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Dear All

From the Ipswich Town fanzine website - as well as tending to the hallowed
Portman Road turf prior to our crunch top-of-the-table match with Norwich,
the Ipswich groundsman also knows about his wintertime Rossby wave patterns:

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Town groundsman Alan Ferguson is preparing himself for weekend snowfalls
ahead of Sunday's Portman Road derby with Norwich. The Meteorological Office
has warned that the east of the country could well be affected by snow prior
to Sunday's crucial clash.

The east coast of the US has recently had signaficant amounts of snow and
Ferguson says this subsequently affects Britain: "We normally tend to get
the tail end of it about 14 days later, once it has worked its way across
the pond, and that's what is happening this time."
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God that makes me want to stick my fingers down the back of my throat.
Either that or slap the man about the face at the same time as
scientifically explaining to him to effects of a maritime airflow.



Regards

Sean B


"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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Dear All

From the Ipswich Town fanzine website - as well as tending to the hallowed
Portman Road turf prior to our crunch top-of-the-table match with Norwich,
the Ipswich groundsman also knows about his wintertime Rossby wave
patterns:

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Town groundsman Alan Ferguson is preparing himself for weekend snowfalls
ahead of Sunday's Portman Road derby with Norwich. The Meteorological
Office
has warned that the east of the country could well be affected by snow
prior
to Sunday's crucial clash.

The east coast of the US has recently had signaficant amounts of snow and
Ferguson says this subsequently affects Britain: "We normally tend to get
the tail end of it about 14 days later, once it has worked its way across
the pond, and that's what is happening this time."
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from "Sean Blowman" contains these words:

God that makes me want to stick my fingers down the back of my throat.
Either that or slap the man about the face at the same time as
scientifically explaining to him to effects of a maritime airflow.

What an excellent way to get your point across! But perhaps a
kalashnikov would hasten the discussion.

Phil.

From the Kyle of Sutherland - 175 feet AMSL [NH 616916]
(40 miles north of Inverness)

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How about a wet kipper?




Phil Gurr wrote in message
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The message
from "Sean Blowman" contains these words:

God that makes me want to stick my fingers down the back of my throat.
Either that or slap the man about the face at the same time as
scientifically explaining to him to effects of a maritime airflow.

What an excellent way to get your point across! But perhaps a
kalashnikov would hasten the discussion.

Phil.

From the Kyle of Sutherland - 175 feet AMSL [NH 616916]
(40 miles north of Inverness)




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"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
The east coast of the US has recently had signaficant amounts of snow and
Ferguson says this subsequently affects Britain: "We normally tend to get
the tail end of it about 14 days later, once it has worked its way across
the pond, and that's what is happening this time."

I love the way some people think that snow somehow manages
to cross the Atlantic as a discreet entity!

Most people in this country are utterly clueless about the weather.

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

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I think the statement has been taken to literally. There does seem to
be some correlation between the weather in the East Coast of the
States and Europe, but not directly. I think we are having one of
those years when troughs and ridges seem to move in a constant cycle,
so a plunge in the east coast seems to repeat itself over Europe a
few weeks later. Doesn't always follow, but this year seems to be
running along with this pattern. Be interesting to see when the next
East Coast plunge occurs to see if a similar plunge occurs 2 weeks
later.

Keith (Southend)

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:19:07 -0000, "Col"
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"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
The east coast of the US has recently had signaficant amounts of snow and
Ferguson says this subsequently affects Britain: "We normally tend to get
the tail end of it about 14 days later, once it has worked its way across
the pond, and that's what is happening this time."

I love the way some people think that snow somehow manages
to cross the Atlantic as a discreet entity!

Most people in this country are utterly clueless about the weather.

Col

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Hi Phil


I prefer not to "mince" around, it saves so much time and makes you feel
better!


Regards


Sean
"Phil Gurr" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Sean Blowman" contains these words:

God that makes me want to stick my fingers down the back of my throat.
Either that or slap the man about the face at the same time as
scientifically explaining to him to effects of a maritime airflow.

What an excellent way to get your point across! But perhaps a
kalashnikov would hasten the discussion.

Phil.

From the Kyle of Sutherland - 175 feet AMSL [NH 616916]
(40 miles north of Inverness)

Groundsman turns weather forecaster
 

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
I think the statement has been taken to literally. There does seem to
be some correlation between the weather in the East Coast of the
States and Europe, but not directly. I think we are having one of
those years when troughs and ridges seem to move in a constant cycle,
so a plunge in the east coast seems to repeat itself over Europe a
few weeks later. Doesn't always follow, but this year seems to be
running along with this pattern. Be interesting to see when the next
East Coast plunge occurs to see if a similar plunge occurs 2 weeks
later.

Yes, the Rossby waves that were actually mentioned in the article.
I am aware that there is some kind of correlation between Eastern
Seaboard weather and our own in winter, though I'm not sure if it's
particularly strong.

The gross misunderstanding is that somehow it's the *same* bit of
snow that is doing it.

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

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"Sean Blowman" wrote in message


God that makes me want to stick my fingers down the back of my throat.
Either that or slap the man about the face at the same time as
scientifically explaining to him to effects of a maritime airflow.
Stick your fingers down your gob, old boy. Stick your fingers down your
gob.


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Did someone mention troughs and ridges?

Any cols and whatnots?


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