The weather...

The_Valeyard

Its pure sh*te

Only out for a minute and got absolutely soaked.



I blame Enda Kenny.



Although lot of Irish Water jokes going around today.

wretcheddomain

Wat'er you talking about?

biko

There's no bad weather, only bad clothes.

Turtyturd

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Its pure sh*te

Only out for a minute and got absolutely soaked.



I blame Enda Kenny.



Although lot of Irish Water jokes going around today.

Have you no sense of personal responsibility for your situation, did Enda Kenny force you out for a minute?

Zombienosh

Wetter than a load of aul wans at a Daniel o Donnell concert.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I love that pretty much 4 days in Ireland with no rain is a drought, and yet people still seem surprised that
A - it actually rains and
B - that it'll wet them if they go out without an umbrella or a coat. Jesus

kneemos

I like the drama of the "orange weather warning".

BeerWolf

It's **** because of all the water charge protests... fight water with more water and all that...

peppa 1986

No rain in limerick....yet

ThisRegard

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Its pure sh*te

Only out for a minute and got absolutely soaked.



I blame Enda Kenny.

Save it for the letters pages.

The_Valeyard

Id say those on bicycles are in for a treat with puddles and cars later on.

Dyr

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Id say those on bicycles are in for a treat with puddles and cars later on.

I actually saw a woman having an argument with and then chasing a cyclist across a pedestrian area in the city centre this morning


gladdened my heart

whitewave

peppa 1986 wrote: »

No rain in limerick....yet

Really? It was torrential in UL this morning...damn cheap shoes mean I'm sitting with wet feet for the day :mad:

whiskeyman

tis a soft day out there

iDave

The frustrating thing about bad weather is there is literally no one you can blame. I liking blaming people for things.

The One Doctor

iDave wrote: »

The frustrating thing about bad weather is there is literally no one you can blame. I liking blaming people for things.

Indeed, it's our duty as citizens to blame someone else.

cloud493

I blame Enda Kenny personally. Causing the rain the bastard.

Xios

Got soaked so I did, feckin M50 on a motorbike. Worst of all is the rain soaked through the seam on me jocks, so now i look like i wet meself.

The_Valeyard

Xios wrote: »

Got soaked so I did, feckin M50 on a motorbike. Worst of all is the rain soaked through the seam on me jocks, so now i look like i wet meself.

Is it dangerous on a motorbike in this weather, serious Q, would you feel wary when driving?

Mr. CooL ICE

I got wet while inside my car.

Seriously... I was playing football on Monday and got drenched. Everything I had with me was drenched. I hopped in the car to go home and drenched the car seat. It still hasn't dried off, so I have to have a towel on my seat but that still isn't enough. To dry it off, I need to air out the car by leaving the windows open, but I can't cos it hasn't stopped feckin raining yet.

Badly Drunk Boy

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Id say those on bicycles are in for a treat with puddles and cars later on.

I was about to leave on the bike this morning when my brother rang to see if I wanted a lift in to work. I declined at first but he insisted. After seeing what it was actually like, I'm glad I took the lift.

Bambi wrote: »

I actually saw a woman having an argument with and then chasing a cyclist across a pedestrian area in the city centre this morning

gladdened my heart

I've no problem cycling on the footpath when it's raining, although I don't live in the city. The footpaths between my house and work are rarely populated, especially in bad weather.

When it's raining, the water collects at the sides of the road so there's a constant shower of water coming from your back wheel, as well as the rain itself, so why should I cycle on the road if the footpaths are virtually free?

ronnie3585

We never consented to this rain, as such we shouldn't recognise it so we won't get wet.

Xios

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Is it dangerous on a motorbike in this weather, serious Q, would you feel wary when driving?

Warning /RANT/

Yes, Everything changes in the wet/winter. Stopping distances increase a huge amount, more so proportionally to cars. If you hit the brakes too hard you'll be sanding the road with your arse. Learned that the hard way when I bashed my knee a few years back. And you get some serious pricks who just gotta squeeze in between you and the car in front because they think you're letting them in, no i'm not letting you in, that's my braking distance so i don't die when someone jams on in front of me.

Additionally taking turns changes too, you can't be risky as the grip can slip much easier in the wet, ever take a turn too sharply and feel the car slide a bit, on a bike that'll put you on the road. There's a roundabout on my commute at the dundrum exit for the M50 that's really annoying, it's a sharp bend with 2 lanes and every car just has to nibble on my back wheel as I go around, like just wait the 5 seconds it take for me to safely take this bend ya jerks.

Aside from the control differences on the bike, you get cold and wet, which slows your reactions, riders with bad helmets might get steamy visors which means they can't see very well and flipping it up means you get pelted in the face with wind/rain. (so many times I've had to rely on the car lights in front of me in heavy rain, honestly, **** everyone who drives with their lights off at dawn/dusk) Got a decent helmet/visor now though.

Then there's the low visibility, other drivers might have steamy windows, spray from other cars and trucks, its dark at commuting times so you gotta watch out for people who might change lanes without looking or they may not be able to see you at all, you're essentially invisible on a bike to most drivers unless you take measures to be seen. High-Vis jacket + lights + driving posture/positioning (stay out of their blind spot), keeping command of your lane and area (try to take up the space a car by slowly shifting within your lane)

Bits_n_Bobs

Enda Kenny prayed to his evil troika gods for this rain as punishment for you ungrateful sods.

Stop your oul' marching and the sun will come out again! Seriously people - don't annoy Enda with your complaints over Irish Water...

anncoates

The inexplicable lifelong incredulity of the Irish when confronted with rain.

K.C

On a positive note, I can confirm that my new boots are indeed waterproof.

kneemos

Definitely would have gone with the red warning.

Dravokivich

K.C wrote: »

On a positive note, I can confirm that my new boots are indeed waterproof.

So where my Da's bare feet when he walked to school. Not so much on the way home though :pac:

Streetwalker

Xios wrote: »

Got soaked so I did, feckin M50 on a motorbike. Worst of all is the rain soaked through the seam on me jocks, so now i look like i wet meself.

Was out on the FJR last week in a heavy downfall on the M50 with the best of gore-tex gear and it made feck all difference. Irish rain can penetrate anything.

Summer wind

I'm singin in the rain, just singin in the rain

What a glorious feelin , I'm happy again:)

delw

Jaysus i wouldn't put a protester out in that,the meter fitters will get lots of work done today

SeanW

anncoates wrote: »

The inexplicable lifelong incredulity of the Irish when confronted with rain.

There's rain and there's what's been happening the last couple of days.

The_Valeyard

Getting to work tomorrow morning will be fun.

Candy_Girl

Wind and rain picking up again here....it's off to my warm bed, I'll worry about the floods tomorrow.

Xios

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Getting to work tomorrow morning will be fun.

was it fun?