nacho libre wrote: » Don't be too hard on them, they must have run out of bread. Absolutely incredible scenes. I imagine this surpasses the snowfall of 1982 at this stage for those who have witnessed both.
wakka12 wrote: » Does anyone else's dog hate the snow? My dog won't even go outside for a pee anymore because of the snow
WhiteMemento9 wrote: » What is the latest guidance. Temperatures dropping again combined with this slow moving system could mean another massive snowfall for parts tonight?
beauf wrote: » Not by a long way yet according to my memory. In Dublin 15, in 82 the army ran lorries to deliver milk and bread and remember them helping people into the back of them, as transport. At the moment we have about 2~4 ft of drifts. back then it was 6~8ft, I know it was up the top of my parents 8th garden wall, and blocked in the back door and we had to dig it out. I used a crates to build a slide from the top of the wall into the garden. Probably 82 was like the worst bits you see on the news now, but all over. I don't remember anyone driving for about a week back then. Thus far, I've only had today of being unable to drive. At the moment this is about on par or just slightly worse with 2010. 2010 was made worse then it really was because they didn't grit or clear the roads early enough. Also 2010 was colder. We've only seen -4 max. Back then we saw -10~11. The battery in my car froze. But those times it was country wide. This storm is odd in that there are huge differences between one area and the next even not that far apart. We also have modern tyres, 4x4, gritters and snow ploughs. Didn't have any of that in 82. Of course in 82 you had people who had lived through the one in the 40's and that one far worse than 82 apparently. I remember the thaw in 82 was miserable. Lasted for ages, cold and wet. Slush everywhere. Of course depends where you are. Some places are pretty bad this time too.
fred funk }{ wrote: » Yes. That goes for the gobsh1tes who go for a drive up Sally Gap too. They should be arrested and made pay for the cost of the rescue.
crashadder wrote: » so i am new in the country and wasnt expecting that life would shut down in Dublin so i havent prepared for this in terms of supplies. I have enough to last me until sunday maybe. what am i supposed to do if the grocery stores dont open ?
Nettle Soup wrote: » Today was a good day!! I wonder how many snowmen were built today in Ireland????
NegativeCreep wrote: » Everyone else reporting thaw but in Blanch it’s snowing heavy and no signs of thaw at all? Do I live in a micro climate? :pac:
quad_red wrote: » Hasn't really snowed in Skerries for almost 24 hours. The concrete in the front and back of the houses is almost fully visible and the grass is maybe 40% clear. Comparing it to 1982 is pie in the sky stuff for where we're sitting given how quickly this has passed. All we have is icey ungritted roads and a bitter wind that means the kids can't go out. And a broken front door from where a neighbourhood kid let go of it in the wind yesterday and the guide fail got mangled. Had to cut it with a hacksaw to get it closed yesterday evening.
WhiteMemento9 wrote: » Infrastructure though was surely much worse back then so the impact would have been felt more heavily.
DOCARCH wrote: » Blizzardly on the Grange Road in Rathfarnham at the moment.
