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Storm Desmond

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    #32
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    bobbyss wrote: »
    Who names these storms? Wasn't there a Hurricane Clodagh recently? But wasn't that American?? Desmond is a storm over Ireland and soon to pass to Scotland I think making it a British Isles storm. Is it an Irish named storm?

    Anyone know when this bloody rain is going to ease?

    The uk and irish met office started naming the storms. They asked the public to submit names.


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    #33
    The Randy Riverbeast
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    Lights down outside brown Thomas. Looks like its being worked on now.


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    #34
    Diabhal Beag
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    She's slowed down a lot in the last hour


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    #35
    snubbleste
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    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    She's slowed down a lot in the last hour
    Desmond is a she? :eek:


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    #36
    Diabhal Beag
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    I can see that the brave work of Caitlyn Jenner means nothing to the resident posters on here


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    #37
    El_Dangeroso
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    Utter muck out there, made a quick trip to the shopping centre for supplies. Not leaving the house again til it's over, just dashing to and from car was more than enough storm experience for me.


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    #38
    thesandeman
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    Bye bye Desmond. Next step Eva. I knew an Eva once and she was fiery so I'm predicting lightning next time.


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    #39
    bobbyss
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    Just returned from a walk with the mutt. Seems still quite windy and gusty but the rain seems to have eased just a little? Certainly didn't see it splash off the streets as I saw before.

    Was in a store today looking for good waterproofs. Didn't see what I wanted. Where can you get a good pair of wet weather leggings? What brand is good? How much should it cost? I got a mighty pair of boots that are premier league for dryness.

    If you need your walks as I do, you gotta be dry.


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    #40
    HeidiHeidi
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    TK Maxx is brilliant for stuff like that if you're ever near one.
    bobbyss wrote: »
    Just returned from a walk with the mutt. Seems still quite windy and gusty but the rain seems to have eased just a little? Certainly didn't see it splash off the streets as I saw before.

    Was in a store today looking for good waterproofs. Didn't see what I wanted. Where can you get a good pair of wet weather leggings? What brand is good? How much should it cost? I got a mighty pair of boots that are premier league for dryness.

    If you need your walks as I do, you gotta be dry.


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    #41
    Bobeagleburger
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    Heavy rain forecast overnight.

    Flooding will be pretty bad tomorrow I'd imagine


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    #42
    Utopia Parkway
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    Just returned from a walk with the mutt. Seems still quite windy and gusty but the rain seems to have eased just a little? Certainly didn't see it splash off the streets as I saw before.

    Bit of a break in the rain alright but I think another downpour is due later tonight and through the night.


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    #43
    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,230 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    TK Maxx is brilliant for stuff like that if you're ever near one.

    Cheers! Will have a gander.

    If there is anything in the world worse than storms it is shopping for clothes. Unbelievable small changing rooms. You get all hot and sweaty. You get a headache. You have to take stuff from your pockets in case it all falls out while you change. And there never is a hook to hang up your clothes.

    Still.

    Thank you.


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    #44
    Zzippy
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    Just returned from a walk with the mutt. Seems still quite windy and gusty but the rain seems to have eased just a little? Certainly didn't see it splash off the streets as I saw before.

    Was in a store today looking for good waterproofs. Didn't see what I wanted. Where can you get a good pair of wet weather leggings? What brand is good? How much should it cost? I got a mighty pair of boots that are premier league for dryness.

    If you need your walks as I do, you gotta be dry.

    Golf overtrousers can be very good - light for walking around in but waterproof. Golfstyle in Liosban Industrial Estate should have good gear if you can't find what you want in TK Maxx


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    #45
    Galwayguy35
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    Very bad floods on the way home, one nearly up to the headlights, thought I was going to have to get out and push but made it through.


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    #46
    nuac
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    OK, stormy OK, nothing like Debbie 1961.

    Chunks of concrete torn out of prom, extensive flooding

    If the lady who was on RTE news at 6 today had had to report on Debbie she would have gone really ballistic


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    #47
    Big Ian
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    Ha ha that was hilarious, you'd swear she was in the middle of hurricane Katrina.

    Wind and rain have really picked up now.


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    #48
    ronnie3585
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    Avoid Rockbarton Road. Some huge branches down from those big oaks at the back of Leisureland, and it looks like there's a lot more hanging by a thread.


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    #49
    PEACEBROTHER
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    Anyone have any idea when it's supposed to be over ?

    It's tomorrow promised same again ?


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    #50
    Zzippy
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    nuac wrote: »
    OK, stormy OK, nothing like Debbie 1961.

    Chunks of concrete torn out of prom, extensive flooding

    If the lady who was on RTE news at 6 today had had to report on Debbie she would have gone really ballistic

    There's always one. :rolleyes:


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    #51
    toadfly
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    PEACEBROTHER wrote: »
    Anyone have any idea when it's supposed to be over ?

    It's tomorrow promised same again ?

    Due to ease in the next few hours, tomorrow promised pretty nice. Calm and dry. Monday rain again apparently


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    #52
    Das Kitty
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    The Cope sleep out crew were out on Shop Street at 2.30am. I thought it really drove home what homeless people endure.


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    #53
    Storm 10
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    nuac wrote: »
    OK, stormy OK, nothing like Debbie 1961.

    Chunks of concrete torn out of prom, extensive flooding

    If the lady who was on RTE news at 6 today had had to report on Debbie she would have gone really ballistic

    The wind was not the main part of this storm it was the Red warning for the rain so high winds was not the problem although they were stronger than I expected.


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    #54
    thesandeman
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    bobbyss wrote: »

    If there is anything in the world worse than storms it is shopping for clothes. Unbelievable small changing rooms. You get all hot and sweaty. You get a headache. You have to take stuff from your pockets in case it all falls out while you change. And there never is a hook to hang up your clothes.

    In all fairness dude, you're only going in there for a pair of leggings :-)


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    #55
    aw
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    More on the way from 9pm tonight.

    Copied from weather guru MT Cranium's post in the Weather Forum.


    "ALERT for renewed strong winds and heavy rainfalls valid 9 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, peak gusts to 110 km/hr in west, 90 km/hr east. About 20-30 mm rain in west, 10-20 mm east, will maintain or even renew some flooding in western and central counties if it manages to ease during today's dry interval."


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    #56
    fryup
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    i hope all you Galwegians have been behaving yourselfs and not been swimming in the sea...or i'll get Teresa Mannion after you :P


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