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« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2005, 01:19:06 am » |
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its quite incredible isnt it Bob, how can we catch him out? Perhaps we should start a thread on "obscure topics Steve Brown cant find a picture for"!!!  I know what my money will be on. |
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There is a corner of a foreign field that will be forever England ------ Houx Annexe
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« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2005, 01:22:40 am » |
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Lol Bob, in another thread i have issued a challenge for steve to find an illustration for "Carlos Fangando wheels", lets see what he is made off.  |
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« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2005, 01:35:03 am » |
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I'd forgotten all about that one, must have been about the same time as the Man at C&A "Got a lot of clothes" advert. They don't make them like that any more, classics.  |
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« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2005, 09:32:42 am » |
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We had some pretty nasty weather here last night. But in time honoured tradition JPC, Deliah, Avril and I just found a watering hole and plugged ourselves into the bar! Lovely way to watch the light show  |
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« Reply #19 on: June 29, 2005, 09:59:43 am » |
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I was in a pub when the storm hit. Decided it was best to stay there until the rain passed. Got home at 3.30 this morning. |
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« Reply #20 on: June 30, 2005, 01:00:49 am » |
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Kinnell that really was some storm! Sat here at the compooter, plugged in and worrying about whether I would get fried or just the machine if it hit. Was on the broadband too! Some of the lightning strikes were very close too, saw them and heard them in the same "breath" so to speak. As a Plane was flying in towards BHX a huge bolt flashed sideways across in front of it and another seemed to dive to earth right from in front of it, scary! Now serious question. Should I have gone downstairs to watch telly instead or was I just as safe doing the 'net? All answers will be considered, unless there has been realistic scientific testing...  bill |
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« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2005, 10:00:21 am » |
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Now serious question. Should I have gone downstairs to watch telly instead or was I just as safe doing the 'net? All answers will be considered, unless there has been realistic scientific testing... bill Serious Answer. It depends. If you have an outside TV aerial then the safest thing to do is unplug all of the the TV Sets, Freeview boxes and so on from the aerial. If your mains is supplied via overhead cables you shoul unplug any electrical appliance you care about. Lightening is the static electricity in the cloud going to earth. It takes the easiest path. Since most things like trees, houses etc are better conductors than air it will strike them if it can. Since metal is a better conductor than brick or wood IF it can it will go for your aerial and BANG you get several thousand may be millions of volts though your TV or Radio. They are not designed to withstand those sorts of voltages and so the bits inside get burnt to a crisp. The safest place to be in a thunderstorm is somewhere else well away and not in the path of any flash flood that may occur as a result of the storm. If you are in the storm then a saloon car is probably the safest place to be as long as there is nothing around that may fall and crush the car if it's struck by the lightening. Planes are relatively safe in Thunderstorms. However no pilot in his right mind flies through a thunder storm the vertical winds make it very bumpy and can stress the airframe. Light aircraft can have problems climbing faster than the down draft so get put on the ground when they don't want to be on the ground. t. |
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« Reply #22 on: July 01, 2005, 12:34:50 am » |
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Serious response then.. I should have made SWMBO very angry by disconnecting the aerials from the set and turning it off, but I was fairly safe compootin and could also have watched TV on my pinnacle TV card, with only a short length of wire inside the house as an aerial. I THINK I am glad I stayed with the status quo, running my usual non-interference policy... Phew  |
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« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2005, 01:02:22 am » |
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« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2005, 05:54:14 pm » |
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« Reply #25 on: July 03, 2005, 01:52:03 pm » |
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Oooo Pretty I have always loved storms, and can often be found driving round the countryside waiting for them if a really big one is expected. If I lived in the USA, I would almost certainly be one of those "Storm Chasers". |
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« Reply #26 on: July 03, 2005, 01:59:24 pm » |
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Pondering to myself whether Mr Invis also has a penchant for Tempest Storm and waits for Steve Brown to produce a pic!! (an easier challenge than the Fandango pic no doubt) |
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« Reply #28 on: July 03, 2005, 02:18:55 pm » |
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« Reply #29 on: July 03, 2005, 03:39:53 pm » |
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Carlos Fandango I could not do, Storms and Tempests I can No No No! Tempest Storm was (is) a legendary burlesque performer / stripper and was photographed by, amongst others, Russ Meyer http://www.streetswing.com/histburl/a2tempeststorm.htm  |
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