The Big Freeze ( Saturday 9th January 2010 )

Bikerbhoy

Holy ****.... BLIZZARD ....Rathfarnham......:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

yogidc26

holly1 wrote: »

We used the lid of a kiddies sand pit the other day,you know the plastic turtle sand pit,muna!!!:P

Never though of that but that what ill be useing tomorrow

irish1967

So when our snow event arrives where will it hit first and which poster is nearest?

ninebeanrows

More moderate driving snow.

:D:D

pistolpetes11

t|nt|n wrote: »

Its the same here.... damn I love this weather !!!

If tomorrows event comes to pass im meeting pistolpetes11 at Toughers for a snowball fight !!! lol !

I out back making up the ammunition as I type !

LookingFor

Had more here in the last hour or so than in all of this morning, I think.

Predictions of 2-5cm ahead of the so-called 'event' tomorrow may actually turn out to be accurate...if not perhaps conservative. Don't have measuring equipment here, but I think 5cm is probably the minimum we've had today in total.

(D15 here)

Carpenter

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

Worked a treat Carpenter, I was his 'horse' of sorts today, dragging him around a park on it, she glides smoothly over the snow/ice. I gave the runners a good waxing first of course.

And so you should after all you are the dad and looking at it a good 1 too

jaffa20

Radar looks nuts and not a flake here:( What's going on?

Blogger50

Chucking it down here now!

Right other half just did the old measuring tape and after a few showers over the last number of days and no thaw to speak of we have 1 1/4 inches!

SeaFields

leahyl wrote: »

Oh my god 610 on this forum:eek:!

Where are all my fellow Corkonians?!

Just had a look outside and the stars are shining over the city...guess we'll have to wait awhile yet.

Rougies

Bikerbhoy wrote: »

Holy ****.... BLIZZARD ....Rathfarnham.....:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

confirmed up the road in Knocklyon

Bloody*Mary

zenno wrote: »

i am half way through eating my hat i said earlier that the north co. dublin rivervalley/swords area will not get much snow tonight i was wrong and wrong again but in an earlier post i did say i was one of the worst weather forcasters in ireland.

I'm very glad you were wrong - you had me worried earlier

copacetic

moderate to heavy in Sandyford also.

flanzer

zenno wrote: »

i am half way through eating my hat i said earlier that the north co. dublin rivervalley/swords area will not get much snow tonight i was wrong and wrong again but in an earlier post i did say i was one of the worst weather forcasters in ireland. i have to say it's well snowed out here in rivervalley/swords. i slipped on the way back and landed on my back and a few young lads walked by and i said you beter not whack me out of it with snowballs and they said they are only going for cars. so if you know anyone driving tell them to lock their doors in the car cause they are running up and opening the passenger door and pelting them out of it just a tought ?

Ah we'll let you off!! I don't think anyone predicted what developed and continues to develop out in the Irish Sea

pistolpetes11

holly1 wrote: »

Can I come to:D.

Its more than likely looking good at the moment

SpitfireIV

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I out back making up the ammunition as I type !

Compact them good and solid, you want them to hurt and lob one at him for me will you?!!!

smofty84

The "snow-pocolypse" has started in some fashion here in Celbridge-holy blizzard batman!!It's crazy-just looking out my window now - have never seen anything like this at all!

Drumster

leahyl wrote: »

Heya Drumster - you new here?! I'm actually feeling drained at this point - sick of waiting now:D Roads i'd say are lethal where you are?

Yeah up until now i have been a innocent bystander as we've had no snow to report... Fingers crossed tomorrow / Monday will give us wht we have been craving!!!:D

Oh yeah, the roads fairly bad now alright..

- enough ice now though!!! bring on the snow!!!

Cork deserves it at this stage!!! :D

je55ie

Reading all your posts makes me want to cry...not a thing here in Kerry

mad DIY

Rougies wrote: »

Woah...lashing big fat sideways snow here too..holy poo !:eek:

Lower levels in Dublin dont seem to getting much at all, just a few light showers here in Terenure, 157ft asl

leahyl

Drumster wrote: »

Oh yeah, the roads fairly bad now alright..

- enough ice now though!!! bring on the snow!!!

Cork deserves it at this stage!!! :D

Ain't that the truth:rolleyes:!.....:)

LookingFor

Murphdog94 wrote: »

Clearly not....... :P
A Sherry fitzgerald (or any estate agent, I'm not fussy) Sign or even election posters are fantastic!
SPEED DEMON!!

I saw a sign today at ground level for 'summer offers' on car washes. Half buried in snow

snow ghost

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

Jeez, I could have been making them and selling them over in the park today with what kids and parents were over there!! :eek: On everything from metal road signs to cardboard boxes!

Plastic Bin liners work very well too. As does the neighbour's wheely bin... remove the rubbish, then the lid (keep the bin liner) and saw the bin lengthways down the middle (you get two out of it AND the bin liner)... when they kick off the next morning cock your eyes in the air and say "those brats of (add a family name that you have grievance with), we should get a petition together to get rid of that damn family."

SeaFields

jessie37 wrote: »

Reading all your posts makes me want to cry...not a thing here in Kerry

If you believe it will come...

mwrf

flanzer wrote: »

Ah we'll let you off!! I don't think anyone predicted what developed and continues to develop out in the Irish Sea

It shows no sign of stopping at the moment either

Rougies

mad DIY wrote: »

Lower levels in Dublin dont seem to getting much at all, just a few light showers here in Terenure, 157ft asl

You're just getting unlucky, that shower must have missed you by only about 2 miles
I reckon the next round will hit you

ch750536

Have done some maths, Im a geek, please forgive me.

If a post = 1 metre and a quoted post = 2 metres we have posted enough since 18th Dec in the weather forum to go around the world 2.35 times.
:eek:

holly1

Blogger50 wrote: »

Chucking it down here now!

Right other half just did the old measuring tape and after a few showers over the last number of days and no thaw to speak of we have 1 1/4 inches!

Hi Blogger:)

Pangea

irish1967 wrote: »

So when our snow event arrives where will it hit first and which poster is nearest?

lets log off and come back when it starts snowing lol

ragg

im finally feeling good about the snow events here - im really starting to believe its going to be epic over the next few days

compsys

mad DIY wrote: »

Lower levels in Dublin dont seem to getting much at all, just a few light showers here in Terenure, 157ft asl

I'd recommend you look out your window a little more carefully. It was lashing snow here in Rathfarnham up to 5 mins ago at least. With snow this heavy it would HAVE to be snowing heavily too down in Terenure, seeing as it's less than a mile away. It couldn't be so localised now.

Bishop_Donal

Love it.

3 Hour Forecast Maps

zenno

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

Jeez, I could have been making them and selling them over in the park today with what kids and parents were over there!! :eek: On everything from metal road signs to cardboard boxes!

LOL

Alicat

Another little mini blizzard

ninebeanrows

About 5cm on the ground now.

White white white. :D

The Met though it wasn't going to kick off till morning too.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Weathercheck wrote: »

About 5cm on the ground now.

White white white. :D

The Met though it wasn't going to kick off till morning too.

Met Schmet ;):D:D:p:p

LookingFor

Weathercheck wrote: »

About 5cm on the ground now.

White white white. :D

The Met though it wasn't going to kick off till morning too.

Just to clarify...is this independent of that apparent 'event'? Is this 'just' convection off the irish sea?

leahyl

Ye are some lucky feckers in the east! Not a drop of precip on the radar near the south!:rolleyes: Well there is but it does not want to move inland....yet:D!

Rougies

Weathercheck wrote: »

About 5cm on the ground now.

White white white. :D

The Met though it wasn't going to kick off till morning too.

Never underestimate the RAW POWER of the Irish Sea

mad DIY

compsys wrote: »

I'd recommend you look out your window a little more carefully. It was lashing snow here in Rathfarnham up to 5 mins ago at least. With snow this heavy it would HAVE to be snowing heavily too down in Terenure, seeing as it's less than a mile away. It couldn't be so localised now.

Defo nothing happened here for a good while. I'm not looking out the window contiuously, but the car is parked just outside, and the last snow about an hour ago is melting off. No new snow since then that has noticably accumulated. I seem to have a very strong personal snow sheild

Alicat

This is great, I love it

Dunno how the boyf is gonna get home from West Dublin tonight though :eek:

Rougies

LookingFor wrote: »

Just to clarify...is this independent of that apparent 'event'? Is this 'just' convection off the irish sea?

yep

flanzer

Weathercheck wrote: »

About 5cm on the ground now.

White white white. :D

The Met though it wasn't going to kick off till morning too.

Are we not getting the front that has come down from Scandinavia and through the UK, tomorrow?

Chicken Run

Still nowt in Clare, and to add insult to injury, as well as no water, I now have no internet. Pants !! Still, temp a mild -2C...

Alicat

leahyl wrote: »

Ye are some lucky feckers in the east! Not a drop of precip on the radar near the south!:rolleyes: Well there is but it does not want to move inland....yet:D!

You'll get some! Fingers crossed for tomorrow!

Fitzerb

Snoowing heavy in Leixlip now. How many inches are they saying we will get

ch750536

Chicken Run wrote: »

Still nowt in Clare, and to add insult to injury, as well as no water, I now have no internet. Pants !! Still, temp a mild -2C...

I hate calling people liars but....

ninebeanrows

flanzer wrote: »

Are we not getting the front that has come down from Scandinavia and through the UK, tomorrow?

Yes.......

Totals could be quite big, but who knows what will happen!

MilanPan!c

ch750536 wrote: »

I hate calling people liars but....

^^^^^^^^^^^

lie

kingshankly

a bit of baby snow here very little think i counted 321 flakes;)