UK - Life Below Zero

[Lodesman]

Originally Posted by Pete7

So the UK ice flows are now moving into the salt water creek at the bottom of our garden. This

Not to be too pedantic, but the word is "floes". I know this is uncommon for you kippers, so you can be forgiven. But if this global warming keeps up, you might have to get used to it. FYI, the Inuit have something like 50 words to describe different types of snow - so you might want to start studying so you're ready for the future

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by Lodesman

Not to be too pedantic, but the word is "floes". I know this is uncommon for you kippers, so you can be forgiven. But if this global warming keeps up, you might have to get used to it. FYI, the Inuit have something like 50 words to describe different types of snow - so you might want to start studying so you're ready for the future

As one pedant to another , that bit about the Inuit words for snow is an urban legend . . .

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/...66J#.ko0R7glly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_words_for_snow

[boatman61]

FYI, the Inuit have something like 50 words to describe different types of snow - Quote.

What's the word for yellow snow..???

[boatman61]

A large part of Portugal's problem is Storm Emma hit during Spring tides.. even the marina in Portimao got a battering with the storm surge.

[Pete7]

A video of Holyhead in North Wales has been posted on YT. The huge harbour is well protected from the Westerly storms they get each year being stuck out in the Irish Sea. Unfortunately the harbour is open to the East which is the direction the wind came from this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=zwZlRBrKOng

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[IslandHopper]

Nasty, that's going to take some cleaning up...

Video >>> https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...arina-14360642

[boatman61]

Some news from my favourite fishing village across from Portimao and a regular anchorage for me..

https://algarveblog.net/2014/01/08/s...s-the-algarve/

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[Lodesman]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

As one pedant to another , that bit about the Inuit words for snow is an urban legend . . .

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/...66J#.ko0R7glly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_words_for_snow

Thread drift alert. There is a debate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...=.824d0922f6bd

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by Lodesman

Thread drift alert. There is a debate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...=.824d0922f6bd

Ha, ha. That's interesting.