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Flooding tonight 2nd Jan

biko

Merchants road is closed.
Flood Street is bad

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decky1

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Can you spell "climate change "?

bit harsh, bit of a sore head have we, was only enquiring.:rolleyes:

Discodog

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Can you spell "climate change "?

Can you post politely ? 3.5 cm per decade since the 1990's isn't the cause of the recent flooding. The prime cause in an usual coincidence of events & the actions of those controlling the river.

We don't let people take responsibility because they aren't very good at it. So we have regulations, controls etc. We have dozens of illuminated speed signs so why not have a sign each end of the prom that can be triggered remotely. Anyone passing the sign gets a fine in the post.

MadYaker

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Can you spell "climate change "?

The last few pages of this thread and snarky comments like this are the main reason why I and so many others avoid this forum.

Mrs OBumble

decky1 wrote: »

Why is everywhere flooding now?-- Never happened years ago?

Can you spell "climate change "?

decky1

Why is everywhere flooding now?-- Never happened years ago?

Discodog

Deleted User wrote: »

Here we go again

Probably yes because the same mistakes will be made over & over again. It wasn't an especially bad storm, we knew it was coming, the weather models were pretty accurate, we knew that the surge would coincide with high tide.

There was plenty of time to open the weir & let as much water down as possible prior to the high tide. As the tide stopped the flow the weir needed to be closed for an hour until the tide started to subside.

[Deleted User]

Discodog wrote: »

She has way more brain power than those controlling the river. It's amazing that, in a City by the sea, the authorities have no understanding of tides.

Here we go again

Discodog

She has way more brain power than those controlling the river. It's amazing that, in a City by the sea, the authorities have no understanding of tides.

ben.schlomo

Andrea B. wrote: »

Totally agree. Very discomforting reading the amount of negative picky comments about this bit of craic.
We were all young once...

You're easily put out.

Andrea B.

Yes, I saw the thread you started in Motors, John, also there with the reg number provided so it will show up in google. One-man crusader you are..

Totally agree. Very discomforting reading the amount of negative picky comments about this bit of craic.
We were all young once...

beardybrewer

I, too, am jealous that another millennial dumb-ass owns a nicer cars than me.

JoeA3

JohnCleary wrote: »

Re. MiniGirl - She'll have some craic when it comes to trying to sell it. Some article (independent.ie?) had a pic of her with the car.... reg in full view!)

Was browsing pics / vids of the flooding, looked terrible. Made me glad I was 8000 mile away on a beach :pac:

-Edit- Here we go - 06D120706 - Maybe don't buy this when it appears on DoneDeal!

It’s a 12 year old Mini. It was worth the sum total of F all whether she drove it through a flood or not.

JohnCleary

biko wrote: »

Yes, I saw the thread you started in Motors, John, also there with the reg number provided so it will show up in google. One-man crusader you are..

Sorry for peeing in your Cornflakes this Morning

biko

Yes, I saw the thread you started in Motors, John, also there with the reg number provided so it will show up in google. One-man crusader you are..

JohnCleary

Re. MiniGirl - She'll have some craic when it comes to trying to sell it. Some article (independent.ie?) had a pic of her with the car.... reg in full view!)

Was browsing pics / vids of the flooding, looked terrible. Made me glad I was 8000 mile away on a beach :pac:

-Edit- Here we go - 06D120706 - Maybe don't buy this when it appears on DoneDeal!

fergiesfolly

"Yesterday was like a walk in the park, fire is much more harmful than water, you just need to respect the water and it will respect you."
Quote from her in the Independent.
As ironic a sentense as has ever been said.
Putting your life and possibly the lives of those who may have to rescue is about as irresponsible as it gets.
She may respect the water( although I fail to see how) but she sure as hell doesn't respect the poor souls she'd be calling to get her out.

I can only hope there's some clause in her insurance that voids it, if you act in a wreckless manner. I'd certainly feel safer with her off the road.

jam83

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Insurance and Safety me arse. Jaysus you people would have us live in such a boring sterile robotic world! She did it and it was fun to watch.
C'est tout. No regrets!

She might have a few regrets next time a mechanic looks at that car!
I doubt the few quid she got for the newspaper interview will cover the corrosive damage but looking at how fast she drove through the water she obviously thinks God will protect any metal parts in the car too! She's not the sharpest tool in the box....

what_traffic

Anybody know when the Canal Lock on the Eglinton Canal (behind the Bierhouse House/Parkavara) is to be re-installed?

Zzippy

Arghus wrote: »

How can people give that much of a crap about yer one with the mini?

Exactly. If she wants to wreck her own car off with her...

inisboffin

Arghus wrote: »

How can people give that much of a crap about yer one with the mini?

Because she's stealing the limelight from the true craic merchant/political commentator! No cars or Mannions were harmed in this

Arghus

How can people give that much of a crap about yer one with the mini?

beardybrewer

washman3

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Ahh, ffs. Hopefully someone who knows her can get to her an explain what she's doing to both her insurance chances and employability. You'd expect someone that age to have more sense by now ...

She needs a proper kick up the arse for that carry-on.
And the clowns diving off the pier during last years storm should've got the same.
Imbeciles... :mad:

Nettle Soup

Insurance and Safety me arse. Jaysus you people would have us live in such a boring sterile robotic world! She did it and it was fun to watch.
C'est tout. No regrets!

Mrs OBumble

Andy Magic wrote: »

She's on the Late Late Friday 2 hour exclusive

Ahh, ffs. Hopefully someone who knows her can get to her an explain what she's doing to both her insurance chances and employability. You'd expect someone that age to have more sense by now ...

jimbobaloobob

there will be plenty of salt water corrosion in failed ncts for the next while no doubt.
I think people forget too that the waves are carrying plenty of rocks and stones that would do more damage at times than the water itself.

inisboffin

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Reading the interview she seems a bit away with the fairies anyway.

The fairies are too pagan for her I suspect.

Utopia Parkway

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The Mini driver, it's a petrol version too, I don't know how it didn't get hydrolocked with the amount of water washing around it...

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/storms/cool-calm-and-collected-the-driver-of-the-mini-that-took-on-storm-eleanor-says-it-was-a-walk-in-the-park-36455718.html

Reading the interview she seems a bit away with the fairies anyway.

StonedRaider

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I've heard tell of some people deliberately leaving their cars in Salthill when floods are predicted to get the insurance, would be interesting to see how many cars arrived in the area after 4pm.....

Passed salthill around 1600hrs and there were about a dozen cars parked in each of the 2 carparks. Stupid as stupid does

gordongekko

More problems tomorrow morning

The current forecast for this evening’s high tide at 6pm is 4.95 metres. Galway City Council, Fire Service, Gardai and Civil Defence will be on site from 5pm to 7pm and will have crews in place to close roads and provide additional sand bags if needed at short notice.
Tomorrow morning's tide at 6.00am is forecast at 5.79 metres. As this is above the critical level of 5.6m they will have staff in attendance from 5am and they will be backed up by the Army, Civil Defence, Gardai and Fire Service. Galway City Council Customer service number is 091 536400.