HI again,   
      
   On Sat 2011-Aug-06 10:28, Mark Hofmann (1:261/1304) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
   MH> I have heard we are in a slight "La Nina" pattern.  If that is the   
   MH> case, we could get a really nice snowy winter.     
      
   That dovetails with my observations.    you might be   
   right about that, and that might be what's saving us a bit.   
      
   YOu know it's weird, but the other day I was looking at the   
   forecast for the North Atlantic, area sort of betwixt NOrth   
   America and Greenland.    I noticed, even this time of year, not even one gale   
   force wind warning, which is quite   
   unusual.   
      
   MH> From recent history it seems the years we get few hurricanes - we   
   MH> get more snow. It also seems that when we get many hurricanes, we   
   MH> get less snow.      
      
     I'd have to think about that.  I'm trying to recall   
   what year it was we got snow Christmas day in NEw ORleans,   
   and it's not coming to my brain in relation to anything   
   which can help me pinpoint it .  I'm thinking that winter after Katrina and   
   Rita snowfall for this part of the country was about average though.     
   I'll have to think about   
   that one.   
      
      
   MH> I don't really know if there is a correlation or not - just an   
   MH> observation.    
      
   I've got antenna work to continue with, I'd like to have   
   cooler and no thunderstorms for about a week.  A retired   
   colleague of mine's wife is back to teaching school, which   
   means he'll be minding grandson all by his lonesome.  HE can bring grandson   
   over here, set him up with toys or games in   
   the living room for Kathy to keep an eye on whilst he and I   
   make some hay while the sun shines and finish a couple of   
   atnenna projects.  OTherwise we're going to set up some gel   
   cell in a box ready to receive a radio for our   
   communications support for a long distance bike tour's   
   comms.  I'd rather finish my outdoor antenna work right now   
   though .   
      
      
   I could sure do without the snowy winter though, folks don't act like they   
   know how to drive in it around here