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Wrong turn :)

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Took wrong turn onto grafting street :)

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Re: Wrong turn :)

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lol thats me got lost on the way to the O2
that street doesn't even have a sign to say its not for cars and if it does it must be very small and on the way back i went onto another non drivable street. i HATE that city! country man for life :D
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You are very correct there are no signs! I drove on it 2 months ago an got stopped by 3 Garda off duty pist drunk and chewing chewinggum that wasn't in there mouth :) and I said where's the signs and they said there's none but you should know!!!! I drove off :) town is GREAT!!!!
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some lad knocked on the window and said " if the gards see you they'll tear you a new ......." i was as thick as a bull from being lost and just eat the head of him :lol: feel bad about it now, but f**k him theres no signs how is someone that never drove in dublin before meant to know. fair enough the second street i drove onto had a sign the same size as tennis ball lucky erin seen it and i stopped before i had gone too far.
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Re: Wrong turn :)

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ah sure don't worry... most guards are mini-friendly.. the car looks great there - adds to the place, don't you think? :)
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Lol door open so i could back up :wink:
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Re: Wrong turn :)

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Jayzus Joey if you can't do Dublin, how you gonna get around Paris next May ?
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I wont be goin neil :cry:
Got fas training dates and the imm it right in the middle :roll:
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Haha yeah Paris is a nitemare :) I may hav t tag along if mines finished hopefully :) your mini looks super dude :)
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Re: Wrong turn :)

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Paris is nothing, try ruddy Clonmel, hate the place to drive in, never seem to leave the streets where I think they were last time, I swear!

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Re: Wrong turn :)

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Guards def love minis. Paris is easy out if you have a good sat nav. Just be prepare to put the boot down when they try to crash into you at roundabouts.
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try tow a transporter through clonmel in a borrowed vectra with a starlet on it!! first time ever there down the main street. bloody hell,
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Re: Wrong turn :)

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Kenny clonmel has a ring road, why not use it??
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I know that.......now.
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Re: Wrong turn :)

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transporter? jeeeaaasus!

you'll have to invest in them french push bars for the roundabouts!
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