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wrangler · 17-09-2020 1:46pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Eldest lad went for a run this morning, he got hit by a mirror of a people carrier being driven by a woman. Cut his leg with briars too, she kept going.

Was he running on the wrong side of the road that he didn't see her, he didn't get to step in

whelan2 · 17-09-2020 1:52pm

wrangler wrote: »

Was he running on the wrong side of the road that he didn't see her, he didn't get to step in

No was on the right side of the road. He said he knew she was close to him but he had nowhere to go. She was heading for school drop off. He's running on the road a good while now and this was the first incident he has had. She should have slowed down to pass him out.

Water John · 17-09-2020 1:57pm

You have to keep well out when passing a cyclist, runner/walker. Some people's head is elsewhere when they are driving.

wrangler · 17-09-2020 2:01pm

Water John wrote: »

You have to keep well out when passing a cyclist, runner/walker. Some people's head is elsewhere when they are driving.

That doesn't happen a lot of the time, I find I have to step in

whelan2 · 17-09-2020 2:01pm

She was meeting on coming traffic too. She would have known she hit him as the mirror got a good wallop

wrangler · 17-09-2020 2:05pm

whelan2 wrote: »

She was meeting on coming traffic too. She would have known she hit him as the mirror got a good wallop

It's worse on a bike, on the same side and you don't see them coming, drivers always try to squeeze by whether they have room or not.

roosterman71 · 17-09-2020 2:08pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Eldest lad went for a run this morning, he got hit by a mirror of a people carrier being driven by a woman. Cut his leg with briars too, she kept going.

Nearly got flattened myself on a run today. On main road, with one of those 1ft wide hard shoulders inside the dashed yellow line. Was inside that, running towards the traffic as yer supposed to. Next thing a white transit flew out by me overtaking a lorry. Was going the same direction as me. Frightened the bejaysus out of me, until a SECOND transit hoored out after it. I turned around and went home.

Say my name · 17-09-2020 2:35pm

whelan2 wrote: »

She was meeting on coming traffic too. She would have known she hit him as the mirror got a good wallop

This is technically a hit and run.

I'd kind of be inclined to put it on the Gardai's record.

Grueller · 17-09-2020 2:44pm

Say my name wrote: »

This is technically a hit and run.

I'd kind of be inclined to put it on the Gardai's record.

I'd be in the same place at the same time tomorrow morning and stop her on the road to explain what happened.

NcdJd · 17-09-2020 2:53pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Eldest lad went for a run this morning, he got hit by a mirror of a people carrier being driven by a woman. Cut his leg with briars too, she kept going.

That happened to me too a while back. Walking up the road lady in suv clipped my arm and part of the wing mirror came off. She kept driving slowly and then fcked off. Got the reg and rang the guards. Guard called up to me and said did I want to make a report. I said no but said to him to call up to her house and give her a stern warning. Wouldn't mind if she stopped I would have helped her put the cover of the wing mirror back on.

Panch18 · 17-09-2020 2:55pm

I'd defo be going to the Guards

She could have done serious injury to him - it's far from OK to hit someone with a car and keep driving

Tonynewholland · 17-09-2020 3:37pm

Grueller wrote: »

I'd be in the same place at the same time tomorrow morning and stop her on the road to explain what happened.

Bad idea.
Report as much as you can officially in the Garda station

Castlekeeper · 17-09-2020 4:01pm

farawaygrass wrote: »

Knee in a bad way here. Think it’s the mcl ligament after a bit of googling. Hope/doubt it’s torn but Damn it’s sore. Keeping me awake. Anyone do damage to it before?

Ice it, 10 mins every 2 hours for the first 48 hours, don't take anti-inflammatories until >48 hours. After that physio will guide you, GPs generally not much use.

Castlekeeper · 17-09-2020 4:04pm

whelan2 wrote: »

See mullinahone have a ploughing offer. New calf tags are 2.80 a set until the end of September and you get a free face mask with each order. I took note yesterday of each cow that needed a tag while scanning. 95% of the tags I ordered where the ones that didn't start with 372. They must have improved what's in the tags since then

They can stuff it, they hadn't much meas on special offers when they had it all to themselves flogging poor quality tags to us.

Castlekeeper · 17-09-2020 4:07pm

Panch18 wrote: »

I'd defo be going to the Guards

She could have done serious injury to him - it's far from OK to hit someone with a car and keep driving

I hope he's not suffering from whiplash or anything....

whelan2 · 17-09-2020 5:04pm

Castlekeeper wrote: »

I hope he's not suffering from whiplash or anything....

Well he was able to milk with me and is going for another run tonight. Not on the road, on the track

_Brian · 17-09-2020 8:28pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Well he was able to milk with me and is going for another run tonight. Not on the road, on the track

I think I’d contact the guards.

You could make a formal complaint and let them handle it.

Or ask them to have a word with her to call out and give the lad an apology to his face.

If she failed to apologise I’d be pushing it hard with a proper complaint.

whelan2 · 17-09-2020 8:29pm

_Brian wrote: »

I think I’d contact the guards.

You could make a formal complaint and let them handle it.

Or ask them to have a word with her to call out and give the lad an apology to his face.

If she failed to apologise I’d be pushing it hard with a proper complaint.

We dont know who she is. He didnt get the reg

ganmo · 17-09-2020 9:31pm

whelan2 wrote: »

We dont know who she is. He didnt get the reg

She'll be on the road at the same time tomorrow.

kevthegaff · 17-09-2020 9:42pm

Could have been drink driving

cjpm · 17-09-2020 9:43pm

Any posters here from Ballaghaderreen area? Have any of ye dealt with Hayden’s?

whelan2 · 17-09-2020 9:46pm

ganmo wrote: »

She'll be on the road at the same time tomorrow.

Ye, he doesn't want the hassle and I dont think I need it either. I'd like to know who it was all the same. He's not running in the morning, will be out on Monday and see if he can get the reg then, it depends who it is as it might be more trouble than it's worth to call her out on it.

_Brian · 17-09-2020 9:51pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Ye, he doesn't want the hassle and I dont think I need it either. I'd like to know who it was all the same. He's not running in the morning, will be out on Monday and see if he can get the reg then, it depends who it is as it might be more trouble than it's worth to call her out on it.

Absolutely appreciate what your saying.
Some families are best kept a wide berth from. Lad might get hassle afterwards.

Pain though.

Some people are pigs.
I am bringing eldest out in the evenings for driving lessons.

We stopped at a junction in local town waiting to turn right as a car was approaching. Car came up behind and immediately started blowing horn because it could see she was young and on L plates. I had to bite my tongue not to get out and see what the problem was.
Roads are different place learning to drive now compared to 30 years ago.

mayota · 17-09-2020 9:55pm

cjpm wrote: »

Any posters here from Ballaghaderreen area? Have any of ye dealt with Hayden’s?

Not from Ballaghaderreen but have bought submersible pump from them. Would recommend.

kevthegaff · 17-09-2020 10:06pm

Remember around 10 years ago driving a primera over a narrow bridge and an old fella hit his mirror off mine(not sure who's fault) so passed on about 40 yards, so I hopped out, had a big beard at the time, and when he saw me he looked abit scared and drove off!

orm0nd · 17-09-2020 11:10pm

kevthegaff wrote: »

Remember around 10 years ago driving a primera over a narrow bridge and an old fella hit his mirror off mine(not sure who's fault) so passed on about 40 yards, so I hopped out, had a big beard at the time, and when he saw me he looked abit scared and drove off!

So that was you, cost me 20 quid for the mirror from a scrappie

Jb1989 · 17-09-2020 11:15pm

orm0nd wrote: »

So that was you, cost me 20 quid for the mirror from a scrappie

10 years on you hardly still driveing at your age.

patsy_mccabe · 17-09-2020 11:32pm

Got my second cut of silage done today. Heavy crop, should have been cut weeks ago but for all the rain. I was drawing them in tonight and not easy see the bales in the dark with the poor lights on the tractor. Ended up using one of these roadside safety lights to mark a group of bales. Worked a treat. You could see it from the other end of the field. Put it on the front of the bale too so I could take it off the bale out the back window.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vococal-Flashing-Roadside-Assistance-Vehicles-Orange/dp/B07X5YP3W8/ref=asc_df_B07X5YP3W8/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=399635003270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17592023683654057446&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007880&hvtargid=pla-861703796144&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=93504844948&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=399635003270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17592023683654057446&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007880&hvtargid=pla-861703796144

Reggie. · 18-09-2020 5:26am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Got my second cut of silage done today. Heavy crop, should have been cut weeks ago but for all the rain. I was drawing them in tonight and not easy see the bales in the dark with the poor lights on the tractor. Ended up using one of these roadside safety lights to mark a group of bales. Worked a treat. You could see it from the other end of the field. Put it on the front of the bale too so I could take it off the bale out the back window.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vococal-Flashing-Roadside-Assistance-Vehicles-Orange/dp/B07X5YP3W8/ref=asc_df_B07X5YP3W8/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=399635003270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17592023683654057446&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007880&hvtargid=pla-861703796144&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=93504844948&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=399635003270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17592023683654057446&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007880&hvtargid=pla-861703796144

Neighbours probably thought that aliens had landed

Mooooo · 18-09-2020 7:09am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Got my second cut of silage done today. Heavy crop, should have been cut weeks ago but for all the rain. I was drawing them in tonight and not easy see the bales in the dark with the poor lights on the tractor. Ended up using one of these roadside safety lights to mark a group of bales. Worked a treat. You could see it from the other end of the field. Put it on the front of the bale too so I could take it off the bale out the back window.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vococal-Flashing-Roadside-Assistance-Vehicles-Orange/dp/B07X5YP3W8/ref=asc_df_B07X5YP3W8/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=399635003270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17592023683654057446&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007880&hvtargid=pla-861703796144&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=93504844948&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=399635003270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17592023683654057446&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007880&hvtargid=pla-861703796144

You should get a set of LED work lights for the tractor, mighty job. Put them on the loader here made a massive difference and don't drain the battery half as much as standard ones

josephsoap · 18-09-2020 10:29am

_Brian wrote: »

Absolutely appreciate what your saying.
Some families are best kept a wide berth from. Lad might get hassle afterwards.

Pain though.

Some people are pigs.
I am bringing eldest out in the evenings for driving lessons.

We stopped at a junction in local town waiting to turn right as a car was approaching. Car came up behind and immediately started blowing horn because it could see she was young and on L plates. I had to bite my tongue not to get out and see what the problem was.
Roads are different place learning to drive now compared to 30 years ago.

The amount of scum on the roads these days is unbelievable.

Panch18 · 18-09-2020 11:01am

josephsoap wrote: »

The amount of scum on the roads these days is unbelievable.

The amount of scum all over the country is unbelievable.

I really wonder where irish society will be in 20 or 30 years

18-09-2020 11:20am

Panch18 wrote: »

The amount of scum all over the country is unbelievable.

I really wonder where irish society will be in 20 or 30 years

Just look across the Irish Sea.

wrangler · 18-09-2020 11:26am

Panch18 wrote: »

The amount of scum all over the country is unbelievable.

I really wonder where irish society will be in 20 or 30 years

One of the the worst mistakes I made was giving permission to build down a private road here, been nothing only hassle since

_Brian · 18-09-2020 11:50am

Deleted User wrote: »

Just look across the Irish Sea.

This a thousand times over.

_Brian · 18-09-2020 12:00pm

josephsoap wrote: »

The amount of scum on the roads these days is unbelievable.

Yea.
From what I could see it was a few yahoos cruising abkut, when did being a dick to new road users become “fun”
Ya know the type, peaky blinders pikey haircuts, seats wound back near horizontal, big deep illegal sun visor. Proper trash.

Say my name · 18-09-2020 12:46pm

Ah jaysus folks!

Did it ever occur to ye that everyone thinks the same way?

You're looking at them and they looking at you with both having the same thoughts.

Continue on with this reasoning and this and them mentality leads to a stronger group imposing their ideals on the weaker group.

Ye might think that's fine but ye might end up in the weaker group all because this and them and those leads to backlashes and counter actions in kind.

Now where's my habit?..

_Brian · 18-09-2020 12:55pm

Say my name wrote: »

Ah jaysus folks!

Did it ever occur to ye that everyone thinks the same way?

You're looking at them and they looking at you with both having the same thoughts.

Continue on with this reasoning and this and them mentality leads to a stronger group imposing their ideals on the weaker group.

Ye might think that's fine but ye might end up in the weaker group all because this and them and those leads to backlashes and counter actions in kind.

Now where's my habit?..

🤔

No, live and let live isn’t the correct approach to scumbags and bullies. We don’t just shrug our shoulders and say “it’s just their way”.

Society has laws rules and standards that we all need to conform to or it all just goes to shiit.

I’m not inclined to bend my standards on what constitutes decent behaviour just to avoid alienating the poor dears.

Say my name · 18-09-2020 1:04pm

_Brian wrote: »

ðŸ€”

No, live and let live isn’t the correct approach to scumbags and bullies. We don’t just shrug our shoulders and say “it’s just their way”.

Society has laws rules and standards that we all need to conform to or it all just goes to shiit.

I’m not inclined to bend my standards on what constitutes decent behaviour just to avoid alienating the poor dears.

Get your gun Annie..

whelan2 · 18-09-2020 1:07pm

Panch18 wrote: »

The amount of scum all over the country is unbelievable.

I really wonder where irish society will be in 20 or 30 years

Youngest lads phone went missing at school yesterday. It was his first
Phone and they have to have a phone to take photos of homework etc as they can't bring books home. School have gone through cctv and are on to who took it. His bus ticket is in the phone too. The phone is no use to anyone else. They are kind of in a pod so not hard to narrow it down

jimini0 · 18-09-2020 1:11pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Youngest lads phone went missing at school yesterday. It was his first
Phone and they have to have a phone to take photos of homework etc as they can't bring books home. School have gone through cctv and are on to who took it. His bus ticket is in the phone too. The phone is no use to anyone else. They are kind of in a pod so not hard to narrow it down

And what will happen this lad who stole the phone?
Slap on the wrist.

whelan2 · 18-09-2020 1:15pm

jimini0 wrote: »

And what will happen this lad who stole the phone?
Slap on the wrist.

Dunno but it will put them in a very bad light for doing it. Very sly thing to do. Always drama around here

_Brian · 18-09-2020 1:24pm

Say my name wrote: »

Get your gun Annie..

There’s allot of ground between letting them ride over ya and get your gun.

Do we skip right over the bit where I get to look down on them 😂😂

Humans naturally divide into them and us, and yea I’m sure to plenty of people I’m a “them”, not that long ago since a prominent intensive pig farmer online asked me was I “turning into one of them” because I voiced my opinions of rather we had free range rather than highly intensive pig reading happening. I didn’t say I wanted to stop him, just that I’d rather there was more free range options.

Not that long ago since you yourself called out a twitter page owner because their opinions didn’t agree with you.

Them and us is natural.

Say my name · 18-09-2020 1:24pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Youngest lads phone went missing at school yesterday. It was his first
Phone and they have to have a phone to take photos of homework etc as they can't bring books home. School have gone through cctv and are on to who took it. His bus ticket is in the phone too. The phone is no use to anyone else. They are kind of in a pod so not hard to narrow it down

I had my calculus calculator taken from my school bag in school 20 years ago.
It was one of those expensive ones.

Myself and father were at Stradbally steam fair 10 years ago. A man woman and child pickpocket team were about to push in on my father paying at a stall only for I was standing back. Which they first never spotted me only till I coped what was about to happen and the man then called the woman and child back.

Another relation had their pocket picked and wallet stolen while paying in an office of a scrapyard 15 years ago.

Say my name · 18-09-2020 1:33pm

_Brian wrote: »

There’s allot of ground between letting them ride over ya and get your gun.

Do we skip right over the bit where I get to look down on them ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

Humans naturally divide into them and us, and yea I’m sure to plenty of people I’m a “them”, not that long ago since a prominent intensive pig farmer online asked me was I “turning into one of them” because I voiced my opinions of rather we had free range rather than highly intensive pig reading happening. I didn’t say I wanted to stop him, just that I’d rather there was more free range options.

The internet has you ruined Brian.

Things are never as serious or as important or as drastic as people make out.

Live your own life and to hell with everyone else. There was problems before you were born and there'll be problems when you're dead. And don't be drawn into the them and us. History showed only loosers in those scenario's.

Main thing ..Chill.

Edit: Just seen your edit. That was because that Twitter er was abusive from the start to farmers and urban women. I didn't like the cut of their jib. I felt pity at the start but that changed to me questioning their whole account of the incident by their carry on and continuely retweeting their own responses.
It made it look like a set up.
While they consider themselves an influencer they alienated many against their own ideal. That carry on won't win many round to their objectives on social media.

_Brian · 18-09-2020 1:43pm

Say my name wrote: »

The internet has you ruined Brian.

Things are never as serious or as important or as drastic as people make out.

Live your own life and to hell with everyone else. There was problems before you were born and there'll be problems when you're dead. And don't be drawn into the them and us. History showed only loosers in those scenario's.

Main thing ..Chill.

Ruined you say.
Maybe I was a wreck and it has redeemed me somewhat 🤔

Say my name · 18-09-2020 1:51pm

_Brian wrote: »

Ruined you say.
Maybe I was a wreck and it has redeemed me somewhat ðŸ€”

Are you cool in the gang now?

:pac:

Joking.. .maybe.

That's exactly what I'm saying. Maybe you can't see it. There's good on the internet but there's an awful blackness there too that people can hide behind on their phone. This then gets brought from the phone into the real life and then into a perpetual cycle from phone to real life to phone again.

Panch18 · 18-09-2020 2:18pm

Say my name wrote: »

Ah jaysus folks!

Did it ever occur to ye that everyone thinks the same way?

You're looking at them and they looking at you with both having the same thoughts.

Continue on with this reasoning and this and them mentality leads to a stronger group imposing their ideals on the weaker group.

Ye might think that's fine but ye might end up in the weaker group all because this and them and those leads to backlashes and counter actions in kind.

Now where's my habit?..

You do realise there are whole swaths of Dublin where people like Fireman and ambulances and buses can't and won't go because if they go into these estates they will be attacked

Hell the Gardai won't go into a lot of these places without armed support unit.

And its not just Dublin - all the major towns and cities around the country are the same - estates and areas which are completly lawless

And it's the folks saying ah the poor people bla bla bla they need more supports i.e. more money

This country needs to get tough, proper tough, on the scum that are taking the place over

Say my name · 18-09-2020 2:30pm

Panch18 wrote: »

You do realise there are whole swaths of Dublin where people like Fireman and ambulances and buses can't and won't go because if they go into these estates they will be attacked

Hell the Gardai won't go into a lot of these places without armed support unit.

And its not just Dublin - all the major towns and cities around the country are the same - estates and areas which are completly lawless

And it's the folks saying ah the poor people bla bla bla they need more supports i.e. more money

This country needs to get tough, proper tough, on the scum that are taking the place over

You do realise that whole message could have been uttered by Adolf Hitler in 1940 about Jewish Ghettos?

What present day civic solutions do you propose that you may see fit that you choose to never use the S word that you might call them people again?

gozunda · 18-09-2020 2:32pm

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

get one of these - or have several of them handy. Great for keeping helmets or visors in place.

https://karakal.ie/products/karakal-headbands

Look like a good job alright

Do they deliver by post?

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