"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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On 07/02/2014 13:40, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Friday, 7 February 2014 10:04:47 UTC, Norman wrote:
Graham P Davis wrote:



Somewhat OT although the oceans do influence the weather, as we've seen
this winter.
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/bumpus

Many moons ago when I was on the Ocean Weather Ships I threw a "message
in a
bottle" overboard from Station "Alpha" (62N 33W) in the Denmark Strait.
A long
time later (can't remember how long) I got a letter from a fisherman who
had
found it on the beach at a place with the wonderful name of Leading
Tickles on
the north coast of Newfoundland. The bottle had travelled about 2000 km
SW from
where I had thrown it overboard.

In my time on the Weather Ships I probably despatched 50-100 "messages
in a
bottle". This was the only response I ever received.

Most of the rest not damaged by other ships etc will be circulating in
the Atlantic garbage patch or consigned where the sargasso ends up.


Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
A hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home

Yup, that song is going around in my head too
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg