Donegalcharlie Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 A man stopped his car beside me this evening and put down the window and said "sorry to bother you but how do you get to ballamena from here" I just said well my brother usually takes me... Just stared at me blankly and said oh right that will do and headed off more than likely thinking that chaps a nutter! Couldn't help it plus I did some laughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Ha ha ha - that's very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Stopped and asked someone for directions once, he just looked at rubbed his chin and said "I wouldn't start from here if I was you" It wasn't you by any chance was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donegalcharlie Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 When I was young our family was so poor daddy used to have to ***** at one end of the table to keep the flys away from the butter at the other end. Gone are the day eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 at my uncles funeral we got seperated from the rest of the cars, I knew the after event was at the red lion, I asked a local if he knew where it was, he told me "Im a muslim, how should I know where a pub is?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Equally good directions given by this ole fella 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 You cruel man, you! A friend of mine was cycling down a hill in Oxford, coming back from lectures. Someone opened a can door and completely wiped him out. The chap was so apologetic, offered to take Dave to the hospital, but he reckoned he was alright. So instead, the van driver picked him up off the road, dusted him down - then proceeded to ask for directions! Cheeky beggar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 You cruel man, you! A friend of mine was cycling down a hill in Oxford, coming back from lectures. Someone opened a can door and completely wiped him out. The chap was so apologetic, offered to take Dave to the hospital, but he reckoned he was alright. So instead, the van driver picked him up off the road, dusted him down - then proceeded to ask for directions! Cheeky beggar. Brings new meaning to stopping for directions,bit extreme to knock someone off their bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Years ago some bloke asked.me.directions to Dunstable. I thought for a couple of seconds and directed him to Dunstall. At the time I lived in Barton under needwood. That was well funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Years ago somebody stopped and asked me directions. I said something like "see those traffic lights? turn right and keep going for about three miles" As I watched they drove up to the lights and turned left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) A man stopped his car beside me this evening and put down the window and said "sorry to bother you but how do you get to ballamena from here" I just said well my brother usually takes me... Just stared at me blankly and said oh right that will do and headed off more than likely thinking that chaps a nutter! Couldn't help it plus I did some laughing Did he not ask if your brother could take him?? (Donegal is a very beautiful place, apparently it was mentioned in a report about the Laurentic on rte1 and bbc1 tonight!) Edited January 27, 2017 by silver pigeon69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donegalcharlie Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Did he not ask if your brother could take him?? (Donegal is a very beautiful place, apparently it was mentioned in a report about the Laurentic on rte1 and bbc1 tonight!) I did some laughing at that lad 😂 It is a nice place I love no where near it. It's a good 35 mile away lol nor am I called Charlie either 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 A man stopped his car beside me this evening and put down the window and said "sorry to bother you but how do you get to ballamena from here" I just said well my brother usually takes me... Just stared at me blankly and said oh right that will do and headed off more than likely thinking that chaps a nutter! Couldn't help it plus I did some laughing Trying to find my way around Cork heading for Dublin I asked a man for directions he said ...... It's terrible to be lost when you know where your going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 I did some laughing at that lad It is a nice place I love no where near it. It's a good 35 mile away lol nor am I called Charlie either Thats obvious. if you were from Donegal you would have used the "F" word about 20 times in your sentence! Last time i was there, the skipper was telling us a story and used the xxxx word so may times in a row he forgot what he was talking about!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Thats really interesting, my (late) mate Jim was from Donegal and you just described him perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 A man stopped his car beside me this evening and put down the window and said "sorry to bother you but how do you get to ballamena from here" I just said well my brother usually takes me... Just stared at me blankly and said oh right that will do and headed off more than likely thinking that chaps a nutter! Couldn't help it plus I did some laughing I laughed out loud when I read that. I told my mrs (who's Irish) and she couldn't see anything wrong with it or why i was laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donegalcharlie Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Trying to find my way around Cork heading for Dublin I asked a man for directions he said ...... It's terrible to be lost when you know where your going. Now that I have heard an auld boy say before makes it no less interesting some of the auld hands you meet an the yarns they tell is class! Ye canny beat a bitta craic an a good laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) I hate it when I am out with the dog and someone asks me the way at that point my brain goes dead and although I can remember the the place that that they want to go quite where it is I cannot remember or I may think yes it is up the road and turn right only as soon as they drive off I remember that I have sent them the wrong way so I hope that I can get home before they find out. But the old saying if you want to get there I would not start from here is not always wrong as it is to complicated to get there from here this may sound daft but if you do not now the area it can be quicker to go several miles in the opposite direction where there is a more direct road to the place that they want to get to. Edited January 28, 2017 by four-wheel-drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Many years back I had a car pull up alongside me crammed with Indian fellas. They were pleasant enough but for the life of me I couldn't work out if he was trying to get to the A3 or Aintree so I told him to get on the M25 and keep going until he saw it signposted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 as a kid growing up in Ireland had an American tourist ask if he was on the right road to Killarney I said yes so he screamed off into the distance but he was going in the wrong direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 (Donegal is a very beautiful place, apparently it was mentioned in a report about the Laurentic on rte1 and bbc1 tonight!) Now your ******* talking Yes as you probably are aware it is the 100th anniversary this month of the sinking of the SS Laurentic. There was a photo of the Crew and survivors having dinner and being entertained in the Guildhall in Derry/Londonderry in 1907 and they reenacted that the other evening with many relatives of the victims attending the event. The Victim's of the sinking are buried in two graveyards only a couple of miles from me. I thought Frank Carson died in 2012, it seems he is alive and well in The Sperrin's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donegalcharlie Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) (Donegal is a very beautiful place, apparently it was mentioned in a report about the Laurentic on rte1 and bbc1 tonight!) Now your ******* talking Yes as you probably are aware it is the 100th anniversary this month of the sinking of the SS Laurentic. There was a photo of the Crew and survivors having dinner and being entertained in the Guildhall in Derry/Londonderry in 1907 and they reenacted that the other evening with many relatives of the victims attending the event. The Victim's of the sinking are buried in two graveyards only a couple of miles from me. I thought Frank Carson died in 2012, it seems he is alive and well in The Sperrin's Franks alive and well supping Guinness in the sperrins lol That did make me bust out laughing 😂 Edited January 29, 2017 by Donegalcharlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 The daughter of the founder of the wreck (Cossums?) lives just up the road from me. Its an amazing wreck. The skipper i was talking about is Michael from the Rosguil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donegalcharlie Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 How did you come about to be talking to the skipper were you working on a boat or what do you do this is interesting 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 How did you come about to be talking to the skipper were you working on a boat or what do you do this is interesting i was on his boat, diving and staying at his place (B&B) for a week, a few years ago. (The skipper also has the record for the largest UK caught Tuna on rod and line!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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