On 19 Mar, 17:34, "crazyhorse" wrote:
On 18 Mar, 20:41, "Graham Easterling"

wrote:

If you stick an anemometer on top of a 10m pole, it doesn't become
more accurate because the results are read by a professional.

That is a very amateur response.

I am an amateur! I think frivolous was the word you were searching
for.

A professional would not just "stick an anemometer on top of a 10m
pole".

A bit sensitive some of you professionals. I know of some
(professionals) who've stuck it on a much shorter pole than that! See
www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/weather.html for my pole.


You have a lot to learn, my friend.

No need to be condescending - don't we all!

Really rough on the north coast today. Good picture of the foam in the
car park at Perranporth on Spotlight. Swell at Sevenstones reached 20'
- unusual on a NNW (short fetch - Ireland in the way) most 20'+ swells
are on a S, SW or W.

Graham
Penzance

www.pznow.co.uk/weather/weather.html

crazyhorse wrote:
On 18 Mar, 20:41, "Graham Easterling"
wrote:

If you stick an anemometer on top of a 10m pole, it doesn't become
more accurate because the results are read by a professional.



That is a very amateur response.

A professional would not just "stick an anemometer on top of a 10m
pole".

You have a lot to learn, my friend.


But not as much as you, evidently.

Professional = engaged in an activity as a paid job rather than as an amateur.
Amateur = engaged in an activity without being paid.

It may not be assumed that the former is of necessity better than the latter (or
vice versa).

Prostitutes are an example of 'professional' ... are they 'better' than those
who perform a similar function for love?


--
Gianna

http://www.buchan-meteo.org.uk
* * * * * * *

In message .com,
Graham Easterling writes
Really rough on the north coast today. Good picture of the foam in the
car park at Perranporth on Spotlight. Swell at Sevenstones reached 20'
- unusual on a NNW (short fetch - Ireland in the way) most 20'+ swells
are on a S, SW or W.

Graham
Penzance

There's been a big NW-WNW swell pushing round the SW corner of Ireland
today so that's no doubt had an effect on the heights at Sevenstones.
The significant wave height just off the SW of Ireland has been over 30
feet last night and today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

On Mar 19, 2:16 pm, Alan White wrote:
On 19 Mar 2007 07:06:15 -0700, "Tudor Hughes" wrote:

I agree with all that. It seems that many observers have
fallen in love with their gadget without knowing how to use it or
being able to evaluate the significance of what it shows. A further
gadget, of course, enables them to publish their findings wordwide. I
have never tried to measure wind speed, not having a 10-m pole in the
middle of a field. A Beaufort estimate is quite enough, anything
more being too much information, nearly all of it useless. It all
rather reminds me of kids' mobile phone calls, i.e. bereft of real
content but it's a nice toy.

I think I'm going to cry...

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:-http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

Why?

Tudor Hughes

On 19 Mar 2007 19:15:15 -0700, "Tudor Hughes" wrote:

Why?

You've effectively rubbished all the [WR]s that I've posted since 1998.
It's almost too much to bear but I suppose I must get a grip. Breakfast
will no doubt help.

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

On Mar 20, 8:44 am, Alan White wrote:
On 19 Mar 2007 19:15:15 -0700, "Tudor Hughes" wrote:

Why?

You've effectively rubbished all the [WR]s that I've posted since 1998.
It's almost too much to bear but I suppose I must get a grip. Breakfast
will no doubt help.

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:-http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

If your exposure is good (I've no idea BTW) you can dry your
eyes and tuck in to the Shredded Wheat with renewed self-esteem. The
reason I don't bother with serious wind measurements is that the best
exposure I could find would not justifiy measurement using any device
whatever. I look at trees, low cloud, go for a short walk etc and
make an estimate. This can be difficult at night or if there is no
low cloud or worse, raining.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On 20 Mar 2007 09:28:11 -0700, "Tudor Hughes" wrote:

If your exposure is good (I've no idea BTW) you can dry your
eyes and tuck in to the Shredded Wheat with renewed self-esteem.
...

Phew, I feel better already. Thanks, Tudor :-)

BTW, it used to be muesli until I discovered that my teeth last a lot
longer without it.

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather