Jan 2025 - Snow & Freezing Conditions - Discussion PART II

Not to get off topic but surely if the school building is closed they can still do online classes like in lockdown?

Also dont all the missed days/ closures have to be made up at the end of the year so its not like they are missing out on anything

I would have thought all the TDs would be out and about helping people and even making more of a big deal outa all this to impress their voters, not complaining about the warnings.

yea days have to be made up and added on at summer time . So they might have to do an extra 3-4 days into June. Ye other way out if it is to have proof that classes were doing work via online communication so easy to do. Just put up a message saying take down these PowerPoint notes etc kids actually wouldn’t miss much in way of matieral in secondary in likes of biology, history etc maths English languages are harder

Freezing fog in Roscommon town, moderately dense.

Feels much, much colder in it than the dry frost of last night!

-2.5 in Westport at 8:50 tonight (car reading). Freezing heavily.

Snow forecast for the morn apparently, if so it will be difficult driving. Outside of a few main roads the rest will be lethal after a bit of a sun thaw today and these temperatures tonight.

I totally agree with you. You have to be very silly not to see that the climate is changing in front of our eyes. I'm not any sort of tin foil hat person either. Just someone who grew up in the country side and still lives here as an adult. We had snowy weather very regularly when I was a child. And we still do. Google photos is great for showing memories with my kids and last year was one of the first years we did not have lying snow on the ground for a day or 2. But we did have freezing weather. However I also have photos of flowers growing in my flower boxes taken on new years eve. Flowers that that had died off and due to the mild weather had bloomed again. That was maybe 3 or 4 years ago. We have to cut our grass year round now, where as years ago most didn't cut it from the end of October to March. There's buds on trees all the time and once the mild weather comes back next week growth will start again. You would have to be blind not to realise something is changing. And it's not for the better.

I wouldn't have believed it until my Flight from London to Austin was cancelled because of weather, chilling in Detroit right now, currently a nice dry -4

Not yet. Not until 2AM according to ME.

Don't worry, the cowardice to challenge teachers and ensure they do a full year's work will continue unabated.

Not only have they the longest holidays in Europe, shorted by the new February Bank Holiday, they'll use the weather to shorten the year even more under the guise of "online teaching" and cancelling sports days and trips, making a total mockery of the importance of non curricular activities to children. The teachers come before the children.

Why are you such a miserable crank?

The heater is turned on all the time and only heats up once the night saver meter turns on. You can't use a night saver heater in the day as it is connect to a different meter.

If is comes on at the wrong time them the meter is at fault.

The meter is not belong to you and I think is owned by electric ireland no matter who your provider is.

This in relation to what time a night saver heater comes on and if it is out of time from when it should come on.

I’m not old but the past few days I’ve not bothered going out much (live in Kilkenny) as the footpaths are absolutely lethal- there’s zero pleasure in all the time watching your step and walking out on the roads. This spell was bad as regards mobility, I’d say there is a lot of injuries from falls unfortunately

You were better off and right to stay in. The paths were deadly and some still are. It’s probably going to take the weekend now to really thaw out. I think some people just had to go out and get food or people who would normally drive had to leave the car. Neighbours and families all helped each other out though which is great. Hopefully if anyone hurt themselves in a fall they’ll get the medical help they need. It was just every severe weather and I suppose we weren’t really prepared enough for it nor do we have the kind of equipment even down to footwear that you’d need.

My battered snow spike winter boots came into their own this week. Very grateful I had them as our road was like an ice rink - I only saw 4x4s or tractors on it for a couple of days.

I’m too looking forward to seeing some warmer spring weather.. always a good time of year, lots of seed planting to do once Feb/March arrives

I must say though, it’s great to see snow and dry cold in January along with the blue skies, sunshine and star filled nights.. the visual interest gives us a much needed break from usual bland grey winter muck we usually get. Today out walking I felt like I was in the Alps with the compacted snow, icy cold and bright sunshine. It was quite something.