Big Freeze Discussion (Friday 8/1/10)

WolfeIRE

11.52am The Defence Forces has deployed Army assets to assist the Civil Authorities during the severe weather conditions:
Newbridge: 10 x Personnel, 1 6x6 Truck
Maynooth: 10 x Personnel, 1 6x6 Truck
Clane: 10 x Personnel, 1 6x6 Truck
Enniscorthy: Assisting District Nurse reaching isolated patients.
Galway: Assisting Palliative Care Nurse reaching isolated patients

nice to see the east coast is looked after. EDIT...Oh Galway is there:)

jhegarty

poindexter wrote: »

no hot water coming out of any taps, cold water only coming out of kitchen sink just now. heating is on ok though.

how can i get this sorted, what do i have to do??

Wait for the weather to improve !

snow ghost

Rodar08 wrote: »

Ha haa! The Donegal Postman is making an appearance on The Late Late Show tonight lol:D Cool!!

lol There is great money to be made in this forecasting lark... all you have to do is get it right for a season or a month...not hard as it's usually 50-50 chance of it transpiring... write a book on your divine knowledge and you're bigger than Jedward! :eek:

That siad I do respect some of the weather lore... especially in the short term... fish do strange things and are influenced by air and sea pressure according to the scientists... so this summer I'm forecasting a warmer and drier than average summer because the Mackerel told me...hoepfully the UK met office will predict a colder / wetter one and it's show me the money!

marathont

wertyl wrote: »

whenever I write something, people get angry, and aggressive over very little.

Welcome to the Internet !

wertyl

Figuramatyi wrote: »

If you don't even know that you're being rude, then there's nothing left to say. Re-read your posts, they are full of ill-wit and are condescending.

I think you are being rude

Ciaran500

Our washing machine is frozen solid Going to have to get a lend of an air heater and try get things moving again cause I'll be out of clothes by tomorrow.

rhonin

maquiladora wrote: »

Met Eireann seem certain.

Is there any chance that the snow might push up as far us here in the NW?

Dublin_Gunner

God bless Dublin City Council.

All morning I've seen 4 council guys, 1 with shovel, 2 with brushes, and 1 'supervising'.

Shovel guy has been whacking the ground (just at the end of Duke Lane / South Anne Street), while the other 2 swept the snow.

They must now be on a tea break - they cleared at least 1 square meter so far...

maquiladora

rhonin wrote: »

Is there any chance that the snow might push up as far us here in the NW?

Yes, its possible later on Monday and into Tuesday but it probably wouldn't be as heavy other areas.

damoz

poindexter wrote: »

no hot water coming out of any taps, cold water only coming out of kitchen sink just now. heating is on ok though.

how can i get this sorted, what do i have to do??

boil the kettle !

rhonin

maquiladora wrote: »

Yes, its possible later on Monday and into Tuesday but it probably wouldn't be as heavy other areas.

Fingers crossed so. A light fall would be nice even.

MilanPan!c

Newstalk is going gaga about the salt shortage.

Check it.

nacho libre

what a send off it would be:D

force eleven

rhonin wrote: »

Is there any chance that the snow might push up as far us here in the NW?

Most of the models/forecasts suggest not.Leinster and Munster to fare worst. You might get some more snow showers.

Things look really messy next week from a weather point of view, it could be countrywide snowmageddon or a quick breakdown to mild weather in from the west. I'd side with the mild breakdown by next weekend tbh, but this cold air is so well established, it'll be a divil to get rid of...:)

damoz

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Newstalk is going gaga about the salt shortage.

Check it.

aiight

ciaran67

wertyl wrote: »

Now, give me an example of being rude. I only responded to someone who told me to "go back home", which I found rude and "primitive". No, the problem is not me, but that people feel safe behind their screen. I sort of doubt the person would tell me to my face to "go back home".

d'Oracle

wertyl wrote: »

I think you are being rude

I reckon you referring to Ireland as a "****hole" country is probably what got peoples goat up.

nacho libre

Rodar08 wrote: »

Ha haa! The Donegal Postman is making an appearance on The Late Late Show tonight lol:D Cool!!

Is there anyone from Met Eireann going to be on with him?

force eleven

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Newstalk is going gaga about the salt shortage.

Check it.

As long as I have enough for my Friday night chipper visit, we'll be okay

force eleven

nacho libre wrote: »

Is there anyone from Met Eireann going to be on with him?

Gerry Murphy will provide the balance for the warm weather lovers....jk.

rhonin

nacho libre wrote: »

what a send off it would be:D

Isn't it time you began to be all negative about any snow coming this way in a hope it will come this?

poindexter

boil the kettle and wait for the weather to improve

is there anything else i could be doing?? the toilets aint flushing and the sink upstairs now seems to be blocked

ciaran67

force eleven wrote: »

As long as I have enough for my Friday night chipper visit, we'll be okay

Yea my curry better be delivered or i will be in a right two and eight!

W23

Salt melts the ice

I did a bit of an experiment last night with salt on the snow/ice on the patio. Each patio slab is about 18" x 18". I put a line (about 1cm wide) of salt down the middle of one slab and rubbed it in a bit. This morning when i checked it the snow/ice was loose and had broken up over the whole slab and into the surrounding slabs.

duffman13

ibarelycare wrote: »

Well I don't know about salt but the government/councils are saying that the grit supply is dangerously low, yet it is being offered for sale/for free from various quarries around the country!

Grit is a mixture off sand and salt and sometimes a certain type off rock, the councils are being offered sand, they need rock salt to melt the ice. The sand in grit then gives some grit in the slush that forms, it's pretty useless too just put down a bit off sand as it will provide no noticeable improvement to the roads. If sand was used on the footpaths it would be helpful but not on roads that haven't been treated with salt first.

wertyl

d'Oracle wrote: »

I reckon you referring to Ireland as a ****hole country is probably what got peoples goat up.

I knew it would, but that was actually posted in error. Was a bit angry because someone told me to "go back home", and then I hit Enter before reading it through. I cannot find the post again though.

senorG

poindexter wrote: »

no hot water coming out of any taps, cold water only coming out of kitchen sink just now. heating is on ok though.

how can i get this sorted, what do i have to do??

Check if the water in your attic is frozen.. the cold tap in kitchen sink is usually straight from the mains

DOCARCH

-0.5c here now...........f off sun.

TomTom

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Because there is probably some stupid agreement with an English firm that they would exclusively supply all the grit/salt to our councils.

Wouldn't surprise me. Twats. Sending the money outside of the country when businesses here could provide it (and keep the money in OUR economy).

Our salt/grit comes from Spain and through England. They are running short over there so I'd say there is an issue with supply. As far as I know some grit is sourced in Ireland but its about they type of grit that can be used. You can't keep everyone happy, use the wrong type and people go mad about whats getting into the rivers, don't use it and you have the current situation. It never is a straight forward yes or no decision.

As regards sending the money out of the country, nearly all gritters and attachable snow plows are made in Birr, Co.Offaly even most of the ones used in the UK are bought on contract from there. so at least one good thing will comes from this cold snap, an increase in our mechanical exports with any luck.

munsterlegend

force eleven wrote: »

Gerry Murphy will provide the balance for the warm weather lovers....jk.

gerry called this snow first for met eireann - he is hardly going to backtrack.