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

positron · 04-03-2012 7:57am

nice dusting of snow here in buncrana. came down pretty heavy and fluffy around half past five for about 5 mins. yay snow.....!!!!!!!!

chrisjdoran · 04-03-2012 1:34pm

Not a single flake around here today, was convinced it would give us something!
Great to see some got a bit though

Wild Bill · 04-03-2012 7:35pm

No frost, no snow, no wintry mix. A pathetic 0.4mm of rain after midnight failed to leave any trace of white even on top of Two/Three Rock (over 500m asl).

Temp hit 9c in bright sunshine today and everyone saying how cold it is!

Gimme patience

Wild Bill · 04-03-2012 10:15pm

Now...I remember when we had a real 'wintry mix' in March.....

...and this was five days after the snow fell and was getting the full March sun from cloudless skies - no need to get up before dawn to see some phantom spots of graupel before it melts

eskimocat · 05-03-2012 1:52am

Flipping heck... the minute there was some snow (a wee dusting) in Dromahair, where was I..... NOT in Dromahair.... that's where I was....

sunbabe08 · 05-03-2012 8:48am

dear mother nature,

any chance of giving some snow for a couple of days, preferably around the weekend so there won't be that much disruption. please
signed
a very snow deprived snow lover

ednwireland · 05-03-2012 9:13am

sunbabe08 wrote: »

dear mother nature,

any chance of giving some snow for a couple of days, preferably around the weekend so there won't be that much disruption. please
signed
a very snow deprived snow lover

not in cork

sunbabe08 · 05-03-2012 10:19pm

Wild Bill · 05-03-2012 10:28pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

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sunbabe08 · 05-03-2012 10:46pm

fixed

Wild Bill · 05-03-2012 10:49pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

fixed

Eh....how should I put this?.....it...kinda...still......:(

Wild Bill · 05-03-2012 11:00pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

Ah! I see

sunbabe08 · 05-03-2012 11:09pm

phew, saves me from going to look for another one.

Joe Public · 15-04-2012 10:41am

The snow had cleared up nicely in this part of Norway and now they are back to square 1

http://82.147.32.214/WebCamera3/

http://82.147.32.214/WebCamera4/

No sign of any cars on the road yet this morning - update, on closer view there is signs of a car track on main rd.

desolate sun · 16-04-2012 2:12pm

Joe Public wrote: »

The snow had cleared up nicely in this part of Norway and now they are back to square 1

http://82.147.32.214/WebCamera3/

http://82.147.32.214/WebCamera4/

No sign of any cars on the road yet this morning - update, on closer view there is signs of a car track on main rd.

wow, that looks so delicious to me!!!

I would kill for that kind of snow now!

It feels so frosty out now, as if snow isn't too far away

chrisjdoran · 10-07-2012 4:50pm

All I see are warm snow clouds... soon... I can feel it lol

Snowmaker · 14-01-2013 2:38pm

chrisjdoran wrote: »

All I see are warm snow clouds... soon... I can feel it lol

...soon... soon... it will come, it will, they said it would, so it will... (...he says sitting solitary in a straight-jacket, rocking back & forth, in a dimly lit & padded small room, staring at a crumpled & worn photo of the 2010 snowfall at it's peak...occasionally glancing to the tiny window for some hope...)

eskimocat · 15-01-2013 10:39pm

I knew we should have set up the support meetings earlier! Now look what happened to poor Snowmaker.... obviously not able to live up to his moniker, now sitting, rocking all alone.... uh wait... I'm in here too!!! OH NO!!! HELP!!!!

Snowmaker, for a little bit of comfort, look for MT's post in the ramping thread

slingshot · 16-01-2013 9:37am

Its getting crowded in the padded rooms me included!!!:eek:

Snowmaker · 16-01-2013 6:00pm

eskimocat wrote: »

I knew we should have set up the support meetings earlier! Now look what happened to poor Snowmaker.... obviously not able to live up to his moniker, now sitting, rocking all alone.... uh wait... I'm in here too!!! OH NO!!! HELP!!!!
Snowmaker, for a little bit of comfort, look for MT's post in the ramping thread

slingshot wrote: »

Its getting crowded in the padded rooms me included!!!:eek:

Somehow I missed that post by MT!! Thanks eskimocat!
Now, don't blame the production process, it's flawless - blame my suppliers of raw materials for making the snow - my Eastern European suppliers have been very stingy with their supply of cold, an essential ingredient in the process...bought mountains of cold back in 2010 when it was going cheap, even agreed supply & rates for the long-term future.. but.. the price of cold has since risen despite the agreement in place... so with no cold, making snow is like trying to make an omelette without eggs..

Anyway...Now that both of ye are in here with me, you can help with production .. just look at the factory as it stands now, even Timmy has quit!

eskimocat · 16-01-2013 9:15pm

Snowmaker wrote: »

Now, don't blame the production process, it's flawless - blame my suppliers of raw materials for making the snow - my Eastern European suppliers have been very stingy with their supply of cold, an essential ingredient in the process...bought mountains of cold back in 2010 when it was going cheap, even agreed supply & rates for the long-term future.. but.. the price of cold has since risen despite the agreement in place... so with no cold, making snow is like trying to make an omelette without eggs..

Anyway...Now that both of ye are in here with me, you can help with production .. just look at the factory as it stands now, even Timmy has quit!

Its hard to get the raw materials for good snow right enough..

guess we'll have to order in again... Oi COOIEEE Scotland.... over here... yeah ....we're the green country... Ireland.. yeah.....
can we put in an order for a good pasting of snow please... the snowman snow kind....
Yeah, situation is getting critical here... Ta...
by the way have you a fella called Timmy working with you...
OH you have! right... Send him back with the snow would you, we forgot to put the snib on the door in 2012, he must have got out.. Thanks...

^^^^Oh dear, the lack of snow is really starting to show isn't it...^^^

Snowmaker · 16-01-2013 10:51pm

eskimocat wrote: »

..by the way have you a fella called Timmy working with you... OH you have! right... Send him back with the snow would you, we forgot to put the snib on the door in 2012, he must have got out..

No chance... look again at the pic, he left his wheelchair behind... he didn't get far, trust me... Snowmaker doesn't tolerate quitters..you think that's red spray-paint on the walls??... :mad:

Extreme Potential for Snow + Total Lack of Snow = Insanity in here

tomcosgrave · 17-01-2013 2:18am

It seems our ancestors far in the past also had a major snow addiction!

"A wanton wenche vppon a colde daye With Snowe balles prouoked me to play!"

http://www.retronaut.com/2012/12/medieval-snowballs/

Snowmaker · 17-01-2013 1:56pm

So it's a genetic thing :-) good.. we don't need help after-all!! it's natural to feel this way and no amount of therapy will change it (rips the hugging-jacket off, races towards the metal door... BANG!! steps back, rubs nose and head, shakes off stars floating around head... opens the door and runs out!)...

Melanoma · 18-01-2013 12:53am

There will be snow but it will all melt very quickly as weather fronts move in. You need less energetic patterns with streamers for snow here.

honeysweetrap · 18-01-2013 12:59am

its crazy out there

gbee · 20-01-2013 12:36pm

We were supposed to be in the snow event that would make 1947 seem like a sneeze. So far this series of events doesn't even warrant a mention, the Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough being notable exceptions.

A couple of days ago a snow event forecast triggered a yellow alert but as this system is moving in, it's already blue [raining] and is simply falling apart collapsing as it hit the peninsulas of South Kerry and West Cork.

Model projections now say any snow event will be weak, happen in darkness and be no nearer than about 25 miles from my QTH.

I'm Gbee and I'm a snow addict.

sunbabe08 · 20-01-2013 4:58pm

gbee wrote: »

We were supposed to be in the snow event that would make 1947 seem like a sneeze. So far this series of events doesn't even warrant a mention, the Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough being notable exceptions.

A couple of days ago a snow event forecast triggered a yellow alert but as this system is moving in, it's already blue [raining] and is simply falling apart collapsing as it hit the peninsulas of South Kerry and West Cork.

Model projections now say any snow event will be weak, happen in darkness and be no nearer than about 25 miles from my QTH.

I'm Gbee and I'm a snow addict.

GAH.

*shakes fist at mother nature* seriously get out of what ever mood your in and give us snow.

i'm sunbabe08 and i'm a snow addict.

triskell · 20-01-2013 6:31pm

I'm So fed up and frustrated with no snow.
I'm triskell and I'm a snow addict

dave1982 · 20-01-2013 7:23pm

Hi Triskell

gnfnrhead · 20-01-2013 8:01pm

Disappointing when you look at England and see they get snow nearly every year. Considering it is literally next door, you'd think we would get it more often too.

Fluffycloud · 20-01-2013 8:09pm

I'm fluffy cloud and I can think of nothing but snow.... Any chance I'm looking out the window .... Hoping ... Wishing....nothing.

JJJJNR · 20-01-2013 10:28pm

Drove up to Glenmalure today (10 mins away) and can wholeheartedly recommend it for replacement medication for anyone suffering from snow withdrawls, we even skidded the car tyres and there was a bit of clutch burn in the air just for good measure, the snow line is amazing and there is nothing 10 mins away but 2 - 3 foot up there..

Melanoma · 20-01-2013 11:04pm

Try to remember that being frustrated will not influence nature. It will just do what it does. Its early enough in the year. Min temperatures typically happen in around the end of Jan beginning of Feb. That high over north west Europe may still cause events. It depends a bit on what goes in in the upper altitudes. Maybe Early Feb. I feel this system could dump a lot of snow but right now the Atlantic influence seems to predicate against it. Just if this is wrong then who knows. I think though its safe to say the weather is being influenced by mid Atlantic at least.

gnfnrhead · 21-01-2013 1:30pm

Snowing all morning in and around Tallaght. I assume most of Dublin is the same.

Snowmaker · 21-01-2013 11:17pm

Not on the N.E. Fringes of Dublin - drizzle and snizzle all day... :-(
I did manage to get my fix yesterday though, drove across the Dublin/Wicklow mountains (Killakee Rd, Old Military Road, Sally Gap, to Roundwood) and found some waist-deep snow along the way (standing of course, not driving through it!) ... took a step and 'whooooph!' ... who put that ditch there?!
The Snowmaker is pleased with that fix but wants some sea-level snow! Love driving in the snow, but was a little out of my comfort-zone when the trail started to disappear up-top and there was nothing & nobody around...

eskimocat · 23-01-2013 6:06pm

Hi ! (waves) My name is Eskimocat and its been 3 days since I last saw snow. On that occasion I only managed to see a small snow shower of very tiny flakes which melted on impact with the ground. It was so light it could almost have been rain. So obviously that didn't count.

Yesterday with joy in my heart I headed towards the East of the country and vemently hoped I would see some of the glorious white stuff fall from the sky either on route or when I got there. Instead I got thick freezing fog and a gloriously sunny day. Then to add insult to injury, I got a text informing me that beautiful big white snow flakes were falling back at home... SICKENED...

Sigh... trying to stay brave for a possible reload in Feb. Bye.... waves and leaves the room

Snowmaker · 17-10-2013 3:47pm

Is it still cold turkey when you're anticipating a lack of snow?? :-(
Even with a pinch of salt thrown in, this turkey will taste decidedly mild this Christmas... I want Frozen Turkey! Dang-nammit, I'm going insane...

BigBrownBear · 22-12-2013 4:20pm

Woo Hoo
Let it snow

redsteveireland · 22-12-2013 9:05pm

A good dose of hail in East Galway now being topped with a nice coating of snow, Turkey is well on the way to being warmed up.

Geomy · 22-12-2013 10:37pm

There was a flurry an hour a in North Clare.

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

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