So this Hurricane

BillyBobBS

Seems we a hurricane bearing down on us for Monday. Over in the weather forum they are talking flashlights, taping up windows and AA batteries.

Should i be digging a bunker in my back garden or just taking in my patio furniture and more importantly my wife is getting her hair cut today shall i tell her it's a waste of time as her hair do will be ruined come Monday.

God speed Ireland.:(

sjb25

Bottle of whiskey a torch and a shotgun and il ride it out

Allinall

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Seems we a hurricane bearing down on us for Monday. Over in the weather forum they are talking flashlights, taping up windows and AA batteries.

Should i be digging a bunker in my back garden or just taking in my patio furniture and more importantly my wife is getting her hair cut today shall i tell her it's a waste of time as her hair do will be ruined come Monday.

God speed Ireland.:(

I'm getting two hatches installed in my house as I type this.

Just so I can batten them down.

Atoms for Peace

Distant thunder rumble,
Rumble hungry like the Beast,
The Beast it cometh, cometh down,

donegaLroad

There may be flight cancellations and diversions. Ferries could also be affected.

Will I Am Not

I've been playing gazebo roulette for a while now. I think it's time to call it a day.

billyhead

A storm in a teacup. The media hype these things

McMurphy

I'm buying a kite.

IvyTheTerrible

It's hyped up. It's a hurricane now but by Monday it'll be calmed down to.typical Autumn storm level.

Beasty

T'was 30 years ago this weekend that this occurred:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1a5Tbw77E

AllForIt

Overblown story if you ask me.

whoopsadoodles

BillyBobBS wrote: »

more importantly my wife is getting her hair cut today shall i tell her it's a waste of time as her hair do will be ruined come Monday.

Don't make any uneccesary hair appointments

Hande hoche!

I miss Bill Paxton.

RobertKK

It will be a post tropical cyclone by the time it reaches us on Monday.

server down

The expertise on this thread is useful. Thanks. The meteorologists had me slightly worried.

Patser

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Don't make any uneccesary hair appointments

Is that you Theresa Mannion?

Harry Palmr

server down wrote: »

The expertise on this thread is useful. Thanks. The meteorologists had me slightly worried.

:pac:

I think we just need that mash up of the Galway Girl and the big blow from a couple of years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzx3MeYonT8

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^^

apparently she's heading out to the hurricane on a rib as we speak

jonon9

A bit of wind and lots of rain that's all we get.

sjb25

AllForIt wrote: »

Overblown story if you ask me.

Overblown

vicwatson

billyhead wrote: »

A storm in a teacup. The media hype these things

Instead its gonna be

server down

jonon9 wrote: »

A bit of wind and lots of rain that's all we get.

Thanks for the expertise.

flaneur

It looks like it’s fizzling out and becoming a bit of a autumn Atlantic storm and not much more than that.
It still has potential to be nasty enough and I would suggest removing loose stuff around your house, but it's no longer looking likely to be a hurricane.

Guy Sajer

RayM

There'll be a lot of disappointed people on the Weather forum if it turns out to be a damp squid. They're always putting these weather 'events' on a great big pedal stool. I expect some of them are trying to persuade their parents to panic-buy essential items and board the windows up, in anticipation of what will doubtless be remembered for many years as "The Great Blustery Day of 2017".

Sue Pa Key Pa

flaneur wrote:

I would suggest removing loose stuff around your house,.

Ach, we've been together too long now for that.

jonon9

server down wrote: »

Thanks for the expertise.

More again at 9

flaneur

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

Ach, we've been together too long now for that.

You potentially might not be after Monday though. It could have left you and shacked up in a neighbour's

AttentionBebe

RayM wrote: »

There'll be a lot of disappointed people on the Weather forum if it turns out to be a damp squid. They're always putting these weather 'events' on a great big pedal stool. I expect some of them are trying to persuade their parents to panic-buy essential items and board the windows up, in anticipation of what will doubtless be remembered for many years as "The Great Blustery Day of 2017".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXKVY-_i2c

RayM

AttentionBebe wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXKVY-_i2c

Everyone has their blind spots. :mad:

foxy farmer

Will it be as bad as storm Darwin on 12 Feb 2014?

_Dara_

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

It's hyped up. It's a hurricane now but by Monday it'll be calmed down to.typical Autumn storm level.

Check out the damage Hurricane Debbie did to Ireland in the ‘60s despite being more of a tropical storm at that point. Depending on if it makes landfall in Ireland, it can still do a lot of damage. There are a lot of variables really. Just because it might peter out doesn’t mean that the media was wrong to warn prople.

server down

Red warning.

jprboy

RayM wrote: »

There'll be a lot of disappointed people on the Weather forum if it turns out to be a damp squid. They're always putting these weather 'events' on a great big pedal stool. I expect some of them are trying to persuade their parents to panic-buy essential items and board the windows up, in anticipation of what will doubtless be remembered for many years as "The Great Blustery Day of 2017".

:pac::pac::pac:

The_Valeyard

server down wrote: »

Red warning.

jprboy

foxy farmer wrote: »

Will it be as bad as storm Darwin on 12 Feb 2014?

Current indications are that it could be worse.

And, as always with these events, some parts of the country will be hit harder than others.

Best advice:

Prepare for the worst and hope for the best

_Kaiser_

server down wrote: »

Red warning.

First thing that came to mind...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWwOJlOI1nU

RayM

jprboy wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac:

_Kaiser_

The_Valeyard wrote: »

It's a tough decision...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZn1fhMdrbQ

I may do the shopping today so while it's dry and sunny!

mzungu

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Bloomin' communists on the way again.

uck51js9zml2yt

15%increase in strength reported on the weather forum.

Glad people in AH know better than the experts.

jprboy

RayM wrote: »

There'll be a lot of disappointed people on the Weather forum if it turns out to be a damp squid. They're always putting these weather 'events' on a great big pedal stool. I expect some of them are trying to persuade their parents to panic-buy essential items and board the windows up, in anticipation of what will doubtless be remembered for many years as "The Great Blustery Day of 2017".

jprboy wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac:

RayM wrote: »

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jonon9

Samaris

Maybe it will be a damp squib, but given where I live, I'm preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.

I'll be grand looking a bit foolish if it's a not-much, but all the indications suggest it will be major enough. At least, a hefty windstorm will be here on Monday. We're not looking at Carribbean-style destruction, but structural damage is possible, as are major power cuts and damage to water supplies, depending where you live.

server down

Samaris wrote: »

Maybe it will be a damp squid, but given where I live, I'm preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.

I'll be grand looking a bit foolish if it's a not-much, but all the indications suggest it will be major enough. At least, a hefty windstorm will be here on Monday. We're not looking at Carribbean-style destruction, but structural damage is possible, as are major power cuts and damage to water supplies, depending where you live.

Squib.

server down

Since ME have in fact issued a strong warning, particularly the west coast, nobody is going to look foolish.

RayM

jprboy wrote: »

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Actually, I think you'll find it's pedal stool.

Samaris

Samaris wrote: »

Maybe it will be a damp squib, but given where I live, I'm preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.

I'll be grand looking a bit foolish if it's a not-much, but all the indications suggest it will be major enough. At least, a hefty windstorm will be here on Monday. We're not looking at Carribbean-style destruction, but structural damage is possible, as are major power cuts and damage to water supplies, depending where you live.

server down wrote: »

Squib.

I didn't edit my post, so I don't know how that happened!

Mind you, I don't want a damp squid landing on the house either, it would be very difficult to get it out of the guttering

RobbingBandit

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RayM wrote: »

Actually, I think you'll find it's pedal stool.

Actually, I think you'll find it isn't.

RobbingBandit

I want organisational looting on Monday afternoon folks, only take what you can carry or fit in the boot of your car.