Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on March 03, 2018, 11:33:03 am
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Email received this morning:
Hi guys, there is any amount of work right now. We see a few drivers are working. Log in and let us know in the chat area how the roads are in your area. The Whistle Team
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A bit of driver feedback regarding roads in different areas would be nice,was thinking of heading out today...i fukin need to get out for a few hours...deffo!!
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Couldn't get a cab home from the bar last night despite leaving early - Mr. Woo was still open. Mrs Catcher had to collect me or the Chow Mein woulda had to go straight in the freezer. Mrs Catcher was on Facebook an hour or so back, reckons the roads around Dublin are still in shit, grand here though.
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Had a bit of snow in Drog last night but deffo seems to be thawing,a friend in Johnstown,Meath was tellin me earlier it's still snowing there albeit very light.
I'll give the bro in Glasnevin a bell,he abandoned goin out yesterday cos he couldn't get out of his estate.
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Let us know what he thinks, half thinking of doing a few hours later myself.
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Main roads are fine but anything off those are hit and miss.Had to help a taxi get out of Cabra earlier.Bring a shovel if you are working lads and Halpos learn how to disable the traction control if yours doesn't have a button for it.Lots of folks walking in the middle of the road not giving a shite.
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Main roads are fine but anything off those are hit and miss.Had to help a taxi get out of Cabra earlier.Bring a shovel if you are working lads and Halpos learn how to disable the traction control if yours doesn't have a button for it.Lots of folks walking in the middle of the road not giving a shite.
Would deffo bring a shovel,wear me boots(shite for driving though)
I find using the B when on a hill or on a slippery surface very useful,gives a bit of traction and it feels like you're in a higher gear...of course you're still watching out for the other heroes!!
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I have a button for disabling traction control, what does it do in layman's terms? Pressed it on Tuesday but seemed to slide around the little roundabouts in the estates more with it pressed i.e. traction control disabled & orange light on dash. When not pressed it seems to disable itself from time to time i.e the orange light flashes every now and again on slippery roads.
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Priuses are great but mine is shite in the snow.The traction control is far too aggressive which means any sort of slippage ends up leaving ya stuck.Maybe summer tyres are partly to blame.My old Primera was much better in this weather.I think Toyota fixed it in later versions.
I should clarify a bit generally it's good to have it on but on the hybrid it's there to protect the car from hurting itself as the leccy motors can spin almost instantly at full torque.So if yer flooring it all the time it could damage the car.Problem is it cuts power to the wheels in situations that ya might otherwise be able to power yer way out of.Kinda frustrating as you can lose momentum and get stuck.
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Mine's not a Prius. It's a MKII Octy, a real man's car with gears anall! Just I've no idea when or why I should disable traction control, them things didn't exist when I took the test... a bag of cat litter is handy though if you get stuck in a wheelspin situation.
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I have a button for disabling traction control, what does it do in layman's terms? Pressed it on Tuesday but seemed to slide around the little roundabouts in the estates more with it pressed i.e. traction control disabled & orange light on dash. When not pressed it seems to disable itself from time to time i.e the orange light flashes every now and again on slippery roads.
It's not disabling itself...it's working,but can activate more frequently in slippery conditions...hence the flashing icon.
@MFH,
I found in my previous Prius(by accident) that using the B in snowy conditions was a great help,even the short drives over the last few day in my current ride were helped using it,traction control doesn't activate as much...i'm just talking about using it when necessary not all the time.
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I saw a video on that the other day Halpos but didn't get too much practice with it yet.I wasn't working just checking up on family so it's back in the garden safe now.
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I saw a video on that the other day Halpos but didn't get too much practice with it yet.I wasn't working just checking up on family so it's back in the garden safe now.
Yeah its deffo a help....even if you go over a shore in wet conditions,the traction control tends to activate,i generally use the B to help control the car...and if some gobshite in front of you breaks for some unknown reason,it's great for slowing the car a little quicker than just stomping on the brake pedal...but that helps aswell of course!!
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Mate tells me few taxis got stuck and were abandoned in Palmerston last nite outside whitethorn
All Windows smashed this mor
Bawnlea tallaght 10 cars that were stuck on main rd burnrd out last nite
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Looting reported in Tallaght, too. Apparently the local Lidl was cleaned out.
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Looting reported in Tallaght, too. Apparently the local Lidl was cleaned out.
Demolished would be more accurate...Centra in Jobstown aswell....our future's so bright...we gotta wear shades balaclavas!!
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If a job's worth doing...
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If looting ever becomes a trade...we're in safe hands!!
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I was watching the videos on Facebook last night and after hundreds of people calling them scumbags one commenter mentioned that the digger used may have been one of Thursday specials from Lidl.
At one stage there were Irish women going on to the Lidl official Facebook page apologising for the damage caused.
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I saw one immigrant exiting carrying a slab of beer...excellent stuff!!
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I was watching the videos on Facebook last night and after hundreds of people calling them scumbags one commenter mentioned that the digger used may have been one of Thursday specials from Lidl.
At one stage there were Irish women going on to the Lidl official Facebook page apologising for the damage caused.
Ive a digger and teleporter licence
Not easy to drive whoever on it knew how to use it
Not a easy task
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one commenter mentioned that the digger used
Rhyming slang?
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Jobstown...surely the most ironic place name in this kip of a country...
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Looting reported in Tallaght, too. Apparently the local Lidl was cleaned out.
Demolished would be more accurate...Centra in Jobstown aswell....our future's so bright...we gotta wear shades balaclavas!!
A jobestown
Joan bruton be wetting her knickers
She she was rite they are lawless people who object to paying for water
Or lid beer
Or lidi nappies
Or lidi fruit
Or lidi s safe
Or lidi vodka
Or lidi anything
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Jobstown...surely the most ironic place name in the kip of a country...
Rename it
Jobe less town
Joblesstown it is
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website says it was updated at 5.39pm...
https://www.theaa.ie/roadwatch/newsroom/ (https://www.theaa.ie/roadwatch/newsroom/)
DUBLIN
Conditions remain snowy across the county, with the worst affected routes in the south and west.
There is still heavy snow and abandoned cars on several routes in the Lucan, Clondalkin, Tallaght and Citywest areas, with the Outer Ring Rd (R136) impassable between the N81 junction and Brookfield. If you do have to travel, stick to major routes and reduce speed.
Gardaí in Crumlin, Terenure, Dundrum and Cabinteely report that conditions are still poor on some routes. Take extreme caution if driving and leave plenty of time for journeys.
Gardaí report snowy conditions too on secondary routes in the Blanchardstown Village and Ashtown areas.
Gardaí advise that the roads at the back of Dublin Airport are still quite snowy, but are now passable with extreme care.
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one commenter mentioned that the digger used
Rhyming slang?
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Looting reported in Tallaght, too. Apparently the local Lidl was cleaned out.
Demolished would be more accurate...Centra in Jobstown aswell....our future's so bright...we gotta wear shades balaclavas!!
A jobestown
Joan bruton be wetting her knickers
She she was rite they are lawless people who object to paying for water
Or lid beer
Or lidi nappies
Or lidi fruit
Or lidi s safe
Or lidi vodka
Or lidi anything
The only things left on the shelves was the Work wear and the Father's Day Cards!! 8)
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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/nine-men-charged-in-connection-with-looting-in-tallaght-1.3414315 (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/nine-men-charged-in-connection-with-looting-in-tallaght-1.3414315)
Nine men were charged in connection with two separate incidents of burglary of stores in Tallaght, west Dublin on Friday evening.
Six men were charged with offences relating to the burglary of a Lidl store, on Fortunestown Lane, Citywest, and all were granted bail.
John Kelly (47) from Allen Hall, Belgard Square, Tallaght, was charged with handling stolen property from the store, at a special sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday.
The court heard Kelly was recently widowed, and looked after his two sons, who were aged 16 and 21. He was granted bail on “stringent conditions”.
Paul Freeman (43), with an address on Russell Green, Tallaght, was arrested on Fortunestown Lane, and charged with trespassing in the grounds of the Lidl store with the intent to commit an offence.
The court heard that after he was read his charge sheet, he told gardaí: “I wasn’t there to be stealing or robbing anything, I have my own house. I don’t need to rob anything.”
When asked about his income by Mr Justice John O’Connor, Mr Freeman replied “social welfare, disability”.
Edger Cesynas, a 24-year old from Lithuania, of Silken Park Drive, Citywest, was charged with the theft of groceries worth €50 from Lidl. Garda Fiona Morgan told the court there was no objection to granting Mr Cesynas bail, but he should be required to sign in to Tallaght Garda Station twice a week.
Povilas Gneizevicius (20), also a Lithuanian national, with an address at St Mochta’s Drive, Clonsilla, was charged with possession of stolen groceries worth €60. He had a second charge of theft from the Lidl store.
He was granted bail on the condition he stay away from the Dublin 24 area, and sign in at Blanchardstown Garda Station three times a week.
Gerard Buggle (38) of Mac Uilliam Lane, Tallaght, was charged with the theft of goods worth €70 from Lidl, which included LED lights, four packets of tealights, and running shoe insoles.
Keith Kelly (46) of Suncroft Park, Tallaght, was charged with trespassing on the grounds of the Lidl store, with intent to commit an offence.
Another three men were charged in connection to the burglary of a Centra Store, on Kiltalown Way, in Tallaght on Friday night.
Mohammed Smew (25) of Milners Square, Santry, was charged with possession of a weapon, and causing criminal damage while trespassing.
Mr Justice John O’Connor refused a bail application, and remanded Mr Smew in custody until a sitting of the Cloverhill District Court on March 8th.
John Doyle (37), of Russell Walk, Russell Square, Tallaght, was charged with trespassing and causing criminal damage in the Centra store.
David Bernie (36) from Suncroft Park, Tallaght, was also charged with trespassing and causing criminal damage in the store.
Shouting in the courtroom, Mr Bernie said, “we are not the ones who broke into that shop and CCTV will prove that”.
Both Mr Doyle and Mr Bernie were refused bail, ahead of respective court hearings on March 8th.
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None of them are the guys posting on Snapchat.
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A couple of wasted talent there!!
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No one charged with the theft of the Back Hoe, or the demolition of the store.