Author Archives: John Smith

From Germany, but not ranting about “only in Ireland”, since I’ve been living here since ’94.
Mostly to be found covering all of Munster and racking up the miles.
Love being on the road, couldn’t survive in an office.

Securicor Madness!

September 1, 2007 – 6:00 pm

Is it just me, or are there others affected by this? I agree that security firms have to collect money from banks and they will have to be reasonably close to do so. But is it really necessary to almost block the road? This is actually not the worst example, but it is on a [...]

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Parking in Limerick, one gem of an example…

August 30, 2007 – 7:15 pm

As if it wasn’t bad enough that one guy decided to coast to a halt in the middle of a busy road (it’s OK, I got my magic “Park Anywhere Lights” on!), then these two “gentlemen” in their white van (you can’t beat the classics) decided to not so much pull in, but abandon their [...]

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1 pint is too much, but 25 kinds of medication is fine.

August 29, 2007 – 8:57 pm

We are all subject to tests these days. Driving tests, bot theory and practice, breath tests and having our patience tested to the limit every day. It is true that alcohol inhibits your driving and some illegal drugs even more so (you might suddenly decide you’re Luke Skywalker and have to destroy the Death Star), [...]

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