What can we actually do to get the country back on it's feet?

Dwellingdweller · 20-04-2011 12:10AM #1

What can we do, as citizens of the Republic of Ireland, to actually assist ourselves in getting out of the mess we find ourselves in? I ask this in all seriousness, because most Irish people are actually doing everything they can to negate the effects of the recession. It seems like, at this stage, it's totally beyond our control and that our lives are at the mercy of forces beyond our comprehension.

Anyways. What do you think we could/should do as ordinary people, to try and drag ourselves out of this downward spiral?

landsleaving · 20-04-2011 12:12AM

In before:

The bondholders are burned
The public service are murdered
The bankers are brutalised
The immigrants are deported

purity · 20-04-2011 12:16AM

we're paying enough tax but we need a new government erm maybe let the Germans rule us as they seem to know what they r doing.

starbelgrade · 20-04-2011 12:16AM

Get drunk, have sex, have lots of kids, let them sort it out.

admiralofthefleet · 20-04-2011 12:16AM

tap into the massive potential of wind and wave energy and sell the electricity, build the metro

Schism · 20-04-2011 12:18AM

It's all in the turf. Needs more turf.

squod · 20-04-2011 12:18AM

Increase population by 75%. Increase employment to 100% of the available workforce. Pay the debts back within 30 years.....

Or

Invent something worth €200bn and sell it of to someone with a spare €200bn who likes that invention.

My favourite

Do what we should have done and spend money building wind pumped hydro generators and an inter-connector to Europe. Use the money earned to pay back our debts over the next 50 years.

dar4 · 20-04-2011 12:20AM

be happy
do nice nice things for those around u

admiralofthefleet · 20-04-2011 12:21AM

dar4 wrote: »

be happy
do nice nice things for those around u

i am the sun screen

bonerm · 20-04-2011 12:22AM

Cross the roads at traffic lights when they are green (or alternatively : lobby to get faster response traffic lights). Seriously the entire problem with the people of this country can be originated and captured here in a snapshot event. The lights never change quick enough so people cross wherever they can pissing drivers off and before you know it you have an entire country of Me Feiners stepping on everyones toes and ****ing the place up for everyone else.

Public service unreliablilty leads to mistrust leads to intrusion leads to ..... leads a ****ed up country. It's like Broken Window Theory meets the Butterfly Effect, except the problem in this particular spot of the world is traffic lights. Look at Germany. Lights change quickly for pedestrians. Result : Model country (mostly).

landsleaving · 20-04-2011 12:22AM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i am the sun screen

I am the walrus.

starbelgrade · 20-04-2011 12:23AM

There is a massive resistance to wind energy here for some reason. County Councils hate them & have refused or put on the long finger literally hundreds of planning applications for wind farms around the country.

The fact that so few are actually built means that the cost of importing turbines is still really high as there are no economies of scale involved.

And all because some people find them unsightly. Twats. I think they look really cool.

admiralofthefleet · 20-04-2011 12:25AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

There is a massive resistance to wind energy here for some reason. County Councils hate them & have refused or put on the long finger literally hundreds of planning applications for wind farms around the country.

The fact that so few are actually built means that the cost of importing turbines is still really high as there are no economies of scale involved.

And all because some people find them unsightly. Twats. I think they look really cool.

i 'think' the arklow wind bank got the go ahead- it will be the worlds biggest if/when completed

dar4 · 20-04-2011 12:25AM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i am the sun screen

hav u sea legs?

bonerm · 20-04-2011 12:25AM

landsleaving wrote: »

I am the walrus.

Hi Paul.

landsleaving · 20-04-2011 12:26AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

There is a massive resistance to wind energy here for some reason. County Councils hate them & have refused or put on the long finger literally hundreds of planning applications for wind farms around the country.

The fact that so few are actually built means that the cost of importing turbines is still really high as there are no economies of scale involved.

And all because some people find them unsightly. Twats. I think they look really cool.

The fact they're harmless, while the mobile phone masts people don't seem to object as strongly to despite their potential health risks, makes the whole thing even more baffling.

landsleaving · 20-04-2011 12:27AM

bonerm wrote: »

Hi Paul.

'Lo. o/

dar4 · 20-04-2011 12:28AM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i 'think' the arklow wind bank got the go ahead- it will be the worlds biggest if/when completed

all u people are missind the power of a tide/sea that controld by the moon 4 times a day as in in out in out thats how a tribine works a bit like the dnymino on your bike

Dwellingdweller · 20-04-2011 12:30AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

There is a massive resistance to wind energy here for some reason. County Councils hate them & have refused or put on the long finger literally hundreds of planning applications for wind farms around the country.

The fact that so few are actually built means that the cost of importing turbines is still really high as there are no economies of scale involved.

And all because some people find them unsightly. Twats. I think they look really cool.

Same, they add.. gravitas to boring mossy hills. :pac:

ejmaztec · 20-04-2011 12:31AM

We can build a big ark and fuck off.

Saila · 20-04-2011 12:33AM

Ironically, spend and continue to consume and get over the fact your house is and always will be worth a fraction of what you paid for it. What fraction? well thats the million $ question

dar4 · 20-04-2011 12:33AM

dar4 wrote: »

all u people are missind the power of a tide/sea that controld by the moon 4 times a day as in in out in out thats how a tribine works a bit like the dnymino on your bike

wat i mean is were an island suround by our best asset the sea and its tides yes we can make electricity from it it just takes a bit of thinking

dar4 · 20-04-2011 12:35AM

dar4 wrote: »

wat i mean is were an island suround by our best asset the sea and its tides yes we can make electricity from it it just takes a bit of thinking

and we dont hav to burn or chemical/nuclear to do it

Dwellingdweller · 20-04-2011 12:39AM

dar4 wrote: »

and we dont hav to burn or chemical/nuclear to do it

Cool, thanks for informing us.

bonerm · 20-04-2011 12:39AM

landsleaving wrote: »

'Lo. o/

Left hand wave too. Nice touch. That'll keep the cover-up going.

Lapin · 20-04-2011 12:43AM

bonerm wrote: »

Hi Paul.

Hi Ringo.

bonerm · 20-04-2011 12:47AM

Lapin wrote: »

Hi Ringo.

Hi Pete

dar4 · 20-04-2011 12:48AM

Dwellingdweller wrote: »

Cool, thanks for informing us.

so why arent we doing it?

Saila · 20-04-2011 12:49AM

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bonerm · 20-04-2011 12:52AM

Lapin wrote: »

Hi Ringo.

^^ Pete Best, meet Pete Townshend vv

Saila wrote: »

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joseph brand · 20-04-2011 12:53AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

There is a massive resistance to wind energy here for some reason. County Councils hate them & have refused or put on the long finger literally hundreds of planning applications for wind farms around the country.

The fact that so few are actually built means that the cost of importing turbines is still really high as there are no economies of scale involved.

And all because some people find them unsightly. Twats. I think they look really cool.

There may be an alternative to the massive wind turbines we have today. The energy is harnessed from 'kites'!

There is a massive difference in wind speeds at higher elevations. Building steel structures to these heights is very costly, but string is cheaper (not really string).
http://www.peachygreen.com/going-green/want-to-generate-renewable-energy-go-fly-a-kite

http://www.res.ie/snowkitemasters

And I thought kites were for kids :rolleyes:

What can we actually do to get the country back on it's feet?

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