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Conversing with Junkies

Fukuyama

I hate having to speak to junkies! They're a very social bunch and always seem to want to talk to almost anyone who happens to be around.

No less than an hour ago I was standing on Dame Street waiting ages for a bus to come. There were a few other people at the stop. Along waddles this junkie and announces he's waiting for a 77.

He started spouting all types of crap to people further down the cue. I thought 'grand, at least I don't have to put up with his crap'. A bus came along a few seconds later and then there was two; me and him.

He started talking to me so I turned off my music. Just random crap, the odd racist slur, bitching about 'Da Queeaan' etc... I could see other people looking at me being all smug >:( On top of having to put up with his crap he made me miss my bus because I hadn't noticed it fly by what with him distracting me.

I thought about telling him to **** off. He was a small chap, bending at the knees and not to good at balancing. So even if he tried anything couldn't have been much. But he could also have a needle/knife whatever so I decided I'd just put up with his crap...

Why o' why are junkies so friendly!

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Kanoe

no boundaries?

cosmicfart

you obviously were talking to ones who were stoned. non stoned junkies are a different story.

OutlawPete

Dean0088 wrote: »

Why o' why are junkies so friendly!

Cause most of 'em are on drugs.

fakearms123

you got a good one, consider yourself lucky.

Fukuyama

cosmicfart wrote: »

you obviously were talking to ones who were stoned. non stoned junkies are a different story.

True dat!

Hi face was messed up. Apparently he pulled a knife on his brother and subsequently had his ass handed to him. He also seemed very high.

It's just annoying as hell that they have no boundaries. I didn't know him at all and yet he was all up close and personal - so I could see how the methadone was rotting his teeth.

Their stance is funny though. Knees slightly bent arms outstretched, head bopping forward. They look like little junkie penguins!

Duggy747

Junkie was probably on a love buzz and wasn't in the form to steal your shoe laces.

The usual craìc with the other kind are:
"'Scuse me, buuud. Wha toime is it on yar wallet?"

bonerm

Maybe get a bus somewhere else?

Dame St (starting at Central Bank) along to College Green, Westmoreland Street, and then along the South Quays seems to always be their patch. Ironic that it's pretty much the boundary to Temple Bar. You'd think the powers-that-be would want to keep junkies as far away from tourists as possible.

Fukuyama

bonerm wrote: »

Maybe get a bus somewhere else?

Dame St (starting at Central Bank) along to College Green, Westmoreland Street, and then along the South Quays seems to always be their patch. Ironic that it's pretty much the boundary to Temple Bar. You'd think the powers-that-be would want to keep junkies as far away from tourists as possible.

Sure they're all over town. There's no way to stop them really. I would like to personally meet the idiot who decided the best place for a methadone clinic was Abbey Street... :rolleyes:

Anyone any stories from forced conversations with our less evolved cousins?

Zombienosh

pretend you're foreign

genericguy

OutlawPete wrote: »

Cause most of 'em are on drugs.

I love how you never generalise petie!

genericguy

Dean0088 wrote: »

Anyone any stories from forced conversations with our less evolved cousins?

a particularly minging one once asked me on the bus to hold her baby while she rolled a joint. I'm normally big into ranting and confrontation but I was rendered speechless by that.

krudler

OutlawPete wrote: »

Cause most of 'em are on drugs.

If a junkie wasnt on drugs would he still be a junkie?

Pauleta

OutlawPete wrote: »

Cause most of 'em are on drugs.

Thats a terrible generalisation

Oh_Noes

Junkie = someone with no car,

Therefore,

You = junkie.

Get a car, junkie!

SEPT 23 1989

there but the grace of God go i

and all that

FinnLizzy

krudler wrote: »

If a junkie wasnt on drugs would he still be a junkie?

If a tree fell over, onto a junkie, would anyone care?

Fukuyama

FinnLizzy wrote: »

If a tree fell over, onto a junkie, would anyone care?

No.

Spunge

I hate when alcohol addicts talk ****e to me too.

prinz

There's one particular zombie who specialises in hassling people at the bus stop, always with some sob story about needing 20c for the bus. Nearly fell for it the first time, was going to give him his 20c, took out a handful of change and the tit tried to grab for it 'you have €2 there gimme that' after that I told him to piss off. Have had the same spiel off the same lad countless times since on O'Connell St, and around Connolly Station. The funniest is when he goes through his whole story, you tell him no, he gives the same to about five more people and in under two minutes he comes back to where he started and gives it to you again. Twat has the memory of a goldfish.

Alter-Ego

FinnLizzy wrote: »

If a tree fell over, onto a junkie, would anyone care?

We could lure one into Stephens Green and find out...

littlejp

Dean0088 wrote: »

He started talking to me so I turned off my music.

That's where you went wrong.

SJM

Just say "Please go away junkie" I am sure he'll understand!

Dangerous Man

Junkies. Fucking junkies.

I remember many years ago getting the bus into town from Ballyfermot. I used to go to college there - Senior College Ballyfermot - a great place, many fond memories.

I got onto the 78A - single decker - and made my way to the first available seat which, unfortunately, was towards the back of the bus. It was a beautiful warm sunny day and I was looking forward to getting into town, having a few beers with friends.

I sat down, and tried to ignore the hive behind me. I could hear some noises - the assaultive, acerbic tones of the skanger Dublin accent. And then click - a lighter. I presumed that they were either going to smoke a cigarette or a joint. They regularly burn their hash on buses with zero regard for their fellow passengers. However, the smell was far more noxious, dirty, it was heroin. I turned around and there were two of them smoking this crap from a piece of tinfoil. On a bus. On a bus in broad daylight. On a bus with children present. No shame. No sense of self-respect or respect for others.

I told the driver. He did nothing. He could have used his radio to call the police but chose not to. (I couldn't call them as it was a long time ago - no mobile phone then.)

I have to say that I find the tolerance for these people absolutely staggering. They pretty much are zombies except that they don't want brains, they want heroin, and we aren't legally allowed to kill them.

I now have two items on my agenda for power. One - an end to casual Friday. Two - new categorization of junkies as zombies - and the legalized killing thereof.

the_syco

Zombienosh wrote: »

pretend you're foreign

This works a charm. Was on Dame St, next to the Central Bank, waiting for a bus, and 3 junkies (2 guys and a girl) came up.

"Do you have two euro, mate?"
"Nawh"
"Are you from Dublin"
"Nawh"
"Do you speak english"
"Nawh"

One of them then tugs my beard. Why, I do not know, but I was sitting down, two of the junkies looked like they had lean muscles, but with that gaunt stare that the "built" junkies seem to have, so i just let it go, and they walked off.

the_syco

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I told the driver. He did nothing. He could have used his radio to call the police but chose not to. (I couldn't call them as it was a long time ago - no mobile phone then.)

The driver knows. He knows he has to drive the bus every day. He knows the junkie will probably be out in a few days, and that he'd have to watch his back. He fears that they'll jab him with a needle, so he just stays quite.

Michael 09

I don't want to start a huge row here, but they're somebody's son/brother. I'm not saying that you have to be their best pal but unless they attack you in any way I don't think it would hurt any of use to treat them as people. I know that they invade personal space etc etc but they're sick (I know self inflicted blah blah). Just walk off, or ask them to leave. You don't have to abuse them.

Dangerous Man

the_syco wrote: »

The driver knows. He knows he has to drive the bus every day. He knows the junkie will probably be out in a few days, and that he'd have to watch his back. He fears that they'll jab him with a needle, so he just stays quite.

You're probably right but I think he could have discreetly called the cops on his radio, and have them waiting at some bus stop for them. The thing is, if this doesn't happen - they get away with it time and again; that's part of the reason we have these 'people' wandering around the streets hassling everybody. They can get away with it.

Here's another example. I was waiting for a friend at Central Bank about three years ago. While waiting I saw a junkie go up to people and hassle them for money. It wasn't the typical cap-in-hand, feel sorry for me approach but rather a more agressive, in-your-face tactic. He was going up to people, standing right on top of them and pretty much demanding money. When he came to me I just said 'no.' He eyeballed me, I eyeballed him back, and he went up to someone else.

I called the police and explained what was happening. Two Guards arrived after about a minute and went straight to him; his behaviour was an obvious signpost. They told him about the complaint and then ordered him to 'move on.' This he did and the two guardians of the peace had a quick look about, with their hands cheerily tucked inside their vests, then went on their way.

He came back after five minutes and continued to bother people. He should have been arrested. But he wasn't and was free to go about hassling more people. Why? Because nobody, including the police want to do anything about it.

prinz

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I called the police and explained what was happening. Two Guards arrived after about a minute and went straight to him; his behaviour was an obvious signpost. They told him about the complaint and then ordered him to 'move on.' This he did and the two guardians of the peace had a quick look about, with their hands cheerily tucked inside their vests, then went on their way. He came back after five minutes and continued to bother people. He should have been arrested. But he wasn't and was free to go about hassling more people. Why? Because nobody, including the police want to do anything about it.

Did you approach them on the scene, identify yourself and make your complaint and basically ask that he be arrested? They can't arrest people because of phone calls alone.

bonerm

I think junkies are actually employed by Dublin Bus to discourage passengers from using the buses and then the routes can be limited or shut down completely as a result.

/sarcasm but possibly true

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