Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

Doctor Jimbob

Snow Garden wrote: »

I hate these morning downgrades. You go to bed thinking exciting weather is coming and then you wake up to downgrades. We're well used to it now.

Is it really a downgrade though? Was anything stronger ever really likely or were people just hyping it up?

Kamili

Dont Make any unnecessary journeys and certainly don't swim in the sea!

kerryjack

not looking great now for a lad that wants a few old sheds taken down.

vistafinder

Stunning morning in west Cork. More of this please

uck51js9zml2yt

How many will swim at the diving boards in salthill?

Cantona's Collars

I was talking to a neighbour who works in a supermarket,she was telling me that people were in asking are they open tomorrow.
I actually blame Facebook,one person sees the word hurricane and goes bananas sharing it on social media then have people following like sheep rather than checking the actual forecast.

Doctors room ghost

Graces got barred from weather for writing a poem.its all kicking off

Daffodil.d

On Newtalk just now they spoke about the warning systems. They said that there will be a general countrywide warning issued but also to tune into warnings from local authorities which will cover specific areas. Also they pointed out that the timing of Lorenzos worst effects will be at a time that lots of people will be already home.

Cantona's Collars

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Graces got barred from weather for writing a poem.its all kicking off

I'd ban the ones being smartasses to her,lads thinking that they are funny and smart, it's not AH. I wouldn't mind but you won't see them in the weather forum again unless it snows or something.

Kamili

sideswipe

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Graces got barred from weather for writing a poem.its all kicking off

The technical thread was only tidied up......a storm in a tea cup, much like this hurricane looks like being.

If your reading this Grace, please keep posting, look forward to your vivid descriptions of the wild and wonderful west coast.

igCorcaigh

I didn't think that Cork would be included in the orange alert. I suppose to cover western areas of the county.

pistolpetes11

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Graces got barred from weather for writing a poem.its all kicking off

No one got barred from weather , off topic posts were removed and instructions given as to where posts should be . :rolleyes:

munsterlegend

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I didn't think that Cork would be included in the orange alert. I suppose to cover western areas of the county.

Yeah i’d say coastal areas of cork it could be quite windy but east/north cork shouldn’t be too severe.

Doctors room ghost

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

No one got barred from weather , off topic posts were removed and instructions given as to where posts should be . :rolleyes:

Any chance you could put back up my trampoline for sale post?
I need it sold by evening.ðŸ˜႒ðŸ˜႒

lleti

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

I was talking to a neighbour who works in a supermarket,she was telling me that people were in asking are they open tomorrow.
I actually blame Facebook,one person sees the word hurricane and goes bananas sharing it on social media then have people following like sheep rather than checking the actual forecast.

Really nobodies fault other than the sheep.

Facebook is rampant with empty vessels. The independent or someone will put a clickbair article up about a hurricane and you'll have thousands of comments of people tagging other people. Empty.Vessels.

pistolpetes11

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Any chance you could put back up my trampoline for sale post?
I need it sold by evening.ðŸ˜႒ðŸ˜႒

adverts is your only man for that :cool:

Doctor Jimbob

lleti wrote: »

Really nobodies fault other than the sheep.

Facebook is rampant with empty vessels. The independent or someone will put a clickbair article up about a hurricane and you'll have thousands of comments of people tagging other people. Empty.Vessels.

THREE WARNINGS issued for ENTIRE COUNTRY as ferocious HURRICANE rapidly approaches Ireland.

The same people seeing these headlines and panicking will be complaining about Met Eireann overhyping in a couple of days.

easypazz

lleti wrote: »

Really nobodies fault other than the sheep.

Facebook is rampant with empty vessels. The independent or someone will put a clickbair article up about a hurricane and you'll have thousands of comments of people tagging other people. Empty.Vessels.

The expectation now when there is any bit of storm hype is a free day off and your employer is expected to pay for it. That's all people care about, the possibility of a free day off.

Weather can never be predicted. Anytime we get a red warning, it’s always last minute.
I’ll have a look in the morning to see what the actual warning is.

Expecting yellow.

easypazz

easypazz wrote: »

The expectation now when there is any bit of storm hype is a free day off and your employer is expected to pay for it. That's all people care about, the possibility of a free day off.

I left my last job because my employer was not sympathetic to weather warnings. He didn’t see why “a bit of wind” would prevent you from being at your desk.

A day off is nice, but I think people are also interested in knowing what to expect.

Reati

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

THREE WARNINGS issued for ENTIRE COUNTRY as ferocious HURRICANE rapidly approaches Ireland.

The same people seeing these headlines and panicking will be complaining about Met Eireann overhyping in a couple of days.

Nearly right

THREE WARNINGS issued for ENTIRE COUNTRY as FEROCIOUS HURRICANE rapidly approaches IRELAND. Read our complete SURVIVAL GUIDE.

flazio

Anyone know when High Tide on Galway Bay is going to be within the orange warning window?

irishgeo

flazio wrote: »

Anyone know when High Tide on Galway Bay is going to be within the orange warning window?

high tide in galway on thursday is 9.20pm 4.13m with low tide at 3.30am

easypazz

Deleted User wrote: »

I left my last job because my employer was not sympathetic to weather warnings. He didn’t see why “a bit of wind” would prevent you from being at your desk.

A day off is nice, but I think people are also interested in knowing what to expect.

If I owned a business in Ballinasloe (for example) when the main storm is hitting Clifden I'd be pretty pissed at being expect to shut up shop for what everybody knows will be a non event.

Widdershins

Does a red warning legally oblige employers to give a paid day off to employees?

Graces7

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Graces got barred from weather for writing a poem.its all kicking off

Not. they changed the header on me! literally!

It was not a poem; it was a very detailed assessment of prestorm weather conditions that was relevant unless you are a complete tech addict.

The crazy thing is that the thread is full of nasty comments re forecasters and presenters anyways. Inconsistent .. will probably get banned for asking the mods that!

ah well! dreading the next while out here frankly .. hibernation?

RobbingBandit

Pay your TV licence and they might have the technical capabilities to forecast this is the end and be able to pay Jim Morrisons estate the royalty fee.

Graces7

flazio wrote: »

Anyone know when High Tide on Galway Bay is going to be within the orange warning window?

Have a look at my thread re tides? There are links there that will tell you

FishOnABike

mojesius wrote: »

I've hired a mini cooper to test out its sub-aquatic capabilities under crashing 15ft waves at Salthill, see you there!

I want to see the video of you catching a perfect tube the full length of Salthill prom.