wrote:
Joe Hunt wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5136316.stm

With all the government's heatwave hyperbole and stories of litigation
overriding common sense I thought this was vaguely on topic.

Will might not need one, but I got close to wanting one last week. Now
you can all laugh, but an insect bite (horsefly or something like - I
always get a ridiculous reaction) became infected and my leg below the
knee was very swollen. The size is not yet back to normal but
improving. But at least, it doesn't hurt any more. But last week my
knee was absolute agony and getting up and down stairs seemed to take
fully five minutes each time.

First cumulus today popped at around 1240 BST with base 6,400
(calculated). Glider pilots yesterday reported remarkable cumulus
bases of 8,000. One chap reported a climb from 2,000 to 7,000 feet in
a mere 5 minutes - better than a fully laden Jumbo.

Jack



That's 12 mph vertical speed Jack, I thought Jumbos were much quicker
than that. Though I suppose it's the horizontal speed I'm thinking about.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl