decies wrote: » Was minding my own business in the car in tesco ardkeen the other day, when bloke drove up right beside and started giving me some sob story about needing 4 euro for trip to dungarvan or something. He had a real intimidating stupid head on him , I said no . He then went drove off and started harassing other people who were just getting out of their cars. I had a word with the security guard in the area , they are getting contestant hassle from them. Seems to be two of them operating out of a silver Toyota avensis. They are from a well known Waterford family . I rang the cops about it . The next day I happened to be in the car park again this time one of them walked up to the car and I just waved him away. A few days later in lidl ardkeen car park , same thing bloke walking around pedalling rubbish to other people , hassling them as they were going about their business . After about 5 minutes bloke returns to the Toyota and other bloke drives off. They never stay too long in case cops arrive.Anybody else have to put with with this bul**** in the area. If you do could you please contact the guards or the supermarket so that we could try and get these scumbags stopped.
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PremierDeise wrote: » Was in the Bus Station earlier today. Told him to fcuk off. He then went in and checked the coin things for the bathrooms. He is constantly at it - would be outside what was Delicatas in Ferrybank constantly at it. Would i be thinking of the same lad - ginger hair, silver avensis, seems to feed the "baba" on a diet of chips and battered sausages
old gregg wrote: » But wondered afterwards, it's probably costing him more in fuel driving around than he could make in €2 donations.
Jambo wrote: It seems that as there is a large event on in the city this weekend that the other group of scammers (Roma) have increased their population in the city 10 fold !
cookie.monster wrote: » the guards will do sweet F.A. about them, your better off just telling them where to go
delahuntv wrote: » Could you enlighten me on what the gardai can do? Please tell me what law he has broken? I don't agree with this type of begging, but I really despise people who then bitch about the gardai doing nothing just for the sake of it. Just say no and walk away. But don't blame the gardai! Jeez!
blackwave wrote: » Hasn't happened to me in Waterford but I am rarely down that way anymore. But I had this happen to me a few times in a petrol station in Wexford, where I would be eating my food in the car and I would be approached by a Traveller who would have a sob story of not having enough diesel to get home and that he needed €2, showed me his license and just tried to plamas me into giving him the money. I said no straight out and he went on his way, a few weeks later a different member of his family tried the same tactic with me and I told him the same thing. I seen the two of them get into red van afterwards driving on without needing to go to the pump for a sup of diesel :P Apparently they do it the whole time in Ross as well according to my friend who works in a petrol station. The sheer neck of them is what gets me. I won't say anymore on my feelings about them, as I don't want a warning :pac:
JenniFurr wrote: » I would take his form of begging over actual physically aggressive begging any day. Back around April I was was in a rush walking down the quay by the Granary. This girl jumped out in front of me while I walking fairly quickly and I just managed to dodge her at the last second to avoid bumping into her. As I was walking past I heard her start to ask for money but when I didn't stop she called me a "four-eyed c**t" and heard her spit in my direction. I turned for a second and gave her a dirty look but she must have thought I was going to start something with her because she hit me and started grabbing my hair. Thankfully she was fairly slight so I just pushed her off and walked away. I haven't seen her in town since but she had been begging around the friary entrance to City Square previous to this. As I pushed her away she yelled "don't you know who I am?!" which leads me to believe she's from a well known group/family. She was fairly short, dark/black hair, fairly young (16 - 20ish) and I think missing a front tooth.
poppies2 wrote: » That's the fella I was thinking of when reading the above. Was at the bus stop waiting for the Ferrybank bus on the quay outside Kelly's one day and he walked up to everyone there looking for money so he could pay the fare for himself and the wife. He then went into the shop and bought crisps, chocolate and sweets and got on the bus without paying!
