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

busymum1 · 27-02-2018 01:45PM

For the person with single glazed windows. I was in woodies yesterday getting a cover for the outside tap and they had rolls of insulating film you could put on your Windows. I think it was reduced as well. Might be worth a try. Stay warm.

B0jangles · 27-02-2018 01:46PM

Calibos wrote: »

In front of Platform Pizza/Box Burger Yeah?

Exactly! Just at the pedestrian crossing - were you the student or the teacher!?

u140acro3xs7dm · 27-02-2018 01:47PM

road_high wrote: »

You sound like such a reasonable person to work for/with....your colleagues are truly blessed

In fairness my colleagues are here almost praying for snow so they cant get to work tomorrow. Most of them are less than a 30 minute walk to work too. Lazy attitude, i am just an employee but if its snows i will walk to work. If it is actually dangerous to go outside then they shouldn't be expected to turn up in work but most times its ever snowed in Ireland it has been fine to walk in it, just add a few mins to the journey time.

Calibos · 27-02-2018 01:50PM

B0jangles wrote: »

Exactly! Just at the pedestrian crossing - were you the student or the teacher!?

Neither. Its the only 'Sloping Corner' onto the Seafront. Theres corners onto the seafront, theres sloping roads onto the seafront but theres only one Sloping Corner onto the seafront.

vistafinder · 27-02-2018 01:52PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Can’t see this being too much of an issue. I spent two winters in Calgary, Canada. Now that was proper snow and cold weather. Up to a metre of snow, and temperatures down to -25. It didn’t stop me walking home from the pub with 10 pints of strong lager inside me. Think some folks here are getting into Bear Grylls mode – getting off on the idea of power cuts, self-sufficieny, food shortages, the country grinding to a halt, and all that sort of thing. I’ll be working every day this week, and my staff will be too.

All hail Johnny

JohnnyFlash · 27-02-2018 01:52PM

optogirl wrote: »

That's some opinion you have of your staff.

Don’t want to get into a discussion about my staff, but suffice to say I ain’t hiring PhD candidates. Manual labour and installation type stuff. Most of them don’t even have the leaving cert. I fired out a text message earlier this morning saying work will be carrying on as normal until they hear otherwise. I’d say almost every other employer thinks the same way. I’ll reassess as the week goes on, but a bit of snow, wind and low temperatures isn’t going to keep them, or me, at home. You’d think we were in danger of civilisation crumbling with some of the talk of ‘events’ around here. Empty shelves and lads going on about gas canisters and a 6 week supply of batteries for a torch. You’d think it was the day after tomorrow or someit.

Dial Hard · 27-02-2018 01:54PM

Laila Disgusting Tribe wrote: »

In fairness my colleagues are here almost praying for snow so they cant get to work tomorrow. Most of them are less than a 30 minute walk to work too. Lazy attitude, i am just an employee but if its snows i will walk to work. If it is actually dangerous to go outside then they shouldn't be expected to turn up in work but most times its ever snowed in Ireland it has been fine to walk in it, just add a few mins to the journey time.

Not everyone lives within walking distance of work, you know.

JohnnyFlash · 27-02-2018 01:55PM

wolf tonedeaf wrote: »

Good man . if your work consists of hovering around boards.ie weather threads all day, I would suggest that you may be able to do this from home. Best of luck Thursday.

Having a quick gawk while eating my ham sandwich and having a mug of tea. Money to be made. I’ll reappraise once I see I’m in danger of getting snowed in.

optogirl · 27-02-2018 01:55PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Don’t want to get into a discussion about my staff, but suffice to say I ain’t hiring PhD candidates. Manual labour and installation type stuff. Most of them don’t even have the leaving cert. I fired out a text message earlier this morning saying work will be carrying on as normal until they hear otherwise. I’d say almost every other employer thinks the same way. I’ll reassess as the week goes on, but a bit of snow, wind and low temperatures isn’t going to keep them, or me, at home. You’d think we were in danger of civilisation crumbling with some of the talk of ‘events’ around here. Empty shelves and lads going on about gas canisters and a 6 week supply of batteries for a torch. You’d think it was the day after tomorrow or someit.

again, what a terrible opinion you have of your staff.

I didn't realise you needed a PhD to be able to refrain from getting locked and watching Netflix at 11am. You originally said you would be bringing your staff in all week no matter the weather - now you're taking it on a day by day basis. A bit more reasoned sure but your other comments about them are, frankly, disgusting.

tayto lover · 27-02-2018 01:55PM

My dog is an outdoor dog. Doesn't like the house. As his kennel is good and strong and he has a doggie bed in it would he be ok outside or should I move all into the utility?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 27-02-2018 01:56PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I ain’t hiring PhD candidates..... Most of them don’t even have the leaving cert.

What the fúck has their level of educational attainment got to do with it? Do they matter less than someone with a Doctorate?

Would you listen to yourself.

questionmark? · 27-02-2018 01:56PM

Most responsible and intelligent employers are making sure all staff know the business continuity plan and testing such things as people's ability to log in from home, vital tasks etc..

u140acro3xs7dm · 27-02-2018 01:57PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

Not everyone lives within walking distance of work, you know.

That is true but i specifically said MOST of MY colleagues do yet they have no intention of showing up cause they are too lazy to walk 30 mins on a mostly flat surface.

Dial Hard · 27-02-2018 01:57PM

tayto lover wrote: »

My dog is an outdoor dog. Doesn't like the house. As his kennel is good and strong and he has a doggie bed in it would he be ok outside or should I move all into the utility?

Unless he's a northern breed like a Mal or a Husky, I'd bring him in.

B0jangles · 27-02-2018 01:57PM

Calibos wrote: »

Neither. Its the only 'Sloping Corner' onto the Seafront. Theres corners onto the seafront, theres sloping roads onto the seafront but theres only one Sloping Corner onto the seafront.

Bray's own Sherlock Holmes over here!

alroley · 27-02-2018 01:58PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Don’t want to get into a discussion about my staff, but suffice to say I ain’t hiring PhD candidates. Manual labour and installation type stuff. Most of them don’t even have the leaving cert.

Sorry how does that have any relevance? Are you saying you have a low opinion of them because many didn't do the leaving cert?

Dublinlady1513 · 27-02-2018 01:58PM

At 7 months pregnant I won't be walking 5 minutes to the local shop in snow let alone an extra 30 minutes to work in a job that would replace me within a week if I died. My employers are great thank god nothing like some on here.

jamesbere · 27-02-2018 01:58PM

If a red warning is issued I'd say there's a strong possibility my workplace will be shut Thursday

angeldaisy · 27-02-2018 01:58PM

tayto lover wrote: »

My dog is an outdoor dog. Doesn't like the house. As his kennel is good and strong and he has a doggie bed in it would he be ok outside or should I move all into the utility?

it's recommended that they are brought inside, one dog had already been reported as having died from the cold.

Calibos · 27-02-2018 02:02PM

B0jangles wrote: »

Bray's own Sherlock Holmes over here!

Elementary My Dear Watson!

LOL. Funnily enough I was of two minds about making a Sherlock Holmes reference in that earlier reply myself!

TheRiverman · 27-02-2018 02:05PM

Still saying on the news that it is expected,so despite all the technology etc Met Eireann cannot say for certain how bad it is going to be.

Calibos · 27-02-2018 02:08PM

TheRiverman wrote: »

Still saying on the news that it is expected,so despite all the technology etc Met Eireann cannot say for certain how bad it is going to be.

Context my friend, Context!! What is expected?

Cantona's Collars · 27-02-2018 02:09PM

A lot of people in their Qashqai's,Tuscons etc are going to quickly find out that they are only tall cars.
How many are driving 'proper' SUV's and don't know how to use the 4wd?? Normal dropping of the kids to school or popping into the Dundrum Centre generally doesn't need 4wd.

Alun · 27-02-2018 02:11PM

B0jangles wrote: »

Bray's own Sherlock Holmes over here!

In that case I'm Bray's Watson, as that was the first place I thought of when I read that post.

Sexual Chocolate · 27-02-2018 02:18PM

What's the opinion here on having two front winter tyres ?

My civic that I bought recently came with two front winter tyres. I only live about 5 miles if even from work but I've a few hills along the way.

Calibos · 27-02-2018 02:18PM

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

A lot of people in their Qashqai's,Tuscons etc are going to quickly find out that they are only tall cars.
How many are driving 'proper' SUV's and don't know how to use the 4wd?? Normal dropping of the kids to school or popping into the Dundrum Centre generally doesn't need 4wd.

How may 'Proper SUV's with 4WD' owners with Summer Tires are going to end up being towed by a FWD Golf on Winter Tires?

Calibos · 27-02-2018 02:19PM

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

What's the opinion here on having two front winter tyres ?

My civic that I bought recently came with two front winter tyres. I only live about 5 miles if even from work but I've a few hills along the way.

Let me put it this way...Do you like to wiggle your Booty??:D

All joking aside, don't take corners fast and you'll be fine and the Winters on the front drive wheels will help you get up the hills. Take a bend too fast though and the arse of the car will slip out. Its why Snow Sock users need to be aware of this too. Decent traction on the front is all well and good but you have to be careful not to lose the back end.

DeVore · 27-02-2018 02:21PM

WHY CANT THE MET OFFICE PREDICT THINGS?!? (This is why).

Consider two algebraic statements (dont run away, I'll explain this as simply as I can).

X + Y

and

X^3 + Y^2 + X (where "^2" means to "to the power of 2")

Both use X and Y but one is obviously more complex than the other.

These are analogous to the "models" you hear them talk about. A sunny day with no wind might be the simple first one, something like we are seeing now might be the second one.

In the case where lets say X is 1 and Y is 2 the first equals 3 and the second equals 6 (ie 1+4+1)
Since the future is unknown lets say that X might vary anywhere from 0 to 2 and Y varies from 1 to 4 in the future... in both models.

The first statement then varies from 1 (ie: 0+1) to 6 (ie 2+4) at the two extremes of the two ranges of the numbers.

The second statement varies from 1 (ie: 0+1+0) to 26 (ie 8+16+2).

So you can see that given the same variation in the numbers, the first model varies quite little (0 to 6) while the second varies quite a bit more (0 to 26). The further you move from the certainty of "now" (when you know the values of X and Y for definite) and into the uncertainty of the future, the more numbers are going to vary and EVEN GIVEN THE SAME VARIATION the more complex model has a much wider range of possible outcomes.

The answer is either live with a much wider range of possible outcomes (which people will complain is "inaccuracy") .. or reduce the variation of the numbers by predicting a shorter time into the future (which is what they are doing).

This is the basis for Chaos Theory and its inescapable in complex systems like weather.

frash · 27-02-2018 02:25PM

tayto lover wrote: »

My dog is an outdoor dog. Doesn't like the house. As his kennel is good and strong and he has a doggie bed in it would he be ok outside or should I move all into the utility?

I dare you ask that in the "Animals & Pets" forum :eek:

SEPT 23 1989 · 27-02-2018 02:26PM

DeVore wrote: »

WHY CANT THE MET OFFICE PREDICT THINGS?!? (This is why).

Consider two algebraic statements (dont run away, I'll explain this as simply as I can).

X + Y

and

X^3 + Y^2 + X (where "^2" means to "to the power of 2")

Both use X and Y but one is obviously more complex than the other.

These are analogous to the "models" you hear them talk about. A sunny day with no wind might be the simple first one, something like we are seeing now might be the second one.

In the case where lets say X is 1 and Y is 2 the first equals 3 and the second equals 6 (ie 1+4+1)
Since the future is unknown lets say that X might vary anywhere from 0 to 2 and Y varies from 1 to 4 in the future... in both models.

The first statement then varies from 1 (ie: 0+1) to 6 (ie 2+4) at the two extremes of the two ranges of the numbers.

The second statement varies from 1 (ie: 0+1+0) to 26 (ie 8+16+2).

So you can see that given the same variation in the numbers, the first model varies quite little (0 to 6) while the second varies quite a bit more (0 to 26). The further you move from the certainty of "now" (when you know the values of X and Y for definite) and into the uncertainty of the future, the more numbers are going to vary and EVEN GIVEN THE SAME VARIATION the more complex model has a much wider range of possible outcomes.

The answer is either live with a much wider range of possible outcomes (which people will complain is "inaccuracy") .. or reduce the variation of the numbers by predicting a shorter time into the future (which is what they are doing).

This is the basis for Chaos Theory and its inescapable in complex systems like weather.

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

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