[ARC5] Environment - unexplained effects.

[Dennis DuVall]

Humidity shift maybe?

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Aug 22, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Leslie Smith <vk2bcu at operamail.com> wrote:

>  Hmmm.  Well, about 40 years ago (the topic is now environment, not
>  ARC-5) I was a farmer.
>  Local wisdom precluded doing certain things when an east wind was
>  blowing.
>  Part way thru studying maths and physics, I regarded this advice with,
>  (how shall I say this) - some caution, perhaps even quiet amusement.
> 
>  One summer I was mowing (hay) and the shuttle mower was just cranky.
>  The overload kept tripping, and I had to 'back-up' constantly to
>  re-engage the mechanism.
>  I didn't get much hay mowed.
> 
>  That was before lunch.  After lunch, exactly one hour later, using the
>  same mower, in the same paddock etc, the mower ran sweetly.
>  I noticed the wind had swung 180 degrees - from east to west.  
>  Sometimes environment DOES affect "things".
>  That's all I can say ... except I certainly don't understand how the
>  wind could affect the mower.
> 
>  73 de Les Smith
>  vk2bcu at operamail.com