Big Freeze Continues - Discussion here ( All Ireland ) - 3/12/2010 onwards

ffarrell7 · 04-12-2010 8:38am

Raining and sleeting here in D. 15. Still very cold though.

Kur4mA · 04-12-2010 8:56am

Yep, I'm in Dublin 15 too and have had enough to be honest! Walking to work this morning I nearly fell on my arse quite a few times. Almost all of the footpaths are lethal and I resorted to walking on the roads for most of my walk.

JJJJNR · 04-12-2010 9:02am

if you run some twine around your shoes and through the holes it will stop you from slipping.

mal48 · 04-12-2010 9:05am

Good morning,
It would appear that the weather has had an effect on jobs and shops - Let us all make that extra effort to buy Irish during the coming season.

Vudgie · 04-12-2010 9:45am

Raining in Dublin 6 at the moment. The cars don't appear to have frozen over last night but that could be something to do with the rain. Still amazing how much snow is around and it will take weeks to clear given the freezing weather that persists.

suitseir · 04-12-2010 9:46am

sillymoo wrote: »

East Galway is back to green again this morning after a heavy rain shower at 01.50 - the snow was beautiful but made life a little difficult

Here in East Galway and it is WHITE this morning with fog!

suitseir · 04-12-2010 9:50am

JJJJNR wrote: »

if you run some twine around your shoes and through the holes it will stop you from slipping.

Seemingly if you put socks over your shoes/boots, this stops you slip sliding away! Mind you, I could have done with this tip yesterday, getting of a plane in Dublin Airport (just before the airport closed AGAIN) as coming down the steps was LETHAL and then plunging your feet into about 3 inches of SLUSH...ugh! I never saw any place as bad as Dublin yesterday after being out of the country for a week. Had to abandon car and take the train west!!!!

dfbemt · 04-12-2010 10:04am

Quick look outside and we are still covered in snow. There doesn't appear to be a thaw here........ yet

gazzer · 04-12-2010 10:05am

No thaw here in Cavan. Looks the exact same as yesterday. I am meant to be driving down to Dublin this afternoon. Does anybody know what the M3/Navan Road is like. Dont want to do the drive if I have to turn back half way.

CeNedra · 04-12-2010 10:07am

Any idea what Dublin is like right now? My husband just landed at Dublin airport, his car has been in the long term car park for a week and he will be heading down the M7/M8. I can't wait to see him but am thinking that he will have a slow trip down.....

NoodleMc · 04-12-2010 10:14am

Awake to a lovely fresh morning here in Ballinteer, D16. No idea what the temp is - a few above freezing I'd say. Yesterday's partially made igloo is leaning over in places - shoddy workmanship if I say so myself!!
Back garden still looking like a winter wonderland as we've done all our playing out front and haven't so much as set foot in the back garden all week.
Am planning on staching some of the snow in the freezer because - damn it - I WILL have snow for Christmas!

Vudgie · 04-12-2010 10:21am

CeNedra wrote: »

Any idea what Dublin is like right now? My husband just landed at Dublin airport, his car has been in the long term car park for a week and he will be heading down the M7/M8. I can't wait to see him but am thinking that he will have a slow trip down.....

I landed in Dublin last Monday and conditions were obviously not as bad then. The long term car parks were not treated but are definitely driveable with caution. He will probably have a bit of digging around the wheels to get out but should otherwise be fine. Approach roads to the airport are not too bad at all and traffic will be light.

Will be a bit of a pain clearing snow from the car but he should otherwise be fine. There is a breakdown rescue service in the car parks as well that may have a shovel if needed.

Johnny1999 · 04-12-2010 10:29am

Still Snow here in Kilkenny temp according to NRA +0.2c. Sky is very grey looking! But it will probably fall as rain, or is just cloud cover?

ffarrell7 · 04-12-2010 10:45am

One thing is certain however. With the metres of snow that have fallen in the Dublin/Wicklow

mountains over the past week and a bit there will definitely be loads of snow around for Christmas and well into the New Year. Higher up this stuff will remain thick and deep until around March I would say. It is still snowing by the way in the Dub/Wicklow mountains:D:D:D:D

daisling · 04-12-2010 10:49am

Its raining in West Wicklow at moment big thaw on

michaelm · 04-12-2010 10:52am

Big thaw in North Tipp, roads appear to be in good condition, all car windows clear.

ytareh · 04-12-2010 10:53am

Leixlip.Fine drizzle but only round 2degrees ...not a BIG thaw at all...roads and foot paths VERY slippery ...No guarantee people will be in any better position transport wise Monday Id say ...

vibe666 · 04-12-2010 10:54am

looks like the thaw is underway in navan too, that persistent drip drip drip from gutter etc. already and some of the snowy footprints have green under them already.

its been great to have it and i guess its not the last snow we'll see this xmas season tho, so just look forward to the next lot.

Oasis_Dublin · 04-12-2010 11:24am

Thaw on her in the sense that it's raining. Footpaths are treacherous however, with light rain failling.

sushisushi · 04-12-2010 11:30am

A definite thaw on here in D13, too, with some light rain falling to help it along. I haven't been out of the estate yet, but the road out in front of me looks like it's been worn down to an ice layer. The cars are starting to make slushy noises now, so hopefully that will start melting, too. The footpath outside has about 6 inches of compacted snow on it, but what I can see of a busier road looks bloody icy.

thetonynator · 04-12-2010 11:50am

Thaw has resumed here after a cold frosty night. Will have to reinforce the snowmen if i want them to last much longer!! Still have a more or less full covering on the ground though.

mvron · 04-12-2010 12:19pm

Light rain/drizzle here. Main roads ok but the little road outside our house was a real challenge for the taxi driver who called this am. Pavements treacherous.

blobbie · 04-12-2010 12:30pm

mvron wrote: »

Light rain/drizzle here. Main roads ok but the little road outside our house was a real challenge for the taxi driver who called this am. Pavements treacherous.

Similar in D12. Main roads are clean as a whistle but roads in estates are ice. If you can, clear your pavement. If nothing else it will give people walking a respite if the neighbours can't be ar$ed clearing their pavement.

Gonzo · 04-12-2010 1:07pm

Big thaw on here now and im glad it's all over 'for now' because life has to get back to normality. Still about 5/6 inchs of snow outside, I guess it will be on the ground for a few more days, maybe even another week before it finally dissapears. I get the feeling this is not the last of the snow we've seen as Winter just started a few days ago! It can snow up to April and were only the on the first few days of December so thats at least 4 months of snow watching to come.

edit * hmm thaw just stopped here again have freezing fog now*