What do Gardai do on Xmas Day

TomBeckett · 24-12-2011 03:46AM #1

Just wondered this... It must be just so boring obviously there has to be 2 or 3 in every station just in case.. but with all...!! most:rolleyes: pubs closed and nothing happening.. do they just have there own little party in the ststion or what??

chin_grin · 24-12-2011 03:47AM

The same thing they do every day...........try to take over the world.

Larianne · 24-12-2011 03:47AM

One day of the year they bring in their own lunch, seeing as McDonalds is closed.

24-12-2011 03:48AM

Same as any other day but with more biscuits and tins of celebrations.

7Sins · 24-12-2011 03:50AM

they play twister

Rolli · 24-12-2011 03:50AM

My bro is working tomorrow. <snip> Garda station, he'll be busy :rolleyes:

John Doe1 · 24-12-2011 03:51AM

they touch each other willies

smellslikeshoes · 24-12-2011 03:53AM

Surely Xmas day would still be a quite busy day for them?
There is plenty of drinking done on Xmas day but just in people's homes rather than in the pub, would guess lots of domestic disturbances etc. with lots of people spending time with family they wouldn't otherwise. I'd assume there would also be a lot of drink driving.

.E_C_K_S. · 24-12-2011 03:55AM

Probably very quite day and then at night things get out of control.Shut up OP everyone else is trying to enjoy christmas but you!

Play soggy biscuits.

Rolli · 24-12-2011 03:55AM

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Surely Xmas day would still be a quite busy day for them?
There is plenty of drinking done on Xmas day but just in people's homes rather than in the pub, would guess lots of domestic disturbances etc. with lots of people spending time with family they wouldn't otherwise. I'd assume there would also be a lot of drink driving.

I can remember talking to my brother last year the day after Christmas. He was telling me a guy bet the crap out of 2 kids and wife because he had no vodka or something like it...Absolutely shocking..

charlemont · 24-12-2011 03:58AM

Rolli wrote: »

I can remember talking to my brother last year the day after Christmas. He was telling me a guy bet the crap out of 2 kids and wife because he had no vodka or something like it...Absolutely shocking..

That's sick.

GalwayKiefer · 24-12-2011 03:58AM

They probably tip around the station until lunchtime when all the domestic violence calls start pouring in.

TomBeckett · 24-12-2011 03:59AM

Larianne wrote: »

One day of the year they bring in their own lunch, seeing as McDonalds is closed.

Ha Ha

f**k it would be ****e dough an the way things are gone over there now they prob dont even get paid like they ust to... think no matter what i worked at i would hate to work xmas day...

chin_grin · 24-12-2011 04:00AM

GalKiefer wrote: »

They probably tip around the station until lunchtime when all the domestic violence calls start pouring in.

I see what you did there. :pac:

chucken1 · 24-12-2011 04:02AM

TomBeckett wrote: »

Ha Ha f**k it would be ****e dough an the way things are gone over there now they prob dont even get paid like they ust to... think no matter what i worked at i would hate to work xmas day...

Do the cops in Thailand not work everyday??

hondasam · 24-12-2011 04:04AM

TomBeckett wrote: »

Just wondered this... It must be just so boring obviously there has to be 2 or 3 in every station just in case.. but with all...!! most:rolleyes: pubs closed and nothing happening.. do they just have there own little party in the ststion or what??

There will be lots of Domestics, arguing over the remote control,good few car accidents, drink driving, few suicide attempts, all in all it will be a busy day for some of them.
For others it will be a chance to catch up on paper work and issue a few summons.
Happy Christmas to all the boys and girls in blue.

Rolli · 24-12-2011 04:04AM

Do people here actually like the Gardaí ?

chin_grin · 24-12-2011 04:08AM

Rolli wrote: »

Do people here actually like the Gardaí ?

Loaded question is loaded.

Duggy747 · 24-12-2011 04:08AM

I'll make a wild assumption in that they break out the drugs from evidence and have a right aul party.

I also assume it works best for them when it's snowing Xmas day so if a superior happens to drop by and see them and the station covered in coke they'd just go:

"Ara sure, that's Mick's fault for bringing all the snow in on his shoes from outside.................the little maggot............*sniff*.........."

charlemont · 24-12-2011 04:09AM

Rolli wrote: »

Do people here actually like the Gardaí ?

Its a love/hate thing, Can't live with them but we would damned without them...

I reckon lots of sessions will get out of hand on Xmas day, I won't be on my street that day but its obvious the crazy houses will see the Guards at some stage.

LighterGuy · 24-12-2011 04:09AM

TomBeckett wrote: »

do they just have there own little party in the ststion or what??

They still do their daily rountine of trying to do people so it looks like they are doing their job (fair enough)

But of course to the average boards.ie user "the gardai are brilliant people! working on christmas! i tell ya, the bashing they get is not deserved!!" Coming from the idiot who has had zero amount of experience with the Gardai in their life.

chucken1 · 24-12-2011 04:11AM

Rolli wrote: »

Do people here actually like the Gardaí ?

I love them

hondasam · 24-12-2011 04:12AM

Rolli wrote: »

Do people here actually like the Gardaí ?

No reason not to like them, they just do the job they are paid to do.

Rolli · 24-12-2011 04:13AM

chucken1 wrote: »

I love them

I like what they do for people. Although, I hate what they do for people

The stuff my brother tells me really is horrific.

PseudoFamous · 24-12-2011 04:17AM

There has been either a suicide or murder every year for as many years as I can remember on Christmas in Arklow, or around Arklow, so I think it's fair to say they're pretty busy here most years.

charlemont · 24-12-2011 04:22AM

Rolli wrote: »

I like what they do for people. Although, I hate what they do for people

The stuff my brother tells me really is horrific.

There's a lot of bad things I could say myself about them but I could also say a few good things, But my advice to anyone is if you don't bother them they won't bother you, Its best to just stay out of their way.

chin_grin · 24-12-2011 04:25AM

charlemont wrote: »

There's a lot of bad things I could say myself about them but I could also say a few good things, But my advice to anyone is if you don't bother them they won't bother you, Its best to just stay out of their way.

I heard that if you startle one that you're to stay absolutely still. Their vision is based on movement. Or if you have a mathematician and a signal flare handy, that'd work too.

LighterGuy · 24-12-2011 04:29AM

charlemont wrote: »

There's a lot of bad things I could say myself about them but I could also say a few good things, But my advice to anyone is if you don't bother them they won't bother you, Its best to just stay out of their way.

I know where you are coming from.
But, it doesnt work like that. You could be minding your own business then they stop you.

chin_grin · 24-12-2011 04:32AM

LighterGuy wrote: »

I know where you are coming from.
But, it doesnt work like that. You could be minding your own business then they stop you.

Just think of it as holding a random piece of paper while walking about the office. You're not actually doing anything, but you look busy cos you're holding a piece of paper. Or a folder...............that might be a better analogy. Although I think I ripped this example from Office Space.

hooradiation · 24-12-2011 04:32AM

LighterGuy wrote: »

I know where you are coming from.
But, it doesnt work like that. You could be minding your own business then they stop you.

Get better at minding your own business then.

hondasam · 24-12-2011 04:35AM

It's Christmas can we just give them a break for once,it's a ****ty job sometimes but someone has to do it.

What do Gardai do on Xmas Day

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