"Chris Mantle" wrote :
Philip Eden wrote:
0950z S F5 35km 1Cu016 7Ci220 04.4/00.2 1001.9
RMK: Ground muddy, hard surfaces dry; wind
picked up in last hour

09-09: Tx 4.9 Tn 0.6 Tg -2.7 RR nil sss 5.5

We have just returned from the zoo and my goodness that wind certainly has
an edge to it with most of the animals staying inside.

Off topic do you know why there are gates up to the zoo from the downs
with signs saying they maybe shut. The wife suggested it was possibly due
to when there was heavy snow

I used to think that, but then it would be far more
sensible to have the gates at the bottom of Dunstable
Downs and Bison Hill which are the two most difficult
sections of road in snowy weather. I suspect it may
have something to do with the fact that the road crosses
the enormous village green and we (the villagers) may
have certain ancient rights ... sheep-grazing, dwile-flonking,
beating the bounds, etc. The gates are located precisely
at the boundaries of the green. I'll ask next time I see a
parish councillor.

Philip