The weather station at St Bede's School in Redhill is offline following
its complete destruction. The sensor pod was on a 2m pole above a wall
at the end of a flat roof. Access for servicing was via a locked door
onto the roof. The vandals climbed 2 storeys up the outside of the
building. As well as completely destroying the sensor pod (literally
ripping all the wires out and smashing all the equipment into tiny
pieces) they broke drainpipes and other fittings in the area.

We will replace, but it wil take a few weeks. The new sensor pod will go
somewhere even less accessible, probably at the end of a 3-storey
pitched roof (we know a friendly steeplejack).

This will put the sensor pod about 18m above ground level. This will
probably give reasonably accurate wind readings (saving the influence of
the roof) but are there corrections for the temperature readings? In
frosty weather it is likely to be considerably colder at ground level.

May they rot in hell !

Keith (Southend)

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 13:31:53 +0100, Chris Curtis
wrote:

The weather station at St Bede's School in Redhill is offline following
its complete destruction. The sensor pod was on a 2m pole above a wall
at the end of a flat roof. Access for servicing was via a locked door
onto the roof. The vandals climbed 2 storeys up the outside of the
building. As well as completely destroying the sensor pod (literally
ripping all the wires out and smashing all the equipment into tiny
pieces) they broke drainpipes and other fittings in the area.

We will replace, but it wil take a few weeks. The new sensor pod will go
somewhere even less accessible, probably at the end of a 3-storey
pitched roof (we know a friendly steeplejack).

This will put the sensor pod about 18m above ground level. This will
probably give reasonably accurate wind readings (saving the influence of
the roof) but are there corrections for the temperature readings? In
frosty weather it is likely to be considerably colder at ground level.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 13:43:05 +0100, "Keith (Southend)"
wrote:

May they rot in hell !


That's too good for them.

My father told me about a small weather station in a public park in
Gloucester (the Lannet) that stood there for about 20 years before the
war, unprotected and complete with unlocked Stephenson screen, rain
gauge, state of ground bare patch, Besson comb nephoscope the lot. It
was untouched for all this time, not even any suspicious yellow rain,
and removed in the 50s when the vandalism seemed to start.

How times change - if anything stands still for any length of time
these days it will either be trashed or have grafitti sprayed all over
it. The more inaccessible the better, it seems.

JPG

What a shame the little morons will never have the intelligence to appreciate
what we do.Rest assured that when they mature a little maybe they will remember
that time they smashed your station up and feel ashamed.
If you need a hand reinstalling the station i am available if that helps.
Simon Spiers
Crawley Down weather station

"SSpiers" wrote in message
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What a shame the little morons will never have the intelligence to appreciate
what we do.Rest assured that when they mature a little maybe they will
remember
that time they smashed your station up and feel ashamed.

I doubt it. They are scum.
Probably the very same people who will in later years bleat that
the weather forecast wasn't correct......

Col
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"JPG" wrote in message
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That's too good for them.

My father told me about a small weather station in a public park in
Gloucester (the Lannet) that stood there for about 20 years before the
war, unprotected and complete with unlocked Stephenson screen, rain
gauge, state of ground bare patch, Besson comb nephoscope the lot. It
was untouched for all this time, not even any suspicious yellow rain,
and removed in the 50s when the vandalism seemed to start.

Strange that you say the vandalism started in the 50's. I have this view
of the 50's as being a time when people actually respected the law.

How times change - if anything stands still for any length of time
these days it will either be trashed or have grafitti sprayed all over
it. The more inaccessible the better, it seems.

The decline of society. Don't get me started on that one

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

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:01:45 +0000 (UTC), "Col"
wrote:


"JPG" wrote in message
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That's too good for them.

My father told me about a small weather station in a public park in
Gloucester (the Lannet) that stood there for about 20 years before the
war, unprotected and complete with unlocked Stephenson screen, rain
gauge, state of ground bare patch, Besson comb nephoscope the lot. It
was untouched for all this time, not even any suspicious yellow rain,
and removed in the 50s when the vandalism seemed to start.

Strange that you say the vandalism started in the 50's. I have this view
of the 50's as being a time when people actually respected the law.

Late 50s, I would say, just after the Teddy boy era as rock and roll
was taking off. No connection implied.

How times change - if anything stands still for any length of time
these days it will either be trashed or have grafitti sprayed all over
it. The more inaccessible the better, it seems.

The decline of society. Don't get me started on that one

Col

"JPG" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:01:45 +0000 (UTC), "Col"
wrote:


"JPG" wrote in message
.. .


That's too good for them.

My father told me about a small weather station in a public park in
Gloucester (the Lannet) that stood there for about 20 years before the
war, unprotected and complete with unlocked Stephenson screen, rain
gauge, state of ground bare patch, Besson comb nephoscope the lot. It
was untouched for all this time, not even any suspicious yellow rain,
and removed in the 50s when the vandalism seemed to start.

Strange that you say the vandalism started in the 50's. I have this view
of the 50's as being a time when people actually respected the law.

Late 50s, I would say, just after the Teddy boy era as rock and roll
was taking off. No connection implied.

How times change - if anything stands still for any length of time
these days it will either be trashed or have grafitti sprayed all over
it. The more inaccessible the better, it seems.

The decline of society. Don't get me started on that one

Col


Same he-) I think we can all agree how pointless vandalism is. It is one
of my pet hates beacuse of the mindlessness of it and the harm and cost of
it.
Trouble is, it seems to be worse here in Britain than many other places.
Why I don't know.

Gavin.

"Col" wrote here on 21
Aug 2004:

Strange that you say the vandalism started in the 50's. I have
this view of the 50's as being a time when people actually
respected the law.
snip

Off topic for this NG, I know, but related to the above and
nevertheless enlightening (it was for me, anyway!) - in one year on
the UK railway network:

25,000 carriage windows were smashed.
13,500 seats were slashed.
13,000 luggage racks were rendered useless.
3,500 mirrors were stolen or smashed.

The year in question was... 1944. Just goes to show.

(Source: Whitaker's Almanack 1946)
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"David Buttery" wrote in message
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Off topic for this NG, I know, but related to the above and
nevertheless enlightening (it was for me, anyway!) - in one year on
the UK railway network:

25,000 carriage windows were smashed.
13,500 seats were slashed.
13,000 luggage racks were rendered useless.
3,500 mirrors were stolen or smashed.

The year in question was... 1944. Just goes to show.

(Source: Whitaker's Almanack 1946)

Ah, that would be those pesky Germans throwing bombs around

Col
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