Somewhat OT although the oceans do influence the weather, as we've seen
this winter.

http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/bumpus

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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 reponse I ever received.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

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.

On Friday, 7 February 2014 09:43:49 UTC, 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

Got me thinking about Texel, which I looked up... then thinking about coastal wetlands, generally. They have taken a big hit over the last few decades with marinas being built on tidal flats.

I could understand a lack of interest in conservation before it became a by-word because neglect and fly tipping over the previous centuries filled tidal pools with ugly debris that a modern marina, or whatever, would disguise or remove.

And such debris would have hidden any massages in bottles too as nobody is going to thrash through trash that is covered in mud for very long. Especially as marshes at certain times of day are not user friendly.

I wonder just how badly things have changed in the last 300 years on western European coastlines.

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

On Friday, 7 February 2014 18:03:10 UTC, Joe Egginton wrote:
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

When I got my sample results from Urology, they came in a bottle.

"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
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http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg