Thanks, Russ.
RAF squadrons used to deploy to a base called Goose Bay in Canada, a place that
is the same latitude as Lincoln in England. The temperature in Goose Bay can
get down below MS 60 C (including wind chill) , apparently, whereas for Lincoln
it will normally go no lower than MS 5-10 C. Indeed, most of Goose Bay is
covered by a network of tunnels to save personnel from having to face the cold.
The aircraft hangars were very large and kept warm; the engineers used to say
that it cost several thousand USD to open the hangar doors to let an aircraft
out or in.
And it's all because of the maritime climate we enjoy, kept moderate by the
Gulf Stream, as compared with the continental climate you have on your, err,
continent :-). Germany and Poland are colder than the UK for the same reasons.
Chris
On 10 Jan 2010, at 14:23, Russ Butler wrote:
> Chris,
>
> The snowy road shots are lovely. They are a little dark but lightening
> them doesn't work for me.
>
> It always amazes me that the UK has such mild Winters yet is about 700
> nm. N. of here (New Jersey, USA). Our Winters are mostly white and often
> bitter cold. I guess the colonists named regions based on terrain rather
> than weather.
>
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