3 million!

[Belker]

If you google that name, a taxi driver called Trevor Williamson was a very naughty boy back in 2012/2013.  Don't know if it's the same guy.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/indebted-taxi-driver-loses-appeal-over-eight-year-jail-sentence-for-possession-of-1-3m-of-cannabis-30751876.html

Yea, that's him Watty, the point I was making was about Ratcatcher's heavy handed story.
I remember meeting Trevor in circa 2011 and him telling me the story of how he was stopped by Taxi regulators on a city street in Cork, I remember his words, he said; "they were like the Gestapo the way they treated me", and a short few years later I found out exactly why the Taxi regulators had treated him like the Gestapo, they knew full well what he was up to.

[Belker]

Maybe, Ken... but he didn't ask why I was parked where I was parked which wasn't an official stand and isn't an established unofficial stand - yet! I guess he realised the futility of such an enquiry.

Bit heavy handed, in any event. Has the orangeman brought in a shoot to kill policy to deal with road tax / licence fee dodgers or what?

I would imagine as per my previous post, they had bigger Fish to Fry that day ?

[silverbullet]

If you google that name, a taxi driver called Trevor Williamson was a very naughty boy back in 2012/2013.  Don't know if it's the same guy.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/indebted-taxi-driver-loses-appeal-over-eight-year-jail-sentence-for-possession-of-1-3m-of-cannabis-30751876.html

Yea, that's him Watty, the point I was making was about Ratcatcher's heavy handed story.
I remember meeting Trevor in circa 2011 and him telling me the story of how he was stopped by Taxi regulators on a city street in Cork, I remember his words, he said; "they were like the Gestapo the way they treated me", and a short few years later I found out exactly why the Taxi regulators had treated him like the Gestapo, they knew full well what he was up to.

Helluva difference between being in gear and being into gear.

[Rat Catcher]

Yea, that's him Watty, the point I was making was about Ratcatcher's heavy handed story.
I remember meeting Trevor in circa 2011 and him telling me the story of how he was stopped by Taxi regulators on a city street in Cork, I remember his words, he said; "they were like the Gestapo the way they treated me", and a short few years later I found out exactly why the Taxi regulators had treated him like the Gestapo, they knew full well what he was up to.

When I lived up above in Dublin Slademore was a quiet enough area. Blunden drive probably less so given it's proximity to Darndale and various (official and unofficial) halting sites. Given DMs experience and the comments he got from An Garda Siochana the entire area has obviously got rougher over the years, probably as some of the council built housing schemes settled and quietened doewn a bit. Maybe that's why the orangeman sends his troops out equipped for war when they're checking tax discs. Still, it must be terrifying for law abiding citizens (as the vast majority of the population are) passing through these checkpoints... and a reminder of what they can expect at their front door if they miss a mortgage payment. Larry O'Toole ought to up in arms... not literally... or maybe literally.

[The Liffey Lip]

The wall I had to scale backing on to Blunden was in Slademore.........her husband was a serious heavy and I was a youngfella....1991

[stonethecrows]

The wall I had to scale backing on to Blunden was in Slademore.........her husband was a serious heavy and I was a youngfella....1991

Were you up to no good ?

[The Liffey Lip]

Typical male response.....what about her?

[stonethecrows]

Typical male response.....what about her?

OK so a Auld one seduced you were you were a youngfella, nice one

[Rat Catcher]

There used to be a green behind a bit of the wall but I think it's all built up now so missiles would have to be coming from private property. Certainly during the 80s Slademore wasn't rough, nor was Ayrfield but I was reading recently about gangs from Ayrfied and Edenmore involved in local feuding. In my day the Ayrfield lads were soft as butter, they wouldn't have stood a chance against the headbangers from Edenmore. There was a (mildly) rough bit at the top of Ayrfield Drive (Newtown I think it's called) but that backs onto Slademore and the Malahide Rd, not directly on to Blunden Drive.

[The Liffey Lip]

Can't recall any green but the wall was a serious drop out onto the street behind....proceeded left and on the right hammer was that kip of a nightclub....The Camelot.

[Rat Catcher]

It's a big wall alright.. probably necessarily so given the number of travellers close to the other side of it. If going round the front of the house was an option you coulda gone through the church car park. I don't think there was even a gate on the pedestrian entrance onto Blunden Drive back then.

[The Liffey Lip]

Out the front door meant a huge fight or a sword.....I chose wisely.....on me Sweeney, and also drinking heavily previous day.....blood pressure even in a young man shoots up to stroke level after a feed of drink....scrapping is not an option.

[Rat Catcher]

Passed by my spot on Blundon Drive yesterday afternoon and one of my colleagues/competitors was using it. Great minds think alike or did he read it here first?

[Rat Catcher]

Oh, I did get a walk up from it last evening, too. I was a bit tired and kinda lost interest in work so I was just parked there reading and munching on the most enormous bag of dry roasted peanuts known to man while completely ignoring job after job from Free Now. The lad that got in suggested it was a good spot as loads walk through the church car park to find taxis. Not sure myself, that's the only walk up I've had in the short time I've used the spot and I was only still there 'cos I ignored the app but it could make sense I guess.

[The Liffey Lip]

Passed by my spot on Blundon Drive yesterday afternoon and one of my colleagues/competitors was using it. Great minds think alike or did he read it here first?

Some amount of members/perusers, yet so few contributors.....anything's possible.