Comments on: The building industry – boom or beep?

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:59:55 +0000

Sam – Nearly missed you! No. House prices have collapsed of their own accord. They are down on average by 20%. But now the banks won’t lend anyone anything to buy them with!!!!!

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:51:24 +0000

Longman – That kind of pun can get you banned!

By: Longman Oz

Longman Oz — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:33:08 +0000

If you get hit by a cement truck, does that mean you are left asphalt as a pancake?

By: Sam, Problemchildbride

Sam, Problemchildbride — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:54:22 +0000

Will all these new houses bring prices down? Is that the idea? I’ve read about the rising house prices in Ireland. More affordable housing is what’s needed.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:50:33 +0000

John O – Spot on. Remove the beepers and the idiots at the same time.

By: John O

John O — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:31:34 +0000

Damn the beepers, if you can’t see a large cement truck then you probably deserve being run over, Darwin was right, survival of the fittest.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:32:08 +0000

E Mum – I prefer Longman Oz’s versions. Any chance we could get them incorporated?

Daddy P – There are other options.. Sniper rifles? Landmines? I suppose you should be happy you get two collections a week?

By: Daddy Papersurfer

Daddy Papersurfer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:15:04 +0000

You’ve struck a chord, accidentally probably, still never mind. In our gated community, Tuesdays and Friday mornings are ruined by the bin men doing over excessive reversing ……… we are thinking along the lines of pressure hoses and electrics – slightly less dramatic but possibly effective ……. if it wasn’t for the prostate problem I might use something else.

By: English Mum

English Mum — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:07:18 +0000

@Robert: pathetic attempt to get two comments for the price of one. I like it.

Have you heard the refuse trucks that go ‘warning, this vehicle is reversing’ in a sing-song voice? I bloody know, the fact that you’re driving backwards is a big hint. Duh.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:49:39 +0000

Longman – That is a fantastic idea!! I love the suggestions too.

Brianf – Dispatching the driver is no fun. Granted, I could have built a six foot speed bump at the end of the lane, but I can do that any time. The fact is that the heap of cars in the Land Fill needed flattening, and that job is now done. The job is oxo, as we say here.