Severe Winter Weather: ESSENTIAL PREPARATIONS, TRAVEL ADVICE, DRIVING TIPS & CLOSURES

munsterlegend wrote: »

I'd say it might come in handy for her for something else as well.

Cleaning her teeth?

Any nature boffins with tips for helping the birds. We have a few that visit the garden regularly. Most notably 3 robins who rule with iron beaks

Also would the likes of crows and magpies be as vulnerable as the smaller birds in weather like this?

Enclosed back garden with (indoor) dogs so I'm assuming we don't need to think about hedgehogs and urban foxes?

selassie wrote: »

If a red warning is issued are third level colleges/universities closed automatically or is it still up to the dept of education or individual college/Uni's?

All close automatically

stephenjmcd wrote: »

All close automatically

Wrong, that's only for wind. They'll all probably close under an order, however it's not automatic.

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/National-Emergencies-Public-Health-Issues/Schools-and-Severe-Weather.pdf

That’s the schools info on weather warnings. Unless the minister announces a full closure, red warning in and itself doesn’t necessarily mean closure.

My own school however is up and down steep hills on roads that are not treated. I have little doubt we will have to close. It wouldn’t be safe

The school closures are more or less enforced if Bus Éireann school services are not running. And as far as i know, they won't run in red alert conditions. Given it's snow and ice forecast, if probably won't even take a red alert to cancel services.

My preparations? I think I'll clean my golf clubs for Sunday when its going to be 14 degrees again.

Less serious, but don't forget toboggans!!! Was in Carrickmines yesterday and 53°N was only shop with any left, and there was 40% off them too!

I might just get up 5 minutes earlier to clear any frost/snow from the car.

In the last long cold snap in 2010 people did take to walking on the road for better grip as the footpath were lethal with slick frozen snow. Neighbours were out trying to remove the solid frozen ice but made little progress. Eventually the ptb recommended that all households spread ashes from the fire on the footpaths outside their own house to help with grip. Once one person in our street started to do this everyone was out. It worked perfectly, and when the snow eventually melted it was a simple matter to sweep up the ash. In a town/city you are responsible for the footpath outside your house so be a good neighbour and help with the grip.

I've seen pretty much every species of bird in the garden this morning thanks to word spreading about the great food!

There's been an Amuse-bouche followed by an 8-course taster menu, all served up since 7am. The menu included soaked dried fruit, porridge oats, sunflower seeds, mixed nuts, sausages, apples and suet balls...they're all absolutely stuffed!

Time to convert the old baking tray into a hot tub for later in the week!

snow_bunny wrote: »

I've seen pretty much every species of bird in the garden this morning thanks to word spreading about the great food!

There's been an Amuse-bouche followed by an 8-course taster menu, all served up since 7am. The menu included soaked dried fruit, porridge oats, sunflower seeds, mixed nuts, sausages, apples and suet balls...they're all absolutely stuffed!

Time to convert the old baking tray into a hot tub for later in the week!

Where were the crows

irelandspurs wrote: »

I've bought my wife a new brush in case the power goes and she can't use the vacuum, she can still clean the house.

Do ye have a son called Bert?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057844974

munsterlegend wrote: »

I'd say it might come in handy for her for something else as well.

Yeah. That didn’t work out.

I just remembered something else that catches us every time when the power goes. Our cordless phones won't work if there's no power. So if you can root out or buy an old fashioned plug straight into the socket phone it would at least ensure you still have that. Particularly important for older people living alone, especially if it's rural. (sorry if it's already been mentioned, I haven't read every post)

At the end of the day I would safely say there is not one person here that has found the weather threads useful in some way
I remember coming on here about 10 days back when there was mention of cold weather and the possibility of snow.
It would have been very easy to switch off and have a laugh to myself, or come on here and make rude remarks and not give a sh..t about who you might be offending.
I am here to listen, to take advise on board, agree or disagree with it.
I checked my water meter yesterday and found no insulation in the pipe up to ground level.,that was mentioned here on Friday and the chances of it freezing.
Protecting the connection on your Gas Cylinder, small but very important.
And a small thing like changing water for the birds.
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Folks I for one is very appreciative of what goes on here.
We should look at the work that has been done over the years by a lot of posters which takes a fair bit of time to organise

I am situated on the North west coast which has taken its toll over the years and reading the weather threads has been a source of 'lets say satisfaction' at most times.
There are not many posters her covering the Sligo area but I do remember a few years back during one of the bad storms how someone had made a comment about all the trees on the Sligo /Manorhamilton road and the dangers of them falling. That afternoon I was due to use that road to check out a work related item in that very area that had been mentioned.
I waited the few hours until the worst was over and as I was 5 Mile out the Manorhamilton road I encountered a blockage.

I was told that in a small section of the road people were caught with downed trees each side of them and they could not move.
So I look at it now I could have been on the road at the height of the storm and entered this bad section for trees ,,, but I took note of what the person had mentioned on boards. It could have saved my life ! that answer I will never know.

So I say again people who are doing the hard work here are doing it for a reason and not for the fun of it, or to annoy people.

At the end of next week if all this has happened on the East and South Coasts
i will probally turn around and say' Good enought for ye' and if it comes my side ' Thats yer fault ' and if it does not come at all ' thats every ones fault':D:D:D:D
I rest my case.