Comments on: Ireland is the fastest country in Europe http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 Grandad Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:53:20 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5222 Just wait until you try to get to Kilkenny!!!!! Just wait until you try to get to Kilkenny!!!!!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5202 Grannymar Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:37:08 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5202 'hose works caused me to get lost two years ago, with their badly signposted diversions.' I arranged that! ‘hose works caused me to get lost two years ago, with their badly signposted diversions.’

I arranged that!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5209 Grandad Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:11:57 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5209 That'll cost him a fair belt... True for ya, K8. Like I tell the tourists - "Dublin is a wee bit up the road there!!" Ian - Everyone knows that Norn Iron motorists are even worse that the ones down here. I would have thought that impossible, but.... And don't tell me they're <em>still</em> working on the Westlink? Those works caused me to get lost two years ago, with their badly signposted diversions. That’ll cost him a fair belt…

True for ya, K8. Like I tell the tourists – “Dublin is a wee bit up the road there!!”

Ian – Everyone knows that Norn Iron motorists are even worse that the ones down here. I would have thought that impossible, but….

And don’t tell me they’re still working on the Westlink? Those works caused me to get lost two years ago, with their badly signposted diversions.

]]> By: K8 the Gr8 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5208 K8 the Gr8 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:52:53 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5208 They'll never be able to mess with the traditional Irish measurement system! We'll always stick to: A few bob... A bit down d' road there... A moxy load... Two fingers of... As big as a brick shit house A fair lick A dose of... A smidge Saw a van there as big as a brick shit house headin' a bit down d' road there batin' at a fair lick. Must've been goin' a smidge too fast, sure didn't he mither himself with a moxy load of the speed wobbles and crash? That'll cost him a few bob. He'll need at least two fingers o' malt a'ter that. The Irish never need specifics. They’ll never be able to mess with the traditional Irish measurement system! We’ll always stick to:

A few bob…
A bit down d’ road there…
A moxy load…
Two fingers of…
As big as a brick shit house
A fair lick
A dose of…
A smidge

Saw a van there as big as a brick shit house headin’ a bit down d’ road there batin’ at a fair lick. Must’ve been goin’ a smidge too fast, sure didn’t he mither himself with a moxy load of the speed wobbles and crash? That’ll cost him a few bob. He’ll need at least two fingers o’ malt a’ter that.

The Irish never need specifics.

]]> By: Ian http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5210 Ian Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:37:00 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5210 Grandad. I discovered in Belfast yesterday that neither metric nor imperial speed limits are of any avail whatosever. The Westlink, which cuts through the city looks like a war zone - I think they have dismantled it and forgotten how to put it together again - has a 30 limit. It's mph, but kph might be safer. The traffic yesterday afternoon was moving at 40-50 mph and I was passed by a truck doing at least 60. The only PSNI man I saw was out on the A1 dual carriageway near Dromore in Co Down - a clear open stretch of road where someone was pulled over for doing more than 60. Having said that, I was tailgated by a truck through the port tunnel last night - it was half closed, there was a 50 kph limit and this idiot from Kerry drove 6 feet (2 metres) from my back bumper. Grandad.

I discovered in Belfast yesterday that neither metric nor imperial speed limits are of any avail whatosever. The Westlink, which cuts through the city looks like a war zone – I think they have dismantled it and forgotten how to put it together again – has a 30 limit. It’s mph, but kph might be safer. The traffic yesterday afternoon was moving at 40-50 mph and I was passed by a truck doing at least 60. The only PSNI man I saw was out on the A1 dual carriageway near Dromore in Co Down – a clear open stretch of road where someone was pulled over for doing more than 60.

Having said that, I was tailgated by a truck through the port tunnel last night – it was half closed, there was a 50 kph limit and this idiot from Kerry drove 6 feet (2 metres) from my back bumper.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5219 Grandad Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:54:25 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5219 At least they never tried decimalising the clock...... At least they never tried decimalising the clock……

]]> By: robert http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5218 robert Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:47:06 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5218 You're right. That is much simpler. Of course I'm going to forget it in half an hour :| You’re right. That is much simpler. Of course I’m going to forget it in half an hour :|

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5217 Grandad Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:44:28 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5217 That's two sums though. My way, you knock a decimal point off and multiply by six. 50 = 5 x 6 = 30. So 50 km is approximately 30 miles. ? That’s two sums though. My way, you knock a decimal point off and multiply by six.

50 = 5 x 6 = 30. So 50 km is approximately 30 miles.

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]]> By: robert http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5216 robert Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:39:04 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5216 Divide by 8 and multiply by 5 instead much quicker and easier. I can even just barely manage it with my limited mathematical intellect ;) Divide by 8 and multiply by 5 instead much quicker and easier. I can even just barely manage it with my limited mathematical intellect ;)

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-5220 Grandad Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:35:03 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/09/13/ireland-is-the-fastest-country-in-europe/#comment-5220 Robert - you must be a Jedi too? As a matter of interest, did you write that comment, or did I? Because it is a summary of me down to the last fullstop [except that Herself is from Galway which is a bit more foreign]. I was brought up on pints [literally?], pounds, stones and miles. I know exactly what a mile is and am tired of multiplying kilometers by .6 to see how far I have to go. I'm 12 stone and 6' 3" and that's enough for me. Robert – you must be a Jedi too? As a matter of interest, did you write that comment, or did I? Because it is a summary of me down to the last fullstop [except that Herself is from Galway which is a bit more foreign].

I was brought up on pints [literally?], pounds, stones and miles. I know exactly what a mile is and am tired of multiplying kilometers by .6 to see how far I have to go.

I’m 12 stone and 6′ 3″ and that’s enough for me.

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