Re: Incoming!
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: My favorite, though, is the suspended fog layer a couple of feet or so off the ground and only a few inches thick. Those only form when there is *no* wind, at all, and usually aren't visible unless you see them almost edge-on. They don't ever form on highways because the air movement from a passing car will stir them up too much, but they form in the fields beside the road here and there. It's just a rather visually striking phenomenon, for me at least .. :) You mean, you get no wind at times there? ::boggle:: (I live on a ridge. There seems to be no such thing as no wind at my house. If I went to the ravine on our property, I might find no wind, but I'm a little nervous about critters. If there's a vorpal bunny anywhere in the area, it's going to be there.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Incoming!
Julia wrote: (I live on a ridge. There seems to be no such thing as no wind at my house. If I went to the ravine on our property, I might find no wind, but I'm a little nervous about critters. If there's a vorpal bunny anywhere in the area, it's going to be there.) What, you don't have a holy hand grenade? Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote: Julia wrote: (I live on a ridge. There seems to be no such thing as no wind at my house. If I went to the ravine on our property, I might find no wind, but I'm a little nervous about critters. If there's a vorpal bunny anywhere in the area, it's going to be there.) What, you don't have a holy hand grenade? Well, if I knew for sure it was there, or not there, I'd be better about it. And no, we don't have a holy hand grenade. :( Julia seriously, there are rabbits in the area, and I'm vaguely phobic about rabbits ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Julia wrote... seriously, there are rabbits in the area, and I'm vaguely phobic about rabbits Have you ever seen the B movie Night of the Lepus? Quite possibly the worst movie of all-time. Gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Incoming!
On Dec 22, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote: My favorite, though, is the suspended fog layer a couple of feet or so off the ground and only a few inches thick. Those only form when there is *no* wind, at all, and usually aren't visible unless you see them almost edge-on. They don't ever form on highways because the air movement from a passing car will stir them up too much, but they form in the fields beside the road here and there. It's just a rather visually striking phenomenon, for me at least .. :) You mean, you get no wind at times there? ::boggle:: (I live on a ridge. There seems to be no such thing as no wind at my house. If I went to the ravine on our property, I might find no wind, but I'm a little nervous about critters. If there's a vorpal bunny anywhere in the area, it's going to be there.) Julia Dead calm *is* extremely rare out here, but it does happen sometimes. I'm not used to it anymore .. used to hearing the wind roaring through at a minimum of 10-20 knots. Been thinking about wind power a lot lately. :) It is vital to recognize situations you control through your own resources and abilities, and situations you control only because circumstances allow you to control them .. because the actions you take may make those favorable circumstances unfavorable in the blink of an eye. -- Me ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Incoming!
Speaking of wind, I ran across an odd phenomenon while backpacking in the Sierra Nevada something close to twenty years ago. The wind actually came in waves; it would start out at a low velocity and continue to build over a period of something like 30 seconds at which point it was howling. Then it would stop dead and stay calm for several seconds before repeating. This continued all night then at some point the wind became continuous and later it snowed and we went scurrying for the trailhead. Has anyone else run into something like that, or heard of it happening? It was in early September in the Desolation wilderness south of Tahoe. Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
