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

kennyb3

Stopped for 45mins in D9, now back again

TheMilkyPirate

Nobody will probably believe me but just measured 2 inches on top of the old tele in the back garden only started snowing properly 25minutes ago. Wish i had taken before and after pics would have been kinda cool.

Marcus.Aurelius

joes girls wrote: »

OH MY GOD!!!!
It's unreal in Wexford now, so heavy, everything is white already!!!!

About an inch and a half out in Carcur, is the town the same?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

-5 here in Malahide. Some of that fancy hail falling.

Mr. Larson

kennyb3 wrote: »

Bought my winters online 3 weeks ago - simple really, we were warned this was coming back. just need to plan. i ll have winters on Nove to Feb every year now regardless.

Easy when you know how - I order tyres online too but I'm just representing the masses out there who's only way is through a garage. Not naming names but many well known specialist tyre garages 'don't do winter tyres' and some won't even fit them if you get them yourself. They need to get with the program too.

ninebeanrows

Coming down here now, going to be an interesting day

JayEnnis

Enniscorthy is getting lashed out of it, made it through one class and was told to go home. Nearly shat myself driving back.

stackerman

kennyb3 wrote: »

Bought my winters online 3 weeks ago - simple really, we were warned this was coming back. just need to plan. i ll have winters on Nove to Feb every year now regardless.

Same, delivered in 3 days from the UK.

They are in short supply, but 10 min online . . . sorted.

Guess some people just need an excuse for doing nothing :pac:

Cheaper than sticking it in a ditch

HellFireClub

vibe666 wrote: »

...and whilst we're at it, i wish people would stop flashing me for driving faster than they are. just because they have no experience of how to drive safely on snow and ice and aren't in a vehicle properly equipped for the conditions, it doesn't mean that nobody else does. grrr! :mad:

vibe666

MilanPan!c wrote: »

So, as thunder doesn't pose a threat... why warn...?

thunder isn't a direct threat, but indirectly as it is a byproduct of lightening it is a warning of there being a distinct possibility of *more* lightening, which is obviously a health risk as we've already seen.

gunshots don't pose a direct threat either unless its right next to your ear, but that doesn't mean you're not going to get hit in the face by a bullet after hearing a single gunshot if you don't get your head down as there may well be more on the way. :rolleyes:

Scubadevils

ironingbored wrote: »

Just started snowing in Donabate again.

Someone mentioned last night that Donabate might be the furthest north for snow today, seems they were right so far given the lack of it in Lusk.

Hyzepher

keving wrote: »

Same, delivered in 3 days from the UK.

They are in short supply, but 10 min online . . . sorted.

Guess some people just need an excuse for doing nothing :pac:

Cheaper than sticking it in a ditch

link?

squonk

Scubadevils wrote: »

Made the decision to work from home today... feck all snow here so far this morn, just a few microscopic grains floating about.

did you get much snow overall int he past 24 hours out there Scubadevils? I'm living in Skerries but I'm away at the moment so I'm just curious. My friend's wife mentioned 6 inches but i think she was probably exaggerating. We got a good dusting in Skerries on Dec 06. Was there more than that yesterday?

jd

baraca wrote: »

Nobody will probably believe me but just measured 2 inches on top of the old tele in the back garden only started snowing properly 25minutes ago. Wish i had taken before and after pics would have been kinda cool.

My mother is saying 2 inches in half an hour out by Coolcotts/Newtown Road.

hawkwing

Anyone working in Dublin should go home now if you have any sense, if it's not too late already,i foolishly spent yesterday looking at the radar but did not move until it was too late,result = almost 6 hrs in the car and today's latest radar currently looks worse.

ninebeanrows

Mad, -5c and heavy snow.

Never in the life would ya have though, just 500 metres from the coast.

We really are spoilt!

mal48

Can someone tell me how to make food obvious to birds - I have put food out - loads of birds around but they have not found my food. Mal

diarmuid79

MilanPan!c wrote: »

So people don't think I'm making it up, here's the entirety of the Winter Storm Warnings, issued by the US National Weather Service:

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Winter%20Storm%20Warning

Not a single mention of thunder... in fact the ONLY mentions of thunder on the NWS sight are in the context of, if you hear thunder, beware of lightning, and always wrapped up as part of a lightning safety bit....

So, as thunder doesn't pose a threat... why warn...?

THe best thing you can do about that is talk to PAT

Magnum

Ok Its official there is a protective bubble over Tipperary Town painted is a skyish blue. They should open this bubble and let the snow in.....

irelandspurs

hawkwing wrote: »

Anyone working in Dublin should go home now if you have any sense, if it's not too late already,i foolishly spent yesterday looking at the radar but did not move until it was too late,result = almost 6 hrs in the car and today's latest radar currently looks worse.

RUN

Brenireland

hope dubland is enjoying the snow:P

would really like some here tbh

stackerman

Hyzepher wrote: »

link?

http://www.camskill.co.uk/

stock getting very tight now throughout Europe

No prob a week and a bit ago though

MGMTea

coming down in Dublin11 again yay

Scubadevils

squonk wrote: »

did you get much snow overall int he past 24 hours out there Scubadevils? I'm living in Skerries but I'm away at the moment so I'm just curious. My friend's wife mentioned 6 inches but i think she was probably exaggerating. We got a good dusting in Skerries on Dec 06. Was there more than that yesterday?

Definitely not 6 inches anyway, I'd say about 3 or so... certainly the most I've seen in my 6 years living here anyway. Massive icicles hanging from above the back door too, haven't seen the likes since the 80s!

dave1982

mal48 wrote: »

Can someone tell me how to make food obvious to birds - I have put food out - loads of birds around but they have not found my food. Mal

Shed or roof i find the best or else more people are putting food out for them aswell

irelandspurs

mal48 wrote: »

Can someone tell me how to make food obvious to birds - I have put food out - loads of birds around but they have not found my food. Mal

shout ,here birdy birdy

antodeco

Belting down in Heuston again. Similar to last time.

ironingbored

Scubadevils wrote: »

Someone mentioned last night that Donabate might be the furthest north for snow today, seems they were right so far given the lack of it in Lusk.

Posters have said it's snowing in Drogheda and Stamullen. I'd say it's on its way to Lusk shortly. Falling vertically here moderately.

Dr Galen

coming down pretty heavy in Clontarf. Definitely heavier than the previous showers imho. Already have a fair bit on the ground, maybe inch and a half.

Glad i took the train today. Took 3 hours to get home from here to Donabate last night and that was using the Port Tunnel too.

Mr Benevolent

Poor kid was very unlucky. Very rare to get hit by lightning and even then the chances of dying from it are only 10-25%.