We are promised another very cold winter - how the hell are we going to manage.

ilovesleep

We are promised a cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16. Thats cold! If the experts are correct it will be the coldest winter in ireland in 1000 years. How are we going to manage? Surely it will make it extremely difficult to leave the house whether you are driving or on foot when it is extremely icy out. We need this like a fcuking hole in head.

Biggins

Got an extra blanket?

Absurdum

who promised this? cuz they don't know **** yo

Luxie

I get that every year. You adapt.

Stephen

Perhaps this year the councils might stockpile some extra grit.

littlefriend

Where did you get this info? I'm set up ok for weather conditions; really don't envy those who aren't.

Ebbs

Little packets of salt from MacDonalds.

Ive been saving mine from last Jan, Ill be prepared.

Sheeps

Hopefully we'll have enough grit about from last winter, but Dublin city council should invest in a few snow mobiles or something.

maxxie

ilovesleep wrote: »

We are promised a cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16. Thats cold! If the experts are correct it will be the coldest winter in ireland in 1000 years. How are we going to manage? Surely it will make it extremely difficult to leave the house whether you are driving or on foot when it is extremely icy out. We need this like a fcuking hole in head.

man up ya sissy! cold water never hurt nobody

Biggins

Ebbs wrote: »

Little packets of salt from MacDonalds.

Ive been saving mine from last Jan, Ill be prepared.

You've still got money to afford a McDee's? Ya rich sod!

round tower huntsman

ff will make a fortune of the extra revenue added on to gas and oil...pity some old people and poor will freeze to death though!

Conor108

Wonder who'll fall over on RTE news this year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nteMp3OQu98

derfderf

Stephen wrote: »

Perhaps this year the councils might stockpile some extra grit.

Or at least run out in the morning this time so i can't go to work instead of not being able to get home from work.

Will

Proper sanding/gritting and enough supplies to last unlike last year when we ran out. Basically a proper plan to deal with the snowy and icey weather so people can still get to work. 3" of snow or whatever it was last year was nothing by international standards, if this year is gonna be worse the politicians need to get up off their arse. But this is Ireland, won't do anything until it's too late :pac:

Hazys

ilovesleep wrote: »

We are promised a cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16. Thats cold! If the experts are correct it will be the coldest winter in ireland in 1000 years. How are we going to manage? Surely it will make it extremely difficult to leave the house whether you are driving or on foot when it is extremely icy out. We need this like a fcuking hole in head.

Jameson, will solve all you problems, beer will not.

I went tailgating to a Patriots' Football game last January here in Boston...it was minus 23C, we were standing out in a car park having a BBQ at 10am drinking shots of Jameson to stay warm because our beer started to get all slushy once we took it out of the car!

Riddle101

Are we going to get anothe snow day like last year? hopefully the government have learned from that(doubtful) and started planning for future things.

Cheap Thrills!

I wonder if that ship with the salt has arrived yet from Spain.....

Myrddin

I reckon we should go back to tungsten light bulbs, plasma tv's & leaded fuel - now they made for great summers. Save the planet, increase your co2 emissions today, provide a warmer future, think of the kids!

Son Of A Vidic

I don't know what some people are worried about, If you saw were I live you might have a reason to worry. 5 inches of solid ice on my road for 5 weeks before it thawed out. The outdoor thermometer record -15 on several nights so big deal. I'll just stay out of Dublin, I was unfortunate to get caught there when a little sprinkling of fresh snow fell last January. They hadn't a fcuking clue what to do or how to drive in it. It took me 3 hours to get from Park West to Liffey Valley ffs!

Kimono-Girl

ilovesleep wrote: »

How are we going to manage?

The same way we always manage pinky, try and take over the world!

Asphyxia

I'll be wearing my woolly jumper, Docs, scarf and fingerless gloves when I am out Extra blankets and lots of cuddling

ilovesleep

ilovesleep wrote: »

We are promised a cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16. Thats cold! If the experts are correct it will be the coldest winter in ireland in 1000 years. How are we going to manage? Surely it will make it extremely difficult to leave the house whether you are driving or on foot when it is extremely icy out. We need this like a fcuking hole in head.

Do the records really go back that far??

Patser

Invest in a nice warm hat now before the cold hits and the rush begins.

Scuid Mhór

Absurdum wrote: »

who promised this? cuz they don't know **** yo

ain't no one gonna knock absurdum.

flyton5

Any evidence of this OP?

Ross_Mahon

Call Mr. Plow,
That's my name,
That name again
Is Mr. Plow!

Greentopia

ilovesleep wrote: »

We are promised a cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16. Thats cold! If the experts are correct it will be the coldest winter in ireland in 1000 years. How are we going to manage? Surely it will make it extremely difficult to leave the house whether you are driving or on foot when it is extremely icy out. We need this like a fcuking hole in head.

If the climate change experts are right then we'd better start getting used to much colder winters. It's here to stay.

Personally I don't mind the cold or snow as long as I'm warm indoors and if the councils grit the footpaths and roads enough.

Eight long harsh winters in Sweden with temperatures up to -20c where I was has toughened me up

If we have another winter like last year I suggest John Gormley takes a trip to Scandinavia to see how it's done in winter there-i.e. big budgets set aside for clearing all footpaths, roads and cycle lanes in cities and towns with snow ploughs out after the first fall of snow and keeping them cleared, huge reserves of salt and grit and cars owners changing over to winter tires (or studs in the frozen North).
Not that we're ever going to be as efficient and prepared here in our little NAMA republic as those countries are :rolleyes:

Greentopia

Patser wrote: »

Invest in a nice warm hat now before the cold hits and the rush begins.

I'm a knitter, I make my own. Much warmer than any shop bought woolies

flyton5

Any proof of this? Anyone? Doesn't necessarily have to be the OP....

ilovesleep

I dont mind the coldness. Its getting from A to B on time without breaking my ass. Last year was a real struggle.

WindSock

Hope it is. Couldn't enjoy it last year because of my poxy job. Just got my notice though so if it doesn't snow, it'll all be for nothin'

Rabble Rabble

This year will have an average winter.


You heard it here first.

goose2005

Stephen wrote: »

Perhaps this year the councils might stockpile some extra grit.

They won't. Nor will there be a single snowplough in the country. It'll be the same as last year, except maybe worse.

allthedoyles

round tower huntsman wrote: »

ff will make a fortune of the extra revenue added on to gas and oil...pity some old people and poor will freeze to death though!

Well they are not gonna make it from coal - because most of the solid fuel is coming down from the North nowadays .-

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bought for cash up there - sold for cash down here .

But wait , the government still have to introduce carbon tax on coal .

Seaneh

EnterNow wrote: »

I reckon we should go back to tungsten light bulbs, plasma tv's & leaded fuel - now they made for great summers. Save the planet, increase your co2 emissions today, provide a warmer future, think of the kids!

You do not understand climate change at all, do you?

Dudess

ilovesleep wrote: »

temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16.

Not saying I disbelieve it will be a cold winter (ffs :mad:) but those temperatures seem unlikely for Ireland.

Snakeblood

ilovesleep wrote: »

We are promised a cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 15/minus 16. Thats cold! If the experts are correct it will be the coldest winter in ireland in 1000 years. How are we going to manage? Surely it will make it extremely difficult to leave the house whether you are driving or on foot when it is extremely icy out. We need this like a fcuking hole in head.

I plan on staying warm.

Pherekydes

Hazys wrote: »

... our beer started to get all slushy once we took it out of the car!

That's what you get for buying weak beer!

Rabble Rabble

Dudess wrote: »

Not saying I disbelieve it will be a cold winter (ffs :mad:) but those temperatures seem unlikely for Ireland.

they are a prediction for Russia. Seriously.

Seaneh

Dudess wrote: »

Not saying I disbelieve it will be a cold winter (ffs :mad:) but those temperatures seem unlikely for Ireland.

Was colder than that last year, atleast in Athlone and Galway it was.

alwaysadub

Dudess wrote: »

Not saying I disbelieve it will be a cold winter (ffs :mad:) but those temperatures seem unlikely for Ireland.

We had pretty close to them temps the last cold spell.
Think where my sister lived it was -14, the coldest i had was -11. Would've said it wasn't possible in Ireland myself beforehand!




Anyway, i'm gonna dig out my electric blanket. Either that or get a man.
Blanket's less hassle though..

dr ro

it was minus 11 last year. Anyway don't worry f fail will look after us. We're they're children.

Timistry

Its not going to happen. Snow chance

nacho libre

Rabble Rabble wrote: »

This year will have an average winter.


You heard it here first.

unfortunately this poster is likely to be right.

while it maybe cold at times, it won't be anywhere near as severe as last Winter

so a dry Winter to come with temperature close to average or slightly below.
I wonder will we see any headlines complaining about the NRA wasting money?

sh1tstirrer

Since when can they forecast the weather a season in advance?

wyrn

Hopefully our Minister for Travel won't be on his holidays in Malta!
I remember him on RTE saying "what could I do if I was here" - he could have at least been looking like he was trying to do his job. The country practically came to a standstill.

"I can't think of one other item that could have been done if I was in the country which hasn't been done over the last four or five days. I don't think I would have been able to prevent the weather from happening whether I was in the country or out of the country," he said.

galwayrush

No need to worry, sure our Government will have a plan in place before it happens.:pac::pac::pac:

Mr Benevolent

A load of bollocks. No way it'll be as cold as last year. Continental Europe might, but we'll be warm(er). Bog standard winter on the way, nothing to see here.

ilovesleep

galwayrush wrote: »

No need to worry, sure our Government will have a plan in place before it happens.:pac::pac::pac:

What plan will that be? Tax us for the grit perhaps?

Greentopia

nacho libre wrote: »

unfortunately this poster is likely to be right.

while it maybe cold at times, it won't be anywhere near as severe as last Winter

so a dry Winter to come with temperature close to average or slightly below.
I wonder will we see any headlines complaining about the NRA wasting money?

You know this how?

The Indo. says otherwise:

"Long-term forecaster Positive Weather Solutions has predicted a 'white-out' winter almost as harsh as the last -- with widespread snow, temperatures as low as -16C and transport chaos."

Hope they're wrong!

dr ro

chaos is good