Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) ** READ MOD NOTE POST #1 **

gerrybhoy wrote: »

Buses to be pulled off road after lunch on certain routes according to a chum who works for Dublin bus

No buses are even serving Lucan this morning. They're all bypassing it.

Rodg3 wrote: »

Decent enough dusting here in Dublin 2. Was sorely disappointed this morning to wake up and see far less than expected, but I'm coming to terms with it!

Sorely disappointed with this in ireland! We have such crazy expectations since 2010 hehe
( I was secretly disappointed hearing what kildare and dublin west got though, got same as you in D14:P) But still very pleased by how beautiful it is though

Coming down heavy again in Cork City.

Please remember the poor starving birds today! It is the end of a long winter for them and there is nothing left to eat.

If you can clear away a patch of snow or put some boards down and spread seed/etc on top of that, the ground feeders will love you. Also you have any way of putting out some water for them - they still need water to survive but it's hard when the usual sources are frozen over.

Daz_ wrote: »

Breadcrumbs. Break up some weetabix for example . They would def eat the oats . Some water if you can . Some birds love apples too , cut one in half .

Bread as no nutritional value to birds. soak it in lard and its great

buried wrote: »

Sunshine breaking out now, snow flurrying about really lightly. Amazing scene, looks like something you'd see on nature documentaries.
Deep S Roscommon

Deep Shit
Deep Snow
Deep South

Or all three :P

lads, totally gutted. nothing here in north cork. should I lose hope?

Red Warning for Dublin, but then your told you are Expected to get into Work.
What's the point in these Warnings when no one takes heed of them:mad:
(Not me but my daughter that lives up there)

Lepidoptera wrote: »

Please remember the poor starving birds today! It is the end of a long winter for them and there is nothing left to eat.

If you can clear away a patch of snow or put some boards down and spread seed/etc on top of that, the ground feeders will love you. Also you have any way of putting out some water for them - they still need water to survive but it's hard when the usual sources are frozen over.

+1

Crows are so clever though. Watched a lad eating/drinking snow. Cleverest of the birds, those lads

Hi all!
Got 4 inches in Monasterevin last night. Wasn't expecting that but hopefully more to come.

km79 wrote: »

roads already lethal in East Galway. Not looking forward to next 72 hours

I gotta go tuam to shrule later. Will those back roads be rough you think?