The flooding thread. Read post 1.

Tordelback

super_furry wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1024/weather.html

Television lad, television - that thing that everybody has, including elderly people. That thing we all have to pay for or go to jail.

4leto

starbelgrade wrote: »

Ah come on now... it's hardly a state of emergency in fairness.

I think it may very well be, a lot of people are trapped including old and vulnerable people.

listermint

LaVail wrote: »

But isn't that always the case? Parts of the country get badly flooded every year...can't expect RTE to change their layout because of it.

Oh i see, the largest shopping centre in the country gets stuffed under 4 foot of water every year :rolleyes:

Take the regional stuff elsewhere. This is a BIG news story. And has effected the whole of leinster.

cocoshovel

Its not even raining here. No signs of floods or even large puddles anywhere. There was a few last night but today the rain has been pretty light over all.

F**k sake I want something to do! :mad:

dannyboyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5YzfCoWnhQ


Looks like it take a while to clean that up !!

tigger123

Anyone know if Ranelagh Road is ok?

FootShooter

jokettle

nibtrix wrote: »

Another photo from the sweepstakes. The cars out the front are completely underwater now. Out the back - all you can see is this:

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc412/nibtrix/image-5.jpg

On the left you can see all the bins which have floated out of the underground car park and are emptying themselves around the complex...

I moved out of there in May. Not regretting that decision at the minute! Hope you're ok.

neris

I have water up to front and back door in baldoyle. 5 cars stuck in the middle of the road. jeeps and 4x4s are lashing through it sending a surge of water into our garden nd just waiting 4 it to come through the door

4leto

I suppose the beleaguered unemployed builders around the country are clapping their hands in glee. The prospects of a bit of work before xmas.

nibtrix

jokettle wrote: »

I moved out of there in May. Not regretting that decision at the minute! Hope you're ok.

Safe on the top floor, and luckily don't have a car here!

OPENROAD

:eek::eek::eek:

Just back from a very hot beautiful day in London .........What has happened the city is flooded :eek::eek:

4leto

neris wrote: »

I have water up to front and back door in baldoyle. 5 cars stuck in the middle of the road. jeeps and 4x4s are lashing through it sending a surge of water into our garden nd just waiting 4 it to come through the door

Ahhh Good luck man, hope it will be alright.

ronnie3585

FootShooter wrote: »

@0.11 "Oh mother of jesus christ almighty"

:D:D

Kiith

And the water in my apartment is gone!

Vanbis

neris wrote: »

I have water up to front and back door in baldoyle. 5 cars stuck in the middle of the road. jeeps and 4x4s are lashing through it sending a surge of water into our garden nd just waiting 4 it to come through the door

Are you down opposite the Racecourse shopping centre?

Cianos

tigger123 wrote: »

Anyone know if Ranelagh Road is ok?

It seems to be. I was up around the triangle about an hour ago. The traffic seems to be moving okay through Ranelagh itself. A bit of flooding around the triangle but nothing too drastic although the cafe at the triangle were sweeping water out of their door.

hoodwinked

4leto wrote: »

I think it may very well be, a lot of people are trapped including old and vulnerable people.

i think the point he is making is it is only effecting Dublin so far, Cork had flooding that bad 2 years ago and RTE barely put it up on their website never-mind making the news or interrupting schedule to help people out, if it wasn't for local radio and boards.ie, we'd have never had known what was happening.


in fact the majority of homes that flooded then, trapped elderly people and no state of emergency was called. Some of them are still living in those houses today with only dehumidifiers to help them clean up, the walls along the river were only fixed this year. no help was given its a disgrace.

our national 'state' does not care about flood victims, or the effects flooding has.

to be fair the emergency services usually are AMAZING at awful times like these.

i hope no one is hurt in this!

Kiera

1731 that has to be the most people in AH ever? :eek:

LaVail

listermint wrote: »

Oh i see, the largest shopping centre in the country gets stuffed under 4 foot of water every year :rolleyes:

Take the regional stuff elsewhere. This is a BIG news story. And has effected the whole of leinster.

Regional stuff

I never said this wasn't a huge story? All I'm saying is, if RTE had to change their scheduling this evening the same would be expected every time Cork or any other county floods.

Krusader

Kiera

Kiera wrote: »

Did they really need the "wet floor" signs?

Health and Safety rules, if someone had slipped they could be sued.

Silly rule in this case though. :pac:

Super-Rush

The good thing is that it looks like the rain has cleared.

Anything following up seems to be light drizzle.

super_furry

Only problem now will be the high tides.

stupidusername

hoodwinked wrote: »

i think the point he is making is it is only effecting Dublin so far, Cork had flooding that bad 2 years ago and RTE barely put it up on their website never-mind making the news or interrupting schedule to help people out, if it wasn't for local radio and boards.ie, we'd have never had known what was happening.

in fact the majority of homes that flooded then, trapped elderly people and no state of emergency was called. Some of them are still living in those houses today with only dehumidifiers to help them clean up, the walls along the river were only fixed this year. no help was given its a disgrace.

our national 'state' does not care about flood victims, or the effects flooding has.

to be fair the emergency services usually are AMAZING at awful times like these.

i hope no one is hurt in this!

in fairness that was all over the news constantly, and for ages.

Kiera wrote: »

1731 that has to be the most people in AH ever? :eek:

you should see the weather forum.

Crazy Horse 6

Tordelback wrote: »

What the feck are RTE up to? Presidential debate and Republic of Telly - no danger they might try to give people some information about this?

RTE is a feckin joke. It only warranted 5 minutes on the 9 o clock news. Shocking.

Dudess

I thought there was sufficient coverage of the Cork flood in the national media after the dam was released. The floods in Leinster today seem to be as bad as those in Cork, and no dam was released...

Kiera

super-rush wrote: »

The good thing is that it looks like the rain has cleared.

Anything following up seems to be light drizzle.

High tide hasnt hit yet.

Son Of A Vidic

jester77 wrote: »

Can't say I miss the Irish rain, was home recently and it did nothing but rain. Couldn't even go out for a walk

Are you a sugar cube by any chance?

John_Rambo

hoodwinked wrote: »

Cork had flooding that bad 2 years ago and RTE barely put it up on their website never-mind making the news or interrupting schedule to help people out

It was all over RTE hoodwinked. I distinctly remember the footage on the news, I (and loads of my family and friends) sent money to the fund that was set up for Cork people that were affected things looked that bad.