Irish Taxi Forum

Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Cool Boola on December 07, 2022, 08:19:41 pm

Title: Freezing weather
Post by: Cool Boola on December 07, 2022, 08:19:41 pm
IRELAND IS PREPARING for cold weather today as below-freezing temperatures and possible snow are forecast from this evening.Dont go out unless you have to,especially if you are a nightime taxi driver.
Met Éire has issued a Status Yellow ice warning for the entire country beginning at midnight tonight and until midday tomorrow, with the forecaster warning that a band of wintry precipitation “will sink southwards with the potential for black ice/freezing rain on surfaces”.
A separate Status Yellow warning for low temperatures and ice has also been announced for tomorrow night and Friday morning.
The national director for Fire and Emergency Management, Keith Leonard, told RTÉ Radio’s News at One that public transport operators have activated their cold weather plans.Like take the night off or you may crash and it will cost thousands.
Local authorities have activated their severe weather assessment teams and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have also stored double the amount of grit salt used in a typical winter, he said.The NTA say its up to the individual,what to do in coldweather?…..You are on your own!
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Shallow Hal on December 07, 2022, 08:22:20 pm
Imagine....cold weather in winter!!
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: watty on December 07, 2022, 08:58:02 pm
Can we charge extra if we turn on the heating?  Heating uses extra fuel and it:s so damn expensive at the moment.
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: markmiwurdz on December 07, 2022, 09:04:16 pm
Joe Public just wants a cab within a couple of minutes of when they press the button,they don't give a fuck about drivers crashing,like you said-you're on yer own.
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Cool Boola on December 08, 2022, 11:52:24 am
Last night was above 0c and no ice on roads in Dublin. Are they making this up?
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Tony on December 08, 2022, 12:00:51 pm
Great weather for doing a bit of cod fishing on the coast, might head down to Wexford tonight.
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Cool Boola on December 08, 2022, 12:05:01 pm
Bring a hammer to crack the ice  lol
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Shallow Hal on December 08, 2022, 06:14:01 pm
Bring a hammer to crack the ice  lol

Tony would only have to stare at it....and it would crack!!
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Cool Boola on December 15, 2022, 10:52:52 am
 lol lol lol
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Cool Boola on December 15, 2022, 10:56:52 am
I think I will have to get another fill of oil before xmas.I think the price has dropped from 1.40e a litre to 1.19e.Have the heating on for 10 hours a day in this cold weather.
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Cool Boola on December 16, 2022, 02:24:50 am
Freezing the balls  off brass
(https://i.postimg.cc/N5TwhBzH/52283-C7-A-1385-4-A72-9-C30-580-B06-FBAB5-A.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Belker on December 16, 2022, 06:37:14 am
Last night was above 0c and no ice on roads in Dublin. Are they making this up?
Wed night it held at about zero down here most of the night, but last night Thurs it was -4 most of the night.
But the roads were dry'ish and all the bus routes are well gritted.

I use the official met eireann forecast as a guide; https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/cork-city (https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/cork-city)
input your own city area at the top.
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: Belker on December 16, 2022, 06:43:11 am
I think I will have to get another fill of oil before xmas.I think the price has dropped from 1.40e a litre to 1.19e.Have the heating on for 10 hours a day in this cold weather.
You can get a leccy blankie in Argos fer 35 notes;  https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3133259/Trail/searchtext%3EELECTRIC+BLANKET.htm (https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3133259/Trail/searchtext%3EELECTRIC+BLANKET.htm)
I swear by mine !! And they cost Fook all in leccy as it is never above barely luke warm.
Title: Re: Freezing weather
Post by: silverbullet on December 16, 2022, 06:41:15 pm
Freezing the balls  off brass
(https://i.postimg.cc/N5TwhBzH/52283-C7-A-1385-4-A72-9-C30-580-B06-FBAB5-A.png) (https://postimages.org/)
This is how cold it is in Dublin:

(https://i.postimg.cc/PCCkVQRd/COLD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCCkVQRd) 8)