In message , Eskimo Will
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Well I went out in horizontal heavy snow this afternoon to walk the dog
and all I was wearing was a non-waterproof top and ordinary trousers.
Just shook the snow off when I got home and my coat/trousers were
practically dry. No gloves or hat as it wasn't cold enough at circa 1C
or thereabouts. But I did have my hood up so I could see facing into
the snow. Perhaps the snow was very wet at Dunkeswell?

You are totally bonkers.
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(Taken, with the author's permission, from a LiveJournal post)

I must admit that I like snow just as much as Will does, and would even consider a house swap one winter with one in Cartwright (and I don't mean the Ponderosa) a small town in Labrador, Canada, which at the moment has around 2.47 metres of snow lying.

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"John Hall" wrote in message
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In message , Eskimo Will
writes
Well I went out in horizontal heavy snow this afternoon to walk the dog
and all I was wearing was a non-waterproof top and ordinary trousers. Just
shook the snow off when I got home and my coat/trousers were practically
dry. No gloves or hat as it wasn't cold enough at circa 1C or thereabouts.
But I did have my hood up so I could see facing into the snow. Perhaps the
snow was very wet at Dunkeswell?

You are totally bonkers.

The dog had to be walked John. Mind you she did screw up here eyes walking
straight into the snow. But yes it was fun! It's safe too being less than
half a mile from home. That was also far more enjoyable than horizontal rain
that *does* require good waterproofs, which I have as they are essential for
living on Dartmoor.

Will
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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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In message , Eskimo Will
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"John Hall" wrote in message
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In message , Eskimo Will
writes
Well I went out in horizontal heavy snow this afternoon to walk the
dog and all I was wearing was a non-waterproof top and ordinary
trousers. Just shook the snow off when I got home and my
coat/trousers were practically dry. No gloves or hat as it wasn't
cold enough at circa 1C or thereabouts. But I did have my hood up so
I could see facing into the snow. Perhaps the snow was very wet at Dunkeswell?

You are totally bonkers.

The dog had to be walked John.

I was thinking more of your clothing, and in particular the lack of
gloves. Maybe your circulation is better than mine. I like walking in
snow, but only if I'm wrapped up warmly.

Mind you she did screw up here eyes walking straight into the snow.
But yes it was fun! It's safe too being less than half a mile from
home. That was also far more enjoyable than horizontal rain that *does*
require good waterproofs, which I have as they are essential for living
on Dartmoor.

Yes, anything is better than horizontal rain.
--
I'm not paid to implement the recognition of irony.
(Taken, with the author's permission, from a LiveJournal post)

On Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:11:48 +0000, John Hall
wrote:

Yes, anything is better than horizontal rain.

Horizontal hail?

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By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather

In message , Alan White
writes
On Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:11:48 +0000, John Hall
wrote:

Yes, anything is better than horizontal rain.

Horizontal hail?


Make that "almost anything". Though hailstones are heavy enough that
it must be rare for them to fall very close to horizontally. There are a
few other meteorological phenomena that would be worse, as well.
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I'm not paid to implement the recognition of irony.
(Taken, with the author's permission, from a LiveJournal post)

John Hall wrote:

In message , Alan White
writes
On Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:11:48 +0000, John Hall
wrote:

Yes, anything is better than horizontal rain.

Horizontal hail?


Make that "almost anything". Though hailstones are heavy enough that it
must be rare for them to fall very close to horizontally. There are a few
other meteorological phenomena that would be worse, as well.

The hailstones were making a very good attempt at travelling horizontally when
I was walking above Tideswell this afternoon :-) Soft hail isn't particularly
heavy but it does sting when driven by a strong wind.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org

On 24/02/2015 18:52, John Hall wrote:
Yes, anything is better than horizontal rain.

Horizontal hail?

Horizontal sleet is pretty unpleasant. Dunkeswell is famous for that.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 7:20:29 PM UTC, Nick Gardner wrote:
On 24/02/2015 18:52, John Hall wrote:
Yes, anything is better than horizontal rain.

Horizontal hail?

Horizontal sleet is pretty unpleasant. Dunkeswell is famous for that.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk
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As I intimated at the beginning of this thread, I prefer to hunker down and watch Cbeebies everytime.
In my defence, I do have grandchildren and have been invited into my 6 yr old grandson's class to talk to them about the weather.
Not a troll in sight. A very refreshing experience.

Funny people on this ng. Wot?

Len
Wembury, SW Devon

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On 24/02/2015 19:48, Len Wood wrote:
As I intimated at the beginning of this thread, I prefer to hunker down and watch Cbeebies everytime.
In my defence, I do have grandchildren and have been invited into my 6 yr old grandson's class to talk to them about the weather.
Not a troll in sight. A very refreshing experience.

Funny people on this ng. Wot?

The joy of retirement Len!

I was once asked to talk about climate change to the WI (I was, at the
time, the education manager for the Wildlife Trusts). The WI was
everything I imagined it to be, kind (generally old and very sweet)
ladies and lots of homemade cakes and biscuits served with cups of tea.

Methinks I over-did the detail a little as some of the ones in the front
row started to get rather upset.

I also was asked to give a talk on climate change to Year 4 & 5
children. In the end I devised a series of experiments that the children
could conduct at their desks such as creating carbon dioxide and
extinguishing a candle with this invisible gas to capturing oxygen from
pond weed. The highlight (though not really anything to do with climate
change) was getting them to build a custard bomb and exploding it in the
playground.

They were good times and I hope/reckon they'll always remember that day.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk