The Estate

[Tony Baloney]

There was a marked difference in the couple that both worked and owned their house, he was getting £250 a week working in a warehouse so after paying mortgage etc they probably had less money in their pocket than the wasters on the estate yet their house wasn't like some squat.

Agreed. Although I can't understand why anyone would buy a house in a place like that.

No doubt cheaper than anywhere else in Coleraine and neither is pulling in big bucks so probably all was available in their price bracket.

I understand that, but then why buy at all.

Ask the tens of thousands who bought overpriced houses they could ill afford. A few years ago not owning your own house was akin to having a contagious disease.

[Dougal Maguire]

Wrong, a few years ago not owning about 3 houses was akin to having a contagious disease

[lawnseed]

things not going too well in the estate the taxpayer has run out of money to pay for the alcholic worker scheme.. oh lord what will the boys do now? who will take them to the social security office? have a few ciders and drown their sorrows..no doubt. on the bright side one of the many empty houses about the place has been converted to a 'drop in centre' and one of the many spongers has got himself a desk where the taxpayer can put his new computer etc..

maybe the mods can get them on the board..

[Maguire01]

things not going too well in the estate the taxpayer has run out of money to pay for the alcholic worker scheme.. oh lord what will the boys do now? who will take them to the social security office? have a few ciders and drown their sorrows..no doubt. on the bright side one of the many empty houses about the place has been converted to a 'drop in centre' and one of the many spongers has got himself a desk where the taxpayer can put his new computer etc..

Are you actually a Tory? Or is it just a sectarian thing?

[nrico2006]

What exactly was the big loss with regard to the support worker?  She gave your man a lift to get his money and told him he should take a wee drop less but that looks like all she did. 

[Ulick]

What exactly was the big loss with regard to the support worker?  She gave your man a lift to get his money and told him he should take a wee drop less but that looks like all she did.

Loneliness, depression etc... Support worker can make a big difference in such cases. Is he the boy that ended up tapping himself?

[nrico2006]

Who?

[Ulick]

One of the alcoholics on the programme committed suicide after they finished making it (Martin or Mark?). Heard the producer talking about him on the radio the other week but I've only watched it once so don't know who she was talking about.

[sheamy]

How the hell did these guys win a derry county championship in 2010?

[quit yo jibbajabba]

How the hell did these guys win a derry county championship in 2010?

lol. good man sheamy. thought i seen a few mcgoldricks in the background one week alrite

[Minder]

One of the alcoholics on the programme committed suicide after they finished making it (Martin or Mark?). Heard the producer talking about him on the radio the other week but I've only watched it once so don't know who she was talking about.

There is an online article in the Scottish Sun dated 27th January 2012 with the alcoholic chap Martin interviewed. Unless he had committed suicide very recently.

[Atticus_Finch]

Lads - any chance of a bit more sensitivity when discussing the estate programme ?

One of the main guys on it is a poster on this board.  His gaaboard moniker even gives an insight into his daily battle with the booze.

Ulick - I don't think it was Martin - I have it on good authority he was spotted in Coleraine last week (with his support worker - looks like there is some sort of happy ending on the show and she kept her job  ).  Also it was only last week a lot of the papers last week featured that story about him rescuing the kids from the fire in ballymena.

[Ulick]

Just listened to the podcast again:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/northernireland/nolan/nolan_20120126-1156a.mp3

The guy that killed himself is called Gary. May not have been on it yet, but is in the introductory sequence at the beginning. 

[bennydorano]

Must be the young fella that killed himself? He's tried a few times before.

[lawnseed]

things not going too well in the estate the taxpayer has run out of money to pay for the alcoholic worker scheme.. oh lord what will the boys do now? who will take them to the social security office? have a few ciders and drown their sorrows..no doubt. on the bright side one of the many empty houses about the place has been converted to a 'drop in centre' and one of the many spongers has got himself a desk where the taxpayer can put his new computer etc..

Are you actually a Tory? Or is it just a sectarian thing?

no i actually the son of a woman who worked all her life and paid tax and now when her home would need some modifications to make it more suitable for her failing health the same housing exec have offered her 12ft of wooden facia board. but she has to get approval first (and it cant be the treated sort). so when i watch my tax money being wasted on these spongers i think I've a right to be a little acidic