The Big Freeze ( Saturday 9th January 2010 )

Mental Mickey

Alicat wrote: »

Do you access to all the facilities you require for the next while?

Yep.

jenzz

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Personally, I don't. Being a disabled person, this kind of weather renders people like me housebound.

Mickey , where are you based ? Do you have enough of everything or need anything ?

Alicat

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Yep.

Well no harm done in being a little housebound for a short while. Not the end of the world It'll pass in a few days.

Mental Mickey

jenzz wrote: »

Mickey , where are you based ? Do you have enough of everything or need anything ?

I'm in Dublin. I'm ok...........I live with family.

leahyl

munsterlegend wrote: »

uk met office don't have it marginal - now i know they are not the same as us. certainly there is always a risk but there is a lot of things as the experts have outlined in our favour this time.

irishmotorist wrote: »

I'm not used to these, but it looks like we're going to get blanketted tomorrow and it's just going to get blanketier as the day goes on.

Assuming that some of the posters on this forum are adults (like me), I'm delighted to find so many snow lovers. I thought I was a bit strange so always kept it to myself. Now I'm out!

Hehe!:D

smccarrick

smccarrick wrote: »

Its Norwegian- not from the Netherlands
Nice find whoever found it btw

This one by any chance www.knmi.nl

google nederlands weer for some more

Jip

Bishop_Donal wrote: »

Personally it's the disruption and panic that it causes is what I love. If we could get three hard blasts of it over the coming week, it would be fantastic. We need an 1982 again.

You're not very mature are you ?

Bishop_Donal

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Personally, I don't. Being a disabled person, this kind of weather renders people like me housebound.

Apols for that. No offence intended. Never even looked at it that way tbh.

Mental Mickey

Bishop_Donal wrote: »

Apols for that. No offence intended. Never even looked at it that way tbh.

Just think a bit before ya type!

Alicat

Jip wrote: »

You're not very mature are you ?

I don't think that's a very fair comment.

I find it all quite exciting too. As long as people are being looked after I don't see any problem with enjoying the change of scenery!

irish1967

I am trying to picture this thread tomorrow. If it is snowing everywhere in the country its going to be a bit repetitive. The thread exploded during the snow in Dublin midweek.
At the moment getting snow is an excuse to post.. will it be who gets the first 2cm,5cm,10cm... 20cm? Should be fun.
I think tomorrows thread should start at exactly midnight it will be very interesting to see the viewing figures as the day progresses.
I have a feeling records could be set for a boards thread.:)

Bishop_Donal

Alicat wrote: »

I don't think that's a very fair comment.

Let's all get back to what the board is actually intended for. My fault for creating the deviation.

Rougies

Best for everyone to ignore comments like that Alicat!
Now, we have some oraganised snowfall on the way to the east coast from North Wicklow up to Louth within the next hour

zenno

WolfeIRE wrote: »

HIRLAM for Monday AM. Snow all over the country.

This shows heavy precip for dublin region.

I still think the midlands and south west will see the heaviest precip over next 36 hrs. Overall though most places should see a good dumping.

To view the HIRLAM charts go to http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark/vejrkort.htm

then click on nedbor

Don't mind the attached.

the midlands will see the real snow as it will pass by dublin with a bit of sleet tomorrow.

Supercell

irish1967 wrote: »

I am trying to picture this thread tomorrow. If it is snowing everywhere in the country its going to be a bit repetitive. The thread exploded during the snow in Dublin midweek.
At the moment getting snow is an excuse to post.. will it be who gets the first 2cm,5cm,10cm... 20cm? Should be fun.
I think tomorrows thread should start at exactly midnight it will be very interesting to see the viewing figures as the day progresses.
I have a feeling records could be set for a boards thread.:)

Already got all the above covered, how about the first 50cm, 75cm or metre

Rougies

zenno wrote: »

the midlands will see the real snow as it will pass by dublin with a bit of sleet tomorrow.

Zenno, you are borderline trolling at this stage. My point earlier about you not reading the thread before posting has just been reinforced again.

jenzz

Mental Mickey wrote: »

I'm in Dublin. I'm ok...........I live with family.

Thats Ok - Would just hate for anyone no matter who they are young or old to be in need & plenty of us around able to help

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Holy crap, look at the Irish Sea in the latest radar image !!!!! :eek:

Defcol

Look whats headin this way!!:D

leahyl

I have to head out for a little while so I will report back if there is a blizzard in the real capital:D wish me luck it's feckin freeezin out there! Brrrrr!

irish1967

Cant we invite John1994 back for a special guest appearance just for tomorrow?

Mothman

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Probably a stupid, obvious answer to this, but in relation to weather, what does the word "marginal" mean??

When used in this context, its whether it will snow or not...could go either way.

jenzz

Supercell wrote: »

Already got all the above covered, how about the first 50cm, 75cm or metre

No Owen already got the Metre... or was that 3 ??:D

fred funk }{

Clouds coming in over north Wexford about an hour ago.

Johnny1999

Just looking at the lampost outside it's starting to flurry in Kilkenny!

Ricky91t

irish1967 wrote: »

I am trying to picture this thread tomorrow. If it is snowing everywhere in the country its going to be a bit repetitive. The thread exploded during the snow in Dublin midweek.
At the moment getting snow is an excuse to post.. will it be who gets the first 2cm,5cm,10cm... 20cm? Should be fun.
I think tomorrows thread should start at exactly midnight it will be very interesting to see the viewing figures as the day progresses.
I have a feeling records could be set for a boards thread.:)

Seem like I'll be making none of those posts,Seems like snow will be missing where I am..

MilanPan!c

turning brutal in rathfarnham..

tesco jammers... worse than xmas... 20 registers open... all day! still a 10 min wait (drummers)

I'm gonna say this is gonna hit south dubs HARD...

that's my official guess...

yogidc26

Bishop_Donal wrote: »

Personally it's the disruption and panic that it causes is what I love. If we could get three hard blasts of it over the coming week, it would be fantastic. We need an 1982 again..

Ya put people have to get to work I work in a small company we have a new contract starting next week if we do get things done we are F'ed thats a lot of family that will have no money coming in I love the snow but people need to get to work

Rougies

Snowing here, I would recommend anybody around dublin city area to look at the nearest lampost now

MilanPan!c

Ricky91t wrote: »

Seem like I'll be making none of those posts,Seems like snow will be missing where I am..

guy on rte said snow and ice for Sneem... can't be far from you??

jenzz

Frozen stiff literly ... We were out in the big hill in the blizzard with the top of a tv stand & a bit of rope..... Kids had a ball...... Even the puppy had a go....

Bitter wind out there - first time Ive been out that I thought my face was gonna fall off....

Fyr.Fytr

Rougies wrote: »

Snowing here, I would recommend anybody around dublin city area to look at the nearest lampost now

nothing this end yet

whitemocha

nothing yet in saggart;)

Rougies

MilanPan!c wrote: »

turning brutal in rathfarnham..

tesco jammers... worse than xmas... 20 registers open... all day! still a 10 min wait (drummers)

I'm gonna say this is gonna hit south dubs HARD...

that's my official guess...

Yeah we usually get it the worst (best) around here. We are hear the foothills of the mountains, so basically on an east facing slope.

Alicat

Nothing in Malahide yet either

MilanPan!c

HEAVY SNOW IN RATHFARNHAM!

F-Stop

That cloud on the radar looks interesting. What I like about this forum is I can stay by the fire refreshing the page until Jenzz or Trogdor announce snow in Bray. Then I get up and watch the clouds getting closer.

Also, hats off to my neighbours. Pipe burst this morning (back garden tap, thankfully). Two neighbours on the road came by and sorted it out for me. They did the same for at least another two people on the road. Nothing like snow and plumbing disasters to bring about a bit of community spirit.

Sierra Oscar

Bottled water pretty sold out in Limerick City.

greeno

Nothing inTerenure either

fintonie

nice picture Fred

jenzz

MilanPan!c wrote: »

turning brutal in rathfarnham..

tesco jammers... worse than xmas... 20 registers open... all day! still a 10 min wait (drummers)

I'm gonna say this is gonna hit south dubs HARD...

that's my official guess...

Same here - first time I ever saw the manager with a smile on his face... Oh just in case anyone interested they finally got a big delivery of Tesco Value Bread there earlier - filled every shelf on the 2 aisles .... It was like WOW...

Rougies

Fyr.Fytr wrote: »

nothing this end yet

whitemocha wrote: »

nothing yet in saggart;)

I said Dublin city lol, yours is on it's way. Seems pretty light though.

MilanPan!c

Rougies wrote: »

Yeah we usually get it the worst (best) around here. We are hear the foothills of the mountains, so basically on an east facing slope.

My friend in Tallaght just told water being turned off all night...


anyone else?

Ricky91t

MilanPan!c wrote: »

guy on rte said snow and ice for Sneem... can't be far from you??

I'm about 50 km NE from Sneem.:(

SprostonGreen

Vile putrid flakes falling in Tallaght.

Mental Mickey

MilanPan!c wrote: »

My friend in Tallaght just told water being turned off all night...


anyone else?

Its not. Pressure is being reduced.........that's what I heard anyway.

jenzz

F-Stop wrote: »

That cloud on the radar looks interesting. What I like about this forum is I can stay by the fire refreshing the page until Jenzz or Trogdor announce snow in Bray. Then I get up and watch the clouds getting closer.

Also, hats off to my neighbours. Pipe burst this morning (back garden tap, thankfully). Two neighbours on the road came by and sorted it out for me. They did the same for at least another two people on the road. Nothing like snow and plumbing disasters to bring about a bit of community spirit.

Nothing yet but sky gone pink... where abouts in the town are you ?? We had no water this am.. Left it running 20 min & eventually exploded into the sink.. Thank Fcku !

jenzz

Ta se ag cur sneachta i mBre... ( again like)

snaps

jenzz wrote: »

No Owen already got the Metre... or was that 3 ??:D

Is that a metre of ice that he goes and walks on?

wicklowdub

I'm at the red cow looking back towards Dublin CC and there are streams of snow falling, looks localised but is heading this way