Snow

[Ken Hughes]

It was 27 deg cell last sunday here in Dunedin and they are expecting snow friday to low levels?,Dam climate change!

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Alex

Other than a few very notable exceptions Washington, DC really doesn't get big snow storms, I grew in Washington, DC. I can not prove it but I believe big DC snow storms are limited to times Congress is not in session other wise the up draft of hot air prevents significant snow accumulations.

Cheers Phil

Phil...minor thread hijack here...living in Washington DC, did you ever catch the USMC show at 8th and I?

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jon

Yes I did have the pleasure of attending one evening when my father was the honored guest on his retirement from Navy Department as a civilian scientist. By the way there is a new web site for the Washington Marine Barracks http://www.marines.mil/unit/barracks/pages/welcome.aspx

As a kid I would go watch the Marine, Navy, and Air Force marching bands practice on a field near our home. Once they closed Bowling Air Force base and Anacostia Naval Air Station as active fields the bands moved on to the run ways there. Particularly enjoyed it when the bag pipe units would practice.

Cheers Phil

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Back to the Snow....

Cab 11 or 12 having a rest:

ID numberP04491.004
PhotographerUnknown
Object typeBlack & white - Print silver gelatin
Place madeSyria
Date madec 1940 - 1943
CollectionPhotograph
DescriptionTwo unidentified Australian soldiers standing beside an army truck and military police vehicle No 79, bogged in heavy snow, Syria.

http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P04491.004

[Mike Cecil]

Oh dear... what a poor caption to a great image!

Cab 12, unit sign is 79 (not a 'Military Police vehicle Number 79'!) and the 'truck' in the background is a No.2 Breakdown lorry, doubtless come to recover the poor wee bogged Chev 4x2 .....

Mike C

[Mike Kelly]

There was a official military ski school in Syria where AIF troops learnt to ski .

Seems like a huge anomoly but life is strange . And, look at whats going on in Syria as we speak . A despotic lunatic is in charge of the country , again.

Mike