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Weather warning / Road Condition thread 2010 / 2011

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    #92
    doc_17
    Registered Users Posts: 6,880 ✭✭✭doc_17


    Is the gap closed? Heard a wee rumour there...


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    #93
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Last I heard the gap was passible with care, report on either newstalk or ocean at about 11am.


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    #94
    danniemcq
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    doc_17 wrote: »
    Is the gap closed? Heard a wee rumour there...

    it was this morning but there is a fairly heavy thaw right now so might be ok


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    #95
    inode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭inode


    was raining up the mountain top earlier :D


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    #96
    Carrickman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭Carrickman


    Most of the snow is gone down this way now as it rained last night, it was mad around Donegal town earlier today though no snow until a few miles outside the town and you just hit a mad amount of snow in the Donegal town area like a different world.


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    #97
    inode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭inode


    roads are lethal today with the rain and frost last night. Black ice all over the place!

    i heard 4 gritters have gone off the road too.

    Pic below from Annagry (seen it on someone's Facebook)

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    #98
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Yeah heard that too, the road between newtown and bridgend isn't gritted either, there are a good few cars, and even a lorry overturned according to my OH, she's just go done to work, and is refusing to drive back this evening its that bad :o


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    #99
    nonsmoker
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭nonsmoker


    My estate is still like a bottle :(
    I know they have to do the main roads but Donegal is such a huge county there are loads of people living off the main roads who are stuck until roads improve.
    Is it true that only 20% of roads in Donegal are treated?


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    #100
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Nope its 20% nationwide so i'd imagine that number would be a good bit less in donegal, given the amount of backroads we have.

    That and the fact that despite hearing all week on the news that there was no end to the salt, Highland news had on last night that DCC are now using only grit on our roads and no salt!!!!! again because we are in the black north no-one cares, so long are dublin have enough salt :rolleyes:


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    #101
    muffler
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    nonsmoker wrote: »
    Is it true that only 20% of roads in Donegal are treated?
    See link in this post


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    #102
    irish1967
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    Myself and neighbours spent 2 hours yesterday clearing hill to our houses. Gritted it at 4.30 pm yesterday (council left us a wee pile of the stuff). Other than that no one would have got anywhere.


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    #103
    nonsmoker
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭nonsmoker


    homer_simpson wrote: »
    Nope its 20% nationwide so i'd imagine that number would be a good bit less in donegal, given the amount of backroads we have.

    ...again because we are in the black north no-one cares, so long are dublin have enough salt :rolleyes:

    20% nationwide is even worse!
    Thats true, the amount of attention on Dublin all week, typical same as start of the year we had snow for weeks and no word about it till it hit Dublin.

    Heard on Highland during week that Joe McHugh was thanking the council for gritting the Harry Blaney bridge as it wasnt included in the gritting areas. Think that bridge really needs to be gritted or else it should be closed when there is frost/snow.


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    #104
    Harps
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    The footpaths are absolutely terrible in Letterkenny tonight, I just went across the road to the shop and nearly fell countless times. Its literally impossible to walk on any kind of slope so I just had to walk on the road for the most part.

    Obviously the roads are full of ice as well but at least they dont have that sheet of compacted snow on them


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    #105
    danjo
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭danjo


    Anybody know if the gritters are out tomorrow Sunday?
    I see the Council site says 24 hours but did not see anything about Sundays.

    Thanks,
    danjo


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    #106
    Biglad
    Registered Users Posts: 495 ✭✭Biglad


    These are the days for the broken bones etc. When people start to think that the thaw has set in and become less carefull. At least you can see the snow, even when compacted to a sheet of ice, black ice you don't see until it's to late. Turned on to a main road this morning at around 10.30, pure ice, no sign of any grit/salt.


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    #107
    homer simpson
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    ** Avoid the N13 between newtown and Bridgend **

    Its lethal! No gritters have been or will be on it tonight tomorrow morning! I just lifted the other half from work and she was talking to her uncle, who drives a gritter for the council, who came into the cafe today and he said that the road will not be gritted.

    That is unacceptable if you ask me! How in under god can they justify not gritting one of the busiest roads in the county? The road is in terrible state, its trying to freeze over but due to the volume of traffic on the road at the minute its not getting a chance to its getting broken up, i would not like to have to use this road later on when the traffic dies down!


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    #108
    nonsmoker
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭nonsmoker


    danjo wrote: »
    Anybody know if the gritters are out tomorrow Sunday?
    I see the Council site says 24 hours but did not see anything about Sundays.

    Thanks,
    danjo

    According to this the gritters are out tomorrow
    http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/12/04/gardai-and-council-issue-road-warnings/


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    #109
    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    More snow forecast for tomorrow, Monday 6th Dec. Could hit from around 8a.m until mid afternoon. Forecast says up to 15cm possible... could be rain on coastal area. So if it starts to snow and you are at work.. might be well taking an early trip home


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    #110
    Nicoladuff
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    Arrrh, Do you think snow will fall in around letterkenny?? Hope not!! The roads were lethal this morning:(


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    #111
    nonsmoker
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭nonsmoker


    I wonder how much grit is wasted?

    I was in the car today and we were behind one of the gritting lorries, looked like more grit was ending up in the hedge that on the actual road

    A family member who lives on the main street of a small town was telling me that they know when the gritter is out because of the noise of all the grit hitting their front door

    Another family I know said their garden wall which is next to the road is covered in grit

    This is 3 instances where grit is obviously not even making it onto the road, no wonder they are running short and the roads are so bad...


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    #112
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Nicoladuff wrote: »
    Arrrh, Do you think snow will fall in around letterkenny?? Hope not!! The roads were lethal this morning:(

    Could get some tomorrow looking at the BBC weather site and the UK met office site, weather warning in place for NI (met office), and snow showers for around midday arcross NW ireland (BBC).


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    #113
    smashey
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    irish-stew wrote: »
    Could get some tomorrow looking at the BBC weather site and the UK met office site, weather warning in place for NI (met office), and snow showers for around midday arcross NW ireland (BBC).

    From the UK Met Office...
    Widespread Icy Roads & Heavy Snow Mon 6 Dec

    Outbreaks of rain will spread into Northern Ireland during Monday morning, falling onto frozen surfaces and leading to a risk of widespread ice. Later in the morning, there is a risk that the rain will turn to heavy snow, giving fresh accumulations.

    Issued at: 1701 Sun 5 Dec

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ni/ni_forecast_warnings.html?day=1

    The BBC have a link here showing major snow for tomorrow...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/10209


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    #114
    Deer Hunter DL
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    i have to go to dublin on tuesday , it could be an interesting trip :D,
    anyone been to harveys point in the last few days ? that road is totaly crazy


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    #115
    puffdragon
    Registered Users Posts: 354 ✭✭puffdragon


    nonsmoker wrote: »
    I wonder how much grit is wasted?

    I was in the car today and we were behind one of the gritting lorries, looked like more grit was ending up in the hedge that on the actual road

    A family member who lives on the main street of a small town was telling me that they know when the gritter is out because of the noise of all the grit hitting their front door

    Another family I know said their garden wall which is next to the road is covered in grit

    This is 3 instances where grit is obviously not even making it onto the road, no wonder they are running short and the roads are so bad...



    This is just a case or the operators not knowing how to operate the equipment, all gritters are adjustable both in direction and quantity, by that I mean that gritters are designed so if they are gritting a motorway for instance, they can drive in the slow lane and the grit is favoured to the right of the vehicle so they don't have to make a second pass. anyway I do get your point and maybe its just a matter of putting a deflector on the spinner to stop the overshoot, also in town sometimes that overshoot might not be a bad thing as it would go on the footpaths as well which wouldn't be a bad thing really. I suppose if a gritter is going to be going from main roads to minor roads quite often which is the case in Donegal it's not practical to be changing those settings too often .

    Anyway Im gona get me one of these!!https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/252924/138318.jpg


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    #116
    minichunkies
    Closed Accounts Posts: 93 ✭✭minichunkies


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXxAShRNS1I



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjVHDFj5Alc


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    #117
    inode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭inode


    just home from work and main roads in Letterkenny are lethal. Gritters have not been out at all. Bad accident up the mountain top outside the Ford garage, road was blocked. Had to wait 20 minutes till the fire brigade we're finished.

    Be careful out there boardsies!


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    #118
    theblueirish
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭theblueirish


    Just done Lifford to Letterkenny, easily passable with care (feck i sound like highland radio).
    A mate has just done Derry to Letterkenny and that is not too bad either.
    The dual carriageway into Letterkenny is the worst bit by far. Down to one lane and its a little bit slippy.

    Just have a bit of sense and you should be ok.

    Theblueirish


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    #119
    Trish2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Trish2007


    snowing in Letterkenny now.


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    #120
    mrmac
    Registered Users Posts: 2,967 ✭✭✭mrmac


    Still snowing heavily in Letterkenny! It was freezing hard here last night, so the roads where already dodgy (slight sideways skid going around the bend, and up the hill, at aldi/gortlee), even though they looked ok.
    With this fresh snow - you need to be very cautious!


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    #121
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    mrmac wrote: »
    Still snowing heavily in Letterkenny! It was freezing hard here last night, so the roads where already dodgy (slight sideways skid going around the bend, and up the hill, at aldi/gortlee), even though they looked ok.
    With this fresh snow - you need to be very cautious!

    Is it even possible to get up that hill, i'd go the extra distance past the back of the IT, the national school, the church and the swilly inn. How it it going down that hill. Also heard Oatfeild hill was impassable at times.


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