Random Waffle Thread

Super-Rush

Does anyone know what the roads are like out the country?

We're stuck here for now(Bunclody) The town was completely blocked earlier after a lorry lost control. Bloody hills all around make it almost impossible to drive.

nagero

super-rush wrote: »

Does anyone know what the roads are like out the country?

We're stuck here for now(Bunclody) The town was completely blocked earlier after a lorry lost control. Bloody hills all around make it almost impossible to drive.

No idea about actual conditions at the moment but here's where the council have/plan to salt.

http://www.carlow.ie/SiteCollectionDocuments/News/Road%20Weather%20Alerts/27-11-10-11am-road-weather-alert.pdf

tommycahir

roads around Ballon and Fenagh aren't too bad if you take things handy and slow.

bestable

I went out this morning to my dog agility class. But according to forecast the weather was forced to get better i had no sooner got their it start snowing heavily trailer on the car.roads are very bad out around garryhill some of the Hillis are impassable

wheres me jumpa

bestable wrote: »

dog agility class

Do go on.

Queen-Mise

just after starting to snow again in carlow. Is this start of our supposed foot of snow. I love snow, so bring it on.

kwalshe

are you in the town, I'm patiently waiting to to wrapped in an icicle filled situation to stop my 9:00 meeting in Pearse St....

Cmon already...... snow dammit

tombull82

Queen-Mise wrote: »

just after starting to snow again in carlow. Is this start of our supposed foot of snow. I love snow, so bring it on.

Anymore news on this?? Whats the snow like now??

I'll be driving home from nights in the morning. :-(

Nead21

good bit of snow fell in carlow this morning, and has been snowing on and off since then..... sorry if this is too late tombull

tombull82

Nead21 wrote: »

good bit of snow fell in carlow this morning, and has been snowing on and off since then..... sorry if this is too late tombull

Thanks Nead, just home now more or less. Took bloody ages, celbridge/straffen/kill road was a mess, coupled with single lane motorway all the way. :-(. your prob off for today? No School, snow day! Ye ha. :-)

SV

Roads are all thawing out around the town.

tommycahir

Yeah was around the town @ 10 am or so and the roads weren't too bad at that stage.

Meant to be getting a bigger downpour of snow later this afternoon and evening.

Captain Havoc

I parked the car in the snow this morning, it has since melted and it looks like I'm the worst person in the world at parking a car

Super-Rush

SV wrote: »

Roads are all thawing out around the town.

At last some good news.

SV

super-rush wrote: »

At last some good news.

and the snow is falling heavily again but it's not able to stick..bahaha

Nead21

tombull82 wrote: »

Thanks Nead, just home now more or less. Took bloody ages, celbridge/straffen/kill road was a mess, coupled with single lane motorway all the way. :-(. your prob off for today? No School, snow day! Ye ha. :-)

yeah i was sent home yesterday and off today. the roads must have been worse this morning as the motorway was fine yesterday morning....not looking forward to travelling tomorrow if that's the case

leincar

Three hours from Dublin Airport to Ballon. It is chucking it down right now.

Super-Rush

SV wrote: »

and the snow is falling heavily again but it's not able to stick..bahaha

Been snowing heaily here since about 6 and it all stuck. I hope i managed defrost the engine in the van properly. Such a pain in the arse.

tommycahir

Been snowing around Ballon since 6ish and hasn't stopped since about 3 inches of snow laying on the ground at the moment.

Don't even have the leisure of a snow day tomorrow as I work from home

patrickc

look out your windows.. blizzard conditions

tombull82

patrickc wrote: »

look out your windows.. blizzard conditions

Nooooo.

Tonights my last night.... God I hope I don't get stuck in work on my days off.. :eek:

Super-Rush

patrickc wrote: »

look out your windows.. blizzard conditions

Yeah its been fairly rough all night.

Queen-Mise

Some snow falling out there...

I brought the dogs out for a walk around Tesco's - the first time the pup had been out in the snow. Cars were going all over the place. Turning right into car park - and ending up on footpath on the left :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Although I did learn tonight - it is impossible to take a picture of a white dog in snow during a blizzard.

Nead21

loads of snow in carlow town and its deep

bestable

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the dogs loving the snow


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ShayK1

anybody chance driving today?

nagero

View from shamrock plaza this morning.

tombull82

ShayK1 wrote: »

anybody chance driving today?

I drove home from leixlip a while ago. What a nightmare. :-( back roads are a disaster and the motorways aren't much better. I drive a 4x4 so i can only suspect it was a lot worse for car drivers. Came across a lot of spin off's etc.

SV

ShayK1 wrote: »

anybody chance driving today?

I've been out in out there the past half hour.

Not good to drive in at all.

The tires and car I suppose are helping me incredibly but it's not something I can see myself risking again to be honest.

ShayK1

SV wrote: »

I've been out in out there the past half hour.

Not good to drive in at all.

The tires and car I suppose are helping me incredibly but it's not something I can see myself risking again to be honest.

What are you driving?