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background-repe ------=_Part_21454_1473559.1222750748650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Jim, I think you meant Feb. 2, 1976! Ron 2008/9/29 James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Roland, that storm was on Oct. 2, 1976 -- I remember because I was in > Wolfville then in my first autumn here, having come from Alberta just a > month previous. What I most remember from that day is not only how fierce > the wind was on campus, with the trees really tested, but also how much the > bigger birds like gulls and pigeons and crows appeared to enjoy it by flying > around in it! > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Roland McCormick <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca> > *Date: *September 28, 2008 9:03:40 PM ADT > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] hurricane is here Barrington* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > 9.00 p.m. - The rain hasn't been that bad in Barrington, but the wind is > the worse I have seen in 35 years. It is well over 100km. I think 100 kims > is only 60 mph, and I would guess the wind here is at least 90 mph. They > say the highest wind is 130 km for this storm, and that sounds reasonable. > The only storm worse than this one I think will be the ground hog > day storm back in the 1960's. Juan was not bad at all in this part of the > province. > > Roland. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* dowitcher <dowitcher@eastlink.ca> > *To:* naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Sent:* Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:11 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] hurricane is here csi > > started blowing real hard about 3pm today and here at7pm it is really > pipping. > powers poles listed over and a lotof stuff blowing around. > it probaly 70 pluss miles per hour and more. > every shorebird is taking for cover. > i saw two phalaropes in the pond at the hawk, > 8 hudsonian godwit at lower clarks harbour. > i have a feeling there going to be something rare found by johnny in > the morning. > it not high water yet at the sea's are huge at the hawk. > > > > ------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1696 - Release Date: 9/28/2008 > 1:30 PM > > > -- Ronald G. Arsenault Memramcook, N.B. ------=_Part_21454_1473559.1222750748650 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div dir="ltr"><div>Jim,</div> <div> </div> <div>I think you meant Feb. 2, 1976! </div> <div> </div> <div>Ron<br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">2008/9/29 James W. Wolford <span dir="ltr"><jimwolford@eastlink.ca></span><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div style="WORD-WRAP: break-word">Roland, that storm was on Oct. 2, 1976 -- I remember because I was in Wolfville then in my first autumn here, having come from Alberta just a month previous. What I most remember from that day is not only how fierce the wind was on campus, with the trees really tested, but also how much the bigger birds like gulls and pigeons and crows appeared to enjoy it by flying around in it! <div><br></div> <div> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br> <div><br> <div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br> <blockquote type="cite"> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face="Helvetica" color="#000000" size="3"><b>From: </b></font><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3">Roland McCormick <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca></font></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face="Helvetica" color="#000000" size="3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3">September 28, 2008 9:03:40 PM ADT</font></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face="Helvetica" color="#000000" size="3"><b>To: </b></font><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</font></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face="Helvetica" color="#000000" size="3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Re: [NatureNS] hurricane is here Barrington</b></font></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face="Helvetica" color="#000000" size="3"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face="Helvetica" size="3">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</font></div> <div style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><br></div><span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">9.00 p.m. - The rain hasn't been that bad in Barrington, but the wind is the worse I have seen in 35 years. It is well over 100km. I think 100 kims is only 60 mph, and I would guess the wind here is at least 90 mph. They say the highest wind is 130 km for this storm, and that sounds reasonable.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> The only storm worse than this one I think will be the ground hog day storm back in the 1960's. Juan was not bad at all in this part of the province.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Roland.</font></div> <blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div>----- Original Message -----</div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(228,228,228)"><b>F