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Storm Ophelia - General Discussion/Local reports - See MOD NOTE Post #1

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'Scuse me if I'm breaking any rules of Weather here with another thread, but didn't want to derail the main thread with too much chatter.

Guessing a lot of people (particularly us mostly-lurkers) might be in the same boat as me - not really sure what this all means on the ground in terms of preparation - and even if it's not too awful, I for one would prefer to be over-prepared rather than under-prepared! (At the moment, I don't feel that prepared at all!)

I'm living in a pretty exposed place for this particular set of indicators (on a narrow, south-west jutting peninsula off the Galway coast) and thus somewhat nervous about it. We're moving the bedroom to the sitting room as I've always been a bit dubious about the tall trees on that side of the house, but apart from that, sheltering the car (somehow) and ensuring there's as little potential debris as possible, I'm a bit at a loss. Water, candles might be an idea to get in.

Any more experienced people have ideas? Or what are others in the firing line doing?

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neveah123

How's everyone's animals acting? Dogs etc...

BoatMad

neveah123 wrote: »

How's everyone's animals acting? Dogs etc...

That's mostly myths , Dogs in particular take emotional ques from their owners ( it's why we " relate " to dogs)

Colser

Starting to get windy here now in Cork in the last few minutes.

Caper

Kicking off here on Cape Clear now, some rain and the wind has picked up a good bit - more than the 27km/h suggested on nullschool. Did someone say that was about an hour behind?

Quick question - what’s the procedure if a power line falls on your house, does anyone know?

BoatMad

Caper wrote: »

Kicking off here on Cape Clear now, some rain and the wind has picked up a good bit - more than the 27km/h suggested on nullschool. Did someone say that was about an hour behind?

Quick question - what’s the procedure if a power line falls on your house, does anyone know?

Plug in the kettle to it , using rubber gloves of course

retro:electro

neveah123 wrote: »

How's everyone's animals acting? Dogs etc...

My dog is sound asleep for the last three hours while I'm tearing my hair out googling pictures of hurricane damage

BoatMad

anna080 wrote: »

My dog is sound asleep for the last three hours while I'm tearing my hair out googling pictures of hurricane damage

Sensible canine, he knows he can't repair your roof, so why worry himself

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neveah123 wrote: »

How's everyone's animals acting? Dogs etc...

My cats were complete bollixes all day, so business as usual.

retro:electro

BoatMad wrote: »

Sensible canine

He gave me a fright when he snored I thought it has arrived

Surreptitious

Colser wrote: »

Starting to get windy here now in Cork in the last few minutes.

It's getting gusty alright.

__..__

Any webcams in the south for when the sun comes up. If it comes up.

tinodz

My cat is sleeping, and has been asleep all day. She will keep sleeping, and only complain if there is no food when she wakes up. I am sure she would not mind if I blew away along with the house as long as she got some food in the morning... before going back to sleep.

__..__

Any webcams?

Oops!

http://www.inchydoneyisland.com/en/beach-cam/

Surreptitious

It's getting closer.

https://en.sat24.com/en

Oops!

I'd say there will be a few on Periscope too.

banoffe2

Got out of bed to do a bit of security checks, tied gates securely, housed any loose stuff that might go rocking and rolling around the place and moreover cause damage, put the car in for the first time in yonks as there are a few big trees here but they have stood up to many a bad storm, fingers crossed, its one of those things where we have no control over,
Here's wishing that everyone is safe and this time tomorrow evening we will be saying
"what the hell was all that fuss about,
sure twas only a STORM IN A TEA CUP!!

Surreptitious

I can guarantee someone will try and surf in this.

BoatMad

banoffe2 wrote: »

Got out of bed to do a bit of security checks, tied gates securely, housed any loose stuff that might go rocking and rolling around the place and moreover cause damage, put the car in for the first time in yonks as there are a few big trees here but they have stood up to many a bad storm, fingers crossed, its one of those things where we have no control over,
Here's wishing that everyone is safe and this time tomorrow evening we will be saying
"what the hell was all that fuss about,
sure twas only a STORM IN A TEA CUP!!

Indeed , a big tea cup however

aurora 527

Eerily quiet here in Waterford.. just been outside and its strangely quiet..the calm before the storm

Atlantic Dawn

To Ophelia...

Galway1989

banoffe2 wrote: »

Got out of bed to do a bit of security checks, tied gates securely, housed any loose stuff that might go rocking and rolling around the place and moreover cause damage, put the car in for the first time in yonks as there are a few big trees here but they have stood up to many a bad storm, fingers crossed, its one of those things where we have no control over,
Here's wishing that everyone is safe and this time tomorrow evening we will be saying
"what the hell was all that fuss about,
sure twas only a STORM IN A TEA CUP!!

Obviously people not getting hurt is the top priority but our cars staying in tact has to be a close second!!!

misscpmfan

The calm is rather eerie! >_> I'm in Dublin and everything is dead quiet.

Oops!

It's leaving some big waves behind it off the coast of France....

Galway1989

I can't sleep, and I'm trying to enjoy boards while i can. The internet connection will go along with the electricity.. The wind is picking up inland in County Galway now

rebel456

Email from work, we're a multi-national...

"This is a safety reminder concerning Hurricane Ophelia. Your safety is our primary concern so please follow guidance from local emergency services in your area. Our site in Dublin is open. If you have special circumstances, please contact your line manager.

Global Security Operations"

BoatMad

Galway1989 wrote: »

I can't sleep, and I'm trying to enjoy boards while i can. The internet connection will go along with the electricity.. The wind is picking up inland in County Galway now

THe model would suggest 6-9 knots from the NE a n inland Galway , what are you seeing

Looking at the models now you realise how fffing big this sucker is

banoffe2

I remember being sent home from work the day of Storm Darwin, around noon, the storm is so scary and powerful, it was a huge relief to have it over, and still have a roof over our heads, the fact that we were without power and water for a few days was only a small price to pay, the only other bad storm I remember was on Crhistmas eve 1997

alrightiwill

i'm supposed to be starting a new course in the Institute of Public Administration tomorrow. I don't know whether it will be open or closed. It's not officially a college so I'm not sure if it's part of the close-down.

Anyone have any ideas/suggestion I could try? Will call early in the morning

Edit: Unreal. Always as soon as I post something, the website gets updated. Closed

STAY SAFE PEOPLE

Surreptitious

alrightiwill wrote: »

i'm supposed to be starting a new course in the Institute of Public Administration tomorrow. I don't know whether it will be open or closed. It's not officially a college so I'm not sure if it's part of the close-down.

Anyone have any ideas/suggestion I could try? Will call early in the morning

Forget about it. I doubt it will be open.