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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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Zeek12 wrote: »

Wasn't Black 47 the worst year of the famine - 1847?
I remember my grandparents talking about "White 47" instead - referring to the bad winter of 1947 :O

The Big Snow I thought. Black 47 is the famine alright though, and the new movie about the Famine

Collie D

Berserker wrote: »

Public transport isn't suspended in London. Good bit of snow there also. My brother arrived into Heathrow from Seoul an hour ago. He is stuck in London until Saturday now. Going to go up to the Emirates and try to get a ticket from the Arsenal v Man City game tonight, so London seems to be functioning fine.

How does London keep its underground network going in this weather?

It's a moot point really, the city has a population twice that of our entire country and no doubt the services to match.

Relax and enjoy your day off.

And find an Irish woman, Canadian sense of humour sounds rubbish

Zeek12

riffmongous wrote: »

SidekickSimon wrote: »

Me to son: "you call this snow!, i remember the snow of 1982"

My Dad: "1982 ?, that was snow for girls!!, I was there in 1963, that was real snow!"

My Grandad (staring intensely into the fire): "None of ye know what snow is. I was there for the snow of 1947. BLACK '47 as we called it"

'47 was by far the worst though wasn't it? My father would have lived through them all and he only ever mentioned 47, same with other older people. I never heard anyone mention '82 until this week

Wasn't Black 47 the worst year of the famine - 1847?
I remember my grandparents talking about "White 47" instead - referring to the bad winter of 1947 :O

greenspurs

facehugger99 wrote: »

Risk life?
Sure, don't get up in the morning if you can't handle a bit of risk. All this hyperbolic nonsense over a couple of inches of snow.

I thought yee trolls preferred BookFace ..... :rolleyes:

kneemos

Why is everything closed today?it's no worse than yesterday.

The "blizzard" won't arrive until tonight.

Jim Bob Scratcher

facehugger99

iamwhoiam wrote: »

So you want the bus drivers to risk life for others do you ?

Risk life?
Sure, don't get up in the morning if you can't handle a bit of risk. All this hyperbolic nonsense over a couple of inches of snow.

Dev84

Berserker wrote: »

Public transport isn't suspended in London. Good bit of snow there also. My brother arrived into Heathrow from Souel an hour ago. He is stuck in London until Saturday now. Going to go up to the Emirates and try to get a ticket from the Arsenal v Man City game.

https://news.sky.com/story/live-travel-disruption-as-storm-emma-rolls-in-11271510

Did i say london?

Berserker

Dev84 wrote: »

But parts of europe are reacting in exaclty the same way. Uk might not be able to meet gas demands today. Public transport and ports suspended. So its europe over reacting?

Public transport isn't suspended in London. Good bit of snow there also. My brother arrived into Heathrow from Seoul an hour ago. He is stuck in London until Saturday now. Going to go up to the Emirates and try to get a ticket from the Arsenal v Man City game tonight, so London seems to be functioning fine.

iamwhoiam

SidekickSimon wrote: »

There have been plenty of people who are working essential services who had no choice but to go to work. Closing down the entire transport network hasnt helped them.... their on their own it seems...

So you want the bus drivers to risk life for others do you ? The emergency services are wonderful and would not appreciate you recommending taking risks and adding their huge workload

Trigger Happy

RTE 1 o'clock news were interviewing some fella in Tullamore who was talking about the treacherous driving conditions. So treacherous that he was not wearing his seat belt.

SidekickSimon

riffmongous wrote: »

'47 was by far the worst though wasn't it? My father would have lived through them all and he only ever mentioned 47

Yeah there was 12 feet of snow in many parts !!

SidekickSimon

iamwhoiam wrote: »

You do know that the storm has not yet arrived dont you .? Do you want the bus drivers to risk their own lives so a few stragglers can get home .? The warning gave people plenty of time to get home and get safe or stay put .Its that easy .Safety is the key not gung ho attitude

There have been plenty of people who are working essential services who had no choice but to go to work. Closing down the entire transport network hasnt helped them.... their on their own it seems...

[Deleted User]

SidekickSimon wrote: »

Me to son: "you call this snow!, i remember the snow of 1982"

My Dad: "1982 ?, that was snow for girls!!, I was there in 1963, that was real snow!"

My Grandad (staring intensely into the fire): "None of ye know what snow is. I was there for the snow of 1947. BLACK '47 as we called it"

'47 was by far the worst though wasn't it? My father would have lived through them all and he only ever mentioned 47, same with other older people. I never heard anyone mention '82 until this week

iamwhoiam

facehugger99 wrote: »

Maybe she finds the ultra-defensive attitudes hilarious. It's a bit of snow at the end of the day, no need for people to be losing their ****, panic-buying, closing down the country, etc.

Totally over the top reaction, not surprised we have foreign visitors bemused by it all.

Sure let those foreign visitors wander around in it if they like .Lets see how many run indoors then

Dev84

facehugger99 wrote: »

Maybe she finds the ultra-defensive attitudes hilarious. It's a bit of snow at the end of the day, no need for people to be losing their ****, panic-buying, closing down the country, etc.

Totally over the top reaction, not surprised we have foreign visitors bemused by it all.

But parts of europe are reacting in exaclty the same way. Uk might not be able to meet gas demands today. Public transport and ports suspended. So its europe over reacting?

iamwhoiam

Berserker wrote: »

Because the reaction is completely OTT. Professional drivers, Dublin Bus for example, not working because a few inches of snow. There is no snow on the M50 & M4, as I said above. The post office running out of cash. Shops closing down. Tram services not running in Dublin. Dublin airport cancelling all flights until Saturday. To name but a few.

You do know that the storm has not yet arrived dont you .? Do you want the bus drivers to risk their own lives so a few stragglers can get home .? The warning gave people plenty of time to get home and get safe or stay put .Its that easy .Safety is the key not gung ho attitude

Yer Da sells Avon

Berserker wrote: »

Because the reaction is completely OTT. Professional drivers, Dublin Bus for example, not working because a few inches of snow. There is no snow on the M50 & M4, as I said above. The post office running out of cash. Shops closing down. Tram services not running in Dublin. Dublin airport cancelling all flights until Saturday. To name but a few.

We could invest in Canadian-style infrastructure so that the country wouldn't have to shut down, but that also might be an OTT reaction to something that happens so rarely here. Shutting everything down instead makes sense.

Bracken81

Is it the colder weather or having to stay in with the family that makes everyone a bit tetchier?
Somebody should do a Poll

facehugger99

Patww79 wrote: »

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Dev84 wrote: »

Canadians get it every year
We get it once every 30 years. Why does she find it so funny?

anna080 wrote: »

Well my friend's sister's uncle's husband's nephew's niece says your wife has a fat arse

DoozerT6 wrote: »

This is an EXTREME WEATHER EVENT. Well it is for Ireland.

Maybe your gf should remove herself back to Canada if she wants "real" weather. Y'know, once the airports open up again after the CODE RED.

Maybe she finds the ultra-defensive attitudes hilarious. It's a bit of snow at the end of the day, no need for people to be losing their ****, panic-buying, closing down the country, etc.

Totally over the top reaction, not surprised we have foreign visitors bemused by it all.

SidekickSimon

BillyBobBS wrote: »

So your grandad is a racist then?

Down with this sort of thing.

These old timers !

iamwhoiam

Berserker wrote: »

It's only one day ffs. Just back from driving on the M50 and M4. Both roads were absolutely fine. My OH is Canadian and she is laughing her ass off at the reaction to a few inches of snow. Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann have cancelled their services. Not sure what it is like down the country but no need for DB to cancel their services.

Tell her we didnt laugh our ass off when they had huge forest fires .You see everyone country has its limits and they try their best and do their best with the equipment they have . The forest fires caused huge problems all along the area around Whistler in Canada for months on end and the Canadians had no control over it . No one laughed then .

Clickbait

Berserker wrote: »

Because the reaction is completely OTT. Professional drivers, Dublin Bus for example, not working because a few inches of snow. There is no snow on the M50 & M4, as I said above. The post office running out of cash. Shops closing down. Tram services not running in Dublin. Dublin airport cancelling all flights until Saturday. To name but a few.

It's not OTT. It's a bitter cold spell which is bringing the snow along with a storm on the way. The last time something like this happened was 36 years ago. It's better to shut down before it starts and have everyone safe at home or having very little travel. Ireland isn't used to these cold spells.

RobbingBandit

T minus 13 minutes до свида́нья

koumi

pokin the fire with a stick. Is currently about 6-8 inches of snow lying where I am and the main event has yet to start. I'm starting to wonder how much weight my roof will take, it's drifting by the stack and every now and again a gust will blow and a pile of dusty snow falls from it.

Owryan

kneemos wrote: »

Ireland apparently is officially closed.
Never in my life heard such nonsense.

Have you not read your own threads???????

Berserker

anna080 wrote: »

Well my friend's sister's uncle's husband's nephew's niece says your wife has a fat arse

Well, that's just not cricket.:D

Dev84

Berserker wrote: »

Because the reaction is completely OTT. Professional drivers, Dublin Bus for example, not working because a few inches of snow. There is no snow on the M50 & M4, as I said above. The post office running out of cash. Shops closing down. Tram services not running in Dublin. Dublin airport cancelling all flight until Saturday. To name but a few.

Its the same all over uk and europe have a look.

Its called mitigating the risk. If people are out they are at more of a risk hence the red warning and to stay indoors.

Id much rather live in a climate like ours where events like this are exceptional. Most parts of canada are desolate and isolated other than the big cities.

DoozerT6

Berserker wrote: »

Because the reaction is completely OTT. Professional drivers, Dublin Bus for example, not working because a few inches of snow. There is no snow on the M50 & M4, as I said above. The post office running out of cash. Shops closing down. Tram services not running in Dublin. Dublin airport cancelling all flight until Saturday. To name but a few.

This is an EXTREME WEATHER EVENT. Well it is for Ireland.

Maybe your gf should remove herself back to Canada if she wants "real" weather. Y'know, once the airports open up again after the CODE RED.

RobbingBandit

Dev84 wrote: »

Bucketing in maynooth for at least 3 hours now. Looking at garden there has easily been 6-7 cm in that time.

I meant big cluster of power cuts not snow.