Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>John, you are correct. The photo reminds me of a reincarnation of
>the storm that hit the US Midsouth in late January 1951, 3 or 4 days
>after my wife and I were married. Everything came to a standstill
>for about a week. The Nashville newspaper still has references to
>it about once a year.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 9:58 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Weather pics
>
>>It is called an ice storm. A pretty severe one at that too.
>>
>>John Collier
>>
>>On 19-Nov-06, at 8:02 AM, PHC wrote:
>>
>>>This came up on Stumbleupon. Don't know anything about it or who
>>>took it, but it's fascinating.
>>>
>>>http://selfdestruct.net/misc/geneve.jpg
I could be mistaken, but it looks like a nasty wind coming over Lac
Geneve did that, whipping up the waves and depositing them on the
frozen landscape; could have been clear weather for all we know.
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