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19-01-2021 11:32PM

Here that picture could be me if I was left alone with a block of cheddar

I don't have a sweet tooth really but cheese is something I love and have to be disciplined about, like if we had a bag of grated stuff or even a block it would some for on the sandwich and some for my mouth.

eeeee · 19-01-2021 11:49PM

I am also a big cheese lover. And dairy in general. I am the dairy queen.
I ate a whole wedge of St. Agur these eve. And some good gouda. I'm gonna stop any minute now :pac:

Seth Brundle · 19-01-2021 11:56PM

I wasn't saying that was you in the pic - just that i was reminded if it.
Personally I love cheese if it's from a cow. Hate the smell of sheep's and goat's cheeses - ugh. I adore blue cheese, especially if it is very mature - I find it hard to stop eating it. Had some St Agur earlier myself with some crackers but it is nicer with fresh baguette.

19-01-2021 11:59PM

eeeee wrote: »

I am also a big cheese lover. And dairy in general. I am the dairy queen.
I ate a whole wedge of St. Agur these eve. And some good gouda. I'm gonna stop any minute now :pac:

Do they do the mini BabyBel Gouda here ???? Don't think I've ever seen it here and it was decent the few times I've had it when over there.

Be a nice snack with some crackers when out on a spin.

eeeee · 20-01-2021 02:04AM

Seth Brundle wrote: »

I wasn't saying that was you in the pic - just that i was reminded if it.

oh I know I was joking

Mini babybel gouda in the Jersey pocket now you're talking! The joy of reaching back for one of those! Probably not that useful as a fuel, but yum!

AndrewJRenko · 22-01-2021 12:43AM

Any thoughts on Friday morning? Frosty or what?

magicbastarder · 22-01-2021 12:53AM

just looked out the window - visible frost on the car, but the roads are dry, which is a key consideration. no standing water to freeze.

dahat · 22-01-2021 09:47AM

Grim this morning, cold & snow falling but not landing so bailed on my 10min commute for the warmth of the car.

2 x 3 hr spins on a roadbike this weekend not looking good.

rolling boh · 22-01-2021 10:36AM

Roads seem ok out around Dublin 15 dry not too much frost on car this morning but a spin tomorrow maybe in doubt .

burger1979 · 24-01-2021 09:45AM

Nope.....just nope.....back to zwift for me .........again....

triggermortis · 24-01-2021 11:32AM

I was going to head out for an hour or two yesterday, but as I had to drive to the shop first, I hit several patches of black ice and so decided to put it off. Today will just be snowball fights and snowman building with the kids...

bazermc · 24-01-2021 03:01PM

Just had a long walk around Dublin 8 area this morning. Only had a few flakes of snow and that doesn’t include some of the locals

eeeee · 24-01-2021 07:05PM

Extremely wished I wimped out today on my 5k circuit:
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Cleared up after about 45 mins, I had turned for home but thought fcuk it I'm out I may as well keep going.

The peak of my cap froze :eek:

MojoMaker · 25-01-2021 10:34AM

Nice!

It's that kind of vista that makes me suddenly anxious about segregated cycle tracks with those 10cm concrete curbs. Invisible in this kind of weather.

magicbastarder · 25-01-2021 10:37AM

by the time we have enough snow to obscure a 10cm kerb, the country has shut down anyway, so not something i'd worry too much about.
at least your landing would have a little cushioning anyway.

MojoMaker · 25-01-2021 10:45AM

You'd be surprised. The kerbs at Goatstown disappeared quickly in that brief freak snowfall we had a few weeks ago, and it was only a few mm.

magicbastarder · 30-01-2021 12:17PM

just don't be out on your bike at 11am on monday morning. it's going to be biblical.

silverharp · 30-01-2021 12:44PM

that must have been a glitch, Ive been refreshing that over the morning, nothing like that, there might be a window around 3pm though

magicbastarder · 30-01-2021 12:55PM

that's for arran quay, and still showing it for me. dublin airport is similar too. but it must be a glitch, there's no way they can tell with that much precision 48 hours away.

silverharp · 30-01-2021 01:10PM

Maybe its always sunny in Sandymount

, just hoping that window opens at 3pm

murphyebass · 30-01-2021 01:12PM

I was out for a run earlier and saw one lone sole out for a cycle. He looked as miserable as I felt.

Fair ****s to any of ye cycling in that.

I’ll wait for nicer weather.

07Lapierre · 30-01-2021 01:24PM

Did 35k this morning. It was pretty miserable alright, but the wind was not as bad as I was expecting. 35k was plenty though as I was beginning to get cold.

murphyebass · 30-01-2021 01:37PM

07Lapierre wrote: »

Did 35k this morning. It was pretty miserable alright, but the wind was not as bad as I was expecting. 35k was plenty though as I was beginning to get cold.

I did a 7k run and I couldn’t feel my hands by the end of it. And that’s with decent gloves on.

wheelo01 · 30-01-2021 07:16PM

Completely wiped out this morning, opened the window a tiny bit to check temperature - the gales lashed the rain in, closed window and got back into bed.

What app/site are ye using for the weather MB and Silverharp?
I haven't found a reliable predictor yet.

magicbastarder · 30-01-2021 07:50PM

the screenshots above are just from the met eireann website.

C3PO · 30-01-2021 09:40PM

I find YR.no to be the most reliable

Seth Brundle · 30-01-2021 09:51PM

C3PO wrote: »

I find YR.no to be the most reliable

Do other agencies not get their ROI data from Met Eireann?

wheelo01 · 30-01-2021 10:35PM

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Do other agencies not get their ROI data from Met Eireann?

I have to imagine they don't, there can be such a differing them all.
I personally have found in the last 18 months or so, that the forecasts have not been accurate at all. There was a period of maybe 10 years before that, that they were quite accurate.

Maybe it's just me???¿¿¿

magicbastarder · 30-01-2021 10:43PM

they all have access to the same data, really; i presume what can be different is the computer modelling which predicts the outcome of that data.

i think the mistake met eireann make is their predictions are way too specific. for example, just checking the prediction for dublin airport, they're predicting 2.2mm of rain for the hour at midnight monday night/tuesday morning. it's bananas to make a prediction that specific; the '50% chance of light rain' prediction is more sensible.

Mercian Pro · 31-01-2021 12:07AM

Yes, they all access the same data but run different programmes to process it. The meteorologists then add their interpretation. A few years ago I monitored the performance of Met Éireann, YR, Predict Wind and Windguru. I was yacht racing in Howth every Tuesday and the wind direction and strength was critical in deciding on crew numbers, sail choice and tactics.
YR turned out to be the most accurate over three months but the following year they seemed to have gone off the boil. Met Éireann generally overestimated the wind strength but their forecast covered half the Irish Sea. Since then they introduced more localised forecasts and I find combining those with the YR ones gives the best predictions.

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