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February 22nd 05, 06:01 PM
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OK? I had no idea "white out" was a recognised term. I used it to describe what I saw! I was pulled up here a couple of years ago for using an inaccurate weather term. You never know who you'll offend do you? Just watched the weather forecast on the BBC for the S.E and he was showing a clip of Tunbridge Wells and described the showers as blizzard like which weren't settling. Now that is irratating! Mark Chamberlain Herne Bay, Kent |
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February 22nd 05, 06:01 PM
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OK? I had no idea "white out" was a recognised term. I used it to describe what I saw! I was pulled up here a couple of years ago for using an inaccurate weather term. You never know who you'll offend do you? Just watched the weather forecast on the BBC for the S.E and he was showing a clip of Tunbridge Wells and described the showers as blizzard like which weren't settling. Now that is irratating! Mark Chamberlain Herne Bay, Kent |
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February 22nd 05, 05:33 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:02:04 +0000, Mark Chamberlain
wrote: We had very heavy snow for about 15 mins barely able to see across the road. That's not a white out. I'll repost what I wrote on 6th February 2005:- quote The term 'white out' is one that is becoming greatly misused and seems to imply, in simple terms, snowing very heavily. Provided that snow is lying, it's possible to experience a white out without any snow falling at all. All it needs is lying snow and mist sufficiently dense to provide omni directional lighting conditions such that no shadows are visible and the shape and form of the ground underfoot cannot be determined. I've only experienced a true white out once, on the summit of Beinn Narnain (848m), and it was quite interestingly scary. My partner appeared to be suspended in space, because ground and mist merged seamlessly, and even foot prints in 10cms of snow were invisible. Navigation, with a complete absence of any sort of landmark, was interesting to say the least. I would hate to think that a phenomenon that is quite rare was being dumbed down to something that occurs relatively frequently. /quote Or, more succinctly:- quote On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:06:22 GMT, Dave Wheeler wrote: Description of white-out? Just like being on the inside of a table-tennis ball! /quote OK? -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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February 22nd 05, 05:33 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:02:04 +0000, Mark Chamberlain
wrote: We had very heavy snow for about 15 mins barely able to see across the road. That's not a white out. I'll repost what I wrote on 6th February 2005:- quote The term 'white out' is one that is becoming greatly misused and seems to imply, in simple terms, snowing very heavily. Provided that snow is lying, it's possible to experience a white out without any snow falling at all. All it needs is lying snow and mist sufficiently dense to provide omni directional lighting conditions such that no shadows are visible and the shape and form of the ground underfoot cannot be determined. I've only experienced a true white out once, on the summit of Beinn Narnain (848m), and it was quite interestingly scary. My partner appeared to be suspended in space, because ground and mist merged seamlessly, and even foot prints in 10cms of snow were invisible. Navigation, with a complete absence of any sort of landmark, was interesting to say the least. I would hate to think that a phenomenon that is quite rare was being dumbed down to something that occurs relatively frequently. /quote Or, more succinctly:- quote On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:06:22 GMT, Dave Wheeler wrote: Description of white-out? Just like being on the inside of a table-tennis ball! /quote OK? -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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February 22nd 05, 05:33 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:02:04 +0000, Mark Chamberlain
wrote: We had very heavy snow for about 15 mins barely able to see across the road. That's not a white out. I'll repost what I wrote on 6th February 2005:- quote The term 'white out' is one that is becoming greatly misused and seems to imply, in simple terms, snowing very heavily. Provided that snow is lying, it's possible to experience a white out without any snow falling at all. All it needs is lying snow and mist sufficiently dense to provide omni directional lighting conditions such that no shadows are visible and the shape and form of the ground underfoot cannot be determined. I've only experienced a true white out once, on the summit of Beinn Narnain (848m), and it was quite interestingly scary. My partner appeared to be suspended in space, because ground and mist merged seamlessly, and even foot prints in 10cms of snow were invisible. Navigation, with a complete absence of any sort of landmark, was interesting to say the least. I would hate to think that a phenomenon that is quite rare was being dumbed down to something that occurs relatively frequently. /quote Or, more succinctly:- quote On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:06:22 GMT, Dave Wheeler wrote: Description of white-out? Just like being on the inside of a table-tennis ball! /quote OK? -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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February 22nd 05, 05:02 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:55 +0000, Alan White
wrote: On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:40:39 +0000, Mark Chamberlain wrote: ...and white out conditions for a while,... I doubt that very much. Can you describe it, please? We had very heavy snow for about 15 mins barely able to see across the road. That was my description for what I called white out conditions for a while. OK? Mark Chamberlain Herne Bay, Kent |
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February 22nd 05, 05:02 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:55 +0000, Alan White
wrote: On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:40:39 +0000, Mark Chamberlain wrote: ...and white out conditions for a while,... I doubt that very much. Can you describe it, please? We had very heavy snow for about 15 mins barely able to see across the road. That was my description for what I called white out conditions for a while. OK? Mark Chamberlain Herne Bay, Kent |
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February 22nd 05, 05:02 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:55 +0000, Alan White
wrote: On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:40:39 +0000, Mark Chamberlain wrote: ...and white out conditions for a while,... I doubt that very much. Can you describe it, please? We had very heavy snow for about 15 mins barely able to see across the road. That was my description for what I called white out conditions for a while. OK? Mark Chamberlain Herne Bay, Kent |
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February 22nd 05, 07:27 AM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:40:39 +0000, Mark Chamberlain
wrote: ...and white out conditions for a while,... I doubt that very much. Can you describe it, please? -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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February 22nd 05, 07:27 AM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:40:39 +0000, Mark Chamberlain
wrote: ...and white out conditions for a while,... I doubt that very much. Can you describe it, please? -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam, http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site, http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
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