If Irene came to Ireland...

Fukuyama

The US is being battered by a storm right now and they seem to be well prepared for it. They have mandatory evacuations and the National Guard are deployed to back up the police.

Got me thinking, if a storm or tsunami was to hit Ireland could we cope? I mean an inch or two of snow in the winter and the country comes to a stand still. Whats more it takes the government ages to give the army the go-ahead to get out and help.

So, lets say a massive storm hits Ireland and Europe. Could we cope at all?

johngalway

Not a problem, just everyone line up along the coast and hold up your iodine tablets, that'll learn her not to mess with us :cool: We're prepared we are.

Eroticfishcake

It's not about Home and Away

Grindylow

Me, Myself and her would go for a walk

phill106

Think it is on the way here already, was in a karaoke bar in town and some chinese guy seemed to know all about it, he was singing this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8

chughes

If a huge tsumami hit Ireland we could wave goodbye to all our problems.

(Did you see what I did there, Mr McWilliams ?)

Mr Trade In

Larry Murphy would be waiting.

SeaFields

Irene is coming to Ireland. she's due next wednesday or thursday i think.

Dont panic OP. It'll be alright.

Run_to_da_hills

We wiould never hear the end of this.

7sr2z3fely84g5

there would be looting galore for scrap metal or electrical/garden stuff.

Musicman2006

In fairness, new york are expecting 80 mile an hour winds....ive cycled to work in that! I'm sure we would survive...

ejmaztec

People here will do what they usually do in a crisis-

emigrate.

Chuck Stone

I love storms.

This is my idea of a nice trip to the coast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7RSryuJAwE

Dilbert75

The shipments of plywood required to board up our windows would arrive 2 weeks after she left...

Herb Powell

IDK about a storm, but I think we might fare better against a tsunami than a lot of other countries-a lot of our coast has high cliffs
The only thing is pretty much all of our cities are near or at sea level. So it depends where the tsunami is coming from.
Cork, for example, would probably be fuccked, because the wave would increase in height as it travelled through the narrowing harbour into the valley

py2006

The pub is the only safe place to be under the circumstances!

Bipolar Joe

I'll call Joe and tell him it's an utter disgrace.

p

ejmaztec wrote: »

People here will do what they usually do in a crisis-

emigrate.

People seem to like emigrating to places that are actually more prone to natural disasters than Ireland.

Michael 09

I can surf so I reckon I'd be ok for a tsunami...

Mike 1972

Dilbert75 wrote: »

The shipments of plywood required to board up our windows would arrive 2 weeks after she left...

But ara shure it would be allright the minister responsible would announce they were taking measures to ensure it could never happen again.

Chips Ahoy

Goodnight Irene goodnight Irene, ill see you in my dreams.

galwayrush

Sinead O Connor would organise an orgy, problem solved.

shannon_tek

lets all go to the cape of good hope and have some berries that turn Guinness into chocolate malt

Captain Darling

Ah shhhure we'd be grand.

alchemist33

We'd blame the public sector.

starlit

She will hit along the west coast of Ireland both north west and south west....I think I may need to run to the other side of the country if that the case!

ejmaztec

p wrote: »

People seem to like emigrating to places that are actually more prone to natural disasters than Ireland.

Perhaps they're bored with unnatural disasters, and want to experience natural ones for a change.

EverEvolving

py2006 wrote: »

The pub is the only safe place to be under the circumstances!

The Winchester!

Thomas828

No problem for me. I'd just disappear up the Mourne Mountains for a few days.

3ndahalfof6

p wrote: »

People seem to like emigrating to places that are actually more prone to natural disasters than Ireland.

rather than the man made ones here,

Micky Dolenz

Doesn't sound so crazy now, does it?

Mickeroo

We'd be grand, there was 140kph winds hitting the wesht here in may and all the houses are still standing. The yanks should build there houses out of shtone like we do :pac:

rossie1977

yeah i don't know how we would cope with the 35mph winds currently battering manhattan and few inches of rain that is sure to fall, on sky news you have people walking across the road in time square with umbrellas, my brother brought an umbrella to the roscommon and leitrim match in carrick in june and it ended up in the shannon the wind was that strong

Mr. Rager

If Irene came to ireland I'd tell her to fcuk off

RichieC

Dean0088 wrote: »

The US is being battered by a storm right now and they seem to be well prepared for it. They have mandatory evacuations and the National Guard are deployed to back up the police.

Got me thinking, if a storm or tsunami was to hit Ireland could we cope? I mean an inch or two of snow in the winter and the country comes to a stand still. Whats more it takes the government ages to give the army the go-ahead to get out and help.

So, lets say a massive storm hits Ireland and Europe. Could we cope at all?

I imagine if he had a season called um.. you know hurricane season we might be prepared for large storms a bit more...

oooh isnt ireland so sh*t and backwards, we couldn't even deal with an imaginary hurricane!! what a sh*t hole...

Xivilai

erra, sure twould be the lord's will

Fukuyama

RichieC wrote: »

I imagine if he had a season called um.. you know hurricane season we might be prepared for large storms a bit more...

oooh isnt ireland so sh*t and backwards, we couldn't even deal with an imaginary hurricane!! what a sh*t hole...

Well take for example the flooding that happened in the South the other year. Response seemed a bit slow considering we have a (fairly large for a country this size) standing army, coast guard, civil defence and police force.

I'm just curious about what Ah'ers think our response would be like if say there was widespread flooding or if a tsunami hit Ireland (happened before and could happen again).

No need for the sarcasm.

Gator

loot loot and loot

mikemac

If it hits Dublin, the Minister sends out the troops and the emergency plan.
Much like last year when sandbags were put around the Tolka when they feared flooding during a spring tide, being proactive

If it's outside Dublin, RTÉ doesn't give a fook, the Minister for Snow is on holidays and nobody cares

Spread

'Twould not be here . Undoubtably, some notable bleeding hearts would start an internet poll to see if anyone would back her in the Presidential election ............. now that Ireland's very own tropical storm - the "all wind and bluster candidate", er, pulled out.

jimmynokia

Sure look what happened when it snowed the country came to a halt .
we would be rightly bo11ixed
and we cant afford any salt..:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Mike 1972

Dont parts of Ireland experience 76 + mph winds (definition of a hurricane IIRC) on a more or less annual basis ?

Even 100 mph gusts arent particularly unheard of

Killer Pigeon

Well according to the projected path of Hurricane Irene (here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/09L_2011_5day.gif) it could come to Ireland. On the plus side, it is most likely heading towards Iceland which will mean pay back for that volcanic ash they threw at us last year.

rossie1977

Dean0088 wrote: »

Well take for example the flooding that happened in the South the other year. Response seemed a bit slow considering we have a (fairly large for a country this size) standing army, coast guard, civil defence and police force.

that flooding was unexpected when you have low lying areas like in cork city or in south roscommon next to the shannon floods will happen, flooding happens in the states too and not alot can be done to stop it, the mississippi river floods every year and many towns/cities are affected, fargo in north dakota is flooded almost annually

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Dont parts of Ireland experience 76 + mph winds (definition of a hurricane IIRC) on a more or less annual basis ?

Even 100 mph gusts arent particularly unheard of

west coast of ireland gets hit with 75+mph winds very often in winter yes, sometimes in summer even, i remember couple summers ago in bundoran meat loaf had to cancel a concert because the winds were too strong

Spread

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Dont parts of Ireland experience 76 + mph winds (definition of a hurricane IIRC) on a more or less annual basis ?

Even 100 mph gusts arent particularly unheard of

Belmullet and Bangor Erris bear the brunt of these AFAIK.

Most American houses seem to be wooden clad, I think our houses would stand a better chance tbh.

Eric Cartman

if irene came along , the negative equity houses would all be washed away , and every property developer who built apartments in portlaoise and other places in pointless locations would be having a **** with the sudden interest in buying their inland homes

starlit

Here comes Irene, here Comes Irene here comes Irene! (pun on here comes Eileen...)