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Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

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The suggestion was made earlier in the 'Lorenzo' thread to open up a separate thread for general discussion on this potential storm. I think this is a good idea as that thread is now incorporating both technical discussion and more banterish posts, which is making it harder to follow.

It is probably best if we keep the original thread where more technical discussions & charts etc can take place to allow people to have a quicker access to the latest thoughts on the storm, and keep this one for more general chit chat and reports etc.

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HorrorScope

TheRiverman wrote: »

I think Mr.Murphy should be trying to solve the homeless crisis,he is talking ****e right now.

The world and the country do not revolve around the “homeless crisis” 24:7...

[Deleted User]

nmacu wrote: »

I hope that the media realise that this fear mongering is probably causing more harm than this fairly average storm. I'm in Galway and am getting texts from elderly relatives in Dublin that they're praying for us ... FFS ... it's obvious that the RTE newsroom are raging that this didn't go red.

RTÉ have committed so much resources to a relative non-event that they're doubling down on their bullsh1t. Cringeworthy isn't the half of it, egg on all their faces.

dmc17

Bigboldworld wrote: »

Watching Prine Time, if there ever was a more fitting example of Fake News, completely overhyped this but still going along with the charade

They promised us a storm and come hell or high water (excuse the pun!) they'll bring us one :pac:

Doctors room ghost

nmacu wrote: »

I hope that the media realise that this fear mongering is probably causing more harm than this fairly average storm. I'm in Galway and am getting texts from elderly relatives in Dublin that they're praying for us ... FFS ... it's obvious that the RTE newsroom are raging that this didn't go red.

Fcuk it we may aswell just roll with it so at this stage and set up a go fund me account and tap all the east coast for cash.
#rebuildthewest.
Send money.

JanuarySnowstor

I still think Met Eireann are partly to blame. Here's why
1) Everyone here said Cork wasn't in orange territory. Met Eireann said yes, clearly wrong had to backtrack later.
2) In general rain wasn't showing as a factor on charts yet Met said we would see heavy rainfall.
3) The favourite final location of storm 2 days ago is what happened. Yet they saying it changed course

Jeff2

Sardonicat wrote: »

'Stay high'?

Okey dokey.

Yeah man, you won't even know there was a storm.

obi604

Tom is smoking some weird sh1t.

[Deleted User]

Starting to get windy here in Galway. Gusts probably not far off 90kph, and will probably hit 120kph at 2/3am.

Snow Garden

If this is all climate change has to offer I am going back to my 2.3 litre turbo charged diesel Jaguar.

NIMAN

sugarman wrote: »

but imagine there was no warning and everyone was going about their business getting caught out.. there would be uproar about no warning! You cant win.

So you reckon they should hype every storm up from now on, just to be play it safe?

Hooter23

I seen enough rte I think it time to smash the telly:pac:

[Deleted User]

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Fcuk it we may aswell just roll with it so at this stage and set up a go fund me account and tap all the east coast for cash.
#rebuildthewest.
Send money.

Lord save us, 'tis needed here in the whest. Potted plant toppled over, sure you'd fit a JCB in the crater it left. Bejaysus, I'm awful shook now.

RTÉ are a bunch of turkeys whose necks should be wrung.

mojesius

Hooter23 wrote: »

I seen enough rte I think it time to smash the telly:pac:

You might want to wait until the 9am storm special tomorrow morning

fritzelly

Thought it funny yesterday when Evelyn Cusack was on the news and the guy wouldn't let it go that this was to be the worst storm ever and Evelyn was like "I didn't say that, it could be bad but we don't know yet" and he's like hurricane winds, whole towns wiped out. Jaysus
When I was a kid we never had anything of the kind with these weather reports - it was it's gonna be windy and wet

malinheader

sugarman wrote: »

What fear mongering? Weather changes, its unpredictable to an extent. It wasnt known if it was really going to hit us or not until a few hours ago. Luckly it didnt.

Is it scare mongering when theres hurricane warnings in Florida and they end up not hitting? No. Its public being warned in advanced in case it does.

Obviously a lot less extreme here, but imagine there was no warning and everyone was going about their business getting caught out.. there would be uproar about no warning! You cant win.

You can give out warnings without turning it into an embarrassing sideshow.

NIMAN

Dee Forbes, have a look at all those reporters, news crews, camera men etc sent out tonight around the country to report a non event.

How many hotel rooms are booked now tonight by Rte to put them all up?

And she's asking us for more money for their debts.

Shefwedfan

macnug wrote: »

Getting married 1pm of Friday FML

Trying to use a storm to get out of it is a small bit desperate

Captain Snow

Stand your ground Gerry.

Met Eireann do great work.

Pineapple1

Had to laugh earlier on the news at 5.30, they had a reporter in Salthill and a reporter in Blacksod, fair enough, we were told those areas were going to be worst hit. But they also had to send a reporter to a VERY relatively calm Dublin (Howth?) seafront location, jacket zipped right up to the chin. Do the Dubs get jealous that us Westerners get the most weather attention and throw a strop and demand that they make out theyre having to batten down the hatches for dear life?

dmc17

Hooter23 wrote: »

I seen enough rte I think it time to smash the telly:pac:

I'm actually finding it entertaining now. When they switched to talking about Brexit, I was a bit disappointed :P

Hooter23

She said "Wnds of 100mph" see people still dont know the diiference between kmph and mph...what a joke of a programme lol :rolleyes:

sliabh 1956

Watching DMc C in lahinch and the tide gently lapping behind him made me smile

Roger_007

nmacu wrote: »

I hope that the media realise that this fear mongering is probably causing more harm than this fairly average storm. I'm in Galway and am getting texts from elderly relatives in Dublin that they're praying for us ... FFS ... it's obvious that the RTE newsroom are raging that this didn't go red.

In all the official and social media commentary on this non-event there is a serious side.
I have no problem with giving advance warning of potentially major weather events.
I have no problem with making preparations for potentially dangerous conditions.
What I have a problem with is the failure to inform the public when it becomes clear that the danger is minimal or non-existent. Media and government organisations just continue with unnecessary hype and pretence simply to justify the 'investment' that they made in the response to the original predictions.
Met Eireann are also to blame with their silly colour coded warnings and even sillier giving names to what are no more than routine Atlantic depressions.

HorrorScope

Hooter23 wrote: »

She said "Wnds of 100mph" see people still dont know the diiference between kmph and mph...what a joke of a programme lol :rolleyes:

The local paper here (Limerick Leader) said we were getting 250MPH/~400KPH winds! They even doubled down on this by demonstrating an example of 74mph being 120kph which is the speed on a motorway

2+2 is 5 quick maths

nmacu

sugarman wrote: »

What fear mongering? Weather changes, its unpredictable to an extent. It wasnt known if it was really going to hit us or not until a few hours ago. Luckly it didnt.

Is it scare mongering when theres hurricane warnings in Florida and they end up not hitting? No. Its public being warned in advanced in case it does.

Obviously a lot less extreme here, but imagine there was no warning and everyone was going about their business getting caught out.. there would be uproar about no warning! You cant win.

I'm not questioning ME's here but are you seriously suggesting that RTÉ have handled this with balance? Have you been following RTÉ's coverage and most of the rest of the media? Older people take what the likes of George Lee has been spouting as gospel. Do you think that his delivery was reflective of what Met Éireann were forecasting? We have a number of orange warnings here every year and sure, people need to take these warning seriously ... but why did this one warrant a week's worth of headline news ... it seems to me that they cynically jumped on the word "hurricane" and decided to go massive on it irrespective of what the forecasters were reporting.

Bigboldworld

Roger_007 wrote: »

In all the official and social media commentary on this non-event there is a serious side.
I have no problem with giving advance warning of potentially major weather events.
I have no problem with making preparations for potentially dangerous conditions.
What I have a problem with is the failure to inform the public when it becomes clear that the danger is minimal or non-existent. Media and government organisations just continue with unnecessary hype and pretence simply to justify the 'investment' that they made in the response to the original predictions.
Met Eireann are also to blame with their silly colour coded warnings and even sillier giving names to what are no more than routine Atlantic depressions.

I think that’s it nail on the head, they’ve invested so much in it that by backing down and saying actually there’s nothing to worry about folks after whipping up the country into a frenzy is not a good look and is serious egg on their face.

Speak Now

Hooter23 wrote: »

She said "Wnds of 100mph" see people still dont know the diiference between kmph and mph...what a joke of a programme lol :rolleyes:

Gerry Murphy didnt even bother to correct her, I'd say he couldn't wait to get off air.

Grandeeod

Captain Snow wrote: »

Stand your ground Gerry.

Met Eireann do great work.

I wouldn't blame them a bit. The problem is the disconnect between them and most other media. My day was ruined by listening to utter crap from people. My actual work performance was below what it usually is due to baloney spouted by colleagues.:(

It worries me that some people fail to be able to read an official forecast - one that early today clearly explained the situation and higher risk areas. My daughters school acted like feckin arseholes today, despite me knowing at 8am this morning what the weather situation would be locally.

Drama drama drama:rolleyes:

tayto lover

Kite surfer having to be rescued on Wexford coast and people swimming in the sea in Galway after all the warnings???

fritzelly

What we really need is a version of the UK COBR
Something like SWARM -Some Wind and Rain Maybe
Something the reporters can really get their teeth into