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Going into shops wearing Wellingtons

  • 16-03-2012 01:03AM
    #1
    California Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    Oh my god. This has to be the most ignorant thing ever.. I can't believe how common it is in this country. Probably not so much in the cities, but it's rife in the countryside. Would you see it anywhere else in the world? :rolleyes:

    Have a bit of respect for owner of the premises please, and a bit of respect for yourself.

    Some wellingtons can be clean, but others can be filthy. The farmers stopping in their tractors for an ice cream cone. Not a bother in the word. Have a five minute chat with the shop assistant too.

    Can they not bother to bring a pair of clean shoes in the vehicle and change beforehand? It would literally take 30 seconds.


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  • #2
    mackg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,938 ✭✭✭mackg


    California Man wrote: »
    Oh my god. This has to be the most ignorant thing ever.. I can't believe how common it is in this country. Probably not so much in the cities, but it's rife in the countryside. Would you see it anywhere else in the world? :rolleyes:

    Have a bit of respect for owner of the premises please, and a bit of respect for yourself.

    Some wellingtons can be clean, but others can be filthy. The farmers stopping in their tractors for an ice cream cone. Not a bother in the word. Have a five minute chat with the shop assistant too.

    Can they not bother to bring a pair of clean shoes in the vehicle and change beforehand? It would literally take 30 seconds.

    Yeah probably.


  • #3
    m@cc@
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭m@cc@


    California Man wrote: »
    Oh my god. This has to be the most ignorant thing ever..

    Genocide is worse imo.


  • #4
    Thoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭Thoie


    California Man wrote: »
    Oh my god. This has to be the most ignorant thing ever.. I can't believe how common it is in this country. Probably not so much in the cities, but it's rife in the countryside. Would you see it anywhere else in the world? :rolleyes:

    Have a bit of respect for owner of the premises please, and a bit of respect for yourself.

    Some wellingtons can be clean, but others can be filthy. The farmers stopping in their tractors for an ice cream cone. Not a bother in the word. Have a five minute chat with the shop assistant too.

    Can they not bother to bring a pair of clean shoes in the vehicle and change beforehand? It would literally take 30 seconds.

    I dunno, last time I tried to take off a pair of wellies it took up all of 1989.


  • #5
    California Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭California Man


    Just read on this very forum that people actually wear Pyjamas in the cities here. On this very forum if you don't believe me.


  • #6
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    It's an important issue OP, well done for being brave enough to bring it up.


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  • #7
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    California Man wrote: »
    Some wellingtons can be clean, but others can be filthy. The farmers stopping in their tractors for an ice cream cone. Not a bother in the word. Have a five minute chat with the shop assistant too.

    Can they not bother to bring a pair of clean shoes in the vehicle and change beforehand? It would literally take 30 seconds.

    How unsightly :eek:

    *adjusts monocle*


  • #8
    Rolli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭Rolli


    Something tells me your not Irish?


  • #9
    California Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭California Man


    mackg wrote: »
    Yeah probably.

    This is the only country that I have seen this pratice. I travel a lot too.


  • #10
    mackg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,938 ✭✭✭mackg


    Thoie wrote: »
    I dunno, last time I tried to take off a pair of wellies it took up all of 1989.

    you make a little thing out of a bit of timber to take them off in seconds.


  • #11
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    California Man wrote: »
    This is the only country that I have seen this pratice. I travel a lot too.

    Do you take off your wellies when you go into a new country?


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  • #12
    California Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭California Man


    Rolli wrote: »
    Something tells me your not Irish?

    Yes I class myself as Irish.


  • #13
    Thoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭Thoie


    mackg wrote: »
    you make a little thing out of a bit of timber to take them off in seconds.

    I did, but then someone mistook it for the paint stirring stick.


  • #14
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    California Man wrote: »
    Yes I class myself as Irish.

    So, 100% American then.. :pac:


  • #15
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,244 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    California Man wrote: »
    Yes I class myself as Irish.

    What do the Irish class you as?


  • #16
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    California Man wrote: »
    This is the only country that I have seen this pratice. I travel a lot too.
    Then keep fucking going.


  • #17
    dirtyden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭dirtyden


    California Man wrote: »
    Oh my god. This has to be the most ignorant thing ever.. I can't believe how common it is in this country. Probably not so much in the cities, but it's rife in the countryside. Would you see it anywhere else in the world? :rolleyes:

    Have a bit of respect for owner of the premises please, and a bit of respect for yourself.

    Some wellingtons can be clean, but others can be filthy. The farmers stopping in their tractors for an ice cream cone. Not a bother in the word. Have a five minute chat with the shop assistant too.

    Can they not bother to bring a pair of clean shoes in the vehicle and change beforehand? It would literally take 30 seconds.

    Those bastards eating our ice cream comes and chatting up our wimmins!


  • #18
    mackg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,938 ✭✭✭mackg


    Thoie wrote: »
    I did, but then someone mistook it for the paint stirring stick.

    Bad one! Be a shame to get paint on your (presumably) spotless wellies.


  • #19
    Rolli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭Rolli


    There's something about this thread. The OP has just signed up to Boards to complain about farmers wearing wellies. Who the hell signs up to a forum to complain about that??


  • #20
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Then keep fucking going.

    :D


  • #21
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    It's not a real farmer until he's sharing his 99 cone with a border collie called Shep.


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  • #22
    Babybuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Babybuff


    I love your wellies


  • #23
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Rolli wrote: »
    There's something about this thread. The OP has just signed up to Boards to complain about farmers wearing wellies. Who the hell signs up to a forum to complain about that??

    yes.....

    quite.


  • #24
    California Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭California Man


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Then keep fucking going.

    You must one of the wellington people. You sound pissed with me.


  • #25
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    California Man wrote: »
    You must one of the wellington people. You sound pissed with me.

    In fairness, boring re-reg's get old pretty fast.


  • #26
    Babybuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Babybuff


    my money's on sindri


  • #27
    California Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭California Man


    Rolli wrote: »
    There's something about this thread. The OP has just signed up to Boards to complain about farmers wearing wellies. Who the hell signs up to a forum to complain about that??

    Because it's disgusting. I see your location is Dublin. Did you ever encounter this behaviour in the capital of Ireland?


  • #28
    Pete M.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Pete M.


    Shur jaysus some of us only have the 2 pairs of footwear.

    The work wellies and the good wellies.

    Winklepickers no good in a wet field I'll have you know.


  • #29
    mackg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,938 ✭✭✭mackg


    California Man wrote: »
    This is the only country that I have seen this pratice. I travel a lot too.

    Bet you a Cornetto they do it in Wales.


  • #30
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    California Man wrote: »
    Because it's disgusting. I see your location is Dublin. Did you ever encounter this behaviour in the capital of Ireland?

    Dublin is the home of this behaviour my good man. Why else do you think we have a monument to Wellies?


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  • #31
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    A real man don't change his wellies for no one


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