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- 14 Jan 2021, 21:58
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Sonic Booms and the Reactions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 396
Re: Sonic Booms and the Reactions
According to Wikipedia (short form): The "boom" is experienced when there is a sudden change in pressure; therefore, an N-wave causes two booms – one when the initial pressure-rise reaches an observer, and another when the pressure returns to normal. This leads to a distinctive "doubl...
- 14 Jan 2021, 15:38
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Sonic Booms and the Reactions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 396
Re: Sonic Booms and the Reactions
I remember taking a two week camping holiday in Cornwall in the mid 80's and wondering why I heard a farmer firing both barrels of a shotgun most weekdays at a little after 10 in the morning. Intrigued after a few days of this I spoke to the campsite manager one morning just after the bangs went off...
- 13 Jan 2021, 15:24
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Dumb Animals?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 257
Re: Dumb Animals?
That wouldn't work with our dog. Any treats closer than 3 feet (1m) are consumed within 0.0039721 of a second! 

- 11 Jan 2021, 14:54
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: RIP Gerry Marsden
- Replies: 7
- Views: 279
Re: RIP Gerry Marsden
Another sad loss, I saw the news on the day he died and had to go and listen to a couple of his tunes on YouTube. Whenever I hear Ferry Across The Mersey I am transported way back in time to a day-trip my late grandmother took me on in the mid 60's. She used to look after me during the day during sc...
- 08 Jan 2021, 17:20
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: My wife told me.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 230
Re: My wife told me.
...RANT ON As far as I am concerned the virus is real, deadly (to some) and is not being effectively controlled by the mass populations around the world and the gross stupidity of a few is making it worse for the many! Back in the UK I have had a cousin affected in the first wave. She was young(ish)...
- 25 Dec 2020, 14:42
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Hope this works...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 242
Re: Hope this works...
Thanks Graham, very much appreciated and Merry Xmas to all on here. It's a quiet one for us this year as Ontario is going into lock-down again tomorrow and we had the grandkids over yesterday to do a present exchange. The youngest daughter has been in the USA for a couple of months visiting her fian...
- 19 Dec 2020, 14:39
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Twas the week before Christmas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 190
- 11 Dec 2020, 16:51
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Must Really Get a Life!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 651
Re: Must Really Get a Life!!
A coincidence Larry - I too was in RAYNET for some years. We once provided emergency radio cover for the RAC rally when it passed through a forest near here. We also covered the annual marathons etc. here. Cheers Dave M(oly) A small world Dave! I used to cover the Potteries Marathon in Stoke-on-Tre...
- 11 Dec 2020, 15:01
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Must Really Get a Life!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 651
Re: Must Really Get a Life!!
Larry, Dale, how I envy you actually being part of a motorsport which sadly does not attract the same sort of attention now as it probably did during the last century. Hi Nigel, rallying was just one aspect of motorsport I got involved with during my younger years. Before rallying I used to marshal...
- 10 Dec 2020, 14:31
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Must Really Get a Life!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 651
Re: Must Really Get a Life!!
Being Welsh, my favourite is the Severn Rally Stage very demanding but satisfying if you get it right. There was a time in the late 70's when I used to marshall at Welsh rallys. A good friend worked for the Post Office telecom training college and thus could join the Civil Service Motoring Associat...