tommyboy1289:
Evening guys, first run to NI on Monday, heading over on the 11.30 stena ferry from cairnryan, all being well back the same day.Anything I need to be aware of/watch out for?
Any problems or if you need directions etc etc just PM me. I’ll do my best to help you out.
If you really want to sweat then take a bright orange truck on UK plates…
Although this pic was taken in Dungarvan in the far south.
One thing I found when in the North, I was always half expecting to hear a muffled crump accompanied by a puff of smoke arising in the distance
As mentioned wind your clock back 30 years. Also prepared for the high danger that they don’t do beans with a fry (up)
Freight Dog:
As mentioned wind your clock back 30 years. Also prepared for the high danger that they don’t do beans with a fry (up)
I’m only 25 can’t wind it back that far haha, no beans with a fry up…don’t wanna go now
tommyboy1289:
Evening guys, first run to NI on Monday, heading over on the 11.30 stena ferry from cairnryan, all being well back the same day.Anything I need to be aware of/watch out for?
If you have to ask such a dumb-■■■ question then stay where you are you stupid ■■■.
DaiDap:
If you really want to sweat then take a bright orange truck on UK plates…
Although this pic was taken in Dungarvan in the far south.
One thing I found when in the North, I was always half expecting to hear a muffled crump accompanied by a puff of smoke arising in the distance
similar thing for me is anytime im heading down kent into dover,then im always looking for spitfires and fokkers flying about…even ones that are flying in messerschmitts… 
dieseldog999:
Victa1:
Remove any Hibernian fc badges hanging from your mirror , don’t make the same mistake I didoops.you would as well just have hung up an ira flag…
I don’t think anyone noticed tbh but bit of a shock when I remembered it was there lol , I had quick scan around then ripped it down .
peter s:
tommyboy1289:
Evening guys, first run to NI on Monday, heading over on the 11.30 stena ferry from cairnryan, all being well back the same day.Anything I need to be aware of/watch out for?
If you have to ask such a dumb-■■■ question then stay where you are you stupid ■■■.
Bad day at the office?
Yea it’s exactly like all these guys have described bring a hard hat sure in case of a bomb scare. You’ll find most of us have removed our hedges for fear of snipers. FFS never heard so much bull no beans on a fry. Don’t call us Irish? Like sure are you gonna arrive at drop and shout hey Irish bring that forklift over here!! If you feel any reason to be concerned best just to stay where your at.
The worst bit is going from the boat up to the roundabout at the M2. The southern guys seem to be in some mad panic to get to it. I came off the 11.30 last Sunday, and on the approach to the roundabout, a southern clown went from the inside lane, to the middle, then the outside.
So where did he go at the roundabout? Back into the middle lane and the slip onto the southbound M2. Bloomin’ eejit!
After that, it’s pretty normal. But yes, irrrespective of what ‘persuasion’ you might be, it’s Derry! 
Supatramp:
The worst bit is going from the boat up to the roundabout at the M2. The southern guys seem to be in some mad panic to get to it. I came off the 11.30 last Sunday, and on the approach to the roundabout, a southern clown went from the inside lane, to the middle, then the outside.So where did he go at the roundabout? Back into the middle lane and the slip onto the southbound M2. Bloomin’ eejit!
After that, it’s pretty normal. But yes, irrrespective of what ‘persuasion’ you might be, it’s Derry!
but there’s no such place! 
look on any map 
it’s londonderry 
no ifs or buts. 
Catholics may call it what they want but you it’s londonderry.
I’ve lived here 7 years and struggle to find anywhere that does beans with a fry. Only place found is Giraffe Holywood. Most prefer to give you stacks of different breads with egg and sausage. Nice as they are dry your mouth out. Has the nowt moist?
Supatramp:
The worst bit is going from the boat up to the roundabout at the M2. The southern guys seem to be in some mad panic to get to it. I came off the 11.30 last Sunday, and on the approach to the roundabout, a southern clown went from the inside lane, to the middle, then the outside.So where did he go at the roundabout? Back into the middle lane and the slip onto the southbound M2. Bloomin’ eejit!
After that, it’s pretty normal. But yes, irrrespective of what ‘persuasion’ you might be, it’s Derry!
you will find that from every ferry coming in,then theres half a dozen or so having the misfortune to be tipping at tosco/boucher road…1st one there will be there for 2 hours,and so it gets worse for the rest,hence flat to the mat…apart from that,the other ones will be on trip money,so you know what thatl mean…
Freight Dog:
I’ve lived here 7 years and struggle to find anywhere that does beans with a fry. Only place found is Giraffe Holywood. Most prefer to give you stacks of different breads with egg and sausage. Nice as they are dry your mouth out. Has the nowt moist?
a breakfast in a belfast bap with soda bread and tattie scones…about as dry as a camels fanny…mabey its a plan to get you to buy extra cans of coke.
dieseldog999:
Freight Dog:
I’ve lived here 7 years and struggle to find anywhere that does beans with a fry. Only place found is Giraffe Holywood. Most prefer to give you stacks of different breads with egg and sausage. Nice as they are dry your mouth out. Has the nowt moist?a breakfast in a belfast bap with soda bread and tattie scones…about as dry as a camels fanny…mabey its a plan to get you to buy extra cans of coke.
lol a crafty ploy and hence the nickname “beanos” for the English as seem to have beans with everything
tommyboy1289:
Evening guys, first run to NI on Monday, heading over on the 11.30 stena ferry from cairnryan, all being well back the same day.Anything I need to be aware of/watch out for?
Here’s a question for you tommyboy. I’m interested to know, but, what do YOU think you need to be aware of/watch out for? Are you expecting to find a war zone, constant riots, fighting, danger round every corner? Would you ask the same question if you where visiting any city/town in England? Don’t think so. 
peter s:
tommyboy1289:
Evening guys, first run to NI on Monday, heading over on the 11.30 stena ferry from cairnryan, all being well back the same day.Anything I need to be aware of/watch out for?
Here’s a question for you tommyboy. I’m interested to know, but, what do YOU think you need to be aware of/watch out for? Are you expecting to find a war zone, constant riots, fighting, danger round every corner? Would you ask the same question if you where visiting any city/town in England? Don’t think so.
I agree, what are you expecting??
I live born and bred in Northern Ireland and I always have beans on my fry!!! only time you wont get beans is if its a filled soda beans just wouldnt work.
If your anywhere near Bangor you need to go to Pitstop on balloo road… now thats a fry.
Last time I went over on Stenna,I pigged out in the drivers lounge no need to look for grub if he is comming back the same day.Think of the poor guys cholestoral.There is no bother over there unless you go looking ,just the same as here really.It wont be a rough criossing because in bad weather the ships stabilisers will be deployed,just sit back eat up and enjoy.
id think the guy was asking quite reasonable questions.having lived here myself these last 12 years,and coming from scotland,then my opinions is that its not changed much from the 1970 era the feelings are the same,and its just a shambles of a religeously bigoted part of the british isles. england has its own no go areas from immigrants whereas n.i has its own religeous issues.to say the place is religously bigoted is quite an understatement,for the many that dont care,theres many that do care with the resulting timewarp way of life…hence click on these to prove a point… demotix.com/news/7137796/loy … tricks-day
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30299078
apart from that,all you need to do is google 12th july belfast riots for the other side to be shown just as bad.
anything ive written is definately relevant to someone not knowing the pros and cons of the local mindset here and its always best not to ask anything pertaining to religon…you cant say derry or londonderry hence its stroke city,and as soon as your out of the city centre in the lower class areas,then its either red white and blue lamposts or ira flags…if they thought about it,then how disrespectfull is it to hang the union flag from halfway up a lampost. due to the lack of immigrants over here as the troubles kept them in the uk,then its religeon rather than racism here,though racism is quite happily catching up in leaps and bounds.
i still wouldnt go back and live on the uk mainland for a pension though,so its happy days over here if your an old ■■■■ like me…
he will be boarding the ferry now with his bum twitching like a rabbits nose at this very minute…let us know how you get on…
Not long after I started work, I was sent across for 6 weeks to cover an office we had over there. This was summer 2000. I was surprised at just how friendly and helpful everyone was. The only place I can compare it to, in terms of the nice feel of the place, is the Isle of Man.
I was worried because my car had UK plates, but the advice my boss gave me was not to worry because that just marked me out as a stranger and nobody would bother me. Sure enough, I never had any problems the whole time, and I’ve been back as a tourist several times since.
