Snowmagedagain

minikin · 27-02-2018 01:07PM

redcup342 wrote: »

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

It’s a pyoor bahgahn!

McMurphy · 27-02-2018 01:08PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:10PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:12PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:13PM

Jackie DeNardo is apparently reporting from Liffey Valley

murpho999 · 27-02-2018 01:13PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:13PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:39PM

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

I don't fear the weather.

I fear what we have become.

MadYaker · 27-02-2018 01:44PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:45PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:45PM

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 !

27-02-2018 01:45PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:45PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:45PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:48PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:51PM

Blazing sun here in Dublin city centre...

greenspurs · 27-02-2018 01:51PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:54PM

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 · 27-02-2018 01:55PM

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 · 27-02-2018 02:00PM

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 · 27-02-2018 02:08PM

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 · 27-02-2018 02:12PM

Agent Smith · 27-02-2018 02:25PM

BillyBobBS wrote: »

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

BillyBobBS · 27-02-2018 02:36PM

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

seamus · 27-02-2018 02:48PM

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 · 27-02-2018 02:58PM

Supermarket manipulation there's a no snow or is there

Beethoven9th · 27-02-2018 03:17PM

Sun is beating down here in Terenure

topper75 · 27-02-2018 03:29PM

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 · 27-02-2018 03:35PM

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 · 27-02-2018 03:36PM

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)

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