Snowmagedagain

Borderfox

Where will you be the day after tomorrow?

VinLieger

jasper100 wrote: »

I must say the weather forum is hilarious. Anybody who goes against the party line of 24-36 hours heavy snowfalls and blizzards gets called a troll and people immediately jump in calling for posts to be deleted etc.

I got a card for saying it was overhyped, I linked to an independent.ie article showing empty supermarket shelves.

The panic shopping is overhyped but the snowfall isn't, people just arent able to grasp the fact that yes even if theres snowfall for that long it still won't last or cause more than a day or 2 of disruption as the temperatures are going to increase quickly by the end of the weekend

RobbingBandit

Borderfox wrote: »

Where will you be the day after tomorrow?

I'm more worried about two days before the day after tomorrow

clairewithani

weldoninhio wrote: »

Don't know whats worse. People panic buying supplies or the amount of slack jawed yokels taking pictures of empty shelves.

Definitely the second. Also the laughing of said yokels at others while claiming to be "just calling in for dog food/washing powder/icing sugar" Yeah right!

Billy86

VinLieger wrote: »

The panic shopping is overhyped but the snowfall isn't, people just arent able to grasp the fact that yes even if theres snowfall for that long it still won't last or cause more than a day or 2 of disruption as the temperatures are going to increase quickly by the end of the weekend

If you live at the bottom of a hill you can always use the bread to soak up the impending flood when the snow melts over the weekend/early next week.

The panic shopping is insanity though. I can kind of see sense for the elderly or people who would have to drive to get to the nearest shop, but for most if it does snow and stick they'll go out for a walk in it or a bit of fun/building snowmen/etc. Most people in Dublin live within a 10 minute walk from a shop, unless someone has got mobility problems that's hardly going to become an impossible journey because of a little bit of snow.

branie2

It's an inconvenient truth

tigger123

branie2 wrote: »

It's an inconvenient truth

If it's global warming, how come it's so cold outside?!

raxy

tigger123 wrote: »

If it's global warming, how come it's so cold outside?!

Because that would be local, global isn't the same thing!

farmerwifelet

when i went shopping first thing i went for was chocolate and crisps!
feck the bread!

Mint Sauce

farmerwifelet wrote: »

when i went shopping first thing i went for was chocolate and crisps!
feck the bread!

As long as I can get my sausage rolls from the deli I'm happy.

seamus

jasper100 wrote: »

I must say the weather forum is hilarious. Anybody who goes against the party line of 24-36 hours heavy snowfalls and blizzards gets called a troll

And so they should. It's a place for informed scientific analysis and not armchair commentators saying, "Ah shure be grand, these things always fizzle out".

If you want to throw out uninformed opinions about what will happen, that's what After Hours is for.

minikin

One week rental...

jimmycrackcorm

I went to my local Centra last night to get milk. The shelves were so empty I thought they must be in the middle of redesigning the layout.

PTH2009

some people must think there some sort of good Samaritans on Facebook putting up posts avoiding people where/not where to go, sharing posts about homeless shelters, weather reports and other general nonsense

RobbingBandit

I've got milk 465ml for €36

optogirl

PTH2009 wrote: »

some people must think there some sort of good Samaritans on Facebook putting up posts avoiding people where/not where to go, sharing posts about homeless shelters, weather reports and other general nonsense

sharing posts about homeless shelters? Weather reports? The neck of people

Mr. CooL ICE

Feck the bread. I'm gonna get myself some flour, yeast, eggs and make it myself. If there's no snow, I can keep the ingredients for something else.

Plus the smell of bread baking gives me an erection.

Kurumba

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

Feck the bread. I'm gonna get myself some flour, yeast, eggs and make it myself. If there's no snow, I can keep the ingredients for something else.

Plus the smell of bread baking gives me an erection.

What recipe do you use? For the bread that is, not the erection!

BillyBobBS

PTH2009 wrote: »

some people must think there some sort of good Samaritans on Facebook putting up posts avoiding people where/not where to go, sharing posts about homeless shelters, weather reports and other general nonsense

How dare they be concerned. Down with this sort of thing.

Anyway no sign of any snow yet thankfully. Hopefully it stays that way.

FizzleSticks

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RobbingBandit

Everyman for himself, ah phallocentric society.

BillyBobBS

Straffan1979 wrote: »

I got the road out of it there for saying we'll soon be as bad as the yanks with doomsday preppers in woodies

I'd say going by the actions of some we are worse. Iv'e never heard such mass hype over a bit of snow in all my life.

FizzleSticks

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Cina

BillyBobBS wrote: »

I'd say going by the actions of some we are worse. Iv'e never heard such mass hype over a bit of snow in all my life.

it's not just a "bit of snow" though, it's something that will probably cause mass disruptions for a few days for many, especially those who commute to work.

it's also not the bleedin' end of the world, either, apparently in ireland it's either "OH GOD, SNOW, WE'RE F*CKED!" or "ah sure t'is only a wee bitta snow you pansies". We seem to really lack this thing called "middle ground".

AustinLostin

The worst part of all this is the cool cats who keep saying 'its just a bit of snow whats the panic - it's madness'. I mean I agree but I'm not going to get hysterical over the OAPs buying three loaves of Brennan's to get themselves through to Friday.

Borderfox

Too many snowflakes

beefburrito

seamus wrote: »

And so they should. It's a place for informed scientific analysis and not armchair commentators saying, "Ah shure be grand, these things always fizzle out".

If you want to throw out uninformed opinions about what will happen, that's what After Hours is for.

Exactly it's the same as the Atheism and Agnostism threads and the Christianity forum.

Black and white for there, anything goes elsewhere...

iamwhoiam

AustinLostin wrote: »

The worst part of all this is the cool cats who keep saying 'its just a bit of snow whats the panic - it's madness'. I mean I agree but I'm not going to get hysterical over the OAPs buying three loaves of Brennan's to get themselves through to Friday.

Thanks .We are OAP and got a few sliced pans and soups yesterday and more milk then usual .Neither of us want to risk slipping or falling .I see no issue with people trying to be careful

redcup342

minikin wrote: »

One week rental...

Louth féckers are always trying to rip people off :pac:

cantdecide

Here, near the Cork coast it just started snowing in our garden... and it NEVER snows in our garden!!