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& --001a11c368f27c01b104f19b7ca5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ah that would take all the fun out of it Dave! On 4 February 2014 15:50, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Hi All, > When all else fails consult the manual. > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com> > *To:* naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 04, 2014 9:44 AM > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] big tide alert for today, right now, here in > The Valley > > Thinking about this a little more and I don't think your formula would > quite work as tides are not symmetrical - they do not rise and fall exactly > the same distance from low to high. It's probably close enough though! My > trigonometry is pretty rusty but something like y=A sin(w) + D might work. > > > On 3 February 2014 19:10, Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'd say keep an eye on it and if it's wet add a foot! ;-) >> >> >> On 3 February 2014 15:39, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> In that case Jamie the rise on a fixed structure such as a wharf would >>> as an example, the difference between 12 meters and 16 meters >>> would be ( 16 - 12 ) / 2 = 2 meters. Still a good tide at Keppock! >>> So should it be decided the wharf needed topping up, and at present >>> it is designed to have a dry deck at 17 m and it was decided because >>> of changing conditions it would need be safe to 19 m then an additional >>> 1 m >>> would need be added to the wharf. >>> Does that sound right? >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 3, 2014 1:26:25 PM, Shouty McShoutsalot < >>> desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote: >>> West Keppoch Paul, right across from the Blockhouse. Trout Point. I >>> believe, as Jim noted, that 9.6 feet (or 16 m) would be the difference >>> between low and high water. >>> >>> >>> On 3 February 2014 12:18, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>wrote: >>> >>> And a great spot that is Jamie! >>> even if the ides are only 9.6 feet! >>> Near the Blockhouse I think - the spot where the >>> fly of that name originated. Caught many a trout for me and >>> * and I hope many more.* >>> *My question is how is the height arrived at. Where is 0.0 meter?* >>> *Is it the last low tide or is it some arbitrary mark?* >>> *Enjoy the nice Feb weather* >>> *Paul* >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 3, 2014 11:49:35 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot < >>> desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote: >>> My dad lives on the Northumberland Strait, just where Hillsborough >>> Bay meets the mouth of the Charlottetown harbour. The tides there on the >>> weekend were abnormally high at 9.6 feet - quite a difference from 16.2 >>> meters! >>> >>> >>> On 31 January 2014 13:09, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: >>> >>> >>> *Subject: **big tide alert for today* >>> >>> According to the Blomidon Naturalists Society 2014 Calendar, on sale at >>> various locations in the Wolfville-Greenwich-Port Williams area for $15, >>> TODAY has the New Moon coinciding with a close perigee (short Earth-Moon >>> distance), so that TOMORROW'S HIGH TIDE, the biggest tide of the year (fide >>> Rick Whitman), is at 1 p.m. at Wolfville to Horton Bluff and measures 16.2 >>> metres in amplitude (high tide to low tide height). You do the math to >>> figure our how many yards or feet that equals. >>> >>> BNS Calendars are for sale in Wolfville at Herbin's Jewelry and Eos >>> health-food store and Blomidon Inn, at Greenwich at Noggins and Hennigar's >>> and other Farm Markets, in Port Williams at Shur Gain Feed & Seeds, etc.? >>> >>> And don't forget the Sheffield Mills EAGLE WATCH WEEDEND II on Saturday >>> and Sunday. On Eagle Watch weekends there are usually 2 or 3 feedings >>> per day at the feeding site at the north end of Middle Dyke Road (vs. one >>> feeding a day during the week all winter long, courtesy of the Swetnam >>> poultry business). I recommend occasional visits to the feeding site >>> from 8 a.m. to 3 or even 4 p.m. >>> >>> Report your sightings to Jim at the Hall or on these Internet sites. >>> >>> A bunch of us biologists/naturalists will be making our first attempt at >>> a 2014 count of bald eagles, other raptors, etc., on Sunday, Feb. 2, from >>> 10 to 11 a.m. Last year we had 293 bald eagles, but it took three >>> attempts. Some of the results will be posted at the Sheffield Mills >>> Community Hall on Sunday, but it usually takes a couple of days to get the >>> results from all of the 16 field parties. >>> >>> For the count we have assigned areas to cover, like a Christmas Count, >>> and we cover roughly the same large area for both counts, from the base of >>> the North Mountain south to Black River Lake, and from Avonport west to >>> Kentville. >>> >>> Besides the area from Sheffield Mills to Canning and Kingsport, for the >>> Eagle Watch check out the Gaspereau Valley, and east of Wolfville to Grand >>> Pre, North Grand Pre, Hortonville, and Avonport, plus along the whole >>> length of Middle Dyke Road from New Minas to the north end. >>> >>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jamie Simpson >>> Hantsport, NS >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jamie Simpson >>> Hantsport, NS >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jamie Simpson >> Hantsport, NS >> > > > > -- > Jamie Simpson > Hantsport, NS > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3684/7057 - Release Date: 02/03/14 > > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --001a11c368f27c01b104f19b7ca5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Ah that would take all the fun out of it Dave!=A0</div><di= v class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 February 20= 14 15:50, David & Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailt= o:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> w= rote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div>Hi All,</div> <div>When all else fails consult the manual.</div> <div>Dave</div> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING= -RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D= "h5"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20 <a title=3D"desolatechair@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.c= om" target=3D"_blank">Shouty=20 McShoutsalot</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens</a= > </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 9:= 44=20 AM</div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] big tide al= ert=20 for today, right now, here in The Valley</div> <div><br></div> <div dir=3D"ltr">Thinking about this a little more and I don't think = your formula=20 would quite work as tides are not symmetrical - they do not rise and fall= =20 exactly the same distance from low to high. =A0It's probably close en= ough=20 though! =A0My trigonometry is pretty rusty but something like y=3DA sin(w= ) +=20 D might work.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 February 2014 19:10, Shouty McShoutsalot = <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" target=3D"= _blank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;= PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div dir=3D"ltr">I'd say keep an eye on it and if it's wet add = a foot!=20 =A0;-)</div> <div> <div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 February 2014 15:39, Paul MacDonald <sp= an dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_bla= nk">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8e= x;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Aria= l,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt"> <div><span>In that case Jamie the rise on a fixed structure such as a= =20 wharf would</span></div> <div><span>as an example, the difference between 12 meters and 16 met= ers=20 </span></div> <div><span>would be ( 16 - 12 ) / 2 =3D 2 meters. Still a good tide a= t=20 Keppock!</span></div> <div><span>So should it be decided the wharf needed topping up, and a= t=20 present</span></div> <div><span>it is designed to have a dry deck at 17 m and it was decid= ed=20 because</span></div> <div><span>of changing conditions it would need be safe to 19 m then = an=20 additional 1 m</span></div> <div><span>would need be added to the wharf.</span></div> <div><span>Does that sound right?</span></div><span><font color=3D"#8= 88888"> <div><span>Paul</span></div></font></span> <div> <div> <div style=3D"DISPLAY:block"><br><br> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Aria= l,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Aria= l,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:12pt"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial">On Monday, February 3, 2014 1:2= 6:25 PM,=20 Shouty McShoutsalot <<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" ta= rget=3D"_blank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <div> <div> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr">West Keppoch Paul, right across from the Blockhouse.= =20 =A0Trout Point. =A0I believe, as Jim noted, that 9.6 feet (or 16 m)= =20 would be the difference between low and high water.</div> <div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"> <div> <div>On 3 February 2014 12:18, Paul MacDonald <span dir=3D"ltr"><<= a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" shape=3D"rect" rel=3D"nofollow" ta= rget=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear=3D"no= ne"> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid;MARGIN:0p= x 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex"> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Ar= ial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt"> <div><span>And a great spot that is Jamie!</span></div> <div><span>even if the ides are only 9.6 feet! </span></div> <div><span>Near the Blockhouse I think - the spot where the</span><= /div> <div><span>fly of that name originated. Caught many a trout for me= =20 and</span></div> <div><span><i>=A0<font face=3D"HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helve= tica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif">and=20 I hope many more.</font></i></span></div> <div><span><i>My question is how is the height arrived at. Where is= 0.0=20 meter?</i></span></div> <div><span><i>Is it the last low tide or is it some arbitrary=20 mark?</i></span></div> <div><span><i>Enjoy the nice Feb weather</i></span></div><span><fon= t color=3D"#888888"></font></span> <div><span><i>Paul</i></span></div> <div> <div> <div style=3D"DISPLAY:block"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Ar= ial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14pt"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Ar= ial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:12pt"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial">On Monday, February 3, 2014 1= 1:49:35 AM,=20 Shouty McShoutsalot <<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" = shape=3D"rect" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">desolatechair@gmail.com</= a>>=20 wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></font></div> <div> <div> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr">My dad lives on the Northumberland Strait, just wh= ere=20 Hillsborough Bay meets the mouth of the Charlottetown harbour. =A0T= he=20 tides there on the weekend were abnormally high at 9.6 feet - quite= a=20 difference from 16.2 meters!</div> <div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"> <div> <div>On 31 January 2014 13:09, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr">&= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" shape=3D"rect" rel=3D"nofollow= " target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br clear= =3D"none"> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid;MARGIN:= 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex"> <div><br clear=3D"none"> <div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px"><font style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;fo= nt-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"3"><b>Su= bject: </b></font><font style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;= font-stretch:normal" size=3D"3"><b>big tide alert for today</b></font></div= > <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">According to the Blomidon Naturalists= =20 Society 2014 Calendar, on sale at various locations in the=20 Wolfville-Greenwich-Port Williams area for $15, TODAY has the N= ew=20 Moon coinciding with a close perigee (short Earth-Moon distance= ), so=20 that TOMORROW'S HIGH TIDE, the biggest tide of the year (fi= de Rick=20 Whitman), is at 1 p.m. at Wolfville to Horton Bluff and measure= s=20 16.2 metres in amplitude (high tide to low tide height).<span>= =A0=20 </span>You do the math to figure our how many yards or feet tha= t=20 equals.</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">BNS Calendars are for sale in Wolfvil= le at=20 Herbin's Jewelry and Eos health-food store and Blomidon Inn= , at=20 Greenwich at Noggins and Hennigar's and other Farm Markets,= in Port=20 Williams at Shur Gain Feed & Seeds, etc.?</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">And don't forget the Sheffield Mi= lls EAGLE=20 WATCH WEEDEND II on Saturday and Sunday.<span>=A0 </span>On Eag= le=20 Watch weekends there are usually 2 or 3 feedings per day at the= =20 feeding site at the north end of Middle Dyke Road (vs. one feed= ing a=20 day during the week all winter long, courtesy of the Swetnam po= ultry=20 business).<span>=A0 </span>I recommend occasional visits to the= =20 feeding site from 8 a.m. to 3 or even 4 p.m.</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">Report your sightings to Jim at the H= all or=20 on these Internet sites.</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">A bunch of us biologists/naturalists = will=20 be making our first attempt at a 2014 count of bald eagles, oth= er=20 raptors, etc., on Sunday, Feb. 2, from 10 to 11 a.m.<span>=A0= =20 </span>Last year we had 293 bald eagles, but it took three=20 attempts.<span>=A0 </span>Some of the results will be posted at= =20 the Sheffield Mills Community Hall on Sunday, but it usually ta= kes a=20 couple of days to get the results from all of the 16 field=20 parties.</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">For the count we have assigned areas = to=20 cover, like a Christmas Count, and we cover roughly the same la= rge=20 area for both counts, from the base of the North Mountain south= to=20 Black River Lake, and from Avonport west to Kentville.</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">Besides the area from Sheffield Mills= to=20 Canning and Kingsport, for the Eagle Watch check out the Gasper= eau=20 Valley, and east of Wolfville to Grand Pre, North Grand Pre,=20 Hortonville, and Avonport, plus along the whole length of Middl= e=20 Dyke Road from New Minas to the north end.</div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px;MIN-HEIGHT:14px"><br clear=3D"none"></= div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px">Cheers from Jim in=20 Wolfville.</div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"none"></div></blo= ckquote></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"all"> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div>-- <br clear=3D"none"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Jamie Simpson<br clear=3D"none"></div>Hantsport, NS<br clear= =3D"none"></div></div></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></d= iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br c= lear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"all"> <div><br clear=3D"none"></div>-- <br clear=3D"none"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Jamie Simpson<br clear=3D"none"></div>Hantsport, NS<br clear=3D"= none"></div></div></div></div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><= /div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"> <div><br></div>-- <br> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport,=20 NS<br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"> <div><br></div>-- <br> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport, NS<br></div></div><a></a> </div></div><p align=3D"left" color=3D"#000000">No virus found in this=20 message.<br>Checked by AVG - 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