Snowmagedagain

kneemos · 02-03-2018 08:27PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Maybe... or maybe there's lots of people wolfing down gluten free bread right now cos it was the only thing left on the shelves!

It's grand if you toast it and overload it with butter and cheese\salmon\etc

Doc put me on a gluten free diet for a week,nearly ended up in the poor house.

Sympathy to anyone that's on it,but it was a miserable experience.

The Rape of Lucretia · 02-03-2018 08:28PM

Agricola wrote: »

Just like Brexit. The Brits could never miss an opportunity to live out their fantasies of stoic endurance in the face of adversity, their stiff upper lip and the love of keeping calm and carrying on.

Working out well for them so far!

And the Irish live up their stereotype of being lazy gits, who with the slightest excuse, just turn over in the bed in the morning and couldnt be arsed making any effort to do a bit of work.

nice_guy80 · 02-03-2018 08:29PM

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

You would have to wonder how Neanderthals survived without anything.

cause they didn't live in Ireland maybe?

iamwhoiam · 02-03-2018 08:29PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

And the Irish live up their stereotype of being lazy gits, who with the slightest excuse, just turn over in the bed in the morning and couldnt be arsed making any effort to do a bit of work.

Well at least we are all still alive

02-03-2018 08:30PM

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Father of the year material on RTE news just now, planning on leaving his kids outside in an igloo overnight.

Im texting a few friends stuck in the house with young kids, there might be more than just him planning it :pac::D

02-03-2018 08:30PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

And the Irish live up their stereotype of being lazy gits, who with the slightest excuse, just turn over in the bed in the morning and couldnt be arsed making any effort to do a bit of work.

Its my life and I live it how I want. :pac:

Agricola · 02-03-2018 08:31PM

You know it's a national emergency when your playing browser platforming games.

Berserker · 02-03-2018 08:32PM

eviltwin wrote: »

It's been relentless here in West Dublin all day, actually worse than yesterday. Our main road which I can see from my house is completely impassible now.

Same here. Lots more snow today.

odyssey06 wrote: »

I hope the army got some target practice in on those looters... do us all a favour and stop 'em before they a chance to rack up 100 convictions...

It's societies fault that they have to loot though. Don't forget that.

gmisk wrote: »

Ffs what a bunch of tossers! All for a slab of crap beer!

Was in the shop earlier today and the alcohol aisle was the busiest of the lot. People buying slabs of beer, wine etc. Sad that they can't find a better way to pass the time.

OldMrBrennan83 · 02-03-2018 08:32PM

This post has been deleted.

Samuel T. Cogley · 02-03-2018 08:33PM

Berserker wrote: »

Was in the shop earlier today and the alcohol isle was the busiest of the lot. People buying slabs of beer, wine etc. Sad that they can't find a better way to pass the time.

There's only so much **** one can do.

02-03-2018 08:33PM

Hammer Archer wrote: »

2010 was colder. But with regards to the sheer size of the snow drifts, this event was far worse.

2010 seemed a different type of event. It was just constant snow for days on end and the fresh snow lodged on the already previous compounded snow.

This was gale/storm force winds meeting cold air coming from the east and a more sudden clinical strike

OldMrBrennan83 · 02-03-2018 08:34PM

This post has been deleted.

RandomName2 · 02-03-2018 08:34PM

According to an interview today with Paul Kehoe only a few hundred of the armed forces are helping with storm Emma and the blizzards affecting the east coast. While these members are probably doing a good job (though I personally haven't seen any in Wicklow yet) and while some of the armed forces are not suited to such tasks (Air force, etc.) and others are serving abroad (for instance helping the human traffickers in the Med), it still seems ridiculous that the vast majority aren't being used, and that it's falling to civilian emergency services almost exclusively.

I thought the whole point of maintaining armed forces, year in, year out, was to be able to aid in national emergencies, etc. If it's all going to get put on civilian services anyway, wouldn't it be better to just relocate the funding to them on a permanent basis?

OldMrBrennan83 · 02-03-2018 08:36PM

This post has been deleted.

Gatling · 02-03-2018 08:36PM

Many were on social media complaining how they weren't getting any extra pay to help out in emergencies

Del2005 · 02-03-2018 08:37PM

The army doesn't have enough troops to preform their own duties never mind covering extra duties.

Agricola · 02-03-2018 08:37PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

And the Irish live up their stereotype of being lazy gits, who with the slightest excuse, just turn over in the bed in the morning and couldnt be arsed making any effort to do a bit of work.

Mint Sauce · 02-03-2018 08:38PM

Have we had a national emergancy declared though?

Jawgap · 02-03-2018 08:38PM

RandomName2 wrote: »

According to an interview today with Paul Kehoe only a few hundred of the armed forces are helping with storm Emma and the blizzards affecting the east coast. While these members are probably doing a good job (though I personally haven't seen any in Wicklow yet) and while some of the armed forces are not suited to such tasks (Air force, etc.) and others are serving abroad (for instance helping the human traffickers in the Med), it still seems ridiculous that the vast majority aren't being used, and that it's falling to civilian emergency services almost exclusively.

I thought the whole point of maintaining armed forces, year in, year out, was to be able to aid in national emergencies, etc. If it's all going to get put on civilian services anyway, wouldn't it be better to just relocate the funding to them on a permanent basis?

Yeah, because turning out the Army and leaving things like armouries unguarded is a good idea......

.......and sure given the brilliant wages they're on shouldn't they all be working 24 hours a day, every day.

In short, whatever the size of the DF there's only about one third available to cover all contingencies. People are training, staffing out other functions etc and some are even allowed be off.

02-03-2018 08:38PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

And the Irish live up their stereotype of being lazy gits, who with the slightest excuse, just turn over in the bed in the morning and couldnt be arsed making any effort to do a bit of work.

Bit harsh. All over Ireland there is emergency staff, esb staff, and volunteers out there at the moment doing their utmost to help people as im sure there is right across the UK also.

odyssey06 · 02-03-2018 08:39PM

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

You would have to wonder how Neanderthals survived without anything.

Sadly modern civilisation frowns on those who walk around heavily armed with projectile weapons, slaughtering whatever animals you happen to come across...

For Forks Sake · 02-03-2018 08:39PM

gmisk wrote: »

Ffs what a bunch of tossers! All for a slab of crap beer!

As someone more eagle-eyed than myself spotted, one of the looters was making off with a slab of non-alcoholic beer.

:D

Collie D · 02-03-2018 08:40PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Bit harsh. All over Ireland there is emergency staff, esb staff, and volunteers out there at the moment doing their utmost to help people as im sure there is right across the UK also.

You're on here long enough to know that nobody hates the Irish more than Irish Boards users

Cee-Jay-Cee · 02-03-2018 08:40PM

Ha ha you said Ireland has an airforce.

OldMrBrennan83 · 02-03-2018 08:41PM

This post has been deleted.

somefeen · 02-03-2018 08:42PM

Is it possible that only 5 percent of them are useful or needed at the moment?

I can't imagine there's an awful lot they can do besides transport?

Berserker · 02-03-2018 08:43PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

And the Irish live up their stereotype of being lazy gits, who with the slightest excuse, just turn over in the bed in the morning and couldnt be arsed making any effort to do a bit of work.

Wait until Monday morning when it'll be too dangerous to drive on the roads because of the melting snow on the sides of the road.

For Forks Sake wrote: »

As someone more eagle-eyed than myself spotted, one of the looters was making off with a slab of non-alcoholic beer. :D

Probably an Irish football fan. Well know for falling for that one.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 02-03-2018 08:44PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I remember it being colder, much colder, in 2010 when -10 appeared on my car screen. The worst here has been -3 on my phone at 4am this morning. Anyway, I said that about 2010 a few days ago and a couple of drama queens essentially said the worst hadn't happened so shut up ya thick. Worst apparently has happened now and it never got as cold as 2010. :P

Literally nobody was claiming this was going to be an extreme cold event. It being March and all.

sondagefaux · 02-03-2018 08:46PM

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

You would have to wonder how Neanderthals survived without anything.

They didn't survive, they're extinct...

dxhound2005 · 02-03-2018 08:47PM

sondagefaux wrote: »

They didn't survive, they're extinct...

No, there's some on this thread.

Snowmagedagain

Comments