---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ron Sanders <resand...@gmail.com> Date: 2009/11/19 Subject: Re: BOM Historical Data.i To: opsw...@bigpond.net.au
Thank you guys. I am talking about going back 20 years or so. Anybody got an email for Sue Lawrence?? 2009/11/18 <opsw...@bigpond.net.au>: > Ron, > > the best contact is the Manager Aviation and Defence in the BOM, Sue Lawrence > at the Melbourne office. . She will be able to source both the synoptic and > F160 data ( tephigraph) for the day. Sometimes it costs though! > > Regard > > Peter Heath > > > > ---- Ron Sanders <resand...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Good post Paul. Mike's views and opinions are always based on >> research, research and far more thought. He isn't always the most >> social animal and yes my post here can easily be construed as biased >> because he has been a friend of mine for more than forty years, BUT >> the one thing that you can NEVER take away from Mike is his research >> research and thought, based on Democratic, Free of dogma, free of >> precedent, free of the fear of criticism, thinking processes. Often >> the truth hurts and is often unpalatable as well but that is what i >> think Mike is always after. >> >> Anyway at the risk of getting back to gliding stuff can anyone tell >> me how to research (that word again) into the BOM, ways of getting >> met data from the past eg if someone wanted to know just what the >> weather was doing on the day of and just before a record flight was >> flown how does one start? >> >> Ron >> >> 2009/11/18 Paul Bart <pb2...@gmail.com>: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 2009/11/18 David Lawley <davidlaw...@hotmail.com> >> >> >> >> >> >> Anonymity. >> >> >> >> MikeB ignores the perfectly good reasons for anonymity stated in my >> >> previous post >> >> >> >> I participate in many forums that allow anonymity, and do not see the >> >> problems you atributre to anonymous postings. >> >> >> >> Just because you say iot does not make it true Mike. >> > >> > Well generally he never just "say it", the majority of his posts are well >> > researched and well argued. On the other hand your posts are neither, but >> > I >> > have noted a strong tendency on your part to categorise people if they do >> > not agree with your view; "flat earthers" comes to mind. In my opinion it >> > is difficult to advance any argument by simply throwing labels and slogans >> > about.. >> >> >> >> At no point did you address the issue of those who would not be able to >> >> state their views if not anonymous. >> >> >> >> True freedom of speech sometimes requires anonymity Mike, whether you like >> >> it or not. >> > >> > Well true freedom of speech never requires anonymity, that is why it is >> > called "freedom of speech". I have spent first 18 years of my life living >> > in >> > a country with a communist regime, so I do know just a bit about the lack >> > of >> > "freedom of speech". Not sure what argument you would advance to suggest >> > that there would be any problem exercising your "freedom of speech" on this >> > list. Well apart from a fear of posting something stupid I guess. >> >> >> >> Matt please do not leave the group because of the ranting of someone who >> >> has little support for the unpleasant >> >> attack he has made on you in recent posts. Mike does not speak for the >> >> whole group, in fact I doubt many support his view at all. >> > >> > And how do you know what the level of support for Mike's, or anyone else >> > for >> > that matter, is? It is well documented that only a small portion of people >> > that are members post. So I am interested in how can you make such an >> > assertion. And lets not hide behind the statement "I doubt", the intent of >> > your post is quite clear. >> > >> > >> > >> > Paul B >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Aus-soaring mailing list >> > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >> > To check or change subscription details, visit: >> > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
