On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 at 01:25:20, Graham Easterling
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

You get 70 foot waves crashing half a mile inland?

Who mentioned 70' waves? You obviously have little experience of a
real gale over the sea.

Alas, that's true. The closest I get is walk on a windy day.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)