On Jan 7, 12:52*am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:31:50 +0000, Paul C wrote:
I loved the "and all day long the icicles have been getting bigger"
Cue shot of melting icicle getting erm shorter.

He he, call them icicles as well. We have quite a few over 3' long
hanging from our gutters. Bottom image he

http://www.howhill.com/weather/view....2010&m=01&d=02

http://www.howhill.com/weather/view....2010&m=01&d=02 did not
appear cohesively in Google so I corrected it -though in the reply box
it seems OK.

Point to note:
Allowing stuff to grow that long is asking for trouble. Always
supposing no bodies get speared, the damage to the structure is going
to be expensive. Plastic brackets at 3 foot distances, in cold
weather, are not very strong.

I'd suggest a brief fling with snowballs if I thought that the damage
might not be as severe. Breaking them individually could be even more
dangerous.

Have fun.

+++++++

I've just remembered the damage caused by sliding snow on roofs long
ago and how we used to initiate it with snow balls.

First time I've seen leaden skies that I can remember too. Only 2 days
of it but it brought back memories. I can't remember noticing icy
patches on pavements the way I do these days. Nor walking on the roads
for safety.

Getting old has it's moments when I realise I don't know absolutely
everything.

And there is still death to come. I can't wait (but of course I won't
be posting about that one.)