Concern for others, or what?

There was this big man and his big Beemer, and he needed a place to park while he went and did his bit of shopping.



So he parked it on the footpath at one of the most awkward parts of the junction at the Hideout crossroads. He tucked it right in on the path, so as, presumably, to make sure his motor wouldn't get a clip from the traffic, and in so doing had no regard for anyone needing to use the path, particularly anyone with a buggy.

At the same time, he caused considerable difficulty for traffic itself, especially when this truck was trying to get onto the Curragh Road: before I took the picture it had been locked in for a number of minutes, creating mayhem on every approach to the town.

As things cleared and I finally moved through, the car owner wandered along, got into his car with his bags, and blithely drove away, unconcerned or unaware, or both, of what he'd caused. He was old enough to know better, probably about my age. His car was registered in Cork.

I have no time for that kind of attitude among motorists. Thing is, there's far too much of it. Y'know, if some poor trucker had dinged in his car, the guy would have sued the trucker's insurance.

Ahhh ... don't get me going.

Brian Byrne.