The wimp list ...

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Block headwind and driving rain for 20 fcuking k home this eve, got blown out of my lane by a gust at one point.
Miserable.

Pinch Flat

Yeah pretty ropey in Dublin heading west out the south quays. Usual tailgating and messing in the bus / bike lane didn’t help. Lots of standing water and nearly came a cropper on a few dodgy manhole covers. Was glad to reach the relative safety of the Phoenix park. Only saving grace was I had a tailwind.

Somedaythefire

Worst commute yet. Heading east on the quays had to get off a walk for a bit until I turned off.

stryker mcqueen

Not ashamed to say I bottled it tonight, got a 10 euro voucher from free now so hopped on a Luas to the terminal and got a taxi home, cost me €4.10 all in so a no brainer, but I did cycle a Dublin bike to the Luas so not a total wimp!!

The Davestator

Yesterday evening was terrible BUT i had a lovely tailwind for about 10 k and I was flying!

Fian

I kind of weirdly enjoyed Wednesday and Thursday last. Absolutely soaked through and my shoes were like I had been wading in a river, but nice warm fire and shower when I got home.

My commute is not long enough to get very cold - would be different if I had to deal with the torrential rain for an hour or more. Didn't have time to start shivering or anything.

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Fian wrote: »

I kind of weirdly enjoyed Wednesday and Thursday last. Absolutely soaked through and my shoes were like I had been wading in a river, but nice warm fire and shower when I got home.

My commute is not long enough to get very cold - would be different if I had to deal with the torrential rain for an hour or more. Didn't have time to start shivering or anything.

I had Christmas drinks in the neighbours Thursday evening and they were all talking about how bad the traffic was, some took 1hr 45min to get home from city centre. Then one says “sure at least we weren’t cycling” while nodding at me and smiling. Yep, I got soaked through, but it took 34 minutes. Just like every other day.

CramCycle

I absolutely loved it

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CramCycle wrote: »

I absolutely loved it

Freak

Weepsie

I understand. There sometimes comes a point when you can't get any wetter, and if you're in a sort of relaxed zone, those type of cycles are more satisfying than the longest, highest ones.

That and the smug self satisfaction you get passing bumper to bumper traffic

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Weepsie wrote: »

I understand. There sometimes comes a point when you can't get any wetter, and if you're in a sort of relaxed zone, those type of cycles are more satisfying than the longest, highest ones.

Nope.
Also freak

When I'm on a spin I don't mind the weather, when I'm on my 2 hour a day commute I hate it.

Weepsie

That wind, hmm,, rest day methinks

Pinch Flat

Yep Sunday for me. Wild out there

dahat

Savage windy, turbo for me as a partial wimp.

05eaftqbrs9jlh

What can you do about the parts of you that are getting the brunt of the wind freezing and not being able to warm them up? The building I work in is Baltic and I have quite sh!t circulation. (and I'm a wimp)

magicbastarder

you mean fingers and toes? decent gloves and overshoes are your best bet.

AndrewJRenko

Any thoughts about tomorrow morning? Looks doable in Dublin as far as I can see, and the warning should be lifted by going-home time.

CramCycle

If Met Eireann are to be trusted, once your in by 10 you should be OK but If bring a lock to lock en route and busnit in case it rapidly changes.

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I’m planning on cycling anyway, should be in the office by 8 and then it’s to calm down by 4, but will play it by ear as the day goes on. I wouldn’t wanna be out on the bike between 10 and 2 tho if in Dublin

LollipopJimmy

I'm going for Luas and Dublin Bike

Thinkingaboutit

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Any thoughts about tomorrow morning? Looks doable in Dublin as far as I can see, and the warning should be lifted by going-home time.

Met Éireann seem to suggest bad weather tomorrow, with both increasing wind and rain. Yr.no suggest a bit of wind, but a good deal of rain in the evening. If it's just rain for a small-moderate commute home (5 mi / 8km), that tolerable, but a chance of high winds later, has a bit uncertain about tomorrow. I'm a maybe wimp.

tomasrojo

I don't really have any choice -- never do; can't possibly get the kids to school by eight any other way -- but will have parked the cargo bike indoors by eight thirty, so think it'll be ok.

magicbastarder

CramCycle wrote: »

If Met Eireann are to be trusted, once your in by 10 you should be OK but If bring a lock to lock en route and busnit in case it rapidly changes.

not often you see wind in the 50s on the met site in dublin, for sure. but it seems quite concentrated between 10 and 2.

and the consistency of the wind is something they should forecast; i.e whether it will be steady or gusty.
also worth noting if you live near the coast; there's a high spring tide at 13:20 tomorrow, so coastal roads may see inundation. though would i be right in thinking that the storm surge would be in the opposite direction in dublin?

CramCycle

well there was a severe lack of wind at 730 this morning on my commute.

magicbastarder

rookie mistake, i make it all the time. 'hey it's really calm but i am in *flying* form this morning'.

NamelessPhil

We walked rather than cycled to school in Dublin this morning. The afternoon collection is going to be interesting... At least we'll have a tailwind but our route is heavily wooded.

Pinch Flat

Cycled in - wind starting to get up a bit in Dublin West. Train home for me is Plan B if it kicks off.

LollipopJimmy

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I'm going for Luas and Dublin Bike

A text from my OH told me Luas was much more of a mess than usual, my only other option was the Look. Got in relatively normally and I need to be in Goldenbridge at 6.30 this evening leaving Leeson St. area at 5.50 so it will be bike again once it's not completely mental outside

Somedaythefire

This morning was fine. Bit windy and annoying blanket of light rain but fine. This afternoon will probably be a different story. I hope it's all done and gone before close of business.

Weepsie

Cycled in, was fine. Traffic wasn't bad at 7.45, but drivers were already being stupid and blocking up juncitons needlessly, so the bus would've been slow. I'll bus home and walk/jog in tomorrow.