National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

davidsr20

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

Still nothing here. Bleedin' ghey

That was the date of the snow storm but models changed since them :mad:

sunbabe08

it's supposed to be snowing now. nothing

Bumble32

sunbabe08 wrote: »

it's supposed to be snowing now. nothing

Hopes are fading big time for more snow today.

SnowY32

If a gust a wind blew in whats of the coast we'd get a grand bit of snow, I really want some more

Macca3000

Bumble32 wrote: »

Hopes are fading big time for more snow today.

I really hope no one actually wants more snow and cold conditions to continue lol. It's just horrible being stuck in not able to do anything. Absolutly sucked all the xmas feeling out of me now. Should be out watching people mad in the shops or having drinks with friends. Can't do any of that. Sooner it goes the better.

Stargate

sunbabe08 wrote: »

it's supposed to be snowing now. nothing

Most of the weather stations near Cork are showing winds are easterly ...
That lump out off the coast is being blown away from us :eek:

CiaranC

Macca3000 wrote: »

I really hope no one actually wants more snow and cold conditions to continue lol. It's just horrible being stuck in not able to do anything. Absolutly sucked all the xmas feeling out of me now. Should be out watching people mad in the shops or having drinks with friends. Can't do any of that. Sooner it goes the better.

Those of us who dont live in the arsehole of nowhere can continue to do those things, even when its cold and snowing!

compsys

Stargate wrote: »

Tuesday 21st is shortest day of the year .....;)

Yep, the shortest day is 21st but the shortest evening is actually 16th/17th I think and the darkest morning is 30 or 31st.

Mental Mickey

Macca3000 wrote: »

I really hope no one actually wants more snow and cold conditions to continue lol. It's just horrible being stuck in not able to do anything. Absolutly sucked all the xmas feeling out of me now. Should be out watching people mad in the shops or having drinks with friends. Can't do any of that. Sooner it goes the better.

I've got **** all shopping done. Apart from a couple of presents.

Mental Mickey

Kippure wrote: »

Are you in a wheel chair, are you sick, are your legs broken....cold weather is no excuse not to do anything. Get out there and have a load of BEER or what ever makes you happy. If you lived in a cold county you,b be rightly screwed.:)

I'm in a wheelchair, and the snow/cold can be a bastard!!! :mad:

dav3

Something popping up to the west of the IOM.

Tabnabs

compsys wrote: »

Yep, the shortest day is 21st but the shortest evening is actually 16th/17th I think and the darkest morning is 30 or 31st.

Hang on........







What?

Mental Mickey

Kippure wrote: »

Of course it can , but we all have to carry on. This idea that when it snow,s every thing should shut down is ridicolous. I hope i didnt offend you, but you do see my point.

Eh some people can't get out in that kind of weather. Anyway, lets get back on topic.

inabina

Dyflin wrote: »

Hang on........







What?

Compsys - I assume you are talking pants?

carlmwan

Mental Mickey wrote: »

I'm in a wheelchair, and the snow/cold can be a bastard!!! :mad:

We no:D...Look at the snow sock you should look into something similar to that for your wheels

Mental Mickey

carlmwan wrote: »

We no:D...Look at the snow sock you should look into something similar to that for your wheels

Pity they dont make anything like that for wheelchairs

largepants

Stargate wrote: »

Most of the weather stations near Cork are showing winds are easterly ...
That lump out off the coast is being blown away from us :eek:

Yea I thought the wind were easterly most of the day. I was afraid to say it in case I looked like a tool. I'd be surprised if anything came our way this evening/tonight.

Tabnabs

there's been a post on this before, google snow wheels for wheelchair AFAIK

Happyman42

Going to have to reassess our gardening .....there are plants that would normally survive winters but not these temps....last years lows killed a load of stuff.

carlmwan

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Pity they dont make anything like that for wheelchairs

I saw some were a while ago i forget where:rolleyes: But someone was a wheelchair user and she said she used snow tires when there was snow and used side guards to keep her clothes dry

Mental Mickey

carlmwan wrote: »

I saw some were a while ago i forget where:rolleyes: But someone was a wheelchair user and she said she used snow tires when there was snow and used side guards to keep her clothes dry

I've got the sideguards. Not the snow tyres though.

df1985

has been sweet feck all in leixlip, been completely out of the loop since friday, watching the news now and its nuts.

compsys

inabina wrote: »

Compsys - I assume you are talking pants?

Honestly, if you check any weather site that gives the daily sunrise and sunset times you'll see what I'm talking about. Yahoo! below is a good example.

You'll find that the latest sunrise in Dublin, for example, is something like 8.41am. That time isn't reached until 30th or 31st December.

The shortest day of the the year, when you into account sunrise and sunset, is of course 21st, but the earliest sunset and latest sunrise aren't both on that day.

http://weather.yahoo.com/ireland/dublin/dublin-560743/?unit=c

Also, read this: http://www.dlmcn.com/eqntime.html

John.Icy

Showers on the Irish Sea pushing South, which is the wrong way...

Seriously, people in the EAST, just give up already, nothing is going to happen for most, except those within a few miles of the coast..

It's over, in the East cold will continue for nearly another week, of Sh*te boring dry weather for most...with the exception of people on the coasts.

Scubadevils

Pretty heavy snow in Lusk earlier, certainly the most I've seen since the cold returned last week.

compsys

And another


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise

dacogawa

That was a lovely cycle, my fingers are freezing so much it hurts!

Anyway M.T.'s side gig are talking up a lot of snow in the south. south east later tonight & tomorrow at their facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Weather-Online/175249952491394?v=wall

some stuff brewing in the Irish sea, hope there's enough in the wind to bring in to the Dublin coast

Trogdor

inabina wrote: »

Compsys - I assume you are talking pants?

Nope, compsys is very wise;)
Some info on it here
http://earthsky.org/tonight/earliest-sunset-today-but-not-shortest-day
EDIT: Beaten to it:p

carlmwan

See the streamer on the right side of IOM..Would hat hit dublin if it was to stay on course?

talkabout

Happyman42 wrote: »

Going to have to reassess our gardening .....there are plants that would normally survive winters but not these temps....last years lows killed a load of stuff.

And don't forget to feed the birds, never seen as many in my back garden, its a full time job feeding them but well worth it.