On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:34:19 GMT, "Alex Stephens Jr"
wrote:

When I first read your header Norman, I thought I was in for a blizzard or
something tonight.
Down here in the central lowlands (albeit sheltered by the Southern uplands
in current south easterly) the wind can barely turn the anemometer.
Mind you , it is cool, so I think a scarf and gloves alert should be issued.
I wonder how many peaks there are over 800m in the Met office South West
Scotland region? Less than a dozen I reckon - three or four square miles? I
guess there could be people working in the leadhills receiving / radar
station thingy mind you, but not sure if that is either 800m+ or if it's
manned. I don't believe the sheep are that daft!
A good example of weather warning overkill.

The Louther masts/domes are c.730m. Never seen anyone up there, but
the road is good, so there must be workers up there often.

Next thing this will mutate into something to bash the climbers with.
After all we are now discouraged form forming a judgement on the
weather by taking those nasty ice-o-bears off the telly.

Barmy!

Its sometimes very windy on hill top shock!

Richard Webb