Western Road Flooded

J2D2

What would happen if the dam burst that would be worse than this situation? Is it something to do with electricity supply? Sorry if that's a stupid question-I'm just curious.

Well if you've ever seen the dam, you'd see there a massive amount of water behind it, had the dam burst, there'd have been massive devastation all the way down the river so oddly, the only way to stop it is to release some of the water.

Hope all those who are affected are doing alright, UCC is fucc'd badly so best of luck to all students down there and residents.

Zonda999

sunnyside wrote: »

What would happen if the dam burst that would be worse than this situation? Is it something to do with electricity supply? Sorry if that's a stupid question-I'm just curious.

It's such a strange morning. The sun is shining, 2 separate postmen delivered ebay packages to me this morning, one was registered post, the other normal post. It seemed really strange for everything to be so "business as usual" when there is such cahos and devestation so close by.

I want to go out to see what's happening because I don't want to spend the day in the house when something like this is happening. I want to see the damage for myself instead of just looking at the pictures.

Yes it might have something to do with the electricity supply alright :P

Ya, its quite a nice morning alright, just got out after heading in for college as normal, at 20 past &! Found out ass soon as i got in things were cancelled!

Stargate

IrishGreenSheep wrote: »

From Alverna. The pictures make it look a bit better than it actually is you cant see how fast the water is moving

Jez !:eek:

ReacherCreature

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=3019921&postcount=37

:eek:

Stargate

ReacherCreature wrote: »

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=3019921&postcount=37

:eek:

Cant make out the location??where is that?? tnx :eek:

J2D2

Stargate wrote: »

Cant make out the location??where is that?? tnx :eek:

western road, near Jury's :eek: indeed, wasn't sure where the road was for a second.

Zonda999

Thats Washington Street, just a bit up from the main UCC gate, kinda across the river from Jurys

glanman

Posted some pics I got sent in this thread

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63100849&postcount=54

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63100865&postcount=55

sunnyside

Zonda999 wrote: »

Yes it might have something to do with the electricity supply alright :P

Would there be no electricity?

J2D2 wrote: »

Well if you've ever seen the dam, you'd see there a massive amount of water behind it, had the dam burst, there'd have been massive devastation all the way down the river so oddly, the only way to stop it is to release some of the water.
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So basically releasing the water caused "controlled" flooding and if they didn't release it the flooding would be much worse.

Where is the money to clean this mess up going to come from?

Stargate

That is unreal :eek:

foto taken from top of jurys looking towards square deal furniture shop yeah?

Man thats incredible ............wow

Zonda999

Not too sure about the electricity, but there would have been some outages probably

rebel girl 15

fastrac wrote: »

Mardyke Arena badly flooded.Several staff trapped in building overnight.Wont be open for a while i reckon.Water up five steps of the stairs if your familiar

That could be Monday off for me - I've a lecture and tutorial down there.

I presume the WGB was sandbanked, or something, with all the new equipment and computers inside there! Same with the computer in the Connolly!

J2D2

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

That could be Monday off for me - I've a lecture and tutorial down there.

I presume the WGB was sandbanked, or something, with all the new equipment and computers inside there! Same with the computer in the Connolly!

Nope, flooded =/ At least from what I've heard http://forum.ucc.ie/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=19507&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60 (bottom post)

J2D2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltNaz2JCGms

A vid from 8 this morning =\

And another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzg8wSbPXI

rebel girl 15

J2D2 wrote: »

Nope, flooded =/ At least from what I've heard http://forum.ucc.ie/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=19507&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60 (bottom post)

Jeepers! Thats gonna cost a nice bit! It'll take a while for the whole college to be sorted. 23mm of rain is expected 2nite, so the worst isn;t over!

rebel girl 15

glanman wrote: »

Posted some pics I got sent in this thread

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63100849&postcount=54

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63100865&postcount=55

Just saw one of your photos on RTE news!!!:D http://boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=96563&d=1258713411 was the one that was on!

Cookie89

My boyfriend lives in these apartments but is currently on hols at the mo, so i'm just wondering are these apartments flooded or are they ok. Thanks

glanman

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Just saw one of your photos on RTE news!!!:D http://boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=96563&d=1258713411 was the one that was on!

I only got them emailed to me so can't claim them as mine:rolleyes:

tinytina12

no college until the 30th. http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1120/weather.html

glanman

The University has said all lectures will be cancelled until 30 November due to the flood damage.

Thats unreal for all ye!!

From UCC site:

http://www.ucc.ie/en/flood/

CantGetNoSleep

Week off so?

Zonda999

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Week off so?

So it would appear, heres a question though, will we still be off for Christmas on the 11th of December

CantGetNoSleep

Zonda999 wrote: »

So it would appear, heres a question though, will we still be off for Christmas on the 11th of December

Doubt it very much, a week later i'd imagine

Zonda999

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Doubt it very much, a week later i'd imagine

:mad::mad:

Bummer!

Eliot Rosewater

Posted some pics on the Cork City thread guys if you interested in looking:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055744976&page=14

Zonda999

Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

Posted some pics on the Cork City thread guys if you interested in looking:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055744976&page=14

Thats some eight of water, must be 4 feet!


Thanks for them, you cant imagine what some of the places would look like flooded

Redisle

Crap, UCC sent an email..


"The University is also turning the reading week from December 14th-18th into
a further teaching week. This means that there WILL be lectures during the
week December 14th - 18th 2009."

FFS :mad::mad::mad:

Nova_era

I demand a replay of last nights weather

Papa_Lazarou

Nova_era wrote: »

I demand a replay of last nights weather

You very well could get what you want. The dam having to release water due to having 8 times what it usualy deals with(breakingnews.ie) more severe rain due in cork later tonight and high tide coinciding with the rain. Baton down the hatches i say.;)

Buceph

If anyone is without water they have some in the off license near Lennoxes.

A friend of mine is working in there and what he told me was very heartening. They've dropped the price of water to cost price. And they're ordering in 5 litre drums for tomorrow. You can put your name down for them and they'll ring you when they get them in.

It's good to see people not gouging and doing the decent thing. I'm very impressed with them.

grenache

Its strange, the power to our plug sockets was went around 3 last night, but we still had lights working. I dont know if our landlord has flood insurance! :eek:

D-Generate

grenache wrote: »

Its strange, the power to our plug sockets was went around 3 last night, but we still had lights working. I dont know if our landlord has flood insurance! :eek:

They are on different circuits. Usually sockets are on one loop, cooker and other white appliances are on another loop and then lights are on a third loop.

Ricky91t

grenache wrote: »

Its strange, the power to our plug sockets was went around 3 last night, but we still had lights working. I dont know if our landlord has flood insurance! :eek:

It's cause the sockets and lights are wired into different trip switches,The plug would of tripped but the lights weren't in water(i assume) so won't go off! At least I think so!

x in the city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UeZnrB0OU


my video this morning from western road

madness

rebel girl 15

Some of the photos from the Mardyke - not mine. Will probably be closed for about a month as the floor of the hall is now floating, as it quite a lot of furniture!

Load of equipment inside destroyed as well

Last one shows where the pool cover cuurently lies

deisedude

Jaysus, Cork looks like Venice in all those photos.

Knifey Spoony

deisedude wrote: »

Jaysus, Cork looks like Venice in all those photos.

Ah yes, Cork "the Venice of the North". Saw a picture where some one photoshoped a gondola onto the grand parade, with the above caption next to it. Will post a link to it if I can find it.

EDIT: found it http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055744976&page=8. Aout half way down the page.

x in the city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w57cbAqYwo8

make the most of a bad situation...

odin_ie

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Some of the photos from the Mardyke - not mine. Will probably be closed for about a month as the floor of the hall is now floating, as it quite a lot of furniture!

Load of equipment inside destroyed as well

Last one shows where the pool cover cuurently lies

Sucks about the Mardyke...that'll cost a fortune to sort out!! And as for people playing in the water...I personally wouldn't go near it, most of what is at surface is going to have sewage in it.

thebigcheese22

odin_ie wrote: »

Sucks about the Mardyke...that'll cost a fortune to sort out!! And as for people playing in the water...I personally wouldn't go near it, most of what is at surface is going to have sewage in it.

Yeah if I was walking barefoot last night then I'd want a tetnis shot tbh...

rebel girl 15

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

Yeah if I was walking barefoot last night then I'd want a tetnis shot tbh...

Some of the stuff is disgusting! I was at home today where there was flooding, and you could see where the floodwaters were at their height, but it left a trail of sludge and slime - looked disgusting and stank!

Can't believe people went swimming in it - would they go swimming in the Lee when its not in flood - highly doubt it:D

JSK 252

ReacherCreature wrote: »

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showpost.php?p=3019921&postcount=37

:eek:

Holy crap!

grenache

Couldn't believe there was eejits swimming in the lake outside the main college gates last nite, they'd really want to have their heads examined. Saw a lot of people taking off shoes and wading thru the water. So glad i kept mine on, you really dont know what you're stepping on and what kind of crap (literally) the flood has dragged up from the manholes.

rebel girl 15

for a bit of humour, this photo was one I took at home Monday, note the sign!

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/161110/96696.jpg

JSK 252

What a crazy 48 hours or so. Ireland robbed of qualifying for the world cup at the hands of the french man which they call Henry and now Cork is flooded. Had a pharmacy party last night in vic lodge. Place got flooded so we were flooded in for the night so we had to crash there for the night! Managed to get evacuated by the means of a tractor with a trailer attached to the back! All in all despite it all,happy days!

Nova_era

JSK 252 wrote: »

a tractor with a trailer attached to the back!

Very decent of the CIT president to allow his official car to be used to evacuate UCC students.

itsallaboutheL

I need a shower, i need to brush my teeth and i need to flush the fuckin jacks........

:mad::mad::mad:

Nova_era

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

I need a shower, i need to brush my teeth and i need to flush the fuckin jacks........

:mad::mad::mad:

Well you're not going to achieve much of that while sitting in front of your computer, are you?

grenache

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

I need a shower, i need to brush my teeth and i need to flush the fuckin jacks........

:mad::mad::mad:

Living up a hill isn't much use to you now L Should have gone home to the Well for the weekend!!

@nova: I LOL'd at the tractor comment

Nova_era

grenache wrote: »

@nova: I LOL'd at the tractor comment

I'm not surprised; nothing is quite as funny as the truth. :pac: