Let's dedicate a thread to the positive things the traveling community bring to Irela

14dMoney · 17-09-2019 9:26am #1

It's nearly Culture Night, so let's for once have a thread based on the positive and enriching aspects that the traveling community have had on our culture. Bigots will insist of focusing on the negatives, however there are so much positives which are always overlooked.

Salary Negotiator · 17-09-2019 9:28am

It's fierce quiet round here.

73bc61lyohr0mu · 17-09-2019 9:29am

Name a few so...

Uncharted · 17-09-2019 9:31am

Cheap refuse collection at very reasonable prices.

It's hard to see how they make a profit, when you consider the fee to enter large landfills with a loaded van or truck.

Maybe they are working at a loss for the good of the enviroment. Fair play to them.

blindside88 · 17-09-2019 9:31am

There’s already a thread like this running, the only positive thing I’ve seen written is that travelers don’t live near certain posters

ibarelycare · 17-09-2019 9:32am

They always have really new tools for sale and don’t bother inconveniencing you with the original packaging or receipts or any of that kind of nonsense.

ibarelycare · 17-09-2019 9:34am

They’re very considerate, often dropping in to check in on their elderly rural neighbours, sometimes when they haven’t even been asked to.

Uncharted · 17-09-2019 9:38am

Many the leaky roof or faulty guttering has been replaced or repaired at the drop of a hat,especially for elderly people living alone.

An excellent service.

Run of the mill tradesmen would no doubt have to be called on the phone or something ludicrous like that.

DellyBelly · 17-09-2019 9:40am

Uncharted wrote: »

Cheap refuse collection at very reasonable prices.

It's hard to see how they make a profit, when you consider the fee to enter large landfills with a loaded van or truck.

Maybe they are working at a loss for the good of the enviroment. Fair play to them.

If you think they bring them to the landfills then you are living in cloud cuckooland. Ever hear of flytipping...

KungPao · 17-09-2019 9:40am

Yer only man for tarmac. Always laid on a solid hardcore base with the best of materials. No cutting corners with these lads. Honest as the day is long.

ibarelycare · 17-09-2019 9:40am

DellyBelly wrote: »

If you think they bring them to the landfills then you are living in cloud cuckooland. Ever hear of flytipping...

Whoosh

DellyBelly · 17-09-2019 9:42am

ibarelycare wrote: »

Whoosh

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Uncharted · 17-09-2019 9:43am

DellyBelly wrote: »

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Wow.

These cows are small Dougal,but those cows over there are ........... being sarcastic.

SmartinMartin · 17-09-2019 9:46am

@op, seriously why don't you start off with a few positives rather than just blindly asking the question. Personally I can't think of any, and I'm genuinely curious as to what they could be.

JohnnyFlash · 17-09-2019 9:46am

They cleaned out my shed a few years back. Did a great job. Now I didn’t ask them to do it, and they took a few things they shouldn’t have, but they really are very helpful when it comes to stuff like that.

Keyzer · 17-09-2019 9:47am

Snatch? Great film...

JohnnyFlash · 17-09-2019 9:50am

They’ve kept alive the ancient Irish tradition of bare knuckle boxing.

Woke Hogan · 17-09-2019 9:51am

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

ibarelycare · 17-09-2019 9:54am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

It’s ok, they can’t read

tabby aspreme · 17-09-2019 9:55am

They eat spicy wedges and chicken rolls, three times a day, supporting local jobs, in filling station delis

pgj2015 · 17-09-2019 9:56am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIuR-HjFho

Canis Lupus · 17-09-2019 9:56am

I didn't really need my tv anyway. I'm reading much more now.

g6fdyotp5nj2l7 · 17-09-2019 9:58am

DellyBelly wrote:

If you think they bring them to the landfills then you are living in cloud cuckooland. Ever hear of flytipping...

Ever hear of sarcasm :-)

kneemos · 17-09-2019 10:00am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

Why are they allowed?
If nothing else it's been done to death. I believe that's a thing around here?

14dMoney · 17-09-2019 10:02am

kneemos wrote: »

Why are they allowed?
If nothing else it's been done to death. I believe that's a thing around here?

Read the thread title. I'm trying to have a discussion about the positive aspects of the traveling community. Your comments aren't helping.

Jimmy Garlic · 17-09-2019 10:04am

ibarelycare wrote: »

They always have really new tools for sale and don’t bother inconveniencing you with the original packaging or receipts or any of that kind of nonsense.

Welders with cavity blocks inside. A simple design.

17-09-2019 10:05am

Being honest where I live everything would be better if there wasnt a halting site in the area. Sad but true.

Can't think of any positives TBH. I have met some very nice and decent individual travellers and my kids have played with a few. It's those people I feel sorry for. The effects of the bad travellers far outweigh the good ones.

kneemos · 17-09-2019 10:06am

14dMoney wrote: »

Read the thread title. I'm trying to have a discussion about the positive aspects of the traveling community. Your comments aren't helping.

Here's somewhere to report racism.
Dunno who they are though.

https://www.ireport.ie/report-racist-incidents/

Woke Hogan · 17-09-2019 10:07am

ibarelycare wrote: »

It’s ok, they can’t read

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

RollieFingers · 17-09-2019 10:08am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

On the phone they stole off someone.

14dMoney · 17-09-2019 10:11am

RollieFingers wrote: »

On the phone they stole off someone.

And you have multi nationals like Apple robbing you and your country blind day by day, yet you choose to focus on something as small as a traveller stealing your phone. Bigotry.

ibarelycare · 17-09-2019 10:11am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

Nah I’m all good

sbsquarepants · 17-09-2019 10:14am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller

Give me a minute, i'm trying to, but some things are just so rare they are hard to even imagine. Can i be a unicorn who breathes fire and farts rainbows instead?

Uncharted · 17-09-2019 10:14am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

This place is gone to da dags.

1o059k7ewrqj3n · 17-09-2019 10:15am

I’ll get lambasted out of it for this, but once upon a time some travellers did useful things. The alternative name tinkers was because some would be able to mend pots and pans, which was a handy skill back in the day.

Some of them were also quite talented musically, look at the Fureys.

Very little to none of this exists now. What they are now is beyond a joke, they are a danger to themselves and a danger to others and the position they find themselves in our society is largely down to how they behave and treat others in that society.

Badly Drunk Boy · 17-09-2019 10:16am

14dMoney wrote: »

Read the thread title. I'm trying to have a discussion about the positive aspects of the traveling community. Your comments aren't helping.

If you were really bothered about discussing the positive aspects of the traveling community, you would have mentioned a few yourself.

So...where's your own list of 'positives which are always overlooked'.#?

14dMoney · 17-09-2019 10:17am

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

If you were really bothered about discussing the positive aspects of the traveling community, you would have mentioned a few yourself.

So...where's your own list of 'positives which are always overlooked'.#?

They provide a rich tapestry of old life in Ireland.

They preserve a nomadic way of life.

Omackeral · 17-09-2019 10:18am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You should be ****ing ashamed of yourself.

Resorting to foul language. Tut tut. Probably learned from one of the call-out videos.

To be fair though, their call-out videos are genuinely hilarious. Sh*te in the Bucket, Kebab Balls and Junkies Bastard are like a Holy Trinity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cbK67QDhc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQWvwWdo2Qk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9dLgKK1Y6c

corner of hells · 17-09-2019 10:18am

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Welders with cavity blocks inside. A simple design.

How do you know bout the welders with cavity blocks on them?
Were ya in the market for a cheap welder ?

Uncharted · 17-09-2019 10:19am

corner of hells wrote: »

How do you bout the welders with cavity blocks on them?
Were ya in the market for a cheap welder ?

Hopefully,they sell dictionarys too.

Omackeral · 17-09-2019 10:20am

Here's a real one though, they've won multiple medals for this country in boxing. Olympics medals are a fantastic achievement.

The Jman · 17-09-2019 10:22am

They keep security firms in business, that kinda counts as a positive...

randd1 · 17-09-2019 10:25am

- Call out videos
- Country music festivals
- Cheap caravans
- Keeping the fake nail/boobtube/fake rhinestone/fast food industries afloat
- Regularly test companies/housing security setups for free

SmartinMartin · 17-09-2019 10:26am

14dMoney wrote: »

And you have multi nationals like Apple robbing you and your country blind day by day, yet you choose to focus on something as small as a traveller stealing your phone. Bigotry.

Howya John.

Omackeral · 17-09-2019 10:28am

They took loads of stuff out my skip last time which was very sound of them as it gave me extra room to pack more in. Didn't even inconvenience me by knocking on the door so I didn't really mind the rubbish strewn about.

tabby aspreme · 17-09-2019 10:29am

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Imagine being a young, blameless, Traveller teenager and logging in to see all these constant anti-Traveller diatribes.

I suppose one positive is, none of the men are Woke. No such thing as, Woke Connors, or Woke Stokes

Stevieluvsye · 17-09-2019 10:33am

Do great deals on phonebooks, and provide laptop bags to hide said phonebook so you don't look like a pleb walking around with it in your arms

jester77 · 17-09-2019 10:35am

They know how to work with copper

Time · 17-09-2019 10:48am

14dMoney wrote: »

They preserve a nomadic way of life.

What exactly is it about living with no electricity running water or sanitary facilities that is worth preserving?

randd1 · 17-09-2019 10:49am

14dMoney wrote: »

They preserve a nomadic way of life.

Then why do they insist on having free houses?

14dMoney · 17-09-2019 10:57am

randd1 wrote: »

Then why do they insist on having free houses?

There's no such thing as a free house.

Let's dedicate a thread to the positive things the traveling community bring to Irela

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