Snowmagedagain

DEFTLEFTHAND

Lads you can't compare us to the likes of Canada or Poland.

We're conditioned to a moderate climate, we hardly have seasons for god's sake, just cold rain and mild rain:D.

Of course we're going to react in this manner to heavy snowfall. It's such a rare occurrence where we live.

MonkieSocks

dodderangler wrote: »

It's so cold out I just seen a load of Romanians with their hands in their own pockets

It's so cold out, I just seen a Brass Monkey looking for a Welder

Harry Palmr

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

If the news is on later and you have Colette Fitzpatrick (TV3) and the two presenters on RTE news (forget the names!) in studio, does that mean their employer is putting them up in very nearby hotels and paying for their transport to and from same? Its a Red Warning and you shoudnt be outside at all from 4pm to 12pm tomorrow.

Also, the reporters on the "front line". I presume for them its a case of "we don't care if you get hurt whilst outside making reports, its in your contract that you take that risk in these situations"?. I certainly would feel very dodgy going anywhere today even if it was for my job..

Yes, twas mentioned on RTE. Hospital staff are also overnighting at their work place.

iamwhoiam

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

If the news is on later and you have Colette Fitzpatrick (TV3) and the two presenters on RTE news (forget the names!) in studio, does that mean their employer is putting them up in very nearby hotels and paying for their transport to and from same? Its a Red Warning and you shoudnt be outside at all from 4pm to 12pm tomorrow.

Also, the reporters on the "front line". I presume for them its a case of "we don't care if you get hurt whilst outside making reports, its in your contract that you take that risk in these situations"?. I certainly would feel very dodgy going anywhere today even if it was for my job..

Heard someone say staff in RTE were all staying there overnight .

Mint Sauce

Fann Linn wrote: »

No snow on the satellite.
Yet.
Grand job.

None on mine yet either, TV signal still good.

OldMrBrennan83

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Clickbait

Irish Pride and Brennan's bread stocked up in the local shop. No other bread was available. We should thank the bakers.

Fann Linn

Clickbait wrote: »

Irish Pride and Brennan's bread stocked up in the local shop. No other bread was available. We should thank the bakers.

Agreed. The lovely smell of baked bread is wafting through the kitchen as I type. I married a good oneðŸ˜

Joe Exotic

MonkieSocks wrote: »

It's so cold out, I just seen a Brass Monkey looking for a Welder

Not sure you Quite Understand that saying:

Mrcaramelchoc

WTF????????

andekwarhola

Funny to see people thanks whoring all over the net about us not being able to handle 'a bit of snow' (as opposed to countries that experience regular heavy snowfall) as if they are imparting something of great profundity.

Ironically, if we did prioritise large amounts of state funding for events that very rarely transpired, the same knuckleheads would be losing the plot as usual about every cent that doesn't end up in their pay packets.

degsie

murphk wrote: »

Not sure you Quite Understand that saying:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-brass-monkey

Fann Linn

andekwarhola wrote: »

Funny to see people thanks whoring all over the net about us not being able to handle 'a bit of snow' (as opposed to countries that experience regular heavy snowfall) as if they are imparting something of great profundity.

Ironically, if we did prioritise large amounts of state funding for events that very rarely transpired, the same knuckleheads would be losing the plot as usual about every cent that doesn't end up in their pay packets.

Getting worse now accprding to news at 1. Possibly here until next week.

minikin

The Department of Health has warned people not to wear coats indoors as it’ll not be worth a curse to you when you go out into that. Ye’ll have lost the benefit of it lads.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Clickbait wrote: »

Irish Pride and Brennan's bread stocked up in the local shop. No other bread was available. We should thank the bakers.

I don't like Brennans. Too doughy.

gadgiemagoo

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Clickbait wrote: »

Irish Pride and Brennan's bread stocked up in the local shop. No other bread was available. We should thank the bakers.

I don't like Brennans. Too doughy.

I don't like Brennans. Too dear

Joe Exotic

degsie wrote: »

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-brass-monkey

Ya understood but the Previous quote was

MonkieSocks wrote: »

It's so cold out, I just seen a Brass Monkey looking for a Welder

Implying a statue of a Monkey made from brass

was trying to upload a pic but couldnt figure out how so i went looking for a link and you beat me to it

wheresmahbombs

Power is fine for me over in D3, but I'm being advised to charge valuables ready by the chance of a power outage.

SidekickSimon

Health and safety gone mad !!
Seriously an entire day lost.
The weather hasnt changed much in the past 24 hours. The warnings are from 4pm today and into tommorow.
Why did the country have to close down today ??

MonkieSocks

Vita nova

Ok Mother Nature, this was fun but enough already!!!

no.8

andekwarhola wrote: »

Funny to see people thanks whoring all over the net about us not being able to handle 'a bit of snow' (as opposed to countries that experience regular heavy snowfall) as if they are imparting something of great profundity.

Ironically, if we did prioritise large amounts of state funding for events that very rarely transpired, the same knuckleheads would be losing the plot as usual about every cent that doesn't end up in their pay packets.

Couldn't agree more.
In case these folk are reading this, I'd like to add to your remark.

Unexpected moderate to heavy snowfall in the lowland areas of Switzerland overnight caused chaos this morning, luckily the snow has stopped. Geneva airport was shut for some time. I think earlier in the week, Stockholm airport was also shut for some time.
Yes there are snow plow drivers working frantically and many of them and the systems likely return to fully operational that bit quicker, but heavy snowfall and blizzards cause BIG problems with infrastructure, in urban areas or rural (whiteout conditions) whichever country is affected, be it near alpine ranges or high latitudes.

Stay off the roads folks. Hope it's not as bad as they predicted.

iamwhoiam

SidekickSimon wrote: »

Health and safety gone mad !!
Seriously an entire day lost.
The weather hasnt changed much in the past 24 hours. The warnings are from 4pm today and into tommorow.
Why did the country have to close down today ??

Are you not watching any news ? Its not arrived yet . Its due to make landfall at 4 pm and move north .Stopping at 4 pm is too late as rhen people get stranded and can't get home

Samuel T. Cogley

SidekickSimon wrote: »

Health and safety gone mad !!
Seriously an entire day lost.
The weather hasnt changed much in the past 24 hours. The warnings are from 4pm today and into tommorow.
Why did the country have to close down today ??

The warnings have been since yesterday. Think of 4pm as a red flashy alert. It's already at red. Did you ever see Capt. Kirk say Red alert, no not that red alert the double red alert. No because that would be stupid.

Try_harder

Over a foot of snow lying in areas out the back in my parents house! I didn’t realise til I sank! 6”,7”, 10”... 14”!!!

Hande hoche!

Still on at the moment, thankfully. Oddly enough, had someone around this morning to read the meter.

erica74

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

If the news is on later and you have Colette Fitzpatrick (TV3) and the two presenters on RTE news (forget the names!) in studio, does that mean their employer is putting them up in very nearby hotels and paying for their transport to and from same? Its a Red Warning and you shoudnt be outside at all from 4pm to 12pm tomorrow.

Also, the reporters on the "front line". I presume for them its a case of "we don't care if you get hurt whilst outside making reports, its in your contract that you take that risk in these situations"?. I certainly would feel very dodgy going anywhere today even if it was for my job..

I was subjected to listening to 2fm in work yesterday and Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene were talking about having to stay in a nearby hotel in order to be on the radio today so I'd say other news reporters and radio djs are the same.

castletownman

I had to laugh at a fella posting on a local mammy's buy and sell page on FB earlier. Basically asked was no-one able to check the website of the business they were enquiring was open, or twitter etc, rather than endlessly posting questions of the same on the page.

And the page was literally chock-a-block with inane questions: "Does ne1 no if <school> is open 2day?".....****e like that.

The people that can't operate the internet beyond FB are the people I fear for the most during this event.

Beethoven9th

Just about to head up to the Sally Gap for some skiing. Have a jeep so no worries there !
Cant believe all the health and safety nonsense talk
I'll be having my fun and thats all that matters !

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

SidekickSimon wrote: »

Health and safety gone mad !!
Seriously an entire day lost.
The weather hasnt changed much in the past 24 hours. The warnings are from 4pm today and into tommorow.
Why did the country have to close down today ??

Oh give over! Much of the country is already in the grip of very dangerous road conditions. You might get to use those snow grips yet.

This edgy hard persona is wearing thin. Go out and get supplies for a few elderly neighbours if you are stuck for something to do during the balmy weather .