SNOW!!
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Topic: SNOW!!
Posted By: hydrographer20
Subject: SNOW!!
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 9:05am
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this cold weather is really out of the blue. form down south where i l;ive weve only had a little bit and it hasnt sttled. but has anybody been sailign in it??
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 10:00am
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Nope, but I've been cycling in it yesterday morning. 10 miles on the slippery slopes... yee haa, adrenaline!
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 10:02am
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ow im so jealous . i kind of want the snow just beacuase we never get it down here ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 10:13am
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That's the South Downs Way, minutes away from Brighton. How much further South are you, hydrographer20? Normandy?? ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 10:28am
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lol you would think wouldnt u. no i live next to the isle of wight . and we get no snow we had like an icing suger dose yesturday but by about 10am it had gone :( ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 11:41am
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That's why you've got to get up early... catch the snow before it goes! I went after the school run and it was... fun! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: C. Petrie
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 12:02pm
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at last count we had abut 4inches here on the outskirts of edin, perfect for sledging but my boss doesnt seem too keen to let us out to play in the snow *Humf* |
Posted By: Doctor Clifford
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 2:11pm
very out of the blue, considering all major TV channels and newspapers forecast this snow in the middle of last week, and were spot on! Only the road gritters and snow ploughs managed to avoid noticing that they were needed! ------------- regards Dr. Clifford take two tablets twice daily |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 4:39pm
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it said on our local radio this mourn "sorry we forgot to grit your roads all the others got done just not u" well done council thats a great bit of work!!!! |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 5:51pm
In Macclesfield in the North West we've had thick snow since monday! ------------- |
Posted By: sjm.
Date Posted: 24 Feb 05 at 9:03pm
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So how does the man who drives the snow plough get to work in the morning? ------------- Si Solo 2751 "Jolly Jumper" |
Posted By: *GM*
Date Posted: 25 Feb 05 at 12:42am
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I was being driven by a friend a few years ago when he had a slight accident in freshly fallen snow - managed to hit this poor sod's car and almost knock a wheel off it. "Sorry" said Rod. "Road han't been ploughed yet you know". "I know" said his victim "I'm on my way to work. I drive the ******* snow plough!" |
Posted By: sjm.
Date Posted: 25 Feb 05 at 9:25am
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Fantastic !
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 25 Feb 05 at 10:26am
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when i was in germany it snowed properly every day! fun!
not to good when trying to unload a coach with all the bloody instruments! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 25 Feb 05 at 10:34am
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Especially your piano!!! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 25 Feb 05 at 11:02am
Well if finally stopped snowing in newcastle last night, we just have rain now . Thing is now all the snow is melting the river is going to be ripping come sunday, and I think the tide will be on the way out while we are racing, great as hardly any wind is forcast!------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 4:16pm
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oh i cant believe how much snow every body has its not fair the snow we have looks like ice ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 5:35pm
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Snow's good, but it's near the end of February and I can't wait to see a little bit of sunshine. Daffs and crocuses are out, yipee, summer's coming! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 5:14pm
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yay!!! bring on the summer!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 28 Feb 05 at 3:34pm
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It aint comming round here yet! I went walking yesterday up round Brenig and there was 1ft deep snow in places! ------------- |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 28 Feb 05 at 4:11pm
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iīm totally confused! how can u all be so happy about the snow? itīs snowing for over two weeks now in germany and i donīt wanna leave home anymore! damn cold today (-9°C) and the bloody snow has now turned into ice! |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 28 Feb 05 at 4:32pm
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it has been a bit chilly recently hasn't it! not the best scenario when
you have to break the ice out of the RS600 when you're still learning
to sail it as the capsizes are inevitable! The reservoir water at
burton must be pretty close to freezing as it is MUCH colder than the
sea at the moment! Bring on the summer! |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 28 Feb 05 at 6:12pm
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some ppl get 1FT!!!! omg we didnt even get half a centermitre ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 28 Feb 05 at 6:14pm
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i love seeing daffodils come up. an the dsy getting lighter but i like all seasons in england including winter believe it or not ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 28 Feb 05 at 8:16pm
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Winters cool, but summer is far better! ------------- |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 3:56pm
 thatīs the way it looked on the weekend, near my club. i want the summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 6:24pm
omg how come everywhere in uk got snow apart from where i live  i love snow because you can curl up in front of the fire with a mug of hot cocoa mmm however in the summer you can sail hmmm yeah ur right summer is beta lol------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 6:36pm
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yes but that pics from bavariain germany! Theres no snow in Macclesfield itself at the mo. but loads on the hills and higher up. ------------- |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 6:39pm
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Now Spot192, I think you've got a point there. Even hydro wouldn't be so enthusiastic if she had to plough through that stuff every day! Well, after the novelty had worn off, that is But I'm sure you get nice, hot summers which made you forget all the white stuff for another year ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 8:32pm
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oh well u kind of expect snow in germany dont you really. lol i take it this erson is from germany then? ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 10:21pm
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A quick glance at Spot192's profile should be enough. The clue is in "Germany" as an answer to Location But it's a race against time and elements to reach the next star I like your style, hydro... ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 11:36am
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thansk lol. hmm less tha 20 to go until i am bearing the same star as you, i beklieve you better get a move on to get to the 4th star. but i never look at ppls profile dunno why really havent got the time - must ge those posts coming in! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:47pm
thatīs right the summers are great in bavaria. this heat wave summer,
2003 i think, was .... i just canīt find words for it! every day 30°C
minimum! but i believe the summer here is better than urs but ur also save of the masses of snow and the cold temperatures.but if you travel north there is more wind.... |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:55pm
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i'll stick to the uk! ------------- |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:57pm
| i would prefer that too. but just at the moment |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:05pm
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hmm no i think a grealt place is italy because you get great snow in winter meaning you can go skiing and nice weather during summer- perfect sailing weather ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:14pm
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Snowed in Newcastle again today, I think its cos I got my hair cut on monday, sods law! ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:21pm
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lol cannot believe your still getting snow. wish i ahd some this yeabut then again if it happened it would get quite annoying i suppose ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:33pm
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It's been snowing here all day. The main roads are clear, but some of the side roads are completely white. I must admit the novelty's wearing off.... especially because we're in March! (sailing season's starting in 3 weeks, arrgh what am I gonna wear???) ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: C. Petrie
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:40pm
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It snowed here the night before last an kinda been off an on since. Its now mainly turned to sheet ice, which in turn means that there is always someone in front of you who refuses to get above 3mph on the way to work in the morning!!
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bah! 2 hour comute yesterday morning, when normally is 30mins!! give me the tropics anyday!! Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:46pm
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ahh well down here is hmm supposedly 3 degrees but it feels about10 to me. no snow just wind and rain, how drab. but omg ice i hate it bus to college has been over hlaf an hour late every day this week and aparently on monday it was too cold for the gears to work - sounds like some one coudnt be bothered to get out of bed if you ask me ! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 10:57pm
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We have had non stop snow for about a week now but guess how much settled...... u guesed it nada,,, its just back to greengrass but lunch time. And then my sis fones saying that they have inches of snow in Frankfurt, but then again when I was there in december it was snowing so wekinda expect them to have more snow. |
Posted By: ioanlavery
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 11:50pm
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Anyone fancy sharing some snow...... over to South Wales? ------------- aka YoYo |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 3:19pm
just take it nobody will even recognise that you took it. weather man says we get more snow on the weekend iīm not living at the north pole! |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 6:32pm
aaaaargh crap, im suposed to be going to scarbrough saturday and then dinghy show sunday and i live in Essex......is there going to be snow probs on my travels??anyone know?!  ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 6:38pm
| Where in essex you live? they did have sever weather warnings for essex before im not sure bout now, but def as you come in to london the snow disapears, so ali pali is no prob. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 10:20pm
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We've had loads of snow where we are, in Brighton, yesterday, but today most of it is gone, at least on the main roads. There so much grit and salt on the main roads that all the cars are the same colour now: Shouldn't be a problem for the dinghy show, I hope, cos we're supposed to get there at 10am!! I'm not even sure it'll be open at that time!!!! If you see a whole bunch of guys coming out of a conference room, looking fed up, at 1pm, feel for them - they're working for our own good
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 10:24pm
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lol what meeting have they got to do? |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 1:30am
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So are you near London, or is it out of bed at crack of dawn? Ohh the sacrifices they make for sailing ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 7:49am
The RYA hold an annual Commodores conference at the dinghy show. ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 9:22am
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Yep, Mr Commodore Sir will attend. The rest of the family will go SHOPPING!! - bits for the Topper, wetsuits & rashvests for the girls, hmmm what else, I've got his credit card and 3 hours' freedom Can do a lot of damage!!!! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 12:30pm
lol cant wait to get all the nw gear i want the option to have like wetsuit outfits where u decide which one for which occasion  ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 9:11pm
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lol. thnxs for the response. Oh guess what, just bin told I got to get there at 8 tomorrow. fun fun fun. I had to go there today but only got to stay for an hour as it took quite a while to get there due to snow. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 11:14pm
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That's a great idea, hydro Tell me, you seem to be a girl of class and refinement... how on earth do girls keep their make up perfect when they sail?? Give me tips, brands of make-up, ready for everything... ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 11:30pm
| Dont wear any always the best option. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 12:12am
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Thats what I've always thought... but in our club, you see these pretty teenagers (who incidentally need NO make up) go sailing all groomed and pampered! Worst thing is, they come back from a race as neat as they were There's only one explanation: they don't try hard enough ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 12:35am
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Yeah that is definalty the reason. Its realy annoying people like that, I can sometimes get away with a bit of makeup just never touch anything pretending to be waterproof mascara. It doesnt work at all...... Just be content with the wind swept look. lol |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 12:42am
i know!!! It's the panda bear syndrom ! Like  but both eyes.. ohh so sexy ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 1:22am
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Yeah def not sexy. Wooohoooo 3 stars go me, Iv gone up a star each day iv bin posting now |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 9:37am
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why wear makeup while sailing? iīve never woren it, because of the pandabear syndrom. your boat lkes you, just the way you are! |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 10:43am
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well some water proof mascara is really waterproof but not much. the girls that come bakc in loking perfect probobly ran to the loos to re-apply before going up to any1 the thing i have a problem with is my hair, its my pride and joy and the amount f moey i spend on hair products!! but when i go sailing even if i dont get wet my hair becomes a salty fry matty mess!! apsolute disaster! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 9:43pm
Yep, hair's taking a bashing during the sailing season, even if you don't sail. That's when we notice how important good showers are: got to wash all the salt off - can't look a mess when we're having a coffee with the boys !   ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 3:29am
| Lol I luv that comment Spot. yeah my boat luvs me, but that doesnt mean i dont want other people to luv me too. |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 11:49am
| thatīs right! but when i look like a panda bear iīm always thinking that. i think itīs very hard to look good during and after sailing. even my hair looks like a shrub after sailing although iīm not sailing in salty waters. |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 4:48pm
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omg, listen to yourselves girls! you go sailing to enjoy sailing, not for a fashion show!! just dye your hair blonde and then it always looks good (the kind of surfer/sailor chick look works every time!), even when its messy after sailing! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 4:50pm
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yeh my hairs a big concern for me when i'm 'sailing'... ------------- |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 5:23pm
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i think the worst bit is when you capsize and get sea weed in your hair- once i capsized and landed on another boat!! my boat flipped up and threw me on to a laser - oops very strange ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 9:05pm
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Lol weird. most of the time I dont worry about what I look like when sailing but every so often its nice to look good when coming in. but never happens! |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 06 Mar 05 at 10:04pm
you looked quite nice today on the stand considering you must have been naked. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 1:52pm
| iīm just trying to look normal, because every event there are these bloody fotographer and they take pics and put it on a homepage. i just wanted to announce here: please donīt take pics of me!!!!! |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 2:27pm
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lol, yeah its very annoying when they get bad ones of people, theres one of me drinking out of a bottle while sailing that got put on a poster.
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Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 3:34pm
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it seems that the photographers are only waiting till you do something stupid, then tey take a pic and publish it. how is it with snow today? got another inch of snow today (iīm getting used to the inch thing!) |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 4:02pm
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in london no snow has fallen cos it is quite warmish. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 5:29pm
| yeah all our ice has gone. we didnt get frost this time either. winter may finaly be gone. |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 6:15pm
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yeah winter has been really late this year ad we havent had that much rain either. but only 3 weeks till sailing starts ! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 6:39pm
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bring on the summer. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 6:46pm
you havent started sailing yet??? 
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 7:02pm
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what club you at hydro cos most main clubs keep sailing thro the winter ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 7:09pm
| yeah we only take one months of to do repairs etc to the club. |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 8:03pm
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yer most clubs only colse for christmas and new year ect. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 8:06pm
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not even that, ony closed half of jan n half feb. sailed nuyrs day, n xmass |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 10:10pm
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yer i missed the bloody mary ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 10:17pm
| Lol yeh I was doinsumit that weekend, Oh yeah coaching n sailing 200 on the sun, that was such a blast. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 10:55pm
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LSC will start sailing again on Easter sunday. Last sailing day was on 28th November, 4 months without a sail.. I'm not bothered, but Contender443 cant wait to try out his new toy! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 11:07pm
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Oh how do you guys cope??????
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 11:33pm
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At our club, there are two seasons for sailors: the sailing season, from end of March to end of November, and the DIY season, the rest of the time! Needless to say that some "Home sweet homes" are not as pristine as the wives want them to be At home, I do my own DIY while Contender443 looks after the children - he's a
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really.... Until the 27th March. Then he'll be sailing! Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 7:32am
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i know what you mean about the diy, so much for spring cleaning there no time every1 wil be sailng lol ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 10:20am
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We started racing at south shields at the begining of february and were out before that practicing, ironicly the weather in january was better than it has been the last couple of weeks. ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 10:37am
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yes thats true i think winter is really late this year- the poor dafodils sure have taken a beating ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 11:57am
| Yeah we had frozen lake the other week but not over xmass + nuyrs. |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 12:35pm
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i dont think our lake has ever been frozen over? that would be quite cool tho. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: headfry
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 12:47pm
Nope....... our lake has not yet been frozen either, bet it's going to
stay cold for a long time this year though as it's quite deep 
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 12:55pm
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in london it is getting warmer. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 1:12pm
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ok iīm refusing the 1 inch. it snowed the whole night. now we have 3
more inches. and thatīs just the way it is in the city, so i dont wanna
even think about the snow at the lakes...... if it goes on like this we can never wstart sailing! |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 5:21pm
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well ist to cold where i am so im cintemplating going sailing at the weekend ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 5:40pm
| oh yeha randomly our lake tends to freeze quite often. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 11:56pm
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Well our lake is the Channel, so it doesnt freeze so easily, but it gets into nice big waves at times! Weather can't be all bad - I was outside tonight at 6 pm, there was still quite a lot of light in the sky, a blackbird was singing in the tree --- good signs! Spring is coming soon!
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 9:21am
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yer the nights are getting lighter. ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 1:06pm
| maybe spring is on itīs way in the UK. in germany itīs still snowing......iīm getting a bit depressed, havenīt seen sun for over one week! |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 3:13pm
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oh no well i may take th plunge and go sailing this weekend - but im wondering whether or not ill end up with hyperthermia ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |