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Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:26:24 -0000, "Col"
wrote: What is 'spin drift'? Usually spelt 'spindrift'. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:28:09 GMT, (RJ Webb) wrote:
Dont underestimate its penetrating ability either.. Stuff gets in everywhere, however well sealed.. Often get a pocket or pack full of snow It even prevented the velcro on my cagoule working some years ago. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:28:09 GMT, (RJ Webb) wrote:
Dont underestimate its penetrating ability either.. Stuff gets in everywhere, however well sealed.. Often get a pocket or pack full of snow It even prevented the velcro on my cagoule working some years ago. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:28:09 GMT, (RJ Webb) wrote:
Dont underestimate its penetrating ability either.. Stuff gets in everywhere, however well sealed.. Often get a pocket or pack full of snow It even prevented the velcro on my cagoule working some years ago. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland. Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:38:37 -0000, Ken Cook wrote:
I'm getting the picture of an arctic ice field with waves of snow endlessly blowing across, is this right? Near enough. In fact that's a good description of where Dave Liquorice lives! I guess so, even the tops of the grass tussucks have disappeared under the blanket of white now. Though the shots you see on TV of lazily winding streams across arctic snow fields belie their true nature. Spin drift isn't very nice, it's not to bad in a F4 but ramp that up to F6 or above and it hurts, partly from the impact of small hard, sharp, particles but also from the wind chill as you get soaked. Temp just below 0C with an F6 produces -15 to -20 or lower wind chill. The damn stuff will also penetrate the tiniest hole, see the last photo on the 24th Feb on my site. Previous winters I've taken more than half a dozen buckets full of snow out of the roof space... (Hum, I should go and check but we have had the roofs stripped and relined since then). -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:38:37 -0000, Ken Cook wrote:
I'm getting the picture of an arctic ice field with waves of snow endlessly blowing across, is this right? Near enough. In fact that's a good description of where Dave Liquorice lives! I guess so, even the tops of the grass tussucks have disappeared under the blanket of white now. Though the shots you see on TV of lazily winding streams across arctic snow fields belie their true nature. Spin drift isn't very nice, it's not to bad in a F4 but ramp that up to F6 or above and it hurts, partly from the impact of small hard, sharp, particles but also from the wind chill as you get soaked. Temp just below 0C with an F6 produces -15 to -20 or lower wind chill. The damn stuff will also penetrate the tiniest hole, see the last photo on the 24th Feb on my site. Previous winters I've taken more than half a dozen buckets full of snow out of the roof space... (Hum, I should go and check but we have had the roofs stripped and relined since then). -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:38:37 -0000, Ken Cook wrote:
I'm getting the picture of an arctic ice field with waves of snow endlessly blowing across, is this right? Near enough. In fact that's a good description of where Dave Liquorice lives! I guess so, even the tops of the grass tussucks have disappeared under the blanket of white now. Though the shots you see on TV of lazily winding streams across arctic snow fields belie their true nature. Spin drift isn't very nice, it's not to bad in a F4 but ramp that up to F6 or above and it hurts, partly from the impact of small hard, sharp, particles but also from the wind chill as you get soaked. Temp just below 0C with an F6 produces -15 to -20 or lower wind chill. The damn stuff will also penetrate the tiniest hole, see the last photo on the 24th Feb on my site. Previous winters I've taken more than half a dozen buckets full of snow out of the roof space... (Hum, I should go and check but we have had the roofs stripped and relined since then). -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:38:37 -0000, Ken Cook wrote:
I'm getting the picture of an arctic ice field with waves of snow endlessly blowing across, is this right? Near enough. In fact that's a good description of where Dave Liquorice lives! I guess so, even the tops of the grass tussucks have disappeared under the blanket of white now. Though the shots you see on TV of lazily winding streams across arctic snow fields belie their true nature. Spin drift isn't very nice, it's not to bad in a F4 but ramp that up to F6 or above and it hurts, partly from the impact of small hard, sharp, particles but also from the wind chill as you get soaked. Temp just below 0C with an F6 produces -15 to -20 or lower wind chill. The damn stuff will also penetrate the tiniest hole, see the last photo on the 24th Feb on my site. Previous winters I've taken more than half a dozen buckets full of snow out of the roof space... (Hum, I should go and check but we have had the roofs stripped and relined since then). -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
Snow - But not settling
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:23:14 -0000, Jim Webster wrote:
I was supposed to go to a meeting at the top side of Penrith tonight, but gave my apologies ... Have they had any snow down there? I'd have thought Anita would have popped up if anything significant had occurred. I went shopping in Penrith on Monday and there was very little sign of any snow in Melmerby and nothing at all by Langwathby (took some "after the flood" photos at Langwathby Bridge) or around Penrith. Currently: -3.6C F0 -- (Little jump in air temp at 2130ish, it was below -6C) -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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