Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
Oct 16th 2009, 1:14 am
#106
Slob
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
It was a she, as it happens. Fugly.
She had a claim to fame in the early 80s, during the Falklands thingy. There was no real map of the place, other than a geological one, that she had produced. The forces used that. It made the papers.
Given what I saw of her abilities, the forces could quite easily have invaded New Zealand.
She had a claim to fame in the early 80s, during the Falklands thingy. There was no real map of the place, other than a geological one, that she had produced. The forces used that. It made the papers.
Given what I saw of her abilities, the forces could quite easily have invaded New Zealand.
Oct 16th 2009, 4:18 am
#108
Born again atheist
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
Lead? Go stand in the corner.
I fink the idea is that snow gets held in sideways blowing wind. If the wind is prevented from blowing by, say, a fence, it will lose the ability to keep the snow airborne. The trick would appear to be to figure out where gravity takes over.
You are much brainier than me but my take is that you position the windbreak according to where you want the snow to settle. We get the odd bit of snow around here. Much of it comes sideways. The drift is always on the leeside of the car.
It works just the same with rivers. Erosion takes place on outside bends. Deposition takes place on the inside of meanders, where the water is moving more slowly and doesn't have the energy to keep the stuff moving.
I got the geography prize at school, me. The teacher fancied me.
I fink the idea is that snow gets held in sideways blowing wind. If the wind is prevented from blowing by, say, a fence, it will lose the ability to keep the snow airborne. The trick would appear to be to figure out where gravity takes over.
You are much brainier than me but my take is that you position the windbreak according to where you want the snow to settle. We get the odd bit of snow around here. Much of it comes sideways. The drift is always on the leeside of the car.
It works just the same with rivers. Erosion takes place on outside bends. Deposition takes place on the inside of meanders, where the water is moving more slowly and doesn't have the energy to keep the stuff moving.
I got the geography prize at school, me. The teacher fancied me.
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/rmfres/fendrift.html
Apologies to batty for doubting her word. I'll buy her a gin and tonic next week.
Oct 16th 2009, 4:23 am
#109
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
Lead is apparently what I have between my ears. It seems you are right.
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/rmfres/fendrift.html
Apologies to batty for doubting her word. I'll buy her a gin and tonic next week.
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/rmfres/fendrift.html
Apologies to batty for doubting her word. I'll buy her a gin and tonic next week.
Oct 16th 2009, 4:56 am
#110
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
We have a chain link fence on the north edge of our driveway and although we don't get large drifts the snow is always deeper there when we have snow accompanied by a north wind.
I suspect it would be much worse if it were a solid fence.
Oct 16th 2009, 4:57 am
#111
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
Alternatively, you drop a semi-retired neighbour $300 each Winter and let him deal with the snow.
Proof, if needed, that economics beats physics every time.
Oct 16th 2009, 5:02 am
#112
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
Lead is apparently what I have between my ears. It seems you are right.
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/rmfres/fendrift.html
Apologies to batty for doubting her word. I'll buy her a gin and tonic next week.
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/rmfres/fendrift.html
Apologies to batty for doubting her word. I'll buy her a gin and tonic next week.
Oct 16th 2009, 5:05 am
#113
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Re: Newbie to Canadian Winter one tip?????
That certainly would appear to be the case in urban areas.
We have a chain link fence on the north edge of our driveway and although we don't get large drifts the snow is always deeper there when we have snow accompanied by a north wind.
I suspect it would be much worse if it were a solid fence.
We have a chain link fence on the north edge of our driveway and although we don't get large drifts the snow is always deeper there when we have snow accompanied by a north wind.
I suspect it would be much worse if it were a solid fence.
Oct 16th 2009, 5:39 am
#114
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