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S.A.A - Snow Addicts Anonymous cold turkey thread

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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭Wild Bill


    Started doing some research on the snow of '69....Google's first result....

    January 1987 - Page 2 - boards.ie


    www.boards.ie › boards.ieScienceWeatherBlock all www.boards.ie results

    15 posts - 8 authors - Last post: 23 Dec 2011
    Some threads are started on a particular event - eg. the snow forecast .... Then there was the school strike of February 1969 - three weeks off ...
    Note the offer to "block all boards.ie" results :eek:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭Wild Bill


    fizzycyst wrote: »
    Are you sure you're not thinking of winter 62/63 Bill?

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0105/1224261663620.html

    Absolutely :)

    I was a nipper in 1963 and have patchy memories of events.

    I can remember nearly every day of the school strike and snow of '69.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭Wild Bill


    In fact, I had a detailed diary of the events at one time. Sadly I left them under a mattress in a bedsit in Rathmines in 1980.

    But that's another story :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    Last night, the 8th of January, I awoke perspiring and unable to go back to sleep, I opened all the doors and windows trying to get a little air.

    I had to throw off the bed cloths it was like a clammy summer night. Even though I've no work, I did not eventually arise until near noon ~ madness.

    Everyone is falling ill, it'll be a bad, bad year.


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Just another few weeks lads and ladies...



  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 460 ✭✭four18


    When I woke this morning the glow coming through the crack in the curtains had that white/grey glow that snow brings and as the Barrys Tea ad says ''I didn't dare hope''. I was so dissapointed when I finally looked out and as a result, Today, my life is empty. :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 617 ✭✭✭snowbabe


    Oh,feel soooo much better after looking at videos and fotos of town in Alaska...pure snow porn!!!!Love it........although Delgany looking good too..


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    GFS is your friend today, all three runs show winter patterns developing in about ten days to two weeks time. The 18z run is especially friendly. Will be looking for more agreement with the other main models overnight.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭chrisjdoran


    God bless you MT :eek:
    GFS is your friend today, all three runs show winter patterns developing in about ten days to two weeks time. The 18z run is especially friendly. Will be looking for more agreement with the other main models overnight.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Reiketsu


    Dear Snow God,
    Please make it snow in time for my birthday on January 20th. There's nothing I'd like more than to spend my 24th birthday building snowmen whilst my wee rum and coke is sitting outside chilling and doesn't need ice.

    Also if you make it snow enough to barricade me in the bar that night that'd be great.

    Snow dancer for life! ;D

    Mairead.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,511 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Jaysus lads think I'll open my bedroom window here :D

    BBC showing Plymouth staying between 10-11c day and night over next 48 hours. Madness.


  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Snowmaker


    Reiketsu wrote: »
    my wee rum and coke

    :eek: holy shoite! is that what you folk be drinkin' up there? that's gross..... :confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭patneve2


    Welcome to the Japanese alps, probably the snowiest place in the world...


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,065 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    Are you sure? I think that might be the Sally Gap in Wickla?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Reiketsu


    Snowmaker wrote: »
    Reiketsu wrote: »
    my wee rum and coke

    :eek: holy shoite! is that what you folk be drinkin' up there? that's gross..... :confused:

    Ah but it's lovely :D. The sweet Morgan's Spiced kind. None of this stinky Sailor Jerry business for me, blergh :(.


  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Snowmaker


    Reiketsu wrote: »
    Ah but it's lovely :D. The sweet Morgan's Spiced kind. None of this stinky Sailor Jerry business for me, blergh :(.

    Ah, yeh, that's what I was talking about too, the addition of a specific rum into your little cocktail... aha... ehe.. he...ehe...he..hh.. :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Reiketsu


    Snowmaker wrote: »
    Reiketsu wrote: »
    Ah but it's lovely :D. The sweet Morgan's Spiced kind. None of this stinky Sailor Jerry business for me, blergh :(.

    Ah, yeh, that's what I was talking about too, the addition of a specific rum into your little cocktail... aha... ehe.. he...ehe...he..hh.. :rolleyes:

    Not sure what your problem is, but alright :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Snowmaker


    Reiketsu wrote: »
    Not sure what your problem is, but alright :rolleyes:

    I really didn't want to do this... but reading your post it looked like your cocktail was made up of "my wee, rum, and coke" .... :rolleyes: make sense now?? sorry!

    OK back on topic... snow, glorious snow... let's all hope, pray, and dance for snowmageddon about two weeks from now!! rejoice, salvation is coming! :cool:


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Reiketsu


    LOL oh I see. I'm all for mixing drinks and experimenting but that is one I would give a miss :D.

    Last night was the second night in a row were I couldn't sleep as it was too warm. Where's me fupping snow!


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,324 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    you lot need to head over to europe

    St. Anton am Arlberg - Austria - 545cm

    Stuben - Austria - 545cm

    Engelberg - Switzerland - 405cm

    Crans-Montana - Switzerland - 390cm

    Gstaad - Switzerland - 380cm

    Gstaad Mountain Rides - Switzerland - 380cm

    Saas-Fee - Switzerland - 375cm

    Lötschental - Switzerland - 374cm

    Zürs - Austria - 370cm

    Flims-Laax-Falera - Switzerland - 350cm

    European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail and air links

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084917/European-ski-resorts-lockdown-freak-snowfalls-cut-road-rail-air-links.html#ixzz1j9JZ3FTQ


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084917/European-ski-resorts-lockdown-freak-snowfalls-cut-road-rail-air-links.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Snowmaker


    Reiketsu wrote: »
    Where's me fupping snow!

    It's on the way, not sure when, but just to clarify something to everyone... I/Snowmaker just makes the snow, I'm just in charge of manufacturing, I have nothing to do with distribution - that's a whole other department. ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭eskimocat


    Snowmaker wrote: »
    It's on the way, not sure when, but just to clarify something to everyone... I/Snowmaker just makes the snow, I'm just in charge of manufacturing, I have nothing to do with distribution - that's a whole other department. ;)

    It's talk like that, that got this country weather into the state that its in now... you need those Depts working together for the common man snowbie...

    Some of us are still dancing and quite frankly its wearing out me shoes...

    :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Snowmaker


    eskimocat wrote: »
    It's talk like that, that got this country weather into the state that its in now... you need those Depts working together for the common man snowbie...

    Some of us are still dancing and quite frankly its wearing out me shoes...

    :D

    Hey go easy, Snowmaker is not the authority you need to be speaking to, I have superiors too, the only other vacant position within this organisation is that of 'meh'weathermaker and that's not a position I would proudly hold. Manufacturing is running as efficient as you can imagine, it's the lads over in dispatch who are slacking....look at all that snow I made over the past few months and what do they do? dump it all in one spot around the Austrian/Swiss Alps, Alaska, etc... Look, I'll have a word with them and see if they can get the finger out on Ireland's long overdue snow-dump. I'm just as peeved off as anyone else here about the lack of white fluffy goodness arriving to our shores. No promises though. ;)


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    Snowmaker wrote: »
    No promises though. ;)

    You sound like you work for a semi state:D Which would you like us to give as your excuse.;)

    The budget for precipitation transportation has been reduced.
    The fuel for transporting the precipitation was in the wrong place
    The equipment for moving the precipitation was the wrong sort, and unable to carry it.
    The deparment responsible for moving the precipitation has too many trainees who are uncertain of where and how to deliver it

    Or the usual one

    We appreciate your feedback and response, but while we have a responsibility for the manufacture and storage of precipitation, and have used our budget to good effect in providing information about our services, he distribution and placing of precipitation is outside of our remit, and all comments or requests in respect of this aspect of precipitation should be sent to the the Department with Responsibility for Internal Factors and Tasks (DRIFT) at the Internal Communications and Efforts facility (ICE)

    The last time we were in contact with that organisation was some time ago, at that time, the person responsible was Mr Snow,

    You should therefore contact

    Mr SNOW
    DRIFT
    ICE
    Frost Road
    Dublin

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Don't know whether people remember the winter of 2009/2010 but in November 2009 the country was drownded and Galway City near cut off from every point east south and north by floods. Then it stopped raining at the end fo November bar a few days near the christmas followed by the big freeze.

    One the thaw kicked in in earlyish January it was cold and dry for the next 2 and a half months more or less, not raining significantly until the week coming up to easter in early April.

    Today reminds me of that cold crisp episode which lasted over 2 months, great drying weather. :D


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Don't know whether people remember the winter of 2009/2010 but in November 2009 the country was drownded and Galway City near cut off from every point east south and north by floods. Then it stopped raining at the end of November bar a few days near the christmas followed by then by the big freeze from around teh 20th Dec to the 7th or 8th of January.

    One the thaw kicked in in earlyish January it remained cold and dry for the next 2 and a half months more or less, not raining significantly until the week coming up to easter in early April.

    Today reminds me of that cold crisp episode which lasted well over 2 months, great drying weather. :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,322 ✭✭✭sunbabe08


    well in the states there only really getting their winter now. there maybe hope yet for a late cold snap.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Snowmaker


    @Irish Steve... Hahaha, very good! I like that response. I'll be doing a similar themed update to my winter 2011/12 outlook soon. :-)


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