Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) ** READ MOD NOTE POST#1**

revelman wrote: »

If, as I think we are, we are a truly forward thinking and innovative nation we should use this event as an opportunity to start preparing for the Winter Olympics in 4 years time. Maybe this guy can get a medal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Looks like yer man just continued on home

Camdyn Thundering Rain wrote: »

Sunday mass has been cancelled in ny mother's parish! It's now worse than 1982, 1963 and 1947 she says.

I hope she doesn't lose power and can't watch it on tv.

irishfeen wrote: »

Should we expect much snow tonight in North Cork lads and ladies?

Looks a good chance what with Hirlam and Met Eireann updates per technical thread and of course MT.

thebull85 wrote: »

Dublin Bus need to get their act together and make a definitive call on tomorrow.

Deleted User wrote: »

thebull85 wrote: »

Dublin Bus need to get their act together and make a definitive call on tomorrow.

It's not that easy. We're promised more snow tonight in the Region RED area than we had last night.
we had sh1t loads of snow last night.

And Irish rail will not now run services until after noon tomorrow at the earliest .

Understandable.

Videos popping up of stolen tipper and a crowd with kids and all in tow from a certain Dublin suburb that doesn't like Joan Burton looting beer out of a Lidl, just because they can.

Snow is pretty heavy now in cork city. Did somebody here say it's looking like it's gonna stay as snow overnight now?? If so that's interesting, more delays.

irishfeen wrote: »

Should we expect much snow tonight in North Cork lads and ladies?

Kanturk area yes

FastFullBack wrote: »

Out of interest what’s your BER rating. I’ve a fairly new build (5 years), a B3 rating and gotta say I’m delighted with the heat in the house. I was expecting the wife to have GFCH on constantly but we’ve only had it on every 4-5 hours for a hour and we’re good

Don't know tbh. Renovated Victorian 2500sqft done through the Jan 2010 Winter event and put to the test(not a BER Test ) in Nov/Dec 2010. Do not remember it being this cold in the attic Bedroom back then. Think its the Storm force winds causing the issue this time round. I'm already aware that the builder made some fundamental mistakes with the new insulation and Wooden Sash Window installs but he was bust soon after our job because of the recession and we had no recourse. Problem was that with no major cold weather events like this since, I put rectification of the issues on the long finger for financial reasons.

In a normal winter though, the house is great and like yourself we would simply boost the heating for an hour or two every 4 or 5 hours which would be plenty. 16 of our 17 windows have a Southern or Western aspect (most Southern) and we get great solar gain.

That said, In the grand scheme of things having to run the heating 24 hours a day for a few days and wear pyjama's in one of the bedrooms for a few days during a once or twice a decade extreme cold weather event would still come out massively ahead in terms of a cost benefit analysis as compared to ripping out improperly fitted insulation and windows and installing air tightness membranes everywhere and replastering the whole house again etc.

However, there are several areas where I can DIY it for not much cost and drastically cut down the heat loss. Will never be airtight or have a great BER rating though. I guess this event will rid me of my complacency though and get me to pull the finger out and finally get around to doing it.

Starting to become clear now that the transport situation will not improve one bit by tomorrow. Heavy snow across the South and East and here in Cork snowing away with the ground glistening.

obi604 wrote: »

So has the storm passed now ?
Or still due more ?

Emmas gonna be with us all night

munsterlegend wrote: »

Met Eireann reckons ... it will turn to sleet/rain.

Didn't they say that about today - oops

munsterlegend wrote: »

Met Eireann reckons from dawn on it will turn to sleet/rain. MT thinks it may take a bit longer.

Sorry for asking what's MT stand for?

munsterlegend wrote: »

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Snow is pretty heavy now in cork city. Did somebody here say it's looking like it's gonna stay as snow overnight now?? If so that's interesting, more delays.

Met Eireann reckons from dawn on it will turn to sleet/rain. MT thinks it may take a bit longer.

I have full faith/wishful thinking in MT's forecast! Let's hope for the worst! (Which in this case is the best! )

Centra Jobstown - shutter cut and looted.