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  • #272
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    pred racer wrote: »
    Me too, for 25 years, doesnt mean I agree with what clamping companies do.
    It also doesnt mean i haven't been caught without change from time to time;)
    I'm still waiting for you to explain why you accused me of trolling.


  • #273
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'm still waiting for you to explain why you accused me of trolling.

    I'm not going to engage with a keyboard warrior such as yourself, who posts contrary opinions in any parking thread just to stir ****. Ive reported one of your posts, the mods can decide.


  • #274
    Grolschevik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    pred racer wrote: »
    Me too, for 25 years, doesnt mean I agree with what clamping companies do.
    It also doesnt mean i haven't been caught without change from time to time;)

    Yeah, but if everyone was like us, clamping companies wouldn't exist! :D


  • #275
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,193 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    For some people, the feeling of helping someone is its own reward. It's not about who wins and who loses from the act. If I give up my seat to let an elderly woman sit down, I don't think "oh she got one over on me".


  • #276
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    pred racer wrote: »
    I'm not going to engage with a keyboard warrior such as youself, who posts contrary opinions in any parking thread just to stir ****. Ive reported one of your posts, the mods can decide.
    Just because you don't like my opinions doesn't make them trolling. Feel free to report my posts, but don't call me a troll if you can't back it up. Not everyone holds the same opinions as you - better get used to it.


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  • #277
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    @GaryItr can you bring your clamp to the next meet? We can have a declampification class:D


  • #278
    Squ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Squ


    pred racer wrote: »
    who posts contrary opinions, the mods can decide.

    Calling someone a troll is against the charter, so if anyone's getting an infraction it'll be you, and not Anan for daring to have an alternate opinion..

    And I'll prolly get one for dragging the tread off topic!!


  • #279
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Stark wrote: »
    For some people, the feeling of helping someone is its own reward. It's not about who wins and who loses from the act. If I give up my seat to let an elderly woman sit down, I don't think "oh she got one over on me".
    What an irrelevant analogy. How does not being bothered to carry change make the OP the 'elderly woman' in this scenario? :D


  • #280
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    You know what? I'm driving 23 years and have never been clamped, nor ticketed.

    Guess why...
    I have been driving two years, and have been clamped by Apcoa.

    But I parked in a spot hoping I would be clamped!

    Removing that clamp from my car made my week!

    Never heard anything back from the Guards and/or Apcoa!

    Edit: For future reference, I have a 700W angle grinder and 1000W 12V power inverter if anyone needs a lend of it for cutting some metal. In or around Blanch ;)


  • #281
    SilverBell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭SilverBell


    Stark wrote: »
    For some people, the feeling of helping someone is its own reward. It's not about who wins and who loses from the act. If I give up my seat to let an elderly woman sit down, I don't think "oh she got one over on me".

    I see your point alright, I often mow my elderly neighbours lawn, and I never think "how much did that cost me", or "he owes me.... the old fart".

    But removing a clamp from someones car...or giving an old lady a seat.

    I think they are on different ends of the benevolence scale.:D


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  • #282
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,195 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    They put the chain through my wheel so removing it without damage wasn't an option. Didn't stop me though :D

    Warning to Anan1: this picture might give you a stroke, look away now!

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  • #283
    God Father
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭God Father


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'm just telling you how it is. OP saved 50c, and you lot spent your evening under a carvan. But hey, whatever floats your boat. ;)
    Anan1 wrote: »
    But you didn't get one over on them. The OP got one over on you. For 50c..
    Anan1 wrote: »
    It just seems like an awful lot of wasted effort because the OP wasn't bothered having a couple of cents change for the meter. If you'd got someone out of a hole that wasn't caused by their own laziness/meanness then i'd have been first in line to cheer you on.

    Absolute rubbish, I returned with change and bought my ticket for 2 euro.

    I am very grateful to the lads for helping me out as otherwise my car would still be there now.

    I bought ticket at 4:09 missed the clampers by minutes.

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  • #284
    bijapos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭bijapos


    Lads, enough of the crap on who is up what and who is down what. The real winner here is community spirit as eptomised by a bunch of lads surfing on the net last night and then deciding to help someone in a bit of bother. It's nice to see it still exists and that not everybody will pass you by in a moment of need.

    No doubt the OP has learnt a lesson, we all know now where there is 30 mins free parking in Naas, a few people went home feeling they have done their good deed for the day/week and a few hundred of us got a great laugh out of what will prove to be a legendary thread.

    Nice one again to all involved. :pac:


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    You know what? I'm driving 23 years and have never been clamped, nor ticketed.

    Guess why...

    You drive a train?

    You live on Tory Island? :rolleyes:


  • #285
    Hashy Houdini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Hashy Houdini


    ignore Anan1 congrats to all of ye on a fine victory i'm delighted!


  • #286
    choons
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭choons


    Defo a win for Boardsies!

    Well done lads :)


  • #287
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    God Father wrote: »
    Absolute rubbish, I returned with change and bought my ticket for 2 euro.

    I am very grateful to the lads for helping me out as otherwise my car would still be there now.

    I bought ticket at 4:09 missed the clampers by minutes.
    What's absolute rubbish? These people came out and removed your clamp, which you got for leaving the car for 20 minutes without a ticket. No wonder you're happy!


  • #288
    Hashy Houdini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Hashy Houdini


    JUST IGNORE :)


  • #289
    lostboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭lostboy


    question: how is the wheel removed? is there enough play in the chain to get a socket in behind the clamp?

    they might start tightening chains then to stop this, but deflate the tire and that problem is solved, or just cut the ****er off.


  • #290
    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,615 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    lostboy wrote: »
    question: how is the wheel removed? is there enough play in the chain to get a socket in behind the clamp?

    they might start tightening chains then to stop this, but deflate the tire and that problem is solved, or just cut the ****er off.

    It could be done with the wheel on, taking it off just makes it a bit easier


  • #291
    lostboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭lostboy


    is it removed like that though? i was under the impression for a good while that the chain is wrapped around the tire to make it that bit harder.


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  • #292
    lafors
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭lafors


    kildare.17hmr wrote: »
    It could be done with the wheel on, taking it off just makes it a bit easier

    Fair play to you lot for going out and helping a boardsie in need :)

    One question though, would you not mess up the alignment by taking it off that way?


  • #293
    Marlow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Look, if you enjoyed it that's fair enough, but don't be kidding yourselves you got one over on the clampers. You'd have to keep the clamp for that. As things stand, the OP is the winner here.
    Anan1 wrote: »
    Absolutely, but at your expense and not the clampers. ;)
    Anan1 wrote: »
    Just because you don't like my opinions doesn't make them trolling. Feel free to report my posts, but don't call me a troll if you can't back it up. Not everyone holds the same opinions as you - better get used to it.
    Anan1 wrote: »
    What an irrelevant analogy. How does not being bothered to carry change make the OP the 'elderly woman' in this scenario? :D
    God Father wrote: »
    Absolute rubbish, I returned with change and bought my ticket for 2 euro.

    I am very grateful to the lads for helping me out as otherwise my car would still be there now.

    I bought ticket at 4:09 missed the clampers by minutes.

    Anan1, You are trolling and your posts have been reported. Clearly all you think is euros and cents, not in the human factor of things. Not everybody always has change with them, there's not always a pay machine nearby, sometimes these pay machines don't work, then you have to go even further and the OP clearly explained, why it took him so long to get change.

    Not having a free parking grace period is an absolute disgrace and 20-30 minutes before clamping should be an absolute minimum to allow people buying their ticket. Everything else is rip off !!
    Anan1 wrote: »
    What's absolute rubbish? These people came out and removed your clamp, which you got for leaving the car for 20 minutes without a ticket. No wonder you're happy!

    Obviously you're just dissing on people. If you haven't realised it yet, you have zero sympathy here.

    /M


  • #294
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,472 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Keep trolling and I will ban the clamping apologist.


  • #295
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Marlow wrote: »
    Anan1, You are trolling and your posts have been reported. Clearly all you think is euros and cents, not in the human factor of things. Not everybody always has change with them, there's not always a pay machine nearby, sometimes these pay machines don't work, then you have to go even further and the OP clearly explained, why it took him so long to get change.
    This is nonsense. Like most people, I keep change in the car so as not to get caught out.
    Marlow wrote: »
    Not having a free parking grace period is an absolute disgrace and 20-30 minutes before clamping should be an absolute minimum to allow people buying their ticket. Everything else is rip off !!
    Even if you didn't have change, it's almost impossible that it would take that long to get some.


    Marlow wrote: »
    Obviously you're just dissing on people. If you haven't realised it yet, you have zero sympathy here.

    /M
    No, i'm not. I'm telling you what I think, and i'm explaining why. The fact that you don't like it makes it not a jot less valid.


  • #296
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Anan1 wrote: »
    This is nonsense. Like most people, I keep change in the car so as not to get caught out.

    Even if you didn't have change, it's almost impossible that it would take that long to get some.

    No, i'm not. I'm telling you what I think, and i'm explaining why. The fact that you don't like it makes it not a jot less valid.

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  • #297
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    If you don't care then why answer?


  • #298
    Hashy Houdini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Hashy Houdini


    IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE
    :)


  • #299
    Marlow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    Anan1 wrote: »
    This is nonsense. Like most people, I keep change in the car so as not to get caught out.

    You might, but not everybody has at all times and to be honest, you shouldn't have to. Also, the case of the bust parking machine would even catch you out.

    /M


  • #300
    Bandara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭Bandara


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    You know what? I'm driving 23 years and have never been clamped, nor ticketed.

    Guess why...

    You drive a train?


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  • #301
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,451 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Great thread. It reminds me that a couple of weeks ago I saw a clamp leaning against a no parking sign on Burlington Road. Have you boys been around the city centre???:D


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