Hello Rob.
02 Feb 98 20:57, Rob Dennis wrote to Roy Witt:
 RD>
 RD>>> Actually at one time several people loved to blame the Russian
 RD>>> use of over the horizon radar for the nasty weather we used to
 RD>>> get. Maybe they are at it again.... ;-)
 RW>> Just read "Never Say Die" by Wayne Green.  He claims that the
 RW>> earth is cooling instead of warming up.  More volcanoe action in
 RW>> the ocean is warming it up (El Nino), thus creating more moisture
 RW>> in the air.  He also
 RD>
 RD>  Wayne Green?
 RD>  I know who he is Roy,but he has never been here during one of our
 RD> famous winter ice-storms for freezing rain and ice pellets has he?
He lives in New Hampshire and is probably not as bad off as you are, but I'm 
sure he's aware of his surroundings..
 RD>  I think most of his "theories" are a little far out in left field
 RD> myself. But then the local weatherman is also out in left field with
 RD> some of his forecasts as well so maybe they are related?
LOL!  I think he's a little weird, but his "theories" make me think more 
these days.  What if some of his theories were what man has a need for and we 
overlook them because we think he's a kook?  Einstein wasn't a very well 
adjusted individual, you know?
 RD>  So far this storm has cost some people more money than they had to
 RD> their names in savings just spent to survive it. Generators cost
 RD> normally around $600-800 depending on their rated output,and during
 RD> the storm some were going for as much as $1500 each for the same
 RD> output. Firewood and kerosene also had high prices slapped on them by
 RD> greedy people.
 A lot of that can be attributed to supply and demand, Rob.  Sure, the guy 
selling wants to make a nice profit, even a killing if he can get away with 
it. We see that same thing happen when there's an earthquake disaster.  You 
can't forcast weather and so maybe you're not thinking in terms of 
preparedness.  We can't say that here.  The big one is coming, but who knows 
when.  That's why everyone should have a generator and spare essentials 
around.
 RD> But lucky for all that the generous people were far more numerous
 RD> than the greedy people.
And that's usually the case.
 RD>  As of today there are still some people in the Montreal area STILL
 RD> without any hydro as of this week and they may not get any 'till the
 RD> end of the month. I hope we never have to go thru anything like this
 RD> again,but at least the next time we will be ready for it.
... Hey Bill, why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
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