Batten down the hatches!

Brendan1704 · 06-11-2010 11:03PM

flood warning issued for cork city :eek:

06-11-2010 11:20PM

Is Cork below sea level or something?

Evey time there's a drop of rain the langers are building sand dunes.

Imagine if Cork was the real capital :eek:

starbelgrade · 06-11-2010 11:27PM

salonfire wrote: »

Is Cork below sea level or something?

Evey time there's a drop of rain the langers are building sand dunes.

Imagine if Cork was the real capital :eek:

No - it's not below sea level. Last year, millions of gallons of water released from the ESB dam at Iniscarra led to the River Lee bursting its banks at a number of points, causing the floods.

Dublin City Council have also deployed flood defenses in areas of high risk, as have the local council in Galway.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 07-11-2010 12:13AM

The hollow field (pronounced holla field) behind my house flooded last year
It was awful.
It was actually funny, I convinced my little cousin that there was sharks in it

dsmythy · 07-11-2010 12:36AM

I look forward to the people coming on this thread saying how weather forecasters never get anything right when it was the papers that declared a huge storm was coming, nobody else.

Heyes · 07-11-2010 12:38AM

dsmythy wrote: »

I look forward to the people coming on this thread saying how weather forecasters never get anything right when it was the papers that declared a huge storm was coming, nobody else.

There already saying that ! :rolleyes:

dsmythy · 07-11-2010 12:40AM

Heyes wrote: »

There already saying that ! :rolleyes:

I know, and it's not even Sunday evening yet.

Celtise · 07-11-2010 12:43AM

What parts of Dublin normally flood? I would hate to have just moved from the floodprone section of Cork city to find out I'm still at risk of floods!

Heyes · 07-11-2010 12:55AM

Celtise wrote: »

What parts of Dublin normally flood? I would hate to have just moved from the floodprone section of Cork city to find out I'm still at risk of floods!

Sandymount

themandan6611 · 07-11-2010 01:04AM

Celtise wrote: »

What parts of Dublin normally flood? I would hate to have just moved from the floodprone section of Cork city to find out I'm still at risk of floods!

remember that picture of Bertie in his wellies with umbrella ? drumcondra, ballybough, north strand, clontarf & richmond rd.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 07-11-2010 01:05AM

themandan6611 wrote: »

remember that picture of Bertie in his wellies with umbrella ? drumcondra, ballybough, north strand, clontarf & richmond rd.

A true man of the people

Celtise · 07-11-2010 01:57AM

themandan6611 wrote: »

remember that picture of Bertie in his wellies with umbrella ? drumcondra, ballybough, north strand, clontarf & richmond rd.

Yeah that's what I was thinking about. Bertie in his wellies in Drumcondra I thought? Unfortunately not that far from there.

Ally Dick · 07-11-2010 02:15AM

Not sure about tidal surges but I trust BBC's weather forecast much more than RTE's, and they are NOT giving such bad weather at all. They are saying sunshine tomorrow with light winds, and light showers on Monday, again with light winds. I remember during the big freeze last February, BBC were the only ones saying that there would be a big thaw out, when RTE were predicting three more days of snow storms. I have been reticent to follow RTE's forecasts ever since

Ally Dick · 07-11-2010 02:16AM

themandan6611 wrote: »

remember that picture of Bertie in his wellies with umbrella ? drumcondra, ballybough, north strand, clontarf & richmond rd.

Little did we realise at the time that he was sinking the country in other ways as well....

yoshytoshy · 07-11-2010 02:26AM

I'm livin in the general drumcondra area and noticed nothing but leaves lying around ,I thought it's common knowledge that leaves block drains

Nice to see the council doing some work for a change:rolleyes:

Celtise · 07-11-2010 02:33AM

yoshytoshy wrote: »

I'm livin in the general drumcondra area and noticed nothing but leaves lying around ,I thought it's common knowledge that leaves block drains

Nice to see the council doing some work for a change:rolleyes:

Same!

Yakult · 07-11-2010 02:35AM

Im sick of these boring, predictable, dull rainy days, a storm atleast will be a breath of fresh air. Love extream weather

Super-Rush · 07-11-2010 02:41AM

R_H_C_P wrote: »

Im sick of these boring, predictable, dull rainy days, a storm atleast will be a breath of fresh air. Love extream weather

You'll wet yourself next weekend.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=galway

Vain · 07-11-2010 02:44AM

super-rush wrote: »

You'll wet yourself next weekend.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=galway

Flying pigs:eek:

244 mph winds

Ally Dick · 07-11-2010 02:45AM

super-rush wrote: »

You'll wet yourself next weekend.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=galway

Come on now Ted. That has to be a misprint. That's 100mph stronger winds than a category 5 hurricane !

Super-Rush · 07-11-2010 02:46AM

Ally Dick wrote: »

Come on now Ted. That has to be a misprint

You mean everything on the internet is not true?

Ally Dick · 07-11-2010 02:50AM

super-rush wrote: »

You mean everything on the internet is not true?

The only site that tells lies is Jim Corr's

TheUsual · 07-11-2010 03:10AM

Ally Dick wrote: »

The only site that tells lies is Jim Corr's

:pac:
I think Jim Corr was the only person that the Scientologists refused to let in because he is just too damn weird.

Celtise · 07-11-2010 03:33AM

R_H_C_P wrote: »

Im sick of these boring, predictable, dull rainy days, a storm atleast will be a breath of fresh air. Love extream weather

In the last year I have had my house flooded and then snowed in not long after. I hate extreme weather.

Amhran Nua · 07-11-2010 03:41AM

super-rush wrote: »

You'll wet yourself next weekend.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=galway

Never mind battening down the hatches, the appropriate measure for weather conditions like that is to put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.

07-11-2010 03:47AM

super-rush wrote: »

You'll wet yourself next weekend.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=galway

Galway, twinned with red spot, Jupiter.

07-11-2010 04:03AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

No - it's not below sea level. Last year, millions of gallons of water released from the ESB dam at Iniscarra led to the River Lee bursting its banks at a number of points, causing the floods.

Dublin City Council have also deployed flood defenses in areas of high risk, as have the local council in Galway.

There's so many towns in Ireland that can man up and not be affected by floodwater.

Why is it we always hear of Dublin, Cork and Galway??

I think the east/south is sinking?

When was the last time Derry/Belfast/Donegal threw a hissy about some water?

Celtise · 07-11-2010 04:12AM

salonfire wrote: »

There's so many towns in Ireland that can man up and not be affected by floodwater.

Why is it we always hear of Dublin, Cork and Galway??

I think the east/south is sinking?

When was the last time Derry/Belfast/Donegal threw a hissy about some water?

Just FYI, Galway is not on east or south coast.

Cork was flooded due to ESB/Iniscarra dam. It was the first time in decades. Nearly the entire city was flooded. Not what I would call a "hissy about some water."

Local-womanizer · 07-11-2010 04:13AM

If Donegal floods then the rest of you are already gone. We are flood proof,cos of our big fcuk off hills,crap for walking but class for surviving,thats the motto I have always lived by!

07-11-2010 04:24AM

salonfire wrote: »

There's so many towns in Ireland that can man up and not be affected by floodwater.

Why is it we always hear of Dublin, Cork and Galway??

I think the east/south is sinking?

When was the last time Derry/Belfast/Donegal threw a hissy about some water?

Celtise wrote: »

Just FYI, Galway is not on east or south coast.

Cork was flooded due to ESB/Iniscarra dam. It was the first time in decades. Nearly the entire city was flooded. Not what I would call a "hissy about some water."

There's a question that remains unanswered

Batten down the hatches!

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