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

sunbabe08

dfbemt wrote: »

You must believe......you must believe.......you must believe

Close your eyes, click your heels and think snow

believe it when i see it. best i can do

miseagustusa

i bought a set of those tyre snow socks today (thinkin arklow would get snow) and couldnt wait to try them out, so off i went in an old mitsubishi colt towards croghan mountain to try them out...............wow have to say they are brill...........i even got up hills some 4wd jeeps had been left abandoned on

I would advise everyone to invest in a set to have in the boot of your car just in case:pac:

Dr.Reid

Some very very light flakes falling in North Mayo nothing substantial yet...here's hoping it gets heavier!!

LID

miseagustusa wrote: »

i bought a set of those tyre snow socks today (thinkin arklow would get snow) and couldnt wait to try them out, so off i went in an old mitsubishi colt towards croghan mountain to try them out...............wow have to say they are brill...........i even got up hills some 4wd jeeps had been left abandoned on

I would advise everyone to invest in a set to have in the boot of your car just in case:pac:

Where did you buy them miseagustusa?

lucy2010

Calibos wrote: »

Ah FFS!! After the pasting we just got, Dublin/Bray needs Chuck Norris!!

Who do they send us instead??

F**King Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte! :rolleyes:

:D

Calibos,

Garda saying get off the main st.... That obviously hasnt seen a dot of grit if its like an ice rink - a big fat OUCH for the morning

dfbemt

dfbemt wrote: »

-13.4°C at the moment on the N2 at Monaghan :eek:

Now -14.3°C, down almost another 1°C in 30 minutes or so.

Will this be the coldest location tonight?

Tom Cruises Left Nut

It does get pinker though (thats what she said :pac:)

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doc crock

miseagustusa wrote: »

i bought a set of those tyre snow socks today (thinkin arklow would get snow) and couldnt wait to try them out, so off i went in an old mitsubishi colt towards croghan mountain to try them out...............wow have to say they are brill...........i even got up hills some 4wd jeeps had been left abandoned on

I would advise everyone to invest in a set to have in the boot of your car just in case:pac:

Also bought a set , unreal how good they are !

mothel

dav3 wrote: »

I wonder if Dublin City Council will use their one snow plough over the next few days?
Although they don't like to use it because, and these are their own words ‘‘The city council has a snow plough which can only be used on a very limited basis in an urban situation, owing to road camber, high-traffic volume, parked traffic and the high density of manholes and services that would be disturbed and damaged as a result."

It's just as well they don't run New York city.

What we have are lads sitting in trucks with grit on the back waiting for traffic to melt the snow before they start spreading, and sure so what if there's still too much snow and ice on the ground, spread the grit anyway and waste it, it's absolutely crazy.

No fair! I've seen the gritters out at 3/4am while coming home in the early hours in the past 3 weeks!

dillo2k10

dav3 wrote: »

I wonder if Dublin City Council will use their one snow plough over the next few days?
Although they don't like to use it because, and these are their own words ‘‘The city council has a snow plough which can only be used on a very limited basis in an urban situation, owing to road camber, high-traffic volume, parked traffic and the high density of manholes and services that would be disturbed and damaged as a result."

It's just as well they don't run New York city.

What we have are lads sitting in trucks with grit on the back waiting for traffic to melt the snow before they start spreading, and sure so what if there's still too much snow and ice on the ground, spread the grit anyway and waste it, it's absolutely crazy.

One of my dads friends drives a snow plough for Fingal County Council (I think its fingal anyway) and they have been using theres. He even got to take it home and cleared the road all the way to his home and all around his estate.

jo06555

Sky news give that cloud from wales to just sit on east coast for tommorrow

millymoo

Got Gerry's report there, nothing for Meath tonight anyway by my understanding. Thanks for explaining the GFS thing to me to too. Im here explaining to hubby and he is wondering where my new found interest in weather is coming from
Little does he know I'm just a snow addict :P but when it comes then I'll be giving out :pac:

Captain Pillowcase

WOOHOO!!!!!! Just got home after being on the road since 6pm, not as bad as some though. Dundrum is just chaos people skidding all over the place.

But to everyone on here last night who did the snow dance, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!! Loads of lovely white stuff, long may it last
:D:D:D:D:D:D

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!

_whiskers

doc crock wrote: »

Also bought a set , unreal how good they are !

Where did you get them and how much did they cost?

up for anything

foxinsox wrote: »

It must have gone via Athy and down that road..

Not a sign of anything here in Carlow

Serves you right for that fancy bypass!

miseagustusa

LID wrote: »

Where did you buy them miseagustusa?

In a hardware store in Arklow..... 70euro for the set.....there was also snow shoe socks for 20euro a pr.....

if any1 wants me to go into the shop tomorrow to book a few sets let me know.......

LID

miseagustusa wrote: »

In a hardware store in Arklow..... 70euro for the set.....there was also snow shoe socks for 20euro a pr.....

if any1 wants me to go into the shop tomorrow to book a few sets let me know.......

Thanks - will you drive them up to Dublin for me too?!!

Tom Cruises Left Nut

millymoo wrote: »

Got Gerry's report there, nothing for Meath tonight anyway by my understanding. Thanks for explaining the GFS thing to me to too. Im here explaining to hubby and he is wondering where my new found interest in weather is coming from
Little does he know I'm just a snow addict :P but when it comes then I'll be giving out :pac:

Yeah, if he doesn't get it I can give a 1 on 1 course so you can explain it better :pac::pac::pac: *

* Damn you snow wine

miseagustusa

LID wrote: »

Thanks - will you drive them up to Dublin for me too?!!

i'd go half way..............

mothel

jo06555 wrote: »

Sky news give that cloud from wales to just sit on east coast for tommorrow

Wouldn't pay too much attention to sky weather! They're not really interested!

Tom Cruises Left Nut

miseagustusa wrote: »

i'd go half way..............

Thats what she said :pac:

millymoo

t|nt|n wrote: »

Yeah, if he doesn't get it I can give a 1 on 1 course so you can explain it better :pac::pac::pac: *

* Damn you snow wine

;););););););)

Ha! My very own one on one weather grinds??

Tom Cruises Left Nut

millymoo wrote: »

;););););););)

Ha! My very own one on one weather grinds??

Bump and Grinds !! hahaha :pac:

jo06555

mothel wrote: »

Wouldn't pay too much attention to sky weather! They're not really interested!

Ye heres hoping the big welsh cloud comes and has a stay in the south east tommorrow

millymoo

t|nt|n wrote: »

Bump and Grinds !! hahaha :pac:

Flirty Mc Flirt

Tom Cruises Left Nut

millymoo wrote: »

Flirty Mc Flirt

It was a forecast, one I was confident would cause precipitation !! :pac::pac:

(perhaps I have gone too far ?? :pac::pac:)

Lemon3

It has just started snowing here in Sligo, .4C outside. Im off to bed want to catch the lunar eclipse in the morning.

stackerman

t|nt|n wrote: »

It was a forecast, one I was confident would cause precipitation !! :pac::pac:

(perhaps I have gone too far ?? :pac::pac:)

Too much snow wine ?? :pac::pac:

millymoo

t|nt|n wrote: »

It was a forecast, one I was confident would cause precipitation !! :pac::pac:

(perhaps I have gone too far ?? :pac::pac:)

Ha ha ha ha you are really cheering me up for lack of snow
Hopefully the end result will be the white stuff all over the place Duuurty!!

Cionád

millymoo wrote: »

Ha ha ha ha you are really cheering me up for lack of snow
Hopefully the end result will be the white stuff all over the place Duuurty!!

:eek:

I'm calling Mr millymoo