Its snowdeded

Typhoon.

its actually a sign of a good spring/summer gone I think

nkay1985

No bother getting in to the estate from Ballygunner anyway. Williamstown Road was mostly clear - just slushy stuff. Outer Ring Road and Cork Road were like it was a day with light rain or somehing. No snow at all on the road, just water. That could prove difficult when temperatures drop later but if they keep treating them like they obviously have been today, they'll be grand.

Stokolan

I went over to collect the GF's car at work about 4 the roads where grand. By the time I got home the roads were very bad. The rockshire hill is verry slippy already. Herself didn't even make it to the lights half way up.

Minstrel27

Some job getting out of work today. The snow was most unwelcome.

Typhoon.

selina8099 wrote: »

:D

Hi:D

jonnyfingers

Just had a few hairy skids at no more than than 10mph. One was towards an oncoming car. Luckily I had enough grip to somehow how steer around him. One lad I know just slid sideways into a kerb as well. Not good conditions out there on any untreated roads.

dayshah

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Just had a few hairy skids at no more than than 10mph. One was towards an oncoming car. Luckily I had enough grip to somehow how steer around him. One lad I know just slid sideways into a kerb as well. Not good conditions out there on any untreated roads.

You should go against your instincts and drive into the spin, if you know what I mean. Not great advice if there is an oncoming car though

nkay1985

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Just had a few hairy skids at no more than than 10mph. One was towards an oncoming car. Luckily I had enough grip to somehow how steer around him. One lad I know just slid sideways into a kerb as well. Not good conditions out there on any untreated roads.

I think that proves that it's worthwhile going out of your way to travel on treated roads or, at the very least, roads with a fair bit of traffic.

jonnyfingers

dayshah wrote: »

You should go against your instincts and drive into the spin, if you know what I mean. Not great advice if there is an oncoming car though

I know that, but in my case there was no spin. I was skidding straight down a small hill. Once I let the car do its own thing I could steer slightly allowing me to get out of the way of the oncoming car. But from now on I'll take gritted roads and avoid the estates, no matter how short the distance.

jmcc

Snowing again. Should be interesting view into Ice Age conditions later today.

Regards...jmcc

Roomic Cube

went out takin a few snaps, havent really looked through em properly, I was playing around with multiple exposure stuff too

beazee

Guess the car make:


That chap is being a danger to any other road user.

How can one see if his breaking lights are on?
Not to mention a snow cap on the roof. A sudden breaking and all that fluffy stuff goes on his windshield leaving him with no recognition of what's going on in front of him.

And so called "tank drivers" are the worst - if you don't have enough time to remove the whole ice and snow from your car windows better take a bicycle.

End of rant.

Poochie05

Hi Waterford Boardsies
I have to drive from Wexford to Waterford City this afternoon (provided we can dig the car out of the drive:D).
What are the roads like around the Quays and Dunmore Road?
Thanks.

albert kidd

Poochie05 wrote: »

Hi Waterford Boardsies
I have to drive from Wexford to Waterford City this afternoon (provided we can dig the car out of the drive:D).
What are the roads like around the Quays and Dunmore Road?
Thanks.

quay/dunmore road are sound..i was on both around an hour ago and both are fine for driving.

AdMMM

Outside my house this morning

slainte1

I live on the same street!!!
What number are you ?

Cabaal

slainte1 wrote: »

I live on the same street!!!
What number are you ?

The numbers in the photo

deise_boi

slainte1 wrote: »

I live on the same street!!!
What number are you ?

AdMMM

dayshah wrote: »

You should go against your instincts and drive into the spin, if you know what I mean. Not great advice if there is an oncoming car though

I thought that it was instinctive to drive into the skid?

dayshah

AdMMM wrote: »

I thought that it was instinctive to drive into the skid?

Depends on your instincts. Most people turn the wheel in the opposite direction.

wellbutty

Also Gardai are asking motorist to lock their cars passing the Ballinakill, Powerscourt and Collins Avenue areas on the Dunmore Road in the city where youths are reported to be throwing snowballs at cars and in some cases opening the doors of the cars to throw snowballs at drivers and passengers.

Source: http://www.wlrfm.com/NewsSport.aspx

Over the last few days, I've seen a few people abandon their cars in the middle of the road and chase a gang of kids...I see why now.

Roomic Cube

wellbutty wrote: »

Source: http://www.wlrfm.com/NewsSport.aspx

Over the last few days, I've seen a few people abandon their cars in the middle of the road and chase a gang of kids...I see why now.

happened when i was on the bus, they hit the busdriver through the door, he legged it after the lot of them

if someone actually came up to my car and opened my door, and fúcked a load of snow at me, i'd chase after them too, and either beat the shít out of them, or choke them with snow

STIG83

Its all fun and games til somebody loses an eye, but still though thats not on!!

wellbutty

Roomic Cube wrote: »

happened when i was on the bus, they hit the busdriver through the door, he legged it after the lot of them

if someone actually came up to my car and opened my door, and fúcked a load of snow at me, i'd chase after them too, and either beat the shít out of them, or choke them with snow

In theory I'd do the same but the first time I saw this there were 40-50 of them, around 20-30 the second time :eek:

thetonynator

Anyone know if the airport is Open? ( waterford airport that is)??

deisemum

wellbutty wrote: »

In theory I'd do the same but the first time I saw this there were 40-50 of them, around 20-30 the second time :eek:

There's a gang of about 40 or 50 though one of my sons and his friends reckoned there were about 100 teenagers at one stage hanging around the end of Viewmount throwing snowballs and drivers and pedestrians including throwing them at my son and his friends. The lads said they're not from Viewmount but that they just gather there.

nkay1985

deisemum wrote: »

There's a gang of about 40 or 50 though one of my sons and his friends reckoned there were about 100 teenagers at one stage hanging around the end of Viewmount throwing snowballs and drivers and pedestrians including throwing them at my son and his friends. The lads said they're not from Viewmount but that they just gather there.

Some little bastards in fairness. It's so dangerous like.

I hope someone did catch one or two of them and give them a bit of a fright.


I propose a Waterford Board snow vigilante group. Public service that's fun!

dayshah

Just watching the news. Harney's Kilmacow are still getting the blaas into the city.

We done to the lads from S.Kilkenny for preventing a Siege of Leningrad type situation here in the city if the blaas didn't get through.

Roomic Cube

nkay1985 wrote: »

Some little bastards in fairness. It's so dangerous like.

I hope someone did catch one or two of them and give them a bit of a fright.


I propose a Waterford Board snow vigilante group. Public service that's fun!

haha vigilante justice! my favourite kind of justice :P

dunno if anyones seen it, this is going arounf from the BBC, but you can see little waterford all blanketed in snow quite easily

jonnyfingers

thetonynator wrote: »

Anyone know if the airport is Open? ( waterford airport that is)??

It was today. People were checking in at the Airport but then being bused to Cork to fly out from. I'm doing it myself tomorrow. Hopefully the runway will be open by then and save me the hassle of having to go to Cork.