Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

Oneiric 3

The suggestion was made earlier in the 'Lorenzo' thread to open up a separate thread for general discussion on this potential storm. I think this is a good idea as that thread is now incorporating both technical discussion and more banterish posts, which is making it harder to follow.

It is probably best if we keep the original thread where more technical discussions & charts etc can take place to allow people to have a quicker access to the latest thoughts on the storm, and keep this one for more general chit chat and reports etc.

uck51js9zml2yt

Ok I'll start..
Can I drive to work that day?
Will my plane take off?
Will my electricity go off?
Will the boards hamsters fly away in the gusts?

Unearthly

Will I get the day off work?

Will my flight be cancelled?

Should I buy bread?

Edit: fecking beaten to it

munsterlegend

What time will it get windy at? If I drive from Wicklow to Clare leaving at 4 30 pm will I be alright?!

dashoonage

What time is McGregor fighting ?

ZX7R

You both forgot the most important , will there be a red warning

Unearthly

ZX7R wrote: »

You both forgot the most important , will there be a red warning

That's covered with the work question

DOCARCH

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

I think this is a good idea as that thread is now incorporating both technical discussion and more banterish posts, which is making it harder to follow.

Will let you moderate it too! :pac:

Birdnuts

Troy Shy Forest wrote: »

Ok I'll start..
Can I drive to work that day?
Will my plane take off?
Will my electricity go off?
Will the boards hamsters fly away in the gusts?

Will it interfere with my skybox and cause me to miss "Little People, Big World" on TLC???:pac:

ZX7R

Unearthly wrote: »

That's covered with the work question

Covers everything ha

ZX7R

Birdnuts wrote: »

Will it interfere with my skybox and cause me to miss "Little People, Big World" on TLC???:pac:

Please tell me you don't really watch that ****e

Cianos

Troy Shy Forest wrote: »

Ok I'll start..
Can I drive to work that day?
Will my plane take off?
Will my electricity go off?
Will the boards hamsters fly away in the gusts?

Okay I'll start! General consensus is that Thurs/Fri are looking very rough, but good chance it'll dissipate on Saturday??

Birdnuts

ZX7R wrote: »

Please tell me you don't really watch that ****e

Not since I got over my Dwarf fetish;)

uck51js9zml2yt

Birdnuts wrote: »

Will it interfere with my skybox and cause me to miss "Little People, Big World" on TLC???:pac:

If it does, you can watch "tree flying by my window",.... LIVE

0gac3yjefb5sv7

Are we getting a day off? Likelihood? Then close the thread ha

uck51js9zml2yt

Cianos wrote: »

Okay I'll start! General consensus is that Thurs/Fri are looking very rough, but good chance it'll dissipate on Saturday??

I'm planning on driving a whole 10 minutes to the beach Friday.

igCorcaigh

When does the emergency meeting finish?

uck51js9zml2yt

igCorcaigh wrote: »

When does the emergency meeting finish?

It's going on in the technical thread....set to finish on Saturday

ZX7R

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Are we getting a day off? Likelihood? Then close the thread ha

No it won't happen sun will shine birds will sing and we will start a thread about how pointless the charts were and how great the Donegal postman is

Kermit.de.frog

Mr.Crinklewood

ZX7R wrote: »

No it won't happen sun will shine birds will sing and we will start a thread about how pointless the charts were and how great the Donegal postman is

If that is true, where is my ****ing passport?

SEPT 23 1989

Me and Lorenzo rolling in a Benzo

ZX7R

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

If that is true, where is my ****ing passport?

In the Post

donal.hunt

Our Cork-based company is planning for disruption. Many of our operational staff live outside the city and have been unable to travel during previous weather events. We always take things on a case-by-case basis but with an eye on keeping business operations running.

I will be in Dublin (tech conference) for whatever happens so will be interesting to manage any impact remotely.

squarecircles

It seems to me a RED Alert is now becoming increasingly likely for counties along the west coast,especially the immediate coastlines .

Who's taking the horse to France?

Limestone Cowboy

Meant to be flying out from Shannon to Malaga fora wedding Thursday evening. What's the likely hood of flights being cancelled?

Snow Garden

squarecircles wrote: »

It seems to me a RED Alert is now becoming increasingly likely for counties along the west coast,especially the immediate coastlines .

I think writing RED in colour will set off a panic. Please stop.

Snow Garden

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Meant to be flying out from Shannon to Malaga fora wedding Thursday evening. What's the likely hood of flights being cancelled?

Robin Hood?

Purple Mountain

Will there be bread?

mikeecho

So what precautions are you taking.

I'll be making sure I have the bath full of water. I've a well, so no power = no water.

I have a small petrol generator with enough fuel for 30hrs, so that will keep the freezer working.

Open fire, plenty of coal/timber/peat

Some gas and gas camping stoves to cook with.

I'm sure there's plenty of food in the house., I won't be going shopping.

Other than that, I'm just going to gather up a few torches and check the batteries.

How well prepared are you ?

REBELSAFC

Will the Ireland v Russia rugby match be cancelled if there is a red warning?

Bite

Captain Snow

mikeecho wrote: »

So what precautions are you taking.

I'll be making sure I have the bath full of water. I've a well, so no power = no water.

I have a small petrol generator with enough fuel for 30hrs, so that will keep the freezer working.

Open fire, plenty of coal/timber/peat

Some gas and gas camping stoves to cook with.

I'm sure there's plenty of food in the house., I won't be going shopping.

Other than that, I'm just going to gather up a few torches and check the batteries.

How well prepared are you ?

Ill be in the Pub drinking Pints of Guinness.

Ill come out loaded.

Hit the chipper.

Head home.

Sleep.

Wake up with a sore head and have a terrible Day in work. :D

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

mikeecho wrote: »

So what precautions are you taking.

I'll be making sure I have the bath full of water. I've a well, so no power = no water.

I have a small petrol generator with enough fuel for 30hrs, so that will keep the freezer working.

Open fire, plenty of coal/timber/peat

Some gas and gas camping stoves to cook with.

I'm sure there's plenty of food in the house., I won't be going shopping.

Other than that, I'm just going to gather up a few torches and check the batteries.

How well prepared are you ?

All I have is taytos

Elmer Blooker

RTE news just now said that Lorenzo is most eastern hurricane ever in the Atlantic, wasn't Ophelia further east when it tracked between the Azores and the Canary Islands?

macnug

Getting married 1pm of Friday FML

dickangel

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Will the Ireland v Russia rugby match be cancelled if there is a red warning?

Bite

Funnily enough there are some weather concerns in Japan.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191001/p2a/00m/0na/006000c

In the event of a group match cancellation, the result is declared a draw. Effectively ending Ireland's world cup! Very slim chance of that happening though.

GooglePlus

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

RTE news just now said that Lorenzo is most eastern hurricane ever in the Atlantic, wasn't Ophelia further east when it tracked between the Azores and the Canary Islands?

First of it's intensity, I think.

mikeecho

macnug wrote: »

Getting married 1pm of Friday FML

This is a thread about weather.

vapor trails

Due to fly home from Malaga on Thursday night estimated arrival time into Dublin of around 11pm. Any care to estimate my flight cancellation percentage chance? Don't mind if Aer Lingus want to put me on a Sunday evening flight instead. 32c today here in Marbella!

dsmythy

macnug wrote: »

Getting married 1pm of Friday FML

Might actually be OK then.

Widdershins

mikeecho wrote: »

So what precautions are you taking.

I'll be making sure I have the bath full of water. I've a well, so no power = no water.

I have a small petrol generator with enough fuel for 30hrs, so that will keep the freezer working.

Open fire, plenty of coal/timber/peat

Some gas and gas camping stoves to cook with.

I'm sure there's plenty of food in the house., I won't be going shopping.

Other than that, I'm just going to gather up a few torches and check the batteries.

How well prepared are you ?

Groceries booked for tomorrow.
Gas cooker and suitable kettle.
Small generator around here somewhere, need to organise petrol for that.
Filling bottles of water.
Low on candles.
Plenty of torches and batteries.

kod87

mikeecho wrote: »

So what precautions are you taking.

I'll be making sure I have the bath full of water. I've a well, so no power = no water.

I have a small petrol generator with enough fuel for 30hrs, so that will keep the freezer working.

Open fire, plenty of coal/timber/peat

Some gas and gas camping stoves to cook with.

I'm sure there's plenty of food in the house., I won't be going shopping.

Other than that, I'm just going to gather up a few torches and check the batteries.

How well prepared are you ?

Have you a gun or cross bow, those zombies can be tough.

Graces7

mikeecho wrote: »

So what precautions are you taking.

I'll be making sure I have the bath full of water. I've a well, so no power = no water.

I have a small petrol generator with enough fuel for 30hrs, so that will keep the freezer working.

Open fire, plenty of coal/timber/peat

Some gas and gas camping stoves to cook with.

I'm sure there's plenty of food in the house., I won't be going shopping.

Other than that, I'm just going to gather up a few torches and check the batteries.

How well prepared are you ?

Being well prepared and equipped is simply standard living out here. We get cut off from the mainland often in autumn\ and winter so all is already here. I lived 5 months with no ESB when I was first here . All winter that was. Worst part was no computer unless at the school or when I went over to shop. So no great hassle this week.

Widdershins

You could be without power for a week. All of the above are sensible provisions.

uck51js9zml2yt

100 flood alerts in the UK today.
Isle of Man declared a state of emergency!

aisling86

Troy Shy Forest wrote: »

100 flood alerts in the UK today.
Isle of Man declared a state of emergency!

Is this from Lorenzo? If so flooding will be a major concern here too no doubt.

The high horse brigade

aisling86 wrote: »

Is this from Lorenzo? If so flooding will be a major concern here too no doubt.

Yes, the Isle of Man is rght next to the Azores these days

irishgeo

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Yes, the Isle of Man is rght next to the Azores these days

If the hurricane hits it, it might end up there.:)

munsterlegend

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Yes, the Isle of Man is rght next to the Azores these days

Thanks Mr S. Sometimes fronts can be sent in advance related to a storm!

Here it’s not related. Just good old Atlantic rain.

El_Bee

JCX BXC wrote: »

So much for the storm that's thousands of kilometres away?

antodeco wrote: »

I know! I hate when the post storm weather arrives BEFORE the storm hits.....

Look at the news sites, they swear we were under 10ft of rainfall by now