Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 02/12/2010

narfsnonsense

Mister men wrote: »

Goatstown could'nt get out of my estate even. Think i'll give it another shot after lunch.

Hopefully I'll be on the way home by then! Good luck.

smokin ace

irish1967 wrote: »

and this is what its like outisde mine !!

WOW thats some difference you would think its a different country altogether

CrazyBiscuit

I'm in Dublin 13 near Howth. We're in the IOM shadow. Clear skies above us.
I can see a massive streamer to the north. Just to my north and slightly out to sea there is clearly visible large snowstorm.

diamondgirl

Supercell wrote: »

Cant believe the N11 webcam..no cars at all at 09:11 in the morning on a Thursday!!

you can see by the road why, look at the shine on the road, id say its like an ice rink:)

darkestlord

I gotto say. I'm fed up. Hope it rain. Can't get into work now for 4 days and tomorrow is looking bad.

yolanda

Just got my measuring tape out and have 40cms of snow in the yard. Really do have to go to work tonight!

joe stodge

a shoe shop.

gandalf

selina8099 wrote: »

where can I buy a pair of warm shoes:( to against this cold weather?

Not knowing where you live I'd suggest Milletts or Great Outdoors for a good pair of walking shoes or boots. Just make sure you buy nice thick socks as well.

Trotter

More snow in Waterford overnight. Footprints I made in the garden are gone again, must have been a heavy fall.

Shiny

yolanda wrote: »

Just got my measuring tape out and have 40cms of snow in the yard. Really do have to go to work tonight!

Are we supposed to guess where this is? :mad:

munsterlegend

BEASTERLY wrote: »

Blizzards here all morning, there was a foot on the garden table last night , now its almost a foot and a half.:eek:

I think we should all remember this is November and that we are witnessing something special.

not being pedantic but december now!

Winger_PL

Jaysus, I woke up in Maynooth only to get shocked by an additional 4-5 inches that fell overnight. I was not expecting that. Going by the radar there's more to come over the next few hours as Maynooth is in a shooting line of the streamers north of the IOM shadow and they keep bubbling up.

Now, lads, I'm from Poland and such amounts of snow are not unusual for me, but this is slowly starting to get serious even from my point of view. Somehow I can't imagine the rest of the winter looking like that, I think we will see a lot of snow over the next months but not accumulations like today/tomorrow.

My wife took a train to Connolly in the morning and spent 3 hours in it as it got stopped for an hour in Leixlip and another at Broomsbridge.

EDIT: just started bucketing down again!

diamondgirl

ytareh wrote: »

Heavy snow in Leixlip , Kildare right now and clearly has been all night ,kerbs and roads in estate indistinguishable....Hardly anybody leaving in cars ...Id guess most sensible people will take a snow day today .

im in lucan, just down the road, its been lashing snow here the last 30 mins, id say we have about a foot & a half here at this stage

Heroditas

Shiny wrote: »

Are we supposed to guess where this is? :mad:

It might give us something to do during the day!


Very lightly snowing in Lucan at the moment, tiny fine flakes.

yolanda

SORRY! And pardon the pun, but chill.

40cms of snow is in Ballybeg, Tanksarkstown, Athy, Co. Kildare.

Work is Childrens Hospital, Crumlin.

Quote:
Originally Posted by yolanda
Just got my measuring tape out and have 40cms of snow in the yard. Really do have to go to work tonight!

Are we supposed to guess where this is?

CrazyBiscuit

selina8099 wrote: »

where can I buy a pair of warm shoes:( to against this cold weather?

A pair of hiking boots and two pairs of good wooly socks have been great for me.

ciaran67

irish1967 wrote: »

and this is what its like outisde mine !!

wont be tomorrow!

ninebeanrows

Lovely sunny morning here and thaw of snow overnight, not a flake! Made to hear places so close have had near a foot!:eek:

dirtyghettokid

selina8099 wrote: »

I has fallen down when going to work which was due to my old boots. I would like to buy a pair on website, can anyone recommend some good websites to me?

ebay.ie

Shiny

yolanda wrote: »

SORRY! And pardon the pun, but chill.

40cms of snow is in Ballybeg, Tanksarkstown, Athy, Co. Kildare.

Work is Childrens Hospital, Crumlin.

hehe sorry, I'm just bitter (no pun intended:)) , I'm one of the Isle of Man
Shadow victims.

But in general is good to 'encourage' people to include their location when
giving information about conditions etc..

smokin ace

question for the experts how is it looking for the next 24hours

ninebeanrows

Hope all those with your feet of snow realise you have had the pleasure of experiencing a near once in a lifetime event!:D;)

Girrrrseach

Sun shining in Finglas. Fecking blinding me as it shines off the snow...!
More sneachta please!

ffarrell7

This is the third year in a row in West Dublin (Castlenoc/Blanch/Lucan) Weathercheck that we have had very serious snowfall so it is not a once in a life time in these parts. Skerries and lusk always manage to escape the snow. I know it snows a bit but I still cannot understand why it does not stick for long. In Malahide and Portmarnock and indeed Howth there have been large amounts and there still is, especaiily Howth. Balbriggan has a lot apparently also. Maybe you could throw some lgiht on this.:):):)

redman

Cabinteely to town at 8:45 was a dream , roads nice and mushy , very few slippy spots and taking it handy a very easy journey in with no traffic.

bobbysands81

I'm in the City Centre in Dublin 1 and from where I sit in work all I can see is sunshine and blue skies!!!

I had forgotten what they looked like!

dave1982

Pissed off no snow :mad:Don't expect none either

dak

Snow shoes for sale Portmarnock......Sunglasses wanted ! Think I will landfill the beach so that i'm further inland !

Thats after sinking the IOM !

ednwireland

selina8099 wrote: »

where can I buy a pair of warm shoes:( to against this cold weather?

honestly i'm wearing safety shoes (i wore walking boots last year and the slide on ice ) stick safety shoes on no prob must have softer soles or soemthing trouble might be finding womens ones.

lucy2010

Bit grateful for being in teh shadow at the moment. My local shop has hit the new record for inflation. €5.15 for the tiny jar of nescafe.Need to get to tesco as I aint giving that scabby git another penny :mad:

Eastcoastryan

Weathercheck wrote: »

Hope all those with your feet of snow realise you have had the pleasure of experiencing a near once in a lifetime event!:D;)

Sunny here in Bray now, a couple of inches still on the ground, I reckon there will be a thaw today. Weathercheck, Met Eireann are forecasting snow from this front tomorrow, they are forecasting it to hit around dawn, will this increase chances of snow or are we looking at rain only along the coast?

Heroditas

diamondgirl wrote: »

im in lucan, just down the road, its been lashing snow here the last 30 mins, id say we have about a foot & a half here at this stage

Really? The sky is clearing up up Willsbrook Park. I even see some sunshine now! :eek:

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Nothing much out this way again. I guess the IOM shadow strikes again

On the plus side, traffic was very light into work this morning.

bobbysands81

lucy2010 wrote: »

Bit grateful for being in teh shadow at the moment. My local shop has hit the new record for inflation. €5.15 for the tiny jar of nescafe.Need to get to tesco as I aint giving that scabby git another penny :mad:

If he's put the prices up just because of the snow then I would be doing everything I could to ensure I never shop there again... and I'd tell him that too.

chucknorris

NORTH D15 - BLANCH

big fluffy snow and lots of it.

djhaxman

More snow in Maynooth. This is definitely worse than '87, I only vaguely remember '82.

homolumo

Just went for a quick walk around the fields near my house and it is magnificent out there. Snowing lying at least 20 cm in places, the poor dog was struggling through it. A few flakes falling as I type.

PoolDude

At lease another 6 inches here in Wexford (Cleariestown/Duncormick area).

Blizzard like conditions at the moment.

misslt

Snowing in swords again. Light blizzard

CrazyBiscuit

Woah! I'm in D13. Just looked out the window, sky has darkened significantly in the last 10 mins. The streamer is about to hit with force.

wobblyknees

It is absolutely pelting it down with hail in Balbriggan at the minute.

ninebeanrows

CrazyBiscuit wrote: »

Woah! I'm in D13. Just looked out the window, sky has darkened significantly in the last 10 mins. The streamer is about to hit with force.

Not with force! Just a 3 minute shower for me!

Radar also shows it dying! Hopefully it is a good sign though.

dak

Light snow in Portmarnock

Derfil

Right ready to go, as soon as this latest blizzard stops:)

Heroditas

Just started pelting down again in Lucan.
Big thick fluffy flakes.

Posher

selina8099 wrote: »

where can I buy a pair of warm shoes:( to against this cold weather?

I bought these in the Great Outdoors on Tuesday. http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Olang_Patty_Women_s_Snow_Boots.html

I can walk at my normal pace on the icy/slushy footpaths so I'm delighted with them. They cost me 55 euro. I know they were running very low on stock so not sure if they've any left at this stage.

W.Shakes-Beer

Clear sky over D5, I can see the northern streamer literally just missing me

Feck

Annuv

I woke up this morning happy that we finally got the snow that I wished for, 4-5 inches in Kilkenny.
Then I come on here and view the photos from Wicklow and Wexford and now I want more - Snow envy is an awful thing!

madds

Leixlip got about 2-3 inches last night, up to 6 inches overall now. It's been snowing heavily for the last 30 minutes. Luckily I can work from home (hook into work email etc. via VPN) and have been doing so all week. Trying to clear my email here so I can head our and clear the driveway. Actually looking fwd to it

toilet_ducks

Coming down heavy in Celbridge again. Looks like we're in the direct path of streamers now. Take that Isle of Man.