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errlloyd · 17-10-2017 03:52PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I must have missed the national state of emergency in 2013

errlloyd wrote: »

Just for the record again. The final in 2014 was held in conditions that were status red for the UK Met office.

Huh?

Did Ireland declare a state of emergency yesterday? I thought it was just a Met Eireann status red?

17-10-2017 03:56PM

errlloyd wrote: »

I guess they have identified a beach beforehand and requested permission? They seem to have their own helicopters and a lot of jet skis around so the public probably aren't going to call. The whole thing seems controlled. It's very different from 5 lads off Dundalk - but it's all I was really ever saying!

I'm not talking about the Red Bull guys, who I'm guessing are no strain on anyone's resources, I'm talking about the people out in the storm yesterday who I think you're suggesting should be able to opt-out of being rescued.

irishbucsfan · 17-10-2017 03:59PM

errlloyd wrote: »

Huh?

Did Ireland declare a state of emergency yesterday? I thought it was just a Met Eireann status red?

Regardless, the point is pretty clear. If the storm doesn't hit land then it's an entirely different prospect, you understand that right? Especially if it's only off one or two counties and not all of them.

You claim there is a mechanism for people to go out swimming in a hurricane. There absolutely is not. There is no mechanism by which pensioners should not be called idiots for swimming in the sea during a hurricane.

errlloyd · 17-10-2017 04:02PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

You claim there is a mechanism for people to go out swimming in a hurricane. There absolutely is not. There is no mechanism by which pensioners should not be called idiots for swimming in the sea during a hurricane.

When did I say a pensioner should be able to go swimming.

irishbucsfan · 17-10-2017 04:07PM

errlloyd wrote: »

When did I say a pensioner should be able to go swimming.

I don't think you did. That is one of the occurrences we've been criticising here.

Impossible to tell really who is in the water in the heat of the moment anyway. They shouldn't be there, full stop.

errlloyd · 17-10-2017 04:12PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I don't think you did. That is one of the occurrences we've been criticising here.

Impossible to tell really who is in the water in the heat of the moment anyway. They shouldn't be there, full stop.

Okay, but I also never said there was a mechanism for people to go out swimming during a hurricane.

irishbucsfan · 17-10-2017 04:19PM

errlloyd wrote: »

Okay, but I also never said there was a mechanism for people to go out swimming during a hurricane.

Well you did

errlloyd wrote: »

I never defended the specific group of windsurfers who went out yesterday. I only ever made the point that it is an extreme sport and I thought there should be a mechanism for consenting adults to do it without endangering emergency services. It clearly exists, and tbh I think it's pretty cool.

It actually doesn't exist. And it couldn't exist in practice in the short-to-medium term. For it to exist they'd have to put aside an area, for example Strandhill, and just make it a no-go area. But it's never going to happen in Ireland because it's not worth it.

errlloyd · 17-10-2017 04:25PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It actually doesn't exist. And it couldn't exist in practice in the short-to-medium term. For it to exist they'd have to put aside an area, for example Strandhill, and just make it a no-go area. But it's never going to happen in Ireland because it's not worth it.

I only ever defended it from the perspective of people who windsurf storms as an extreme sport. And it did happen in Ireland? The first round of the Storm Chase was in Ireland in 2013. Winds of 70 Kts? And then you said it wouldn't happen in a Beaufort force 12 (which is what we had yesterday) but it did happen in the UK in 2014, in a Beaufort force 12, when there was a met red warning for the entire West Coast of Britain.

irishbucsfan · 17-10-2017 04:29PM

errlloyd wrote: »

I only ever defended it from the perspective of people who windsurf storms as an extreme sport. And it did happen in Ireland? The first round of the Storm Chase was in Ireland in 2013. Winds of 70 Kts? And then you said it wouldn't happen in a Beaufort force 12 (which is what we had yesterday) but it did happen in the UK in 2014, in a Beaufort force 12, when there was a met red warning for the entire West Coast of Britain.

But you're not reading what I'm saying. It's above. Those are completely different scenarios.

Bridge93 · 17-10-2017 04:37PM

Good draws all round for the Irish teams next month. Can't wait now

Erik Shin · 17-10-2017 07:28PM

Strangest sports story of the day... Steve Collins has applied for...and been granted a boxing license....he's 53....
Nigel Benn has been talking about a fight with him in the press for months... thought Collins would resist that....but, it seems not

Stheno · 17-10-2017 07:54PM

Erik Shin wrote: »

Strangest sports story of the day... Steve Collins has applied for...and been granted a boxing license....he's 53....
Nigel Benn has been talking about a fight with him in the press for months... thought Collins would resist that....but, it seems not

Eh is that the bloke who won a medal in the Olympics about 20 years ago?

P.Walnuts · 17-10-2017 07:59PM

Stheno wrote: »

Eh is that the bloke who won a medal in the Olympics about 20 years ago?

Steve Colins in probably our most successful professional boxer of all time.

I assume you're thinking of Michael Carruth

awec · 17-10-2017 08:00PM

Bridge93 wrote: »

Good draws all round for the Irish teams next month. Can't wait now

Just my luck, NI away match lands on my wedding anniversary. :rolleyes:

mfceiling · 17-10-2017 08:01PM

Nigel Benn was my favourite boxer of all time. I was obsessed with the man growing up.

I hope to God he doesn't come out of retirement.

Erik Shin · 17-10-2017 08:06PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Nigel Benn was my favourite boxer of all time. I was obsessed with the man growing up.

I hope to God he doesn't come out of retirement.

He wants to...he's been asking for a fight with Collins for months!
There's money to be made, sure.... but it can't be good for either man's health

mfceiling · 17-10-2017 08:26PM

Erik Shin wrote: »

He wants to...he's been asking for a fight with Collins for months!
There's money to be made, sure.... but it can't be good for either man's health

I read somewhere (twitter?) that he was interested in a one off fight but then he went quiet on it.

I hope to jesus it doesn't happen...it'll ruin both men's legacies.

*I did go and watch benn on YouTube and he is in savage nick for a 50 odd year old man!!*

bilston · 17-10-2017 08:30PM

Bridge93 wrote: »

Good draws all round for the Irish teams next month. Can't wait now

I'd say Ireland have the best draw, particularly being at home in the 2nd leg. Erikson is their main man.

As for NI, I'd rather Switzerland than Italy or Croatia but they still have a good side with players like Xhaqiri and Xhaka. Still could have been worse.

Zzippy · 17-10-2017 10:00PM

sullivlo wrote: »

I wanted to go for a cycle because there’s a segment by my house that the wind direction was perfect for me to steal a KOM,

Taking advantage of a storm to steal a KOM would be just sinful.

I think it's called stravarice

sullivlo · 17-10-2017 10:04PM

Zzippy wrote: »

Taking advantage of a storm to steal a KOM would be just sinful.

I think it's called stravarice

It’s a long standing battle between me and a stranger. We were shaving a second or two off each other every so often.

I got a new bike in March and brought it out one night to try her out and knocked 12s off the KOM. I’m afraid she’s gonna catch me again so I want tknow take any sort of benefit I can get. I just drew the line at hurricanes.

Zzippy · 17-10-2017 10:11PM

sullivlo wrote: »

It’s a long standing battle between me and a stranger. We were shaving a second or two off each other every so often.

I got a new bike in March and brought it out one night to try her out and knocked 12s off the KOM. I’m afraid she’s gonna catch me again so I want tknow take any sort of benefit I can get. I just drew the line at hurricanes.

Sad!

I've never had a KOM

sullivlo · 17-10-2017 10:49PM

Zzippy wrote: »

Sad!

I've never had a KOM

Oh totally sad. It’s embarrassing. I wouldn’t ever admit it in RL, except to other sad folk

(I only get them on downhills!)

awec · 17-10-2017 11:30PM

Big Fish isn't impressed.

https://twitter.com/RealCFrampton/status/920039685543645184

dregin · 18-10-2017 02:50PM

https://streamable.com/cvn90

"BBC presenter holds a block of A4 paper in place of his ipad".

Wot.

sydthebeat · 18-10-2017 08:13PM

dregin wrote: »

https://streamable.com/cvn90

"BBC presenter holds a block of A4 paper in place of his ipad".

Wot.

i smell a video editing rat here

thomond2006 · 19-10-2017 07:33AM

sydthebeat wrote: »

i smell a video editing rat here

Nope, it's legit.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/18/bbc-presenter-broadcast-paper-ipad?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

sydthebeat · 19-10-2017 07:39AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Nope, it's legit.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/18/bbc-presenter-broadcast-paper-ipad?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

The guy has form.... What a tool

irishbucsfan · 19-10-2017 07:49AM

Why is this being discussed again? It’s really old isn’t it?

thomond2006 · 19-10-2017 07:51AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Why is this being discussed again? It’s really old isn’t it?

Yup

dregin · 19-10-2017 12:57PM

My apologies. I am slow to internet things.

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