Street Party For Traffic Cones’ 1st Birthday

Hurrah!

he Greystones Municipal District offices have just announced plans to celebrate the First Year Anniversary of the two road works traffic cones on Marine Terrace.

With talks of a mini-parade being organised for the big day, the council offices state that they are just waiting to confirm exactly why the traffic cones were put there in the first place.

“It’s been so long now, no one can remember quite why these two traffic cones were put outside the Greystones garda station,” said one district office worker who wished to remain nameless. “We think it might be something to do with the water works, but, then again, it could be a gas leak. Or perhaps it’s just a big crack in the pavement…?

“Once we’ve sent someone down to move the cones, and reveal the hole underneath, we’re all going to head down and look into it.”

For many of the locals, the two traffic cones have become part of landscape after 12 months in the same spot.

“If they move these little fellas, I’m really gonna miss ’em,” says Mary Turnpike of the Eyrefield Home For The Slightly Bewildered. “My dogs have taken to christening each of the cones – which we’ve dubbed Tweedlepee and Tweedlebum – every single time we take our morning walk down to the cove. My poor little yappers won’t know which way to turn if someone took them away in the dead of night.

“How would you feel if they did that to you…?”

Talk of turning the two traffic cones into a permanent statue, as a tribute to the local district office engineers, has already resulted in an online petition. With over 10,000 signatures already, the petition calls for not only a small memorial garden surrounding the traffic cones but a brass plaque commemorating the elusive council workers involved in their arrival one year ago.

“Tweedlepee and Tweedlebum are very much part of the Greystones landscape now,” finishes Mary. “They deserve more than squatters’ rights at this point. They deserve to be two of the family. 

“Maybe the district office can grab a few more, and we can create a little play area for the dogs? Their very our own little Coney Island…”

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