Off Topic Thread 3.0

Zzippy

Just got text that all our offices are closed tomorrow. Work from home if you can...

awec

Zzippy wrote: »

Just got text that all our offices are closed tomorrow. Work from home if you can...

Same me and the wife both told not to go in.

Stay safe everyone, especially any of you in the worst hit areas.

sydthebeat

awec wrote: »

With schools and creches closed our place will be empty tomorrow.

Do you work in a mobile chip van?

Erik Shin

I've just told everyone they have to be in tomorrow....gonna give it another 15 mins and then say nah! Stay home

Roads empty, barely a whiff of wind. Day off is great but if it stays like this Met Eireann are gonna get a bit of a slagging!

irishbucsfan

Deleted User wrote: »

Roads empty, barely a whiff of wind. Day off is great but if it stays like this Met Eireann are gonna get a bit of a slagging!

In Dublin?

That's entirely expected at this time, right? Its not supposed to come near us until lunch time.

But it'll be 50kmh winds at worst by all accounts. I'd say around here it'll be absolutely fine. Unless you live in a dinghy in the middle of the Irish sea.

irishbucsfan

irishbucsfan wrote: »

In Dublin?

Yeah, sitting here and kids are demanding to know where the storm is. There is barely a breeze!

Fierce dark out mind.

Rigor Mortis

Durnt mind whether it's calm now, my knee is strumming like a banjo on independence day. Sturms a cummin

sydthebeat

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah, sitting here and kids are demanding to know where the storm is. There is barely a breeze!

Fierce dark out mind.

Wait till about 3pm when it's at its height there.

Its eerily quite here in laois at the moment but I'm expecting madness from about 12 onwards.

DGRulz

Got no email from work, came in anyway. At last count theres about 9 people including myself on my floor. Traffic was great though, got in in about 25 mins. We should get a hurricane everyday.

b.gud

Bit of a breeze here in Galway but I'd say it's actually calmer than it was for the Connacht Glasgow match

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

In Dublin?

That's entirely expected at this time, right? Its not supposed to come near us until lunch time.

But it'll be 50kmh winds at worst by all accounts. I'd say around here it'll be absolutely fine. Unless you live in a dinghy in the middle of the Irish sea.

50kmh?

Try 120 with gusts up to 150

irishbucsfan

awec wrote: »

50kmh?

Try 120 with gusts up to 150

In Dublin...?

mfceiling

sydthebeat wrote: »

Its eerily quite here in laois at the moment but I'm expecting madness from about 12 onwards.

Just a normal Monday then...

DGRulz

Eh ... is it definitely today its supposed to hit? I came home from work but all I'm seeing outside is sunshine and a light breeze.

awec

DGRulz wrote: »

Eh ... is it definitely today its supposed to hit? I came home from work but all I'm seeing outside is sunshine and a light breeze.

Not supposed to hit Dublin til ~1.

Buer

awec wrote:

Not supposed to hit Dublin til ~1.

And it's already borderline stormy by Irish standards.

100k houses without power and increasing. Looks like its the real deal. Hopefully it passes quickly and dies out the further it travels.

Neil3030

Buer wrote: »

100k houses without power

You get what you pay for... :pac:

Lads I hear a storm is coming soon

Neil3030

Clouds moving across the sky at a reasonably decent pace, but still no clear signs (in Dublin) of anything out of the ordinary yet.

awec

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=52.41;-8.94;6&l=gust

Cool map.

South Dublin now very windy, noticeable increase in the last 30 minutes.

Few beers left over from the weekend. Might have a champions cup highlights power hour in the afternoon!

errlloyd

Dun Laoghaire got a gust there of 45 kts a minute ago. Thats 83 Kilometres per hour.

Bazzo

https://twitter.com/ciaranmcgrenera/status/919810528285024256

Just heard there is a decent chance of nationwide power outages and it could be days or weeks before it's back in parts. Plug in your phones and make sure they are fully charged.

b.gud

Got a laugh out of this WW headline Man Facing Day At Home With Family Gladly Risks Heading To Work

Bazzo

Somebody has made a "HurriCans" facebook event for 4pm today at the Spanish Arch in Galway... :pac:

dregin

boards lagging for anyone else?

dregin

dregin wrote: »

boards lagging for anyone else?

Getting cloudflare landing page now, so they must be getting hit by usage spikes.

Erik Shin

Getting hit by the storm more likely

Just saw that Sean Hughes has passed away, 51 and a very witty acerbic comedian