Thats some Wind

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 1:23am #1

I was out on the bike a while ago and its very very windy out there,the west must be getting a nice hit.Anybody out west...?

Fajitas! · 31-01-2008 1:29am

Our two bins went flying down the road about 20 mins ago along with the neighbours. Good thing the rubbish was collected from one this morning, and the other was empty!

The Real B-man · 31-01-2008 1:31am

Just back from a Drive up the Wicklow mountains nearly got blown into a ditch! very dangerous out atm!

Senna · 31-01-2008 1:33am

fairly windy in Donegal, but there's been a lot worse nights over the last few weeks. the worse of it might still reach here later on.

Shryke · 31-01-2008 1:34am

There's a savage wind blowing.

admiralofthefleet · 31-01-2008 1:37am

here in raheny its blowing a stink. just got a new hall door fitted and the air tight threads arent on it yet so im freezing even with the heat on. i have towels on the floor as draught excluders:o

Banner_girl · 31-01-2008 1:37am

Getting some battering now...just saw a large plastic recycling bank pass the window...still electricity though...surprisingly

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 1:39am

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

here in raheny its blowing a stink. just got a new hall door fitted and the air tight threads arent on it yet so im freezing even with the heat on. i have towels on the floor as draught excluders:o

I drove through Raheny on my way home and some areas had no electricity.

Xavi6 · 31-01-2008 1:40am

Here in Australia it's calm as can be and in the early 30s

admiralofthefleet · 31-01-2008 1:41am

Dub13 wrote: »

I drove through Raheny on my way home and some areas had no electricity.

no way:eek: whereabouts. it actually feels like its getting stronger too

HungryJoey · 31-01-2008 1:42am

Just in from driving, and I must say its fairly windy alright. Car was dieing to go into the ditch for the night.

Banner_girl · 31-01-2008 1:42am

Show off!! Only thing early warm here is d hot water bottle im wrapped around!

The Real B-man · 31-01-2008 1:44am

Xavi6 wrote: »

Here in Australia it's calm as can be and in the early 30s

Ahh yeah thats it rub it in!

AlmightyCushion · 31-01-2008 1:46am

I'm in the north west and it's sounds windy as fuck out.

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 1:47am

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

no way:eek: whereabouts. it actually feels like its getting stronger too

The black out started when I passed the Texaco heading out of town on the Howth road,the hole of the village was also out.Once I went past the dart station everything was back to normal.

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 1:48am

Xavi6 wrote: »

Here in Australia it's calm as can be and in the early 30s

We dont care.....:)

Irish Wolf · 31-01-2008 1:49am

Ah ffs.. it's only a wee bit of a breeze down in the south-mid west.. Ya most have no blood Banner girl.. or else you're perched on the edge of the cliffs..

admiralofthefleet · 31-01-2008 1:51am

Dub13 wrote: »

The black out started when I passed the Texaco heading out of town on the Howth road,the hole of the village was also out.Once I went past the dart station everything was back to normal.

thank god.im just off the springdale road. were there any tree's down on the howth road

Banner_girl · 31-01-2008 1:52am

Ah no, im not on d edge ders a whole mile and a half between us!!

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 1:53am

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

thank god.im just off the springdale road. were there any tree's down on the howth road

No nothing down just a load of tool car drivers who are to used to driving in the city and don't know how to drive with no street lights.

admiralofthefleet · 31-01-2008 1:56am

Dub13 wrote: »

No nothing down just a load of tool car drivers who are to used to driving in the city and don't know how to drive with no street lights.

aye they are a pain alright. thats grand there wont [hopefully] be any destruction in the morning

rossie1977 · 31-01-2008 1:59am

very windy here in roscommon

mayo and galway have blown into the sea :eek:

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 2:00am

rossie1977 wrote: »

mayo and galway have blown into the sea :eek:

That can only be a good thing right...?

Banner_girl · 31-01-2008 2:02am

Im saying nothing

Xavi6 · 31-01-2008 2:02am

Bit like when the west side of Craggy Island was lost in the mid 90s.

scaramanga · 31-01-2008 2:06am

fairy bad in galway alright havent been blown into sea yet;)
my neighbour putting new roof on shed im just waiting for the f**king thing to land in in top of me:eek:

Banner_girl · 31-01-2008 2:06am

Fe*kin neighbour saw light on and came in lookin for the bloody dog-hope he has a life jacket

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 2:06am

Xavi6 wrote: »

Bit like when the west side of Craggy Island was lost in the mid 90s.

That was great.

I cant imagine what its like to live on an Island on a night like tonight.

Basq · 31-01-2008 2:08am

Yep.. am in Sligo and it sounds fecking brutal out there!

PS - anyone know if it's due to stay this way for the next few days? Am flying from Sligo - Dublin on Friday morning and then from Dublin to Italy - any implications on flights?

Stance · 31-01-2008 2:10am

It's getting really windy ,here in lovely Manchester

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 2:10am

basquille wrote: »

PS - anyone know if it's due to stay this way for the next few days? Am flying from Sligo - Dublin on Friday morning and then from Dublin to Italy - any implications on flights?

I heard its meant to be snowing in Dublin on Friday.

Dub13 · 31-01-2008 2:11am

Stance wrote: »

lovely Manchester

Oxymoron.

The Real B-man · 31-01-2008 2:13am

basquille wrote: »

Yep.. am in Sligo and it sounds fecking brutal out there!

PS - anyone know if it's due to stay this way for the next few days? Am flying from Sligo - Dublin on Friday morning and then from Dublin to Italy - any implications on flights?

http://www.met.ie/

"Very unsettled and cold weather in store:Extremely cold and wintry weather expected for Thursday night, Friday and into early Saturday. There will be sunny or clear periods and occasional wintry showers but with very low temperatures the showers will turn to snow and there could be some significant accumulations of snow especially in parts of the northwest, north and northeast with the risk of thunder also. Winds will be northwest to north, fresh and gusty at times and it will feel bitterly cold. There will be frost and some icy conditions both Thursday and Friday night. Very cold on Saturday with wintry showers becoming well isolated during the day but cloud will thicken and rain will develop later in the day and Saturday night. The rain could be preceded by sleet or snow but turning to rain as the temperatures rise on Saturday night. Less cold with rain in all areas early on Sunday with strong southerly winds clearing later to brighter weather with showers."

Stance · 31-01-2008 2:14am

Dub13 wrote: »

Oxymoron.

Who are you calling an Oxy ? lol

Chinafoot · 31-01-2008 2:34am

House alarm going off in the IFSC for about 20 minutes now. Probably due to the gale thats blowing outside. Have heard a few things smashing on balconies across the way from us....probably some potted plants and the like.

Give me any type of weather over wind. Absolutely despise it.

Black Swan · 31-01-2008 2:40am

Gosh from the thread title, methought you lads were going to talk about a different kind of wind that you make...?

Light breeze from the Pacific on sunny day with white poofy clouds in So Cal.

Terry · 31-01-2008 2:41am

Dub13 wrote: »

I was out on the bike a while ago and its very very windy out there,the west must be getting a nice hit.Anybody out west...?

You were riding way out west?
Cool.

I'm in a converted attic and can't sleep because of the noise the wind is making.

admiralofthefleet · 31-01-2008 3:00am

holy shít is this the apocolypse? it was nearly like a squal there a minute ago

WhiteWashMan · 31-01-2008 3:10am

from ah

ch750536 · 31-01-2008 9:04am

you kinda know snowbie is regretting the timing of marraige. What a week.

Hal1 · 31-01-2008 6:44pm

Poor Snowblet wont see any snow now

Damomanye · 31-01-2008 9:07pm

23 people to be airlifted from a passenger/ cargo ferry in the irish sea. - Sky news
The boat is listing apparently. Terrible weather out there.

Basq · 31-01-2008 9:59pm

Am "might-ily" pissed off at that weather!

Am flying to Rome tomorrow. Have flights from Sligo to Dublin and then flights from Dublin to Rome already booked.

Flight is leaving Dublin at 12.20pm. Flight is leaving Sligo at 8.50 and won't know if it's leaving or not officially til at least 7.30. And if it's not leaving (looking likely), the next train won't be leaving Sligo til 9 and i'll have roughly 20 minutes to get from Connolly to the airport, check-in and get on the flight!

So no real choice but to get the train at 7am!

nacho libre · 01-02-2008 1:31am

Hal1 wrote: »

Poor Snowblet wont see any snow now

perhaps neither will we:(

peasant · 01-02-2008 9:57am

@basquille

flight left on time and without any severe weather about

Basq · 02-02-2008 7:26pm

peasant wrote: »

@basquille

flight left on time and without any severe weather about

Really? Just on computer in hotel in Rome now trying to find that out and couldn't find it anywhere.

Thanks for letting me know peasant. Balls anyways - cost me 38 euros for the train to Dublin (single and return are both 38 euros on a Friday and Saturday - madness!).

Thanks again!

peasant · 02-02-2008 10:20pm

yeah ...but had you relied on it it wouldn't have ...

missed my grannies 90th birthday that way ...alternated between Knock and Sligo and neither flight left on time, but at the time that was finally clear/admitted, it was to late to make it to Dublin any other way.

Basq · 03-02-2008 7:06pm

peasant wrote: »

yeah ...but had you relied on it it wouldn't have ...

Exactly.

I really didn't think it would leave as there was pretty heavy snow going up on the train and they told us in Strandhill when I rang them on the evening before I left that if the runway was very wet or slippy, the plane wouldn't be coming in from Dublin. And apparently the 5.30 flight from Dublin to Sligo the evening before we left didn't leave - it was stranded in Donegal. All signs pointed to it not leaving!

Ah well..

Thats some Wind

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