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Fierce Cold Spell from Sunday (February 1st)

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    #2402
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Alicat wrote: »
    I just have stupid spitty rain with a bit of sleet! :(

    Where are you?


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    #2403
    Alicat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    Where are you?

    Malahide, very close to the sea :(


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    #2404
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Tactical wrote: »
    If you have a choice then NO. Too easy to get hurt or wreck your vehicle.

    Last wintery snap we had I came across two accidents on two mornings. Both on straight stretches, one with an overturned car.

    If I had a choice then the answer is no, but I have to go out in such conditions because its part of my job:mad:

    Thanks so much for that.. I really am confused, skidded just around the corner tonight, instead of turning the car to the left off the road I guided it into the empty lane on my right, flashed the lights so the car ahead saw me, the guy in front of me sped up to 25 and then braked suddenly..

    I dont think I should go..


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    #2405
    Snowshoe Sam
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Snowshoe Sam


    The cracken - any sign of any melting snow in your area yet? May have to travel through there tomorrow morning and am wondering about conditions....


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    #2406
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Alicat wrote: »
    Malahide, very close to the sea :(

    You can have some of my snow :p


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    #2407
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    Tactical wrote: »
    If you have a choice then NO. Too easy to get hurt or wreck your vehicle.

    Last wintery snap we had I came across two accidents on two mornings. Both on straight stretches, one with an overturned car.

    If I had a choice then the answer is no, but I have to go out in such conditions because its part of my job:mad:


    Great one this morning...

    Hubby 3 car pile up - he 1st , nice man second & a dope 3rd. She ploughed into back of nice man - she was afraid to break ( as in didnt put foot near break ) just in case she skidded ! what a tit


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    #2408
    rc28
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    Gonzo wrote: »
    ok to me it looks like the precipiation band is starting to indensify slightly out in the irish sea, the echoes looks slighly deeper on the ukmo radar and the snow here itself has gone slightly heavier after just a misty effort till now.

    +1


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    #2409
    JMSE
    Registered Users Posts: 902 ✭✭✭JMSE


    snowing in Dunboyne Co.Meath now and non-stop for the last 7 hours since 5pm, dusty upwards snow at times, but nonstop, squally snow now, is there a difference maybe not


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    #2410
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Thats what Im afraid of! Someone else getting messy and panicky on the roads!


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    #2411
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    Thanks so much for that.. I really am confused, skidded just around the corner tonight, instead of turning the car to the left off the road I guided it into the empty lane on my right, flashed the lights so the car ahead saw me, the guy in front of me sped up to 25 and then braked suddenly..

    I dont think I should go..

    no - dont do it
    My boss took me off road tomo !


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    #2412
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Nice boss!


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    #2413
    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    ronbyrne2005 wrote: »
    Francis on Sky news weather said wales and East Ireland would likely get a big dumping of snow tomorrow ! Hope he's right!

    Lets hope he is wrong and its the mid-west!


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    #2414
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    Nice boss!


    Yep - sent the Gorey staff home @ 11 this morning & they wont be in tomo. Me off road in case of accidents.. he has a point - whats point in getting a knock by taking a chance car wouldbe off road for days


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    #2415
    embee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,890 ✭✭✭embee


    Good times - proper, decent snow falling in Ardee, some actual big flakes instead of the scittery ould rubbish that was falling.

    Bad times - it isn't sticking :|

    Why oh why won't it stick?!


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    #2416
    Welsh Wizard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭Welsh Wizard


    Wind and rain since 20:30... Greystones... May just go to bed and cross my fingers..


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    #2417
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    embee wrote: »

    Why oh why won't it stick?!
    Perhaps you angered the snow gods....?


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    #2418
    crazychick25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭crazychick25


    jenzz wrote: »
    Great one this morning...

    Hubby 3 car pile up - he 1st , nice man second & a dope 3rd. She ploughed into back of nice man - she was afraid to break ( as in didnt put foot near break ) just in case she skidded ! what a tit
    :rolleyes: omg what an absolute muppet!!!! x


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    #2419
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users Posts: 13,380 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Mulhuddart D15.
    Had that misty non-snow for a few hours, but some bigger flakes have started falling again in the last 20 minutes.


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    #2420
    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    Am I right or wrong to think that instead of breaking you should just coast on the clutch?


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    #2421
    Alicat
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    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    You can have some of my snow :p

    Gaaaah! :p Go to work will ya! :p


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    #2422
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    crazychick25 wrote: »
    :rolleyes: omg what an absolute muppet!!!! x

    Big time thats what he said to her while trying to restrain the other guy from thumping her !!!

    even worse - thats what she actually told them !:eek:


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    #2423
    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Just peeked outside - snow is falling, light stuff. Disturbingly, water is flowing from my gutters to the downpipe - it appears it's melting. I've the heating running flat out, the fire lighting and the stove on the go, so maybe that's causing the melt despite the decent insulation.
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    #2424
    JFKIRELAND
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭JFKIRELAND


    Not sure of official boards etiquette, but surely chats about how to stop a car are for other fora?


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    #2425
    The cracken
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭The cracken


    Snowshoe Sam wrote: »
    The cracken - any sign of any melting snow in your area yet? May have to travel through there tomorrow morning and am wondering about conditions....
    still snowing lightly now but according to forecast i would'nt, the roads at mo are quiet bad.


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    #2426
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    JFKIRELAND wrote: »
    Not sure of official boards etiquette, but surely chats about how to stop a car are for other fora?

    Just a bit of friendly banter while we pass the time snow watching !


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    #2427
    rc28
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    I'm off now but it's snowing nicely (none of that snizzle crap) and accumulating again- also, metoffice radar shows intensification of precip NE of here.


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    #2428
    McSandwich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 593 ✭✭✭McSandwich


    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    Am I right or wrong to think that instead of breaking you should just coast on the clutch?

    If you have a death wish! Better to drop a gear (or gears), let the engine slow you down and brake gently. Keep distance to avoid need for sudden stops..

    Oh, and still snowing here in D16


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    #2429
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,829 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    snowing starting to get quite heavy now:)
    fingers crossed it will stay like this through the night


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    #2430
    Snowshoe Sam
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Snowshoe Sam


    crosstownk wrote: »
    Just peeked outside - snow is falling, light stuff. Disturbingly, water is flowing from my gutters to the downpipe - it appears it's melting. I've the heating running flat out, the fire lighting and the stove on the go, so maybe that's causing the melt despite the decent insulation.

    Same thing here in North Wexford crosstownk

    (except without the decent insulation ! :o)

    Although snow pace has picked up a little in the last while, bigger flakes now and drier than earlier.


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    #2431
    cherryghost
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    snow getting a bit heavier here in longford. still nothing special


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