and badly hurt my shoulder. Romantic comedy moment ruined.

Pompey Magnus · 04-12-2010 02:58PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Ah how I miss Dublin.

Dudess · 04-12-2010 03:06PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is some common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Bar the laughing at old people falling (come on, hard not to!

) and the old folks' home thing (not particularly nice but nothing horrendous about it imo) holy sh1t! :eek:
The pram one and the church steps one and the crashing into a tree one - nut-jobbery!
No snow here, just major ice. Saw people literally skating down Patrick's Hill this morning - looked fun, if unnerving.

ScumLord · 04-12-2010 03:10PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

To be fair anyone slipping on ice is funny, I know it's bad for old people and I try not to laugh but it's impossible.

Michael B · 04-12-2010 03:13PM

ScumLord wrote: »

To be fair anyone slipping on ice is funny, I know it's bad for old people and I try not to laugh but it's impossible.

People slipping (and not badly injuring themselves) is funny. Old people (more than likely hurting themselves given that they're old!) isn't. Have a bit of respect ffs!

As for teenagers throwing snowballs at people in cars making them crash, at old people etc are just little scumbags. I hope it happens to them at some stage, little fcukers!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 04-12-2010 03:20PM

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Some white crap fell from the sky. Stuck to my clothes. Then disappeared. Then I built a fort behind the sofa.
It's getting kinda crapfilled now tbh. Is the white stuff gone yet?

enough about your fapping. This is serious!

Pompey Magnus · 04-12-2010 03:21PM

Michael B wrote: »

People slipping (and not badly injuring themselves) is funny. Old people (more than likely hurting themselves given that they're old!) isn't. Have a bit of respect ffs!

Spot on, a person with any shred of cop-on should realise there's nothing funny about an old person falling.

squeakyduck · 04-12-2010 03:21PM

kids throwing snowballs at busses, cars and passers by.

Cars getting stuck in the snow and wheels just spinning on the ice, people going out to push the car and snotting themselves on the car or falling in the ice.

Kids being dragged off the ground after falling on the ice.

When I was coming home from work, the bus could barely make it over the bridge of the canal at Dolphins Barn!

Tailbacks the whole way into town in the morning, and tailbacks the whole way out of town at night.

The UCD lake totally frozen over with the poor little duckies slipping and sliding all over the place.

Huge snowmen, really deep snow, and stranded cars!

stovelid · 04-12-2010 03:28PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Spot on, a person with any shred of cop-on should realise there's nothing funny about an old person falling.

It's not funny. It's hilarious.

nonsmoker · 04-12-2010 03:29PM

Kids blocked one of the main roads here with huge snowballs, when cars approached this area they were opening car doors and throwing snow into the cars ffs

phasers · 04-12-2010 03:32PM

I didn;t see it, but I read on the Motors forum that someone saw a fella in a RWD Beamer reverse home

Jamiekelly · 04-12-2010 03:32PM

nonsmoker wrote: »

Kids blocked one of the main roads here with huge snowballs, when cars approached this area they were opening car doors and throwing snow into the cars ffs

Thats just amazing planning.

Son Of A Vidic · 04-12-2010 03:38PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Spot on, a person with any shred of cop-on should realise there's nothing funny about an old person falling.

Indeed, I've seen to many elderly people suffer very serious consequences from falling in ice and snow, to be anywhere near being funny. If you do find it incredibly hilarious, head down to your nearest Emergency Room and spend a day or two there. You'll see then what I'm getting at.

Dr_Phil · 04-12-2010 03:41PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Anybody see anything else crazy?

Does the crazy amount of the "snow threads" count?

tommyhaas · 04-12-2010 03:44PM

I saw a few council workers working. Should have got a photo

Dubs · 04-12-2010 03:44PM

The things people have resorted to in this economical climate

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tvnutz · 04-12-2010 03:47PM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

It seems that when snow falls the rules which govern polite society fall apart. Everybody has seen cars pelted with snowballs, which is some common that it isn't recognised as being as dangerous as it actually is. But that is tame compared to a lot of what I saw. Some stuff:

Saw an old woman pelted with snowballs by a group of 13/14 year old girls as she struggled up the steps of a church.

Saw a group of older teens pushing people as they walked past on the slippy path.

A car sliding on the ice being pelted with snowballs while the driver held his hand on the horn in an effort to show that the situation was a bit more serious than those throwing the snowballs realised. The car then crashed into a tree.

Saw a mother with a pram having snowballs hurled in at the baby.

Snow shoveled into the entrance to an old folks home.

People laughing at older people falling in the street.

Anybody see anything else crazy?

Where the bloody hell do you live? Won't go looking for houses in your area anyway!

JJJJNR · 04-12-2010 03:53PM

Smoke coming from my wheels.. ie clutch

The Master · 04-12-2010 03:54PM

snowballs @ cars is nothing

In my area there's groups of kids hanging round at traffic lights and when cars are trying to pull off and their wheels are skidding the kids are running into the road and pushing the backs of the cars and making them spin round

cml387 · 04-12-2010 03:57PM

I know it wasn't here,but I reckon the lady in Kent who phoned 999 to report the theft of her snowman takes some beating.

Mental stuff you saw during the snow

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