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Snowmagedagain

minikin

Out getting supplies for snowmageddon at the moment - people (not me) are starting to panic buy here, lidl shelves were getting stripped of water, milk, ping pong balls, crochet sets and digital micrometers.

Is this the end, my friend?

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minikin

redcup342 wrote: »

Louth féckers are always trying to rip people off :pac:

It’s a pyoor bahgahn!

McMurphy

Feck it.

I've grub in the presses/Fridge/Freezer.
I've drink in the presses/fridge and some in the garage.
I've a wood pile in the yard and a pot bellied stove.
We have all wellies and warm clothes.

If we get snow, (depending how severe) I'll take myself off the road for a few days, I've a few kids here who will only love their mam and dad to be home with them, we will get out there and start on a few snowmen, snowballs and bit of sledging.

Bring it on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7LW0Y00kE

minikin

Just got stopped by security from entering a shop to get more supplies for the storm cellar, stupid, apparently you can’t bring crossbows into SuperValu anymore... political correctness gone mad!

Billgirlylegs

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Thanks .We are OAP and got a few sliced pans and soups yesterday and more milk then usual .Neither of us want to risk slipping or falling .I see no issue with people trying to be careful

And you are right to do so - it means that if something does fall, you don't need to risk looking for bread and milk.
The point about panicking is that able bodied/healthy/confident people are also doing it for no really good reason.
The various weather warnings are a good idea, it's the reaction(overreaction??) that causes the problem.
Even 3-4 feet of snow is not the end of the world. It just depends on how long it hangs around that will measure how unpleasant/inconvenient/dangerous it gets.

Boom_Bap

Jackie DeNardo is apparently reporting from Liffey Valley

murpho999

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

preparing for another classic from met eireann. sending the country into panic yet again.
lemons couldn't predict Christmas.

watch this turn out to be nothing but a bit of frost.

You do realise that three people died on the day of Hurricane Ophelia?

Can you imagine how bad it would have been if there had been no warnings.

Met Eireann got it right then and will be right with this event.

Just because you didn't think it was much of a storm does not mean it did not have a major impact in other areas.

ednwireland

love the tweet from met eireann

so no colder than any other year

meh all season tyres on the car as i live up a hill in donegal, snows great fun to drive on.

topper75

Those min temp figures put it all in context for me.

I don't fear the weather.

I fear what we have become.

MadYaker

This is all so funny. Such a fuss over a potential bit of snow and low temperatures for 24 hrs. I expect the doomsday preppers in the weather forum have been working flat out for weeks!

seachto7

topper75 wrote: »

Those min temp figures put it all in context for me.

I don't fear the weather.

I fear what we have become.

Snowflakes?

ednwireland

topper75 wrote: »

Those min temp figures put it all in context for me.

I don't fear the weather.

I fear what we have become.

yep in the first blast of winter 09/10 I managed to get some secondhand winter tyres and was driving round no bother out at 6:30 to clear a 100 foot long driveway to the road.
they shipped all the salt out of Donegal to Dublin at that point so there was inches of packed snow on the main roads perfect driving conditions on winter tyres. tempted to get the serious set of full snow tyres put on the right rims for the new car !

[Deleted User]

This is MY TIME!!!!!!

I did get a bit carried away earlier and bought two massive cartons of milk instead of one regular sized and four beers instead of two. Oh and porridge. It must be the first time in about five years I bought porridge. And fleece lined tights. Bought a pair of those too.
Oh the excitement!

optogirl

MadYaker wrote: »

This is all so funny. Such a fuss over a potential bit of snow and low temperatures for 24 hrs. I expect the doomsday preppers in the weather forum have been working flat out for weeks!

ah lads - are you not able to read/listen to a weather forecast? If you're on the East, a lot of snow, blizzard conditions & a storm are coming. It would be absolutely remiss of the govt & met Eireann not to make sure we are all aware of that and prepared for the worst.

BillyBobBS

MadYaker wrote: »

This is all so funny. Such a fuss over a potential bit of snow and low temperatures for 24 hrs. I expect the doomsday preppers in the weather forum have been working flat out for weeks!

If we only had guns we could fight back against the snow.

minikin

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

I went to my local Centra last night to get milk. The shelves were so empty I thought they must be in the middle of redesigning the layout.

The poor cows out this way are gagging at the smell of boumatic, cute hoor farmers are milkin the tits off them.

suicide_circus

Blazing sun here in Dublin city centre...

greenspurs

BillyBobBS wrote: »

If we only had guns we could fight back against the snow.

:D:D That did make me laugh out loud in the office... Buts its ok, theres no one else here.
They are all gone to queue up for rations of tinned food and powdered milk....
All the tennis racquets are sold out too !!!

Ferm001

Hear government going to impose PSC card for anyone wanting to stockpile bread and milk.
Leo to issue a certificate to everyone who survives this bi annual once in a hundred year event.

Nomis21

We should take advantage of the coming weather to temporarily solve the shortage of housing in Ireland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05E4tP3DgPI

railer201

minikin wrote: »

The poor cows out this way are gagging at the smell of boumatic, cute hoor farmers are milkin the tits off them.

Poor old cows must be Friesian today.

Pherekydes

ednwireland wrote: »

love the tweet from met eireann

so no colder than any other year

This is February. Those minima are for whole calendar years.

minikin

Agent Smith

BillyBobBS wrote: »

If we only had guns we could fight back against the snow.

BillyBobBS

Beautiful warm sunshine here in Dublin 16. Might get the shorts out.

seamus

Gatling wrote: »

It's the same at every shop,

Panic over a bit of snow ,

Patww79 wrote: »

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doylefe wrote: »

Especially since all the roads in a city will be gritted / cleared, and everyone in Dublin lives within walking distance of a shop and / or restaurant anyway.

The whole episode is pathetic.

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

preparing for another classic from met eireann. sending the country into panic yet again.
lemons couldn't predict Christmas.

watch this turn out to be nothing but a bit of frost.

Deleted User wrote: »

Sat in the car in 2010 and the screen said: - 10
Sat in the car this morning and the screen said: 2

The 'millennium bug' would be impressed at this hype.

MadYaker wrote: »

This is all so funny. Such a fuss over a potential bit of snow and low temperatures for 24 hrs. I expect the doomsday preppers in the weather forum have been working flat out for weeks!

Quoting for posterity.

I'll see yis on Thursday lads.

RobbingBandit

Supermarket manipulation there's a no snow or is there

Beethoven9th

Sun is beating down here in Terenure

topper75

seamus wrote: »

Quoting for posterity.

I'll see yis on Thursday lads.

You won't be seeing anybody on Thursday seamus. Don't you understand the concept of snowmageddon?

greenspurs

Local news at 1.00 today...

A representative from an Animal shelter (? didn't get the name)
"If you are bringing your pets for walks in the snow , make sure they are on a lead, because you don't know how deep the snow could be " !!???? WTF !!!!

DanMurphy

The Beastie has arrived here in the Offaly bog.
Mini-hailstones driven by strong East wind, black sky.
Wave after wave of Snow Zombies......(oops, sorry, that's for tonight)