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Cold Spell Phase 2 (Wednesday onwards)

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    #1082
    Omcd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭Omcd


    Wibbler wrote: »
    Crikey! That's Wicklow, Ireland, right? :D

    As is always the case with these things, some of us have seen lots of snow and had is stick around, while others have had predominately sleet or snow with a fast thaw. I'm one of the latter and would have little to tell my little one about when she asks daddy about the great snow of 2009. It's not quite the country wide event one would like :D

    I scarcely remember 2001 or 1987, but I *do* remember 1982. Now *that* was an event! I was 12 at the time, which helps, and living further from the coast. I opened the front door one morning and a snow drift that was taller than me, fell into the hall. My dad who worked shifts at the time, had to take a shovel to work so he could dig the car out of trouble on the way home. Ah the memories.

    Yep, living in south dublin city, woke up one morning in 82 to find three feet of snow outside the front door - and it lasted 2 weeks ! Remember playing on snow covering a road by the Dodder in Rathfarnham, only to find out, to my amazement when it eventually melted that there were loads of cars buried underneath it. There was apparently 10 feet of the stuff in Tallaght. Took a trip out there with my father and there were JCBs trying to tackle walls of it with front buckets fully extended in the air. I remember it was blamed on El Nino. Is there an El Nino this year ? Had a load of extreme weather events in the 80s that we havn't seen the likes of since, including Hurricane Charlie, and mad lightning storms.


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    #1083
    CianRyan
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    A warning to all Boardsies! I will politely ask you to call to my door please:eek::D

    If you say so. :rolleyes:


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    #1084
    Mothman
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    Sleet
    0.9/0.4C


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    #1085
    jenzz
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    Mothman wrote: »
    Sleet
    0.9/0.4C

    dp .2 / temp 1.2


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    #1086
    arctictree
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    #1087
    missloulou
    Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭missloulou


    Arctictree - put the kettle on - we will all pop around to play in your massive snow!


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    #1088
    Rambling rose
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    francosp wrote: »
    Light snow in North Dublin. place is about to freeze over !


    id nearly drive up to see it :o


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    #1089
    Omcd
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    arctictree wrote: »
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    Looks like your washing machine is on the blink:eek: It shouldn't be producing foam like that should it ?:D


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    #1090
    arctictree
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    missloulou wrote: »
    Arctictree - put the kettle on - we will all pop around to play in your massive snow!

    The only thing about to pop around here is my wife! (Hopefully not tonight!)


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    #1091
    CM21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭CM21


    Still snowing in blessington. Hardly stopped all day. Very hard to tell whats happening on the radar.


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    #1092
    jenzz
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    arctictree wrote: »
    The only thing about to pop around here is my wife! (Hopefully not tonight!)


    You serious ? What you gonna do if she does?


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    #1093
    Mech1
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    hopefully not!!!
    ever seen just a bleeding nose in the snow?


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    #1094
    Rambling rose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭Rambling rose


    arctictree wrote: »
    The only thing about to pop around here is my wife! (Hopefully not tonight!)


    Aww, a snow baby!!


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    #1095
    Mech1
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    would be a red block on the radar!!!!!


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    #1096
    arctictree
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    jenzz wrote: »
    You serious ? What you gonna do if she does?

    Ring for a helicopter and say a prayer!


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    #1097
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    arctictree wrote: »
    Ring for a helicopter and say a prayer!

    holy s***


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    #1098
    Mr Benevolent
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    You should have a fair bit of advance warning if the baby does decide to say hello.

    Looks like the temp is dropping here, if this crap freezes there'll be no point even trying to go to work tomorrow!

    Edit: So is the DP, -0.2!

    Edit2: Meteolarm have us as one of only 3 countries in orange for tomorrow.


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    #1099
    jenzz
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    Confab wrote: »
    You should have a fair bit of advance warning if the baby does decide to say hello.

    Looks like the temp is dropping here, if this crap freezes there'll be no point even trying to go to work tomorrow!

    Edit: So is the DP, -0.2!

    (Beginning to wonder if moving your wife to a less icy location, such as a hotel, might be an idea)
    +1 - your under 8inches there.
    If I remember right babies dont give much warning! & skies are looking manky pinky over bray & dublin mtns right now


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    #1100
    Mr Benevolent
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    Apologies jenzz, I edited my post to prevent worrying Arctictree!


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    #1101
    jenzz
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    Confab wrote: »
    Apologies jenzz, I edited my post to prevent worrying Arctictree!


    lol

    & i not going up there to deliver a baby tonight :D


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    #1102
    Rambling rose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭Rambling rose


    JUST SAW THE 9 O'CLOCK NEWS......COLD SPELL TO REMAIN FOR ANOTHER WEEK!!


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    #1103
    nacho libre
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    according to evelyn the cold weather is going to continue until the end of next week. surprised she committed herself to that so far out


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    #1104
    [Deleted User]
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    jay28 wrote: »
    Yep still bucketing down here too, everything is white!!!:D
    snow is easing off a bit here but that was heavy,very heavy.
    The best part of 3 inches on the ground here now.
    Theres going to be mahem in the morning!


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    #1105
    jenzz
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    Rambling rose wrote: »
    JUST SAW THE 9 O'CLOCK NEWS......COLD SPELL TO REMAIN FOR ANOTHER WEEK!!


    Weve a bleedin confirmation on Tue lol


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    #1106
    jenzz
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    snow is easing off a bit here but that was heavy,very heavy.
    The best part of 3 inches on the ground here now.
    Theres going to be mahem in the morning!


    Would that actually freeze ? Same outside - Mam called took 3 hours to drive 5 min from Bray town to south Bray earlier

    Oh & Windgates/ Greystones RD impassible


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    #1107
    arctictree
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    Snow has eased off here. Just gone below freezing -0.2c

    Should be OK here as the council had the snow plough up and down the road all week so only this evenings snow on it, about 3 inches and I have a 4x4.


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    #1108
    Pangea
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    YES ,just seen the forecast , yday she said it would last till monday ,now its till the end of next week!! BRILLLANT BRILLANT


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    #1109
    embee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,890 ✭✭✭embee


    arctictree wrote: »
    The only thing about to pop around here is my wife! (Hopefully not tonight!)

    If your wife's nearly full term (or overdue) it might be no harm to ring the maternity ward in the hospital of your choice to advise them of your situation. They may well tell you to start heading to hospital as soon as your wifes in early labour.

    There was a woman on the Radio earlier who went into labour Monday and delivered in the front seat of her car. Healthy baby girl, not a bother on either of them!


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    #1110
    forkassed
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    The roads will be ice rinks in the mornin, a solid layer of ice will be worse than snow


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    #1111
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    forkassed wrote: »
    The roads will be ice rinks in the mornin, a solid layer of ice will be worse than snow

    Not going anywhere fast so


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