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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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Gael23

Necrominus wrote: »

Exactly my thoughts. So I didn't go. Given that I'm in Sligo and work in Mayo, I think I made the right choice.

Still no word from my employers and I was supposed to start at 8am. (And yes, I did try to ring, been trying since 6am)

My boss said don't but it would come out of my holidays so I kind of feel I have to go

Cianos

My mate was expected to go into work for AA insurance in Dublin city centre. He said Aviva, eir, 123.ie, penny's, brown Thomas, Dunnes, Arnotts, Allianz are all closed

helimachoptor

Giblet wrote: »

Wasn’t helped by various morons on different threads insisting that you’ll embarrass yourself if you didn’t go to work today. Good luck getting home today

My office has just told everyone to go home due to Dublin bus pulling services, but a lot of people had wfh anyway

WoolyJumper

barry181091 wrote: »

What sort of storm is this! I'm in Cork city and there is the odd gust but really just like a normal day

It's really starting to pick up steam now. Massive gust there. Live just 20 mins outside cork city. It's only going to get worse

flas

mloc123 wrote: »

Any updates on the midlands? :pac:

Bit of a gust

wawaman

mloc123 wrote: »

Any updates on the midlands? :pac:

I think it’s a bit gusty

LEIN

The boards.ie Christmas party is sorted this year with the advert revenue from this thread alone!! :pac::pac::pac::pac:

BillyBobBS

Only an absolute cnut of an employer would insist on opening today putting people at risk.

_Dara_

anna080 wrote: »

Thanks. Trying to console an asthmatic mammy here Debbie trauma and other health issues!
Not gonna lie I'm scared enough myself.

My granny as terrified of wind. I mean, really terrified. It was a phobia. And her chimney was particularly noisy in a storm. She'd come straight to our house at any sound of wind.

[Deleted User]

The legend Joanna is on RTE Radio 1 right now, "It's not as bad as it will get yet"

frozenfrozen

joanne donnelly mentioning sting jets again on rte 1 radio. "Don't take your children out, [..] leave your children at home"

Steviesol

West cork quite mental winds

mloc123

nice_guy80 wrote: »

barely a gust in Midlands

Any updates on the midlands? :pac:

Clamball

Head office just sent out email, "Due to the current weather conditions which you will all be aware of, in the interests of safety we have decided to offer all staff the option of leaving the office with immediate effect and where possible to work from home." Bit late to call it at 9.02 am when buses will stop running at 10 am in Dublin.

My name is URL

Emergency planning in full swing now. Be grand

_Dara_

VinLieger wrote: »

remember the states generally build their gaffs with wood and have no foundations

Am, I think you mean their bleedin' gaffs. Get it right, jeez.

:pac:

Coillte_Bhoy

Surreptitious wrote: »

Sligo will get a bad hammering.

GAA forum is here mate...http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=269

barry181091

What sort of storm is this! I'm in Cork city and there is the odd gust but really just like a normal day

Tom Cruises Left Nut

This is why going to work in Dublin was madness, buses off and this on the irish rail website

Cork Commuter and Portlaoise Commuter
Cork/Cobh and Cork/Midleton services will terminate at 10:00hrs
Portlaoise Commuter services will terminate after 11:20 Heuston Portlaoise & 11:20 Portlaoise Heuston

raiders11

ednwireland wrote: »

in work but probably closing at midday only 10 mins home (donegal)

nothing bar a normal windy day here so far

In Donegal ere, went to work this morning for 7.30 with An Post, all sent home....

ps200306

Rulmeq wrote: »

Pressure on Buoy M3 is dropping quite quickly.

http://www.marine.ie/Home/site-area/data-services/real-time-observations/irish-weather-buoy-network

Rapidly stiffening breeze in south Dublin. More interestingly overhead: two-level thin cloud decks moving remarkably different directions.

R.F.

Still barely a breeze in Gorey

Ger Roe

lemmno wrote: »

When the power goes my house alarm tends to go off too. Last time it happened the alarm was going off until power was restored, I couldn't stop it. Anyone know how to stop it if it happens again? I won't be able to leave the house to escape the noise and neither will my poor neighbours.

For future reference :

The alarm rings during a power cut because your backup battery (in the panel) is flat and needs to be replaced. The ringing is caused by separate batteries installed in the external bells themselves. They are designed to ring in cases where your power is deliberately cut. When mains power is still available to your panel, it 'holds off' the external bell ringing, when power is cut, the bell rings by itself, usually out of reach so that it cant be silenced by a burglar.

Not much you can do now... change your panel battery tomorrow. The bell will stop when its own battery runs out, or if the mains power is restored. I have seen people here say that you can cancel an external bell ring during a power cut using your code number - not sure about that, the panel might not have any battery power to accept an input when the mains fails

Widdershins

randylonghorn wrote: »

Yes, they should have cancelled earlier, but people should have actually LISTENED and stayed at home in the first place. 6 of one and half a dozen of the other.

Desmond back in '15 killed 3 in Ireland if I recall correctly.

I can't see this being less serious a storm, no matter how much they're overestimating it for safety reasons.

People are naturally afraid of losing their job. It really takes the mickey to pressure employees into work today.

_Dara_

_Brian wrote: »

Yea, biggest risk is stuff hitting a window and breaking it.
Close curtains on wind exposed windows. Keep to rooms on sheltered side of the house.

I am loving my small bedroom window in my apartment right now. I need no excuse to stay in bed all day.

I was in the Centra downstairs in our building just now. The manager told that they are planning to stay open all day!

prinzeugen

PAKNET wrote: »

What way will this pan out do you guys reckon?

Is it a gradual and steady increase in wind speed and intensity as it moves up the country or will it arrive as a very sudden and dramatic change in conditions as it enters an area?

It will go from 0 to roof gone pretty quickly.

AndyBoBandy

TV3 guy in Limerick,

30 minutes ago barely a breeze.

Seems very blustery now

lemmno

fred funk }{ wrote: »

It needs a new battery. Why didn't you get it sorted before now?

I didn't realise that's what the issue was. I'm in rented accommodation and the last time the landlord said it was because the alarm itself was old. I didn't know any better?

nice_guy80

barely a gust in Midlands

Meauldsegosha

Dublin Bus suspending service at 10am

https://twitter.com/dublinbusnews/status/919831634643443712