The flooding thread. Read post 1.

doolox

....but the N4 is blocked at M50 roundabout/junction.

I had to divert to M50 southbound to Ballymount junction to get back home. No chance of getting into town or Liffey Valley SC. All exits blocked with traffic at 10.00 am still probably bad.

Feeona

hotmail.com wrote: »

The poster said people shouldn't make unnecessary trips - scaremongering.

Then the poster talked about drowning - scaremongering and hysterical nonsense.

I was responding to the nonsense.

I still think you're being hysterical with your posts

hotmail.com wrote: »

But that happened last night in Wicklow?

How is that relevant today?

Have you actually thought about this in a practical sense, i.e. vast majority of Dublin roads are fine...

Did MagicSeán's original post even mention Dublin?

robbie_998 wrote: »

but the way you put it i shouldnt be going anywhere at all... i mean the roads where i am now are perfect, cars and buses going up and down not a bother !

No the way I put it is that people should err the safe side. I didn't say you have to stay in your home.

The overwhelming impression I'm getting here is that as long as Dublin is fine, everywhere else is fine :rolleyes:

hotmail.com

Feeona wrote: »

Did MagicSeán's original post even mention Dublin?



The overwhelming impression I'm getting here is that as long as Dublin is fine, everywhere else is fine :rolleyes:

MagicSean didn't mention Dublin, he/she didn't mention anywhere!! He/she just said don't make any unnecessary trips and gave no location.

Nonsense.

robbie_998

Feeona wrote: »

The overwhelming impression I'm getting here is that as long as Dublin is fine, everywhere else is fine :rolleyes:

no one ever said that now did they ?


and sure half of the towns in ireland would be fine anyway from being on hills and the likes .... or are you saying all rural towns are bogs that always flood ?

i dont think so... i reckon some of them are as built as dublin and are fine.

sure last night dundrum probably suffered more than a random country town like Ballinasloe !

MagicSean

robbie_998 wrote: »

the fact it had nothing to do with actual floods if it was the day before


if your not scaremongering then your being paranoid or very hysterical indeed..... just like when a bit of snow hit "oh no we cant go anywhere, trapped for months, stock up on supplies and raid shop shelves, live in the basement under candle light until the snow goes away"

all bull if you ask me.

Not the floods but the weather that caused the floods. You seem to be under the mistaken impression that the only danger in a storm is the danger of drowning.

hotmail.com wrote: »

The poster said people shouldn't make unnecessary trips - scaremongering.

Then the poster talked about drowning - scaremongering and hysterical nonsense.

I was responding to the nonsense.

The flood waters have receded and there's only a few road closures now as stated on RTE radio just now. The main event is now over and the clean up is now on.

There is no need for scaremongering and advising people not to make trips.

Being safe and sensible on the roads is always advised, floods or no floods.

I stand by it. Many roads are closed and there are many diversions in place. By making unnecessary trips you are putting a strain on the transport network.

hotmail.com wrote: »

But that happened last night in Wicklow?

How is that relevant today?

Have you actually thought about this in a practical sense, i.e. vast majority of Dublin roads are fine...

This is an Irish site, not a Dublin only one.

robbie_998

MagicSean wrote: »

Not the floods but the weather that caused the floods. You seem to be under the mistaken impression that the only danger in a storm is the danger of drowning.

no im not mistaken.


so just because its a bit of rain you have to tell people to drive carefully and the likes.

no that is scaremongering !

people know how to drive in the rain its just up to them to use their knowledge.

if people cant drive in the rain then there is something wrong there.

but making it out to be a major issue along with floods and the likes is ridicules !

sure if your gonna use that logic people crash on the best of days never mind wet !

are you going around telling people everyday to drive carefully its a bit sunny out ? of course your not !

Feeona

robbie_998 wrote: »

no one ever said that now did they ?


!

And no-one ever said that we have to stock up, stay at home, lock the doors, forget about going outside etc.

robbie_998

Feeona wrote: »

And no-one ever said that we have to stock up, stay at home, lock the doors, forget about going outside etc.

never said we did for the floods either.


i said for the snow the way people make it out !

hell the even did it on the news the last time

hotmail.com

MagicSean wrote: »

Not the floods but the weather that caused the floods. You seem to be under the mistaken impression that the only danger in a storm is the danger of drowning.



I stand by it. Many roads are closed and there are many diversions in place. By making unnecessary trips you are putting a strain on the transport network.



This is an Irish site, not a Dublin only one.

You made a blanket assertion that no one should make unnecessary trips and you didn't even bother to state where you're talking about. I presumed you were talking about Dublin.

Is it ok for people to go the shop for milk and bread?

Feeona

hotmail.com wrote: »

MagicSean didn't mention Dublin, he/she didn't mention anywhere!! He/she just said don't make any unnecessary trips and gave no location.

Nonsense.

I don't think it's nonsense.

On the plus side, at least you've toned down on the use of the word hysterical.

readyletsgo

Terrible terrible news of what happened last night to that Lady in the basement apt and to that off duty Garda in Wicklow (what happened to that lady in the big wheel at the o2? Drunk?) but..

Sun is shining now, the bit of damp wet in Dublin City Centre will clear up in an hour or two.

robbie_998

Feeona wrote: »

I don't think it's nonsense.

On the plus side, at least you've toned down on the use of the word hysterical.

your being hysterical !



and ok lets use your method so.... would you like the whole country to stop today for the sake of a bit of water on the ground ?

no services, no food or drink for elderly who cant go out, people not going to work not getting paid, nobody making any money and everyone just sitting around all day just waiting for the water to go away ?

i dont think so... not gonna happen !

your logic is just bull and nobody is gonna stay inside for this.

i can look outside now and see cars and people going up and the down the streets not a bother to them... buses with a good few people on them.. people out walking dogs ffs.

are you really saying they should go home incase they get swept away ?

its being hysterical !

hotmail.com

Feeona wrote: »

I don't think it's nonsense.

On the plus side, at least you've toned down on the use of the word hysterical.

Nonsense is probably a more appropriate term to describe some of the comments.

billymitchell

This thread is now about what exactly??

Feeona

robbie_998 wrote: »

if your not scaremongering then your being paranoid or very hysterical indeed..... just like when a bit of snow hit "oh no we cant go anywhere, trapped for months, stock up on supplies and raid shop shelves, live in the basement under candle light until the snow goes away"

all bull if you ask me.

robbie_998 wrote: »

never said we did for the floods either.


i said for the snow the way people make it out !

hell the even did it on the news the last time

You're still implying that people have told you to stock up, you'll be trapped for months because of the floods. You're backing up your argument that people are being hysterical about the floods by comparing it to the 'hysteria' about snow!

It's amazing how a simple post talking about safety on the roads has been blown all out of proportion!

Feeona

hotmail.com wrote: »

Nonsense is probably a more appropriate term to describe some of the comments.

At least we agree there

Feeona

robbie_998 wrote: »

your being hysterical !



and ok lets use your method so.... would you like the whole country to stop today for the sake of a bit of water on the ground ?

I'm being hysterical, and yet you go on to completely twist my words


:pac:

Ross_Mahon

kfallon

The Sun has got it's hat on, hip hip hip hooray!

Rain? What rain?

robbie_998

its the way your reacting to it....


should i be shouting out my window and the fellow humans to get inside ?

i mean its nice and sunny out and everything is perfectly normal ... hell the ground is becoming dry again !

but yet you still tell us not to make any journey unless its absolutely necessary !

and im sure its the same for the most parts of the country too.

im sorry... but in about an hour im going from clondalkin to dublin city and i looked for both bus and luas and they are both running normally with minimum delay and it will be a trip like every other day.

same as people in galway, clare, kildare, meath and the likes. just another day because all the floods are gone .. its not like last night at 8PM where i wouldnt even walk to the village because it was bad then... but now... its fine

MagicSean

Christ, all I did was advise people to take care and not travel unnecessarily. If you don't like the advice then don't take it and do whatever you want.

What a pointless thing to pick an argument about.

seanbmc

Think this was just a one day affiar to be honest, sun is out now and there doesn't seem to be much flooding around the area I'm in.

Are parts of the city centre still flooded?

Jaxxy

Feeona wrote: »

You're still implying that people have told you to stock up, you'll be trapped for months because of the floods. You're backing up your argument that people are being hysterical about the floods by comparing it to the 'hysteria' about snow!

It's amazing how a simple post talking about safety on the roads has been blown all out of proportion!

No, he's not. He's comparing the hysteria over last year's bad snow to the flooding last night. He's not saying he or anyone else was told to "stock up" because of the flooding. What's being argued here now are silly semantics.

The caution was appropriate for the conditions last night. Realistically now there is little to be cautious about. A couple of closed roads and traffic delays. People aren't going to stay at home from work because of that, be reasonable.

The above isn't to take away from the tragedies that occurred last night and my heart goes out to all those effected.

Scuba Ste

Anyone else notice the amount of water around the road ramps. A lot of the ramps seemed to hold water between them in effect creating swimming pools 100m or so long.

FetchTheGin

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

No, he's not. He's comparing the hysteria over last year's bad snow to the flooding last night. He's not saying he or anyone else was told to "stock up" because of the flooding. What's being argued here now are silly semantics.

The caution was appropriate for the conditions last night. Realistically now there is little to be cautious about. A couple of closed roads and traffic delays. People aren't going to stay at home from work because of that, be reasonable.

The above isn't to take away from the tragedies that occurred last night and my heart goes out to all those effected.

I wonder how affected you would be if your home was destroyed by flood waters.

Amazing amount of self-involved ****e in this thread.

stateofflux

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1025/weather_updates_tuesday.html

kerry4sam

I have to say last-night here in AH was remarkable.

The team-work with everyone posting their own up-to-date information, pictures and comments was just incredible.

Well Done & Thanks to everyone who posted in here. I for 1 appreciated it anyway

vangoz

If only I had a good camera....
Two lads and a girl in a inflatable kids dingy went down the dodder estuary in the height of flash floods, how they didn't topple is beyond belief.
Location on maps The houses and roads to the left and right were completely flooded up to chest height.
I tried to get snaps on my phone but there was no light due to the power cuts. I'd imagine some good video clips and photos should come out in the next few days.

Heres a couple of poor quality photos I just grabbed off facebook, reports are all the houses are ruined

Jaxxy

FetchTheGin wrote: »

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

No, he's not. He's comparing the hysteria over last year's bad snow to the flooding last night. He's not saying he or anyone else was told to "stock up" because of the flooding. What's being argued here now are silly semantics.

The caution was appropriate for the conditions last night. Realistically now there is little to be cautious about. A couple of closed roads and traffic delays. People aren't going to stay at home from work because of that, be reasonable.

The above isn't to take away from the tragedies that occurred last night and my heart goes out to all those effected.

I wonder how affected you would be if your home was destroyed by flood waters.

Amazing amount of self-involved ****e in this thread.

Ha, it has been twice, first in 2000 and second in 2002, Clonee village. Five feet of water downstairs when a tributary of the Tolka burst its banks. One direct result of the extensive building for the D15 area.

Second time we were flooded the insurance company didn't pay out. We've been unable to get cover for flood damage since.

So yeah, there you go Mr. Assumptions.

FetchTheGin

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

Ha, it has been twice, first in 2000 and second in 2002, Clonee village. Five feet of water downstairs when a tributary of the Tolka burst its banks. One direct result of the extensive building for the D15 area.

Second time we were flooded the insurance company didn't pay out. We've been unable to get cover for flood damage since.

So yeah, there you go Mr. Assumptions.

My point was, because it didn't affect you, you say it isn't a big deal. That is how you came across.