In article , Andy
Burns scribeth thus
tony sayer wrote:

Dave Liquorice wrote:

Above 30 mph sustained windspeed, "Near Gale - F7" with visibilty
less than 1/4 mile. Drifting and/or falling snow builds up pretty
rapidly out of the air flow. Out in a blizzard is not pleasant up
here, windchill is likely to be below -20C, the wind does snatch away
anything lightweight, the snow does hurt on impact and sting because
it'll still be well below freezing.

Dontcha tink Dave that there come a time when living in one of the
highest and remotest places in the UK might loose its appeal and you
might be well advised to come down from that mountain to a lush green
valley;?....

And get flooded ...



Well alright, but \quite/ at the bottom of that lush green valley...

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Tony Sayer