Re: OT: High Winds

2010-10-29 Thread David Mann
On Oct 29, 2010, at 10:21 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On a slightly related note, a eucalypt at the front of our property dropped a huge branch on Saturday night in absolutely calm conditions. Koalas putting on too much weight? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: High Winds

2010-10-29 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:28 +1300, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: On Oct 29, 2010, at 10:21 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On a slightly related note, a eucalypt at the front of our property dropped a huge branch on Saturday night in absolutely calm conditions. Koalas putting on too

OT: High Winds

2010-10-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
We had extraordinary high wind conditions in the middle of the USA on Tuesday and Wednesday - 50+ miles per hour winds. Click on the picture accompanying the article below to see the top of a power pole that was snapped off. I've never heard of such before.

Re: OT: High Winds

2010-10-28 Thread eckinator
Wind pressure can get pretty high on these, I've seen images far worse actually. Plus the lines swing. Thanks for sharing Ecke 2010/10/28 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: We had extraordinary high wind conditions in the middle of the USA on Tuesday and Wednesday - 50+ miles per hour winds.

Re: OT: High Winds

2010-10-28 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:55 -0500, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: We had extraordinary high wind conditions in the middle of the USA on Tuesday and Wednesday - 50+ miles per hour winds. Click on the picture accompanying the article below to see the top of a power pole that was snapped