Thank you Boards.ie

tomcosgrave

Hope I am okay to post this here but I feel that the following has to be said in a dedicted thread - thanks to the moderators for keeping the forum on the go during what must have been an incredibly demanding period of time, the technical experts for explaining what was going on with the weather at the time, and the one and only MT Cranium for keeping all of us on track with the weather generally.

Thank you all.

Bicycle

Another thank you.

Because of the Weather Gurus on here, we were prepared well in advance. Had got a delivery of oil, had coal, books from the library and enough food for a few days.

You guys are great.

CirrusBusiness

tomcosgrave wrote: »

Hope I am okay to post this here but I feel that the following has to be said in a dedicted thread - thanks to the moderators for keeping the forum on the go during what must have been an incredibly demanding period of time, the technical experts for explaining what was going on with the weather at the time, and the one and only MT Cranium for keeping all of us on track with the weather generally.

Thank you all.

Yes agreed. We have been watching all the updates throughout the event and the information posted in here has been invaluable to family and for my workplace. Many thanks to all who contributed and put in much of their time in doing so. Greatly appreciated the heads up.

Ninthlife

For the current weather event, past ones and those we have in the future the forewarning, knowledge and informative updates are hugely appreciated.

Well done to all.

Storm 10

Great posting by all the regular experts and especially MT, thanks for all the work with charts and forecasts. Well done all and not forgetting the mods for all their hard work dealing with some rubbish posts.

jay48

Well done and thanks lads

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

I just want to thank MT and all the posters for the time and effort they put in to keep us all informed over the past couple of days and weeks while this major weather event was unfolding. I for one found the information posted on here very informative and was able to plan well in advance. Thanks gain all and keep up the great work.

NeonCookies

Another thank you here. I have been following your model interpretations and forecasts closely and excitedly right from the beginnings of this event in FI (as I have been doing for the few years) It's been an amazing rollercoaster ride. Feeling a bit deflated and fatigued now that it's over (as I'm sure many of the extremely knowledgeable people here are to a much higher level!) but onwards to whatever the weather has in store for us next! One day I hope to be able to contribute here a little but a long way off that currently - so in the meantime I'll be here learning from you all. Well done to the moderators who have had a very tough job over the last few days. Thank you!

Zaph

I don't read the weather forum, but the number of reported posts as a result of a weather event was nothing short of astonishing. I never realised that so many people could be dicks even about something as seemingly uncontroversial as the weather. The forum mods deserve medals for all they had to deal with over the past few days.

Uthur

this board was an amazing resource over the last few weeks and days. thanks to everyone who posted useful info and analysis. and special thanks to the mods who had a storm of posts to deal with

Psychobabble

Great idea. I'd like to add my thanks; we were well-prepared for this, having read the knowledgeable discussions here. Much appreciated.

Sleeper12

I'd like to echo all of the posts above. Thanks guys.

mojesius

Massive thank you to MTC, Kermit and all other weather expert boardsies. I was keeping a close eye on the weather forum from last week onwards, much to my family's bemusement... Thanks to the early predictions on boards i managed to get a bit of batch cooking and stocks in to last us last weekend before the mass panic set in (However, chocolate stocks needed regular replenishing, anyone else eat a ton of chocolate the last week? )

On a personal note, I'll never forget this week/weather event as my husband couldn't get into work and it was closed the last few days, so he got to spend lots of quality time with our six week old daughter. We did lots of window watching rocking her to sleep with the fire roaring.

Lady_North1

Thank you to all the weather experts here on Boards. MT of course and i won't mention others for fear of leaving anyone out. I told people in work two week ago about the ssw and the possibility of snow, then last week I said we're going to have snow.... they laughed at me. Well who's laughing now.
That information I relayed came from here. My go to place to check the weather.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

Ajsoprano

I called it in work weeks ago. People think I’m some sort of weather expert now. I just stumbled on this forum and regurgitated it.
I now check mt craniums weather forecast every morning.
Thanks lads.

Avatar MIA

Medal (iso)bar awarded to all weather mods.

"Winter Over - Storm Emma 2018"

lapua20grain

Kermit, MT and all the others well done a valuable source of information.

Standman

Fair play to all the knowledgeable posters, can't thank ye enough.

Special mention has to be given to MT Cranium. His forecasts are more detailed and often more on the ball than what you'd get from the official channels in Ireland. Over the past few days, I'd say there are countless people who've been saved time, money and heartache thanks to him. And all of this he does in his own free time.

He should have a Gofundme/Patreon page. I'd definitely throw him a few euro. There are lads on hefty salaries that do less work!

Saganist

If I missed anyone I apologies.. But I personally would like to thank the below contributors for their expertise over the last week or so...

MT. Cranium
Kermit.De.Frog
Weathercheck
pistolpetes11
Meteorite58
DOCARCH
gabeeg
sdanseo
Gonzo
sryanbruen
Rougies
BLIZZARD7
JCX BXC
nacho libre
Gaoth Laidir
Rebelbrowser
patneve2
Lumi

Thanks for what turned out to be a memorable bit of weather watching.

carltonleon

Yep, another here to add my thanks , not only was I well stocked from being well warned but now my mates think I am a weather forecasting genius 😂...
Now, when is the next snowmageddon due ??? 😂

Johnnysneachta

Big thank you to MT, Kermit, George Sunsnow etc. My work colleagues were sick of me warning them about the recent weather. They think I'm a fountain of knowledge now. Hopefullly not 36yrs to the next snowmageddon!!

up for anything

As always a pleasure to be part of something bigger than myself and it's usually in the weather forum.

Also, very pleased to report that I got several real-life nods of UFA said this was going to happen ten days ago and she was right. We'll listen to her the next time. :D:D

tcite

A lurker moreso than a regular poster, but thanks from here as well. Been an experience these past few days that's for sure.

DellyBelly

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I'd like to echo all of the posts above. Thanks guys.

Appreciate that.thanks

sryanbruen

The past few weeks involving this entire thing could not be described down in words to me, rollercoaster maybe an appropriate way of saying it because my emotions went up and down left to right but I can't think of putting it into words.

Firstly, I'd like to say thank you for the appreciation I've been receiving throughout, it has been extraordinary. Appreciation like this is what continues to motivate me to do things like updating you on the current situations with the stratosphere or answering questions to do with Ireland's weather history etc. Remember that if you want to know about these kinds of things, feel free to either PM me, post in the Irish Weather Statistics and or the discussion thread. I'm always willing to help and answer questions, especially those regarding weather history.

Secondly, any time I've acted despicable through this event I do apologise for because it has happened numerous times. I'm saying this here again because I felt I did not show true sorrow.

Thirdly, I cannot take all the credit as some posters have been brilliant throughout too. I'd like to shoutout the following: Gaoth Laidir, Weathercheck, BLIZZARD7, Kermit.de.frog, George Sunsnow, sdanseo, JCX BXC, Meteorite58 and of course the holder of the Greenland Express himself, MT Cranium. Some of these guys don't get the credit they deserve which is unfortunate because they do an incredible job. Thank you very much to those guys and the others that have contributed massively, even I've learned some things along the way.

Well done to each and every one of the mods on their performance of keeping the forum civilised too! If it was me, I probably would have collapsed, so huge props.

We all learn something from each other and we all learn something new every day. If we knew everything about the weather, doing this wouldn't be nearly as fun or as enjoyable.

I have a little slideshow coming soon showcasing many of the pics I've taken - I may even add some of you guys' ones to it too. It's an experience that I will not forget!

Lastly, I'll echo what I said before about this event. Remember these three words for potential cold or snowy events in the future, sudden stratospheric warming!

The Summer bandwagon now rolls on..... since a lot of people don't give a hoot about Spring. :P

mirrorwall14

Thank you to all the knowledgeable contributors and also to the mods. I've modded before and its a horrific job when you have as many people and newbies in a forum as you guys did this week. Everyone did an amazing job

McCrack

A mountain out of a molehill tbh

Nothing new there

ROAAAR

If there's one things I've learned from all this is that the white stuff makes people go crazy.

noble00

Thanks to all

Mam of 4

Just want to say thank you to all you knowledgeable people , who had us all forewarned weeks ago . And thanks again for patiently answering questions , and for letting a long time lurker make the forum her second home for the last while .
Stay safe all

sdanseo

As with Ophelia have learned a huge amount more about the weather than I knew before and hopefully didn't post anything that wasn't absolutely factual in my haste :pac:

I won't make any list because I'd leave people out; you know who you are - MASSIVE thanks to all the regular forecasters and contributors, but also to everyone who posted even if it was just an update or a question. There are threads floating around on boards at this very second asking whether this site is in decline or whather forums in general are distantly doomed - for now at least, we've proven that they most certainly are not. Between the 4 major threads on this topic, there have been almost 20,000 posts and 4,000,0000 views. Nearly one for everyone in Ireland.

abacus120

Thank from me too,added to the excitement for me!
Back to normality monday

Keisha07

Many thanks to all, had a bereavement in the extended family last weekend but because of all your knowledge I was able to have all the necessities stocked up here but could make arrangements for my inlaws who were busy with funeral arrangements. Also, like many others who have posted before me all around consider me a weather oracle. Thanks again

Rodar08

Saganist wrote: »

If I missed anyone I apologies.. But I personally would like to thank the below contributors for their expertise over the last week or so...

MT. Cranium
Kermit.De.Frog
Weathercheck
pistolpetes11
Meteorite58
DOCARCH
gabeeg
sdanseo
Gonzo
sryanbruen
Rougies
BLIZZARD7
JCX BXC
nacho libre
Gaoth Laidir
Rebelbrowser
patneve2
Lumi

Thanks for what turned out to be a memorable bit of weather watching.

I second this. Thank you all for your valuable time and knowledge guys. As usual, my first port of call in any weather event and I really enjoyed boards banter. Was great to see some old names I hadn’t really seen for a few years. Now I have a little request .. can you show yourself M.T. Lol. After all these years I don’t even know what you look like ðŸ˜:D

M.T. Cranium

Just picture a cranky old dude with a beard. Details don't matter much at that stage. Sort of like the streamers, look better from a distance than up real close.

Unearthly

Yes a massive thanks from myself. Prepared well in advance. Also had family and friends prepared to.

Cantona's Collars

Thanks to all here with the accuracy of the forecasting.
I had a family funeral last week and while speaking to a lot of members of the farming community at it,I was able to forewarn them of the impending snow and tell them to get prepared.
As an aside I can now say "I told you so" to a lot of doubters.:)

Rodar08

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Just picture a cranky old dude with a beard. Details don't matter much at that stage. Sort of like the streamers, look better from a distance than up real close.

Haha ok well I’m going to picture a jolly old dude with a beard and we’ll leave it at that

Misty Chaos

I'm more of a lurker on boards these days but I've always made a point to check the weather forums whenever I'm actually here. Thanks to invaluable knowledge posted here, I knew that this was coming way before it did and enjoyed reading about the ensuring events ( even if one such event last night sort of spoiled the mood for people. )

The past few days have been an experience I'll never forget, I was like a giddy child at one point with how much snow we got. Hopefully now, we can return to some form of normality soon.

Thanks again.

Deank

Saganist wrote: »

If I missed anyone I apologies.. But I personally would like to thank the below contributors for their expertise over the last week or so...

MT. Cranium
Kermit.De.Frog
Weathercheck
pistolpetes11
Meteorite58
DOCARCH
gabeeg
sdanseo
Gonzo
sryanbruen
Rougies
BLIZZARD7
JCX BXC
nacho libre
Gaoth Laidir
Rebelbrowser
patneve2
Lumi

Thanks for what turned out to be a memorable bit of weather watching.

This ^^^^^

Some invaluable knowledge passed on, thanks a mill lads.

Deank

Rodar08 wrote: »

Haha ok well I’m going to picture a jolly old dude with a beard and we’ll leave it at that

:pac:

Loughc

Massive thank you to the mods and the users who all posted weather tips, road conditions and advice in general.

And thanks to everyone for the great entertainment on thread as well. Reading these threads along with lamppost watching almost go hand in hand now.

littlema

Well done Boards.ie techies......several times it nearly crashed with the amount of hits/refreshes during this marathon episode but ye kept it juiced up and going.
Naturally, A big shout out to the mods & model gurus, can I now get my normal hobbies back?!

YESROH

Great posting by all , thanks for all charts and explanations and forecasts. Well done all and not forgetting the mods for all their hard work dealing with some rubbish posts. You were great in 2010 and just as good again that this house had bread in, and a sledge and wellie boots. Next time need to to invest in waterproof trousers.

feedthegoat

Cheers all, till the next time!

melmoth77

Just to add my thanks too - I was well prepared thanks to the knowledgeable posters here. If it hadn’t been for them I would have had a much harder time with a 4 year old, a newborn and an elderly parent with dementia. We got well stocked up and didn’t need anything till at least Tuesday! Also got sled for the older kid which was well used, and she’s a new interest in weather now after listening to me! Thanks again.

La.de.da

Yes, thanks very much to the knowledgeable contributors here.

It truly was an event that won't be forgotten for a long time. Had most supplies in before the panic set in. I think the f5 button on everyone's keyboard deserves a rest now too

Cheers

Franz Von Peppercorn

Great work. I told my extended family on feb 22 to stock up for the incoming storms and am now a hero.

And well done the mods dealing with this kinda nonsense.

McCrack wrote: »

A mountain out of a molehill tbh

Nothing new there

Jpmarn

Boards.ie and the weather forum is a great place to go to if there is a storm or a bad weather event taking place. I joined boards.ie for the weather forum where I do contribute but not as dedicated to such names of M.T. Cranium, Lumi, Dochard and that young fella Sryanbrian who come up with interesting stats on past weather. Anything from a pin to an anchor is discussed on this site who apperntly celebrating its 20th birthday. I find that I post in broadband and technology forums regularly and ocasionally follow tv programmes on it.

morgana

Can only echo all of the previous posts. Been on boards since forever and it always is one of my goto places for all sort of things.
Thanks to all the weather gurus in here keeping us informed and entertained, boards techies to keep everything oiled up and running and all the boardsies for sharing stories and pics.

erica74

Just chiming in with everyone else, very grateful to the hard work of all the experts in here, all invaluable information and expertise.

I said to my husband on Sunday "MT Cranium on boards is predicting bad snow..." and on Tuesday/early Wednesday, he thought MTC hadn't a clue but from Wednesday afternoon/evening onwards, he said to me "your man knows his stuff!" and yesterday he said to me "does your man on boards think the snow is done now?" :pac: