It’s been called The Beast from the East, Snowmaggedon, Storm Emma and Ireland’s worst snow storm since 1982.
At first, people seemed a bit unsure of the weather warnings which isn’t surprising considering the amount of hype that went into Storm Ophelia back in October 2017 and it just ended up being a bit of a breeze.
Sure look, we all got a day off work so it was grand in the end but when the weather reporters started warning us all about this one, it’s natural that people were a little bit doubtful!
There is no way something with as dramatic a title as THE BEAST FROM THE EAST can ever live up to its billing.
— Conor Pope (@conor_pope) February 26, 2018
The Beast From the East actually sounds like a woman called Sharon from East Belfast who’d smack you for coming anywhere near her door just as Eastenders is about to start.
— Aíne Mag Uidhir (@ainemagu) February 26, 2018
If the Gaiety Panto isn’t called Beauty and the Beast From the East this year, I’m emigrating.
— amy o’connor (@amyohconnor) February 28, 2018
But then, of course, the panic sets in and people all over the country started going crazy for one specific food item. Bread.
For some reason, the people of Ireland decided that if they were going to be stuck in their homes for about 24hrs, then they’d better stock up on the sliced pan.
Videos were showing customers ransacking the shops, buying three or four loaves at a time for only one day!
The storm is due to be over the worst by tomorrow but we are a nation of over-dramatic messers so naturally, the panic for bread went viral.
Just went to make toast and mam yelled “NO! That’s the storm bread!!”
Everyone needs to calm down.
— Emma Ní Chearúil (@gingeripod) February 27, 2018
Irelands reaction to #BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/dDVb8zQYGZ
— Dee (@deirdrenugent4) February 26, 2018
The amount of bread dealing going on in this country is out of hand something needs to be done about it #beastfromtheeast pic.twitter.com/GhJwLLKMhc
— Gary Spike OSullivan (@spike_osullivan) February 28, 2018
Selling this for €150… The last loaf left in Aldi earlier. DM with offers. #BeastFromTheEast #bread pic.twitter.com/rKDKn0QhbS
— Kevin O’Brien (@kevob777) February 26, 2018
Please check on your elderly neighbours, they may have some bread you could steal#BeastfromtheEast
— CrumlinShoppinCentre (@OfficCrumlinSC) February 28, 2018
Now, The Beast From The East has officially begun, most of the country is in a blanket of snow, businesses are closed and we all get the few days off work which is a nice touch so we can all thank Siberia for that.
But the Irish people do love to have a laugh so even in the worst of the storm, the hilarious weather tweets keep rolling in.
The South: “Cancel school, work and all public transport!”
The North: “Pour some salt on the doorstep and put your big coat on”#BeastFromTheEast
— UP NORTH (@up__north) February 27, 2018
The neighbours are excitedly flying a drone over their snowy back garden. Peak Dublin 8.
— Jennifer Stevens (@JenStevensDub) February 28, 2018
It’s bin day and the bin men, Have. Not. Been!. #SNOWMAGGEDON #binday pic.twitter.com/0YmzpxIKib
— Caught Jester (@brucedon5) February 27, 2018
You have to love a #snow day, just awesome!!! pic.twitter.com/QUD04C2khl
— Lewis Moody (@LewisMoody7) February 28, 2018
If there’s anything to be learnt from this it’s that we should always have at least 40 loaves of bread in the freezer just in case and twitter is the clearly the place to be in the event of extreme weather!
