IW/Anything Water Related-Warning in OP

have2flushtwice wrote: »

its my way of protesting - I protest to make myself heard. when I'm heard I will stop my protest - and turn off the outside tap. until then....:)

Not to mention how irresponsible an attitude it is, as a taxpayer I have no interest in paying for your protest - which you are forcing me to do.

I am probably not the only one, and yes you are making yourself heard - but possibly not in the way you would like to. You are actually building a very good case for the government that usage based billing is the way to go.

Highflyer13 wrote: »

From reading lots of international articles, commentators are generally applauding us for our action on this issue. It seems to be a common theme of people being charged low for water and then the price being ramped up sharply in many countries.

Well done to everyone who marched yesterday except the clowns that blocked O'Connell bridge.

Links?

My international friends here don't understand the big fuss about the charges and pretty much all think it makes sense to pay for what you use.

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Is this the UK?

Guess which nation the govt. used to base IW's business model on?

zerks wrote: »

I suppose after mounting a footpath,knocking down one person and driving along with another on the bonnet your first instinct would be to drive off.:rolleyes:

If there was a mob chasing after me.

gaius c wrote: »

According to the Matt Cooper show last night, one of the groups blocking the bridge were the "New Land League" group led by former property developer and FF executive member Jerry Beades. People will probably remember them for the sabotage of an Allsops auction and the "Constant Markievicz" comedy gold.

haha I can't believe Fianna Fail were blocking O'Connell Bridge last night. I guess Enda was right, there really is a sinister fringe element to the protests

FWIW I was in the area and the Westmoreland St side was blocked by a variety of non aligned groups from all over the country- Donegal, Mayo, Tipp, Cork banners were all to be seen with not a party banner in sight. People were playing music, chanting, singing the Fields of Athenry, even Dirty Old Town got a belt. On the O'Connell St side of the bridge there were far fewer people blocking it, the few that were there seemed to me to be the RNU grouping, I'm not sure what they're about but they were the most visible group on that side.

In any event as soon as protestors blocked the bridge all the Dublin Bus drivers scattered away from their buses. What the media aren't mentioning is that even if the Gardai had of cleared the protestors there would still likely have been gridlock because the bus drivers had long since gone AWOL in their own silent protest.

Bob24 wrote: »

Not to mention how irresponsible an attitude it is, as a taxpayer I have no interest in paying for your protest - which you are forcing me to do.

I am probably not the only one, and yes you are making yourself heard - but possibly not in the way you would like to. You are actually building a very good case for the government that usage based billing is the way to go.

no he's not. the government don't care what way the water charge is implemented as long as it brings in revenue and enough money for the pensions of the wasters in charge of it who have failed time and time again at the tax payers expence

eyescreamcone wrote: »

I'm in favour of Irish Water being privatised.
It would generate billions for the country.

just like the paracitic private companies in the UK. yeah. it would in me backside. take billions while quadroopling the prices every year would happen all right. dream on.

Bob24 wrote: »

Links?

My international friends here don't understand the big fuss about the charges and pretty much all think it makes sense to pay for what you use.

or maybe they don't, and your saying as such because you have that opinion

Originally Posted by ronsh2000
I mean it's not surprising that they were frightened and were panicked into driving off.

Wow footage of this hit and run has now emerged, the driver of the SUV drove onto a footpath where pedestrians were walking. Many of the people on that footpath were just ordinary people who were going about their business till a SUV driver decides to use his vehicle as a weapon against pedestrians, knocking one of them over and carrying another across his bonnet.




Are you really going to try to continue to defend a hit and run on a pedestrian on a footpath ronsh2000? Because if you do then the pro Water side has reached a brand new low on this thread, shame on you for defending a driver of a two tonne vehicle ploughing into a bunch of pedestrians on a footpath. I truly hope that such an event never happens to you or your family, you might at least try to show the same compassion for others ?

Muahahaha wrote: »

Wow footage of this hit and run has now emerged, the driver of the SUV drove onto a footpath where pedestrians were walking. Many of the people on that footpath were just ordinary people who were going about their business till a SUV driver decides to use his vehicle as a weapon against pedestrians, knocking one of them over and carrying another across his bonnet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORmZxqEl_AY

Are you really going to try to continue to defend a hit and run on a pedestrian on a footpath ronsh2000? Because if you do then the pro Water side has reached a brand new low on this thread, shame on you for defending a driver of a two tonne vehicle ploughing into a bunch of pedestrians on a footpath. I truly hope that such an event never happens to you or your family, you might at least try to show the same compassion for others ?

I'm not defending a hit and run. I can't see from the video what happened before the mob started chasing the car so I can't comment on that.

no he's not. the government don't care what way the water charge is implemented as long as it brings in revenue and enough money for the pensions of the wasters in charge of it who have failed time and time again at the tax payers expence

yeah and look at the amount of wasters that want someone else to pay for it, at least those in IW are actually working and contributing to some extent...

just like the paracitic private companies in the UK. yeah. it would in me backside. take billions while quadroopling the prices every year would happen all right. dream on.

I think there are good arguments for privatisation in general. You claim and possibly correctly so, that the private companies are parasites and what the government alternatives are models for efficiency and the pay / pension levels etc are ok, its just a case of which parasite is the best option...