The Weather

Shedite wrote: bhob wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: Shedite wrote: bhob wrote: Shoco wrote: The lad that was killed up here was returning home from work. Not everyone everyone had the luxury of being told to stay at home His employer should be hung out to dry for not closing their office.   Imagine if they had of just closed for one day. The one day in the last 50 years where we had a code red weather warning. That man would be alive today. It's f**king disgraceful people we're told by their employer to either come to work or stay at home but you're not getting paid. Not sure who's to blame or whatever, but where I work I'd say 60-70% of showed up to work only to be told to go home again. 2 unnecessary journeys that could have been tragic.  Bit of a inquiry today as to what we could have done to prevent people coming in. Management had a call on Sunday afternoon to decide that they could tell staff to stay home, but when it came to it, each manager had to tell their staff. Turns out half of my team had decided "sod that, I don't want my boss to have my private number" so he didn't have numbers for all of them. They were available to HR but HR couldn't call/text 600 people on a Sunday afternoon. Why not? Exactly. Imagine you'd been given the day off but HR weren't bothered to let you know because there were too many people to get in touch with so instead to went to work and were sent home, then you got injured on the way.   My missus works for the company that employs 1,000 people and they were all let know the night before. It's not asking much to send out a company wide email telling people to stay at home.   Another issue I found was that a few of my mates were told it up to them if they wanted to go to work or not, so basically the company saying if you stay at home grand but you won't get paid. That's basically holding your employees to ransom. Not everyone can afford to be taking unpaid leave from work which is equally disgraceful. The logistics of Mr HR man sitting at home, typing out 600 text messages. Storm would be over before he's done. We don't have emails on our phones so company wide email wasn't available till Monday morning. In your example above, shure you could be hit by a bus after work today - company's not liable. If people are that concerned for their safety they took the governments warning and stayed indoors for the day. I can see both sides of the argument. Agree with ONXD, a lot of companies were shown up.

bhob wrote: Shedite wrote: bhob wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: Shedite wrote: bhob wrote: Shoco wrote: The lad that was killed up here was returning home from work. Not everyone everyone had the luxury of being told to stay at home His employer should be hung out to dry for not closing their office.   Imagine if they had of just closed for one day. The one day in the last 50 years where we had a code red weather warning. That man would be alive today. It's f**king disgraceful people we're told by their employer to either come to work or stay at home but you're not getting paid. Not sure who's to blame or whatever, but where I work I'd say 60-70% of showed up to work only to be told to go home again. 2 unnecessary journeys that could have been tragic.  Bit of a inquiry today as to what we could have done to prevent people coming in. Management had a call on Sunday afternoon to decide that they could tell staff to stay home, but when it came to it, each manager had to tell their staff. Turns out half of my team had decided "sod that, I don't want my boss to have my private number" so he didn't have numbers for all of them. They were available to HR but HR couldn't call/text 600 people on a Sunday afternoon. Why not? Exactly. Imagine you'd been given the day off but HR weren't bothered to let you know because there were too many people to get in touch with so instead to went to work and were sent home, then you got injured on the way.   My missus works for the company that employs 1,000 people and they were all let know the night before. It's not asking much to send out a company wide email telling people to stay at home.   Another issue I found was that a few of my mates were told it up to them if they wanted to go to work or not, so basically the company saying if you stay at home grand but you won't get paid. That's basically holding your employees to ransom. Not everyone can afford to be taking unpaid leave from work which is equally disgraceful. The logistics of Mr HR man sitting at home, typing out 600 text messages. Storm would be over before he's done. We don't have emails on our phones so company wide email wasn't available till Monday morning. In your example above, shure you could be hit by a bus after work today - company's not liable. If people are that concerned for their safety they took the governments warning and stayed indoors for the day. I can see both sides of the argument. Agree with ONXD, a lot of companies were shown up.   Eh what?   If you get hit by a bus after work that's nothing to do with your employer. However if the government have advised you to stay at home because there is a hurricane on the way and your employer forces your hand to go to work and you get hit by a fallen tree, then it is their fault and they should be held responsible.

Ah yeah if they forced you to go to work then the company is an idiot

Butch wrote: Do you know what the ironic thing is ... absolute gobsh*tes going swimming and kite surfing and walking on piers & they survive . Then you have others trying to get home for safety and their lives are taken

God has a way of protecting the stupid

Fintan wrote: SuperDave84 wrote: Fintan wrote: SuperDave84 wrote: Jaysus talk about an overreaction. It's going to be a bit breezy tomorrow. If you lived in Clonakilty or somewhere like that, I'd understand, but a three bed semi d in Cabinteely is going to be grand. Overreaction? Tell that to the families of the deceased, those without power and people who have had their property destroyed. Crass post and sadly seem a lot of it today. It was in reply to the pictures of people queueing up in Dublin supermarkets, so I stand by it. Too many people acting the hardman yesterday with comments about it only being a bit of wind etc. The advice was out for a reason and ptobably saved lives as most people were sensible enough to stay inside. well done tough guy..m

I stayed in all day as well. I was talking about Dublin, where it was little more than a normal gale. I'm not exactly acting the hardman by pointing out that those eejits queueing for hours in Tesco in Dundrum or wherever for almond milk and batteries might have been overreacting. Hell, I even name checked Clonakilty as a place where that sort of behaviour was understandable! Stop trying to be offended.

bhob wrote: I read that the two kite surfers in Dundalk want to put in a complaint against emergency services for disrupting them.

Kin ell

These coonts should be sent to Siberia

bhob wrote: I read that the two kite surfers in Dundalk want to put in a complaint against emergency services for disrupting them.

Cheeky cooonts should be f**king grateful they weren't billed

Denis Irwin wrote: bhob wrote: I read that the two kite surfers in Dundalk want to put in a complaint against emergency services for disrupting them.     Cheeky cooonts should be f**king grateful they weren't billed

Billed for what?

Still no electricity, told this morning it'll be back before 8pm Friday

bhob wrote: Croftman wrote: Still no electricity, told this morning it'll be back before 8pm Friday Just in time for storm Brian to knock it off again