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Weather warning / Road Condition thread 2010 / 2011

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    #62
    email
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    Thanks for that. Might have to stay in L.kenny tonight!!


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    #63
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,095 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    We're trying to keep these queries within a single thread so I've merged the most recent thread with this.


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    #64
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    My street was gritted an hour ago yet its still like an ice rink, a car just slid into a wall across the street and its impossible to walk on.

    So yeah, grit doesnt necessarily mean its safe to drive on


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    #65
    inode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭inode


    the main roads in letterkenny we're gritted around 5pm, from what customers have been telling me the main roads are fine but all the back roads are lethal.


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    #66
    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    From Ocean FM...
    Grit available to members of the public from the Council

    Members of the public are being advised that grit is available through Donegal County Council.
    The Local Authority has grit but not salt available which people can use to spread on their pavements and route ways.
    People will need to contact their local depot’s to avail of the supplies.
    However members of the public are being asked to contacts the service providers during office hours.
    The Local Authority has over 24 routes covering 1200km of roads to salt around the county.




    any idea on a phone number? And do we have to collect or will they deliver?

    EDIT: Just rang council roads service and they said... oh no.. thats wrong we aint doing that !


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    #67
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,095 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Think it's bad here? In New York they have 2 feet of snow............






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    #68
    K-9
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    Heavy snow on the Lifford/Letterkenny road around Rosgier and Ballinalecky, Raphoe area as well.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #69
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Snowing very very heavy here for the last 40 mins between Newtown and Manor, a good few inches have just fallen, since i parked my car up an hour ago!!!

    Bloody snow :mad:


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    #70
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    Same in letterkenny but was only for about 20mins, stopped now. Roads covered again though. :(


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    #71
    hootietootie
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭hootietootie


    Beanstalk wrote: »
    Same in letterkenny but was only for about 20mins, stopped now. Roads covered again though. :(
    Started very heavy here again!!!! Big big snowflakes!!!:D


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    #72
    danniemcq
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    homer_simpson wrote: »
    Bloody snow :mad:

    can't be a good sign


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    #73
    Domscard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 520 ✭✭✭Domscard


    danniemcq wrote: »
    can't be a good sign

    He must have been wielding that hatchet from his avator ...
    But I agree with his sentiments exactly - sick of the sight of all this white stuff :mad:


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    #74
    smashey
    Registered Users Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    /me sings...

    Walking in a winter wonderland


    /gets coat :D


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    #75
    Domscard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 520 ✭✭✭Domscard


    smashey wrote: »


    /gets coat :D

    Very necessary at this time - figuratively and otherwise.

    Bah Humbug :D


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    #76
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,931 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Anyone driven from Dublin to Donegal or vice versa today? Supposed to be heading up tomorrow but the news is saying that Slane & Collon are impassable, but then Bus Eireann says that the Letterkenny express is still running with some delays? Is it taking a detour up the motorway as far as Ardee? Any ideas?


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    #77
    Deer Hunter DL
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Deer Hunter DL


    Dublin is CLOSED to further notice !


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    #78
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,931 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Deer Hunter DL wrote: »
    Dublin is CLOSED to further notice !

    I know, but I don't want in, I want out :(


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    #79
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Anyone driven from Dublin to Donegal or vice versa today? Supposed to be heading up tomorrow but the news is saying that Slane & Collon are impassable, but then Bus Eireann says that the Letterkenny express is still running with some delays? Is it taking a detour up the motorway as far as Ardee? Any ideas?

    A friend of mine came up yesterday evening on the bus, took longer than usual but he said it wasnt too bad. Obviously going to be a lot worse now but I think once you get out of the east coast it shouldnt be too bad. Theres been quite a bit of snow here today as well but the main roads all seem to be fine


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    #80
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Harps wrote: »
    A friend of mine came up yesterday evening on the bus, took longer than usual but he said it wasnt too bad. Obviously going to be a lot worse now but I think once you get out of the east coast it shouldnt be too bad. Theres been quite a bit of snow here today as well but the main roads all seem to be fine

    Yep, seems to be once you get out of Louth/Meath it's fine. It's still snowing like crazy here though. Suppose I'll just have to wait and see what's what in the morning. Thanks guys.


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    #81
    Vinegar Hill
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    I am hearing that there is heavy snow forecast for tonight.


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    #82
    homer simpson
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    Vinegar Hill wrote: »
    I am hearing that there is heavy snow forecast for tonight.

    Yeah we could see some snow tonight again, but its supossed to rain / sleet tomorrow, but the east is supposed to get hit hard tomorrow again so expect the country to close again (like the news the last 2 days when dublin was hit was all about the snow, but on sat and sun hardly a mention of it when we were hit bad).


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    #83
    puffdragon
    Registered Users Posts: 354 ✭✭puffdragon


    Yep , here it comes!! as if we hadnt enough info already, here, you can watch it coming in!!

    http://www.sat24.com/


    You know it only dawned on me that this is the bright thing in the sky every night that I used to mistake for the north star. maybe im wrong!

    We'll be well done if that swirly thing top left hand corner heads our way!!

    http://www.sat24.com/gb a bit closer.


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    #84
    puffdragon
    Registered Users Posts: 354 ✭✭puffdragon


    Here,s something I noticed over on the weather forum, snip it if you want it being off topic and all but this is amazing!!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056106727


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    #85
    danniemcq
    Registered Users Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    ^^^epic^^^


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    #86
    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Wow !! Total whiteout here. 2-3 inches on the ground and still snowing !! Stay home folks.


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    #87
    danniemcq
    Registered Users Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    Letterkenny seems to be ok, just walked through town on way to work, roads are all clear bar bits in the middle of the road in a few places, doesn't seem to be affecting anyone to bad if you get/want to get this far


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    #88
    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Barnesmore Gap reporting impassable..1 foot of snow. Raining in Killybegs and Dunkineely but mad snow here.

    Car was snowless when i went to bed.. heres the roof a few mins ago
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    #89
    danniemcq
    Registered Users Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    ^^ wow!

    jeez compared to that letterkenny is like a summers day!


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    #90
    Deer Hunter DL
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Deer Hunter DL


    madness couldn't believe it this morning when i went out to feed the horse, went out for a tour round the backroads of the bluestacks its mental out there


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    #91
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,095 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Its been snowing on and off in the twin towns but appears to have stopped now. Probably about another inch or two on top of what was already here.

    Main roads appear to ok but care still needed.


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