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JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Let the dog out onto the balcony to take a piss, the wind blew his piss all over his leg :mad:

That can happen to anyone in fairness.

s8n

Carpentry wrote: »

Off from work, so went for a stroll with missus.

too much to ask to stay indoors ??

crustybla

mitresize5 wrote: »

It looks like the natives of After Hours have decamped en mass to the weather forum today

The roads are quieter than they are on Christmas Day yet still 3 people died

There are thousands of trees blown over and straddling across roads that would normally be choc a block with vehicles

There are schools normally fully of kids that have the roofs blown off them

There are supermarkets normally full of shoppers that have their roofs blown off.

there are 400,000 people (thats one in ten of the population for those of you that struggle with maths) without power

... but it was completely over hyped

clowns

Very well said.

cros13

It needs to be emphasised to all the people posting "it's only a breezy day" and "it wasn't that bad".

1. It's not over yet, it won't be clear of the country until midngiht

2. This is not the winter storm you are used to. It's a cyclone, and some of the strongest winds are on the back side and are only hitting the south east now:

magentis

Poor doggie inadvertently blasted himself with piss.

yop

Looks like Dublin going to take a big hit now. For all the people who were complaining early, hold tight. This is going to blow the balls off you.

Cienciano

West Dublin has rain for a while now. Horizontal rain. I can see the m50, what normal is rush hour is like Christmas morning. Very light traffic

tkd93

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Let the dog out onto the balcony to take a piss, the wind blew his piss all over his leg :mad:

Could have been worse could have been yourself.

bloodless_coup

cros13 wrote: »

It needs to be emphasised to all the people posting "it's only a breezy day" and "it wasn't that bad".

1. It's not over yet, it won't be clear of the country until midngiht

2. This is not the winter storm you are used to. It's a cyclone, and some of the strongest winds are on the back side and are only hitting the south east now:

Strange at the press conference just now they say the worst is over south of Galway / Dublin line. From what I see in that image is a whole load of purple moving up into the southern half of the country.

OldRio

45 foot Ceder Tree has just come down near the cottage.
I have a feeling it won't be the last but with what's been going on around the country I'm not complaining.

Howling wind outside. I've never experienced anything as bad as this and I'm fast approaching sixty.

Soccarboy11

AidoEirE wrote: »

Hows the weather down Cork and Kerry now??Galway having the sunny break ye got a few hours ago. Wondering should we expect a lot more bad weather

Been getting some very strong gusts again in the last hour!

Rougies

magentis wrote: »

Poor doggie inadvertently blasted himself with piss.

Mine refusing to go out. I think he has an extra backup bladder for days like this.

Mach Two

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Rte just announced that the taoiseach will address the country at 10.40.

It like the movie"Independence Day" where the president of America addressed the country that we visitors coming.

Carpentry

s8n wrote: »

too much to ask to stay indoors ??

I live by the gates, so it took me 5 minutes on foot to get there. Seen people cycling, jogging, walking dogs.

Snowbiee21

Flying Fox wrote: »

RTE reporting that winds in Dublin are to peak between 5pm-7pm according to Eoghan Murphy

When was this stated ?

jamesbere

I feel sorry the women working in the shop across the road from me. They were dragged into work

Squiggle

Average wind speeds seem to have decreased here in south east but still gusting. The severe gusts were the most significant feature for me. Tree bounced off my house - feel lucky that it's only a down pipe and a bit of guttering is damaged. RIP those who have lost their lives.

Carpentry

Empty streets

Loafing Oaf

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Galway city definitely seems to be calming down a little in terms of gusts. Sounds like the worst of it is moving up to Mayo.

I'm near Ballina, not getting any worse here...

hank scorpio89

In artane and apart from a light drizzle and some heavy winds it's genuinely not bad at all ??

Danny2580

Has brightened up in Maynooth, but some of the strongest gusts yet have been in the last few minutes.

Authorities got this one spot on in my view, fair play to all concerned.

murpho999

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Let the dog out onto the balcony to take a piss, the wind blew his piss all over his leg :mad:

Ugh,who lets their dog piss on their balcony. Imagine living under that?

chicken foot

West Connemara here, 200 meters from the ocean and on a slight elevation. We've gotten away very lightly so far, even compared to Galway City. We've regularly seen the windows flex in the frames but not yet today. I do not believe it was over hyped at all, just delighted we've escaped the brunt so far.

Red Corvette

whatlliwear wrote: »

Has it passed by Cork and Kerry completely now?

Seems to be calmer in Cork now.

fraxinus1

Spoke with son in West Dublin. It was very windy earlier but nothing he hasn't experienced over the last 10 years. He said Dublin did not warrant a red warning. I agree and have read other posts by Dublin based posters on here whow agreen.

One thing I notice is that if anyone dares to say that the storm isn't bad with them, they are shot down. Or accused of trolling. People either want accurate reports or not.

munster87

jamesbere wrote: »

I feel sorry the women working in the shop across the road from me. They were dragged into work

Wow that's terrible, does that happen every work day?

brighterdays

doylefe wrote: »

Strange at the press conference just now they say the worst is over south of Galway / Dublin line. From what I see in that image is a whole load of purple moving up into the southern half of the country.

Ireland is Dublin. Therefore saying Dublin covers the southern half of the country :P;)

Snowbiee21

Snowbiee21 wrote: »

When was this stated ?

Here - also in the Live page on their website:

https://twitter.com/John_Kilraine/status/919946977432961026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2F2017%2F1016%2F912622-storm-ophelia%2F

AnneFrank

Perfectly safe and calm here in d6, you wouldnt even lose a toupee

Kermit.de.frog

Things really picked up now in Northside of Dublin! Strong gusts, more sustained wind.