Glock Lesnar wrote: » https://i.imgur.com/4xSXaCA.jpg It's going to get harder and harder to defend the mob
Bambi wrote: » I think they were from donegal, which would explain a lot :pac:
Sweet Rose wrote: » To make up for mistakes which I blooming didn't well make, that's why!
mickydoomsux wrote: » The way a society works is that you share in the hardships as well as availing of the advantages.
Pwindedd wrote: » I think this might be our case too. Last year there was a leak in our front garden. When the landlord finally got someone to fix it, we discovered we're on a shared feed with the neighbours, the water supply feeds next door first then us. Only one meter has been installed outside between the 2 houses and I am yet to receive an application pack. We also had no communication from IW regarding the meter installation itself. It's like we don't exist. I am assuming that we will be on the flat rate charge, but not sure if I will contact IW or wait for them to contact me. Whilst I'm not vehemently against water charges, I will happily exploit a glitch in the system for a while (might put the money by just in case) Hoping the neighbours don't get billed for our usage though. Does anyone know what the policy is for shared feeds. I would assume the fairest would be non-metered billing for both houses.
UCDVet wrote: » So - for fun - I compared the price of Irish Water to the price I used during my last trip to the United States. Just for fun. 66,000m^3 of water/waste, with 1 adult, no children - €175.68http://www.water.ie/customer-applications/charges/ The same amount of water/waste in the US - $44.11 (USD....so that's ~€35) Blows my mind. As far as I know, water is pretty much water. I can't fathom why it should cost nearly five times as much here.
Sweet Rose wrote: » I think it's fantastic to see so many people out in force protesting over these endless charges. I'm so happy that Irish people are starting to get a bit of a back bone and exercising their right to protest. We are being bled dry no end and if the government think oh well they'll just lie down and roll over, then they'll never draw the line and keep charging us whatever charge/tax they can think of next. C'mon Irish people. Let's stand up and fight back. Let's not be money making, tax raking robots for the government!
Macie Polite Ostrich wrote: » Why do you think the government wants to take in this tax? They're not doing it just for the fun of it.
Sweet Rose wrote: » In theory but certainly not in practice. By this reasoning I also have a right to decide where my taxes are being used and how the finances of this country are accounted for. If my taxes have been flushed down the toilet, unevenly distributed or unfairly spent, then I am well within my rights to protest about this!!
Mrs Garth Brooks wrote: » Is there any way to get the water tested? I've been suffering from migraines for 9 years. And just lately I found out that other neighbours also has migraines. Not just headaches and trying to sympathise with me, bla bla bla, but the real thing vomiting and everything associated with migraines. I made a joke is there something in the water. But to hear of so many other neighbours too. Sue the ass off Irish Water. I'll be rich.
Little CuChulainn wrote: » Disgusting. You should post it on the protestors thread. Did people say that? I'm pretty sure they were calling the people who were involved in trying to stop the meters as scumbags because that's what the videos showed. I'd love to see a post where someone called all anti-water meter people are scumbags if you can find one to back up your claim. They didn't make them either.
Little CuChulainn wrote: » You make that decision by electing representatives that will lobby for your view. That is what democracy is.
Iwasfrozen wrote: » I'd have more sympathy for the protesters if they'd stop waving disgusting flags. Any decent people who were at the protest want to comment on this?
mickydoomsux wrote: » You forgot to wear your tinfoil hat so mobile phone masts/ pylons have fried your brain
mickydoomsux wrote: » Where in the US? It sort of a big place and I sincerely doubt it costs the same country wide.
Mrs Garth Brooks wrote: » I don't know about that. I read a comment on facebook that someone drank water with human faeces in it. They tried to blame the doctor as a misdiagnosis and wouldn't test the water. That alone would make anyone sick.
Happyman42 wrote: » Fair enough...there where some idiots at the march. In a 100,000 or even 30,000 people gathered for anything, what do you think the chances of some of them being idiots would be? Think, All-Ireland Final...Ulster Final...Ireland V Gibraltar etc.
Macie Polite Ostrich wrote: » Excuse my ignorance, but what do those flags stand for? I presume it's some Irish nationalist thing, not too sure though. I ended up at the protest yesterday by accident, didn't even know it was on before I went up but I was around the area so I saw it all happening but wasn't marching. To be honest most of it seemed very civil, I've no issues with people protesting as long as they go about it in the right way.
Highflyer13 wrote: » Yeah I do. Stop trying to say the disgusting banners are representative of the whole 100k ordinary decent men, women and children of Ireland that showed up to protest solely against these unjust charges and establishment of IW.
Little CuChulainn wrote: » Exactly, I'd say people, in general, did as much to contribute to the boom as they did to contribute to the collapse. Happy to ride the waves they didn't create but looking for heads to roll when they fall off.
Iwasfrozen wrote: » I'm not saying the flags represent all of the protesters, or even a minority but it would be nice if protesters could regulate themselves and ban these kinds of flags at demonstrations. It cheapens your whole cause and makes ordinary people less likely to take your side.
