Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 06:57PM

Cartman78 wrote: »

No I agree...I doughnut know why people bombard these threads with lame bread jokes.

From tart to finish, people just roll out the same thing and act like it's great brack altogether. There'll be a few willing to go against the grain but I don't crust them either.

Stick to the facts people, it's the yeast we can do in these difficult times

You sound... barmy.. time to rise to the occasion.. so da people can eat..you knead help perhaps?

OH DEAR.I posted this before I caught up with the thread.. Toast time...

BDI · 02-10-2019 06:58PM

Can I cycle to work tomorrow lads? 630 to work half 3 home?

lleti · 02-10-2019 06:59PM

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

I don’t believe any of these so called weather experts. They get a C or less in leaving cert geography which is the easiest subject after home economics, and then straight into a high paid job with RTÉ. More like weather eejits I call them. I’ll be going out to work tomorrow morning and I won’t even take a coat. Reckon it will be sunny and high teens.

You forgot to mention you live in Texas.

Reckless Abandonment · 02-10-2019 07:00PM

BDI wrote: »

Can I cycle to work tomorrow lads? 630 to work half 3 home?

That's a long cycle to work. The one home sounds ok ..

Sottol · 02-10-2019 07:00PM

We got the typical “caring” email at work today.
If you feel it is unsafe to travel to work please arrange to work from home etc!! Making sure we all took the laptops home so there’s no excuse not to be working. There’s always one who lives too far away to come in when there’s a bit of wind!

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:03PM

Kamili wrote: »

MOOOOO!!!!

wrap up warm and get some sleep - get the fire on and tell Lead Upright Cow that she will be fine too, and to pack it in!

Had a lovely sleep then Mrs Moo started again. Although given the time of year, maybe Mr Bull. Clearly the cattle are off the fields and did not want to be.. Safe anyways and thankful the islanders are taking all the precautions. Hearing tractors also on the lanes.

squarecircles · 02-10-2019 07:07PM

Tomorrow

Turning wet and windy on Thursday as the outer rain-bands associated with Storm Lorenzo track across
Ireland. Southeast winds will be strong and gusty with some damaging gusts. Very high seas are
expected along the Atlantic coast. Feeling increasingly humid with temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees.
During Thursday evening the centre of Storm Lorenzo will move closer to the northwest coast. Southerly
winds will veer west to southwest, with gales and severe damaging gusts, especially along
Atlantic coasts. Intense falls of falls of thundery rain will move into the west too.

Met.ie

igCorcaigh · 02-10-2019 07:07PM

Graces7 wrote: »

looks that way;

Hopefully it'll be a nothing burger Grace.

Let us all know anyway, your input here is always valued!

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:11PM

LordBasil wrote: »

I agree, all this bread talk is getting very tiresome. I found the whole bread obsession during Ophelia and particularly during the 'Beast from the East' cringeworthy. Like what year is it, there are plenty of other food people can buy/eat nowadays. If bad weather is predicted buy extra bread days before it starts and put it in the freezer if you need bread so much. Ridiculous carry on the last time.

Does no one make their own any more? I ran out of bread way back and made a bannock. Even on the food forum they had no idea what that was! Takes under five mins. At the traditional farms at Muckross, the ladies make oven top breads.

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:14PM

AaronMan wrote: »

They are social housing tenants, so I even thought of having a word with the Council about it, but I doubt that the Council would be interested before hand - it's not the common/usual type of complaint that they'd be dealing with ... Also, there is not much time left before Lorenzo arrives.

can you creep out after dark and tie it down? I would! PS I am in social housing too! But all is battened down here..

StupidLikeAFox · 02-10-2019 07:21PM

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

What is this wonderful looking SKG contraption and where can I get it?? Does it make bread with strawberries??

Yes it does, based on an old Irish recipe that is so famous the Dubliners wrote a song about it, I think it went "where the strawberry bread sweeps down to the Liffey"

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:25PM

Checked the met.ie warnings when I came back on, and I never remember seeing such an orange warning for wind. Quite scary reading it. terms like strong gale and storm force... and they say morning.

Ah well..

igCorcaigh · 02-10-2019 07:29PM

Graces7 wrote: »

Checked the met.ie warnings when I came back on, and I never remember seeing such an orange warning for wind. Quite scary reading it. terms like strong gale and storm force... and they say morning.

Ah well..

It'll be grand.

I'm sure you've been through far worse Grace.

pad199207 · 02-10-2019 07:30PM

Graces7 wrote: »

Checked the met.ie warnings when I came back on, and I never remember seeing such an orange warning for wind. Quite scary reading it. terms like strong gale and storm force... and they say morning.

Ah well..

It ain’t no Ophelia Warning though. Still waiting for the next time Met Eireann use the word ‘destructive’

fineso.mom · 02-10-2019 07:31PM

Bread making is hugely popular these days Graces ? I got two great recipes from the food forum for sourdough and wholemeal bread. Perhaps if you had used the term griddle bread, people would have known. Bannock is more of a Scottish term I think.

igCorcaigh · 02-10-2019 07:36PM

pad199207 wrote: »

It ain’t no Ophelia Warning though. Still waiting for the next time Met Eireann use the word ‘destructive’

A classic, but also tragic

I remember it.

By the way, ME do use the word disruptive for this one too.

SEPT 23 1989 · 02-10-2019 07:41PM

The garden furniture shall not be taken in

West Dublin 2nd October 2019

igCorcaigh · 02-10-2019 07:42PM

fineso.mom wrote: »

Bread making is hugely popular these days Graces ? I got two great recipes from the food forum for sourdough and wholemeal bread. Perhaps if you had used the term griddle bread, people would have known. Bannock is more of a Scottish term I think.

Bannock also a native term. I'm not great at making quick breads, but might try again. Ty!

(thanks, sorry fineso, I know that was for Grace, not me)

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:42PM

fineso.mom wrote: »

Bread making is hugely popular these days Graces ? I got two great recipes from the food forum for sourdough and wholemeal bread. Perhaps if you had used the term griddle bread, people would have known. Bannock is more of a Scottish term I think.

Yep; I learned the noble art in Orkney with their local bere meal. a kind of barley. Useful when the power has gone and you have a real fire..
It made for a good discussion though

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:45PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

A classic, but also tragic
I remember it.

By the way, ME do use the word disruptive for this one too.

Ophelia missed us thankfully.. turned right at Clare. I was still on radio and not computer then and they interviewed a very disappointed weather guy in Sligo who had been eagerly waiting.

holliehobbie · 02-10-2019 07:47PM

Anyone else have the heating on? Flipping freezing here now in Dublin.

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:48PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

It'll be grand.

I'm sure you've been through far worse Grace.

The term Hobson's choice comes to mind! No leaving the island now! as if I would!

Lot of tractor noise; unusual.

Graces7 · 02-10-2019 07:49PM

holliehobbie wrote: »

Anyone else have the heating on? Flipping freezing here now in Dublin.

Lit the fire for a while. Will not light it in the storm lest the gale damages the chimney. All bases covered..

pad199207 · 02-10-2019 07:53PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

A classic, but also tragic
I remember it.

By the way, ME do use the word disruptive for this one too.

Destructive not disruptive

Wine Goddess · 02-10-2019 08:01PM

holliehobbie wrote: »

Anyone else have the heating on? Flipping freezing here now in Dublin.

Yep. Baltic. Hubby doesn't agree.

CeeCeeBloom · 02-10-2019 08:07PM

Wine Goddess wrote: »

Yep. Baltic. Hubby doesn't agree.

In an unusual turn of events my hubby just turned heating on!

BakeMeACake · 02-10-2019 08:10PM

Left my empty bin outside and it never moved an inch during Ophelia. Then walk a 100 yards down the road to find a tree uprooted. It's all comes down to how protected your area is from the gusts and obviously elevation. I suspect the worst damage will happen with wave surges close to coastal areas

Little snowy old me · 02-10-2019 08:18PM

Looks like yet more hype over a non event. I have a feeling there will be a lot of head scratching and wondering what the fuss was about Friday morning.

DOCARCH · 02-10-2019 08:23PM

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Looks like yet more hype over a non event.

It has not happened yet!

Little snowy old me wrote: »

I have a feeling there will be a lot of head scratching and wondering what the fuss was about Friday morning.

Blame George Lee....

Assetbacked · 02-10-2019 08:25PM

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Looks like yet more hype over a non event. I have a feeling there will be a lot of head scratching and wondering what the fuss was about Friday morning.

Better throw the tabloids in the bin and read a book instead.

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