Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 02/12/2010

Ginny

In 82 it was up to my 4 year old shoulders in Glasnevin, how deep is it in Glasnevin now?

cancercowboy

One word people: Superser.

That thing is amazing. Got it here in the living room and we're all tosty. They're cheap and run on butane. Ace.

alanajane

Mr. Cool in Trim!

PoolDude

Poly wrote: »

Anyone remember the "big snow" of '82?

Yeah, I seem to remember much more snow and bigger snow drifts

paddymc1

Nicki123 wrote: »

Hurrah - just received word that there's a new baby in our family. Born in the Big Snow of 2010 - what a claim to fame

Congrates.

darkman2

sdonn wrote: »

Darkman, any hope of this huge front from the west either fizzling out befre it hits the east coast, or being snow? Don't want rain obviously would be nice to have more snow but freezig and clear would be good too :P

Yes it will be snow for most. I don't think it will fizzle out all that much. The models keep it fairly active throughout. Also given the lying snow and feezing ground even persistent light snow tomorrow would give appreciable amounts.

Mr Benevolent

No snow in D13 now for about an hour now.

_whiskers

maquiladora wrote: »

Anyone planning on pulling an allnighter to track the progress of that front coming in from the West? Will it be rain...will it be snow... :pac:

*raises hand* I will!...Try

bryaner

PoolDude wrote: »

Yeah, I seem to remember much more snow and bigger snow drifts

Yea 6ft was standard sh!t in 82

maringo

alanajane wrote: »

Mr. Cool in Trim!

You'd think Cowen would have more to do than to loll around partying

ThisRegard

gleep wrote: »

Since this snow started, I can't get my girlfriend away from the window.

If it gets any worse, I'll have to let her in

That joke was done on the 01/12/2010 thread yesterday. And it was pointed out it originated from Jimmy Carrs twitter or something like that. Will we get it tomorrow too ?

sideswipe

Ah 82, now that was real snow..... up to me waste it was.........mind you I was only 3 foot tall at the time!

alanajane

Yup have to agree '82 was worse, I remember milkman have to stop at top of our road and walk rest of way with our delivery, today it dodgy but can be driven.

miseagustusa

looking at the raintoday radar it looks like d streamer to the south is staying out to sea:(

Do you think the streamer over dublin now will give snow to arklow:cool:

KevIRL

bryaner wrote: »

Yea 6ft was standard sh!t in 82

Yeah we'll just have to make do with our two foot of snow in 2010

F-Stop

DWCommuter wrote: »

This is nothing like '82.

True, back then we had Bucks Fizz to help us through the freeze.

AndyP

bryaner wrote: »

Yea 6ft was standard sh!t in 82

Correct, there was 10+ foot in the Glen of the Downs. Many places were cut off completely for a couple of weeks. Long way to go yet.

maquiladora

smokin ace wrote: »

why do people think the front coming from the west will bring snow

It could bring up to 4 inches of snow and unlike showers it is a band of precipitation that will cover the entire country. Some areas though could have rain or sleet instead of snow, thats what makes it interesting. Could be horrible or it could be fantastic.

errlloyd

Someone said most pubs in the South Dublin area are closed, is this true?

glossy

no snow in D15 area for a good few hours, had a few flakes but not enough to wet a tissue, plenty of clouds but a few scattered clouds as well

dave1982

When can we expect the front from the west to reach us

gleep

ThisRegard wrote: »

That joke was done on the 01/12/2010 thread yesterday. And it was pointed out it originated from Jimmy Carrs twitter or something like that. Will we get it tomorrow too ?

Why not, if it gets a laugh:D

5starpool

glossy wrote: »

no snow in D15 area for a good few hours, had a few flakes but not enough to wet a tissue, plenty of clouds but a few scattered clouds as well

Wind seems to have turned too northerly for the streamers to affect us in D15 now unfortunately.

ollie1

errlloyd wrote: »

Someone said most pubs in the South Dublin area are closed, is this true?

which area?

antodeco

Clear here in D12. Been like this for a while. Large gap in the cloud. Can see a line of solid cloud ahead. Hopefully that brings snow!

glossy

5starpool wrote: »

Wind seems to have turned too northerly for the streamers to affect us in D15 now unfortunately.

thanks

Girrrrseach

del88 wrote: »

They should call him/her....THUNDERSNOW

Baby Grauple could be an option...! Seeing as most of us learnt that word from this thread

Mech1

Mech1 wrote: »

Last year we had a separate thread where people with suitable transport offered their services to other people who where in need, free of charge. Any chance we can get that thread restarted? There seems to be a need for it after reading the last few pages.

Thanks.

I'm not gonna start this thread because I personally am almost snowed in!!!
The trusty vw golf diesel (94) has got me outta knocklyon, Firhouse and across the M50 to my work in Monkstown Dunlaoire everyday this week, but my boss is on standby to tow me out of the estate with the Range Rover in the morning.

smokin ace

maquiladora wrote: »

It could bring up to 4 inches of snow and unlike showers it is a band of precipitation that will cover the entire country. Some areas though could have rain or sleet instead of snow, thats what makes it interesting. Could be horrible or it could be fantastic.

with such a cold front over us now why would it fall as sleet or rain or is it bringing in a slightly warmer front with it

carlmwan

maquiladora wrote: »

It could bring up to 4 inches of snow and unlike showers it is a band of precipitation that will cover the entire country. Some areas though could have rain or sleet instead of snow, thats what makes it interesting. Could be horrible or it could be fantastic.

Would it be safe to say meath should get snow from it?