Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 01/12/2010

smokin ace

Dcully wrote: »

Looks like mighty showers over UK atm, whats the chances of them making it here?

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

they look to be dying off by the time they get across the uk but maybe one of the snow experts can give you a more accurate answer

vibe666

not quite a snow "man", but a bit of one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-syLh4JV0

chucknorris

the shadow is moving north form what i see. d15 is in line now and it looks like it could be a night of it.

will i round-house the IOM for peace of mind?

irishmotorist

5starpool wrote: »

Assuming the buses are cancelled the RTE website is a disgrace not having anything up there about it still.

RTE has it's faults - don't get me wrong, but if Dublin Bus are not even saying it yet, how can RTE be reporting it?

Sonovagun

Just some pictures i took earlier.

jrd

KizzyMonster wrote: »

Lol, ATC: "It looks like 0700 hours, sorry, 1700 hours. Sorry, I'll say it again, 1900 hours is the earliest opening of the runway"

was hilarious alright

Danbo!

Dublin airport is the most listened to ATC in the world at the minute with 116 listeners. Its usually JFK, New York

d'Oracle

OisinT wrote: »

Dublin Bus website appears to be working for me.

Any chance you'd copy and paste the message about service cancellations?

SEPT 23 1989

I think people should be leaving work early before this freezes

sdanseo

dak wrote: »

Hirlam model showing large bands of precipitation on Friday 1pm onwards


http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark/vejrkort.htm

COming from the atlantic, though. Rain most likely.

irishmotorist

Sssshhhh! Gerry's on the telly. He's whispering!

Misticles

Any word on the luas? The site is down
Have heard dublin bus have suspended their services.

Been let out of work at 3 - 3.30.

jrd

sdonn wrote: »

Sorry what?

It's three miles from me, and we've had graupel. Once. All day.

They cannot be serious about taking that long to clear the runway, and if they are, and there's no other reason for such a prolonged closure, then they're incompetent and should all be sacked.

(This comes from me with my experience of working in the airport and knowledge of all things aviation, before anyone says anything).

living in Malahide too and it's hardly believable

CarMuppet

sunbabe08 wrote: »

i'm currently seeing that storm off the cork coast from my window:(

yeah up here in the Airport now looking out over the S-SW and plenty of heavy clouds out there.. .but clear skys overhead... pity

Spear

d'Oracle wrote: »

Any chance you'd copy and paste the message about service cancellations?

I would've done so, but their server is hosed now, and is only returning 503's.

Stevek101

d'Oracle wrote: »

Any chance you'd copy and paste the message about service cancellations?

There is no mass cancellation. Just some local routes out on the southside.

Edit: Ignore that.

ffarrell7

jolly wrote: »

airport now closed until 1900 according to ATC Dublin. The German pilot/copilot calling in to ATC sounded very surprised if not shocked !

Hold on a minute. I was in Hamburg airport a couple of years ago...snow was light and nothing to what it is in Dublin and they had longer delays...and Hamburg does not get much more snow than Dublin..it is on the coast as well like Amsterdam..get real...check the temperatures ..Dublin is often as cold in not colder than these two places.:):):)

compsys

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Hold on a minute. I was in Hamburg airport a couple of years ago...snow was light and nothing to what it is in Dublin and they had longer delays...and Hamburg does not get much more snow than Dublin..it is on the coast as well like Amsterdam..get real...check the temperatures ..Dublin is often as cold in not colder than these two places.:):):)

Eh, if you do a little bit of research I think you'll find both Amsterdam and Hamburg are significantly more cold than Dublin in winter and receive much more snow.

Dodgykeeper

vibe666 wrote: »

not quite a snow "man", but a bit of one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-syLh4JV0

Brilliant!!

Where is that?

psycho-hope

good 4-5 inches of snow here and the road to greystones is apperently impassable ( only going by aa roadwatch) so looks like were stuck in for the day.:rolleyes:

ibarelycare

Anyone in D15? How's it looking there? I'm hoping to have another snow day tomorrow

Dunshaughlin has been bright and sunny for past couple of hours but still freezing and no thawing. Still 4/5 inches on the ground. Dark clouds moving overhead again. Fingers crossed for more!

sunbabe08

Danbo! wrote: »

Dublin airport is the most listened to ATC in the world at the minute with 116 listeners. Its usually JFK, New York

doing a good job i must say

steveLFC24

vibe666 wrote: »

not quite a snow "man", but a bit of one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-syLh4JV0

Post of the day hillarious

Drummerboy2

Snowing again in Dun Laoghaire

Spear

Spear wrote: »

I would've done so, but their server is hosed now, and is only returning 503's.

Got the list, looks like they restarted the server. It's a bit big, apologies to the mods if it breaks up the thread.



Weather Disruptions
Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Updated 13:45

Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to adverse weather conditions the diversions and curtailments listed below are in place.

Dublin Bus will make every effort possible to maintain services today, however this will be subject to road and weather conditions. Dublin Bus is continuously monitoring road conditions with An Garda Siochana and the Local Authorities.

Routes Diversion
1 Operating as normal
2 Southbound, the Route is operating via the Strand Rd, Sydney Parade Ave to Merrion Rd. Operate back via Merrion Gates, Strand Rd to Irishtown. Unable to serve Sandymount Village or St John's Church..
3 Northbound, operating via nutley Lane, Merrion Gates, Strand Rd, to Irishtown to the City. Unable to serve Larkhill, operating on the Swords Road, terminating at Omni Shopping Centre. Southbound, the Route is operating via the Strand Rd, Sydney Parade Ave. Unable to serve Sandymount Village.
4

Terminating at Blackrock (Frascatti). Unable to serve Stradbrook Rd.
5 Operating as normal
7 Unable to serve Loughlinstown, operating to Cherrywood only. On the inbound journey, unable to serve Blackrock Village.
7a Unable to serve Mackintosh Park. Terminating at Rochestown Ave (The Graduate Pub).
7b Operating as normal
7d Operating as normal
8 Operating as normal
11/a Operating as normal
11b Operating as normal
13/a Operating on the main Ballymun Road only, unable to serve Balbutcher, Sillogue, Coultry, Shangan, terminating as normal in IKEA..
14 Operating as normal
14a Unable to serve Milltown Road/Dropping Well , operating on Route 14.
15 Operating as normal
15a Operating as normal
15b Terminating at Taylor's Lane
15e Operating as normal
15f Operating as normal
16 Operating as normal
16a Operating as normal
17 Operating as normal
17a Operating as normal
18 Terminating at RDS.
19 Unable to serve Tolka Estate.
19a Operating as normal
20b Terminating at Artane castle, unable to serve Maryfield Drive.
25 Operating as normal
25a Unable to serve Foxborough.
25b Unable to serve Foxborough.
25x Operating as normal
26 Operating as normal
27 Unable to serve the Loop through Darndale, operating on the Malahide Rd only.
27b Unable to serve Castletimon. operating via Dundaniel Rd/Killbarron Rd.
27x Operating as normal
29a Unable to serve St Annes Estate
31 Terminating at Howth Harbour, unable to serve Hill of Howth.
31b Terminating at Howth Harbour, unable to serve Hill of Howth.
32/b Operating as normal
32a

Operating as normal
32x Operating as normal
33 Operating as normal
33a Operating as normal
33b Terminating outside Portrane hospital, unable to access hospital grounds.
33d Operating as normal
33x Operating as normal
37 Unable to serve Skreen Road, Blackhorse Ave, operating on the current Route 39 routing.
38 Operating as normal
38a Operating as normal
39 Operating as normal
39a Operating as normal
40/a Unable to serve Finglas South, operating from N2 slip road and on to Mellowes Road.
40d Operating via Mellowes Road. Unable to serve Finglas South, the corporate park or Tyrellstown outbound, Tyrellstown OK inbound.
41 Operating as normal
41b Unable to serve Rolestown. Terminating in Swords Manor
41c Operating as normal
41x Operating as normal
42 Terminating at Sands Hotel, operating via Coast Rd only. Unable to serve Wendel Ave or Seamount.
42a/b Unable to serve Edenmore, Harmondstown or McAuley, operating via Malahide Rd, terminating at Darndale Roundabout.
43 Operating as normal
44 Terminating in Kilternan. Unble to serve Enniskerry or Ballyogan.
44b Terminating at Blue Church, Kilternan.
45 Terminating at Bray Station. Unable to serve Clonkeen Rd/Deans Grange Rd. Operating via N11 to Mount Merrion Ave.
45a Terminating at Bray Station. Unable to serve Killarney Lane.
46a Operating as normal
46e Operating as normal
47 Operating from Leopardstown roundabout only.
48a Operating as normal
49 Unable to serve Ballycullen, operating via Firhouse Rd and Firhouse Rd West.
49a Unable to serve Ballycullen, operating via Firhouse Rd and Firhouse Rd West.
50 Unable to serve Killinarden Estate, Mayberry Road or Kilnamanagh.
51 Operating as normal
51b

Unable to serve Bawnogue, operating via Nangor Rd. Unable to serve Woodford/Cherrywood, operating via Monastery Rd.
51c Unable to serve Woodford/Cherrywood, operating via Monastery Rd.
51d Operating as normal
51x Operating as normal
53 On North Quays only to/from The Point.
53a On North Quays only to/from The Point.
54a Unable to serve Fortfield Road, terminating at Marlfield Roundabout.
56/a Unable to serve Kingswood Heights. Operating via Ballymount Road, Embankment Road and Belgard Road, terminating outside The Square, Tallaght.
59 Terminating in Dalkey, operating between Dalkey and Dun Laoghaire only.
63 Unable to serve Kilternan, Ballyogan Estate or Glenamuck, terminating at Cornelscourt.
65 Terminating at Blessington
65b Unable to serve Killinarden Estate.
66 Operating as normal
66a Unable to serve Captains Hill, operating to Lousia Bridge.
66b Operating as normal
66x Operating as normal
67 Operating as normal
67x Operating as normal
68 Unable to serve Baldonnel.
69 Operating as normal
69x Operating as normal
70 Operating as normal
74 Unable to serve Stocking Avenue or Upper Ballycullen Road, operating via Lower Ballycullen Rd, Killinney Rd and terminating at Scholarstown Road.
74a Unable to serve Stocking Avenue, terminating at Scholarstown Road.
75 Terminating outside The Square, Tallaght.
76 Unable to serve New Rd, Clondalkin. Operating via Convent Rd/Fonthill Rd. Terminating outside The Square, Tallaght.
76a Unable to serve New Rd, Clondalkin. Operating via Convent Rd/Fonthill Rd.
76b Unable to serve New Rd, Clondalkin. Operating via Convent Rd/Fonthill Rd.
77 Operating as normal
77a Operating as normal
77x Operating as normal
78/a Unable to serve Neillstown and Fonthill Road. Operating from Power City to Liffey Valley. Unable to serve Bridge St, Thomas St & Killmainham
79/a Operating on Ballyfermot Road to Cherry Orchard Hospital only. Unable to serve Decies Rd.
83 Operating via Rathgar, Terenure Road West, KCR and Kimmage Road to Sundrive Road and then back on to normal routing.
84 Terminating at Bray Station.
84x Terminating at Southern Cross Rd, unable to serve Newcastle, Kilcoole or Greystones
90 Operating as normal
102 Operating as normal
104 Operating as normal
111 Operating as normal
114 Operating to Kilcross only.
116 Operating as normal
118 Operating as normal
120 Unable to serve Dowth Ave, operating via Carnlough Rd (Route 122).
121 Unable to serve QuarryRoad, operating via Carnlough Rd (Route 122). Unable to serve Francis St, operating via Patricks St.
122 Unable to serve Ashington, terminating on the Navan Rd at the Halfway House .
123 Unable to serve Marino, operating via Phillipsburgh Ave
128 Terminating at Clare Hall Rd (Donaghmede Roundabout), unable to serve Clongriffin. Terminating at Kellys Corner, unable to serve Palmerston Park and Rathmines.
130 Terminating at Clontarf Depot, unable to serve Castle Ave.
140 Operating as normal
142 Operating as normal
145 Terminating at Bray Station.
150 Unable to serve Rossmore, terminating at Wellington Roundabout.
151 Not serving East Rd, terminating at Docklands Rail Station.
161 Unable to serve Whitechurch, operate via Taylor's Lane
184 Cancelled
185 Cancelled.
210 Operating as normal
220 Unable to serve Finglas South.
236 Operating as normal
238 Unable to serve Tyrellstown.
239 Unable to serve Lucan Village, Operating via the bypass, M50.
270 Operating as normal
747 Operating as normal
748 Operating as normal

ffarrell7

compsys wrote: »

Eh, if you do a little bit of research I think you'll find both Amsterdam and Hamburg are significantly more cold than Dublin in winter and receive much more snow.

No they are not...look at last weeks temperatures in the Irish Times. There is generally very little in it..all three are coastal..look at temperatures over next week or two. Dublin has been colder than Amsterdam for the past week bar yesterday.:):)

drdeadlift

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Hold on a minute. I was in Hamburg airport a couple of years ago...snow was light and nothing to what it is in Dublin and they had longer delays...and Hamburg does not get much more snow than Dublin..it is on the coast as well like Amsterdam..get real...check the temperatures ..Dublin is often as cold in not colder than these two places.:):):)

it doesn't snow often enough in dub to justify the millions to be spent on very very very expensive snow clearing machines.

KizzyMonster

ibarelycare wrote: »

Anyone in D15? How's it looking there? I'm hoping to have another snow day tomorrow

Dunshaughlin has been bright and sunny for past couple of hours but still freezing and no thawing. Still 4/5 inches on the ground. Dark clouds moving overhead again. Fingers crossed for more!

It's stopped snowing now in Ashtown, but we got a lot in the last shower...
More forecast in the next half hour too...

vibe666

Dodgykeeper wrote: »

Brilliant!!

Where is that?

no idea, but i got it from a mate in scotland and the guy in it is scottish so i reckon "somewhere in scotland" is a safe bet. couldn't tell you more than that anyway, sorry.

SantryRed

Everyone put on Sky NEws :pac: