How to Plan for Ireland in May?!?

The weathers a bit mixed up everywhere due to the approaching solar maximum, bring light water proof layers, a t-shirt hoodie and a light good water proof outer coat would be good for outdoors and general wear. If it's warm and dry you can take a layer off. Ireland's not really that cold or too warm but we can have scorching weather but it's sensible to bring sensible outdoor gear and waterproof footwear. Also do not wear shorts in long grass or out by the verges/ditches. Depending where you go we have a few species of nasty plants

1. What are some creative and witty responses to the greeting "How are you doing?"?

I do have some witty answers to it: "Not so well, does it bother you?""Its great mostly until I meet someone and then it changes according to whom I am meeting.""Have been doing well unless weather has different plans in store.""Well enough to chat with you if you wish to.""Thank you for asking,though you can judge yourself.""Doing good, will do better and then the best.""Doing good unless you have an air borne disease and transmit pathogens.""Doing good unless you have intentions of shooting me."

2. Can humans control the weather?

Not at this moment do human beings have the power to control the elements

3. running in the cold weather?

Yes and a way to prevent it is to wear warmer clothes

4. Music from the Stars - How would a star-sound-machine work?

The major problem is one of amplification. How can we get a very small signal (electromagnetic/light) and convert it into kinetic energy in the ranges that a person can hear? Essentially we have to build a microphone -> amplifier -> speaker system, and that's no small task for a primitive society.So, microphone (ok, macrophone) first. What is coming from the sun that people can detect? Light mostly, but also heat. It is hard to get light to manipulate a (macro) physical system, but heat can make things move. So perhaps we can build a big array of bimetallic strips - they will bend when light falls on them. The reaction time is pretty low though (i. e. music will be constant for minutes at a time). With the aid of a big lens, you could make a 2d array of bimetallic strips that 'photographs' the sky into mechanical motion. Maybe with colored filters you could capture more (e. g. sunsets), or with extreme sensitivity you could perhaps get stars (rather doubtful), but even without them you would be able to get an input that varies with time of day, weather, and season.Now you need to amplify it, as bimetallic strips are not made for lots of pushing power. Maybe the bimetallic strips could manipulate valves that control air pressure (if you have a pressure source), or maybe regulate water flow. For this stage you do need an input of mechanical energy - heat from a fire driving a steam boiler, a waterwheel pushing bellows.Finally we need to convert our amplified 'photograph' of the sky into sound. Humans know lots of way of making sounds. Air through pipes (organ), air over strings (Aeolian harp), drops of water hitting metal plates, the sky is your limit. I would suggest air over strings, as it is a nice analog and somewhat ghostly sound

5. Their flight was … by bad weather

As you stated, all four are correct, but there are some slight differences between them."Postponed" and "delayed" both imply that the flight did not take off when it was supposed to, but still happened. In my experience, "delayed" is the most common word used here in American English. "Held back" is similar to "postponed" and "delayed". It's a more informal word choice. While its meaning is clear, I do not think I've ever heard it used in this situation."Suspended" can be used as well, but it would imply that the flight was cancelled.

6. Just got a Brand new fl washer and when it does a spin cycle it sounds like a roller coaster (and feels like 1?

As long as it does not go jumping across the floor, then I guess that's just the way it is. I have a GE model front load and it gets pretty load. I have weather stripping in the door jam so the door is quiet when I shut out the noise. other then that. It's the best washer I ever had. My dryer does not take long to dry them because of the high speed spin cycle, and I can do bigger loads like my winter blankets with out tearing then up. Maybe you can cut some old flip flops and put under the feet to slow the vibrations down. Or build a wooden stand out of 2X4's and put it up on that.