Re: It's Snowing!!!

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stuart Grimshaw wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:26:25 -0000, Malcolm Lansell
><mlansell@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>If the ruler was heated slightly, no snow would stick to it, hence
reduced
>>drifting error.
>>
>>Perhaps a metal rod mounted vertically, marked at 1" intervals
(or
>>alternatively in centimetres for you kids), with some of that
heater wire
>>that is used to stop pipes freezing wrapped around it.  Add the
webcam and
>>away you go ;-)
>>
>>
>
>My major problem with the webcam option is that it's a bit of a waste
>of a webcam, for the amount of times it actually snows in this country
>bad  enough to warrant going home.
>
>
>
Useful for floods too though ;-)

Kevin