Tralee Thread (No chit-chat)

Ciarrai76

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Are you working today/tonight Ciarrai?

I was working for a bit, the hubby is still there, must go pick him up soon!

beertons

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Sorry, that's 2 days worth of brussels sprouts, anyone got any Andrews liver salts?

You must have had seconds on the sprouts, the roof is nearly lifting up here, and I can't be blamed for all of it.

Howard Juneau

beertons wrote: »

You must have had seconds on the sprouts, the roof is nearly lifting up here, and I can't be blamed for all of it.

I've just had stewed turkey & sprouts, prepare for Hurricane Howard to strike at any minute!

Howard Juneau

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I was working for a bit, the hubby is still there, must go pick him up soon!

That's the nature of retail, but it's still bloody awful being at work when everyone else is tucked up cosy at home.

carchaeologist

Planes being diverted from Cork to Shannon.
Quite a few flights cancelled too it seems.

Ciarrai76

carchaeologist wrote: »

Planes being diverted from Cork to Shannon.
Quite a few flights cancelled too it seems.

would not like to be on a plane!! The car was shaking when I drove into town to pick up my husband! :eek:
there is serious howling coming down the chimney from the wind!

Howard Juneau

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

would not like to be on a plane!! The car was shaking when I drove into town to pick up my husband! :eek:
there is serious howling coming down the chimney from the wind!

Santa would be fcked tonight!

kn

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Santa would be fcked tonight!

With all the 'news reports' and even the Defence Forces air traffic control putting out a UFO report PR release on Santa's progress I wonder what would be the Garda reaction to a 'news report' about Santa been pulled in for drink driving on Christmas Eve on the News? Now that would be interesting.........children protesting at the local Garda station maybe......I'd love to see it......:D

kn

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

would not like to be on a plane!! The car was shaking when I drove into town to pick up my husband! :eek:
there is serious howling coming down the chimney from the wind!

If this gets any worse me and the house are going to be joining Dorothy in Oz......:eek:

kn

Killarney getting it bad.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/met-eireann-warns-of-potential-damage-as-it-issues-red-alert-status-29866853.html

Publicans must be bulling. Probably the 2nd biggest night of the year and everyone put off from going to be the pub by amber and red alerts etc. I stayed in for one.

Southern Dandy

A roof tile just plopped right beside my car as I looked out the window, nearly had a heart attack!.

Bloody lucky, but my bins are getting a battering though, all i can see is my recycling wizzin around outside!.

DubCul

You wouldn't even put the mother-in-law out there tonight, it's that bad.

Kerrydude1981

Was out and about last night in town,nearly got swept away a few times but survived,some crowd at the taxi rank trying to get lifts home,not a taxi to be seen,hard to blame them i suppose.

kn

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Was out and about last night in town,nearly got swept away a few times but survived,some crowd at the taxi rank trying to get lifts home,not a taxi to be seen,hard to blame them i suppose.

Was there many in the pubs?

Kerrydude1981

kn wrote: »

Was there many in the pubs?

With the way the weather was I thought it was busy enough.

RevBlueJeans

Some cladding blew off the front of the Next building in Manor. Boyles are repairing now. The McDonalds arch is blown to bits! Lots of trees and branches down everywhere.

Southern Dandy

RevBlueJeans wrote: »

Some cladding blew off the front of the Next building in Manor. Boyles are repairing now. The McDonalds arch is blown to bits! Lots of trees and branches down everywhere.

Walk over North circular road and then down Ashe street, beyond me how someone was not skulled by a tile, I'd say every Third building or house had debris outside it.

As I said last night a tile flew off the roof in ours nearly hitting my car, and of course no estate agents open to contact them to repair it :mad:. The neighbour two doors up lost a tile and the house below me her oil tank toppled along with the concrete plinths, thankfully no oil leaking that I can smell but if that leaks into the soil it will pretty much kill anything around, and depending on how much oil was spilled the EPA need to be contacted. Kerosen is nasty shhtuff.

And I also am now the proud owner of what appears to be a kids paddling pool...... I still slept like a log despite it all .

Adiboo

Is there much damage around the Oakpark area? I'm up North for the holidays, dreading to see what state it's in when I get down home Saturday night.

Ciarrai76

Adiboo wrote: »

Is there much damage around the Oakpark area? I'm up North for the holidays, dreading to see what state it's in when I get down home Saturday night.

Not too bad I don't think. There is some sort of old street light (never noticed it before) which is knocked over between Spar & the entrance to that small estate on the same side of the road but on the way out of town (can't think of name).
I was convinced our side gate/fence was going to get it, but it has metal posts, so that kept it from going, although its a bit out of shape!
The big trampoline in garden next to us is in a mangled heap at the end of their garden (and probably will stay that way knowing them & their landlord!). I barely slept a wink, it was nerve shattering!!

Adiboo

I'm down lower Oakpark way near the Complex, so hopefully all down that way is grand!

Ciarrai76

I heard that the Aqua Dome has had a lot of damage & is closed. Apparently the very top of the dome...sort of spire bit, is completely gone and there's a gaping hole over the pool so they can't open! I don't know when they will reopen. Not good news for them!

Howard Juneau

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I heard that the Aqua Dome has had a lot of damage & is closed. Apparently the very top of the dome...sort of spire bit, is completely gone and there's a gaping hole over the pool so they can't open! I don't know when they will reopen. Not good news for them!

Yep, check the Tralee chamber alliance facebook page, it's open to the elements & only a crane can do the repair work, could be 3 weeks before a repair can be done

carchaeologist

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I heard that the Aqua Dome has had a lot of damage & is closed. Apparently the very top of the dome...sort of spire bit, is completely gone and there's a gaping hole over the pool so they can't open! I don't know when they will reopen. Not good news for them!

Oh dear. As if they arent finding it tough enough already.

kn

carchaeologist wrote: »

Oh dear. As if they arent finding it tough enough already.

It was in the Kerry's Eye a couple of weeks ago that it was only by the grace and favour of the bank that they were still open. The likely repair bill could be what will prompt the bank to call a halt to it.

kn

The damage I saw as I was going to Aldi/Dunnes this morning was part of the hoarding around the waste ground in front of Austin Stacks Park had blown down, one of the gates on the John Joe Sheehy road side of Buy Lo had been taken clean off its hinges and was on top of a bollard and the metal fence on the unused part of John Mitchells has blown over.

carchaeologist

kn wrote: »

It was in the Kerry's Eye a couple of weeks ago that it was only by the grace and favour of the bank that they were still open. The likely repair bill could be what will prompt the bank to call a halt to it.

I saw this too, and from driving past in recent times I saw very few cars parked outside during the week.
It would be a real pity to park up the Aquadome. What else could be done with the building. Very little as it was entirely purpose built.

Ciarrai76

we spotted a sort of canape lying on the steps of the Bank of Ireland, I looked closer at it to see it was from the beauty salon 'Face Facts', which is situated above Kennelly's chemist....and that was up high over their windows!! mad!!

seosamh1980

kn wrote: »

Was there many in the pubs?

Bailys was absolutely wedged by 10pm, Blasket was busy too.

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

we spotted a sort of canape lying on the steps of the Bank of Ireland, I looked closer at it to see it was from the beauty salon 'Face Facts', which is situated above Kennelly's chemist....and that was up high over their windows!! mad!!

You'd have good vision to spot one of them outside the bank

Tree down by the school at Rahoonane, and a tree totally uprooted in the semi circle of grass outside the houses at the T junction with Oakpark just after. All the roots are lying exposed, just ripped out of the ground.

Quaderno

Adiboo wrote: »

I'm down lower Oakpark way near the Complex, so hopefully all down that way is grand!

Not all unfortunately:
http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/tralee-primary-school-storm-damage/

Ciarrai76

seosamh1980 wrote: »

Bailys was absolutely wedged by 10pm, Blasket was busy too.



You'd have good vision to spot one of them outside the bank

Tree down by the school at Rahoonane, and a tree totally uprooted in the semi circle of grass outside the houses at the T junction with Oakpark just after. All the roots are lying exposed, just ripped out of the ground.

spelling is wrong....canopy!