Traveller Weddings

[yorkie_chris]

My experiences may be limited but enough that if it weren't for the police having some silly ideas we may have been a little more forthright about asking them politely to leave.

They moved onto a landfill site about a mile away, they were here less than a month, within that month something like 5 houses were burgled on our road alone. Funny that there have been only 2 attempts at breaking and entering in the previous 10 years.

Moved onto the yard of one of my Dads units, we followed them round the local tescos while they brazenly shoplifted 2 trolleys full of stuff. That was quite a lark but there you go. They were only there 3 days but that was enough for numerous acts of vandalism around the industrial estate and the car park left as basically an open sewer.
They were there 3 days because one of them (the retarded f*ck) assaulted my Dad in front of about 15 coppers.

They are animals. If they move near you, buy a crossbow, wang a few bolts in the general direction. If everyone does that then they'll get the hint. It is the only language they understand, make no mistake they no the law like a magistrate, but only with regard to sailing close to it. Literally a parasite, sucking blood from whatever half decent society they attach to...

I missed it only watched the advert but goig by the advert i want to be a gypo ;P

Originally Posted by Kuze

Sorry I'm with YC.

I've been in close contact with "travellers" several times (my parents live in a nice rural area).

When they were camping there (on a public carpark), they left rubbish, crimes went on the up (minor ones maybe but they went up), destroyed local stuff. Generally they were criminals yet no one did anything about it.

Plus if i remember on the Pennine Massive theres a thread on the applby horse fair where they were throwing stones at bikers (who were riding) cos the horses didnt like the noise.

Imho the people on this show are just fairly strict catholics with all but arranged marriages. Married at 16 (not hard to be a virgin at 16 really)??! Yea cos theres yer bloke/girl yer going to be with for life. Also stereotyping to hell (women stay at home pop out babies and do nothing the man works wtf is this the dark ages?!!).

Seems to me they werent travelling and they werent pleasant people (notice the one bloke was a bare knuckle figther for a career friendly much).

I wasn't saying they were all saints. In every walk of society you have bad eggs.
I've had alot of dealings with traveller related crimes, pretty much once a week we'd get called out to stolen cars that were torched within walking distance of their site, didn't take a profeesor to work out who was responsible for it.

Also got to know one of the main men in the site who wasn't the brightest star in the sky but was very handy with his fists and that's how he used to make a living. Is there anything wrong with that? isn't it the same as a boxer/cage fighter? If you've got a talent that can earn you money then why not exploit it.
He openly admitted he couldn't read or write properly and it was down to his up bringing and from an early age he learnt to "look after" himself.

If you want extravagent expensive weddings then Malta is the place to go.

I really can't believe the amount of money my cousins wasted on their weddings, when they really needed the money to buy a decent place to live. One of them had 3 cars for the bride, yes, just for the bride - The main car which I think was a Roller, then a Roller Convertible on standby just in case the weather was mild enough to drive with the top down, and a third car (Mercedes S class) on standby just in case the other two broke down.

I won't go to Maltese weddings on principle, it's just a "How can I outdo you" fest.

Originally Posted by cuffy

I wasn't saying they were all saints. In every walk of society you have bad eggs.
I've had alot of dealings with traveller related crimes, pretty much once a week we'd get called out to stolen cars that were torched within walking distance of their site, didn't take a profeesor to work out who was responsible for it.

Also got to know one of the main men in the site who wasn't the brightest star in the sky but was very handy with his fists and that's how he used to make a living. Is there anything wrong with that? isn't it the same as a boxer/cage fighter? If you've got a talent that can earn you money then why not exploit it.
He openly admitted he couldn't read or write properly and it was down to his up bringing and from an early age he learnt to "look after" himself.

Yea the problem is nearly everyones experience with gypos is bad. Like you pointed out they dont educate themselves to a great degree. They dont contribute to society and activately steal/make it worse for others. Ok so you can fight, well be a boxer or something that doesnt inflict so much damage (i dont like boxing but hey ho). When they asked that dress maker how much to dresses cost she had me sold that they would kill her if she told. That bare knuckle figther bloke wouldnt let his daugther marry "country folk" (aka normal sane englishmen), why not? My parents are catholic but they dont force their beliefs on me or my sister.

The stereo type of liverpool is steal yer hub caps if they aint nailed on etc. yet i know loads of people from liverpool who are great only one was abit dodgy. Yet i've only had bad experiences with travellers and i worked in blackburn so i know what they were talking about on the program and i knew the areas they filmed.

me gonna watch it on channel 4 on demand.. ha should be good.

[Mej]

i watched it, lol, i thought it was funny the way they make all the women respect themselves and then let them were all the dodgy clothes. mad way off life.

ive seen that paddy bloke before he was on that Danny Dyer programme.
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rch_type=&aq=f

he is Shayne Wards uncle.

[Bluepete]

I tried watching it on 4OD.

I will keep my opinions to myself, suffice to say, I've been on that site in Manchester more than enough times recovering stolen caravans and vehicles.

Pete

[21QUEST]

I only looked at the pics and did find myself thinking "Never seen so many rough looking burds congregated at a wedding"

Oh and I'd hazard a guess, YC post is on the money.

When the travellers move into town, I certainly take another look at our security(or lack off lol)....and I have good reason for doing that



Cheers
Ben

[timwilky]

I have to admit surprise, I know Betty who owns the pines where the reception was held is claiming to be skint. But her standards really must be slipping.

I think she has an 8 grand minimum spend for a wedding. This lot must have nicked on hell of a load of lead.

Just talked to my younger daughter who worked that bar/night. The bar had to be shut early as they went stupid, going over to Asda and trying to smuggle booze in