[SOC] Let it snow......

Sun, 22 Dec 2002 10:42:39 -0000

Hi Dennis,

Claude has a point. In the UK, 5cm of powdery snow and a strong breeze
is enough to bring the country to a grinding halt.

The last time we had a decent snowfall in the South of the country (about
10 years ago) British Rail (as it then was) defended the fact that many of
their brand new electric commuter trains failed saying that it was the
"Wrong kind of snow".

Apparently, fine powder snow was able to pass through vents on some
exposed equipment and cause havoc with the circuitry.

The truth of the matter is that in this part of the world, snow conditions
extreme enough to cause severe disruption are so rare that it's just not
economically sensible to prepare for them.

In contrast, I lived for a year in central Germany where heavy snowfall is
an annual event. What happens? The ploughs come out, principal routes
are clear and everybody just gets on with it.

Paul :-)

p.s. I *like* snow!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Ponsness" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:52 AM
Subject: [SOC] Let it snow......

> Mon Ami Claude:
>    5cm of snow?!?!?!?  Paris shut down?!?!?!?  Claude, Claude, Claude....
> Up here where I live, anything less than 15cm is considered a "light
> dusting" and hardly worth mentioning. Now 30cm of snow is considered a
> decent snowfall.  If we get a good Nor'Easter off of Lake Huron, and
> conditions are just right, I have seen us get around 50cm during a 12 hour
> period.  That coupled with a good 60km/hr wind makes it drift up real
nice!
> Now THAT is a snow storm!!!
>
> BTW, the winter up here has been VERY mild so far, hardly any snow.  But
the
> real "snow season" is in about 2 weeks or so.  Then we will get our snow.
>
>
> Dennis - WB0WAO
> (Up in the "Great White North" - EN84ij)
>
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>
>
>
>
>
> >From: f5pbl <[email protected]>
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: SOC ML <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: [SOC] [OT] Temperatures
> >Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:44:32 +0100
> >
> >Hello Ian,
> >
> >Saturday, December 21, 2002, 3:13:43 AM, you wrote:
> >
> >Ian> +10�C / 50�F
> >Ian> The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
> >
> >Official temp for central heating switch on in buildings is in fact
> >+ 17�C/62.6� F
> >
> >Ian> +5�C / 41�F
> >Ian> Italian cars won't start.
> >
> >But Ladas & Trabis are still wonderful toys.
> >
> >Ian> -5�C / 23�F
> >
> >French trains start to have problems. Switching points may be frozen
> >bcoz gaz bottles (warming system) have not been switched on.
> >If some snow has fallen during the night, let's say 5 cm/2 in., then
> >roads and highways around Paris are generating huge traffic jams.
> >Main Paris airports may be closed bcoz the Cleanning Teams are blocked
> >in the traffic jams. Vy SOC but 100% true : it happened 2 years ago !
> >Both Orly and CDG during 4-5 hours were closed bcoz of 5 cm snow fallen
> >during the night, the guys coming with cars were in the jams - +-200
> >km jams around Paris.
> >Flights were diverted to Lyon, Bruxels, London and Geneva, which was
> >also under the snow (more snow) but ... well ... HB9 knows how to deal
> >with snow !
> >
> >Ian> -40�C / -40�F
> >Ian> Paris starts cracking in the cold.
> >
> >Oh Boy, I wish I could see that. -40C in Paris, dream, dream !
> >"Natural selection" would then take place here too ...
> >
> >Ian> -50�C / -58�F
> >Ian> Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
> >
> >Welcome in Paris !
> >
> >Ian> -183�C / -297.4�F
> >Ian> Microbes in food don't survive.
> >
> >Do you mean that we won't get cheese anymore ?! ;o((
> >
> >Ian> -273�C / -459.4�F
> >Ian> ALL atomic and subatomic particle movement halts.
> >
> >Now, that IS good news !
> >
> >Ian> -300�C / -508�F
> >Ian> Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest
> >
> >Ian, pse read the rules once agn. A jury can not vote of own country.
> >Norway being the only contester, Norway will totalize 0 pt.
> >Can we say they are the winner ?
> >
> >But do not forget that Polar Bears are now in Paris. They may enter
> >the contest, singing some ad/commercial for C.C. (beurk) and _may_ win
> >the SOC place (2nd place).
> >
> >72!
> >Claude
> >
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