Umbrella vs. Raincoat
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Paul Watson wrote: Nither is it fun sitting in a cinema for two hours with wet pants. I always thought that was extra evaporative cooling. I guess when it is 100f outside after the rain you take any way you can to get cool. But then, I go to the cinema more often as an excuse to get cool at that point. The other two I agree completely. I love rain and get somewhat childish in the rain (on my time), but when I know I am seeing the General or a Customer that day, I take a lot more precautions over gettign rained on. Plus offering an umbrella to a Customer is never a bad thing. Generally they don't pack umbrellas to visit New Mexico, and they are too often shocked to wake up to a clear sky warm temps, and end the day with black skies, lightning, thunder and localized downpours that will soak you rapidly. Or confused that they can see the rain soaking half a building and hurry in the dry side to safety as the curtain of rain slowly walks across the landscape. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote: Or confused that they can see the rain soaking half a building and hurry in the dry side to safety as the curtain of rain slowly walks across the landscape. Wow! That is something I have to see. What time of year is best?
My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucious
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great movie...bad hair day for Daryl Hannah though :sigh: Steve
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code-frog wrote: Whoa! Someone's kid sister just bolted past me screaming Now did I mention whips and other instruments of torture even once? :rolleyes: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: did I mention whips and other instruments of torture even once? Now you did.... ;P _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: did I mention whips and other instruments of torture even once? Now you did.... ;P _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Damn! :-O Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote: Or confused that they can see the rain soaking half a building and hurry in the dry side to safety as the curtain of rain slowly walks across the landscape. Wow! That is something I have to see. What time of year is best?
My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucious
Colin Angus Mackay wrote: Wow! That is something I have to see. What time of year is best? You will get rain storms in spring and fall, fall tends to be monsoon thunderstorms. They are unpredictable and either come in columns or curtains. The curtains will usually fall off the front of the thunderhead, columns can come off almost anywhere. I don't know the reasons. A rain column can dump 2" of rain in under a square kilometer and leave the surrounding area dry. A curtain can be as narrow as a city block or several kilometers and stretch the length of the cloud or just off the front. Spring tends to be more curtain rain. Rarely will you ever see the whole valley being rained on. It's a desert, if that happened it wouldn't be a desert much longer. But you can go a week or more without so much as a drop. So choosing your time is difficult if you want to see it in person. I enjoy it when flying back into El Paso when I travel and listening to people discuss the rain if it is raining. Especially when lightning is flashing down the front of the curtain of rain. It's just plain wierd to anyone outside of the southwest. You can probably find some pictures on the internet and save some bucks. Here's one from a quick google that looks very much like the terrain here. Note the sun on the yucca in the forground, rain almost completely obscuring the mountains in the background, yet the mountains are far enough away that if it were raining everywhere, they would be gone. I will see if a google turns up any better ones, or the next time I see one I can snap a picture. I am no Paul Watson, but at least you could see it cheaper. :) http://community.webshots.com/photo/287291249/287296618wmkAry[^] Here's another from google: http://www.texasexplorer.net/DesertStorm.htm[^] _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) -- modified at 18:29 Thursday 22nd September, 2005
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Paul Watson wrote: Not much under those kilts anyway From Yahoo: The traditional answers to this question are "their socks and shoes" or "naught but what God gave 'em." And our extensive research reaffirms that most Scotsmen keep it simple under their kilts. The Straight Dope states that kilts don't require undergarments, though Wikipedia disagrees. It claims going commando under a kilt is a myth started by "part-time kilt wearers." Less adventuresome Scots wear tartan boxer shorts. The pleated, skirt-like garment so beloved by those of Scottish descent dates back to about the 16th century. This was well before the invention of boxers or briefs, and men simply wore long shirts underneath their belted plaids for an extra layer around their privates. When the British military started forming highland regiments, it's believed that the kilted soldiers were required not to wear anything under their kilts. This led to the term "regimental." Revealing photos found on the Net show this military tradition lives on. However, kilted gents in Highland step dancing and athletic Highland games often do wear undergarments. Wouldn't want to offend someone when that tartan twirls.
"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb
DavidCrow wrote: The Straight Dope states that kilts don't require undergarments, though Wikipedia disagrees. It claims going commando under a kilt is a myth started by "part-time kilt wearers." Less adventuresome Scots wear tartan boxer shorts. Not a total myth. Our kilted Scottish host, while we were on vacation in Strathconan many years ago, threw a ceilidh during which he noticed that the St Andrew's Cross flying outside his croft had been replaced with a George Cross by his naughty English neighbor during the night. All of us who went out to watch him climb the flagpole to remove the offensive rag --the neighbor had also removed the rope--will vouch that at least that particular Scotsman had no garment under his kilt. Steve T
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote: Or confused that they can see the rain soaking half a building and hurry in the dry side to safety as the curtain of rain slowly walks across the landscape. Wow! That is something I have to see. What time of year is best?
My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucious
Here's a VERY old one of mine, my first digital camera if I recall. You can see the line of rain progressing in almost straight line, like someone pulled a knife across the clouds to let it out. http://www.zianet.com/jjustinb/album1/L_desertstorm.jpg[^] I can't find that original image yet.... but here are some other storm images from back in my storm chasing days. Sorry it was not a good camera, it's just a little point and shoot pocket canon - barely a zoom worth mentioning and almost no exposure control. I should take up storm chasing again, but it is a dangerous hobby and I am actually trying to live longer not shorter. The panorama as distorted as it is, lets you see just how localized a storm can be, that column of rain is probably dumping 6 inches an hour, but is moving along fast enough that no area gets more than 2 inches of rain -- which in the desert can still be nasty. That itty bitty city looking thing near the column of rain is where I work. Very Old NM Storm images[^] _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Last night's storm in the Twin Cities, MN, not to mention the hurricanes, show that raincoat is really the way to go. Danny
bugDanny wrote: Last night's storm in the Twin Cities, MN We haven’t had a good storm like that in a few years. Some how I missed the severe weather warnings, when the power went out I sat outside watching the winds blow through. Fun stuff, not sure a rain coat or an umbrella would have helped. Couple of concrete blocks to hold onto certainly did though. :) ------------------------------- DEBUGGING : Removing the needles from the haystack.
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bugDanny wrote: Last night's storm in the Twin Cities, MN We haven’t had a good storm like that in a few years. Some how I missed the severe weather warnings, when the power went out I sat outside watching the winds blow through. Fun stuff, not sure a rain coat or an umbrella would have helped. Couple of concrete blocks to hold onto certainly did though. :) ------------------------------- DEBUGGING : Removing the needles from the haystack.
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I don't know. A rain coat might have helped might short run from my car to my apartment, but did you see the 'tube umbrella' on my link at my other post. Funny! Danny
